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National Football League draft
The 1954 NFL draft was held on January 28, 1954, at The Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia .[ 1] [ 2]
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.[ 3] The draft lottery was won by Cleveland, who selected quarterback Bobby Garrett .
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
86
Chicago Cardinals
Paul Larson
Back
California
87
Green Bay Packers
Jimmie Williams
Tackle
Texas Tech
88
Baltimore Colts
Dennis McCotter
Guard
Detroit
89
New York Giants
Ralph Starkey
Tackle
West Virginia
90
Chicago Bears
Tom Garlington
Tackle
Arkansas
91
Pittsburgh Steelers
Paul Cameron
Back
UCLA
92
Washington Redskins
Bill Marker
End
West Virginia
93
Philadelphia Eagles
Dan Hunter
Tackle
Florida
94
Los Angeles Rams
George Black
End
Washington
95
Cleveland Browns
Bill Barbish
Back
Tennessee
96
Cleveland Browns
Charlie Harris
Back
Georgia
97
Detroit Lions
Milt Davis
Back
UCLA
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
98
Chicago Cardinals
Dean Chambers
Tackle
Washington
99
Green Bay Packers
Dave Davis
End
Georgia Tech
100
New York Giants
Pete O'Garra
End
UCLA
101
Baltimore Colts
Bob Adams
Guard
Shippensburg
102
Chicago Bears
Paul Giel
Halfback
Minnesota
103
Pittsburgh Steelers
Joe Zombek
End
Pittsburgh
104
Washington Redskins
Jerry Minnick
Tackle
Nebraska
105
Philadelphia Eagles
Phil Branch
Guard
Texas
106
Los Angeles Rams
Alex Bravo
Back
Cal Poly
107
San Francisco 49ers
Ted Connolly
Guard
Tulsa
108
Cleveland Browns
Tom Jones
Tackle
Miami (OH)
109
Detroit Lions
Bob Lawson
Back
Cal Poly
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
110
Chicago Cardinals
Tommy Lewis
Back
Alabama
111
Green Bay Packers
Gene Knutson
End
Michigan
112
Baltimore Colts
Bob Schoonmaker
Back
Missouri
113
New York Giants
John Steinberg
End
Stanford
114
Chicago Bears
D. C. Andrews
End
Hardin–Simmons
115
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bob Fisher
Tackle
Tennessee
116
Washington Redskins
Merrill Green
Back
Oklahoma
117
Los Angeles Rams
Ed Hughes
Back
Tulsa
118
Los Angeles Rams
Joe Katchik
End
Notre Dame
119
Cleveland Browns
Don Goss
Guard
SMU
120
Cleveland Browns
Tom Pagna
Back
Miami (OH)
121
Detroit Lions
Jack Carroll
End
Holy Cross
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
122
Chicago Cardinals
Homer Smith
Back
Princeton
123
Green Bay Packers
Ken Hall
End
North Texas State
124
New York Giants
Tom Fitzpatrick
Guard
Villanova
125
Baltimore Colts
Bob Leberman
Back
Syracuse
126
Chicago Bears
Ron Wallin
Back
Minnesota
127
Pittsburgh Steelers
Lou Cimarolli
Back
Pittsburgh
128
Washington Redskins
Gene Wilson
Back
South Carolina
129
Philadelphia Eagles
Dave McLaughlin
End
Dartmouth
130
Los Angeles Rams
Duane Wardlow
Tackle
Washington
131
San Francisco 49ers
John Skocko
End
USC
132
Cleveland Browns
Max Schuebel
Tackle
Rice
133
Detroit Lions
Milt Schwenk
Tackle
Washington State
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
134
Chicago Cardinals
Howard Pitt
End
Duke
135
Green Bay Packers
Bill Oliver
Back
Alabama
136
Baltimore Colts
Don Chelf
Tackle
Iowa
137
New York Giants
Wendell Gulseth
Tackle
Wisconsin
138
Chicago Bears
Joe Faragalli
Guard
Villanova
139
Pittsburgh Steelers
Don Fritz
End
Cincinnati
140
Washington Redskins
Ben Dunkerley
Tackle
West Virginia
141
Philadelphia Eagles
Dick Clasby
Back
Harvard
142
Los Angeles Rams
Jack Maultsby
Tackle
North Carolina
143
San Francisco 49ers
Hal Easterwood
Center
Mississippi State
144
Cleveland Browns
Tom Bruenich
Tackle
Maryland
145
Detroit Lions
Bob Hartman
Tackle
Oregon State
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
146
Chicago Cardinals
Les Goble
Back
Alfred
147
Green Bay Packers
Mike Takacs
Guard
Ohio State
148
New York Giants
Bob Topp
End
Michigan
149
Baltimore Colts
Chuck McMillan
Back
John Carroll
150
Chicago Bears
Julius Seaholm
Guard
Texas
151
Pittsburgh Steelers
Charles Lattimer
Center
Maryland
152
Washington Redskins
Roger Dornburg
Back
Wisconsin
153
Philadelphia Eagles
Joe Mehalick
Tackle
Virginia
154
Los Angeles Rams
Sam Hensley
End
Georgia Tech
155
San Francisco 49ers
Morgan Williams
Guard
TCU
156
Cleveland Browns
George Cummins
Tackle
Tulane
157
Detroit Lions
Jim Swierczek
Back
Marshall
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
158
Chicago Cardinals
Sammy Dumas
Guard
Arkansas
159
Green Bay Packers
Kosse Johnson
Back
Rice
160
Baltimore Colts
Ordell Braase
Tackle
South Dakota
161
New York Giants
Bobby Epps
Back
Pittsburgh
162
Chicago Bears
Ken Miller
Back
Illinois
163
Pittsburgh Steelers
Roger Bradford
End
Waynesburg
164
Washington Redskins
Roger Nelson
Tackle
Oklahoma
165
Philadelphia Eagles
Hal Patterson
Back
Kansas
166
Los Angeles Rams
Mitchell Johnson
Back
Bishop
167
San Francisco 49ers
Sammy Williams
Back
California
168
Cleveland Browns
Jim Head
Back
Iowa
169
Detroit Lions
Ray Novak
Back
Nebraska
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
170
Chicago Cardinals
Cecil Harp
End
Pacific
171
San Francisco 49ers
Ed Gossage
Tackle
Georgia Tech
172
New York Giants
Jim Swan
Guard
Denver
173
Baltimore Colts
Joe D'Agostino
Guard
Florida
174
Chicago Bears
Harlon Hill
End
Florence State
175
Pittsburgh Steelers
Tom Drake
Guard
Chattanooga
176
Washington Redskins
Hugh Merck
Tackle
South Carolina
177
Philadelphia Eagles
Ray McKown
Back
TCU
178
Los Angeles Rams
Ed Elliot
Back
Richmond
179
San Francisco 49ers
Sam Palumbo
Guard
Notre Dame
180
Cleveland Browns
Chet Lyssy
Back
Hardin–Simmons
181
Detroit Lions
Kirk Hinderlider
End
Colorado A&M
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
182
Chicago Cardinals
Al Kilgore
Tackle
Kent State
183
Green Bay Packers
Des Koch
Back
USC
184
Baltimore Colts
Alex Sandusky
End
Clarion
185
New York Giants
George Rice
Back
Iowa
186
Chicago Bears
Earl Lindley
Back
Utah State
187
Pittsburgh Steelers
Cas Krol
Tackle
Detroit
188
Washington Redskins
Gilmer Spring
End
Texas
189
Philadelphia Eagles
Charlie Grant
Center
Utah
190
Los Angeles Rams
Roger Frey
Tackle
Georgia Tech
191
San Francisco 49ers
Bobby Fiveash
Back
Florida State
192
Cleveland Browns
Rich Raidel
Guard
Kent State
193
Detroit Lions
Bob Chuoke
Tackle
Houston
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
194
Chicago Cardinals
Jack Troxell
Back
Arkansas
195
Green Bay Packers
J. D. Roberts
Guard
Oklahoma
196
New York Giants
Jackie Parker
Back
Mississippi State
197
Baltimore Colts
Tommy Adkins
Center
Kentucky
198
Chicago Bears
Lou Woodard
Center
Sam Houston State
199
Pittsburgh Steelers
Joe Fulwyler
Center
Oregon State
200
Washington Redskins
Jerry Coody
Back
Baylor
201
Philadelphia Eagles
Bob Knowles
Tackle
Baylor
202
Los Angeles Rams
Ed Wilhelm
Center
Houston
203
San Francisco 49ers
Carl Kautz
Tackle
Texas Tech
204
Cleveland Browns
Howard Chapman
Tackle
Florida
205
Detroit Lions
Rick Kaser
Back
Toledo
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
206
Chicago Cardinals
Dick Young
Back
Chattanooga
207
Green Bay Packers
Emery Barnes
End
Oregon
208
Baltimore Colts
Dick Shinaut
Back
Texas Western
209
New York Giants
Crawford Mims
Guard
Ole Miss
210
Chicago Bears
McNeil Moore
Back
Sam Houston State
211
Pittsburgh Steelers
Don Penza
End
Notre Dame
212
Washington Redskins
Walt Cudzik
Center
Purdue
213
Philadelphia Eagles
Sam Mrvos
Guard
Georgia
214
Los Angeles Rams
Stan Sheriff
Center
Cal Poly
215
San Francisco 49ers
Morris Kay
End
Kansas
216
Cleveland Browns
Bill Wohrman
Back
South Carolina
217
Detroit Lions
Norm Hayes
Tackle
College of Idaho
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
218
Chicago Cardinals
Jerry Sazio
Tackle
William & Mary
219
Green Bay Packers
Ken Hall
Center
Springfield
220
New York Giants
Bob King
Guard
South Carolina
221
Baltimore Colts
Charley Wenzlau
End
Miami (OH)
222
Chicago Bears
Jim Lum
Tackle
Louisiana Tech
223
Pittsburgh Steelers
Don Rydalch
Back
Utah
224
Washington Redskins
Jerry Witt
Back
Wisconsin
225
Philadelphia Eagles
Jerry Clem
Guard
SMU
226
Los Angeles Rams
Frank Givens
Tackle
Georgia Tech
227
San Francisco 49ers
Bob Edmiston
Tackle
Temple
228
Cleveland Browns
John Taylor
Center
Austin
229
Detroit Lions
Buster Graves
Tackle
Arkansas
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
230
Chicago Cardinals
Stan Huntsman
Back
Wabash
231
Green Bay Packers
Lowell Herbert
Guard
Pacific
232
Baltimore Colts
Raymond Berry
Split end
SMU
233
New York Giants
Gene Snipes
End
Austin
234
Chicago Bears
Jim Ladd
End
Bowling Green
235
Pittsburgh Steelers
Fred Prender
Back
West Chester
236
Washington Redskins
Sam Morley
End
Stanford
237
Philadelphia Eagles
Tommy Bailes
Back
Houston
238
Los Angeles Rams
Bob Dougherty
Back
Cincinnati
239
San Francisco 49ers
Frank DePietro
Back
Georgia
240
Cleveland Browns
Hugh Pierce
Center
NC State
241
Detroit Lions
Jim Durrant
Guard
Utah
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
242
Chicago Cardinals
Jim Stander
Tackle
Colorado
243
Green Bay Packers
Art Liebscher
Back
Pacific
244
New York Giants
Rex Corless
Back
Michigan State
245
Baltimore Colts
Bob Lade
Guard
Peru State
246
Chicago Bears
Sonny Cleere
Tackle
Abilene Christian
247
Pittsburgh Steelers
Dan Tassotti
Tackle
Miami (FL)
248
Washington Redskins
John Cavaglieri
Tackle
North Texas State
249
Philadelphia Eagles
Johnny Crouch
End
TCU
250
Los Angeles Rams
Jerry Cooper
Tackle
West Virginia
251
San Francisco 49ers
Howard Alsup
Tackle
Middle Tennessee
252
Cleveland Browns
Jim Baughman
Guard
Illinois
253
Detroit Lions
Jack Kistler
Back
Duke
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
254
Chicago Cardinals
Ledio Fanucchi
Tackle
Fresno State
255
Green Bay Packers
Willie Buford
Tackle
Morgan State
256
Baltimore Colts
Bob Meyer
Tackle
Ohio State
257
New York Giants
Joe Collier
End
Northwestern
258
Chicago Bears
Charlie Sumner
Back
William & Mary
259
Pittsburgh Steelers
John Lapsley
Guard
Northeastern
260
Washington Redskins
Max Schmaling
Back
Purdue
261
Philadelphia Eagles
Jim Wojciehowski
End
Purdue
262
Los Angeles Rams
Ray Pacer
Tackle
Purdue
263
San Francisco 49ers
Ralph Reynolds
Back
North Texas State
264
Cleveland Browns
Lloyd Caudle
Back
Duke
265
Detroit Lions
Dewey Brundage
End
BYU
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
266
Chicago Cardinals
Charley Oakley
Back
LSU
267
Green Bay Packers
Clint Sathrum
Back
St. Olaf
268
New York Giants
Pete Mangum
Back
Ole Miss
269
Baltimore Colts
Leon Hardeman
Back
Georgia Tech
270
Chicago Bears
Herm Lee
Tackle
Florida A&M
271
Pittsburgh Steelers
Joe Pascarella
Tackle
Penn State
272
Washington Redskins
Pete Carrieri
Guard
Villanova
273
Philadelphia Eagles
Harold Lofton
Back
Ole Miss
274
Los Angeles Rams
Don Marks
Back
California
275
San Francisco 49ers
LeRoy Fenstemaker
Back
Rice
276
Cleveland Browns
Bob Mischak
End
Army
277
Detroit Lions
Jack Shanafelt
Tackle
Penn
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
278
Chicago Cardinals
Lou Sawchik
End
Ohio
279
Green Bay Packers
Marv Tennefoss
End
Stanford
280
Baltimore Colts
Don Kerlin
Back
Concordia (Moorhead)
281
New York Giants
Bill Harris
Tackle
LSU
282
Chicago Bears
Bill Jarrett
Back
West Virginia
283
Pittsburgh Steelers
Jack Flanagan
End
Detroit
284
Washington Redskins
Will Renfro
End
Memphis State
285
Philadelphia Eagles
Nate Gressette
Tackle
Clemson
286
Los Angeles Rams
Ed Brookman
Tackle
West Virginia
287
San Francisco 49ers
Jerry Daniels
Tackle
Tennessee Tech
288
Cleveland Browns
Johnny Gramling
Back
South Carolina
289
Detroit Lions
Bobby Burrows
Guard
Duke
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
290
Chicago Cardinals
Jerry Marchand
Back
LSU
291
Green Bay Packers
John Smalley
Tackle
Alabama
292
New York Giants
Bill Baker
Back
Washburn
293
Baltimore Colts
Pepper Rodgers
Back
Georgia Tech
294
Chicago Bears
Tom Feamster
End
Florida State
295
Pittsburgh Steelers
Jim Barron
Tackle
Mississippi State
296
Washington Redskins
George Rosso
Back
Ohio State
297
Philadelphia Eagles
Ray Zambiasi
Back
Detroit
298
Los Angeles Rams
Dick Miller
Back
Baldwin Wallace
299
San Francisco 49ers
John Platt
Back
Elon
300
Cleveland Browns
Tom Hughes
Tackle
VPI
301
Detroit Lions
Richie Woit
Back
Arkansas State
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
302
Chicago Cardinals
Ralph Carrigan
Center
Alabama
303
Green Bay Packers
Ralph Baierl
Tackle
Maryland
304
Baltimore Colts
Jesus Esparza
Tackle
New Mexico A&M
305
New York Giants
George Van Zandt
Back
Long Beach State
306
Chicago Bears
Lou Petroka
Back
Boston University
307
Pittsburgh Steelers
Joe Varaitis
Back
Penn
308
Washington Redskins
Dorsey Gibson
Back
Oklahoma A&M
309
Philadelphia Eagles
Charley Smith
Back
Baylor
310
Los Angeles Rams
Glenn Holtzman
Tackle
North Texas State
311
San Francisco 49ers
Pete Bello
Center
Pasadena CC
312
Cleveland Browns
Joe Lundy
Guard
Kansas
313
Detroit Lions
Jim George
Tackle
Syracuse
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
314
Chicago Cardinals
John Culver
Back
Harvard
315
Green Bay Packers
Hosea Sims
End
Marquette
316
New York Giants
Bobby Clatterbuck
Back
Houston
317
Baltimore Colts
Bill Sennett
End
Georgia Tech
318
Chicago Bears
Dick Oniskey
Center
Chattanooga
319
Pittsburgh Steelers
Tom Yewcic
Quarterback
Michigan State
320
Washington Redskins
Ken Yarborough
End
North Carolina
321
Philadelphia Eagles
Ben Addiego
Back
Villanova
322
Los Angeles Rams
Entee Shine
End
Notre Dame
323
San Francisco 49ers
Gayford Baker
Guard
Nebraska–Omaha
324
Cleveland Browns
Johnny Mapp
Back
VMI
325
Detroit Lions
Dick Rzeszut
Center
Benedictine
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
326
Chicago Cardinals
Tom Koller
Back
William & Mary
327
Green Bay Packers
Evan Slonac
Back
Michigan State
328
Baltimore Colts
Ray Ecstrom
Center
Westminster (PA)
329
New York Giants
Jim Partridge
Back
Tulane
330
Chicago Bears
P. W. Underwood
Guard
Mississippi State
331
Pittsburgh Steelers
Joe Bush
Guard
Notre Dame
332
Washington Redskins
Ron Hansen
Tackle
Minnesota
333
Philadelphia Eagles
John Gerdes
Tackle
Cornell
334
Los Angeles Rams
Dick Mann
Back
Western Reserve
335
San Francisco 49ers
Bob Garbrecht
Back
Rice
336
Cleveland Browns
Vince Vergara
Back
Army
337
Detroit Lions
Dolph Rutschman
Back
Linfield
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
338
Chicago Cardinals
Bill Albrecht
Back
Washington
339
Green Bay Packers
Jerry Dufek
Tackle
St. Norbert
340
New York Giants
Bill Mote
Tackle
Florida State
341
Baltimore Colts
Claude Taliaferro
Back
Illinois
342
Chicago Bears
Alvin Beale
Back
Trinity (TX)
343
Pittsburgh Steelers
Joe Fagan
Tackle
John Carroll
344
Washington Redskins
Ted Kress
Back
Michigan
345
Philadelphia Eagles
Jack Stone
Back
West Virginia
346
Los Angeles Rams
Dick Dietrick
End
Pittsburgh
347
San Francisco 49ers
Ted Dunn
Back
Murray State
348
Cleveland Browns
Troy Carter
Back
VMI
349
Detroit Lions
Mel Bertrand
Center
Idaho
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
350
Chicago Cardinals
Alex Burl
Back
Colorado A&M
351
Green Bay Packers
Terry Campbell
Back
Washington State
352
Baltimore Colts
Pat Abbruzzi
Back
Rhode Island
353
New York Giants
Jim Gibson
Tackle
USC
354
Chicago Bears
Jim Haluska
Back
Wisconsin
355
Pittsburgh Steelers
Juel Sweatte
Back
Oklahoma
356
Washington Redskins
Don Rondou
Back
Northwestern
357
Philadelphia Eagles
Tommy Woodlee
Back
South Carolina
358
Los Angeles Rams
Frank Metzke
Tackle
Marquette
359
San Francisco 49ers
Don Folks
End
Houston
360
Detroit Lions
Ellis Horton
Back
Eureka
= Pro Bowler[ 4]
= Hall of Famer
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.[ 6]
Notable undrafted players [ edit ]
^ "NFL Draft Locations" . www.footballgeography.com . October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014 .
^ Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015" . Giants.com . New York Giants . Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015 .
^ "Draft History: 1940's" . Pro Football Hall of Fame . Archived from the original on October 1, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2013 .
^ a b c Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
^ John Lattner, 1953 Heisman Trophy winner "Heisman Trophy" . Archived from the original on July 1, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2008 .
^ List of 1970s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame" . Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008 .