1949 NFL draft

National Football League draft July 2026 August 2023 1949 NFL draft Bellevue-Stratford Hotel, Philadelphia, Pa (NYPL b12647398-68257) (1).jpg Bellevue-Stafford Hotel (location of the draft) December 21, 1948 The Bellevue-Stratford Hotelin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NFL Chuck Bednarik, CPhiladelphia Eagles 23 Detroit LionsGreen Bay Packers 27 Los Angeles RamsNew York Bulldogs 251 25 5 LB/C Chuck Bednarik RB Doak Walker QB Norm Van Brocklin QB Jim Finks QB George Blanda 1948 1950 The 1949 NFL draft was held on December 21, 1948, at The Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia.Salomone Dan NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015 http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/NFL-Draft-headed-to-Chicago-in-2015/3ac322b1-3b4c-4a16-aba7-6e08d31b1756 June 3, 2015 New York Giants Giants.com October 2, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150930065327/http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/NFL-Draft-headed-to-Chicago-in-2015/3ac322b1-3b4c-4a16-aba7-6e08d31b1756 2015-09-30 dead The draft was preceded by a secret draft meeting held November 15, 1948, at the Hotel Schenley in Pittsburgh.http://www.footballgeography.com/nfl-draft-sites/ NFL Draft Locations October 2, 2014 www.footballgeography.com October 23, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150905090250/http://www.footballgeography.com/nfl-draft-sites/ 2015-09-05 dead This was the third year that the first overall pick was a bonus pick determined by lottery, with the previous two winners (Chicago Bears in 1947 and Washington Redskins in 1948) ineligible from the draw;Draft History: 1940's http://www.profootballhof.com/history/general/draft/1940s.aspx Pro Football Hall of Fame October 16, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131001024342/http://www.profootballhof.com/history/general/draft/1940s.aspx October 1, 2013 dead it was won by the Philadelphia Eagles, who selected center/linebacker Chuck Bednarik. Player selections = Pro Bowler Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career. = Hall of Famer Round 1 Pick # NFL team Player Position College1Philadelphia Eagles (Lottery bonus pick) Chuck BednarikCenterPenn2Detroit LionsJohn RauchQuarterbackGeorgia3New York BulldogsDoak WalkerDoak Walker, 1948 Heisman Trophy winner as a junior.Heisman Trophy http://www.heisman.com/winners/d-walker48.php 2008-08-04 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100404063128/http://www.heisman.com/winners/d-walker48.php 2010-04-04 HalfbackSMU4New York GiantsPaul PageHalfbackSMU5Green Bay PackersStan HeathQuarterbackNevada6Pittsburgh SteelersBobby GageBackClemson7Los Angeles RamsBobby ThomasonQuarterbackVMI8Washington RedskinsRob GoodeBackTexas A&M9Philadelphia EaglesFrank TripuckaQuarterbackNotre Dame10Chicago CardinalsBill FischerGuardNotre Dame11Chicago BearsDick HarrisCenterTexas Round 2 Pick # NFL team Player Position College12Detroit LionsJohn PanelliBackNotre Dame13New York BulldogsBob DeMossBackPurdue14New York GiantsAl DeRogatisTackleDuke15Green Bay PackersDan DworskyCenterMichigan16Pittsburgh SteelersHarper DavisBackMississippi State17Los Angeles RamsGeorge SimsBackBaylor18Washington RedskinsLaurie NiemiTackleWashington State19Philadelphia EaglesFrank R. BurnsBackRutgers20Chicago BearsBilly GrimesBackOklahoma A&M21Chicago CardinalsDick McKissackBackSMU Round 3 Pick # NFL team Player Position College22Detroit LionsLou KusserowBackColumbia23New York BulldogsPhil ColellaBackSt. Bonaventure24New York GiantsBill OlsonBackColumbia25Green Bay PackersLou FerryTackleVillanova26Pittsburgh SteelersBill WalshCenterNotre Dame27Los Angeles RamsJim WinklerTackleTexas A&M28Washington RedskinsLen SzafarynTackleNorth Carolina29Philadelphia EaglesFrank ZieglerBackGeorgia Tech30New York BulldogsLynn ChewningBackHampden–Sydney31Chicago BearsRed O'QuinnEndWake Forest Round 4 Pick # NFL team Player Position College32Detroit LionsJoe SullivanBackDartmouth33New York BulldogsHuey KeeneyBackRice34Green Bay PackersBob SummerhaysBackUtah35New York GiantsBill KayTackleIowa36Pittsburgh SteelersJoe GeriBackGeorgia37Los Angeles RamsNorm Van BrocklinQuarterbackOregon38Washington RedskinsMike DeNoiaBackScranton39Chicago BearsBen BendrickBackWisconsin40Chicago CardinalsJohn GoldsberryTackleIndiana41Philadelphia EaglesDon PancieraBackSan Francisco Round 5 Pick # NFL team Player Position College42Detroit LionsGeorge BrodnaxEndGeorgia Tech43Green Bay PackersGlenn LewisBackTexas Tech44New York BulldogsMike BoydaBackWashington & Lee45Pittsburgh SteelersBill LongEndOklahoma A&M46New York GiantsJ. D. CheekGuardOklahoma A&M47Los Angeles RamsDixie HowellBackOle Miss48Washington RedskinsEddie BerrangEndVillanova49Chicago BearsJohn HoffmanBackArkansas50Chicago CardinalsTom WhamEndFurman51Philadelphia EaglesTerry BrennanBackNotre Dame Round 6 Pick # NFL team Player Position College52Detroit LionsBob MeinertBackOklahoma A&M53New York BulldogsAlbin CollinsBackLSU54Green Bay PackersJoe EthridgeTackleSMU55New York GiantsAbe GibronGuardPurdue56Pittsburgh SteelersDoug BrightwellCenterTCU57Los Angeles RamsCharles ReynoldsBackTexas Tech58Philadelphia EaglesWarren HueyEndMichigan State59Chicago BearsJerry KrallBackOhio State60Chicago CardinalsBernie HanulaTackleWake Forest61New York BulldogsSam TamburoEndPenn State Round 7 Pick # NFL team Player Position College62Chicago CardinalsMyrl GreathouseBackOklahoma63Los Angeles RamsJerry WilliamsBackWashington State64New York BulldogsPete WismannCenterSt. Louis65Pittsburgh SteelersBill TalaricoBackPenn66New York GiantsFrank LoVuoloEndSt. Bonaventure67Los Angeles RamsJon BakerGuardCalifornia68Washington RedskinsChet FritzGuardMissouri69Chicago BearsWallace JonesEndKentucky70Chicago CardinalsJim CainEndAlabama71Philadelphia EaglesFrank GillespieGuardClemson Round 8 Pick # NFL team Player Position College72Chicago BearsBones WeatherlyCenterRice73New York BulldogsMike RubishEndNorth Carolina74Green Bay PackersDan OrlichEndNevada75New York GiantsJohn SalscheiderBackSt. Thomas (MN)76Pittsburgh SteelersGeorge BrownGuardTCU77Los Angeles RamsJohn WaldrumGuardSul Ross78Washington RedskinsBob KennedyBackNorth Carolina79Chicago BearsBill WightkinEndNotre Dame80Chicago CardinalsJoe E. BrownBackGeorgia Tech81Philadelphia EaglesBob DeanBackCornell Round 9 Pick # NFL team Player Position College82Detroit LionsChuck DrazenovichBackPenn State83Green Bay PackersEv FaunceBackMinnesota84New York BulldogsBernie CraigTackleDenver85Pittsburgh SteelersTom BrennanTackleBoston College86New York GiantsJoe SoboleskiGuardMichigan87Los Angeles RamsJohnny SmithEndArizona88Washington RedskinsEd McNeilEndMichigan89Chicago BearsDolph TokarczykGuardPenn90Chicago CardinalsHal HerringCenterAuburn91Philadelphia EaglesJonathan JenkinsTackleDartmouth Round 10 Pick # NFL team Player Position College92Detroit LionsBill DavisGuardDuke93New York BulldogsJohn GearyTackleWesleyan94Los Angeles RamsGeorge BuksarBackPurdue95New York GiantsGene RossidesBackColumbia96Pittsburgh SteelersBob HoodEndAlabama97Los Angeles RamsMax MinnichBackBowling Green98Washington RedskinsVic VasicekGuardTexas99Chicago BearsLee NalleyBackVanderbilt100Chicago CardinalsBob HeckerBackBaldwin Wallace101Philadelphia EaglesRoy LesterEndWest Virginia Round 11 Pick # NFL team Player Position College102Detroit LionsErnie SettembreTackleMiami (FL)103Green Bay PackersHarry LarcheTackleArkansas State104New York BulldogsEdo MencottiBackDetroit105Pittsburgh SteelersAl SandersCenterMississippi Southern106New York GiantsDick HensleyEndKentucky107Los Angeles RamsJim CozadTackleIowa108Washington RedskinsHomer HobbsGuardGeorgia109Chicago BearsJerry TiblierBackOle Miss110Chicago CardinalsStan FlowersEndRedlands111Philadelphia EaglesBobby WilsonBackOle Miss Round 12 Pick # NFL team Player Position College112Detroit LionsVirgil BotelerCenterNew Mexico113New York BulldogsMornane MaenhoutEndSt. John's (MN)114Green Bay PackersRebel Roy SteinerEndAlabama115New York GiantsGeorge SundheimBackNorthwestern116Pittsburgh SteelersJim FinksQuarterbackTulsa117Los Angeles RamsBill RennaCenterSanta Clara118Washington RedskinsHarry VarnerTackleArizona119Chicago BearsGeorge BlandaQuarterbackKentucky120Chicago CardinalsBilly StoneBackBradley121Philadelphia EaglesDale ArmstrongEndDartmouth Round 13 Pick # NFL team Player Position College122Detroit LionsAl RussasEndTennessee123Green Bay PackersAl MastrangeliCenterIllinois124New York BulldogsJim DieckelmanEndHoly Cross125Pittsburgh SteelersR. R. WalstonGuardNorth Texas State Teachers126New York GiantsBill AustinTackleOregon State127Los Angeles RamsPaul BarryBackTulsa128Washington RedskinsEd HenkeTackleUSC129Chicago BearsGeorge TaliaferroBackIndiana130Chicago CardinalsBob ToddTackleLouisville131Philadelphia EaglesLyle ButtonTackleIllinois Round 14 Pick # NFL team Player Position College132Detroit LionsDale PanterTackleUtah State133New York BulldogsEd ToscaniBackDayton134Green Bay PackersBobby WilliamsCenterTexas Tech135New York GiantsNorb AdamsBackPurdue136Pittsburgh SteelersDave MoonBackSMU137Los Angeles RamsEd CarmichaelTackleOregon State138Washington RedskinsPat HaggertyEndWilliam & Mary139Chicago BearsErnie KellyGuardTexas Mines140Chicago CardinalsTony KlimekEndIllinois141Philadelphia EaglesBobby LundBackTennessee Round 15 Pick # NFL team Player Position College142Detroit LionsBob PifferiniCenterSan Jose State143Green Bay PackersKen CooperGuardVanderbilt144New York BulldogsGeorge RamacortiGuardBoston University145Pittsburgh SteelersEd SobczakEndMichigan146New York GiantsRalph PickelsimerCenterOtterbein147Los Angeles RamsJ. C. DoddBackSul Ross148Washington RedskinsGene FrassettoTackleCalifornia149Chicago BearsHal FavertyGuardWisconsin150Chicago CardinalsBob McQuadeBackXavier151Philadelphia EaglesCarl CoppTackleVanderbilt Round 16 Pick # NFL team Player Position College152Detroit LionsKimball MerrillTackleBYU153New York BulldogsJack BruceBackWilliam & Mary154Green Bay PackersGene RemenarTackleWest Virginia155New York GiantsJerry MorricalTackleIndiana156Pittsburgh SteelersDenvard SnellTackleAuburn157Los Angeles RamsJoe MorganGuardMississippi Southern158Washington RedskinsDick FlowersTackleAlabama159Chicago BearsAl WahlTackleMichigan160Chicago CardinalsTom MurdockBackAppalachian State161Philadelphia EaglesFrank RenoEndWest Virginia Round 17 Pick # NFL team Player Position College162Detroit LionsZealand ThigpenBackVanderbilt163Green Bay PackersPaul DevineBackHeidelberg164New York BulldogsWarren BesonCenterMinnesota165Pittsburgh SteelersVeto KissellBackHoly Cross166New York GiantsWally TeningaBackMichigan167Los Angeles RamsDick SheffieldEndTulane168Washington RedskinsRoss PritchardBackArkansas169Chicago BearsJohn CorbisieroBackMiddlebury170Chicago CardinalsEddie RuppBackDenison171Philadelphia EaglesLeo SkladanyEndPittsburgh Round 18 Pick # NFL team Player Position College172Detroit LionsBill WehrCenterDenison173New York BulldogsAlbie GouldEndBoston College174Green Bay PackersFloyd LewisGuardSMU175New York GiantsDick NuttBackNorth Texas State Teachers176Pittsburgh SteelersClint ShipmanTackleEast Texas State177Los Angeles RamsHillary CholletBackCornell178Washington RedskinsHerb SiegertGuardIllinois179Chicago BearsJim MoranBackJohn Carroll180Chicago CardinalsWebb HalbertBackIowa181Philadelphia EaglesRuss StraitBackMuhlenberg Round 19 Pick # NFL team Player Position College182Detroit LionsWallace TriplettBackPenn State183Green Bay PackersRobert FolsomEndSMU184New York BulldogsBob ReichTackleColgate185Pittsburgh SteelersJack McBrideEndRice186New York GiantsKen McCallBackGeorgia187Los Angeles RamsJoe LeonardTackleVirginia188Washington RedskinsBob HainlenBackColorado A&M189Chicago BearsRobert MittenGuardNorth Carolina190Chicago CardinalsDean LaunEndIowa State191Philadelphia EaglesPaul OdomGuardRollins Round 20 Pick # NFL team Player Position College192Detroit LionsJoe RomanoTackleNorth Carolina193New York BulldogsFrank GaulTackleNotre Dame194Green Bay PackersLarry CooneyBackPenn State195New York GiantsPat O'SullivanCenterAlabama196Pittsburgh SteelersBen MannGuardOle Miss197Los Angeles RamsLloyd EisenbergTackleDuke198Washington RedskinsOliver FletcherEndUSC199Chicago BearsBob HeckBackPacific200Chicago CardinalsEarl RowanTackleHardin–Simmons201Philadelphia EaglesLloyd BrinkmanBackMissouri Round 21 Pick # NFL team Player Position College202Detroit LionsJack LiningerCenterOhio State203Green Bay PackersKen KranzBackUW–Milwaukee204New York BulldogsSammy PierceBackBaylor205Pittsburgh SteelersJoe JackuraCenterGeorgia206New York GiantsA. D. CateGuardNorth Texas State Teachers207Los Angeles RamsGeorge TeufelBackLock Haven208Washington RedskinsTommy HughesBackDuke209Chicago BearsJim DuncanEndDuke210Chicago CardinalsLeon JoslinBackTCU211Philadelphia EaglesLou FutrellBackUSC Round 22 Pick # NFL team Player Position College212Detroit LionsGil ToblerBackUtah213New York BulldogsJim LailBackWake Forest214Green Bay PackersJay KordichBackUSC215New York GiantsTom FetzerBackWake Forest216Pittsburgh SteelersLloyd JohnsonBackWest Texas State217Los Angeles RamsEd HamiltonEndArkansas218Washington RedskinsBill ClementsEndUCLA219Chicago BearsDick BertuzziBackKansas220Chicago CardinalsBill SprangCenterPurdue221Philadelphia EaglesHarvey KingryBackColorado Mines Round 23 1949 25 23 222 Detroit Lions R. B. Patterson no Guard 1948 Mississippi State University Mississippi State Maroons Mississippi State yes 1949 25 23 223 Green Bay Packers Bill Kelley Bill Kelley (American football) End 1948 Texas Tech University Texas Tech Red Raiders Texas Tech yes 1949 25 23 224 New York Bulldogs Nick Lanza no Back 1948 Rice University Rice Owls Rice yes 1949 25 23 225 Pittsburgh Steelers Jim Owens End 1948 University of Oklahoma Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma yes 1949 25 23 226 New York Giants Cletus Fischer Back 1948 University of Nebraska Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska yes 1949 25 23 227 Los Angeles Rams Walt Kersulis no End 1948 University of Illinois Illinois Fighting Illini Illinois yes 1949 25 23 228 Washington Redskins Frank Pattee Back 1948 University of Kansas Kansas Jayhawks Kansas yes 1949 25 23 229 Chicago Bears Harry Kane no Center 1948 University of the Pacific Pacific Tigers Pacific yes 1949 25 23 230 Chicago Cardinals Bob Cox no End 1948 University of North Carolina North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina yes 1949 25 23 231 Philadelphia Eagles Hank Kalver no Tackle 1948 Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City Chiefs Oklahoma City Round 24 Pick # NFL team Player Position College232Detroit LionsOswald ClarkEndMichigan233New York BulldogsJoe PonsalleTackleTrinity (CT)234Green Bay PackersJimmy FordBackTulsa235New York GiantsDon McAuliffeBackNotre Dame236Pittsburgh SteelersIvan SnowdenTackleTexas A&I237Los Angeles RamsFred KlemenokBackSan Francisco238Washington RedskinsJim CullomGuardCalifornia239Chicago BearsBernie SmithTackleTexas Mines240Chicago CardinalsStan SzymakowskiBackLehigh241Philadelphia EaglesFred LeonTackleNevada Round 25 Pick # NFL team Player Position College242Detroit LionsLes CowanEndMcMurry243Green Bay PackersFrank LambrightGuardArkansas244New York BulldogsPaul GirolamoBackCornell245Pittsburgh SteelersBobby GaffBackTexas A&M246New York GiantsGene DegyanskiEndBaldwin Wallace247Los Angeles RamsClay MatthewsTackleGeorgia Tech248Washington RedskinsNick SebekBackIndiana249Chicago BearsStan MarczykTackleNorth Carolina250New York GiantsRalph DoranBackIowa251Philadelphia EaglesJohn SchwederGuardPenn = Hall of Famer Hall of Famers Chuck Bednarik, center from the University of Pennsylvania taken 1st round 1st overall by the Philadelphia Eagles. Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1967.List of 1960s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com Pro Football Hall of Fame http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html#1960s 2008-10-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html 2008-07-31 dead Norm Van Brocklin, quarterback from the University of Oregon taken 4th round 37th overall by the Los Angeles Rams. Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1971.List of 1970s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com Pro Football Hall of Fame http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html#1970s 2008-10-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html#1970s 2008-07-31 dead George Blanda, quarterback from the University of Kentucky taken 12th round 119th overall by the Chicago Bears. Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1981.List of 1980s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com Pro Football Hall of Fame http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html#1980s 2008-10-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html 2008-07-31 dead Doak Walker, halfback from Southern Methodist University taken 1st round 3rd overall by the Boston Yanks. Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1986. Jim Finks, quarterback from Tulsa taken 12th round 116th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Inducted: For his achievements as an Executive Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1995. Although not an inductee, Wallace Triplett's photograph hangs in the Hall of Fame in recognition of his being the first African-American to be drafted by and play for a National Football League team. Notable undrafted players † = Pro Bowler yes 1949 yes Los Angeles Rams Vitamin Smith Halfback 1948 Abilene Christian University Abilene Christian Wildcats Abilene Christian no no 1949 yes Los Angeles Rams Paul "Tank" Younger Halfback 1948 Grambling State University Grambling State Tigers Grambling State yes no References 35em External links NFL.com – 1949 Draft databaseFootball.com – 1949 Draft 1949 National Football League Draft https://www.profootballhof.com/news/2005/01/news-1949-national-football-league-draft/ Pro Football Hall of Fame July 10, 2025 1949 NFL Draft Listing at Pro Football Reference Category:NFL draft Draft NFL Draft Category:1940s in Philadelphia NFL Draft Category:American football in Philadelphia Category:Organized events in Philadelphia