1954 NFL draft

National Football League draft July 2026 August 2023 1954 NFL draft Hyatt at the Bellevue from south.jpg The Bellevue–Stratford (location of the draft), photographed in 2013 January 28, 1954 Bellevue-Stratford Hotelin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NFL Ellis Horton, BDetroit Lions Bobby Garrett, QBCleveland Browns 27 Baltimore Colts 35 Los Angeles Rams 360 30 1 WR Raymond Berry 1953 1955 The 1954 NFL draft was held on January 28, 1954, at The Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia.http://www.footballgeography.com/nfl-draft-sites/ NFL Draft Locations 2014-10-02 www.footballgeography.com 2014-10-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20150905090250/http://www.footballgeography.com/nfl-draft-sites/ 2015-09-05 dead 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 This was the eighth year that the first overall pick was a bonus pick determined by lottery. With the previous seven winners ineligible from the draw, only the Baltimore Colts, Chicago Cardinals, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers, and Pittsburgh Steelers had an equal chance of winning.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 The draft lottery was won by Cleveland, who selected quarterback Bobby Garrett. Player selections = Pro BowlerPlayers 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 College1Cleveland Browns (Lottery bonus pick) Bobby GarrettQuarterbackStanford2Chicago CardinalsLamar McHanQuarterbackArkansas3Green Bay PackersArt HunterTackleNotre Dame4Green Bay Packers (From the New York Giants)Veryl SwitzerBackKansas State5Baltimore ColtsCotton DavidsonQuarterbackBaylor6Chicago BearsStan WallaceBackIllinois7Pittsburgh SteelersJohnny LattnerJohn Lattner, 1953 Heisman Trophy winner Heisman Trophy http://www.heisman.com/winners/j-lattner53.html 2008-08-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20090701002414/http://www.heisman.com/winners/j-lattner53.html 2009-07-01 dead HalfbackNotre Dame8Washington RedskinsSteve MeilingerEndKentucky9Philadelphia EaglesNeil WordenFullbackNotre Dame10Los Angeles RamsEd BeattyCenterOle Miss11San Francisco 49ersBernie FaloneyBackMaryland12Cleveland BrownsJohn BauerGuardIllinois13Detroit LionsDick ChapmanTackleRice Round 2 Pick # NFL team Player Position College14Chicago CardinalsGary KnafelcEndColorado15Green Bay PackersBob FleckTackleSyracuse16Baltimore ColtsLarry GriggBackOklahoma17New York GiantsKen BuckEndPacific18Chicago BearsRick CasaresBackFlorida19Pittsburgh SteelersPat StarkBackSyracuse20Washington RedskinsJim SchraderCenterNotre Dame21Philadelphia EaglesRocky RyanEndIllinois22Los Angeles RamsBuddy GilliozTackleHouston23San Francisco 49ersLeo RuckaCenterRice24Cleveland BrownsChet HanulakBackMaryland25Detroit LionsJim NealCenterMichigan State Round 3 Pick # NFL team Player Position College26Chicago CardinalsBobby CavazosBackTexas Tech27Green Bay PackersGeorge TimberlakeGuardUSC28New York GiantsClyde BennettEndSouth Carolina29Los Angeles RamsJim KincaidBackSouth Carolina30Chicago BearsEd MeadowsTackleDuke31Pittsburgh SteelersTom MinerEndTulsa32Los Angeles RamsTom NickoloffEndUSC33Philadelphia EaglesTed ConnorTackleNebraska34Los Angeles RamsHenry HairEndGeorgia Tech35San Francisco 49ersSteve KorcheckCenterGeorge Washington36Cleveland BrownsMo BassettBackLangston37Detroit LionsBill BowmanBackWilliam & Mary Round 4 Pick # NFL team Player Position College38Chicago CardinalsBill BreddeBackOklahoma A&M39Washington RedskinsRalph FeltonBackMaryland40Green Bay PackersTommy AllmanBackWest Virginia41New York GiantsDick NolanBackMaryland42Chicago BearsFran PaterraBackNotre Dame43Los Angeles RamsLester McClellandTackleSyracuse44Detroit LionsBill StitsBackUCLA45Philadelphia EaglesMinnie MavraidesGuardNotre Dame46Los Angeles RamsNorm NygaardBackSan Diego State47San Francisco 49ersCharlie BoxoldBackMaryland48Cleveland BrownsJerry HilgenbergCenterIowa49Detroit LionsHoward McCantsEndWashington State Round 5 Pick # NFL team Player Position College50Chicago CardinalsDon DohoneyEndMichigan State51Green Bay PackersMax McGeeEndTulane52New York GiantsEarl PutnamTackleArizona State53Baltimore ColtsDon EllisBackTexas A&M54Chicago BearsBob GriffisGuardFurman55San Francisco 49ersBob HantlaGuardKansas56Washington RedskinsBilly WellsBackMichigan State57Los Angeles RamsCharlie AllenTackleSan Jose State58Los Angeles RamsArt HauserTackleXavier59San Francisco 49ersFrank MincevichGuardSouth Carolina60Cleveland BrownsBill LuckyTackleBaylor61Detroit LionsGeorge ParozzoTackleWilliam & Mary Round 6 Pick # NFL team Player Position College62Chicago CardinalsTom McHughBackNotre Dame63Detroit LionsPence DacusBackSouthwest Texas State64Cleveland BrownsJim Ray SmithGuardBaylor65New York GiantsGeorge JacobyTackleOhio State66Chicago BearsJohn HudsonGuardRice67Pittsburgh SteelersLaurin PepperBackMississippi Southern68Washington RedskinsBill McHenryCenterWashington & Lee69Philadelphia EaglesHal LambertTackleTCU70Los Angeles RamsKen PanfilTacklePurdue71San Francisco 49ersFloyd SagelyEndArkansas72Cleveland BrownsAsa JenkinsBackToledo73Detroit LionsDick KercherBackTulsa Round 7 Pick # NFL team Player Position College74Chicago CardinalsDave MannBackOregon State75Green Bay PackersSam MarshallTackleFlorida A&M76New York GiantsWayne BerryBackWashington State77Baltimore ColtsGlenn TurnerBackGeorgia Tech78Chicago BearsRalph CecereBackVillanova79Pittsburgh SteelersJack O'BrienEndFlorida80Washington RedskinsHarry JagielskiTackleIndiana81Philadelphia EaglesJerry NortonBackSMU82Los Angeles RamsCharley WeeksTackleUSC83San Francisco 49ersSid YoungelmanTackleAlabama84Cleveland BrownsDon MillerBackSMU85Detroit LionsJack CrossBackUtah Round 8 Pick # NFL team Player Position College86Chicago CardinalsPaul LarsonBackCalifornia87Green Bay PackersJimmie WilliamsTackleTexas Tech88Baltimore ColtsDennis McCotterGuardDetroit89New York GiantsRalph StarkeyTackleWest Virginia90Chicago BearsTom GarlingtonTackleArkansas91Pittsburgh SteelersPaul CameronBackUCLA92Washington RedskinsBill MarkerEndWest Virginia93Philadelphia EaglesDan HunterTackleFlorida94Los Angeles RamsGeorge BlackEndWashington95Cleveland BrownsBill BarbishBackTennessee96Cleveland BrownsCharlie HarrisBackGeorgia97Detroit LionsMilt DavisBackUCLA Round 9 Pick # NFL team Player Position College98Chicago CardinalsDean ChambersTackleWashington99Green Bay PackersDave DavisEndGeorgia Tech100New York GiantsPete O'GarraEndUCLA101Baltimore ColtsBob AdamsGuardShippensburg102Chicago BearsPaul GielHalfbackMinnesota103Pittsburgh SteelersJoe ZombekEndPittsburgh104Washington RedskinsJerry MinnickTackleNebraska105Philadelphia EaglesPhil BranchGuardTexas106Los Angeles RamsAlex BravoBackCal Poly107San Francisco 49ersTed ConnollyGuardTulsa108Cleveland BrownsTom JonesTackleMiami (OH)109Detroit LionsBob LawsonBackCal Poly Round 10 Pick # NFL team Player Position College110Chicago CardinalsTommy LewisBackAlabama111Green Bay PackersGene KnutsonEndMichigan112Baltimore ColtsBob SchoonmakerBackMissouri113New York GiantsJohn SteinbergEndStanford114Chicago BearsD. C. AndrewsEndHardin–Simmons115Pittsburgh SteelersBob FisherTackleTennessee116Washington RedskinsMerrill GreenBackOklahoma117Los Angeles RamsEd HughesBackTulsa118Los Angeles RamsJoe KatchikEndNotre Dame119Cleveland BrownsDon GossGuardSMU120Cleveland BrownsTom PagnaBackMiami (OH)121Detroit LionsJack CarrollEndHoly Cross Round 11 Pick # NFL team Player Position College122Chicago CardinalsHomer SmithBackPrinceton123Green Bay PackersKen HallEndNorth Texas State124New York GiantsTom FitzpatrickGuardVillanova125Baltimore ColtsBob LebermanBackSyracuse126Chicago BearsRon WallinBackMinnesota127Pittsburgh SteelersLou CimarolliBackPittsburgh128Washington RedskinsGene WilsonBackSouth Carolina129Philadelphia EaglesDave McLaughlinEndDartmouth130Los Angeles RamsDuane WardlowTackleWashington131San Francisco 49ersJohn SkockoEndUSC132Cleveland BrownsMax SchuebelTackleRice133Detroit LionsMilt SchwenkTackleWashington State Round 12 Pick # NFL team Player Position College134Chicago CardinalsHoward PittEndDuke135Green Bay PackersBill OliverBackAlabama136Baltimore ColtsDon ChelfTackleIowa137New York GiantsWendell GulsethTackleWisconsin138Chicago BearsJoe FaragalliGuardVillanova139Pittsburgh SteelersDon FritzEndCincinnati140Washington RedskinsBen DunkerleyTackleWest Virginia141Philadelphia EaglesDick ClasbyBackHarvard142Los Angeles RamsJack MaultsbyTackleNorth Carolina143San Francisco 49ersHal EasterwoodCenterMississippi State144Cleveland BrownsTom BruenichTackleMaryland145Detroit LionsBob HartmanTackleOregon State Round 13 Pick # NFL team Player Position College146Chicago CardinalsLes GobleBackAlfred147Green Bay PackersMike TakacsGuardOhio State148New York GiantsBob ToppEndMichigan149Baltimore ColtsChuck McMillanBackJohn Carroll150Chicago BearsJulius SeaholmGuardTexas151Pittsburgh SteelersCharles LattimerCenterMaryland152Washington RedskinsRoger DornburgBackWisconsin153Philadelphia EaglesJoe MehalickTackleVirginia154Los Angeles RamsSam HensleyEndGeorgia Tech155San Francisco 49ersMorgan WilliamsGuardTCU156Cleveland BrownsGeorge CumminsTackleTulane157Detroit LionsJim SwierczekBackMarshall Round 14 Pick # NFL team Player Position College158Chicago CardinalsSammy DumasGuardArkansas159Green Bay PackersKosse JohnsonBackRice160Baltimore ColtsOrdell BraaseTackleSouth Dakota161New York GiantsBobby EppsBackPittsburgh162Chicago BearsKen MillerBackIllinois163Pittsburgh SteelersRoger BradfordEndWaynesburg164Washington RedskinsRoger NelsonTackleOklahoma165Philadelphia EaglesHal PattersonBackKansas166Los Angeles RamsMitchell JohnsonBackBishop167San Francisco 49ersSammy WilliamsBackCalifornia168Cleveland BrownsJim HeadBackIowa169Detroit LionsRay NovakBackNebraska Round 15 Pick # NFL team Player Position College170Chicago CardinalsCecil HarpEndPacific171San Francisco 49ersEd GossageTackleGeorgia Tech172New York GiantsJim SwanGuardDenver173Baltimore ColtsJoe D'AgostinoGuardFlorida174Chicago BearsHarlon HillEndFlorence State175Pittsburgh SteelersTom DrakeGuardChattanooga176Washington RedskinsHugh MerckTackleSouth Carolina177Philadelphia EaglesRay McKownBackTCU178Los Angeles RamsEd ElliotBackRichmond179San Francisco 49ersSam PalumboGuardNotre Dame180Cleveland BrownsChet LyssyBackHardin–Simmons181Detroit LionsKirk HinderliderEndColorado A&M Round 16 Pick # NFL team Player Position College182Chicago CardinalsAl KilgoreTackleKent State183Green Bay PackersDes KochBackUSC184Baltimore ColtsAlex SanduskyEndClarion185New York GiantsGeorge RiceBackIowa186Chicago BearsEarl LindleyBackUtah State187Pittsburgh SteelersCas KrolTackleDetroit188Washington RedskinsGilmer SpringEndTexas189Philadelphia EaglesCharlie GrantCenterUtah190Los Angeles RamsRoger FreyTackleGeorgia Tech191San Francisco 49ersBobby FiveashBackFlorida State192Cleveland BrownsRich RaidelGuardKent State193Detroit LionsBob ChuokeTackleHouston Round 17 Pick # NFL team Player Position College194Chicago CardinalsJack TroxellBackArkansas195Green Bay PackersJ. D. RobertsGuardOklahoma196New York GiantsJackie ParkerBackMississippi State197Baltimore ColtsTommy AdkinsCenterKentucky198Chicago BearsLou WoodardCenterSam Houston State199Pittsburgh SteelersJoe FulwylerCenterOregon State200Washington RedskinsJerry CoodyBackBaylor201Philadelphia EaglesBob KnowlesTackleBaylor202Los Angeles RamsEd WilhelmCenterHouston203San Francisco 49ersCarl KautzTackleTexas Tech204Cleveland BrownsHoward ChapmanTackleFlorida205Detroit LionsRick KaserBackToledo Round 18 Pick # NFL team Player Position College206Chicago CardinalsDick YoungBackChattanooga207Green Bay PackersEmery BarnesEndOregon208Baltimore ColtsDick ShinautBackTexas Western209New York GiantsCrawford MimsGuardOle Miss210Chicago BearsMcNeil MooreBackSam Houston State211Pittsburgh SteelersDon PenzaEndNotre Dame212Washington RedskinsWalt CudzikCenterPurdue213Philadelphia EaglesSam MrvosGuardGeorgia214Los Angeles RamsStan SheriffCenterCal Poly215San Francisco 49ersMorris KayEndKansas216Cleveland BrownsBill WohrmanBackSouth Carolina217Detroit LionsNorm HayesTackleCollege of Idaho Round 19 Pick # NFL team Player Position College218Chicago CardinalsJerry SazioTackleWilliam & Mary219Green Bay PackersKen HallCenterSpringfield220New York GiantsBob KingGuardSouth Carolina221Baltimore ColtsCharley WenzlauEndMiami (OH)222Chicago BearsJim LumTackleLouisiana Tech223Pittsburgh SteelersDon RydalchBackUtah224Washington RedskinsJerry WittBackWisconsin225Philadelphia EaglesJerry ClemGuardSMU226Los Angeles RamsFrank GivensTackleGeorgia Tech227San Francisco 49ersBob EdmistonTackleTemple228Cleveland BrownsJohn TaylorCenterAustin229Detroit LionsBuster GravesTackleArkansas Round 20 Pick # NFL team Player Position College230Chicago CardinalsStan HuntsmanBackWabash231Green Bay PackersLowell HerbertGuardPacific232Baltimore ColtsRaymond BerrySplit endSMU233New York GiantsGene SnipesEndAustin234Chicago BearsJim LaddEndBowling Green235Pittsburgh SteelersFred PrenderBackWest Chester236Washington RedskinsSam MorleyEndStanford237Philadelphia EaglesTommy BailesBackHouston238Los Angeles RamsBob DoughertyBackCincinnati239San Francisco 49ersFrank DePietroBackGeorgia240Cleveland BrownsHugh PierceCenterNC State241Detroit LionsJim DurrantGuardUtah Round 21 Pick # NFL team Player Position College242Chicago CardinalsJim StanderTackleColorado243Green Bay PackersArt LiebscherBackPacific244New York GiantsRex CorlessBackMichigan State245Baltimore ColtsBob LadeGuardPeru State246Chicago BearsSonny CleereTackleAbilene Christian247Pittsburgh SteelersDan TassottiTackleMiami (FL)248Washington RedskinsJohn CavaglieriTackleNorth Texas State249Philadelphia EaglesJohnny CrouchEndTCU250Los Angeles RamsJerry CooperTackleWest Virginia251San Francisco 49ersHoward AlsupTackleMiddle Tennessee252Cleveland BrownsJim BaughmanGuardIllinois253Detroit LionsJack KistlerBackDuke Round 22 Pick # NFL team Player Position College254Chicago CardinalsLedio FanucchiTackleFresno State255Green Bay PackersWillie BufordTackleMorgan State256Baltimore ColtsBob MeyerTackleOhio State257New York GiantsJoe CollierEndNorthwestern258Chicago BearsCharlie SumnerBackWilliam & Mary259Pittsburgh SteelersJohn LapsleyGuardNortheastern260Washington RedskinsMax SchmalingBackPurdue261Philadelphia EaglesJim WojciehowskiEndPurdue262Los Angeles RamsRay PacerTacklePurdue263San Francisco 49ersRalph ReynoldsBackNorth Texas State264Cleveland BrownsLloyd CaudleBackDuke265Detroit LionsDewey BrundageEndBYU Round 23 Pick # NFL team Player Position College266Chicago CardinalsCharley OakleyBackLSU267Green Bay PackersClint SathrumBackSt. Olaf268New York GiantsPete MangumBackOle Miss269Baltimore ColtsLeon HardemanBackGeorgia Tech270Chicago BearsHerm LeeTackleFlorida A&M271Pittsburgh SteelersJoe PascarellaTacklePenn State272Washington RedskinsPete CarrieriGuardVillanova273Philadelphia EaglesHarold LoftonBackOle Miss274Los Angeles RamsDon MarksBackCalifornia275San Francisco 49ersLeRoy FenstemakerBackRice276Cleveland BrownsBob MischakEndArmy277Detroit LionsJack ShanafeltTacklePenn Round 24 Pick # NFL team Player Position College278Chicago CardinalsLou SawchikEndOhio279Green Bay PackersMarv TennefossEndStanford280Baltimore ColtsDon KerlinBackConcordia (Moorhead)281New York GiantsBill HarrisTackleLSU282Chicago BearsBill JarrettBackWest Virginia283Pittsburgh SteelersJack FlanaganEndDetroit284Washington RedskinsWill RenfroEndMemphis State285Philadelphia EaglesNate GressetteTackleClemson286Los Angeles RamsEd BrookmanTackleWest Virginia287San Francisco 49ersJerry DanielsTackleTennessee Tech288Cleveland BrownsJohnny GramlingBackSouth Carolina289Detroit LionsBobby BurrowsGuardDuke Round 25 Pick # NFL team Player Position College290Chicago CardinalsJerry MarchandBackLSU291Green Bay PackersJohn SmalleyTackleAlabama292New York GiantsBill BakerBackWashburn293Baltimore ColtsPepper RodgersBackGeorgia Tech294Chicago BearsTom FeamsterEndFlorida State295Pittsburgh SteelersJim BarronTackleMississippi State296Washington RedskinsGeorge RossoBackOhio State297Philadelphia EaglesRay ZambiasiBackDetroit298Los Angeles RamsDick MillerBackBaldwin Wallace299San Francisco 49ersJohn PlattBackElon300Cleveland BrownsTom HughesTackleVPI301Detroit LionsRichie WoitBackArkansas State Round 26 Pick # NFL team Player Position College302Chicago CardinalsRalph CarriganCenterAlabama303Green Bay PackersRalph BaierlTackleMaryland304Baltimore ColtsJesus EsparzaTackleNew Mexico A&M305New York GiantsGeorge Van ZandtBackLong Beach State306Chicago BearsLou PetrokaBackBoston University307Pittsburgh SteelersJoe VaraitisBackPenn308Washington RedskinsDorsey GibsonBackOklahoma A&M309Philadelphia EaglesCharley SmithBackBaylor310Los Angeles RamsGlenn HoltzmanTackleNorth Texas State311San Francisco 49ersPete BelloCenterPasadena CC312Cleveland BrownsJoe LundyGuardKansas313Detroit LionsJim GeorgeTackleSyracuse Round 27 Pick # NFL team Player Position College314Chicago CardinalsJohn CulverBackHarvard315Green Bay PackersHosea SimsEndMarquette316New York GiantsBobby ClatterbuckBackHouston317Baltimore ColtsBill SennettEndGeorgia Tech318Chicago BearsDick OniskeyCenterChattanooga319Pittsburgh SteelersTom YewcicQuarterbackMichigan State320Washington RedskinsKen YarboroughEndNorth Carolina321Philadelphia EaglesBen AddiegoBackVillanova322Los Angeles RamsEntee ShineEndNotre Dame323San Francisco 49ersGayford BakerGuardNebraska–Omaha324Cleveland BrownsJohnny MappBackVMI325Detroit LionsDick RzeszutCenterBenedictine Round 28 Pick # NFL team Player Position College326Chicago CardinalsTom KollerBackWilliam & Mary327Green Bay PackersEvan SlonacBackMichigan State328Baltimore ColtsRay EcstromCenterWestminster (PA)329New York GiantsJim PartridgeBackTulane330Chicago BearsP. W. UnderwoodGuardMississippi State331Pittsburgh SteelersJoe BushGuardNotre Dame332Washington RedskinsRon HansenTackleMinnesota333Philadelphia EaglesJohn GerdesTackleCornell334Los Angeles RamsDick MannBackWestern Reserve335San Francisco 49ersBob GarbrechtBackRice336Cleveland BrownsVince VergaraBackArmy337Detroit LionsDolph RutschmanBackLinfield Round 29 Pick # NFL team Player Position College338Chicago CardinalsBill AlbrechtBackWashington339Green Bay PackersJerry DufekTackleSt. Norbert340New York GiantsBill MoteTackleFlorida State341Baltimore ColtsClaude TaliaferroBackIllinois342Chicago BearsAlvin BealeBackTrinity (TX)343Pittsburgh SteelersJoe FaganTackleJohn Carroll344Washington RedskinsTed KressBackMichigan345Philadelphia EaglesJack StoneBackWest Virginia346Los Angeles RamsDick Deitrick EndPittsburgh347San Francisco 49ersTed DunnBackMurray State348Cleveland BrownsTroy CarterBackVMI349Detroit LionsMel BertrandCenterIdaho Round 30 Pick # NFL team Player Position College350Chicago CardinalsAlex BurlBackColorado A&M351Green Bay PackersTerry CampbellBackWashington State352Baltimore ColtsPat AbbruzziBackRhode Island353New York GiantsJim GibsonTackleUSC354Chicago BearsJim HaluskaBackWisconsin355Pittsburgh SteelersJuel SweatteBackOklahoma356Washington RedskinsDon RondouBackNorthwestern357Philadelphia EaglesTommy WoodleeBackSouth Carolina358Los Angeles RamsFrank MetzkeTackleMarquette359San Francisco 49ersDon FolksEndHouston360Detroit LionsEllis HortonBackEureka = Pro Bowler= Hall of Famer Hall of Famers Raymond Berry, wide receiver from Southern Methodist University taken 20th round 232nd overall by the Baltimore Colts. Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1973.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 Notable undrafted players † = Pro Bowler yes 1954 yes Baltimore Colts Royce Womble Halfback 1953 University of North Texas North Texas State Eagles North Texas State no yes 1954 yes Cleveland Browns Cookie Gilchrist Fullback 1953 yes 1954 yes Cleveland Browns Don King Don King (defensive lineman) Defensive tackle 1953 University of Kentucky Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky no yes 1954 yes Green Bay Packers Gene White Gene White (American football) Cornerback 1953 University of Georgia Georgia Bulldogs Georgia no yes 1954 yes Los Angeles Rams Ernie Warlick Tight end 1953 North Carolina Central University North Carolina Central Eagles North Carolina Central yes no 1954 yes New York Giants Cliff Livingston Linebacker 1953 University of California, Los Angeles UCLA Bruins UCLA no yes 1954 yes New York Giants Ken MacAfee Ken MacAfee (wide receiver) Tight end 1953 University of Alabama Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama no yes 1954 yes Washington Redskins Joe Scudero Safety 1953 University of San Francisco San Francisco Dons San Francisco yes no References External links NFL.com – 1954 Draft databaseFootball.com – 1954 Draft 1954 National Football League Draft https://www.profootballhof.com/news/2005/01/news-1954-national-football-league-draft/ Pro Football Hall of Fame July 10, 2025 1954 NFL Draft Listing at Pro Football Reference Category:NFL draft Draft NFL draft NFL Draft Category:American football in Philadelphia Category:Organized events in Philadelphia Category:1950s in Philadelphia