1953 NFL draft#Round ten

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| name = 1953 NFL draft

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| image = The Hyatt at the Bellevue Philadelphia (1).jpg

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| caption = The Bellevue–Stratford (location of the draft), photographed in 2017

| date = January 22, 1953

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| location = Bellevue-Stratford Hotel
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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| league = NFL

| first = Harry Babcock, DE
San Francisco 49ers

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| fewnum = 25

| fewest = Washington Redskins

| mostnum = 33

| most = Chicago Bears

| overall = 360

| rounds = 30

| hofnum = {{ Collapsible list

| title = 8

| 1 = DE Doug Atkins

| 2 = FB John Henry Johnson

| 3 = OT Bob St. Clair

| 4 = DT Stan Jones

| 5 = C Jim Ringo

| 6 = LB Joe Schmidt

| 7 = G Chuck Noll{{efn|Inducted as a HC}}

| 8 = OT Roosevelt Brown

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| prev = 1952

| next = 1954

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The 1953 National Football League draft was held on January 22, 1953, at Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia.{{cite web |url=http://www.footballgeography.com/nfl-draft-sites/ |title=NFL Draft Locations |author= |date=2014-10-02 |website=www.footballgeography.com |access-date=2014-10-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905090250/http://www.footballgeography.com/nfl-draft-sites/ |archive-date=2015-09-05 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news|last1=Salomone|first1=Dan|title=NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015|url=http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/NFL-Draft-headed-to-Chicago-in-2015/3ac322b1-3b4c-4a16-aba7-6e08d31b1756|access-date=June 3, 2015|publisher=New York Giants|work=Giants.com|date=October 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930065327/http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/NFL-Draft-headed-to-Chicago-in-2015/3ac322b1-3b4c-4a16-aba7-6e08d31b1756|archive-date=2015-09-30|url-status=dead}} Selections made by the folded Dallas Texans were assigned to the Baltimore Colts, since the Dallas team had moved to Baltimore.

This was the seventh year that the first overall pick was a bonus pick determined by lottery, with the previous six winners (Chicago Bears in 1947, Washington Redskins in 1948, Philadelphia Eagles in 1949, Detroit Lions in 1950, New York Giants in 1951, and Los Angeles Rams in 1952) ineligible from the draw;{{cite web|title=Draft History: 1940's |url=http://www.profootballhof.com/history/general/draft/1940s.aspx |publisher=Pro Football Hall of Fame |access-date=October 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001024342/http://www.profootballhof.com/history/general/draft/1940s.aspx |archive-date=October 1, 2013 |url-status=dead}} it was won by the San Francisco 49ers, who selected end Harry Babcock.

Player selections

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|= Hall of Famer

=Round one=

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style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #

style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL team

style="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Player

style="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Position

style="background:#A8BDEC;"|College

align=center|1

San Francisco 49ers ^{(Lottery bonus pick)}

align=center|2

Billy VesselsBilly Vessels, 1952 Heisman Trophy winner ^{{{cite web|title=Heisman Trophy |url=http://www.heisman.com/winners/b-vessels52.html |access-date=2008-08-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090614131851/http://www.heisman.com/winners/b-vessels52.html |archive-date=2009-06-14 |url-status=dead }}}

align=center|3

align=center|4

style="background:#fc0;"|Johnny Olszewski

align=center|5

align=center|6

style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"\|Pick #	style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"\|NFL team	style="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Player	style="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Position	style="background:#A8BDEC;"\|College
class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
align=center\|14	Baltimore Colts	Bernie Flowers	End	Purdue
align=center\|15	Chicago Cardinals	Jim Psaltis	Back	USC
align=center\|16	Washington Redskins	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|Dick Modzelewski	Defensive tackle	Maryland
align=center\|17	Chicago Bears	Zeke Bratkowski	Quarterback	Georgia
align=center\|18	Pittsburgh Steelers	style="background:#cfc;"\|John Henry Johnson	Fullback	Arizona State
align=center\|19	Green Bay Packers	Gil Reich	Back	Kansas
align=center\|20	Philadelphia Eagles	Al Conway	Back	Army
align=center\|21	San Francisco 49ers	George Morris	Center	Georgia Tech
align=center\|22	New York Giants	Eddie Crowder	Quarterback	Oklahoma
align=center\|23	Cleveland Browns	Billy Reynolds	Back	Pittsburgh
align=center\|24	Los Angeles Rams	Rudy Bukich	Quarterback	USC
align=center\|25	Detroit Lions	Gene Gedman	Back	Indiana

=Round three=

style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"\|Pick #	style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"\|NFL team	style="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Player	style="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Position	style="background:#A8BDEC;"\|College
class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
align=center\|26	Baltimore Colts	Buck McPhail	Back	Oklahoma
align=center\|27	Washington Redskins	Paul Dekker	End	Michigan State
align=center\|28	Chicago Cardinals	Dale Samuels	Quarterback	Purdue
align=center\|29	Pittsburgh Steelers	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|Marv Matuszak	Tackle	Tulsa
align=center\|30	Chicago Bears	Bill Rowekamp	Back	Missouri
align=center\|31	Green Bay Packers	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|Bill Forester	Tackle	SMU
align=center\|32	San Francisco 49ers	style="background:#cfc;"\|Bob St. Clair	Offensive tackle	San Francisco
align=center\|33	New York Giants	Cal Roberts	Tackle	Gustavus Adolphus
align=center\|34	Philadelphia Eagles	Don Johnson	Back	California
align=center\|35	Cleveland Browns	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|Fred Bruney	Back	Ohio State
align=center\|36	Los Angeles Rams	Bob Fry	Tackle	Kentucky
align=center\|37	Cleveland Browns	Gene Donaldson	Guard	Kentucky
align=center\|38	Cleveland Browns	Jim Hietikko	Tackle	Ohio State

{{cite web |title=1953 NFL draft |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1953/draft.htm |access-date=4 March 2025}}

=Round four=

style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"\|Pick #	style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"\|NFL team	style="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Player	style="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Position	style="background:#A8BDEC;"\|College
class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
align=center\|39	Baltimore Colts	Tom Catlin	Center	Oklahoma
align=center\|40	Chicago Cardinals	Buck Martin	End	Georgia Tech
align=center\|41	Washington Redskins	Don Boll	Guard	Nebraska
align=center\|42	Chicago Bears	Joe Koch	Back	Wake Forest
align=center\|43	Pittsburgh Steelers	Lloyd Colteryahn	End	Maryland
align=center\|44	Green Bay Packers	Gib Dawson	Back	Texas
align=center\|45	New York Giants	Dewayne Douglas	Tackle	Florida
align=center\|46	Philadelphia Eagles	George Mrkonic	Guard	Kansas
align=center\|47	San Francisco 49ers	Ed Fullerton	Back	Maryland
align=center\|48	Cleveland Browns	Dick Tamburo	Center	Michigan State
align=center\|49	Los Angeles Rams	Willie Roberts	End	Tulsa
align=center\|50	Detroit Lions	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|Charlie Ane	Tackle	USC

=Round five=

style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"\|Pick #	style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"\|NFL team	style="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Player	style="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Position	style="background:#A8BDEC;"\|College
class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
align=center\|50	Baltimore Colts	Jack Little	Tackle	Texas A&M
align=center\|51	Washington Redskins	Nick Carras	Back	Missouri
align=center\|52	Chicago Cardinals	Bill Shalosky	Guard	Cincinnati
align=center\|53	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bob Gaona	Tackle	Wake Forest
align=center\|54	Chicago Bears	style="background:#cfc;"\|Stan Jones	Guard	Maryland
align=center\|55	Green Bay Packers	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|Roger Zatkoff	Tackle	Michigan
align=center\|56	Philadelphia Eagles	Eddie Bell	Halfback	Penn
align=center\|57	San Francisco 49ers	Hal Miller	Tackle	Georgia Tech
align=center\|58	New York Giants	Buford Long	Back	Florida
align=center\|59	Cleveland Browns	Bob Van Doren	End	USC
align=center\|60	Los Angeles Rams	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|Tom Scott	End	Virginia
align=center\|61	Philadelphia Eagles	Rex Smith	End	Illinois

=Round six=

style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"\|Pick #	style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"\|NFL team	style="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Player	style="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Position	style="background:#A8BDEC;"\|College
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align=center\|62	Baltimore Colts	Jim Sears	Back	USC
align=center\|63	Chicago Cardinals	Tony Curcillo	Back	Ohio State
align=center\|64	Los Angeles Rams	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|Paul Miller	Tackle	LSU
align=center\|65	Chicago Bears	Art DeCarlo	Back	Georgia
align=center\|66	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tom Barton	Guard	Clemson
align=center\|67	Green Bay Packers	Bob Kennedy	Guard	Wisconsin
align=center\|68	Chicago Bears	Kline Gilbert	Tackle	Ole Miss
align=center\|69	New York Giants	Bob Peviani	Guard	USC
align=center\|70	Chicago Cardinals	Tom Higgins	Tackle	North Carolina
align=center\|71	Cleveland Browns	Don Steinbrunner	End	Washington State
align=center\|72	Los Angeles Rams	Howard Waugh	Back	Tulsa
align=center\|73	Detroit Lions	Ollie Spencer	Tackle	Kansas

=Round seven=

style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"\|Pick #	style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"\|NFL team	style="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Player	style="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Position	style="background:#A8BDEC;"\|College
class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
align=center\|74	Baltimore Colts	Bill Athey	Guard	Baylor
align=center\|75	Chicago Bears	Bucky McElroy	Back	Mississippi Southern
align=center\|76	Philadelphia Eagles	Jack Erickson	Tackle	Beloit
align=center\|77	Pittsburgh Steelers	John Alderton	End	Maryland
align=center\|78	Chicago Bears	Don Bingham	Back	Sul Ross
align=center\|79	Green Bay Packers	style="background:#cfc;"\|Jim Ringo	Center	Syracuse
align=center\|80	New York Giants	Don Branby	End	Colorado
align=center\|81	Philadelphia Eagles	Ray Malavasi	Guard	Mississippi State
align=center\|82	San Francisco 49ers	Paul Carr	Back	Houston
align=center\|83	Cleveland Browns	Gene Filipski	Back	Villanova
align=center\|84	Los Angeles Rams	Bobby Reynolds	Back	Nebraska
align=center\|85	Detroit Lions	style="background:#cfc;"\|Joe Schmidt	Linebacker	Pittsburgh

=Round eight=

style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"\|Pick #	style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"\|NFL team	style="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Player	style="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Position	style="background:#A8BDEC;"\|College
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align=center\|86	Baltimore Colts	Jim Prewett	Tackle	Tulsa
align=center\|87	Chicago Cardinals	Jerry Watford	Guard	Alabama
align=center\|88	Washington Redskins	Lew Weidensaul	End	Maryland
align=center\|89	Chicago Bears	John Kreamcheck	Tackle	William & Mary
align=center\|90	Pittsburgh Steelers	Lowell W. Perry	End	Michigan
align=center\|91	Green Bay Packers	Lauren Hargrove	Back	Georgia
align=center\|92	Philadelphia Eagles	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|Jess Richardson	Tackle	Alabama
align=center\|93	San Francisco 49ers	Doug Hogland	Tackle	Oregon State
align=center\|94	New York Giants	Don Beck	Back	Notre Dame
align=center\|95	Cleveland Browns	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|Carlton Massey	End	Texas
align=center\|96	Los Angeles Rams	Bob Morgan	Tackle	Maryland
align=center\|97	Detroit Lions	Lew Carpenter	Back	Arkansas

=Round nine=

style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"\|Pick #	style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"\|NFL team	style="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Player	style="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Position	style="background:#A8BDEC;"\|College
class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
align=center\|98	Baltimore Colts	Bob Blair	End	TCU
align=center\|99	Chicago Cardinals	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|Ed Husmann	Guard	Nebraska
align=center\|100	Chicago Cardinals	Avatus Stone	Back	Syracuse
align=center\|101	Pittsburgh Steelers	Pat Sarnese	Tackle	Temple
align=center\|102	Chicago Bears	Bruno Ashley	Tackle	East Texas State
align=center\|103	Green Bay Packers	Floyd Harrawood	Tackle	Tulsa
align=center\|104	San Francisco 49ers	Hal Ledyard	Back	Chattanooga
align=center\|105	New York Giants	Jim Gray	Back	Panola
align=center\|106	Philadelphia Eagles	Roger French	End	Minnesota
align=center\|107	Cleveland Browns	Bob McNamara	Back	Minnesota
align=center\|108	Los Angeles Rams	Brad Myers	Back	Bucknell
align=center\|109	Detroit Lions	Carlton McCormick	Center	TCU

=Round ten=

style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"\|Pick #	style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"\|NFL team	style="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Player	style="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Position	style="background:#A8BDEC;"\|College
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align=center\|110	Baltimore Colts	John Cole	Back	Arkansas
align=center\|111	Chicago Cardinals	Charley Berndt	Tackle	Wisconsin
align=center\|112	New York Giants	Darrow Hooper	End	Texas A&M
align=center\|113	Chicago Bears	Jimmy Moore	Back	Florida A&M
align=center\|114	Pittsburgh Steelers	Frank Holohan	Tackle	Tennessee
align=center\|115	Green Bay Packers	Vic Rimkus	Guard	Holy Cross
align=center\|116	New York Giants	Charlie Maloy	Quarterback	Holy Cross
align=center\|117	Philadelphia Eagles	style="background:#fc0;"\|Tom Brookshier	Back	Colorado
align=center\|118	San Francisco 49ers	Pete Brown	Guard	Georgia Tech
align=center\|119	Cleveland Browns	Elmo Natali	Back	California (PA)
align=center\|120	Los Angeles Rams	Mick Lakos	Back	Vanderbilt
align=center\|121	Detroit Lions	Dreher Gaskin	End	Clemson

=Round eleven=

style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"\|Pick #	style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"\|NFL team	style="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Player	style="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Position	style="background:#A8BDEC;"\|College
class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
align=center\|122	Baltimore Colts	Gene Rossi	Back	Cincinnati
align=center\|123	Washington Redskins	style="background:#fc0;"\|Alex Webster	Back	NC State
align=center\|124	Chicago Cardinals	Ed Woodsum	End	Yale
align=center\|125	Chicago Bears	Ralph Charney	Back	Kentucky
align=center\|126	Chicago Bears	Jim Slowey	Center	Georgetown
align=center\|127	Green Bay Packers	Joe Johnson	Back	Boston College
align=center\|128	Philadelphia Eagles	Bob Pollard	Back	Penn State
align=center\|129	San Francisco 49ers	Al Charlton	Back	Washington State
align=center\|130	New York Giants	Jim Ruehl	Center	Ohio State
align=center\|131	Cleveland Browns	Dick Hilinski	Tackle	Ohio State
align=center\|132	Los Angeles Rams	Jim Bailey	Back	Miami (OH)
align=center\|133	Detroit Lions	Elmer Messenger	Guard	Washington State

=Round twelve=

style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"\|Pick #	style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"\|NFL team	style="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Player	style="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Position	style="background:#A8BDEC;"\|College
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align=center\|134	Baltimore Colts	Kaye Vaughan	Guard	Tulsa
align=center\|135	Chicago Cardinals	Chuck Spaulding	Back	Wyoming
align=center\|136	Washington Redskins	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|Buzz Nutter	Center	VPI
align=center\|137	Chicago Bears	Jim Lawrence	Tackle	Duke
align=center\|138	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jerry Robertson	Back	Kansas
align=center\|139	Green Bay Packers	Dick Curran	Back	Arizona State
align=center\|140	San Francisco 49ers	Red Leach	Guard	Duke
align=center\|141	New York Giants	Joe Matesic	Tackle	Arizona State
align=center\|142	Philadelphia Eagles	George Porter	Tackle	San Jose State
align=center\|143	Cleveland Browns	Elmer Wilhoite	Guard	USC
align=center\|144	Los Angeles Rams	Chuck Doud	Guard	UCLA
align=center\|145	Detroit Lions	Larry Spencer	Back	Wake Forest

=Round thirteen=

style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"\|Pick #	style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"\|NFL team	style="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Player	style="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Position	style="background:#A8BDEC;"\|College
class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
align=center\|146	Baltimore Colts	Bobby Morehead	Back	Georgia Tech
align=center\|147	Chicago Cardinals	Frank McPhee	End	Princeton
align=center\|148	Chicago Cardinals	Ronnie Morris	Back	Tulsa
align=center\|149	Pittsburgh Steelers	Leo Davis	End	Bradley
align=center\|150	Chicago Bears	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|Larry Strickland	Center	North Texas State
align=center\|151	Green Bay Packers	Bob Orders	Center	West Virginia
align=center\|152	New York Giants	Jack McShulski	End	Kansas State
align=center\|153	Philadelphia Eagles	Ray Westort	Guard	Utah
align=center\|154	San Francisco 49ers	Bill Earley	Back	Washington
align=center\|155	Cleveland Browns	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|Galen Fiss	Back	Kansas
align=center\|156	Los Angeles Rams	Andy Matto	Tackle	Cincinnati
align=center\|157	Detroit Lions	Bob Thomas	End	Washington & Lee

=Round fourteen=

style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"\|Pick #	style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"\|NFL team	style="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Player	style="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Position	style="background:#A8BDEC;"\|College
class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
align=center\|158	Baltimore Colts	Frank Continetti	Guard	George Washington
align=center\|159	Chicago Cardinals	Dick Sprague	Back	Washington
align=center\|160	Washington Redskins	Ed Timmerman	Back	Michigan State
align=center\|161	Chicago Bears	Harland Carl	Back	Wisconsin
align=center\|162	Pittsburgh Steelers	Charley Montgomery	Tackle	Mississippi
align=center\|163	Green Bay Packers	Charley Wrenn	Tackle	Texas Christian
align=center\|164	Philadelphia Eagles	Roy Bailey	Back	Tulane
align=center\|165	San Francisco 49ers	Tom Fletcher	Back	Arizona State
align=center\|166	New York Giants	J. L. Hall	Back	Florida
align=center\|167	Cleveland Browns	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|Gern Nagler	End	Santa Clara
align=center\|168	Los Angeles Rams	Frank James	Guard	Houston
align=center\|169	Detroit Lions	Jack Barger	Tackle	New Mexico

=Round fifteen=

style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"\|Pick #	style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"\|NFL team	style="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Player	style="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Position	style="background:#A8BDEC;"\|College
class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
align=center\|170	Baltimore Colts	Buddy Sutton	Back	Arkansas
align=center\|171	Washington Redskins	Dave Suminski	Tackle	Wisconsin
align=center\|172	Chicago Cardinals	Nick Chickillo	Guard	Miami (FL)
align=center\|173	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bob O'Neil	End	Notre Dame
align=center\|174	Chicago Bears	Ralph Jecha	Guard	Northwestern
align=center\|175	Green Bay Packers	Gene Helwig	Back	Tulsa
align=center\|176	San Francisco 49ers	Charley Genthner	Tackle	Texas
align=center\|177	New York Giants	Dick Bowman	Guard	Oklahoma
align=center\|178	Philadelphia Eagles	Willie Irvin	End	Florida A&M
align=center\|179	Cleveland Browns	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|Johnny Carson	End	Georgia
align=center\|180	Los Angeles Rams	Tom Carroll	Back	Oklahoma
align=center\|181	Detroit Lions	Ted Topor	Back	Michigan

=Round sixteen=

style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"\|Pick #	style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"\|NFL team	style="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Player	style="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Position	style="background:#A8BDEC;"\|College
class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
align=center\|182	Baltimore Colts	Jim Currin	End	Dayton
align=center\|183	Chicago Cardinals	Jimmy Lear	Back	Mississippi
align=center\|184	Washington Redskins	Jim Slay	End	Mississippi
align=center\|185	Chicago Bears	John Hatley	Tackle	Sul Ross
align=center\|186	Pittsburgh Steelers	John Zachary	Back	Miami (OH)
align=center\|187	Green Bay Packers	John Hlay	Back	Ohio State
align=center\|188	New York Giants	Bill Skyinskus	Guard	Syracuse
align=center\|189	Philadelphia Eagles	Bud Wallace	Back	North Carolina
align=center\|190	San Francisco 49ers	Fred During	End	Bowling Green
align=center\|191	Cleveland Browns	Eric Kuykendall	Back	Illinois
align=center\|192	Los Angeles Rams	Ben DeLoe	Tackle	Mississippi State
align=center\|193	Detroit Lions	Bob Volonnino	Guard	Army/Villanova

=Round seventeen=

style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"\|Pick #	style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"\|NFL team	style="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Player	style="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Position	style="background:#A8BDEC;"\|College
class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
align=center\|194	Baltimore Colts	George Rambour	Tackle	Dartmouth
align=center\|195	Washington Redskins	Bob Haner	Back	Villanova
align=center\|196	Chicago Cardinals	Earl Heninger	Back	Purdue
align=center\|197	Pittsburgh Steelers	Reed Quinn	Back	Florida
align=center\|198	Chicago Bears	Bob Beal	End	California
align=center\|199	Green Bay Packers	Bill Georges	End	Texas
align=center\|200	Philadelphia Eagles	Tony Rados	Back	Penn State
align=center\|201	San Francisco 49ers	Hugh Latham	Tackle	San Diego State
align=center\|202	New York Giants	Don Rhoden	Center	Rice
align=center\|203	Cleveland Browns	George Bean	Back	Utah
align=center\|204	Los Angeles Rams	Harland Svare	End	Washington State
align=center\|205	Detroit Lions	Ray Green	Tackle	Duke

=Round eighteen=

style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"\|Pick #	style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"\|NFL team	style="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Player	style="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Position	style="background:#A8BDEC;"\|College
class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
align=center\|206	Baltimore Colts	LeRoy Labat	Back	Louisiana State
align=center\|207	Chicago Cardinals	Joe Yukica	End	Penn State
align=center\|208	Washington Redskins	Jim Turner	Back	Texas Tech
align=center\|209	Chicago Bears	Jim Shirley	Back	Clemson
align=center\|210	Pittsburgh Steelers	Carl Holben	Tackle	Duke
align=center\|211	Green Bay Packers	Jim Philee	Back	Bradley
align=center\|212	San Francisco 49ers	Stan Wacholz	End	San Jose State
align=center\|213	New York Giants	Phil Suwall	Back	Western Maryland
align=center\|214	Philadelphia Eagles	Marv Trauth	Tackle	Mississippi
align=center\|215	Cleveland Browns	Dick Batten	Tackle	Pacific
align=center\|216	Los Angeles Rams	Lew Jones	Tackle	Wabash
align=center\|217	Detroit Lions	Ed Mioduszewski	Back	William & Mary

=Round nineteen=

style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"\|Pick #	style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"\|NFL team	style="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Player	style="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Position	style="background:#A8BDEC;"\|College
class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
align=center\|218	Baltimore Colts	Bill Powell	Back	California
align=center\|219	Washington Redskins	Tom Flyzik	Tackle	George Washington
align=center\|220	Chicago Cardinals	Tom Donahue	Center	Wake Forest
align=center\|221	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jim Williams	Back	Louisville
align=center\|222	Chicago Bears	Bill Byrus	Tackle	Iowa State
align=center\|223	Green Bay Packers	Bill Lucky	Tackle	Baylor
align=center\|224	New York Giants	Hal Lehman	Tackle	Southern Mississippi
align=center\|225	Philadelphia Eagles	Pete Bachouros	Back	Illinois
align=center\|226	San Francisco 49ers	King DuClos	Tackle	Texas-El Paso
align=center\|227	Cleveland Browns	Tom Cain	Guard	Colorado
align=center\|228	Los Angeles Rams	Jack Ellena	Tackle	UCLA
align=center\|229	Detroit Lions	Paul Held	Back	San Diego State

=Round twenty=

style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"\|Pick #	style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"\|NFL team	style="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Player	style="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Position	style="background:#A8BDEC;"\|College
class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
align=center\|230	Baltimore Colts	Pete Russo	Tackle	Indiana
align=center\|231	Chicago Cardinals	Len D'Errico	Guard	Boston University
align=center\|232	Washington Redskins	Bill Link	Guard	Wake Forest
align=center\|233	Chicago Bears	Tom Mahin	Tackle	Purdue
align=center\|234	Pittsburgh Steelers	Will Lee Hayley	End	Auburn
align=center\|235	Green Bay Packers	John Harville	Back	Texas Christian
align=center\|236	Philadelphia Eagles	Rollie Arns	Center	Iowa State
align=center\|237	San Francisco 49ers	Ray Huizinga	Tackle	Northwestern
align=center\|238	New York Giants	Dick Christiansen	End	Arizona
align=center\|239	Cleveland Browns	style="background:#cfc;"\|Chuck Noll	Linebacker	Dayton
align=center\|240	Los Angeles Rams	Bob Morford	Back	College of Idaho
align=center\|241	Detroit Lions	Gerry Hart	Tackle	Army/Mississippi State

=Round twenty-one=

style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"\|Pick #	style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"\|NFL team	style="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Player	style="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Position	style="background:#A8BDEC;"\|College
class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
align=center\|242	Baltimore Colts	Frank Kirby	Tackle	Bucknell
align=center\|243	Washington Redskins	Jim Dublinski	Center	Utah
align=center\|244	Chicago Cardinals	Joe Curtis	End	Alabama
align=center\|245	Pittsburgh Steelers	Don Earley	Guard	South Carolina
align=center\|246	Chicago Bears	Wayne Martin	End	Texas Christian
align=center\|247	Green Bay Packers	Bob Conway	Back	Alabama
align=center\|248	San Francisco 49ers	Ken Bahnsen	End	North Texas State
align=center\|249	New York Giants	Gene Bullard	Tackle	Louisiana College
align=center\|250	Philadelphia Eagles	Hal Brooks	Tackle	Washington & Lee
align=center\|251	Cleveland Browns	Bill Crockett	Guard	Rice
align=center\|252	Los Angeles Rams	Dick Gordon	Tackle	Toledo
align=center\|253	Detroit Lions	Bob Tata	Back	Virginia

=Round twenty-two=

style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"\|Pick #	style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"\|NFL team	style="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Player	style="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Position	style="background:#A8BDEC;"\|College
class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
align=center\|254	Baltimore Colts	Merlin Gish	Center	Kansas
align=center\|255	Chicago Cardinals	Hal Lokovsek	Tackle	Washington State
align=center\|256	Washington Redskins	Ed Pucci	Guard	USC
align=center\|257	Chicago Bears	Wayne Wood	Tackle	Memphis State
align=center\|258	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ed O'Connor	Tackle	Maryland
align=center\|259	Green Bay Packers	Bill Turnbeaugh	Tackle	Auburn
align=center\|260	New York Giants	Mike Kelley	End	Florida
align=center\|261	Philadelphia Eagles	Laurie LeClaire	Back	Michigan
align=center\|262	San Francisco 49ers	Laverne Robbins	Guard	Midwestern State (TX)
align=center\|263	Cleveland Browns	Byrd Looper	Back	Duke
align=center\|264	Los Angeles Rams	George Porter	Tackle	Southwest Texas State
align=center\|265	Detroit Lions	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|Pete Retzlaff	Tight end	South Dakota State

=Round twenty-three=

style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"\|Pick #	style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"\|NFL team	style="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Player	style="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Position	style="background:#A8BDEC;"\|College
class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
align=center\|266	Baltimore Colts	Mike Houseplan	Guard	Tulane
align=center\|267	Washington Redskins	Ed Bierne	End	Detroit
align=center\|268	Chicago Cardinals	Jim Root	Back	Miami (OH)
align=center\|269	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ray Correll	Guard	Kentucky
align=center\|270	Chicago Bears	Jim Mask	End	Mississippi
align=center\|271	Green Bay Packers	Bill Murray	End	American International
align=center\|272	Philadelphia Eagles	Jeff Knox	End	Georgia Tech
align=center\|273	San Francisco 49ers	Travis Hunt	Tackle	Alabama
align=center\|274	New York Giants	Ted Kukowski	Center	Navy/Syracuse
align=center\|275	Cleveland Browns	Ronnie Kent	Back	Tulane
align=center\|276	Los Angeles Rams	Larry Willoughby	Back	Fresno State
align=center\|277	Detroit Lions	Carl Karilivacz	Back	Syracuse

=Round twenty-four=

style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"\|Pick #	style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"\|NFL team	style="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Player	style="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Position	style="background:#A8BDEC;"\|College
class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
align=center\|278	Baltimore Colts	Monte Brethauer	End	Oregon
align=center\|279	Chicago Cardinals	Brad Glass	Guard	Princeton
align=center\|280	Washington Redskins	Stan Butterworth	Back	Bucknell
align=center\|281	Chicago Bears	Paul Hatcher	Center	Arkansas City J.C.
align=center\|282	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bob Schneidenbach	Back	Miami (FL)
align=center\|283	Green Bay Packers	Jim Haslam	Tackle	Tennessee
align=center\|284	San Francisco 49ers	Ed Morgan	Back	Tennessee
align=center\|285	New York Giants	Charley Kubes	Guard	Minnesota
align=center\|286	Philadelphia Eagles	Eli Romero	Back	Wichita State
align=center\|287	Cleveland Browns	John Labends	Tackle	Wittenberg
align=center\|288	Los Angeles Rams	Marlow Gudmundson	Back	North Dakota State
align=center\|289	Detroit Lions	Truett Grant	Tackle	Duke

=Round twenty-five=

style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"\|Pick #	style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"\|NFL team	style="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Player	style="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Position	style="background:#A8BDEC;"\|College
class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
align=center\|290	Baltimore Colts	Joe Szombathy	End	Syracuse
align=center\|291	Washington Redskins	Art Hurd	Guard	Maryland
align=center\|292	Chicago Cardinals	Haywood Sullivan	Back	Florida
align=center\|293	Pittsburgh Steelers	Vic Hampel	End	Houston
align=center\|294	Chicago Bears	Clyde Pickard	Guard	Wake Forest
align=center\|295	Green Bay Packers	Ike Jones	End	UCLA
align=center\|296	New York Giants	Dan Drake	Back	Rice
align=center\|297	Philadelphia Eagles	Johnny Michels	Guard	Tennessee
align=center\|298	San Francisco 49ers	Ernie Stockert	End	UCLA
align=center\|299	Cleveland Browns	Jim Ellis	Back	Michigan State
align=center\|300	Los Angeles Rams	Ed Clemens	Center	Dayton
align=center\|301	Detroit Lions	Marv Brown	Back	East Texas State

=Round twenty-six=

style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"\|Pick #	style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"\|NFL team	style="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Player	style="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Position	style="background:#A8BDEC;"\|College
class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
align=center\|302	Baltimore Colts	Scott Prescott	Center	Minnesota
align=center\|303	Chicago Cardinals	Don Ringe	Tackle	Idaho
align=center\|304	Washington Redskins	Walt Ashcraft	Tackle	USC
align=center\|305	Chicago Bears	Bob Evans	Tackle	Pennsylvania
align=center\|306	Pittsburgh Steelers	bgcolor="#FFCC00"\|Jack "Goose" McClairen	End	Bethune-Cookman
align=center\|307	Green Bay Packers	George Bozanic	Back	USC
align=center\|308	Philadelphia Eagles	Harvey Achziger	Tackle	Colorado State
align=center\|309	San Francisco 49ers	Harley Cooper	Back	Arizona State
align=center\|310	New York Giants	Bill Wetzel	Back	Syracuse
align=center\|311	Cleveland Browns	Charlie Hoag	Back	Kansas
align=center\|312	Los Angeles Rams	Louie Yourkowski	Tackle	Washington
align=center\|313	Detroit Lions	Jim Dooley	Center	Penn State

=Round twenty-seven=

style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"\|Pick #	style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"\|NFL team	style="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Player	style="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Position	style="background:#A8BDEC;"\|College
class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
align=center\|314	Baltimore Colts	Ray Graves	Back	Texas A&M
align=center\|315	Washington Redskins	John Zanetti	Tackle	John Carroll
align=center\|316	Chicago Cardinals	C. O. Brocato	Center	Baylor
align=center\|317	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jack Delaney	Back	Cincinnati
align=center\|318	Chicago Bears	Marvin Wahlin	Back	Arizona State
align=center\|319	Green Bay Packers	Jim McConaughey	End	Houston
align=center\|320	San Francisco 49ers	Ralph McLeod	End	Louisiana State
align=center\|321	New York Giants	style="background:#cfc;"\|Roosevelt "Rosey" Brown	Offensive tackle	Morgan State
align=center\|322	Philadelphia Eagles	Earl Hersh	Back	West Chester
align=center\|323	Cleveland Browns	Jack Sisco	Center	Baylor
align=center\|324	Los Angeles Rams	Lou Welsh	Center	USC
align=center\|325	Detroit Lions	Jackie Parker	Back	Mississippi State

=Round twenty-eight=

style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"\|Pick #	style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"\|NFL team	style="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Player	style="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Position	style="background:#A8BDEC;"\|College
class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
align=center\|326	Baltimore Colts	Joe Sabol	Back	UCLA
align=center\|327	Chicago Cardinals	Mike Prokopiak	Back	New Mexico
align=center\|328	Washington Redskins	Bob Buckley	Back	USC
align=center\|329	Chicago Bears	Jim Caldwell	Tackle	Tennessee State
align=center\|330	Pittsburgh Steelers	Joe Cimini	Tackle	Mississippi State
align=center\|331	Green Bay Packers	Zack Jordan	Back	Colorado
align=center\|332	New York Giants	Joe Ramona	Guard	Santa Clara
align=center\|333	Philadelphia Eagles	Joe Gratson	Back	Penn State
align=center\|334	San Francisco 49ers	Tom Novikoff	Back	Oregon
align=center\|335	Cleveland Browns	Ray Verkirk	Tackle	North Texas State
align=center\|336	Los Angeles Rams	Jim Murray	Tackle	Montana
align=center\|337	Detroit Lions	Laurin Pepper	Back	Southern Mississippi

=Round twenty-nine=

style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"\|Pick #	style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"\|NFL team	style="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Player	style="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Position	style="background:#A8BDEC;"\|College
class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
align=center\|338	Baltimore Colts	Jack Alessandrini	Guard	Notre Dame
align=center\|339	Washington Redskins	Pat Shires	Back	Tennessee
align=center\|340	Chicago Cardinals	Earl Wrightenberry	Tackle	Clemson
align=center\|341	Pittsburgh Steelers	Art Massaro	Back	Washington & Jefferson
align=center\|342	Chicago Bears	Jack Lewis	End	Wake Forest
align=center\|343	Green Bay Packers	Henry O'Brien	Guard	Boston College
align=center\|344	Philadelphia Eagles	Ralph Paolone	Back	Kentucky
align=center\|345	San Francisco 49ers	Don Stillwell	End	USC
align=center\|346	New York Giants	Bob Griffis	Guard	Furman
align=center\|347	Cleveland Browns	Clell Hobson	Back	Alabama
align=center\|348	Los Angeles Rams	Ray Lewis	End	Boise J.C.
align=center\|349	Detroit Lions	Harley Rector	Tackle	Wayne State (NE)

=Round thirty=

style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"\|Pick #	style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"\|NFL team	style="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Player	style="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"\|Position	style="background:#A8BDEC;"\|College
class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
align=center\|350	Baltimore Colts	Tom Roche	Tackle	Northwestern
align=center\|351	Chicago Cardinals	Bill Gaudreau	Back	Notre Dame
align=center\|352	Washington Redskins	Bob Mathias	Back	Stanford
align=center\|353	Chicago Bears	Bill Brehany	Quarterback	Virginia Military Inst
align=center\|354	Pittsburgh Steelers	Lou Tepe	Center	Duke
align=center\|355	Green Bay Packers	Al Barry	Guard	USC
align=center\|356	New York Giants	Stavros Canakes	Guard	Minnesota
align=center\|357	Philadelphia Eagles	Chuck Hren	Back	Northwestern
align=center\|358	Cleveland Browns	Andy Myers	Guard	Tennessee
align=center\|359	Los Angeles Rams	Fritz Phren	Back	College of the Ozarks
align=center\|360	Detroit Lions	Hal Maus	End	Montana

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|= Pro Bowler

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|= Hall of Famer

Hall of Famers

Joe Schmidt, linebacker from the University of Pittsburgh taken 7th round 85th overall by the Detroit Lions.

:Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1973.List of 1970s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com ^{{{cite web |title=Pro Football Hall of Fame |url=http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html#1970s |access-date=2008-10-07 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html#1970s |archive-date = 2008-07-31}}}

Roosevelt Brown, offensive tackle from Morgan State University taken 27th round 321st overall by the New York Giants.

:Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1975.

Jim Ringo, center from Syracuse University taken 7th round 79th overall by the Green Bay Packers.

:Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1981.List of 1980s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com ^{{{cite web |title=Pro Football Hall of Fame |url=http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html#1980s |access-date=2008-10-07 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html#1980s |archive-date = 2008-07-31}}}

Doug Atkins, tackle from Tennessee taken 1st round 11th overall by the Cleveland Browns.

:Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1982.

John Henry Johnson, fullback from Arizona State University taken 2nd round 18th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

:Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1987.

Bob St. Clair, offensive tackle from the University of San Francisco taken 3rd round 32nd overall by the San Francisco 49ers.

:Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1990.List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com ^{{{cite web |title=Pro Football Hall of Fame |url=http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html#1990s |access-date=2008-10-07 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html#1990s |archive-date = 2008-07-31}}}

Stan Jones, guard and defensive tackle from Maryland taken 5th round 54th overall by the Chicago Bears.

:Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1991.

Chuck Noll, guard from the University of Dayton taken 20th round 239th overall by the Cleveland Browns.

:Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1993 as a coach.

Notable undrafted players

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{{NFLDraft-row| draftyear=1953 | undrafted=yes | round= | picknum= | team=Pittsburgh Steelers | first=Willie | last=Thrower | dab= | position=Quarterback | collegeyear=1952 | college=Michigan State University | collegeteam=Michigan State | collegelink=Michigan State | probowl=no | note= | cfb page exists=no}}

Notes and references

External links

[http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?season=1953 NFL.com – 1953 Draft]
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[http://www.profootballhof.com/history/general/draft/1953.jsp Pro Football Hall of Fame]

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