1946 NFL draft

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1946 NFL draft
Commodore Hotel (location of the draft)
General information
Date	January 14, 1946
Location	Commodore Hotel in New York City, NY
Overview
300 total selections in 32 rounds
League	NFL
First selection	Frank Dancewicz, QB Boston Yanks
Most selections (30)	each team made 30 picks
Fewest selections (30)	each team made 30 picks
Hall of Famers	5 OT George Connor C Frank Gatski OT/K Lou Groza FB Marion Motley DT Bill Willis
← 1945 1947 →

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.

Player selections

= Pro Bowler^[3]

= Hall of Famer

Round 1–6


Rnd.	Pick No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
1	1	Boston Yanks	Frank Dancewicz	QB	Notre Dame	Ind.	Bonus lottery pick
1	2	Chicago Cardinals	Dub Jones ^†	B	Tulane	SEC
1	3	Pittsburgh Steelers	Doc Blanchard	FB	Army	Ind.	^[4]
1	4	Chicago Bears	Johnny Lujack ^†	QB	Notre Dame	Ind.	^[5]
1	5	New York Giants	George Connor^‡^†	T	Notre Dame	Ind.
1	6	Green Bay Packers	Johnny Strzykalski ^†	B	Marquette	Ind.
1	7	Philadelphia Eagles	Leo Riggs	B	USC	PCC
1	8	Detroit Lions	Bill Dellastatious	B	Missouri	Big Six
1	9	Washington Redskins	Cal Rossi	B	UCLA	PCC
1	10	Los Angeles Rams	Emil Sitko	HB	Notre Dame	Ind.
2	11	Chicago Cardinals	Mac Wenskunas	C	Illinois	Big Ten
2	12	Boston Yanks	Scollard, NickNick Scollard	E	St. Joseph's (IN)	N/A
2	13	Pittsburgh Steelers	Clark, GeorgeGeorge Clark	B	Duke	SoCon
2	14	Chicago Bears	Jules Rykovich	B	Illinois	Big Ten
2	15	New York Giants	Jones, ElmerElmer Jones	G	Wake Forest	SoCon
3	16	Chicago Cardinals	Elmer Angsman ^†	B	Notre Dame	Ind.
3	17	Boston Yanks	McClure, BusterBuster McClure	T	Nevada	Ind.
3	18	Pittsburgh Steelers	Harmon Rowe	B	San Francisco	—
3	19	Chicago Bears	Frank Broyles	QB	Georgia Tech	SEC
3	20	New York Giants	Rodgers, HoseaHosea Rodgers	B	North Carolina	SoCon
3	21	Green Bay Packers	Bob Nussbaumer	B	Michigan	Big Ten
3	22	Detroit Lions	Russ Thomas	T	Ohio State	Big Ten
3	23	Philadelphia Eagles	Gray, GordonGordon Gray	E	USC	PCC
3	24	Washington Redskins	Stan Kozlowski	B	Holy Cross	Ind.
3	25	Los Angeles Rams	Don Samuel	B	Oregon State	N/A
4	26	Chicago Cardinals	Hamilton Nichols	G	Rice	SWC
4	27	Boston Yanks	Jack Breslin	B	Michigan State	Ind.
4	28	Pittsburgh Steelers	Joe Tepsic	B	Penn State	Ind.
4	29	Chicago Bears	Knotts, ErnestErnest Knotts	G	Duke	SoCon
4	30	New York Giants	Paul Duke	C	Georgia Tech	SEC
5	31	Chicago Cardinals	Joe Golding	B	Oklahoma	Big Six
5	32	Boston Yanks	Bourgeois, GastonGaston Bourgeois	B	Tulane	SEC
5	33	Pittsburgh Steelers	Seiferling, JackJack Seiferling	B	Utah State	MSC
5	34	Chicago Bears	Don Schneider	B	Penn	Ind.
5	35	New York Giants	Pete Stout	B	TCU	SWC
5	36	Green Bay Packers	Ed Cody	B	Purdue	Big Ten
5	37	Philadelphia Eagles	Walt Slater	B	Tennessee	SEC
5	38	Detroit Lions	Harris, DaveDave Harris	E	Wake Forest	SoCon
5	39	Washington Redskins	Adelt, GayGay Adelt	B	Utah	MSC
5	40	Los Angeles Rams	Don Paul ^†	C	UCLA	PCC
6	41	Chicago Cardinals	Dickey, LenLen Dickey	T	Texas A&M	SWC
6	42	Boston Yanks	Tigart, ThurmanThurman Tigart	G	Oklahoma	Big Six
6	43	Pittsburgh Steelers	Marion Woods	G	Clemson	SoCon
6	44	Chicago Bears	Ted Scruggs	E	Rice	SWC
6	45	New York Giants	Lalikos, JimJim Lalikos	T	Brown	Ind.
6	46	Green Bay Packers	John Ferraro	T	USC	PCC
6	47	Detroit Lions	Eddins, JoeJoe Eddins	G	Auburn	SEC
6	48	Philadelphia Eagles	Felto Prewitt	C	Tulsa	MVC
6	49	Washington Redskins	Trojanowski, WaltWalt Trojanowski	B	Connecticut	NEC
6	50	Los Angeles Rams	Oestreich, AceAce Oestreich	B	California	PCC

Round 7

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

Round 8

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
61	Chicago Cardinals	Phil Tinsley	End	Alabama
62	Boston Yanks	Chet Lipka	End	Boston College
63	Pittsburgh Steelers	Joe Ponsetto	Back	Michigan
64	Chicago Bears	John Ziegler	Back	Colorado
65	New York Giants	Gene Roberts	Back	Chattanooga
66	Green Bay Packers	Bert Cole	Tackle	Oklahoma A&M
67	Detroit Lions	Keith DeCourcey	Back	Washington
68	Philadelphia Eagles	Jim Lecture	Guard	Northwestern
69	Washington Redskins	George Callanan	Back	USC
70	Los Angeles Rams	Joe Whisler	Back	Ohio State

Round 9

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
71	Chicago Cardinals	Jake Colhouer	Guard	Oklahoma A&M
72	Boston Yanks	Al Dekdebrun	Back	Cornell
73	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bob Evans	Back	Penn
74	Chicago Bears	Walt Dropo	End	Connecticut
75	New York Giants	Mike Harris	Guard	Mississippi State
76	Green Bay Packers	Grant Darnell	Guard	Texas A&M
77	Philadelphia Eagles	Ernie Lewis	Back	Colorado
78	Detroit Lions	Bill Hedges	Tackle	West Texas State
79	Washington Redskins	Bob Skoglund	End	Notre Dame
80	Los Angeles Rams	Mike Schumchyk	End	Arkansas

Round 10

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

Round 11

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

Round 12

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

Round 13

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

Round 14

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

Round 15

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

Round 16

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

Round 17

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

Round 18

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

Round 19

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

Round 20

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

Round 21

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

Round 22

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

Round 23

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

Round 24

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

Round 25

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

Round 26

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

Round 27

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

Round 28

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

Round 29

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

Round 30


Rnd.	Pick No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.
30	281	Chicago Cardinals	Jim LaRue	B	Duke	SoCon
30	282	Boston Yanks	Klutka, NickNick Klutka	E	Florida	SEC
30	283	Pittsburgh Steelers	Gail Bruce	E	Washington	PCC
30	284	Chicago Bears	Franck, HarryHarry Franck	B	Northwestern	Big Ten
30	285	New York Giants	Bill Voris	B	North Carolina	SoCon
30	286	Green Bay Packers	Al Sparlis	G	UCLA	PCC
30	287	Detroit Lions	Panos, TomTom Panos	G	Utah	MSC
30	288	Philadelphia Eagles	Slusser, GeorgeGeorge Slusser	B	Ohio State	Big Ten
30	289	Washington Redskins	Ritter, TexTex Ritter	B	Georgia Tech	SEC
30	290	Los Angeles Rams	Plant, FrankFrank Plant	C	Georgia	SEC

Round 31


Rnd.	Pick No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.
31	291	Green Bay Packers	Clymer, RalphRalph Clymer	G	Purdue	Big Ten
31	292	Philadelphia Eagles	John Itzel	B	Pittsburgh	Ind.
31	293	Detroit Lions	Palesse, OrlandoOrlando Palesse	E	Marquette	Ind.
31	294	Washington Redskins	Takesian, SarkisSarkis Takesian	B	California	PCC
31	295	Los Angeles Rams	Cowan, DaleDale Cowan	T	Kansas State	Big Six

Round 32


Rnd.	Pick No.	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.
32	296	Green Bay Packers	Henderson, JoervinJoervin Henderson	C	Missouri	Big Six
32	297	Detroit Lions	Schellstede, OtisOtis Schellstede	G	Oklahoma A&M	MVC
32	298	Philadelphia Eagles	Kirkman, LarryLarry Kirkman	B	Boston University	—
32	299	Washington Redskins	Mike Campbell	E	Ole Miss	SEC
32	300	Los Angeles Rams	West, JohnJohn West	B	Oklahoma	Big Six

Hall of Famers

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

^†

= Pro Bowler^[3]

‡

= Hall of Famer^[7]


Original NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.
Boston Yanks	John Badaczewski	G	Case Western Reserve	Ind.
Cleveland Browns	Frank Gatski^‡	C	Auburn	SEC
Cleveland Browns	Lou Groza^‡	OT/K	Ohio State	Big Ten
Cleveland Browns	Marion Motley^‡	FB/LB	Nevada	Ind.
Cleveland Browns	Bill Willis^‡	DT	Ohio State	Big Ten
Los Angeles Rams	Woody Strode	E	UCLA	PCC
Los Angeles Rams	Kenny Washington	HB	UCLA	PCC
Philadelphia Eagles	Otis Douglas	OT	William & Mary	SoCon
Philadelphia Eagles	Cliff Patton	G	TCU	SWC

References

↑ 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.
1 2 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.

External links

NFL.com – 1946 Draft
databaseFootball.com – 1946 Draft
"1946 National Football League Draft". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 10, 2025.

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1946 NFL season

Eastern Division	Boston	New York	Chi Bears	Chi Cardinals	Western Division
	Philadelphia	Pittsburgh	Detroit	Green Bay
	Washington			Los Angeles

Related: 1946 AAFC season