The 1953 National Football League draft was held on January 22, 1953, at Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia.[1][2] Selections made by the folded Dallas Texans were assigned to the Baltimore Colts, since the Dallas team had moved to Baltimore.
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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;[3] it was won by the San Francisco 49ers, who selected end Harry Babcock.
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Round ten
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| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 110 | Baltimore Colts | John Cole | Back | Arkansas |
| 111 | Chicago Cardinals | Charley Berndt | Tackle | Wisconsin |
| 112 | New York Giants | Darrow Hooper | End | Texas A&M |
| 113 | Chicago Bears | Jimmy Moore | Back | Florida A&M |
| 114 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Frank Holohan | Tackle | Tennessee |
| 115 | Green Bay Packers | Vic Rimkus | Guard | Holy Cross |
| 116 | New York Giants | Charlie Maloy | Quarterback | Holy Cross |
| 117 | Philadelphia Eagles | Tom Brookshier | Back | Colorado |
| 118 | San Francisco 49ers | Pete Brown | Guard | Georgia Tech |
| 119 | Cleveland Browns | Elmo Natali | Back | California (PA) |
| 120 | Los Angeles Rams | Mick Lakos | Back | Vanderbilt |
| 121 | Detroit Lions | Dreher Gaskin | End | Clemson |
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Round eleven
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| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 122 | Baltimore Colts | Gene Rossi | Back | Cincinnati |
| 123 | Washington Redskins | Alex Webster | Back | NC State |
| 124 | Chicago Cardinals | Ed Woodsum | End | Yale |
| 125 | Chicago Bears | Ralph Charney | Back | Kentucky |
| 126 | Chicago Bears | Jim Slowey | Center | Georgetown |
| 127 | Green Bay Packers | Joe Johnson | Back | Boston College |
| 128 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bob Pollard | Back | Penn State |
| 129 | San Francisco 49ers | Al Charlton | Back | Washington State |
| 130 | New York Giants | Jim Ruehl | Center | Ohio State |
| 131 | Cleveland Browns | Dick Hilinski | Tackle | Ohio State |
| 132 | Los Angeles Rams | Jim Bailey | Back | Miami (OH) |
| 133 | Detroit Lions | Elmer Messenger | Guard | Washington State |
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Round twelve
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| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 134 | Baltimore Colts | Kaye Vaughan | Guard | Tulsa |
| 135 | Chicago Cardinals | Chuck Spaulding | Back | Wyoming |
| 136 | Washington Redskins | Buzz Nutter | Center | VPI |
| 137 | Chicago Bears | Jim Lawrence | Tackle | Duke |
| 138 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jerry Robertson | Back | Kansas |
| 139 | Green Bay Packers | Dick Curran | Back | Arizona State |
| 140 | San Francisco 49ers | Red Leach | Guard | Duke |
| 141 | New York Giants | Joe Matesic | Tackle | Arizona State |
| 142 | Philadelphia Eagles | George Porter | Tackle | San Jose State |
| 143 | Cleveland Browns | Elmer Wilhoite | Guard | USC |
| 144 | Los Angeles Rams | Chuck Doud | Guard | UCLA |
| 145 | Detroit Lions | Larry Spencer | Back | Wake Forest |
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Round thirteen
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Round fourteen
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| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 158 | Baltimore Colts | Frank Continetti | Guard | George Washington |
| 159 | Chicago Cardinals | Dick Sprague | Back | Washington |
| 160 | Washington Redskins | Ed Timmerman | Back | Michigan State |
| 161 | Chicago Bears | Harland Carl | Back | Wisconsin |
| 162 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Charley Montgomery | Tackle | Mississippi |
| 163 | Green Bay Packers | Charley Wrenn | Tackle | Texas Christian |
| 164 | Philadelphia Eagles | Roy Bailey | Back | Tulane |
| 165 | San Francisco 49ers | Tom Fletcher | Back | Arizona State |
| 166 | New York Giants | J. L. Hall | Back | Florida |
| 167 | Cleveland Browns | Gern Nagler | End | Santa Clara |
| 168 | Los Angeles Rams | Frank James | Guard | Houston |
| 169 | Detroit Lions | Jack Barger | Tackle | New Mexico |
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Round fifteen
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| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 170 | Baltimore Colts | Buddy Sutton | Back | Arkansas |
| 171 | Washington Redskins | Dave Suminski | Tackle | Wisconsin |
| 172 | Chicago Cardinals | Nick Chickillo | Guard | Miami (FL) |
| 173 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bob O'Neil | End | Notre Dame |
| 174 | Chicago Bears | Ralph Jecha | Guard | Northwestern |
| 175 | Green Bay Packers | Gene Helwig | Back | Tulsa |
| 176 | San Francisco 49ers | Charley Genthner | Tackle | Texas |
| 177 | New York Giants | Dick Bowman | Guard | Oklahoma |
| 178 | Philadelphia Eagles | Willie Irvin | End | Florida A&M |
| 179 | Cleveland Browns | Johnny Carson | End | Georgia |
| 180 | Los Angeles Rams | Tom Carroll | Back | Oklahoma |
| 181 | Detroit Lions | Ted Topor | Back | Michigan |
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Round sixteen
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| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 182 | Baltimore Colts | Jim Currin | End | Dayton |
| 183 | Chicago Cardinals | Jimmy Lear | Back | Mississippi |
| 184 | Washington Redskins | Jim Slay | End | Mississippi |
| 185 | Chicago Bears | John Hatley | Tackle | Sul Ross |
| 186 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John Zachary | Back | Miami (OH) |
| 187 | Green Bay Packers | John Hlay | Back | Ohio State |
| 188 | New York Giants | Bill Skyinskus | Guard | Syracuse |
| 189 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bud Wallace | Back | North Carolina |
| 190 | San Francisco 49ers | Fred During | End | Bowling Green |
| 191 | Cleveland Browns | Eric Kuykendall | Back | Illinois |
| 192 | Los Angeles Rams | Ben DeLoe | Tackle | Mississippi State |
| 193 | Detroit Lions | Bob Volonnino | Guard | Army/Villanova |
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Round seventeen
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| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 194 | Baltimore Colts | George Rambour | Tackle | Dartmouth |
| 195 | Washington Redskins | Bob Haner | Back | Villanova |
| 196 | Chicago Cardinals | Earl Heninger | Back | Purdue |
| 197 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Reed Quinn | Back | Florida |
| 198 | Chicago Bears | Bob Beal | End | California |
| 199 | Green Bay Packers | Bill Georges | End | Texas |
| 200 | Philadelphia Eagles | Tony Rados | Back | Penn State |
| 201 | San Francisco 49ers | Hugh Latham | Tackle | San Diego State |
| 202 | New York Giants | Don Rhoden | Center | Rice |
| 203 | Cleveland Browns | George Bean | Back | Utah |
| 204 | Los Angeles Rams | Harland Svare | End | Washington State |
| 205 | Detroit Lions | Ray Green | Tackle | Duke |
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Round eighteen
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| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 206 | Baltimore Colts | LeRoy Labat | Back | Louisiana State |
| 207 | Chicago Cardinals | Joe Yukica | End | Penn State |
| 208 | Washington Redskins | Jim Turner | Back | Texas Tech |
| 209 | Chicago Bears | Jim Shirley | Back | Clemson |
| 210 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Carl Holben | Tackle | Duke |
| 211 | Green Bay Packers | Jim Philee | Back | Bradley |
| 212 | San Francisco 49ers | Stan Wacholz | End | San Jose State |
| 213 | New York Giants | Phil Suwall | Back | Western Maryland |
| 214 | Philadelphia Eagles | Marv Trauth | Tackle | Mississippi |
| 215 | Cleveland Browns | Dick Batten | Tackle | Pacific |
| 216 | Los Angeles Rams | Lew Jones | Tackle | Wabash |
| 217 | Detroit Lions | Ed Mioduszewski | Back | William & Mary |
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Round nineteen
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| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 218 | Baltimore Colts | Bill Powell | Back | California |
| 219 | Washington Redskins | Tom Flyzik | Tackle | George Washington |
| 220 | Chicago Cardinals | Tom Donahue | Center | Wake Forest |
| 221 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jim Williams | Back | Louisville |
| 222 | Chicago Bears | Bill Byrus | Tackle | Iowa State |
| 223 | Green Bay Packers | Bill Lucky | Tackle | Baylor |
| 224 | New York Giants | Hal Lehman | Tackle | Southern Mississippi |
| 225 | Philadelphia Eagles | Pete Bachouros | Back | Illinois |
| 226 | San Francisco 49ers | King DuClos | Tackle | Texas-El Paso |
| 227 | Cleveland Browns | Tom Cain | Guard | Colorado |
| 228 | Los Angeles Rams | Jack Ellena | Tackle | UCLA |
| 229 | Detroit Lions | Paul Held | Back | San Diego State |
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Round twenty
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| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 230 | Baltimore Colts | Pete Russo | Tackle | Indiana |
| 231 | Chicago Cardinals | Len D'Errico | Guard | Boston University |
| 232 | Washington Redskins | Bill Link | Guard | Wake Forest |
| 233 | Chicago Bears | Tom Mahin | Tackle | Purdue |
| 234 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Will Lee Hayley | End | Auburn |
| 235 | Green Bay Packers | John Harville | Back | Texas Christian |
| 236 | Philadelphia Eagles | Rollie Arns | Center | Iowa State |
| 237 | San Francisco 49ers | Ray Huizinga | Tackle | Northwestern |
| 238 | New York Giants | Dick Christiansen | End | Arizona |
| 239 | Cleveland Browns | Chuck Noll | Linebacker | Dayton |
| 240 | Los Angeles Rams | Bob Morford | Back | College of Idaho |
| 241 | Detroit Lions | Gerry Hart | Tackle | Army/Mississippi State |
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Round twenty-one
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| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 242 | Baltimore Colts | Frank Kirby | Tackle | Bucknell |
| 243 | Washington Redskins | Jim Dublinski | Center | Utah |
| 244 | Chicago Cardinals | Joe Curtis | End | Alabama |
| 245 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Don Earley | Guard | South Carolina |
| 246 | Chicago Bears | Wayne Martin | End | Texas Christian |
| 247 | Green Bay Packers | Bob Conway | Back | Alabama |
| 248 | San Francisco 49ers | Ken Bahnsen | End | North Texas State |
| 249 | New York Giants | Gene Bullard | Tackle | Louisiana College |
| 250 | Philadelphia Eagles | Hal Brooks | Tackle | Washington & Lee |
| 251 | Cleveland Browns | Bill Crockett | Guard | Rice |
| 252 | Los Angeles Rams | Dick Gordon | Tackle | Toledo |
| 253 | Detroit Lions | Bob Tata | Back | Virginia |
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Round twenty-two
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| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 254 | Baltimore Colts | Merlin Gish | Center | Kansas |
| 255 | Chicago Cardinals | Hal Lokovsek | Tackle | Washington State |
| 256 | Washington Redskins | Ed Pucci | Guard | USC |
| 257 | Chicago Bears | Wayne Wood | Tackle | Memphis State |
| 258 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ed O'Connor | Tackle | Maryland |
| 259 | Green Bay Packers | Bill Turnbeaugh | Tackle | Auburn |
| 260 | New York Giants | Mike Kelley | End | Florida |
| 261 | Philadelphia Eagles | Laurie LeClaire | Back | Michigan |
| 262 | San Francisco 49ers | Laverne Robbins | Guard | Midwestern State (TX) |
| 263 | Cleveland Browns | Byrd Looper | Back | Duke |
| 264 | Los Angeles Rams | George Porter | Tackle | Southwest Texas State |
| 265 | Detroit Lions | Pete Retzlaff | Tight end | South Dakota State |
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Round twenty-three
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| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 266 | Baltimore Colts | Mike Houseplan | Guard | Tulane |
| 267 | Washington Redskins | Ed Bierne | End | Detroit |
| 268 | Chicago Cardinals | Jim Root | Back | Miami (OH) |
| 269 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ray Correll | Guard | Kentucky |
| 270 | Chicago Bears | Jim Mask | End | Mississippi |
| 271 | Green Bay Packers | Bill Murray | End | American International |
| 272 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jeff Knox | End | Georgia Tech |
| 273 | San Francisco 49ers | Travis Hunt | Tackle | Alabama |
| 274 | New York Giants | Ted Kukowski | Center | Navy/Syracuse |
| 275 | Cleveland Browns | Ronnie Kent | Back | Tulane |
| 276 | Los Angeles Rams | Larry Willoughby | Back | Fresno State |
| 277 | Detroit Lions | Carl Karilivacz | Back | Syracuse |
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Round twenty-four
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| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 278 | Baltimore Colts | Monte Brethauer | End | Oregon |
| 279 | Chicago Cardinals | Brad Glass | Guard | Princeton |
| 280 | Washington Redskins | Stan Butterworth | Back | Bucknell |
| 281 | Chicago Bears | Paul Hatcher | Center | Arkansas City J.C. |
| 282 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bob Schneidenbach | Back | Miami (FL) |
| 283 | Green Bay Packers | Jim Haslam | Tackle | Tennessee |
| 284 | San Francisco 49ers | Ed Morgan | Back | Tennessee |
| 285 | New York Giants | Charley Kubes | Guard | Minnesota |
| 286 | Philadelphia Eagles | Eli Romero | Back | Wichita State |
| 287 | Cleveland Browns | John Labends | Tackle | Wittenberg |
| 288 | Los Angeles Rams | Marlow Gudmundson | Back | North Dakota State |
| 289 | Detroit Lions | Truett Grant | Tackle | Duke |
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Round twenty-five
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| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 290 | Baltimore Colts | Joe Szombathy | End | Syracuse |
| 291 | Washington Redskins | Art Hurd | Guard | Maryland |
| 292 | Chicago Cardinals | Haywood Sullivan | Back | Florida |
| 293 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Vic Hampel | End | Houston |
| 294 | Chicago Bears | Clyde Pickard | Guard | Wake Forest |
| 295 | Green Bay Packers | Ike Jones | End | UCLA |
| 296 | New York Giants | Dan Drake | Back | Rice |
| 297 | Philadelphia Eagles | Johnny Michels | Guard | Tennessee |
| 298 | San Francisco 49ers | Ernie Stockert | End | UCLA |
| 299 | Cleveland Browns | Jim Ellis | Back | Michigan State |
| 300 | Los Angeles Rams | Ed Clemens | Center | Dayton |
| 301 | Detroit Lions | Marv Brown | Back | East Texas State |
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Round twenty-six
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| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 302 | Baltimore Colts | Scott Prescott | Center | Minnesota |
| 303 | Chicago Cardinals | Don Ringe | Tackle | Idaho |
| 304 | Washington Redskins | Walt Ashcraft | Tackle | USC |
| 305 | Chicago Bears | Bob Evans | Tackle | Pennsylvania |
| 306 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jack "Goose" McClairen | End | Bethune-Cookman |
| 307 | Green Bay Packers | George Bozanic | Back | USC |
| 308 | Philadelphia Eagles | Harvey Achziger | Tackle | Colorado State |
| 309 | San Francisco 49ers | Harley Cooper | Back | Arizona State |
| 310 | New York Giants | Bill Wetzel | Back | Syracuse |
| 311 | Cleveland Browns | Charlie Hoag | Back | Kansas |
| 312 | Los Angeles Rams | Louie Yourkowski | Tackle | Washington |
| 313 | Detroit Lions | Jim Dooley | Center | Penn State |
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Round twenty-seven
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| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 314 | Baltimore Colts | Ray Graves | Back | Texas A&M |
| 315 | Washington Redskins | John Zanetti | Tackle | John Carroll |
| 316 | Chicago Cardinals | C. O. Brocato | Center | Baylor |
| 317 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jack Delaney | Back | Cincinnati |
| 318 | Chicago Bears | Marvin Wahlin | Back | Arizona State |
| 319 | Green Bay Packers | Jim McConaughey | End | Houston |
| 320 | San Francisco 49ers | Ralph McLeod | End | Louisiana State |
| 321 | New York Giants | Roosevelt "Rosey" Brown | Offensive tackle | Morgan State |
| 322 | Philadelphia Eagles | Earl Hersh | Back | West Chester |
| 323 | Cleveland Browns | Jack Sisco | Center | Baylor |
| 324 | Los Angeles Rams | Lou Welsh | Center | USC |
| 325 | Detroit Lions | Jackie Parker | Back | Mississippi State |
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Round twenty-eight
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| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 326 | Baltimore Colts | Joe Sabol | Back | UCLA |
| 327 | Chicago Cardinals | Mike Prokopiak | Back | New Mexico |
| 328 | Washington Redskins | Bob Buckley | Back | USC |
| 329 | Chicago Bears | Jim Caldwell | Tackle | Tennessee State |
| 330 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Joe Cimini | Tackle | Mississippi State |
| 331 | Green Bay Packers | Zack Jordan | Back | Colorado |
| 332 | New York Giants | Joe Ramona | Guard | Santa Clara |
| 333 | Philadelphia Eagles | Joe Gratson | Back | Penn State |
| 334 | San Francisco 49ers | Tom Novikoff | Back | Oregon |
| 335 | Cleveland Browns | Ray Verkirk | Tackle | North Texas State |
| 336 | Los Angeles Rams | Jim Murray | Tackle | Montana |
| 337 | Detroit Lions | Laurin Pepper | Back | Southern Mississippi |
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Round twenty-nine
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| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 338 | Baltimore Colts | Jack Alessandrini | Guard | Notre Dame |
| 339 | Washington Redskins | Pat Shires | Back | Tennessee |
| 340 | Chicago Cardinals | Earl Wrightenberry | Tackle | Clemson |
| 341 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Art Massaro | Back | Washington & Jefferson |
| 342 | Chicago Bears | Jack Lewis | End | Wake Forest |
| 343 | Green Bay Packers | Henry O'Brien | Guard | Boston College |
| 344 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ralph Paolone | Back | Kentucky |
| 345 | San Francisco 49ers | Don Stillwell | End | USC |
| 346 | New York Giants | Bob Griffis | Guard | Furman |
| 347 | Cleveland Browns | Clell Hobson | Back | Alabama |
| 348 | Los Angeles Rams | Ray Lewis | End | Boise J.C. |
| 349 | Detroit Lions | Harley Rector | Tackle | Wayne State (NE) |
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Round thirty
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| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 350 | Baltimore Colts | Tom Roche | Tackle | Northwestern |
| 351 | Chicago Cardinals | Bill Gaudreau | Back | Notre Dame |
| 352 | Washington Redskins | Bob Mathias | Back | Stanford |
| 353 | Chicago Bears | Bill Brehany | Quarterback | Virginia Military Inst |
| 354 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Lou Tepe | Center | Duke |
| 355 | Green Bay Packers | Al Barry | Guard | USC |
| 356 | New York Giants | Stavros Canakes | Guard | Minnesota |
| 357 | Philadelphia Eagles | Chuck Hren | Back | Northwestern |
| 358 | Cleveland Browns | Andy Myers | Guard | Tennessee |
| 359 | Los Angeles Rams | Fritz Phren | Back | College of the Ozarks |
| 360 [6] | Detroit Lions | Hal Maus | End | Montana |
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- 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.[7]
- 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.[7]
- 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.[8]
- Doug Atkins, tackle from Tennessee taken 1st round 11th overall by the Cleveland Browns.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1982.[8]
- 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.[8]
- 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.[9]
- 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.[9]
- 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.[9]
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Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
