1954 NFL draft

{{Short description|National Football League draft}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox sports draft

| name = 1954 NFL draft

| logo =

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| logoalt =

| image = Hyatt at the Bellevue from south.jpg

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| alt =

| caption = The Bellevue–Stratford (location of the draft), photographed in 2013

| date = January 28, 1954

| time =

| location = Bellevue-Stratford Hotel
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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| league = NFL

| mr_irrelevant = Ellis Horton, B
Detroit Lions

| first = Bobby Garrett, QB
Cleveland Browns

| first_round =

| fewnum = 27

| fewest = Baltimore Colts

| mostnum = 35

| most = Los Angeles Rams

| overall = 360

| rounds = 30

| hofnum = {{ Collapsible list

| title = 1

| 1 = WR Raymond Berry

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| prev = 1953

| next = 1955

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The 1954 NFL draft was held on January 28, 1954, at The 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}}

This was the eighth year that the first overall pick was a bonus pick determined by lottery. With the previous seven winners ineligible from the draw, only the Baltimore Colts, Chicago Cardinals, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers, and Pittsburgh Steelers had an equal chance of winning.{{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}} The draft lottery was won by Cleveland, who selected quarterback Bobby Garrett.

Player selections

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|= Hall of Famer

=Round one=

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL teamstyle="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Playerstyle="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
align=center|1Cleveland Browns (Lottery bonus pick)Bobby GarrettQuarterbackStanford
align=center|2Chicago CardinalsLamar McHanQuarterbackArkansas
align=center|3Green Bay Packersstyle="background:#fc0;"|Art HunterTackleNotre Dame
align=center|4Green Bay Packers (From the New York Giants)Veryl SwitzerBackKansas State
align=center|5Baltimore Coltsstyle="background:#fc0;"|Cotton DavidsonQuarterbackBaylor
align=center|6Chicago BearsStan WallaceBackIllinois
align=center|7Pittsburgh Steelersstyle="background:#fc0;"|Johnny LattnerJohn Lattner, 1953 Heisman Trophy winner {{cite web|title=Heisman Trophy |url=http://www.heisman.com/winners/j-lattner53.html |access-date=2008-08-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090701002414/http://www.heisman.com/winners/j-lattner53.html |archive-date=2009-07-01 |url-status=dead }} HalfbackNotre Dame
align=center|8Washington RedskinsSteve MeilingerEndKentucky
align=center|9Philadelphia EaglesNeil WordenFullbackNotre Dame
align=center|10Los Angeles RamsEd BeattyCenterOle Miss
align=center|11San Francisco 49ersBernie FaloneyBackMaryland
align=center|12Cleveland BrownsJohn BauerGuardIllinois
align=center|13Detroit LionsDick ChapmanTackleRice

=Round two=

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL teamstyle="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Playerstyle="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
align=center|14Chicago CardinalsGary KnafelcEndColorado
align=center|15Green Bay PackersBob FleckTackleSyracuse
align=center|16Baltimore ColtsLarry GriggBackOklahoma
align=center|17New York GiantsKen BuckEndPacific
align=center|18Chicago Bearsstyle="background:#fc0;"|Rick CasaresBackFlorida
align=center|19Pittsburgh SteelersPat StarkBackSyracuse
align=center|20Washington Redskinsstyle="background:#fc0;"|Jim SchraderCenterNotre Dame
align=center|21Philadelphia EaglesRocky RyanEndIllinois
align=center|22Los Angeles RamsBuddy GilliozTackleHouston
align=center|23San Francisco 49ersLeo RuckaCenterRice
align=center|24Cleveland BrownsChet HanulakBackMaryland
align=center|25Detroit LionsJim NealCenterMichigan State

=Round three=

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL teamstyle="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Playerstyle="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
align=center|26Chicago CardinalsBobby CavazosBackTexas Tech
align=center|27Green Bay PackersGeorge TimberlakeGuardUSC
align=center|28New York GiantsClyde BennettEndSouth Carolina
align=center|29Los Angeles RamsJim KincaidBackSouth Carolina
align=center|30Chicago BearsEd MeadowsTackleDuke
align=center|31Pittsburgh SteelersTom MinerEndTulsa
align=center|32Los Angeles RamsTom NickoloffEndUSC
align=center|33Philadelphia EaglesTed ConnorTackleNebraska
align=center|34Los Angeles RamsHenry HairEndGeorgia Tech
align=center|35San Francisco 49ersSteve KorcheckCenterGeorge Washington
align=center|36Cleveland BrownsMo BassettBackLangston
align=center|37Detroit LionsBill BowmanBackWilliam & Mary

=Round four=

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL teamstyle="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Playerstyle="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
align=center|38Chicago CardinalsBill BreddeBackOklahoma A&M
align=center|39Washington RedskinsRalph FeltonBackMaryland
align=center|40Green Bay PackersTommy AllmanBackWest Virginia
align=center|41New York GiantsDick NolanBackMaryland
align=center|42Chicago BearsFran PaterraBackNotre Dame
align=center|43Los Angeles RamsLester McClellandTackleSyracuse
align=center|44Detroit Lionsstyle="background:#fc0;"|Bill StitsBackUCLA
align=center|45Philadelphia EaglesMinnie MavraidesGuardNotre Dame
align=center|46Los Angeles RamsNorm NygaardBackSan Diego State
align=center|47San Francisco 49ersCharlie BoxoldBackMaryland
align=center|48Cleveland BrownsJerry HilgenbergCenterIowa
align=center|49Detroit LionsHoward McCantsEndWashington State

=Round five=

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL teamstyle="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Playerstyle="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
align=center|50Chicago CardinalsDon DohoneyEndMichigan State
align=center|51Green Bay Packersstyle="background:#fc0;"|Max McGeeEndTulane
align=center|52New York GiantsEarl PutnamTackleArizona State
align=center|53Baltimore ColtsDon EllisBackTexas A&M
align=center|54Chicago BearsBob GriffisGuardFurman
align=center|55San Francisco 49ersBob HantlaGuardKansas
align=center|56Washington RedskinsBilly WellsBackMichigan State
align=center|57Los Angeles RamsCharlie AllenTackleSan Jose State
align=center|58Los Angeles RamsArt HauserTackleXavier
align=center|59San Francisco 49ersFrank MincevichGuardSouth Carolina
align=center|60Cleveland BrownsBill LuckyTackleBaylor
align=center|61Detroit LionsGeorge ParozzoTackleWilliam & Mary

=Round six=

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL teamstyle="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Playerstyle="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
align=center|62Chicago CardinalsTom McHughBackNotre Dame
align=center|63Detroit LionsPence DacusBackSouthwest Texas State
align=center|64Cleveland Brownsstyle="background:#fc0;"|Jim Ray SmithGuardBaylor
align=center|65New York GiantsGeorge JacobyTackleOhio State
align=center|66Chicago BearsJohn HudsonGuardRice
align=center|67Pittsburgh SteelersLaurin PepperBackMississippi Southern
align=center|68Washington RedskinsBill McHenryCenterWashington & Lee
align=center|69Philadelphia EaglesHal LambertTackleTCU
align=center|70Los Angeles Ramsstyle="background:#fc0;"|Ken PanfilTacklePurdue
align=center|71San Francisco 49ersFloyd SagelyEndArkansas
align=center|72Cleveland BrownsAsa JenkinsBackToledo
align=center|73Detroit LionsDick KercherBackTulsa

=Round seven=

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL teamstyle="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Playerstyle="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
align=center|74Chicago CardinalsDave MannBackOregon State
align=center|75Green Bay PackersSam MarshallTackleFlorida A&M
align=center|76New York GiantsWayne BerryBackWashington State
align=center|77Baltimore ColtsGlenn TurnerBackGeorgia Tech
align=center|78Chicago BearsRalph CecereBackVillanova
align=center|79Pittsburgh SteelersJack O'BrienEndFlorida
align=center|80Washington RedskinsHarry JagielskiTackleIndiana
align=center|81Philadelphia Eaglesstyle="background:#fc0;"|Jerry NortonBackSMU
align=center|82Los Angeles RamsCharley WeeksTackleUSC
align=center|83San Francisco 49ersSid YoungelmanTackleAlabama
align=center|84Cleveland BrownsDon MillerBackSMU
align=center|85Detroit LionsJack CrossBackUtah

=Round eight=

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL teamstyle="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Playerstyle="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
align=center|86Chicago CardinalsPaul LarsonBackCalifornia
align=center|87Green Bay PackersJimmie WilliamsTackleTexas Tech
align=center|88Baltimore ColtsDennis McCotterGuardDetroit
align=center|89New York GiantsRalph StarkeyTackleWest Virginia
align=center|90Chicago BearsTom GarlingtonTackleArkansas
align=center|91Pittsburgh SteelersPaul CameronBackUCLA
align=center|92Washington RedskinsBill MarkerEndWest Virginia
align=center|93Philadelphia EaglesDan HunterTackleFlorida
align=center|94Los Angeles RamsGeorge BlackEndWashington
align=center|95Cleveland BrownsBill BarbishBackTennessee
align=center|96Cleveland BrownsCharlie HarrisBackGeorgia
align=center|97Detroit LionsMilt DavisBackUCLA

=Round nine=

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL teamstyle="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Playerstyle="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
align=center|98Chicago CardinalsDean ChambersTackleWashington
align=center|99Green Bay PackersDave DavisEndGeorgia Tech
align=center|100New York GiantsPete O'GarraEndUCLA
align=center|101Baltimore ColtsBob AdamsGuardShippensburg
align=center|102Chicago BearsPaul GielHalfbackMinnesota
align=center|103Pittsburgh SteelersJoe ZombekEndPittsburgh
align=center|104Washington RedskinsJerry MinnickTackleNebraska
align=center|105Philadelphia EaglesPhil BranchGuardTexas
align=center|106Los Angeles RamsAlex BravoBackCal Poly
align=center|107San Francisco 49ersstyle="background:#fc0;"|Ted ConnollyGuardTulsa
align=center|108Cleveland BrownsTom JonesTackleMiami (OH)
align=center|109Detroit LionsBob LawsonBackCal Poly

=Round ten=

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL teamstyle="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Playerstyle="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
align=center|110Chicago CardinalsTommy LewisBackAlabama
align=center|111Green Bay PackersGene KnutsonEndMichigan
align=center|112Baltimore ColtsBob SchoonmakerBackMissouri
align=center|113New York GiantsJohn SteinbergEndStanford
align=center|114Chicago BearsD. C. AndrewsEndHardin–Simmons
align=center|115Pittsburgh SteelersBob FisherTackleTennessee
align=center|116Washington RedskinsMerrill GreenBackOklahoma
align=center|117Los Angeles RamsEd HughesBackTulsa
align=center|118Los Angeles RamsJoe KatchikEndNotre Dame
align=center|119Cleveland BrownsDon GossGuardSMU
align=center|120Cleveland BrownsTom PagnaBackMiami (OH)
align=center|121Detroit LionsJack CarrollEndHoly Cross

=Round eleven=

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL teamstyle="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Playerstyle="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
align=center|122Chicago CardinalsHomer SmithBackPrinceton
align=center|123Green Bay PackersKen HallEndNorth Texas State
align=center|124New York GiantsTom FitzpatrickGuardVillanova
align=center|125Baltimore ColtsBob LebermanBackSyracuse
align=center|126Chicago BearsRon WallinBackMinnesota
align=center|127Pittsburgh SteelersLou CimarolliBackPittsburgh
align=center|128Washington RedskinsGene WilsonBackSouth Carolina
align=center|129Philadelphia EaglesDave McLaughlinEndDartmouth
align=center|130Los Angeles RamsDuane WardlowTackleWashington
align=center|131San Francisco 49ersJohn SkockoEndUSC
align=center|132Cleveland BrownsMax SchuebelTackleRice
align=center|133Detroit LionsMilt SchwenkTackleWashington State

=Round twelve=

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL teamstyle="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Playerstyle="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
align=center|134Chicago CardinalsHoward PittEndDuke
align=center|135Green Bay PackersBill OliverBackAlabama
align=center|136Baltimore ColtsDon ChelfTackleIowa
align=center|137New York GiantsWendell GulsethTackleWisconsin
align=center|138Chicago BearsJoe FaragalliGuardVillanova
align=center|139Pittsburgh SteelersDon FritzEndCincinnati
align=center|140Washington RedskinsBen DunkerleyTackleWest Virginia
align=center|141Philadelphia EaglesDick ClasbyBackHarvard
align=center|142Los Angeles RamsJack MaultsbyTackleNorth Carolina
align=center|143San Francisco 49ersHal EasterwoodCenterMississippi State
align=center|144Cleveland BrownsTom BruenichTackleMaryland
align=center|145Detroit LionsBob HartmanTackleOregon State

=Round thirteen=

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL teamstyle="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Playerstyle="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
align=center|146Chicago CardinalsLes GobleBackAlfred
align=center|147Green Bay PackersMike TakacsGuardOhio State
align=center|148New York GiantsBob ToppEndMichigan
align=center|149Baltimore ColtsChuck McMillanBackJohn Carroll
align=center|150Chicago BearsJulius SeaholmGuardTexas
align=center|151Pittsburgh SteelersCharles LattimerCenterMaryland
align=center|152Washington RedskinsRoger DornburgBackWisconsin
align=center|153Philadelphia EaglesJoe MehalickTackleVirginia
align=center|154Los Angeles RamsSam HensleyEndGeorgia Tech
align=center|155San Francisco 49ersMorgan WilliamsGuardTCU
align=center|156Cleveland BrownsGeorge CumminsTackleTulane
align=center|157Detroit LionsJim SwierczekBackMarshall

=Round fourteen=

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL teamstyle="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Playerstyle="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
align=center|158Chicago CardinalsSammy DumasGuardArkansas
align=center|159Green Bay PackersKosse JohnsonBackRice
align=center|160Baltimore Coltsstyle="background:#fc0;"|Ordell BraaseTackleSouth Dakota
align=center|161New York GiantsBobby EppsBackPittsburgh
align=center|162Chicago BearsKen MillerBackIllinois
align=center|163Pittsburgh SteelersRoger BradfordEndWaynesburg
align=center|164Washington RedskinsRoger NelsonTackleOklahoma
align=center|165Philadelphia EaglesHal PattersonBackKansas
align=center|166Los Angeles RamsMitchell JohnsonBackBishop
align=center|167San Francisco 49ersSammy WilliamsBackCalifornia
align=center|168Cleveland BrownsJim HeadBackIowa
align=center|169Detroit LionsRay NovakBackNebraska

=Round fifteen=

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL teamstyle="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Playerstyle="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
align=center|170Chicago CardinalsCecil HarpEndPacific
align=center|171San Francisco 49ersEd GossageTackleGeorgia Tech
align=center|172New York GiantsJim SwanGuardDenver
align=center|173Baltimore ColtsJoe D'AgostinoGuardFlorida
align=center|174Chicago BearsHarlon HillEndFlorence State
align=center|175Pittsburgh SteelersTom DrakeGuardChattanooga
align=center|176Washington RedskinsHugh MerckTackleSouth Carolina
align=center|177Philadelphia EaglesRay McKownBackTCU
align=center|178Los Angeles RamsEd ElliotBackRichmond
align=center|179San Francisco 49ersSam PalumboGuardNotre Dame
align=center|180Cleveland BrownsChet LyssyBackHardin–Simmons
align=center|181Detroit LionsKirk HinderliderEndColorado A&M

=Round sixteen=

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL teamstyle="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Playerstyle="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
align=center|182Chicago CardinalsAl KilgoreTackleKent State
align=center|183Green Bay PackersDes KochBackUSC
align=center|184Baltimore ColtsAlex SanduskyEndClarion
align=center|185New York GiantsGeorge RiceBackIowa
align=center|186Chicago BearsEarl LindleyBackUtah State
align=center|187Pittsburgh SteelersCas KrolTackleDetroit
align=center|188Washington RedskinsGilmer SpringEndTexas
align=center|189Philadelphia EaglesCharlie GrantCenterUtah
align=center|190Los Angeles RamsRoger FreyTackleGeorgia Tech
align=center|191San Francisco 49ersBobby FiveashBackFlorida State
align=center|192Cleveland BrownsRich RaidelGuardKent State
align=center|193Detroit LionsBob ChuokeTackleHouston

=Round seventeen=

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL teamstyle="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Playerstyle="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
align=center|194Chicago CardinalsJack TroxellBackArkansas
align=center|195Green Bay PackersJ. D. RobertsGuardOklahoma
align=center|196New York GiantsJackie ParkerBackMississippi State
align=center|197Baltimore ColtsTommy AdkinsCenterKentucky
align=center|198Chicago BearsLou WoodardCenterSam Houston State
align=center|199Pittsburgh SteelersJoe FulwylerCenterOregon State
align=center|200Washington RedskinsJerry CoodyBackBaylor
align=center|201Philadelphia EaglesBob KnowlesTackleBaylor
align=center|202Los Angeles RamsEd WilhelmCenterHouston
align=center|203San Francisco 49ersCarl KautzTackleTexas Tech
align=center|204Cleveland BrownsHoward ChapmanTackleFlorida
align=center|205Detroit LionsRick KaserBackToledo

=Round eighteen=

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL teamstyle="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Playerstyle="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
align=center|206Chicago CardinalsDick YoungBackChattanooga
align=center|207Green Bay PackersEmery BarnesEndOregon
align=center|208Baltimore ColtsDick ShinautBackTexas Western
align=center|209New York GiantsCrawford MimsGuardOle Miss
align=center|210Chicago BearsMcNeil MooreBackSam Houston State
align=center|211Pittsburgh SteelersDon PenzaEndNotre Dame
align=center|212Washington RedskinsWalt CudzikCenterPurdue
align=center|213Philadelphia EaglesSam MrvosGuardGeorgia
align=center|214Los Angeles RamsStan SheriffCenterCal Poly
align=center|215San Francisco 49ersMorris KayEndKansas
align=center|216Cleveland BrownsBill WohrmanBackSouth Carolina
align=center|217Detroit LionsNorm HayesTackleCollege of Idaho

=Round nineteen=

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL teamstyle="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Playerstyle="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
align=center|218Chicago CardinalsJerry SazioTackleWilliam & Mary
align=center|219Green Bay PackersKen HallCenterSpringfield
align=center|220New York GiantsBob KingGuardSouth Carolina
align=center|221Baltimore ColtsCharley WenzlauEndMiami (OH)
align=center|222Chicago BearsJim LumTackleLouisiana Tech
align=center|223Pittsburgh SteelersDon RydalchBackUtah
align=center|224Washington RedskinsJerry WittBackWisconsin
align=center|225Philadelphia EaglesJerry ClemGuardSMU
align=center|226Los Angeles RamsFrank GivensTackleGeorgia Tech
align=center|227San Francisco 49ersBob EdmistonTackleTemple
align=center|228Cleveland BrownsJohn TaylorCenterAustin
align=center|229Detroit LionsBuster GravesTackleArkansas

=Round twenty=

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL teamstyle="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Playerstyle="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
align=center|230Chicago CardinalsStan HuntsmanBackWabash
align=center|231Green Bay PackersLowell HerbertGuardPacific
align=center|232Baltimore Coltsstyle="background:#cfc;"|Raymond BerrySplit endSMU
align=center|233New York GiantsGene SnipesEndAustin
align=center|234Chicago BearsJim LaddEndBowling Green
align=center|235Pittsburgh SteelersFred PrenderBackWest Chester
align=center|236Washington RedskinsSam MorleyEndStanford
align=center|237Philadelphia EaglesTommy BailesBackHouston
align=center|238Los Angeles RamsBob DoughertyBackCincinnati
align=center|239San Francisco 49ersFrank DePietroBackGeorgia
align=center|240Cleveland BrownsHugh PierceCenterNC State
align=center|241Detroit LionsJim DurrantGuardUtah

=Round twenty-one=

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL teamstyle="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Playerstyle="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
align=center|242Chicago CardinalsJim StanderTackleColorado
align=center|243Green Bay PackersArt LiebscherBackPacific
align=center|244New York GiantsRex CorlessBackMichigan State
align=center|245Baltimore ColtsBob LadeGuardPeru State
align=center|246Chicago BearsSonny CleereTackleAbilene Christian
align=center|247Pittsburgh SteelersDan TassottiTackleMiami (FL)
align=center|248Washington RedskinsJohn CavaglieriTackleNorth Texas State
align=center|249Philadelphia EaglesJohnny CrouchEndTCU
align=center|250Los Angeles RamsJerry CooperTackleWest Virginia
align=center|251San Francisco 49ersHoward AlsupTackleMiddle Tennessee
align=center|252Cleveland BrownsJim BaughmanGuardIllinois
align=center|253Detroit LionsJack KistlerBackDuke

=Round twenty-two=

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL teamstyle="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Playerstyle="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
align=center|254Chicago CardinalsLedio FanucchiTackleFresno State
align=center|255Green Bay PackersWillie BufordTackleMorgan State
align=center|256Baltimore ColtsBob MeyerTackleOhio State
align=center|257New York GiantsJoe CollierEndNorthwestern
align=center|258Chicago BearsCharlie SumnerBackWilliam & Mary
align=center|259Pittsburgh SteelersJohn LapsleyGuardNortheastern
align=center|260Washington RedskinsMax SchmalingBackPurdue
align=center|261Philadelphia EaglesJim WojciehowskiEndPurdue
align=center|262Los Angeles RamsRay PacerTacklePurdue
align=center|263San Francisco 49ersRalph ReynoldsBackNorth Texas State
align=center|264Cleveland BrownsLloyd CaudleBackDuke
align=center|265Detroit LionsDewey BrundageEndBYU

=Round twenty-three=

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL teamstyle="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Playerstyle="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
align=center|266Chicago CardinalsCharley OakleyBackLSU
align=center|267Green Bay PackersClint SathrumBackSt. Olaf
align=center|268New York GiantsPete MangumBackOle Miss
align=center|269Baltimore ColtsLeon HardemanBackGeorgia Tech
align=center|270Chicago BearsHerm LeeTackleFlorida A&M
align=center|271Pittsburgh SteelersJoe PascarellaTacklePenn State
align=center|272Washington RedskinsPete CarrieriGuardVillanova
align=center|273Philadelphia EaglesHarold LoftonBackOle Miss
align=center|274Los Angeles RamsDon MarksBackCalifornia
align=center|275San Francisco 49ersLeRoy FenstemakerBackRice
align=center|276Cleveland Brownsstyle="background:#fc0;"|Bob MischakEndArmy
align=center|277Detroit LionsJack ShanafeltTacklePenn

=Round twenty-four=

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL teamstyle="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Playerstyle="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
align=center|278Chicago CardinalsLou SawchikEndOhio
align=center|279Green Bay PackersMarv TennefossEndStanford
align=center|280Baltimore ColtsDon KerlinBackConcordia (Moorhead)
align=center|281New York GiantsBill HarrisTackleLSU
align=center|282Chicago BearsBill JarrettBackWest Virginia
align=center|283Pittsburgh SteelersJack FlanaganEndDetroit
align=center|284Washington RedskinsWill RenfroEndMemphis State
align=center|285Philadelphia EaglesNate GressetteTackleClemson
align=center|286Los Angeles RamsEd BrookmanTackleWest Virginia
align=center|287San Francisco 49ersJerry DanielsTackleTennessee Tech
align=center|288Cleveland BrownsJohnny GramlingBackSouth Carolina
align=center|289Detroit LionsBobby BurrowsGuardDuke

=Round twenty-five=

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL teamstyle="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Playerstyle="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
align=center|290Chicago CardinalsJerry MarchandBackLSU
align=center|291Green Bay PackersJohn SmalleyTackleAlabama
align=center|292New York GiantsBill BakerBackWashburn
align=center|293Baltimore ColtsPepper RodgersBackGeorgia Tech
align=center|294Chicago BearsTom FeamsterEndFlorida State
align=center|295Pittsburgh SteelersJim BarronTackleMississippi State
align=center|296Washington RedskinsGeorge RossoBackOhio State
align=center|297Philadelphia EaglesRay ZambiasiBackDetroit
align=center|298Los Angeles RamsDick MillerBackBaldwin Wallace
align=center|299San Francisco 49ersJohn PlattBackElon
align=center|300Cleveland BrownsTom HughesTackleVPI
align=center|301Detroit LionsRichie WoitBackArkansas State

=Round twenty-six=

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style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL teamstyle="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Playerstyle="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
align=center|302Chicago CardinalsRalph CarriganCenterAlabama
align=center|303Green Bay PackersRalph BaierlTackleMaryland
align=center|304Baltimore ColtsJesus EsparzaTackleNew Mexico A&M
align=center|305New York GiantsGeorge Van ZandtBackLong Beach State
align=center|306Chicago BearsLou PetrokaBackBoston University
align=center|307Pittsburgh SteelersJoe VaraitisBackPenn
align=center|308Washington RedskinsDorsey GibsonBackOklahoma A&M
align=center|309Philadelphia EaglesCharley SmithBackBaylor
align=center|310Los Angeles RamsGlenn HoltzmanTackleNorth Texas State
align=center|311San Francisco 49ersPete BelloCenterPasadena CC
align=center|312Cleveland BrownsJoe LundyGuardKansas
align=center|313Detroit LionsJim GeorgeTackleSyracuse

=Round twenty-seven=

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL teamstyle="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Playerstyle="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
align=center|314Chicago CardinalsJohn CulverBackHarvard
align=center|315Green Bay PackersHosea SimsEndMarquette
align=center|316New York GiantsBobby ClatterbuckBackHouston
align=center|317Baltimore ColtsBill SennettEndGeorgia Tech
align=center|318Chicago BearsDick OniskeyCenterChattanooga
align=center|319Pittsburgh SteelersTom YewcicQuarterbackMichigan State
align=center|320Washington RedskinsKen YarboroughEndNorth Carolina
align=center|321Philadelphia EaglesBen AddiegoBackVillanova
align=center|322Los Angeles RamsEntee ShineEndNotre Dame
align=center|323San Francisco 49ersGayford BakerGuardNebraska–Omaha
align=center|324Cleveland BrownsJohnny MappBackVMI
align=center|325Detroit LionsDick RzeszutCenterBenedictine

=Round twenty-eight=

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style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL teamstyle="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Playerstyle="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
align=center|326Chicago CardinalsTom KollerBackWilliam & Mary
align=center|327Green Bay PackersEvan SlonacBackMichigan State
align=center|328Baltimore ColtsRay EcstromCenterWestminster (PA)
align=center|329New York GiantsJim PartridgeBackTulane
align=center|330Chicago BearsP. W. UnderwoodGuardMississippi State
align=center|331Pittsburgh SteelersJoe BushGuardNotre Dame
align=center|332Washington RedskinsRon HansenTackleMinnesota
align=center|333Philadelphia EaglesJohn GerdesTackleCornell
align=center|334Los Angeles RamsDick MannBackWestern Reserve
align=center|335San Francisco 49ersBob GarbrechtBackRice
align=center|336Cleveland BrownsVince VergaraBackArmy
align=center|337Detroit LionsDolph RutschmanBackLinfield

=Round twenty-nine=

class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 100%"
style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL teamstyle="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Playerstyle="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
align=center|338Chicago CardinalsBill AlbrechtBackWashington
align=center|339Green Bay PackersJerry DufekTackleSt. Norbert
align=center|340New York GiantsBill MoteTackleFlorida State
align=center|341Baltimore ColtsClaude TaliaferroBackIllinois
align=center|342Chicago BearsAlvin BealeBackTrinity (TX)
align=center|343Pittsburgh SteelersJoe FaganTackleJohn Carroll
align=center|344Washington RedskinsTed KressBackMichigan
align=center|345Philadelphia EaglesJack StoneBackWest Virginia
align=center|346Los Angeles RamsDick DietrickEndPittsburgh
align=center|347San Francisco 49ersTed DunnBackMurray State
align=center|348Cleveland BrownsTroy CarterBackVMI
align=center|349Detroit LionsMel BertrandCenterIdaho

=Round thirty=

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style="background:#a8bdec; width:7%;"|Pick #style="width:40%; background:#a8bdec;"|NFL teamstyle="width:20%; background:#a8bdec;"|Playerstyle="width:13%; background:#a8bdec;"|Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"|College
align=center|350Chicago CardinalsAlex BurlBackColorado A&M
align=center|351Green Bay PackersTerry CampbellBackWashington State
align=center|352Baltimore ColtsPat AbbruzziBackRhode Island
align=center|353New York GiantsJim GibsonTackleUSC
align=center|354Chicago BearsJim HaluskaBackWisconsin
align=center|355Pittsburgh SteelersJuel SweatteBackOklahoma
align=center|356Washington RedskinsDon RondouBackNorthwestern
align=center|357Philadelphia EaglesTommy WoodleeBackSouth Carolina
align=center|358Los Angeles RamsFrank MetzkeTackleMarquette
align=center|359San Francisco 49ersDon FolksEndHouston
align=center|360Detroit LionsEllis HortonBackEureka

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|= Pro Bowler

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|= Hall of Famer

Hall of Famers

  • 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.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}}

Notable undrafted players

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{{NFLDraft-row| draftyear=1954 | undrafted=yes | round= | picknum= | team=Baltimore Colts | first=Royce | last=Womble | dab= | position=Halfback | collegeyear=1953 | college=University of North Texas | collegeteam=North Texas State Eagles | collegelink=North Texas State | probowl=no | note= | cfb page exists=yes}}

{{NFLDraft-row| draftyear=1954 | undrafted=yes | round= | picknum= | team=Cleveland Browns | first=Cookie | last=Gilchrist | dab= | position=Fullback | collegeyear=1953 | college= | collegeteam= | collegelink= | probowl=yes | note= | cfb page exists=}}

{{NFLDraft-row| draftyear=1954 | undrafted=yes | round= | picknum= | team=Cleveland Browns | first=Don | last=King | dab=Don King (defensive lineman) | position=Defensive tackle | collegeyear=1953 | college=University of Kentucky | collegeteam=Kentucky Wildcats | collegelink=Kentucky | probowl=no | note= | cfb page exists=yes}}

{{NFLDraft-row| draftyear=1954 | undrafted=yes | round= | picknum= | team=Green Bay Packers | first=Gene | last=White | dab=Gene White (American football) | position=Cornerback | collegeyear=1953 | college=University of Georgia | collegeteam=Georgia Bulldogs | collegelink=Georgia | probowl=no | note= | cfb page exists=yes}}

{{NFLDraft-row| draftyear=1954 | undrafted=yes | round= | picknum= | team=Los Angeles Rams | first=Ernie | last=Warlick | dab= | position=Tight end | collegeyear=1953 | college=North Carolina Central University | collegeteam=North Carolina Central Eagles | collegelink=North Carolina Central | probowl=yes | note= | cfb page exists=no}}

{{NFLDraft-row| draftyear=1954 | undrafted=yes | round= | picknum= | team=New York Giants | first=Cliff | last=Livingston | dab= | position=Linebacker | collegeyear=1953 | college=University of California, Los Angeles | collegeteam=UCLA Bruins | collegelink=UCLA | probowl=no | note= | cfb page exists=yes}}

{{NFLDraft-row| draftyear=1954 | undrafted=yes | round= | picknum= | team=New York Giants | first=Ken | last=MacAfee | dab=Ken MacAfee (wide receiver) | position=Tight end | collegeyear=1953 | college=University of Alabama | collegeteam=Alabama Crimson Tide | collegelink=Alabama | probowl=no | note= | cfb page exists=yes}}

{{NFLDraft-row| draftyear=1954 | undrafted=yes | round= | picknum= | team=Washington Redskins | first=Joe | last=Scudero | dab= | position=Safety | collegeyear=1953 | college=University of San Francisco | collegeteam=San Francisco Dons | collegelink=San Francisco | probowl=yes | note= | cfb page exists=no}}

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References