National Football League draft
The1954 NFL draft was held on January 28, 1954, atThe Bellevue-Stratford Hotel inPhiladelphia.[1][2]
This was the eighth year that thefirst overall pick was a bonus pick determined by lottery. With the previous seven winners ineligible from the draw, only theBaltimore Colts,Chicago Cardinals,Cleveland Browns,Green Bay Packers, andPittsburgh Steelers had an equal chance of winning.[3] The draft lottery was won by Cleveland, who selected quarterbackBobby 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 |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|
| 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
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- ^"Draft History: 1940's".Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived fromthe original on October 1, 2013. RetrievedOctober 16, 2013.
- ^abcPlayers are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
- ^John Lattner,1953Heisman Trophy winner"Heisman Trophy". Archived fromthe original on July 1, 2009. RetrievedAugust 4, 2008.
- ^List of 1970s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com"Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived fromthe original on July 31, 2008. RetrievedOctober 7, 2008.