| 1959 NFL draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Date(s) | December 1, 1958 & January 21, 1959 |
| Location | Warwick Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Overview | |
| 360 total selections in 30 rounds | |
| League | NFL |
| First selection | Randy Duncan, QB Green Bay Packers |
| Mr. Irrelevant | Blair Weese, B Baltimore Colts |
| Most selections (35) | Los Angeles Rams |
| Fewest selections (23) | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Hall of Famers | 1
|
The 1959 NFL draft had its first four rounds held on December 1, 1958, and its final twenty-six rounds on January 21, 1959. Both sessions were held at the Warwick Hotel in Philadelphia. [1] [2] With the first overall pick in the draft, the Green Bay Packers selected quarterback Randy Duncan.
| = Pro Bowler [3] | = Hall of Famer |
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Green Bay Packers | Randy Duncan | Quarterback | Iowa |
| 2 | Los Angeles Rams | Dick Bass | Running back | Pacific |
| 3 | Chicago Cardinals | Billy Stacy | Safety | Mississippi State |
| 4 | Washington Redskins | Don Allard | Quarterback | Boston College |
| 5 | San Francisco 49ers | Dave Baker | Defensive back | Oklahoma |
| 6 | Detroit Lions | Nick Pietrosante | Fullback | Notre Dame |
| 7 | Chicago Bears | Don Clark | Running back | Ohio State |
| 8 | San Francisco 49ers | Dan James | Tackle | Ohio State |
| 9 | Los Angeles Rams | Paul Dickson | Defensive tackle | Baylor |
| 10 | New York Giants | Lee Grosscup | Quarterback | Utah |
| 11 | Cleveland Browns | Rich Kreitling | Wide receiver | Illinois |
| 12 | Baltimore Colts | Jackie Burkett | Center | Auburn |
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Green Bay Packers | Alex Hawkins | Back | South Carolina |
| 14 | Chicago Cardinals | Jerry Wilson | End | Auburn |
| 15 | Philadelphia Eagles | J. D. Smith | Tackle | Rice |
| 16 | Los Angeles Rams | Buddy Humphrey | Quarterback | Baylor |
| 17 | San Francisco 49ers | Bob Harrison | Center | Oklahoma |
| 18 | Detroit Lions | Charley Horton | Guard | Baylor |
| 19 | Detroit Lions | Mike Rabold | Tackle | Indiana |
| 20 | Los Angeles Rams | Don Brown | Back | Houston |
| 21 | Chicago Bears | Richie Petitbon | Quarterback | Tulane |
| 22 | New York Giants | Buddy Dial | End | Rice |
| 23 | Cleveland Browns | Dick Schafrath | Guard | Ohio State |
| 24 | Baltimore Colts | Dave Sherer | End | Southern Methodist |
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Green Bay Packers | Boyd Dowler | Back | Colorado |
| 26 | Philadelphia Eagles | Wray Carlton | Back | Duke |
| 27 | Chicago Cardinals | Jimmy Butler | Back | Vanderbilt |
| 28 | Washington Redskins | Emil Karas | Tackle | Dayton |
| 29 | San Francisco 49ers | Eddie Dove | Back | Colorado |
| 30 | Detroit Lions | Ron Koes | Center | North Carolina |
| 31 | Los Angeles Rams | Larry Hickman | Back | Baylor |
| 32 | Chicago Bears | Pete Johnson | Back | Virginia Military Inst |
| 33 | Los Angeles Rams | Tom Franckhauser | End | Purdue |
| 34 | New York Giants | Joe Morrison | Back | Cincinnati |
| 35 | Cleveland Browns | Fran O'Brien | Tackle | Michigan State |
| 36 | Detroit Lions | Ron Luciano | Tackle | Syracuse |
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Cleveland Browns | Gary Prahst | End | Michigan |
| 38 | Chicago Cardinals | Ken Beck | Tackle | Texas A&M |
| 39 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jim Grazione | Quarterback | Villanova |
| 40 | Washington Redskins | Jim Wood | End | Oklahoma State |
| 41 | San Francisco 49ers | Monte Clark | Tackle | USC |
| 42 | Detroit Lions | Art Brandriff | Back | Virginia Military Inst |
| 43 | Los Angeles Rams | Blanche Martin | Back | Michigan State |
| 44 | Los Angeles Rams | John Tracey | End | Texas A&M |
| 45 | Los Angeles Rams | Bob Reifsnyder | Tackle | Navy |
| 46 | Detroit Lions | Bob Grottkau | Guard | Oregon State |
| 47 | Cleveland Browns | Dave Lloyd | Linebacker | Georgia |
| 48 | Baltimore Colts | Zeke Smith | Guard | Auburn |
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | Washington Redskins | Bob Wetoska | Tackle | Notre Dame |
| 50 | Chicago Cardinals | Maury Schleicher | End | Penn State |
| 51 | Philadelphia Eagles | Nick Mumley | Tackle | Purdue |
| 52 | Chicago Cardinals | Ted Bates | Tackle | Oregon State |
| 53 | Cleveland Browns | John Wooten | Guard | Colorado |
| 54 | San Francisco 49ers | Frank Geremia | Tackle | Notre Dame |
| 55 | Green Bay Packers | Andy Cvercko | Center | Northwestern |
| 56 | Los Angeles Rams | John Lands | End | Montana State |
| 57 | Chicago Bears | John Adams | Back | Cal State-Los Angeles |
| 58 | Cleveland Browns | Dick LeBeau | Cornerback | Ohio State |
| 59 | New York Giants | Ellison Kelly | Guard | Michigan State |
| 60 | Baltimore Colts | Don Churchwell | Guard | Mississippi |
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | Green Bay Packers | Willie Taylor | Center | Florida A&M |
| 62 | Philadelphia Eagles | Al Benecick | Guard | Syracuse |
| 63 | Chicago Cardinals | Tom Redmond | Tackle | Vanderbilt |
| 64 | Chicago Cardinals | Mac Lewis | Tackle | Iowa |
| 65 | Washington Redskins | Jim McFalls | Tackle | Virginia Military Inst |
| 66 | San Francisco 49ers | Tony Bavaro | Tackle | Holy Cross |
| 67 | Detroit Lions | Dick Guesman | Tackle | West Virginia |
| 68 | Chicago Bears | Fred Cole | Guard | Maryland |
| 69 | Los Angeles Rams | Dave Painter | Center | Tulane |
| 70 | Cleveland Browns | Jim Prestel | Tackle | Idaho |
| 71 | Cleveland Browns | Bob Denton | End | Pacific |
| 72 | Baltimore Colts | Palmer Pyle | Tackle | Michigan State |
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | Green Bay Packers | Bobby Jackson | Back | Alabama |
| 74 | San Francisco 49ers | Don Rogers | Tackle | South Carolina |
| 75 | Chicago Bears | Jim Tucker | End | Tennessee-Chattanooga |
| 76 | Washington Redskins | Don Lawrence | Tackle | Notre Dame |
| 77 | Detroit Lions | Ben Donnell | Center | Vanderbilt |
| 78 | San Francisco 49ers | Daniel Colchico | End | San Jose State |
| 79 | Washington Redskins | Mitch Ogiego | Quarterback | Iowa |
| 80 | Los Angeles Rams | Eddie Meador | Back | Arkansas Tech |
| 81 | Washington Redskins | Jim Kenney | End | Boston University |
| 82 | Cleveland Browns | Gene Miller | Tackle | Rice |
| 83 | Green Bay Packers | Gary Raid | Tackle | Willamette |
| 84 | Baltimore Colts | Hal Lewis | Back | Houston |
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | Green Bay Packers | Buddy Mayfield | End | South Carolina |
| 86 | Philadelphia Eagles | Willmer Fowler | Back | Northwestern |
| 87 | Cleveland Browns | Bob Ptacek | Quarterback | Michigan |
| 88 | Detroit Lions | Jim Lenden | Tackle | Oregon |
| 89 | Washington Redskins | Gene O'Pella | End | Villanova |
| 90 | San Francisco 49ers | Lew Aiken | End | Vanderbilt |
| 91 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Tom Barnett | Back | Purdue |
| 92 | Chicago Bears | Dick Clark | Back | Baylor |
| 93 | Los Angeles Rams | Bill Conner | End | Jackson State |
| 94 | Chicago Bears | Willie Smith | Tackle | Michigan |
| 95 | Green Bay Packers | Bob Laraba | Back | Texas-El Paso |
| 96 | Baltimore Colts | Tommy Joe Coffey | Back | West Texas State |
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97 | Green Bay Packers | George Dixon | Back | Bridgeport |
| 98 | Chicago Cardinals | Gary Ferguson | Tackle | Southern Methodist |
| 99 | Philadelphia Eagles | Gene Johnson | Back | Cincinnati |
| 100 | Washington Redskins | Dick Haley | Back | Pittsburgh |
| 101 | Detroit Lions | Carl Smith | Back | Tennessee |
| 102 | San Francisco 49ers | Bobby Joe Green | Back | Florida |
| 103 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Hal Davis | Guard | Houston |
| 104 | Los Angeles Rams | Larry Cundiff | Tackle | Michigan State |
| 105 | Chicago Bears | Maury Youmans | Tackle | Syracuse |
| 106 | Cleveland Browns | Kirk Wilson | Back | UCLA |
| 107 | New York Giants | Jack Delveaux | Back | Illinois |
| 108 | Baltimore Colts | Tom Brown | Guard | Minnesota |
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 109 | Green Bay Packers | Sam Tuccio | Tackle | Southern Mississippi |
| 110 | Philadelphia Eagles | Rollie West | Back | Villanova |
| 111 | Chicago Cardinals | Emil DeCantis | Back | North Carolina |
| 112 | Detroit Lions | Jack Laraway | Back | Purdue |
| 113 | Washington Redskins | Ron Toth | Back | Notre Dame |
| 114 | San Francisco 49ers | Bronko Nagurski | Tackle | Notre Dame |
| 115 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Riley Gunnels | Tackle | Georgia |
| 116 | Chicago Bears | Bob Coronado | End | Pacific |
| 117 | Los Angeles Rams | Alan Goldstein | End | North Carolina |
| 118 | New York Giants | Bob Pepe | End | North Carolina State |
| 119 | Cleveland Browns | Bob Zeman | Back | Wisconsin |
| 120 | Baltimore Colts | Don Stewart | End | Southern Methodist |
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 121 | Green Bay Packers | Bob Webb | Back | St. Ambrose |
| 122 | Chicago Cardinals | Floyd Faucette | Back | Georgia Tech |
| 123 | Philadelphia Eagles | Art Powell | Wide receiver | San Jose State |
| 124 | Washington Redskins | Gerry Marciniak | Guard | Michigan |
| 125 | Detroit Lions | Harry Jacobs | Guard | Bradley |
| 126 | San Francisco 49ers | Jack Hayes | Back | Trinity (TX) |
| 127 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Overton Curtis | Back | Utah State |
| 128 | Los Angeles Rams | Joe Kelly | Back | New Mexico State |
| 129 | Chicago Bears | Ed Gray | Tackle | North Texas State |
| 130 | Cleveland Browns | Jerry King | Guard | Kent State |
| 131 | New York Giants | Bob Sawyer | Back | Wyoming |
| 132 | Baltimore Colts | Tom Stephens | Back | Syracuse |
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 133 | Green Bay Packers | Larry Hall | Guard | Missouri Valley |
| 134 | Philadelphia Eagles | Howard Keys | Tackle | Oklahoma State |
| 135 | Chicago Cardinals | Ted Edmondson | End | Hardin–Simmons |
| 136 | Detroit Lions | Ron Stehouwer | Tackle | Colorado State |
| 137 | Washington Redskins | Roger Wypyszynski | Tackle | St. Norbert |
| 138 | San Francisco 49ers | Bill Korutz | Center | Dayton |
| 139 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bill Pavliska | Back | Baylor |
| 140 | Chicago Bears | Justin Rowland | End | Texas Christian |
| 141 | Los Angeles Rams | Mike Connelly | Center | Utah State |
| 142 | New York Giants | Charlie Flowers | Back | Mississippi |
| 143 | Cleveland Browns | Frank Palandrani | Tackle | North Carolina State |
| 144 | Baltimore Colts | Dick Wood | Quarterback | Auburn |
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 145 | Green Bay Packers | Jim Hurd | Back | Albion |
| 146 | Chicago Cardinals | Pat Lamberti | End | Richmond |
| 147 | Philadelphia Eagles | Dick Stillwagon | Back | Purdue |
| 148 | Washington Redskins | Billy Shoemake | End | Louisiana State |
| 149 | Detroit Lions | Jim Steffen | Back | UCLA |
| 150 | San Francisco 49ers | Bill Lopasky | Guard | West Virginia |
| 151 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dewey Bohling | Back | Hardin–Simmons |
| 152 | Los Angeles Rams | Al Witcher | End | Baylor |
| 153 | Chicago Bears | Gene Jones | Back | Rice |
| 154 | Cleveland Browns | Ray Reese | Back | Bowling Green |
| 155 | New York Giants | John Kompara | Tackle | South Carolina |
| 156 | Baltimore Colts | Rudi Smith | Tackle | Mississippi |
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 157 | Green Bay Packers | Ken Kerr | Guard | Arizona State |
| 158 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jack Smith | Tackle | Clemson |
| 159 | Chicago Cardinals | Bob Bobo | Tackle | Texas-El Paso |
| 160 | Detroit Lions | Jim Baldwin | Center | McMurry |
| 161 | Washington Redskins | Kurt Schwarz | Guard | Maryland |
| 162 | San Francisco 49ers | Mike Dukes | Back | Clemson |
| 163 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John Peppercorn | End | Kansas |
| 164 | Chicago Bears | Joe Robb | Tackle | Texas Christian |
| 165 | Los Angeles Rams | Pete Davidson | Tackle | The Citadel |
| 166 | New York Giants | Roger Ellis | Center | Maine |
| 167 | Cleveland Browns | Elbert "Golden Wheels" Dubenion | Wide receiver | Bluffton |
| 168 | Baltimore Colts | Ferdie Burket | Back | Southeastern Oklahoma |
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 169 | Green Bay Packers | Dick Teteak | Guard | Wisconsin |
| 170 | Chicago Cardinals | John Schroeder | End | North Carolina |
| 171 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jim Poteete | Center | Mississippi State |
| 172 | Washington Redskins | Fred Hood | End | Northeastern Oklahoma |
| 173 | Detroit Lions | Bruce Maher | Back | Detroit |
| 174 | San Francisco 49ers | Joe Belland | Back | Arizona State |
| 175 | Pittsburgh Steelers | J.W. "Red" Brodnax | Back | Louisiana State |
| 176 | Los Angeles Rams | Walt Kelly | Back | Houston |
| 177 | Chicago Bears | Roger LeClerc | Center | Trinity (CT) |
| 178 | Cleveland Browns | Tom Salwocki | Center | Pittsburgh |
| 179 | New York Giants | Bob Bercich | Back | Michigan State |
| 180 | Baltimore Colts | Ted Foret | Tackle | Auburn |
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 181 | Green Bay Packers | Dan Edgington | End | Florida |
| 182 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ken Paduch | Tackle | Auburn |
| 183 | Chicago Cardinals | John Dingens | Tackle | Detroit |
| 184 | Detroit Lions | George McGee | Tackle | Southern |
| 185 | Washington Redskins | Dick Splain | Tackle | New Haven |
| 186 | San Francisco 49ers | Bob Cook | Back | Idaho State |
| 187 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bill Carrico | Guard | North Texas State |
| 188 | Chicago Bears | Don Redding | Tackle | North Carolina |
| 189 | Los Angeles Rams | Ted Royal | Center | Duke |
| 190 | New York Giants | Bob Soltis | Back | Minnesota |
| 191 | Cleveland Browns | Jamie Caleb | Back | Grambling |
| 192 | Baltimore Colts | Morris Keller | Tackle | Clemson |
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 193 | Green Bay Packers | Tom Secules | Back | William & Mary |
| 194 | Chicago Cardinals | Pete Hart | Back | Hardin–Simmons |
| 195 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bill Craig | Tackle | Villanova |
| 196 | Washington Redskins | Jim Healy | Guard | Holy Cross |
| 197 | Detroit Lions | Jack Rudolph | End | Georgia Tech |
| 198 | San Francisco 49ers | Jerome Jurczak | Center | Benedictine |
| 199 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bill Leeka | Tackle | UCLA |
| 200 | Los Angeles Rams | Dave Wilemon | Tackle | Southern Methodist |
| 201 | Chicago Bears | Willie Neal | Back | Jackson State |
| 202 | Cleveland Browns | Homer Schmittan | End | Tennessee Tech |
| 203 | New York Giants | Austin "Goose" Gonsoulin | End | Baylor |
| 204 | Baltimore Colts | Leroy Bergan | Tackle | South Dakota State |
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 205 | Green Bay Packers | Dick Nearents | Tackle | Eastern Washington |
| 206 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jim Benson | Back | Georgia Tech |
| 207 | Chicago Cardinals | Darrell DeDecker | Tackle | Illinois |
| 208 | Detroit Lions | Dave Holden | Tackle | Cal State-Los Angeles |
| 209 | Washington Redskins | Joe Kapp | Quarterback | California |
| 210 | San Francisco 49ers | Jack Cowley | Tackle | Trinity (TX) |
| 211 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John Seinturier | Tackle | USC |
| 212 | Chicago Bears | Ken Asbury | Back | Missouri Valley |
| 213 | Los Angeles Rams | Dave Van Metre | End | Colorado College |
| 214 | New York Giants | Al Ecuyer | Guard | Notre Dame |
| 215 | Cleveland Browns | Ed Hill | Guard | Miami (OH) |
| 216 | Baltimore Colts | Opie Bandy | Tackle | Tulsa |
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 217 | Green Bay Packers | Bill Butler | Back | Tennessee-Chattanooga |
| 218 | Chicago Cardinals | Billy Dunn | Back | Southern Methodist |
| 219 | Philadelphia Eagles | Alan Miller | Back | Boston College |
| 220 | Washington Redskins | Bobby Lauder | Back | Auburn |
| 221 | Detroit Lions | Rufus Granderson | Tackle | Prairie View A&M |
| 222 | San Francisco 49ers | Tom Osborne | Back | Hastings |
| 223 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dave Kocourek | Wide receiver | Wisconsin |
| 224 | Los Angeles Rams | Carver Shannon | Back | Southern Illinois |
| 225 | Chicago Bears | Chris Plain | Tackle | Stanford |
| 226 | Cleveland Browns | Joe Schroeder | Tackle | Xavier |
| 227 | New York Giants | George Scott | Back | Miami (OH) |
| 228 | Baltimore Colts | Milt Crain | Center | Mississippi |
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 229 | Green Bay Packers | Charley Sample | Back | Arkansas |
| 230 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jim Payne | Guard | Clemson |
| 231 | Chicago Cardinals | Jerry Lee Murphy | Tackle | Ohio State |
| 232 | Detroit Lions | Dan McGrew | Tackle | Purdue |
| 233 | Washington Redskins | Billy Brewer | Back | Mississippi |
| 234 | San Francisco 49ers | Toby Deese | Tackle | Georgia Tech |
| 235 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Rudy Hayes | Back | Clemson |
| 236 | Chicago Bears | Tony Carcaterra | End | Elon |
| 237 | Los Angeles Rams | Ross Coyle | End | Oklahoma |
| 238 | New York Giants | Jerry Shetler | Guard | Minnesota |
| 239 | Cleveland Browns | Al McClain | Tackle | Shaw |
| 240 | Baltimore Colts | Paul Balonick | Center | North Carolina State |
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 241 | Green Bay Packers | Dave Smith | Back | Ripon |
| 242 | Chicago Cardinals | Dale Memmelaar | Guard | Wyoming |
| 243 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bob Salerno | Guard | Colorado |
| 244 | Washington Redskins | Mel Reight | Back | West Virginia |
| 245 | Detroit Lions | Buddy Davis | Back | Richmond |
| 246 | San Francisco 49ers | Luther Carr | Back | Washington |
| 247 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Johnny Green | Quarterback | Tennessee-Chattanooga |
| 248 | Los Angeles Rams | Marv Bergmann | Tackle | Washington |
| 249 | Chicago Bears | Donnie Stone | Back | Arkansas |
| 250 | Cleveland Browns | Jim Fraser | Guard | Wisconsin |
| 251 | New York Giants | Fred Swearingen | Guard | North Carolina |
| 252 | Baltimore Colts | John Hernstein | Back | Michigan |
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 253 | Green Bay Packers | Charlie Anderson | End | Drake |
| 254 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jim Bowie | Tackle | Kentucky |
| 255 | Chicago Cardinals | Glenn Shamblin | Back | West Virginia |
| 256 | Detroit Lions | Lebron Shields | Tackle | Tennessee |
| 257 | Washington Redskins | Art Gob | End | Pittsburgh |
| 258 | San Francisco 49ers | Burnio McQueen | End | North Carolina A&T |
| 259 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Burley Polk | Tackle | Hardin–Simmons |
| 260 | Chicago Bears | Lennie Rubal | Back | William & Mary |
| 261 | Los Angeles Rams | Bill Meglen | Guard | Utah State |
| 262 | New York Giants | Gale Gibson | End | Iowa State |
| 263 | Cleveland Browns | Joe Wenzel | End | Lehigh |
| 264 | Baltimore Colts | Lonny Leatherman | End | Texas Christian |
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 265 | Green Bay Packers | Ben Lawver | Tackle | Lewis & Clark |
| 266 | Chicago Cardinals | Freddie Glick | Defensive back | Colorado State |
| 267 | Philadelphia Eagles | Dick Williams | End | Southern |
| 268 | Washington Redskins | Clarence Alexander | Back | Southeastern Louisiana |
| 269 | Detroit Lions | Sal Cesario | Tackle | Denver |
| 270 | San Francisco 49ers | Bruce Dollahan | Tackle | Illinois |
| 271 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Emye Davis | Back | McMurry |
| 272 | Los Angeles Rams | George Deiderich | Guard | Vanderbilt |
| 273 | Chicago Bears | Bob Haller | Tackle | Northwest Missouri State |
| 274 | Cleveland Browns | Jim Gardner | Tackle | Duke |
| 275 | New York Giants | Frank Kremblas | Quarterback | Ohio State |
| 276 | Baltimore Colts | Bob Davis | Back | Houston |
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 277 | Green Bay Packers | Joe Hergert | Center | Florida |
| 278 | Philadelphia Eagles | Gerry Benn | Tackle | Oklahoma State |
| 279 | Chicago Cardinals | Jim Reed | Guard | East Texas State |
| 280 | Detroit Lions | Fred Riddle | Back | Pittsburgh |
| 281 | Washington Redskins | George Darrah | Back | Franklin & Marshall |
| 282 | San Francisco 49ers | Craig Chudy | End | UCLA |
| 283 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Wayne Farmer | Tackle | Purdue |
| 284 | Chicago Bears | Bob Spain | Tackle | Baylor |
| 285 | Los Angeles Rams | Tom Campbell | Back | Indiana |
| 286 | New York Giants | Charley James | Back | Missouri |
| 287 | Cleveland Browns | Russ Goings | Guard | Xavier |
| 288 | Baltimore Colts | Bob Novogratz | Guard | Army |
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 289 | Green Bay Packers | Leroy Hardee | Back | Florida A&M |
| 290 | Chicago Cardinals | Jim Jeffery | Tackle | Auburn |
| 291 | Philadelphia Eagles | Dick Jamieson | Quarterback | Bradley |
| 292 | Washington Redskins | Bob Sargent | Tackle | Colby |
| 293 | Detroit Lions | Dan Chamberlain | End | Cal State-Sacramento |
| 294 | San Francisco 49ers | Roy Gee | Guard | Trinity (TX) |
| 295 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ron Miller | End | Vanderbilt |
| 296 | Los Angeles Rams | Bob Borah | End | Houston |
| 297 | Chicago Bears | Tom Huhn | Center | St. Joseph's (IN) |
| 298 | Cleveland Browns | Ernie Spycholski | Tackle | Ohio State |
| 299 | New York Giants | Lou Reale | Center | Buffalo |
| 300 | Baltimore Colts | Ed Kieffer | Back | Syracuse |
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | Green Bay Packers | Ken Higginbotham | End | Trinity (TX) |
| 302 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jim Burks | Tackle | Virginia Tech |
| 303 | Chicago Cardinals | Joe Chuha | Center | USC |
| 304 | Detroit Lions | Jim Bradley | Back | Lincoln (MO) |
| 305 | Washington Redskins | Gene Grabosky | Tackle | Syracuse |
| 306 | San Francisco 49ers | Ed Young | End | Louisville |
| 307 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jack Scott | Tackle | Ohio State |
| 308 | Chicago Bears | Bob Kunde | Tackle | Capital |
| 309 | Los Angeles Rams | Bill Strumke | Back | Georgia |
| 310 | New York Giants | Frank Doretti | Center | California |
| 311 | Cleveland Browns | Homer Floyd | Back | Kansas |
| 312 | Baltimore Colts | Rene Lorio | Back | Southern Mississippi |
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 313 | Green Bay Packers | Timothy Brown | Running back | Ball State |
| 314 | Chicago Cardinals | Bob Corrigan | Guard | Indiana |
| 315 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lowell Jenkins | Tackle | Wisconsin |
| 316 | Washington Redskins | Norm Odyniec | Back | Notre Dame |
| 317 | Detroit Lions | Bill Jerry | Tackle | South Carolina |
| 318 | San Francisco 49ers | Mel Semenko | Tackle | Colorado |
| 319 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Charley Tolar | Back | Northwestern State (LA) |
| 320 | Los Angeles Rams | Alex Kroll | Center | Rutgers |
| 321 | Chicago Bears | John Aveni | End | Indiana |
| 322 | Cleveland Browns | Larry Baker | Tackle | Bowling Green |
| 323 | New York Giants | Joe Biscaha | End | Richmond |
| 324 | Baltimore Colts | Terry Thurman | Back | Rice |
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 325 | Green Bay Packers | Jerry Epps | Guard | West Texas State |
| 326 | Philadelphia Eagles | Leo Sexton | End | Auburn |
| 327 | Chicago Cardinals | Don Fleming | Defensive back | Florida |
| 328 | Detroit Lions | Vince Matthews | Back | Texas |
| 329 | Washington Redskins | Bill Austin | Back | Rutgers |
| 330 | San Francisco 49ers | Mike McCluskey | Back | Washington |
| 331 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ronnie Hall | Back | Missouri Valley |
| 332 | Chicago Bears | Bob Williams | Back | Notre Dame |
| 333 | Los Angeles Rams | Rafer Johnson | Back | UCLA |
| 334 | New York Giants | Dolphus Williams | Tackle | Morgan State |
| 335 | Cleveland Browns | Pete Abadie | End | Tulane |
| 336 | Baltimore Colts | Fred Long | Back | Iowa |
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 337 | Green Bay Packers | Jack Flara | Back | Pittsburgh |
| 338 | Chicago Cardinals | Jim O'Connor | Center | Marshall |
| 339 | Philadelphia Eagles | John Stolte | Tackle | Kansas State |
| 340 | Washington Redskins | Don Lockwood | Guard | Tulane |
| 341 | Detroit Lions | Dave Sime | End | Duke |
| 342 | San Francisco 49ers | Jack Bolton | Tackle | Puget Sound |
| 343 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dick Loncar | Tackle | Notre Dame |
| 344 | Los Angeles Rams | Ernie Moore | End | Alabama State |
| 345 | Chicago Bears | Eddie Southern | End | Texas |
| 346 | Cleveland Browns | Ron Nietupski | Tackle | Illinois |
| 347 | New York Giants | Henry Christopher | End | Southern Methodist |
| 348 | Baltimore Colts | Perry McGriff | End | Florida |
| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 349 | Green Bay Packers | Dick Emerich | Tackle | West Chester |
| 350 | Philadelphia Eagles | Angelo Mosca | Tackle | Notre Dame |
| 351 | Chicago Cardinals | Rabe Walton | Back | North Carolina |
| 352 | Detroit Lions | Ron Stover | End | Oregon |
| 353 | Washington Redskins | Jim Colclough | Back | Boston College |
| 354 | San Francisco 49ers | Bob Carter | Tackle | Denver |
| 355 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Willus Fjerstad | Back | Minnesota |
| 356 | Chicago Bears | Cliff Jackson | Back | North Carolina Central |
| 357 | Los Angeles Rams | Don Millich | Back | Washington |
| 358 | New York Giants | Dave Sington | Tackle | Alabama |
| 359 | Cleveland Browns | Carl Ketchie | Back | Washington State |
| 360 [4] | Baltimore Colts | Blair Weese | Back | West Virginia Tech |
| = Pro Bowler [3] |
| † | = Pro Bowler [3] |
| = Hall of Famer |
| Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | Lionel Taylor † | WR | New Mexico Highlands | Frontier (NM) | |
| Los Angeles Rams | John LoVetere † | DT | Compton Junior College | N/A | |
| San Francisco 49ers | Paul Lowe † | RB | Oregon State | PCC | |
| Washington Redskins | Tom Flores ‡ | QB | Pacific | Ind. (Univ.) | |
| Washington Redskins | Ben Scotti | S | Maryland | ACC |
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The 1977 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held May 3–4, 1977, at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City, New York. The league also held its first supplemental draft, which took place after the regular draft and before the regular season.
The 1976 NFL draft was an annual player selection meeting held April 8–9, 1976, at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City, New York.
The 1967 NFL/AFL draft was conducted March 14–15, 1967, at the Gotham Hotel in New York City. It was the first common draft between the NFL and the AFL, part of the AFL–NFL merger agreement of June 1966.
The 1944 NFL draft was held on April 19, 1944, at the Warwick Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Perhaps as a tip of the hat to wartime sensibilities, the 1944 draft was officially called the "1943 Preferred Negotiations List" by the league.
The 1943 NFL draft was held on April 8, 1943, at the Palmer House Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. With the first overall pick of the draft, the Detroit Lions selected halfback Frank Sinkwich. This draft is the first NFL draft not to produce a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
The 1945 NFL draft was held on April 8, 1945, at the Commodore Hotel in New York City, New York. Perhaps as a tip of the hat to wartime sensibilities, the 1945 draft was officially called the "1944 Preferred Negotiations List" by the league.
The 1947 NFL draft was held on December 16, 1946, at the Commodore Hotel in New York City, New York.
The 1949 NFL draft was held on December 21, 1948, at The Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia. The draft was preceded by a secret draft meeting held November 15, 1948, at the Hotel Schenley in Pittsburgh.
The 1956 NFL draft had its first three rounds held on November 28, 1955, at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and its final twenty-seven rounds on January 17–18, 1956, at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California
The 1957 NFL draft had its first four rounds held on November 26, 1956, at the Warwick Hotel in Philadelphia and its final twenty-six rounds on January 31, 1957 at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel also in Philadelphia.
The 1958 NFL draft had its first four rounds held on December 2, 1957, and its final twenty-six rounds on January 28, 1958. Both sessions were held at the Warwick Hotel in Philadelphia.
The 1937 NFL draft was the second draft held by the National Football League (NFL). The draft took place December 12, 1936, at the Hotel Lincoln in New York City. The draft consisted of 10 rounds, with 100 player selections, two of which would later become members of the Professional Football Hall of Fame. Notable for this draft were the league's draft selections for a planned expansion team, the Cleveland Rams, who were admitted into the league prior to the 1937 season. The Philadelphia Eagles used the first overall pick to select back Sam Francis, but ended up trading him to Chicago Bears two months later.
The 1972 NFL draft was the thirty-seventh annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible football players. The draft was held on February 1 and 2 at the Essex House in New York City, New York.
The 1942 NFL draft was held on December 22, 1941, at the Palmer House Hotel in Chicago. Two members of the draft class have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Bill Dudley, the first overall selection by the Pittsburgh Steelers, and Mac Speedie, 135th overall selection by the Detroit Lions. Additionally, one member of the draft class became a Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame college basketball coach, Ralph Miller. Miller was selected 167th pick overall by the Brooklyn Dodgers after successful careers at Kansas on the school's football and basketball teams.
The 1938 NFL draft was held on December 12, 1937, at the Sherman House Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. The draft consisted of 12 rounds and 110 player selections. It began with the Cleveland Rams using the first overall pick of the draft to select Corbett Davis.
The 1963 NFL draft was held at the Sheraton in Chicago, Illinois, on Monday, December 3, 1962.