Pro Sports Transactions

1946 NFL Draft Pick Transactions

January 14, 1946

Second and fourth round picks were limited to the five teams that finished lowest in the 1945 standings.

After the Eagles selected their 17th round pick, they gave their last 13 picks to the Yanks (according to the New York Times). These picks are still shown as having been exercised by the Eagles.

Overall # Round # Team Player Drafted
Round 1
1 1-1
Yanks
Frank "Boley" Dancewicz
2 1-2
Cardinals
Dub Jones
3 1-3
Steelers
Felix "Doc" Blanchard
4 1-4
Bears
Johnny Lujack
5 1-5
Giants
George Connor
6 1-6
Packers
Johnny Strzykalski
7 1-7
Eagles
Leo Riggs
8 1-8
Bill Dellastatious
9 1-9
Redskins
Cal Rossi
10 1-10
Rams
Emil "Red" Sitko
Round 2
11 2-1
Cardinals
Mac Wenskunas
12 2-2
Yanks
Nick Scollard
13 2-3
Steelers
George Clark
14 2-4
Bears
Julie Rykovich
15 2-5
Giants
Elmer "Buck" Jones
Round 3
16 3-1
Cardinals
Elmer Angsman
17 3-2
Yanks
Robert "Buster" McClure
18 3-3
Steelers
Harmon Rowe
19 3-4
Bears
Frank Broyles
20 3-5
Giants
Hosea Rodgers
21 3-6
Packers
Bob Nussbaumer
22 3-7
Russ Thomas
23 3-8
Eagles
Gordon Gray
24 3-9
Redskins
Stan Koslowski
25 3-10
Rams
Don Samuel
Round 4
26 4-1
Cardinals
Ham Nichols
27 4-2
Yanks
Jack Breslin
28 4-3
Steelers
Joe Tepsic
29 4-4
Bears
Ernie Knotts
30 4-5
Giants
Paul Duke
Round 5
31 5-1
Cardinals
Joe Golding
32 5-2
Yanks
Gaston Bourgeois
33 5-3
Steelers
Jack Seiferling
34 5-4
Bears
Don Schneider
35 5-5
Giants
Pete Stout
36 5-6
Packers
Ed Cody
37 5-7
Eagles
Walt Slater
38 5-8
Dave Harris
39 5-9
Redskins
Gay Adelt
40 5-10
Rams
Don Paul
Round 6
41 6-1
Cardinals
Len Dickey
42 6-2
Yanks
Thurman Tigart
43 6-3
Steelers
Marion Woods
44 6-4
Bears
Ted Scruggs
45 6-5
Giants
Jim Lalikos
46 6-6
Packers
John Ferraro
47 6-7
Joe Eddins
48 6-8
Eagles
Felto Prewitt
49 6-9
Redskins
Walt Trojanowski
50 6-10
Rams
Newell "Ace" Oestreich
Round 7
51 7-1
Cardinals
Pat Lenshan
52 7-2
Yanks
Ed Mieszkowski
53 7-3
Steelers
Tom Reinhardt
54 7-4
Bears
Wendell Beard
55 7-5
Giants
Jim Plyler
56 7-6
Packers
Art Renner
57 7-7
Eagles
George Robotham
58 7-8
Pete Berezney
59 7-9
Redskins
Bob Hendren
60 7-10
Rams
Lafayette "Dolly" King
Round 8
61 8-1
Cardinals
Phil Tinsley
62 8-2
Yanks
Chet Lipka
63 8-3
Steelers
Joe Ponsetto
64 8-4
Bears
John Ziegler
65 8-5
Giants
Gene Roberts
66 8-6
Packers
Bert Cole
67 8-7
Keith DeCourcey
68 8-8
Eagles
Jim Lecture
69 8-9
Redskins
George Callanan
70 8-10
Rams
Joe Whisler
Round 9
71 9-1
Cardinals
J.C. Colhouer
72 9-2
Yanks
Al Dekdebrun
73 9-3
Steelers
Bob Evans
74 9-4
Bears
Walt Dropo
75 9-5
Giants
Mike Harris
76 9-6
Packers
Grant Darnell
77 9-7
Eagles
Ernie Lewis
78 9-8
Bill Hedges
79 9-9
Redskins
Bob Skoglund
80 9-10
Rams
Mike Schumchyk
Round 10
81 10-1
Cardinals
Tom Barber
82 10-2
Yanks
Rex John
83 10-3
Steelers
Mel Bonwell
84 10-4
Bears
Bill Harris
85 10-5
Giants
Walt Clay
86 10-6
Packers
Joe McAfee
87 10-7
Thornton Dixon
88 10-8
Eagles
Al Vandeweghe
89 10-9
Redskins
Jake Leicht
90 10-10
Rams
Joe Signaigo
Round 11
91 11-1
Cardinals
Dick Loepfe
92 11-2
Yanks
Bob West
93 11-3
Steelers
Doc Holloway
94 11-4
Bears
Eddie Allen
95 11-5
Giants
Warren Amling
96 11-6
Packers
Steve Conroy
97 11-7
Eagles
Bill Iancelli
98 11-8
Bob Stevens
99 11-9
Redskins
Achille "Chick" Maggioli
100 11-10
Rams
Tom Phillips
Round 12
101 12-1
Cardinals
Venton Yablonski
102 12-2
Yanks
Max Dodge
103 12-3
Steelers
Carroll Owen
104 12-4
Bears
Frank Bauman
105 12-5
Giants
Al Bush
106 12-6
Packers
Billy Hildebrand
107 12-7
Pat Farris
108 12-8
Eagles
Pat McHugh
109 12-9
Redskins
Monte Moncrief
110 12-10
Rams
Ted Strojny
Round 13
111 13-1
Cardinals
Lee Lewis
112 13-2
Yanks
Joe Kirkland
113 13-3
Steelers
George Poppin
114 13-4
Bears
Reed Nostrum
115 13-5
Giants
Bob Reiman
116 13-6
Packers
Tom Hand
117 13-7
Eagles
John Wingender
118 13-8
Paul Copoulos
119 13-9
Redskins
Joe Tereshinski
120 13-10
Rams
George Strohmeyer
Round 14
121 14-1
Cardinals
Bob Russell
122 14-2
Yanks
Ralph Ventresco
123 14-3
Steelers
Bob McCain
124 14-4
Bears
Dick Chatterton
125 14-5
Giants
Bob Hazelhurst
126 14-6
Packers
George Hills
127 14-7
Ty Irby
128 14-8
Eagles
Homer Paine
129 14-9
Redskins
Stan Sprague
130 14-10
Rams
Bob Palladino
Round 15
131 15-1
Cardinals
Fred Rovai
132 15-2
Yanks
John Furey
133 15-3
Steelers
Tom Tallchief
134 15-4
Bears
Johnny Timko
135 15-5
Giants
Stan Stapley
136 15-6
Packers
Jim Hough
137 15-7
Eagles
John Kerns
138 15-8
Pat Thrash
139 15-9
Redskins
Harry Adelman
140 15-10
Rams
Dick Lorenz
Round 16
141 16-1
Cardinals
Ray Evans
142 16-2
Yanks
Bill Swiacki
143 16-3
Steelers
Al Perl
144 16-4
Bears
Ted Hazelwood
145 16-5
Giants
Nick Terlizzi
146 16-6
Packers
Dean Gaines
147 16-7
Kelly Mote
148 16-8
Eagles
Buddy Hubbard
149 16-9
Redskins
Bob Butchofsky
150 16-10
Rams
Larry Bouley
Round 17
151 17-1
Cardinals
Bob Loubie
152 17-2
Yanks
Charley Tiedeman
153 17-3
Steelers
Russ Lopez
154 17-4
Bears
Dick Johnson
155 17-5
Giants
Ray Justak
156 17-6
Packers
J.P. Miller
157 17-7
Eagles
Allen Smith
158 17-8
Bill Scrugg
159 17-9
Redskins
Mike Prashaw
160 17-10
Rams
Gasper Urban
Round 18
161 18-1
Cardinals
Frank Irwin
162 18-2
Yanks
Don Alverez
163 18-3
Steelers
Charles "Buck" Garrison
164 18-4
Bears
Art Boettcher
165 18-5
Giants
Bob Morris
166 18-6
Packers
Boyd Morse
167 18-7
Ben Wall
168 18-8
Eagles
Bernie Millham
169 18-9
Redskins
Ed Robnett
170 18-10
Rams
Bob Wise
Round 19
171 19-1
Cardinals
Pride Ratteree
172 19-2
Yanks
Jack Burns
173 19-3
Steelers
Bill Cloud
174 19-4
Bears
Tom Gallagher
175 19-5
Giants
Tom Loflin
176 19-6
Packers
Joe Bradford
177 19-7
Eagles
Lawrence Mauss
178 19-8
Merlin Kispert
179 19-9
Redskins
LaMar Dykstra
180 19-10
Rams
Jerry Ford
Round 20
181 20-1
Cardinals
Bill Heywood
182 20-2
Yanks
Frank Ruggerio
183 20-3
Steelers
Mike Garbinski
184 20-4
Bears
Johnny Adams
185 20-5
Giants
Dick Kelly
186 20-6
Packers
Bill DeRosa
187 20-7
Don Malmberg
188 20-8
Eagles
Dave Butcher
189 20-9
Redskins
Bob Ward
190 20-10
Rams
Bob Albrecht
Round 21
191 21-1
Cardinals
Al Traught
192 21-2
Yanks
Jack Price
193 21-3
Steelers
Charley Loiacano
194 21-4
Bears
Dean Widseth
195 21-5
Giants
Mel Patton
196 21-6
Packers
Ralph Grant
197 21-7
Eagles
Don Fabling
198 21-8
Norm Maloney
199 21-9
Redskins
John Pehar
200 21-10
Rams
Cliff Lewis
Round 22
201 22-1
Cardinals
Clem Andrulewicz
202 22-2
Yanks
Elliott "Ike" Igleheart
203 22-3
Steelers
George Johnson
204 22-4
Bears
George Kochins
205 22-5
Giants
Bill Stiers
206 22-6
Packers
Howard Brown
207 22-7
Jack Simmons
208 22-8
Eagles
George Feldman
209 22-9
Redskins
Roger Robinson
210 22-10
Rams
Bob Richardson
Round 23
211 23-1
Cardinals
Adam Rakowski
212 23-2
Yanks
Bill Levitt
213 23-3
Steelers
Bill Leitheiser
214 23-4
Bears
Al Hoisch
215 23-5
Giants
Vernon Hare
216 23-6
Packers
Andy Kosmac
217 23-7
Eagles
Ed Cameron
218 23-8
Joe Pulte
219 23-9
Redskins
Charley Cadenhead
220 23-10
Rams
Derald Lebow
Round 24
221 24-1
Cardinals
Jack McKenzie
222 24-2
Yanks
Mike Karmazin
223 24-3
Steelers
Roger Adams
224 24-4
Bears
Visco Grgich
225 24-5
Giants
Neil Scully
226 24-6
Packers
Maurice Stacy
227 24-7
Bob Funderberg
228 24-8
Eagles
Charley Steed
229 24-9
Redskins
Bob Rodas
230 24-10
Rams
Bill Lippincott
Round 25
231 25-1
Cardinals
Tom Worthingon
232 25-2
Yanks
Chet Latcham
233 25-3
Steelers
Bob Verkins
234 25-4
Bears
Allen Richards
235 25-5
Giants
George Miller
236 25-6
Packers
Chick Davidson
237 25-7
Eagles
Ed Grygiel
238 25-8
Ed Stacco
239 25-9
Redskins
Charlie Webb
240 25-10
Rams
Kay Jamison
Round 26
241 26-1
Cardinals
Jim Vugrin
242 26-2
Yanks
Gordon Botsford
243 26-3
Steelers
Clarence Castle
244 26-4
Bears
Jess Tunstill
245 26-5
Giants
Barney White
246 26-6
Packers
John Norton
247 26-7
Roger Anderson
248 26-8
Eagles
Ben Raimondi
249 26-9
Redskins
Marion Flanagan
250 26-10
Rams
D.J. Gambrell
Round 27
251 27-1
Cardinals
Jesse Herschbarger
252 27-2
Yanks
John Kauffman
253 27-3
Steelers
Marchi Marino
254 27-4
Bears
Ken Smock
255 27-5
Giants
Butch Kalens
256 27-6
Packers
Ed Holtsinger
257 27-7
Eagles
Sam Bailey
258 27-8
Chuck Murdock
259 27-9
Redskins
Roland Phillips
260 27-10
Rams
Joe Ben Dickey
Round 28
261 28-1
Cardinals
Newman Ledbetter
262 28-2
Yanks
Don Glaesner
263 28-3
Steelers
Bob Hansen
264 28-4
Bears
Howard Weldon
265 28-5
Giants
Charlie Ellis
266 28-6
Packers
Joe Campbell
267 28-7
Dick Van Duesen
268 28-8
Eagles
Bob Long
269 28-9
Redskins
Jim Hallmark
270 28-10
Rams
Marty Grbovaz
Round 29
271 29-1
Cardinals
Alton Baldwin
272 29-2
Yanks
Carl McKinnon
273 29-3
Steelers
Larry Graves
274 29-4
Bears
Johnny Cook
275 29-5
Giants
Steve Lucas
276 29-6
Packers
Francis Saunders
277 29-7
Eagles
Bill Fisher
278 29-8
Bill Agnew
279 29-9
Redskins
Fay Mills
280 29-10
Rams
Jay Perrin
Round 30
281 30-1
Cardinals
Jim LaRue
282 30-2
Yanks
Nick Klutka
283 30-3
Steelers
Gail Bruce
284 30-4
Bears
Harry Franck
285 30-5
Giants
Bill Voris
286 30-6
Packers
Al Sparlis
287 30-7
Tom Panos
288 30-8
Eagles
George Slusser
289 30-9
Redskins
William "Tex" Ritter
290 30-10
Rams
Frank Plant
Round 31
291 31-1
Packers
Ralph Clymer
292 31-2
Eagles
John Itzel
293 31-3
Orlando Palesse
294 31-4
Redskins
Sarkis Takesian
295 31-5
Rams
Dale Cowan
Round 32
296 32-1
Packers
Joervin Henderson
297 32-2
Otis Schellstede
298 32-3
Eagles
Larry Kirkman
299 32-4
Redskins
Mike Campbell
300 32-5
Rams
John West