1946 NFL draft

National Football League draft July 2026 August 2023 1946 NFL draft Commodore Hotel, New York City, 1921.jpg Commodore Hotel (location of the draft) January 14, 1946 Commodore Hotelin New York City, NY NFL Frank Dancewicz, QBBoston Yanks 30 each team made 30 picks 30 each team made 30 picks 300 32 5 OT George Connor C Frank Gatski OT/K Lou Groza FB Marion Motley DT Bill Willis 1945 1947 The 1946 NFL draft was held on January 14, 1946, at the Commodore Hotel in New York City, New York.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 selections were initially withheld from the public out of fear that the newly formed All-America Football Conference would sign away players selected high.Tucker, William National Football League Holds Secret Draft: Few Selections Made Public https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1310&dat=19460115&id=mLhWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OekDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6712,86991&hl=en Eugene Register-Guard January 15, 1946 2015-03-30 With the first overall pick of the draft, the Boston Yanks selected quarterback Frank Dancewicz. The most notable draft choice in this player selection meeting was made by the Washington Redskins and remains one of the biggest draft blunders of all time. They chose Cal Rossi with the 9th overall pick, but Rossi, a junior at UCLA, was not eligible to be drafted. They chose him again in the 1947 NFL draft, but he never played football professionally. 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 1–6 1946 32 1 1 yes Boston Yanks Frank Dancewicz Quarterback 1945 University of Notre Dame Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame yes Bonus lottery pick 1946 32 1 2 Chicago Cardinals Dub Jones Dub Jones (American football) Back 1945 Tulane University Tulane Green Wave Tulane yes yes 1946 32 1 3 Pittsburgh Steelers Doc Blanchard Fullback 1945 United States Military Academy Army Cadets Army yes Felix "Doc" Blanchard, 1945 Heisman Trophy winner Heisman Trophy http://www.heisman.com/winners/d-blanchard45.html 2008-08-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20080807173025/http://www.heisman.com/winners/d-blanchard45.html 2008-08-07 dead 1946 32 1 4 Chicago Bears Johnny Lujack Quarterback 1945 University of Notre Dame Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame yes yes John Lujack, 1947 Heisman Trophy winner Heisman Trophy http://www.heisman.com/winners/j-lujack47.html 2008-08-04 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080409133154/http://www.heisman.com/winners/j-lujack47.html 2008-04-09 1946 32 1 5 New York Giants George Connor George Connor (American football) Tackle 1945 University of Notre Dame Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame yes yes yes 1946 32 1 6 Green Bay Packers Johnny Strzykalski Back 1945 Marquette University Marquette Hilltoppers Marquette yes yes 1946 32 1 7 Philadelphia Eagles Leo Riggs Back 1945 University of Southern California USC Trojans USC yes 1946 32 1 8 Detroit Lions Bill Dellastatious Back 1945 University of Missouri Missouri Tigers Missouri yes 1946 32 1 9 Washington Redskins Cal Rossi Back 1945 UCLA UCLA Bruins UCLA yes 1946 32 1 10 Los Angeles Rams Emil Sitko Halfback 1945 University of Notre Dame Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame yes 1946 32 2 11 Chicago Cardinals Mac Wenskunas Center 1945 University of Illinois Illinois Fighting Illini Illinois yes 1946 32 2 12 Boston Yanks Nick Scollard End 1945 Saint Joseph's College (Indiana) St. Joseph's Puma St. Joseph's (IN) no 1946 32 2 13 Pittsburgh Steelers George Clark no Back 1945 Duke University Duke Blue Devils Duke yes 1946 32 2 14 Chicago Bears Jules Rykovich Back 1945 University of Illinois Illinois Fighting Illini Illinois yes 1946 32 2 15 New York Giants Elmer Jones no Guard 1945 Wake Forest University Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest yes 1946 32 3 16 Chicago Cardinals Elmer Angsman Back 1945 University of Notre Dame Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame yes yes 1946 32 3 17 Boston Yanks Buster McClure no Tackle 1945 University of Nevada Nevada Wolf Pack Nevada yes 1946 32 3 18 Pittsburgh Steelers Harmon Rowe Back 1945 University of San Francisco San Francisco Dons San Francisco no 1946 32 3 19 Chicago Bears Frank Broyles Quarterback 1945 Georgia Tech Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech yes 1946 32 3 20 New York Giants Hosea Rodgers no Back 1945 University of North Carolina North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina yes 1946 32 3 21 Green Bay Packers Bob Nussbaumer Back 1945 University of Michigan Michigan Wolverines Michigan yes 1946 32 3 22 Detroit Lions Russ Thomas Tackle 1945 Ohio State University Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State yes 1946 32 3 23 Philadelphia Eagles Gordon Gray Gordon Gray (American football) no End 1945 University of Southern California USC Trojans USC yes 1946 32 3 24 Washington Redskins Stan Kozlowski Back 1945 College of the Holy Cross Holy Cross Crusaders Holy Cross yes 1946 32 3 25 Los Angeles Rams Don Samuel Back 1945 Oregon State College Oregon State Beavers Oregon State yes 1946 32 4 26 Chicago Cardinals Hamilton Nichols Guard 1945 Rice University Rice Owls Rice yes 1946 32 4 27 Boston Yanks Jack Breslin Back 1945 Michigan State University Michigan State Spartans Michigan State yes 1946 32 4 28 Pittsburgh Steelers Joe Tepsic Back 1945 Pennsylvania State University Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State yes 1946 32 4 29 Chicago Bears Ernest Knotts no Guard 1945 Duke University Duke Blue Devils Duke yes 1946 32 4 30 New York Giants Paul Duke Paul Duke (American football) Center 1945 Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech yes 1946 32 5 31 Chicago Cardinals Joe Golding Back 1945 University of Oklahoma Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma yes 1946 32 5 32 Boston Yanks Gaston Bourgeois no Back 1945 Tulane University Tulane Green Wave Tulane yes 1946 32 5 33 Pittsburgh Steelers Jack Seiferling Back no 1945 Utah State University Utah State Aggies Utah State yes 1946 32 5 34 Chicago Bears Don Schneider Back 1945 University of Pennsylvania Penn Quakers Penn yes 1946 32 5 35 New York Giants Pete Stout Back 1945 Texas Christian University TCU Horned Frogs TCU yes 1946 32 5 36 Green Bay Packers Ed Cody Back 1945 Purdue University Purdue Boilermakers Purdue yes 1946 32 5 37 Philadelphia Eagles Walt Slater Back 1945 University of Tennessee Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee yes 1946 32 5 38 Detroit Lions Dave Harris no End 1945 Wake Forest University Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest yes 1946 32 5 39 Washington Redskins Gay Adelt no Back 1945 University of Utah Utah Redskins Utah yes 1946 32 5 40 Los Angeles Rams Don Paul Don Paul (linebacker) Center 1945 UCLA UCLA Bruins UCLA yes yes 1946 32 6 41 Chicago Cardinals Len Dickey no Tackle 1945 Texas A&M University Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M yes 1946 32 6 42 Boston Yanks Thurman Tigart no Guard 1945 University of Oklahoma Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma yes 1946 32 6 43 Pittsburgh Steelers Marion Woods Guard 1945 Clemson University Clemson Tigers Clemson yes 1946 32 6 44 Chicago Bears Ted Scruggs End 1945 Rice University Rice Owls Rice yes 1946 32 6 45 New York Giants Jim Lalikos no Tackle 1945 Brown University Brown Bears Brown yes 1946 32 6 46 Green Bay Packers John Ferraro Tackle 1945 University of Southern California USC Trojans USC yes 1946 32 6 47 Detroit Lions Joe Eddins no Guard 1945 Auburn University Auburn Tigers Auburn yes 1946 32 6 48 Philadelphia Eagles Felto Prewitt Center 1945 University of Tulsa Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa yes 1946 32 6 49 Washington Redskins Walt Trojanowski no Back 1945 University of Connecticut Connecticut Huskies Connecticut yes 1946 32 6 50 Los Angeles Rams Ace Oestreich no Back 1945 University of California, Berkeley California Golden Bears California yes Round 7 Pick # NFL team Player Position College51Chicago CardinalsPat LenshanEndTennessee52Boston YanksEd MieszkowskiTackleNotre Dame53Pittsburgh SteelersTom ReinhardtTackleMinnesota54Chicago BearsWendell BeardTackleCalifornia55New York GiantsJim PlylerTackleTexas56Green Bay PackersArt RennerEndMichigan57Philadelphia EaglesGeorge RobothamEndUCLA58Detroit LionsPete BerezneyTackleNotre Dame59Washington RedskinsBob HendrenTackleUSC60Los Angeles RamsDolly KingEndGeorgia Round 8 Pick # NFL team Player Position College61Chicago CardinalsPhil TinsleyEndAlabama62Boston YanksChet LipkaEndBoston College63Pittsburgh SteelersJoe PonsettoBackMichigan64Chicago BearsJohn ZieglerBackColorado65New York GiantsGene RobertsBackChattanooga66Green Bay PackersBert ColeTackleOklahoma A&M67Detroit LionsKeith DeCourceyBackWashington68Philadelphia EaglesJim LectureGuardNorthwestern69Washington RedskinsGeorge CallananBackUSC70Los Angeles RamsJoe WhislerBackOhio State Round 9 Pick # NFL team Player Position College71Chicago CardinalsJake ColhouerGuardOklahoma A&M72Boston YanksAl DekdebrunBackCornell73Pittsburgh SteelersBob EvansBackPenn74Chicago BearsWalt DropoEndConnecticut75New York GiantsMike HarrisGuardMississippi State76Green Bay PackersGrant DarnellGuardTexas A&M77Philadelphia EaglesErnie LewisBackColorado78Detroit LionsBill HedgesTackleWest Texas State79Washington RedskinsBob SkoglundEndNotre Dame80Los Angeles RamsMike SchumchykEndArkansas Round 10 Pick # NFL team Player Position College81Chicago CardinalsTom BarberTackleChattanooga82Boston YanksRex JohnTackleWisconsin83Pittsburgh SteelersMel BonwellBackCentral (IA)84Chicago BearsBill HarrisCenterAuburn85New York GiantsWalt ClayBackColorado86Green Bay PackersJoe McAfeeBackHoly Cross87Detroit LionsThornton DixonTackleOhio State88Philadelphia EaglesAl VandewegheEndWilliam & Mary89Washington RedskinsJake LeichtBackOregon90Los Angeles RamsJoe SignaigoGuardNotre Dame Round 11 Pick # NFL team Player Position College91Chicago CardinalsDick LoepfeTackleWisconsin92Boston YanksBob WestBackColorado93Pittsburgh SteelersDoc HollowayGuardWilliam & Mary94Chicago BearsEddie AllenBackPenn95New York GiantsWarren AmlingGuardOhio State96Green Bay PackersSteve ConroyBackHoly Cross97Philadelphia EaglesBill IancelliEndFranklin & Marshall98Detroit LionsBob StevensBackOregon State99Washington RedskinsChick MaggioliBackIllinois100Los Angeles RamsTom PhillipsBackOhio State Round 12 Pick # NFL team Player Position College101Chicago CardinalsVenton YablonskiBackColumbia102Boston YanksMax DodgeEndNevada103Pittsburgh SteelersCarroll OwenBackCatawba104Chicago BearsFrank BaumanEndIllinois105New York GiantsAl BushTackleDuke106Green Bay PackersBill HildebrandEndMississippi State107Detroit LionsPat FarrisTackleTexas Tech108Philadelphia EaglesPat McHughBackGeorgia Tech109Washington RedskinsMonte MoncriefTackleTexas A&M110Los Angeles RamsTed StrojnyTackleHoly Cross Round 13 Pick # NFL team Player Position College111Chicago CardinalsLee LewisBackWashington112Boston YanksJoe KirklandTackleVirginia113Pittsburgh SteelersGeorge PoppinTackleNew Mexico114Chicago BearsReed NostrumTackleUtah115New York GiantsBob ReimanBackOregon State116Green Bay PackersTom HandCenterIowa117Philadelphia EaglesJohn WingenderBackWashington118Detroit LionsPaul CopoulosBackMarquette119Washington RedskinsJoe TereshinskiEndGeorgia120Los Angeles RamsGeorge StrohmeyerCenterNotre Dame Round 14 Pick # NFL team Player Position College121Chicago CardinalsBob RussellBackMiami (OH)122Boston YanksRalph VentrescoBackPenn State123Pittsburgh SteelersBob McCainEndOle Miss124Chicago BearsDick ChattertonBackBYU125New York GiantsBob HazelhurstBackDenver126Green Bay PackersGeorge HillsGuardGeorgia Tech127Detroit LionsTy IrbyBackAuburn128Philadelphia EaglesHomer PaineTackleTulsa129Washington RedskinsStan SpragueEndIllinois130Los Angeles RamsBob PalladinoBackNotre Dame Round 15 Pick # NFL team Player Position College131Chicago CardinalsFred RovaiGuardNotre Dame132Boston YanksJohn FureyTackleBoston College133Pittsburgh SteelersTom TallchiefTackleOklahoma134Chicago BearsJohnny TimkoCenterTemple135New York GiantsStan StapleyTackleUtah136Green Bay PackersJim HoughBackClemson137Philadelphia EaglesJohn KernsTackleOhio138Detroit LionsPat ThrashEndSouth Carolina139Washington RedskinsHarry AdelmanEndUSC140Los Angeles RamsDick LorenzEndOregon State Round 16 Pick # NFL team Player Position College141Chicago CardinalsRay EvansTackleTexas Western142Boston YanksBill SwiackiEndColumbia143Pittsburgh SteelersAl PerlBackYoungstown State144Chicago BearsTed HazelwoodTackleNorth Carolina145New York GiantsNick TerlizziTackleAlabama146Green Bay PackersDean GainesTackleGeorgia Tech147Detroit LionsKelly MoteEndDuke148Philadelphia EaglesBuddy HubbardBackWilliam & Mary149Washington RedskinsBob ButchofskyBackTexas A&M150Los Angeles RamsLarry BouleyBackGeorgia Round 17 Pick # NFL team Player Position College151Chicago CardinalsBob LoubieBackMiami (OH)152Boston YanksCharley TiedemanBackBrown153Pittsburgh SteelersRuss LopezCenterWest Virginia154Chicago BearsDick JohnsonCenterBaylor155New York GiantsRay JustakGuardNorthwestern156Green Bay PackersJ. P. MillerGuardGeorgia157Philadelphia EaglesAllen SmithBackTulsa158Detroit LionsBill ScruggBackRice159Washington RedskinsMike PrashawTackleMichigan160Los Angeles RamsGasper UrbanGuardNotre Dame Round 18 Pick # NFL team Player Position College161Chicago CardinalsFrank IrwinTackleDuke162Boston YanksDon AlverezGuardDartmouth163Pittsburgh SteelersBuck GarrisonGuardWake Forest164Chicago BearsArt BoettcherBackShurtleff165New York GiantsBob MorrisBackUSC166Green Bay PackersBoyd MorseEndArizona167Detroit LionsBen WallBackCentral Michigan168Philadelphia EaglesBernie MillhamEndFordham169Washington RedskinsEd RobnettBackTexas Tech170Los Angeles RamsBob WiseGuardColorado Round 19 Pick # NFL team Player Position College171Chicago CardinalsPride RatterreeGuardWake Forest172Boston YanksJack BurnsBackTemple173Pittsburgh SteelersBill CloudTackleTemple174Chicago BearsTom GallagherBackIllinois175New York GiantsTom LoflinEndLSU176Green Bay PackersJoe BradfordCenterUSC177Philadelphia EaglesLawrence MaussCenterUtah178Detroit LionsMerlin KispertBackMinnesota179Washington RedskinsLaMar DykstraBackColorado180Los Angeles RamsJerry FordEndNotre Dame Round 20 Pick # NFL team Player Position College181Chicago CardinalsBill HeywoodBackNotre Dame182Boston YanksFrank RuggerioBackNotre Dame183Pittsburgh SteelersMike GarbinskiBackPenn State184Chicago BearsJohnny AdamsBackDenver185New York GiantsDick KellyBackMinnesota186Green Bay PackersBill DeRosaBackBoston College187Detroit LionsDon MalmbergTackleUCLA188Philadelphia EaglesDave ButcherBackWilliam & Mary189Washington RedskinsBob WardBackSan Jose State190Los Angeles RamsBob AlbrechtBackMarquette Round 21 Pick # NFL team Player Position College191Chicago CardinalsAl TraughtBackMiami (OH)192Boston YanksJack PriceBackBaylor193Pittsburgh SteelersCharley LoiacanoCenterLafayette194Chicago BearsDean WidsethTackleBemidji State195New York GiantsMel PattonBackSanta Clara196Green Bay PackersRalph GrantBackBucknell197Philadelphia EaglesDon FablingBackColorado198Detroit LionsNed MaloneyEndPurdue199Washington RedskinsJohn PeharTackleUSC200Los Angeles RamsCliff LewisBackDuke Round 22 Pick # NFL team Player Position College201Chicago CardinalsClem AndrulewiczTackleVillanova202Boston YanksIke IgleheartGuardTulane203Pittsburgh SteelersGeorge JohnsonTacklePittsburgh204Chicago BearsGeorge KochinsTackleBucknell205New York GiantsBill StiersBackUCLA206Green Bay PackersHowie BrownGuardIndiana207Detroit LionsJack SimmonsBackDetroit208Philadelphia EaglesGeorge FeldmanBackTufts209Washington RedskinsRoger RobinsonBackSyracuse210Los Angeles RamsBob RichardsonTackleMarquette Round 23 Pick # NFL team Player Position College211Chicago CardinalsAdam RakowskiEndPenn212Boston YanksBill LevittCenterMiami (FL)213Pittsburgh SteelersBill LeitheiserGuardDuke214Chicago BearsAl HoischBackStanford215New York GiantsVernon HareBackSanta Clara216Green Bay PackersAndy KosmacCenterLSU217Philadelphia EaglesEd CameronGuardMiami (FL)218Detroit LionsJoe PulteEndDetroit219Washington RedskinsCharley CadenheadCenterMississippi State220Los Angeles RamsDerald LebowBackOklahoma Round 24 Pick # NFL team Player Position College221Chicago CardinalsJack McKenzieBackNorthwestern222Boston YanksMike KarmazinEndDuke223Pittsburgh SteelersRoger AdamsCenterFlorida224Chicago BearsVisco GrgichEndSanta Clara225New York GiantsNeil ScullyBackDayton226Green Bay PackersMaurice StacyBackWashington227Detroit LionsBob FunderbergBackNorthwestern228Philadelphia EaglesCharley SteedBackArkansas–Monticello229Washington RedskinsBob RadosGuardSanta Clara230Los Angeles RamsBill LippincottBackWashington State Round 25 Pick # NFL team Player Position College231Chicago CardinalsTom WorthingtonTackleTulsa232Boston YanksChet LatchamGuardDenver233Pittsburgh SteelersBob VerkinsBackTulsa234Chicago BearsAllen RichardsBackCincinnati235New York GiantsGeorge MillerTackleDenver236Green Bay PackersChick DavidsonTackleCornell237Philadelphia EaglesEd GrygielBackDartmouth238Detroit LionsEd StaccoTackleColgate239Washington RedskinsCharlie WebbEndLSU240Los Angeles RamsKay JamisonEndFlorida Round 26 Pick # NFL team Player Position College241Chicago CardinalsJim VugrinGuardTennessee242Boston YanksGordon BotsfordEndBoston University243Pittsburgh SteelersClarence CastleBackOle Miss244Chicago BearsJess TunstillBackKentucky245New York GiantsBarney WhiteEndTulsa246Green Bay PackersJohn NortonBackWashington247Detroit LionsRoger AndersonGuardOregon State248Philadelphia EaglesBen RaimondiBackIndiana249Washington RedskinsMarion FlanaganBackTexas A&M250Los Angeles RamsD. J. GambrellCenterAlabama Round 27 Pick # NFL team Player Position College251Chicago CardinalsJesse HerschbargerEndSMU252Boston YanksJohn KauffmanGuardOregon253Pittsburgh SteelersMarchi MarinoTacklePenn State254Chicago BearsKen SmockBackPurdue255New York GiantsButch KalensGuardIllinois256Green Bay PackersEd HoltsingerBackGeorgia Tech257Philadelphia EaglesSam BaileyEndGeorgia258Detroit LionsChuck MurdockEndGeorgia Tech259Washington RedskinsRoland PhillipsTackleGeorgia Tech260Los Angeles RamsJoe Ben DickeyBackColorado Round 28 Pick # NFL team Player Position College261Chicago CardinalsNewman LedbetterTackleTexas Tech262Boston YanksDon GleasnerEndMaryland263Pittsburgh SteelersBob HansenEndUCLA264Chicago BearsHoward WeldonGuardNorth Carolina265New York GiantsCharlie EllisBackVirginia266Green Bay PackersJoe CampbellEndHoly Cross267Detroit LionsDick Van DuesenCenterMinnesota268Philadelphia EaglesBob LongBackTennessee269Washington RedskinsJim HallmarkBackTexas A&M270Los Angeles RamsMarty GrbovazEndSan Francisco Round 29 Pick # NFL team Player Position College271Chicago CardinalsAlton BaldwinEndArkansas272Boston YanksCarl McKinnonGuardDartmouth273Pittsburgh SteelersLarry GravesTackleNewberry274Chicago BearsJohnny CookBackGeorgia275New York GiantsSteve LucasEndDuke276Green Bay PackersFrancis SaundersTackleClemson277Philadelphia EaglesBill FisherTackleHarvard278Detroit LionsBill AgnewBackCalifornia279Washington RedskinsFay MillsTackleAlabama280Los Angeles RamsJay PerrinTackleUSC Round 30 1946 32 30 281 Chicago Cardinals Jim LaRue Back 1945 Duke University Duke Blue Devils Duke yes 1946 32 30 282 Boston Yanks Nick Klutka no End 1945 University of Florida Florida Gators Florida yes 1946 32 30 283 Pittsburgh Steelers Gail Bruce End 1945 University of Washington Washington Huskies Washington yes 1946 32 30 284 Chicago Bears Harry Franck no Back 1945 Northwestern University Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern yes 1946 32 30 285 New York Giants Bill Voris no Back 1945 University of North Carolina North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina yes 1946 32 30 286 Green Bay Packers Al Sparlis Guard 1945 UCLA UCLA Bruins UCLA yes 1946 32 30 287 Detroit Lions Tom Panos no Guard 1945 University of Utah Utah Redskins Utah yes 1946 32 30 288 Philadelphia Eagles George Slusser no Back 1945 Ohio State University Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State yes 1946 32 30 289 Washington Redskins Tex Ritter no Back 1945 Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech yes 1946 32 30 290 Los Angeles Rams Frank Plant no Center 1945 University of Georgia Georgia Bulldogs Georgia yes Round 31 1946 32 31 291 Green Bay Packers Ralph Clymer no Guard 1945 Purdue University Purdue Boilermakers Purdue yes 1946 32 31 292 Philadelphia Eagles John Itzel Jack Itzel Back 1945 University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Panthers Pittsburgh yes 1946 32 31 293 Detroit Lions Orlando Palesse no End 1945 Marquette University Marquette Hilltoppers Marquette yes 1946 32 31 294 Washington Redskins Sarkis Takesian no Back 1945 California California Golden Bears California yes 1946 32 31 295 Los Angeles Rams Dale Cowan no Tackle 1945 Kansas State University Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State yes Round 32 1946 32 32 296 Green Bay Packers Joervin Henderson no Center 1945 University of Missouri Missouri Tigers Missouri yes 1946 32 32 297 Detroit Lions Otis Schellstede no Guard 1945 Oklahoma State University Oklahoma A&M Cowboys Oklahoma A&M yes 1946 32 32 298 Philadelphia Eagles Larry Kirkman no Back 1945 Boston University Boston University Terriers Boston University yes 1946 32 32 299 Washington Redskins Mike Campbell Mike Campbell (American football) End 1945 University of Mississippi Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss yes 1946 32 32 300 Los Angeles Rams John West no Back 1945 University of Oklahoma Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma yes Hall of Famers George Connor, tackle from Notre Dame taken 1st round 5th overall by the New York Giants. Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1975.List of 1970s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com Pro Football Hall of Fame http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html#1970s 2008-10-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20081007123711/http://profootballhof.com/hof/years.html 7 October 2008 dead Notable undrafted players † = Pro Bowler ‡= Hall of FamerPlayers are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. yes 1946 yes Boston Yanks John Badaczewski Offensive guard 1945 Case Western Reserve University Case Western Reserve Spartans Case Western Reserve no no 1946 yes Cleveland Browns Frank Gatski Center 1945 Auburn University Auburn Tigers Auburn yes yes 1946 yes Cleveland Browns Lou Groza Offensive tackle Kicker 1945 Ohio State University Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State yes yes 1946 yes Cleveland Browns Marion Motley Fullback Linebacker 1945 University of Nevada, Reno Nevada Wolf Pack Nevada yes yes 1946 yes Cleveland Browns Bill Willis Defensive Tackle 1945 Ohio State University Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State yes yes 1946 yes Los Angeles Rams Woody Strode End 1945 University of California, Los Angeles UCLA Bruins UCLA no yes 1946 yes Los Angeles Rams Kenny Washington Kenny Washington (American football) Halfback 1945 University of California, Los Angeles UCLA Bruins UCLA no yes 1946 yes Philadelphia Eagles Otis Douglas Offensive tackle 1945 College of William & Mary William & Mary Indians William & Mary no yes 1946 yes Philadelphia Eagles Cliff Patton Guard 1945 Texas Christian University TCU Horned Frogs TCU no yes References External links NFL.com – 1946 Draft databaseFootball.com – 1946 Draft 1946 National Football League Draft https://www.profootballhof.com/news/2005/01/news-1946-national-football-league-draft/ Pro Football Hall of Fame July 10, 2025 1946 NFL Draft Listing at Pro Football Reference Category:NFL draft Draft NFL draft NFL draft Category:American football in New York City Category:Sports in Manhattan Category:Sporting events in New York City Category:1940s in Manhattan