1942 NFL Draft
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The 1942
National Football League
Draft
was held on December 22, 1941.
1942 NFL season
The 1942 NFL season was the 23rd regular season of the National Football League. Before the season, many players left for service in World War II, thus depleting the rosters of all the teams....
National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
Draft
NFL Draft
The National Football League Draft is an annual event in which the National Football League teams select eligible college football players and it is their most common source of player recruitment. The basic design of the draft is each team is given a position in the drafting order in reverse order...
was held on December 22, 1941.
Player selections
| = Hall of Fame Pro Football Hall of Fame The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of professional football in the United States with an emphasis on the National Football League . It opened in Canton, Ohio, on September 7, 1963, with 17 charter inductees... r |
Round one
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
Bill Dudley Bill Dudley William McGarvey "Bullet Bill" Dudley was a professional American football player in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Detroit Lions, and Washington Redskins. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1966.-Early life:Dudley was born in Bluefield, Virginia and... |
Halfback Running back A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running... |
Virginia University of Virginia The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson... |
| 2 | Cleveland Rams | Jack Wilson Jack Wilson (American football) Jack William Wilson was an American football halfback in the National Football League. He was the first round pick by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1942 NFL Draft.-External links:* *... |
Fullback Fullback (American football) A fullback is a position in the offensive backfield in American and Canadian football, and is one of the two running back positions along with the halfback... |
Baylor Baylor University Baylor University is a private, Christian university located in Waco, Texas. Founded in 1845, Baylor is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.-History:... |
| 3 | Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
Pete Kmetovic Pete Kmetovic Peter George Kmetovic was an American football player.A halfback, Kmetovic played college football for Stanford University, helping the team reach the 1941 Rose Bowl. In the game, Kmetovic rushed for 141 yards and returned a punt for a touchdown to lead the Indians to a 21-13 victory over Nebraska... |
Halfback | Stanford Stanford University The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San... |
| 4 | Chicago Cardinals | Steve Lach Steve Lach Steve Lach was an American football player. Lach was among a list of sixty-one nominees to the College Football Hall of Fame in March 1960. He was elected in 1980.-Track and field athlete:... |
Fullback | Duke Duke University Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B... |
| 5 | Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... |
Bob Westfall Bob Westfall Robert Barton "Bullet Bob" Westfall was an American football fullback who played for the University of Michigan and the Detroit Lions . He was a consensus first-team All-American in 1941 and a first-team All-Pro player in 1945... |
Fullback | Michigan University of Michigan The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan... |
| 6 | Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,... |
Spec Sanders Spec Sanders Orban Eugene "Spec" Sanders is a former American football running back, quarterback, and punter in the All America Football Conference and a defensive back in the National Football League for the New York Yanks. He was a one-time Pro Bowler in 1950, his final season, when he led the NFL in... |
Running Back | Texas University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin... |
| 7 | Brooklyn Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) The Brooklyn Dodgers were an American football team that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943, and in 1944 as the Brooklyn Tigers. The team played its home games at Ebbets Field. In 1945, because of financial difficulties, the team was merged with the Boston Yanks... |
Bob Robertson | Running Back | USC University of Southern California The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university... |
| 8 | New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
Merle Hapes Merle Hapes Merle Alison Hapes was a professional American football fullback in the National Football League. He played two seasons for the New York Giants .-External links:... |
Fullback | Mississippi University of Mississippi The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a public, coeducational research university located in Oxford, Mississippi. Founded in 1844, the school is composed of the main campus in Oxford, four branch campuses located in Booneville, Grenada, Tupelo, and Southaven as well as the... |
| 9 | Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
Urban Odson Urban Odson Urban Leroy Odson was an American football tackle in the National Football League who played 44 games for the Green Bay Packers .In 1942, the Green Bay Packers used the 9th pick in the 1st round of the 1942 NFL Draft to sign Odson out of the University of Minnesota... |
Tackle | Minnesota University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557... |
| 10 | Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
Frankie Albert Frankie Albert Frank Cullen "Frankie" Albert was an American football player. He played as a quarterback with the San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League... |
Quarterback Quarterback Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line... |
Stanford |
Round two
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Vern Martin | Back | Texas |
| 12 | Cleveland Rams | Jack "Indian" Jacobs Jack Jacobs "Indian" Jack Jacobs was an American and Canadian football player in the National Football League and Western Interprovincial Football Union. He was a charter member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1963.... |
Back | Oklahoma |
| 13 | Philadelphia Eagles | Vic Lindskog Vic Lindskog Victor J. Lindskog is a former American football offensive lineman in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles.-Background:Victor J. Lindskog was born in Roundup, Montana. He played college football at Stanford University... |
Center | Stanford |
| 14 | Chicago Cardinals | Lloyd Cheatham | Back | Auburn Auburn University Auburn University is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 25,000 students and 1,200 faculty members, it is one of the largest universities in the state. Auburn was chartered on February 7, 1856, as the East Alabama Male College, a private liberal arts... |
| 15 | Detroit Lions | Alf Bauman Alf Bauman Alfred Ernest "Alf" Bauman was an American football player. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. He attended Northwestern University where he played for the Wildcats from 1939-1941... |
Tackle | Northwestern |
Round three
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ken Casanega | Back | Santa Clara Santa Clara University Santa Clara University is a private, not-for-profit, Jesuit-affiliated university located in Santa Clara, California, United States. Chartered by the state of California and accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, it operates in collaboration with the Society of Jesus , whose... |
| 17 | Cleveland Rams | Roger Eason Roger Eason Charles Roger Eason, Jr. was a guard in the National Football League.-Career:Eason was drafted in the third round of the 1942 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Rams and played four seasons with the team, including when the team made the move to Los Angeles, California... |
Tackle | Oklahoma |
| 18 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ted Williams Ted Williams (American football) Theodore Patrick Williams was an American football back in the National Football League. He played for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Boston Yanks .-External links:*... |
Back | Boston College Boston College Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early... |
| 19 | Chicago Cardinals | Wilson "Bud" Schwenk | Back | Washington (St. Louis) |
| 20 | Detroit Lions | Bob Dethman | Back | Oregon State Oregon State University Oregon State University is a coeducational, public research university located in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. The university offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees and a multitude of research opportunities. There are more than 200 academic degree programs offered through the... |
| 21 | Washington Redskins | Rufus Deal Rufus Deal Rufus Copeland Deal was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Auburn University and was drafted in the third round of the 1942 NFL Draft.-External links:... |
Back | Auburn |
| 22 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Curt Mecham | Back | Oregon |
| 23 | New York Giants | Bob Sweiger | Back | Minnesota |
| 24 | Green Bay Packers | Ray Frankowski Ray Frankowski Raymond William "Ray" Frankowski was a guard in the National Football League.-Career:Frankowski was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the third round of the 1942 NFL Draft and played that season with the team... |
Guard | Washington |
| 25 | Chicago Bears | Joe Boratyn | Back | Holy Cross College of the Holy Cross The College of the Holy Cross is an undergraduate Roman Catholic liberal arts college located in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA... |
Round four
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Malcolm Kutner Malcolm Kutner Malcolm James "Mal" Kutner was an American football end in the National Football League , and was selected as the NFL Most Valuable Player in 1948 while playing with the Chicago Cardinals.... |
End | Texas |
| 27 | Cleveland Rams | Len Levy | Guard | Minnesota |
| 28 | Philadelphia Eagles | Gordon Paschka Gordon Paschka Gordon F. Paschka was an American football fullback in the National Football League for the New York Giants and the Phil/Pitt "Steagles", a merger of the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers in 1943 due to players serving in World War II... |
Guard | Minnesota |
| 29 | Chicago Cardinals | Vince Banonis Vince Banonis Vincent Joseph Banonis was an American football center and defensive tackle in the National Football League. He played for the Chicago Cardinals from 1942–1950 and the Detroit Lions from 1951–1953. He attended the University of Detroit. Banonis was elected into the College Football Hall of Fame in... |
Center | Detroit |
| 30 | Detroit Lions | Dom Sanzotta | Back | Case Western Reserve Case Western Reserve University Case Western Reserve University is a private research university located in Cleveland, Ohio, USA... |
Round five
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Curt Sandig | Back | St. Mary's (TX) |
| 32 | Cleveland Rams | Orville Matthews | Back | Oklahoma |
| 33 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ernie Blandin | Tackle | Tulane Tulane Green Wave Green Wave, the nickname of the sports teams of Tulane University, was adopted during the 1920 season, after a song titled The Rolling Green Wave was published in Tulane's student newspaper in 1920. From 1893 to 1919, the athletic teams of Tulane were known as the Olive and Blue for the official... |
| 34 | Chicago Cardinals | Bob Reinhard | Tackle | California |
| 35 | Detroit Lions | Joe Blalock | End | Clemson |
| 36 | Washington Redskins | Joe Zeno Joe Zeno Joseph H. Zeno was an American football guard in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the Boston Yanks.-Early life:... |
Guard | Holy Cross |
| 37 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Vike Francis | Back | Nebraska |
| 38 | New York Giants | Al Blozis Al Blozis Albert Charles Blozis was an American football player who died in World War II.-Early life:Blozis was born in Garfield, New Jersey. He attended William L. Dickinson High School in Jersey City, New Jersey where he became well known for throwing the discus and shot put... |
Tackle | Georgetown Georgetown University Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States... |
| 39 | Green Bay Packers | Bill Green | Back | Iowa |
| 40 | Chicago Bears | Martin Ruby Martin Ruby Martin Owen Ruby was an offensive tackle and defensive tackle for the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers in the All-America Football Conference, New York Yanks of the National Football League, and the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League... |
Defensive tackle | Texas A&M |
Round six
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Charley Greene | Tackle | Tulsa University of Tulsa The University of Tulsa is a private university awarding bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. It is currently ranked 75th among doctoral degree granting universities in the nation by US News and World Report and is listed as one of the "Best 366 Colleges" by... |
| 42 | Cleveland Rams | Mike Sweeney | End | Texas |
| 43 | Philadelphia Eagles | Earl Younglove | End | Washington |
| 44 | Chicago Cardinals | Chal Daniel | Guard | Texas |
| 45 | Detroit Lions | Murray Evans | Back | Hardin-Simmons Hardin-Simmons University Hardin–Simmons University is a private Baptist university located in Abilene, Texas, United States.-History:Hardin–Simmons University was founded as Abilene Baptist College in 1891 by the Sweetwater Baptist Association and a group of cattlemen and pastors who sought to bring Christian higher... |
| 46 | Washington Redskins | Harley McCollum Harley McCollum Harley Raymond McCollum was an American football tackle in the All-America Football Conference for the New York Yankees and Chicago Rockets. He played college football at Tulane University and was drafted in the sixth round of the 1942 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins.... |
Tackle | Tulane |
| 47 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Henry Stanton | End | Arizona |
| 48 | New York Giants | Bob Glass | Back | Tulane |
| 49 | Green Bay Packers | Joe Krivonak Joe Krivonak Joe Krivonak was a professional American football guard. He played for the Miami Seahawks of the All-America Football Conference.... |
Guard | South Carolina |
| 50 | Chicago Bears | H.C. Burrus | End | Hardin-Simmons |
Round seven
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Johnny Butler | Back | Tennessee |
| 52 | Cleveland Rams | Italo Rossi | Tackle | Purdue Purdue University Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and... |
| 53 | Philadelphia Eagles | Billy Sewell | Back | Washington State |
| 54 | Chicago Cardinals | Rupe Thornton | Guard | Santa Clara |
| 55 | Detroit Lions | Tommy Colella Tommy Colella Thomas Anthony Colella was a professional American football defensive back in the National Football League.... |
Back | Canisius |
| 56 | Washington Redskins | Bob Fitch | End | Minnesota |
| 57 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Wayne Goldsmith | Back | Emporia State Emporia State University Emporia State University is a university in the city of Emporia in Lyon County, Kansas, just east of the Flint Hills.- History :... |
| 58 | New York Giants | Tommy Prothro Tommy Prothro James Thompson "Tommy" Prothro, Jr. was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Oregon State University from 1955 to 1964 and at the University of California, Los Angeles from 1965 to 1970, compiling a career college football record of 104–55–5... |
Back | Duke |
| 59 | Green Bay Packers | Preston Johnston | Back | Southern Methodist |
| 60 | Chicago Bears | Bob Jeffries | Guard | Missouri |
Round eight
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Floyd Spendlove | Tackle | Utah |
| 62 | Cleveland Rams | Bob Brumley | Back | Rice Rice University William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University or Rice, is a private research university located on a heavily wooded campus in Houston, Texas, United States... |
| 63 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bill Halverson | Guard | Oregon State |
| 64 | Chicago Cardinals | Doug Renzel | Back | Marquette |
| 65 | Detroit Lions | Joe Franceski | Tackle | Scranton |
| 66 | Washington Redskins | George Peters | Back | Oregon State |
| 67 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Preston Flanagan | End | Texas |
| 68 | New York Giants | Tom Kearns | Tackle | Miami (FL) |
| 69 | Green Bay Packers | Joe Rogers | End | Michigan |
| 70 | Chicago Bears | Frank Maznicki | Back | Boston College |
Round nine
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Rayburn Chase | Back | Missouri |
| 72 | Cleveland Rams | Hubert Ulrich | End | Kansas |
| 73 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ray Graves Ray Graves Samuel Ray Graves is a former American college and professional football player and former college football coach. He is a native of Tennessee and an alumnus of the University of Tennessee, where he played college football... |
Center | Tennessee |
| 74 | Chicago Cardinals | Chet Wetterlund Chet Wetterlund Chester Jerome Wetterlund was an American football halfback and a World War II veteran. He died from a plane crash off the New Jersey coast.-References:*... |
Back | Illinois Wesleyan Illinois Wesleyan University Illinois Wesleyan University is an independent undergraduate university located in Bloomington, Illinois. Founded in 1850, the central portion of the present campus was acquired in 1854 with the first building erected in 1856... |
| 75 | Detroit Lions | Emil Banjavic | Back | Arizona |
| 76 | Washington Redskins | Frank Swiger | Back | Duke |
| 77 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Bob Gifford | Back | Denver |
| 78 | New York Giants | Bob Merker | End | Millikin |
| 79 | Green Bay Packers | Noah Langdale | Tackle | Alabama |
| 80 | Chicago Bears | John Petty John Petty (American football) John Petty was a professional American football fullback in the National Football League. He played one season for the Chicago Bears .... |
Back | Purdue |
Round ten
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ernie Steele Ernie Steele Ernest Raymond Steele was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles, and the "Steagles", a team that resulted in the temporary merger of the Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers in 1943... |
Back | Washington |
| 82 | Cleveland Rams | Bob deLauer | Tackle | USC |
| 83 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jack Stackpool | Back | Washington |
| 84 | Chicago Cardinals | Jud Ringer | End | Minnesota |
| 85 | Detroit Lions | Bill Diehl | Center | Iowa |
| 86 | Washington Redskins | John Goodyear John Goodyear John M. Goodyear was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Marquette University and was drafted in the tenth round of the 1942 NFL Draft.... |
Back | Marquette |
| 87 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Joe Petro | Guard | Muhlenberg |
| 88 | New York Giants | Mike Kopcik | End | Georgetown (DC) |
| 89 | Green Bay Packers | Gene Flick | Center | Minnesota |
| 90 | Chicago Bears | Noah "Moon" Mullins | Back | Kentucky |
Round eleven
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Thornley Wood | Back | Columbia |
| 92 | Cleveland Rams | Ben Hightower | End | Sam Houston State |
| 93 | Philadelphia Eagles | Noble Doss Noble Doss Noble Webster Doss was an American football halfback who played for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Yankees of the All-America Football Conference. He played college football at Texas.-External links:*... |
Back | Texas |
| 94 | Chicago Cardinals | Jim Fitzharris | End | St. Thomas (MN) |
| 95 | Detroit Lions | John Polansky | Back | Wake Forest |
| 96 | Washington Redskins | Al DeMao Al DeMao Albert Marcellus DeMao was an American football center in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins from 1945 to 1953. He played college football at Duquesne University and was drafted in the eleventh round of the 1942 NFL Draft.-External links:... |
Center | Duquesne |
| 97 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Fraser "Pat" Donlan | Tackle | Manhattan |
| 98 | New York Giants | John Solic | Center | St. Francis (NY) |
| 99 | Green Bay Packers | Tom Farris Tom Farris Thomas George Farris was an American football quarterback who played for the Chicago Bears in National Football League the Chicago Rockets in the All-America Football Conference.... |
Back | Wisconsin |
| 100 | Chicago Bears | Bill Geyer Bill Geyer William Herbert "Bill" Geyer, Jr. was a professional American football halfback in the National Football League. He played three seasons for the Chicago Bears .... |
Back | Colgate |
Round twelve
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bill Roach | End | Texas Christian |
| 102 | Cleveland Rams | Walt Zirinsky | Back | Lafayette University of Louisiana at Lafayette The University of Louisiana at Lafayette, or UL Lafayette, is a coeducational, public research university located in Lafayette, Louisiana, in the heart of Acadiana... |
| 103 | Philadelphia Eagles | Fred Meyer | End | Stanford |
| 104 | Chicago Cardinals | Dick Brye | Tackle | Marquette |
| 105 | Detroit Lions | Joe Stringfellow | End | Southern Mississippi |
| 106 | Washington Redskins | Phil Ahwesh | Back | Duquesne |
| 107 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Jim Thibaut | Back | Tulane |
| 108 | New York Giants | Len Krouse | Back | Penn State |
| 109 | Green Bay Packers | Jimmy Richardson | Back | Marquette |
| 110 | Chicago Bears | Jim Daniell Jim Daniell James Lachlan "Big Jim" Daniell was an American football offensive tackle/defensive tackle in the National Football League. He played high school football for Mt. Lebanon High School and college football for the Ohio State Buckyes. A 12th round selection of the 1942 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears... |
Tackle | Ohio State |
Round thirteen
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 111 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Wayne Holt | Guard | Tulsa |
| 112 | Cleveland Rams | Ray Bradfield | End | Santa Clara |
| 113 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bob Brenton | Tackle | Missouri |
| 114 | Chicago Cardinals | Charley Givler | Guard | Wake Forest |
| 115 | Detroit Lions | Tony Arena | Center | Michigan State |
| 116 | Washington Redskins | John Kovatch John Kovatch John George Kovatch, Jr. is a former American football end in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the Green Bay Packers. He was born in South Bend, Indiana. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame and was drafted in the thirteenth round of the 1942 NFL... |
End | Notre Dame |
| 117 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Art Deremer | Center | Niagara |
| 118 | New York Giants | Bob Barnett | Center | Duke |
| 119 | Green Bay Packers | Bruce Smith | Running back | Minnesota |
| 120 | Chicago Bears | Jackie Hunt Jackie Hunt John Seva "Jackie" Hunt was an American football fullback/halfback. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2004. He played professionally with the Chicago Bears of the National Football League in 1945.... |
Back | Marshall |
Round fourteen
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 121 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Clure Mosher | Center | Louisville |
| 122 | Cleveland Rams | Tom Greene | Tackle | Georgia |
| 123 | Philadelphia Eagles | John Wyhonic | Guard | Alabama |
| 124 | Chicago Cardinals | Hugh Swink | Tackle | Oklahoma State |
| 125 | Detroit Lions | Wolf Heinberg | Tackle | California-Santa Barbara |
| 126 | Washington Redskins | Bill DeCorrevont Bill DeCorrevont William John DeCorrevont was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, Chicago Cardinals, and the Chicago Bears. He also played quarterback for the Detroit Lions... |
Back | Northwestern |
| 127 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Stan Gervelis | End | Pittsburgh |
| 128 | New York Giants | Pete Layden Pete Layden John Peter Layden, Jr. was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Browns... |
Back | Texas |
| 129 | Green Bay Packers | Bill Applegate | Guard | South Carolina |
| 130 | Chicago Bears | Henry "Bob" Gude | Center | Vanderbilt |
Round fifteen
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 131 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Hubbard Law | Back | Sam Houston State |
| 132 | Cleveland Rams | Ike Peel | Back | Tennessee |
| 133 | Philadelphia Eagles | O'Dell Griffin | Guard | Baylor |
| 134 | Chicago Cardinals | Marv Harshman Marv Harshman Marv K. Harshman is a former college men's basketball coach native to Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA.-Collegiate career:Harshman started coaching at his alma mater of Pacific Lutheran University , where he also was the head football coach from 1951 to 1957, compiling a 27-26-2 record... |
Back | Pacific Lutheran |
| 135 | Detroit Lions | Mac Speedie Mac Speedie Mac Speedie was a football player who starred as a wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns in both the All-America Football Conference and National Football League for seven years, and later served for two years as head coach of the American Football League's Denver Broncos.-Early life:Speedie was... |
End | Utah |
| 136 | Washington Redskins | Marvin Whited Marvin Whited Marvin Eugene Whited, Jr. was an American football guard in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Oklahoma and was drafted in the fifteenth round of the 1942 NFL Draft.... |
Back | Oklahoma |
| 137 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Gene Davis | Back | Pennsylvania |
| 138 | New York Giants | Buddy Jungmichel | Guard | Texas |
| 139 | Green Bay Packers | Jim Trimble Jim Trimble James W. "Jim" Trimble was a football coach who served as head coach in both the National Football League and Canadian Football League, but his legacy is more connected to football products, thanks to his "slingshot" goal posts... |
Tackle | Indiana |
| 140 | Chicago Bears | Joe Krutulis | End | Miami (FL) |
Round sixteen
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 141 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Andy Tomasic Andy Tomasic Andrew John Tomasic, Sr. was a Major League Baseball and NFL player. He was born in Hokendauqua, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Allentown, Pennsylvania. He attended Temple University and was inducted into their Hall of Fame.Tomasic was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 16th round of the 1942... |
Back | Temple |
| 142 | Cleveland Rams | Glenn Henicle | Guard | Tulsa |
| 143 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bill Smaltz | Back | Penn State |
| 144 | Chicago Cardinals | George Arabian | Back | St. Mary's (CA) |
| 145 | Detroit Lions | Firman Bynum | Tackle | Arkansas |
| 146 | Washington Redskins | Dean "Dee" Chipman | Back | Brigham Young |
| 147 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Ed Masloski | Back | Scranton |
| 148 | New York Giants | Keith Doggett | Tackle | Wichita State |
| 149 | Green Bay Packers | Tom Kinkade | Back | Ohio State |
| 150 | Chicago Bears | George Abel | Guard | Nebraska |
Round seventeen
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Garth Chamberlain | Tackle | Brigham Young |
| 152 | Cleveland Rams | Don Clawson | Back | Northwestern |
| 153 | Philadelphia Eagles | Arnie Meiners | End | Stanford |
| 154 | Chicago Cardinals | Jackie Crain | Back | Texas |
| 155 | Detroit Lions | Dick Fisher | Back | Ohio State |
| 156 | Washington Redskins | George Watts George Watts George S. Watts was an American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Appalachian State University and was drafted in the seventeenth round of the 1942 NFL Draft.... |
Tackle | Appalachian State |
| 157 | Brooklyn Dodgers | R. C. Pitts Robert Pitts Robert C. Pitts was an American basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.Pitts played collegiately for the University of Arkansas, making All-Southwest Conference in 1942... |
End | Arkansas |
| 158 | New York Giants | Verne Miller | Tackle | Harvard |
| 159 | Green Bay Packers | Fred Preston | End | Nebraska |
| 160 | Chicago Bears | Don Edmiston | Tackle | Tennessee |
Round eighteen
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 161 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John Rokisky | End | Duquesne |
| 162 | Cleveland Rams | Jack Graf Jack Graf Jack Graf is a former two-sport athlete at the Ohio State University. In football he was named Big Ten MVP in 1941 and in basketball he served as team captain in 1942.... |
Back | Ohio State |
| 163 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bill Braun | Tackle | Santa Clara |
| 164 | Chicago Cardinals | Carl Suntheimer | Center | North Carolina |
| 165 | Detroit Lions | George Speth | Tackle | Murray State |
| 166 | Washington Redskins | Gene Stewart | Back | Willamette |
| 167 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Ralph Miller Ralph Miller Ralph H. Miller was an American basketball coach. A native of Chanute, Kansas, Miller coached at the University of Wichita , the University of Iowa and Oregon State University , compiling a 657-382 overall record in 38 seasons combined... |
Back | Kansas |
| 168 | New York Giants | John "Junie" Hovious | Back | Mississippi |
| 169 | Green Bay Packers | Robert Ingalls | Center | Michigan |
| 170 | Chicago Bears | Holt Rast | End | Alabama |
Round nineteen
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 171 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ray "Earthquake" Jenkins | Back | Colorado |
| 172 | Cleveland Rams | Bill Regner | End | Oregon |
| 173 | Philadelphia Eagles | Charley Dvoracek | Back | Texas Tech |
| 174 | Chicago Cardinals | Jimmy Nelson | Back | Alabama |
| 175 | Detroit Lions | Blair Heaton | End | Susquehanna |
| 176 | Washington Redskins | Charlie Timmons Charlie Timmons Charles Truman Timmons was an American football fullback in the All-America Football Conference for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He played college football at Clemson University and the University of Georgia. Timmons was drafted in the nineteenth round of the 1942 NFL Draft by the Washington... |
Back | Clemson |
| 177 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Wilson Elliott | Tackle | Tennessee-Chattanooga |
| 178 | New York Giants | Owen Price | Back | Texas-El Paso |
| 179 | Green Bay Packers | George Benson George Benson (American football) George Benson was a professional American football halfback. He was a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers of the All-America Football Conference.... |
Back | Northwestern |
| 180 | Chicago Bears | Edgar "Special Delivery" Jones Edgar Jones (running back) Edgar Francis "Special Delivery" Jones was an American football running back who played for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League and the Cleveland Browns of the All-America Football Conference. Jones played college football at the University of Pittsburgh where he finished 7th in the... |
Back | Pittsburgh |
Round twenty
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 181 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Frank Kapriva | Guard | Wake Forest |
| 182 | Cleveland Rams | Gene Conley | Tackle | Washington |
| 183 | Philadelphia Eagles | Marv Tommervik | Back | Pacific Lutheran |
| 184 | Chicago Cardinals | Norvell Wallach | Tackle | Missouri |
| 185 | Detroit Lions | Ben Collins Ben Collins (American football) Ben Collins was an American football player and coach. He served as head coach at University of Texas at El Paso from 1957 to 1961. Collins compiled a 18–29–1 record overall.... |
Back | West Texas State |
| 186 | Washington Redskins | Milburn "Tiny" Croft Tiny Croft Milburn Russell "Tiny" Croft was an American football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers. He played college football at Ripon College and the University of Alabama. Croft was drafted in the 20th round of the 1942 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins.... |
Tackle | Ripon |
| 187 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Bill Polantonio | Guard | Elon |
| 188 | New York Giants | Adam Kretowicz | End | Holy Cross |
| 189 | Green Bay Packers | Horace "Deacon" Young | Back | Southern Methodist |
| 190 | Chicago Bears | Bill Tessendorf | Tackle | Gonzaga |
Round twenty one
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 191 | Washington Redskins | Steve Juzwik Steve Juzwik Stephen Robert Juzwik was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He also played in the AAFC for the Buffalo Bisons/Bills and the Chicago Rockets. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame and was drafted in the 21st round... |
Back | Notre Dame |
| 192 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Bert Hayes | Back | Wichita |
| 193 | New York Giants | Jim "Blackie" Blumenstock | Back | Fordham |
| 194 | Green Bay Packers | Henry Woronicz | End | Boston College |
| 195 | Chicago Bears | Adolph Kissell | Back | Boston College |
Round twenty two
| Pick # | |Player | |College | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 196 | Washington Redskins | Al Couppee Al Couppee Albert Wallace Couppee was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Iowa and was drafted in the 22nd round of the 1942 NFL Draft.... |
Back | Iowa |
| 197 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Walt "Fuzzy" Fedora | Back | George Washington |
| 198 | New York Giants | Milt Hull | Tackle | Florida |
| 199 | Green Bay Packers | Woody Adams | Tackle | Texas Christian |
| 200 | Chicago Bears | Stu Clarkson Stu Clarkson Stu Clarkson was a linebacker for the Chicago Bears from 1942 to 1951. He was the last pick in the 1942 NFL Draft.Clarkson was a two-time Little All-American at Texas A&I University , 1938 and 1939... |
Center | Texas A&I |
Hall of famers
- Bill Dudley, Halfback from Virginia taken 1st round 1st overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1966.