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] 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[ 6] 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.[ 7] 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 . ^ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant . ^ 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 .
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