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National Football League draft
The 1946 NFL draft was held on January 14, 1946, at the Commodore Hotel in New York City, New York .[ 1]
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.[ 2] 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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.[ 6]
Notable undrafted players [ edit ]
^ 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 .
^ Tucker, William (January 15, 1946). "National Football League Holds Secret Draft: Few Selections Made Public" . Eugene Register-Guard . Retrieved March 30, 2015 .
^ a b Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
^ Felix "Doc" Blanchard, 1945 Heisman Trophy winner "Heisman Trophy" . Archived from the original on August 7, 2008. Retrieved August 4, 2008 .
^ John Lujack, 1947 Heisman Trophy winner "Heisman Trophy" . Archived from the original on April 9, 2008. 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 October 7, 2008. Retrieved October 6, 2008 .
^ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.