List of defunct NFL franchises' first-round draft picks

The National Football League has held a player draft since 1936. Since 1936 there have been several franchises that have folded. This is a list of those franchises' first-round draft picks.

Baltimore Colts (1950)

Year	Overall	Player	Position	College
1950	2	Adrian Burk	QB	Baylor

Boston Yanks / New York Bulldogs/Yanks / Dallas Texans

Year	Overall	Player	Position	College	Incarnation
1944	1	Angelo Bertelli	Back	Notre Dame	Boston Yanks
1945	4	Eddie Prokop		Georgia Tech
1946	1	Frank Dancewicz		Notre Dame
1947	3	Fritz Barzilauskas	G	Yale
1948	5	Vaughn Mancha	C	Alabama
1949	3	Doak Walker	Back	SMU	New York Bulldogs
1950	NA	None	NA	NA	New York Yanks
1951
1952	2	Les Richter	G	California	Dallas Texans

• 1950 and 1951 picks were traded to the Chicago Bears in exchange for Bobby Layne. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}
• 1952 pick was made by New York Yanks. Yanks picks given to Dallas.

Brooklyn Dodgers/Tigers

Year	Overall	Player	Position	College	Incarnation
1936	4	Dick Crayne	Back	Iowa	Brooklyn Dodgers
1937	2	Ed Goddard		Washington State
1938	3	Boyd Brumbaugh		Duquesne
1939	5	Bob MacLeod		Dartmouth
1940	4	Banks McFadden		Clemson
1941	8	Dean McAdams		Washington
1942	7	Bobby Robertson		Southern California
1943	4	Paul Governali		Columbia
1944	3	Creighton Miller		Notre Dame	Brooklyn Tigers
1945		Joe Renfroe		Tulane

References

1. Pompei, Dan (June 29, 2023). "Ranking the worst decisions in Bears history: Wrong QB choices, frugality costly" . The Athletic . Archived from the original on January 3, 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
2. "Halas Picks Up Chuck Hunsinger in Layne Deal". The Daily Chronicle . 23 November 1949. p. 9. Retrieved 3 January 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "50". Pro Football Hall of Fame . Archived from the original on February 9, 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
4. "NFL Boosts Bell's Salary, Closes Draft". Fort Worth Star-Telegram . 20 January 1951. p. 7. Retrieved 3 January 2024– via Newspapers.com.