1946 NFL draft
1946 NFL draft
General information
Date January 14, 1946
Overview
300 total selectionsin 32 rounds
Most selections (30) each team made 30 picks
Fewest selections (30) each team made 30 picks
←1945 1947 →
The 1946 NFL draft was held on January 14, 1946, at the Commodore Hotel in New York City, New York .
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. 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 Round 1–6 Rnd. Pick Team Player Pos. College Notes 1 1 Boston Yanks Frank Dancewicz QB Notre Dame Bonus lottery pick 1 2 Chicago Cardinals Dub Jones †B Tulane 1 3 Pittsburgh Steelers Doc Blanchard FB Army 1 4 Chicago Bears Johnny Lujack †QB Notre Dame 1 5 New York Giants George Connor ‡†T Notre Dame 1 6 Green Bay Packers Johnny Strzykalski †B Marquette 1 7 Philadelphia Eagles Leo Riggs B USC 1 8 Detroit Lions Bill Dellastatious B Missouri 1 9 Washington Redskins Cal Rossi B UCLA 1 10 Los Angeles Rams Emil Sitko HB Notre Dame 2 11 Chicago Cardinals Mac Wenskunas C Illinois 2 12 Boston Yanks Nick Scollard E St. Joseph's (IN) 2 13 Pittsburgh Steelers Clark, GeorgeGeorgeClark B Duke 2 14 Chicago Bears Jules Rykovich B Illinois 2 15 New York Giants Jones, ElmerElmerJones G Wake Forest 3 16 Chicago Cardinals Elmer Angsman †B Notre Dame 3 17 Boston Yanks McClure, BusterBusterMcClure T Nevada 3 18 Pittsburgh Steelers Harmon Rowe B San Francisco 3 19 Chicago Bears Frank Broyles QB Georgia Tech 3 20 New York Giants Rodgers, HoseaHoseaRodgers B North Carolina 3 21 Green Bay Packers Bob Nussbaumer B Michigan 3 22 Detroit Lions Russ Thomas T Ohio State 3 23 Philadelphia Eagles Gray, GordonGordonGray E USC 3 24 Washington Redskins Stan Kozlowski B Holy Cross 3 25 Los Angeles Rams Don Samuel B Oregon State 4 26 Chicago Cardinals Hamilton Nichols G Rice 4 27 Boston Yanks Jack Breslin B Michigan State 4 28 Pittsburgh Steelers Joe Tepsic B Penn State 4 29 Chicago Bears Knotts, ErnestErnestKnotts G Duke 4 30 New York Giants Paul Duke C Georgia Tech 5 31 Chicago Cardinals Joe Golding B Oklahoma 5 32 Boston Yanks Bourgeois, GastonGastonBourgeois B Tulane 5 33 Pittsburgh Steelers Seiferling, JackJackSeiferling B Utah State 5 34 Chicago Bears Don Schneider B Penn 5 35 New York Giants Pete Stout B TCU 5 36 Green Bay Packers Ed Cody B Purdue 5 37 Philadelphia Eagles Walt Slater B Tennessee 5 38 Detroit Lions Harris, DaveDaveHarris E Wake Forest 5 39 Washington Redskins Adelt, GayGayAdelt B Utah 5 40 Los Angeles Rams Don Paul †C UCLA 6 41 Chicago Cardinals Dickey, LenLenDickey T Texas A&M 6 42 Boston Yanks Tigart, ThurmanThurmanTigart G Oklahoma 6 43 Pittsburgh Steelers Marion Woods G Clemson 6 44 Chicago Bears Ted Scruggs E Rice 6 45 New York Giants Lalikos, JimJimLalikos T Brown 6 46 Green Bay Packers John Ferraro T USC 6 47 Detroit Lions Eddins, JoeJoeEddins G Auburn 6 48 Philadelphia Eagles Felto Prewitt C Tulsa 6 49 Washington Redskins Trojanowski, WaltWaltTrojanowski B Connecticut 6 50 Los Angeles Rams Oestreich, AceAceOestreich B California
Round 7 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 51 Chicago Cardinals Pat Lenshan End Tennessee 52 Boston Yanks Ed Mieszkowski Tackle Notre Dame 53 Pittsburgh Steelers Tom Reinhardt Tackle Minnesota 54 Chicago Bears Wendell Beard Tackle California 55 New York Giants Jim Plyler Tackle Texas 56 Green Bay Packers Art Renner End Michigan 57 Philadelphia Eagles George Robotham End UCLA 58 Detroit Lions Pete Berezney Tackle Notre Dame 59 Washington Redskins Bob Hendren Tackle USC 60 Los Angeles Rams Dolly King End Georgia
Round 8 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 61 Chicago Cardinals Phil Tinsley End Alabama 62 Boston Yanks Chet Lipka End Boston College 63 Pittsburgh Steelers Joe Ponsetto Back Michigan 64 Chicago Bears John Ziegler Back Colorado 65 New York Giants Gene Roberts Back Chattanooga 66 Green Bay Packers Bert Cole Tackle Oklahoma A&M 67 Detroit Lions Keith DeCourcey Back Washington 68 Philadelphia Eagles Jim Lecture Guard Northwestern 69 Washington Redskins George Callanan Back USC 70 Los Angeles Rams Joe Whisler Back Ohio State
Round 9 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 71 Chicago Cardinals Jake Colhouer Guard Oklahoma A&M 72 Boston Yanks Al Dekdebrun Back Cornell 73 Pittsburgh Steelers Bob Evans Back Penn 74 Chicago Bears Walt Dropo End Connecticut 75 New York Giants Mike Harris Guard Mississippi State 76 Green Bay Packers Grant Darnell Guard Texas A&M 77 Philadelphia Eagles Ernie Lewis Back Colorado 78 Detroit Lions Bill Hedges Tackle West Texas State 79 Washington Redskins Bob Skoglund End Notre Dame 80 Los Angeles Rams Mike Schumchyk End Arkansas
Round 10 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 81 Chicago Cardinals Tom Barber Tackle Chattanooga 82 Boston Yanks Rex John Tackle Wisconsin 83 Pittsburgh Steelers Mel Bonwell Back Central (IA) 84 Chicago Bears Bill Harris Center Auburn 85 New York Giants Walt Clay Back Colorado 86 Green Bay Packers Joe McAfee Back Holy Cross 87 Detroit Lions Thornton Dixon Tackle Ohio State 88 Philadelphia Eagles Al Vandeweghe End William & Mary 89 Washington Redskins Jake Leicht Back Oregon 90 Los Angeles Rams Joe Signaigo Guard Notre Dame
Round 11 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 91 Chicago Cardinals Dick Loepfe Tackle Wisconsin 92 Boston Yanks Bob West Back Colorado 93 Pittsburgh Steelers Doc Holloway Guard William & Mary 94 Chicago Bears Eddie Allen Back Penn 95 New York Giants Warren Amling Guard Ohio State 96 Green Bay Packers Steve Conroy Back Holy Cross 97 Philadelphia Eagles Bill Iancelli End Franklin & Marshall 98 Detroit Lions Bob Stevens Back Oregon State 99 Washington Redskins Chick Maggioli Back Illinois 100 Los Angeles Rams Tom Phillips Back Ohio State
Round 12 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 101 Chicago Cardinals Venton Yablonski Back Columbia 102 Boston Yanks Max Dodge End Nevada 103 Pittsburgh Steelers Carroll Owen Back Catawba 104 Chicago Bears Frank Bauman End Illinois 105 New York Giants Al Bush Tackle Duke 106 Green Bay Packers Bill Hildebrand End Mississippi State 107 Detroit Lions Pat Farris Tackle Texas Tech 108 Philadelphia Eagles Pat McHugh Back Georgia Tech 109 Washington Redskins Monte Moncrief Tackle Texas A&M 110 Los Angeles Rams Ted Strojny Tackle Holy Cross
Round 13 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 111 Chicago Cardinals Lee Lewis Back Washington 112 Boston Yanks Joe Kirkland Tackle Virginia 113 Pittsburgh Steelers George Poppin Tackle New Mexico 114 Chicago Bears Reed Nostrum Tackle Utah 115 New York Giants Bob Reiman Back Oregon State 116 Green Bay Packers Tom Hand Center Iowa 117 Philadelphia Eagles John Wingender Back Washington 118 Detroit Lions Paul Copoulos Back Marquette 119 Washington Redskins Joe Tereshinski End Georgia 120 Los Angeles Rams George Strohmeyer Center Notre Dame
Round 14 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 121 Chicago Cardinals Bob Russell Back Miami (OH) 122 Boston Yanks Ralph Ventresco Back Penn State 123 Pittsburgh Steelers Bob McCain End Ole Miss 124 Chicago Bears Dick Chatterton Back BYU 125 New York Giants Bob Hazelhurst Back Denver 126 Green Bay Packers George Hills Guard Georgia Tech 127 Detroit Lions Ty Irby Back Auburn 128 Philadelphia Eagles Homer Paine Tackle Tulsa 129 Washington Redskins Stan Sprague End Illinois 130 Los Angeles Rams Bob Palladino Back Notre Dame
Round 15 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 131 Chicago Cardinals Fred Rovai Guard Notre Dame 132 Boston Yanks John Furey Tackle Boston College 133 Pittsburgh Steelers Tom Tallchief Tackle Oklahoma 134 Chicago Bears Johnny Timko Center Temple 135 New York Giants Stan Stapley Tackle Utah 136 Green Bay Packers Jim Hough Back Clemson 137 Philadelphia Eagles John Kerns Tackle Ohio 138 Detroit Lions Pat Thrash End South Carolina 139 Washington Redskins Harry Adelman End USC 140 Los Angeles Rams Dick Lorenz End Oregon State
Round 16 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 141 Chicago Cardinals Ray Evans Tackle Texas Western 142 Boston Yanks Bill Swiacki End Columbia 143 Pittsburgh Steelers Al Perl Back Youngstown State 144 Chicago Bears Ted Hazelwood Tackle North Carolina 145 New York Giants Nick Terlizzi Tackle Alabama 146 Green Bay Packers Dean Gaines Tackle Georgia Tech 147 Detroit Lions Kelly Mote End Duke 148 Philadelphia Eagles Buddy Hubbard Back William & Mary 149 Washington Redskins Bob Butchofsky Back Texas A&M 150 Los Angeles Rams Larry Bouley Back Georgia
Round 17 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 151 Chicago Cardinals Bob Loubie Back Miami (OH) 152 Boston Yanks Charley Tiedeman Back Brown 153 Pittsburgh Steelers Russ Lopez Center West Virginia 154 Chicago Bears Dick Johnson Center Baylor 155 New York Giants Ray Justak Guard Northwestern 156 Green Bay Packers J. P. Miller Guard Georgia 157 Philadelphia Eagles Allen Smith Back Tulsa 158 Detroit Lions Bill Scrugg Back Rice 159 Washington Redskins Mike Prashaw Tackle Michigan 160 Los Angeles Rams Gasper Urban Guard Notre Dame
Round 18 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 161 Chicago Cardinals Frank Irwin Tackle Duke 162 Boston Yanks Don Alverez Guard Dartmouth 163 Pittsburgh Steelers Buck Garrison Guard Wake Forest 164 Chicago Bears Art Boettcher Back Shurtleff 165 New York Giants Bob Morris Back USC 166 Green Bay Packers Boyd Morse End Arizona 167 Detroit Lions Ben Wall Back Central Michigan 168 Philadelphia Eagles Bernie Millham End Fordham 169 Washington Redskins Ed Robnett Back Texas Tech 170 Los Angeles Rams Bob Wise Guard Colorado
Round 19 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 171 Chicago Cardinals Pride Ratterree Guard Wake Forest 172 Boston Yanks Jack Burns Back Temple 173 Pittsburgh Steelers Bill Cloud Tackle Temple 174 Chicago Bears Tom Gallagher Back Illinois 175 New York Giants Tom Loflin End LSU 176 Green Bay Packers Joe Bradford Center USC 177 Philadelphia Eagles Lawrence Mauss Center Utah 178 Detroit Lions Merlin Kispert Back Minnesota 179 Washington Redskins LaMar Dykstra Back Colorado 180 Los Angeles Rams Jerry Ford End Notre Dame
Round 20 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 181 Chicago Cardinals Bill Heywood Back Notre Dame 182 Boston Yanks Frank Ruggerio Back Notre Dame 183 Pittsburgh Steelers Mike Garbinski Back Penn State 184 Chicago Bears Johnny Adams Back Denver 185 New York Giants Dick Kelly Back Minnesota 186 Green Bay Packers Bill DeRosa Back Boston College 187 Detroit Lions Don Malmberg Tackle UCLA 188 Philadelphia Eagles Dave Butcher Back William & Mary 189 Washington Redskins Bob Ward Back San Jose State 190 Los Angeles Rams Bob Albrecht Back Marquette
Round 21 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 191 Chicago Cardinals Al Traught Back Miami (OH) 192 Boston Yanks Jack Price Back Baylor 193 Pittsburgh Steelers Charley Loiacano Center Lafayette 194 Chicago Bears Dean Widseth Tackle Bemidji State 195 New York Giants Mel Patton Back Santa Clara 196 Green Bay Packers Ralph Grant Back Bucknell 197 Philadelphia Eagles Don Fabling Back Colorado 198 Detroit Lions Ned Maloney End Purdue 199 Washington Redskins John Pehar Tackle USC 200 Los Angeles Rams Cliff Lewis Back Duke
Round 22 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 201 Chicago Cardinals Clem Andrulewicz Tackle Villanova 202 Boston Yanks Ike Igleheart Guard Tulane 203 Pittsburgh Steelers George Johnson Tackle Pittsburgh 204 Chicago Bears George Kochins Tackle Bucknell 205 New York Giants Bill Stiers Back UCLA 206 Green Bay Packers Howie Brown Guard Indiana 207 Detroit Lions Jack Simmons Back Detroit 208 Philadelphia Eagles George Feldman Back Tufts 209 Washington Redskins Roger Robinson Back Syracuse 210 Los Angeles Rams Bob Richardson Tackle Marquette
Round 23 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 211 Chicago Cardinals Adam Rakowski End Penn 212 Boston Yanks Bill Levitt Center Miami (FL) 213 Pittsburgh Steelers Bill Leitheiser Guard Duke 214 Chicago Bears Al Hoisch Back Stanford 215 New York Giants Vernon Hare Back Santa Clara 216 Green Bay Packers Andy Kosmac Center LSU 217 Philadelphia Eagles Ed Cameron Guard Miami (FL) 218 Detroit Lions Joe Pulte End Detroit 219 Washington Redskins Charley Cadenhead Center Mississippi State 220 Los Angeles Rams Derald Lebow Back Oklahoma
Round 24 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 221 Chicago Cardinals Jack McKenzie Back Northwestern 222 Boston Yanks Mike Karmazin End Duke 223 Pittsburgh Steelers Roger Adams Center Florida 224 Chicago Bears Visco Grgich End Santa Clara 225 New York Giants Neil Scully Back Dayton 226 Green Bay Packers Maurice Stacy Back Washington 227 Detroit Lions Bob Funderberg Back Northwestern 228 Philadelphia Eagles Charley Steed Back Arkansas–Monticello 229 Washington Redskins Bob Rados Guard Santa Clara 230 Los Angeles Rams Bill Lippincott Back Washington State
Round 25 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 231 Chicago Cardinals Tom Worthington Tackle Tulsa 232 Boston Yanks Chet Latcham Guard Denver 233 Pittsburgh Steelers Bob Verkins Back Tulsa 234 Chicago Bears Allen Richards Back Cincinnati 235 New York Giants George Miller Tackle Denver 236 Green Bay Packers Chick Davidson Tackle Cornell 237 Philadelphia Eagles Ed Grygiel Back Dartmouth 238 Detroit Lions Ed Stacco Tackle Colgate 239 Washington Redskins Charlie Webb End LSU 240 Los Angeles Rams Kay Jamison End Florida
Round 26 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 241 Chicago Cardinals Jim Vugrin Guard Tennessee 242 Boston Yanks Gordon Botsford End Boston University 243 Pittsburgh Steelers Clarence Castle Back Ole Miss 244 Chicago Bears Jess Tunstill Back Kentucky 245 New York Giants Barney White End Tulsa 246 Green Bay Packers John Norton Back Washington 247 Detroit Lions Roger Anderson Guard Oregon State 248 Philadelphia Eagles Ben Raimondi Back Indiana 249 Washington Redskins Marion Flanagan Back Texas A&M 250 Los Angeles Rams D. J. Gambrell Center Alabama
Round 27 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 251 Chicago Cardinals Jesse Herschbarger End SMU 252 Boston Yanks John Kauffman Guard Oregon 253 Pittsburgh Steelers Marchi Marino Tackle Penn State 254 Chicago Bears Ken Smock Back Purdue 255 New York Giants Butch Kalens Guard Illinois 256 Green Bay Packers Ed Holtsinger Back Georgia Tech 257 Philadelphia Eagles Sam Bailey End Georgia 258 Detroit Lions Chuck Murdock End Georgia Tech 259 Washington Redskins Roland Phillips Tackle Georgia Tech 260 Los Angeles Rams Joe Ben Dickey Back Colorado
Round 28 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 261 Chicago Cardinals Newman Ledbetter Tackle Texas Tech 262 Boston Yanks Don Gleasner End Maryland 263 Pittsburgh Steelers Bob Hansen End UCLA 264 Chicago Bears Howard Weldon Guard North Carolina 265 New York Giants Charlie Ellis Back Virginia 266 Green Bay Packers Joe Campbell End Holy Cross 267 Detroit Lions Dick Van Duesen Center Minnesota 268 Philadelphia Eagles Bob Long Back Tennessee 269 Washington Redskins Jim Hallmark Back Texas A&M 270 Los Angeles Rams Marty Grbovaz End San Francisco
Round 29 Pick # NFL team Player Position College 271 Chicago Cardinals Alton Baldwin End Arkansas 272 Boston Yanks Carl McKinnon Guard Dartmouth 273 Pittsburgh Steelers Larry Graves Tackle Newberry 274 Chicago Bears Johnny Cook Back Georgia 275 New York Giants Steve Lucas End Duke 276 Green Bay Packers Francis Saunders Tackle Clemson 277 Philadelphia Eagles Bill Fisher Tackle Harvard 278 Detroit Lions Bill Agnew Back California 279 Washington Redskins Fay Mills Tackle Alabama 280 Los Angeles Rams Jay Perrin Tackle USC
Round 30 Round 31 Rnd. Pick Team Player Pos. College Notes 31 291 Green Bay Packers Clymer, RalphRalphClymer G Purdue 31 292 Philadelphia Eagles John Itzel B Pittsburgh 31 293 Detroit Lions Palesse, OrlandoOrlandoPalesse E Marquette 31 294 Washington Redskins Takesian, SarkisSarkisTakesian B California 31 295 Los Angeles Rams Cowan, DaleDaleCowan T Kansas State
Round 32 Rnd. Pick Team Player Pos. College Notes 32 296 Green Bay Packers Henderson, JoervinJoervinHenderson C Missouri 32 297 Detroit Lions Schellstede, OtisOtisSchellstede G Oklahoma A&M 32 298 Philadelphia Eagles Kirkman, LarryLarryKirkman B Boston University 32 299 Washington Redskins Mike Campbell E Ole Miss 32 300 Los Angeles Rams West, JohnJohnWest B Oklahoma
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.
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