1956 NFL draft
General information
Date(s)November 28, 1955 &
January 17–18, 1956
LocationThe Bellevue-Stratford Hotel
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania &
Ambassador Hotel
in Los Angeles, California
Overview
360 total selections in 30 rounds
LeagueNFL
First selectionGary Glick, QB/S
Pittsburgh Steelers
Mr. IrrelevantBob Bartholomew, OT
Cleveland Browns
Most selections (36)Los Angeles Rams
Fewest selections (28)Chicago Bears
New York Giants
Washington Redskins
Hall of Famers
5
← 1955
1957 →

The 1956 NFL draft had its first three rounds held on November 28, 1955, at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and its final twenty-seven rounds on January 17–18, 1956, at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California[1][2]

The previous NFL drafts in the 1950s were held in January; the first three rounds (37 selections) were moved up this year to late November to better compete with teams from Canada.[3][4]

This was the tenth year that the first overall pick was a bonus pick determined by lottery. With the previous nine winners ineligible from the draw, only the Chicago Cardinals, Green Bay Packers, and Pittsburgh Steelers had an equal chance of winning.[5] The draft lottery was won by Pittsburgh, who selected defensive back Gary Glick.

Player selections

= Pro Bowler [6] = Hall of Famer
Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
1 1 Pittsburgh Steelers Gary Glick  S Colorado A&M MSC
Bonus lottery pick
1 2 San Francisco 49ers Earl Morrall † QB Michigan State Big Ten
1 3 Detroit Lions Howard Cassady  HB Ohio State Big Ten
1955 Heisman Trophy winner[7]
1 4 Philadelphia Eagles Bob Pellegrini  C Maryland ACC
1 5 Pittsburgh Steelers Art Davis  HB Mississippi State SEC
1 6 Los Angeles Rams Joe Marconi † FB West Virginia SoCon
1 7 Chicago Cardinals Joe Childress  FB Auburn SEC
1 8 Green Bay Packers Jack Losch  HB Miami (FL) Ind.
1 9 Baltimore Colts Lenny Moore‡† HB Penn State Ind.
1 10 Chicago Bears Menan Schriewer  E Texas SWC
1 11 Los Angeles Rams Charles Horton  HB Vanderbilt SEC
1 12 Washington Redskins Ed Vereb  HB Maryland ACC
1 13 Cleveland Browns Preston Carpenter  HB Arkansas SWC
2 14 Los Angeles Rams Leon Clarke † E USC PCC
2 15 San Francisco 49ers Bruce Bosley  T West Virginia SoCon
2 16 Philadelphia Eagles Frank D'Agostino  T Auburn SEC
2 17 Pittsburgh Steelers Joe Krupa  T Purdue Big Ten
2 18 Chicago Cardinals Norm Masters  T Michigan State Big Ten
2 19 New York Giants Henry Moore  B Arkansas SWC
2 20 Green Bay Packers Forrest Gregg‡† T SMU SWC
2 21 Baltimore Colts Donlin, DickDick Donlin  E Hamline N/A
2 22 Chicago Bears M. L. Brackett  T Auburn SEC
2 23 Los Angeles Rams Hugh Pitts  C TCU SWC
2 24 Washington Redskins John Paluck  E Pittsburgh Ind.
2 25 Cleveland Browns Billy Kinard  B Ole Miss SEC
3 26 San Francisco 49ers Bill Herchman  T Texas Tech Border
3 27 Detroit Lions Don McIlhenny  B SMU SWC
3 28 Philadelphia Eagles Don Schaefer  B Notre Dame Ind.
3 29 Pittsburgh Steelers Jim Taylor  C Baylor SWC
3 30 New York Giants Sam Huff‡† LB West Virginia SoCon
3 31 Chicago Cardinals John Roach  QB SMU SWC
3 32 Los Angeles Rams A. D. Williams  DE Pacific N/A
3 33 Baltimore Colts Pascal, BobBob Pascal  B Duke ACC
3 34 Cleveland Browns Ross, LarryLarry Ross  E Denver N/A
3 35 Los Angeles Rams Marshall, JohnJohn Marshall  B SMU SWC
3 36 Washington Redskins Fred Wyant  B West Virginia SoCon
3 37 Cleveland Browns Bill Quinlan  E Michigan State Big Ten
4 38 Detroit Lions Jerry Reichow † QB Iowa Big Ten
4 39 Pittsburgh Steelers Dick Murley  OG Purdue Big Ten
4 40 San Francisco 49ers Pajaczkowsi, FrankFrank Pajaczkowsi  B Richmond SoCon
4 41 Washington Redskins Machinsky, FranFran Machinsky  T Ohio State Big Ten
4 42 Chicago Cardinals Salerno, SamSam Salerno  T Colorado Big 7
4 43 Baltimore Colts Inabinet, BenBen Inabinet  T Clemson ACC
4 44 Green Bay Packers Cecil Morris  OG Oklahoma MVIAA
4 45 New York Giants Jim Katcavage † DE Dayton Ind.
4 46 Los Angeles Rams Will Berzinski  B La Crosse State WSCC
4 47 Chicago Bears John Mellekas  T Arizona BIAA
4 48 Los Angeles Rams Carmichael, JimJim Carmichael  E California PCC
4 49 Cleveland Browns Moss, BobbyBobby Moss  B West Virginia SoCon
5 50 Detroit Lions Tom Tracy † B Tennessee SEC
5 51 Los Angeles Rams Freeman, JimJim Freeman  B Iowa Big Ten
5 52 Pittsburgh Steelers Murakowski, BillBill Murakowski  B Purdue Big Ten
5 53 Los Angeles Rams Nakken, HerbHerb Nakken  B Utah MSC
5 54 Philadelphia Eagles Fred Thurston  OG Valparaiso N/A
5 55 Baltimore Colts Herb Gray  E Texas SWC
5 56 Green Bay Packers Bob Skoronski † T Indiana Big Ten
5 57 New York Giants Don Chandler † B Florida SEC
5 58 Chicago Bears Willie Galimore † B Florida A&M SIAC
5 59 Washington Redskins Gary Lowe  B Michigan State Big Ten
5 60 Los Angeles Rams Jesse Whittenton † CB Texas Western Border
5 61 Cleveland Browns Franklin Clarke  E Colorado Big 7
6 62 Detroit Lions Bob Lusk  C William & Mary SoCon
6 63 Pittsburgh Steelers Taylor, RayRay Taylor  B TCU SWC
6 64 San Francisco 49ers Tony Sardisco  LB Tulane SEC
6 65 Philadelphia Eagles Tirrel Burton  B Miami (OH) MAC
6 66 Chicago Cardinals Charlie Dupre  B Baylor SWC
6 67 Baltimore Colts Schmidt, DonDon Schmidt  B Texas Tech Border
6 68 Green Bay Packers Burris, BobBob Burris  B Oklahoma MVIAA
6 69 New York Giants Cason, FredFred Cason  B Florida SEC
6 70 Chicago Cardinals John Dittrich  T Wisconsin Big Ten
6 71 Cleveland Browns Sherman Plunkett † E Maryland State N/A
6 72 Los Angeles Rams Vincent, EddieEddie Vincent  B Iowa Big Ten
6 73 Cleveland Browns Paul Wiggin † E Stanford PCC
7 74 Detroit Lions Gene Cronin  DE Pacific Ind. (Univ.)
7 75 San Francisco 49ers Larry Barnes  B Colorado A&M MSC
7 76 Pittsburgh Steelers Gaspari, DickDick Gaspari  C George Washington SoCon
7 77 Chicago Cardinals Bob Konovsky  T Wisconsin Big Ten
7 78 Philadelphia Eagles Waedekin, JohnJohn Waedekin  T Hardin–Simmons Border
7 79 Baltimore Colts Bill Waters  T Austin N/A
7 80 Green Bay Packers Hank Gremminger  E Baylor SWC
7 81 New York Giants Ron Nery  T Kansas State Big Eight
7 82 Chicago Bears J. C. Caroline † B Illinois Big Ten
7 83 Washington Redskins Caraway, DonnieDonnie Caraway  B Houston MVC
7 84 Los Angeles Rams Jack Morris  B Oregon PCC
7 85 Cleveland Browns Griffith, ChuckChuck Griffith  E USC PCC
8 86 Detroit Lions Powell, JackJack Powell  T Texas A&M SWC
8 87 Pittsburgh Steelers Wellman, VereVere Wellman  OG Wichita MVC
8 88 San Francisco 49ers Smith, CharleyCharley Smith  E Abilene Christian Gulf Coast
8 89 Philadelphia Eagles Payne, ElroyElroy Payne  B McMurry N/A
8 90 Chicago Cardinals Lunceford, DaveDave Lunceford  T Baylor SWC
8 91 Baltimore Colts Bill Koman † OG North Carolina ACC
8 92 Green Bay Packers Dennis, RussRuss Dennis  E Maryland ACC
8 93 New York Giants Holleder, DonDon Holleder  E Army Ind.
8 94 Washington Redskins James, DickDick James † B Oregon PCC
8 95 Chicago Bears Dick Klawitter  C South Dakota State NCC
8 96 Los Angeles Rams Boyer, GeorgeGeorge Boyer  LB Florida State Ind.
8 97 Cleveland Browns Hellyer, LenLen Hellyer  B Marshall MAC
9 98 Detroit Lions Calvin Jones  OG Iowa Big Ten
9 99 San Francisco 49ers Cox, JimJim Cox  E Cal Poly N/A
9 100 Pittsburgh Steelers Edmonds, WayneWayne Edmonds  OG Notre Dame Ind.
9 101 Chicago Cardinals Lovely, BobBob Lovely  T Tampa —
9 102 Philadelphia Eagles John Bredice  E Boston University —
9 103 Baltimore Colts Lewis, JohnJohn Lewis  E Michigan State Big Ten
9 104 Green Bay Packers Duvall, GordyGordy Duvall  B USC PCC
9 105 New York Giants Braden, KenKen Braden  C East Texas State LSC
9 106 Chicago Bears Ken Vargo  C Ohio State Big Ten
9 107 Washington Redskins Rouviere, WhiteyWhitey Rouviere  B Miami (FL) Ind.
9 108 Los Angeles Rams Woolford, MauryMaury Woolford  T Louisville Ind.
9 109 Cleveland Browns Hecker, JackJack Hecker  E Bowling Green MAC
10 110 Detroit Lions Silas, JoeJoe Silas  DE South Carolina ACC
10 111 Pittsburgh Steelers Lou Baldacci  B Michigan Big Ten
10 112 San Francisco 49ers Jerry Zaleski  B Colorado A&M MSC
10 113 Philadelphia Eagles Tom Dimmick  C Houston MVC
10 114 Chicago Cardinals Towne, WillisWillis Towne  E Wichita MVC
10 115 Baltimore Colts Scott, GeneGene Scott  B Centre Ind.
10 116 Green Bay Packers Laugherty, BobBob Laugherty  B Maryland ACC
10 117 New York Giants Johnny Hermann  B UCLA PCC
10 118 Pittsburgh Steelers Nolan, BobBob Nolan  E Miami (FL) Ind.
10 119 Chicago Bears Dick Lucas  E Boston College Ind.
10 120 Los Angeles Rams Sticka, CharlieCharlie Sticka  B Trinity (CT) Ind.
10 121 Cleveland Browns Rayburn, EddieEddie Rayburn  T Rice SWC
11 122 Detroit Lions Wacker, LewLew Wacker  B Richmond SoCon
11 123 San Francisco 49ers Pell, StewStew Pell  T North Carolina ACC
11 124 Detroit Lions Selep, TomTom Selep  B Maryland ACC
11 125 Chicago Bears Fob James  B Auburn SEC
11 126 Philadelphia Eagles Ken Keller  B North Carolina N/A
11 127 Baltimore Colts Shaw, DennisDennis Shaw  E North Texas State Gulf Coast
11 128 Green Bay Packers Mike Hudock  C Miami (FL) Ind.
11 129 New York Giants Moloney, DickDick Moloney  B Kentucky SEC
11 130 Chicago Bears John Jankans  E Arizona State BIAA
11 131 Washington Redskins Powell, TomTom Powell  OG Colgate Ind.
11 132 Los Angeles Rams Decker, JimJim Decker  B UCLA PCC
11 133 Cleveland Browns Underdonk, BillBill Underdonk  T West Virginia SoCon
12 134 Detroit Lions Bob Nunnery  T LSU SEC
12 135 Pittsburgh Steelers Tarasovic, PhilPhil Tarasovic  E Yale Ind.
12 136 San Francisco 49ers Swedberg, RogerRoger Swedberg  T Iowa Big Ten
12 137 Philadelphia Eagles Harkins, TommyTommy Harkins  E Vanderbilt SEC
12 138 Chicago Cardinals Walker, JerryJerry Walker  T Texas Tech Border
12 139 Baltimore Colts Steve Myhra  OG North Dakota NCC
12 140 Green Bay Packers Burnett, MaxMax Burnett  B Arizona BIAA
12 141 Washington Redskins Planutis, GerryGerry Planutis  B Michigan State Big Ten
12 142 Washington Redskins Moreno, GilGil Moreno  T UCLA PCC
12 143 Chicago Bears Buddy Cruze  E Tennessee SEC
12 144 Los Angeles Rams Em Lindbeck  QB Illinois Big Ten
12 145 Cleveland Browns Javernick, HarryHarry Javernick  T Colorado Big 7
13 146 Detroit Lions Ferguson, O. K.O. K. Ferguson  B LSU SEC
13 147 San Francisco 49ers Moody, RalphRalph Moody  B Kansas Big Eight
13 148 Pittsburgh Steelers Holley, WeldonWeldon Holley  B Baylor SWC
13 149 Chicago Cardinals Bo Bolinger  OG Oklahoma MVIAA
13 150 Philadelphia Eagles Sides, JamesJames Sides  B Texas Tech Border
13 151 Baltimore Colts Jack Hill  B Utah State MSC
13 152 Green Bay Packers Mense, JimJim Mense  C Notre Dame Ind.
13 153 New York Giants Ed Crawford  B Ole Miss SEC
13 154 Chicago Bears Grogg, DickDick Grogg  OG Minnesota Big Ten
13 155 Washington Redskins Ward, JerryJerry Ward  OG Dayton Ind.
13 156 Los Angeles Rams Norcia, MikeMike Norcia  B Kent State MAC
13 157 Cleveland Browns Jim Furey  C Kansas State Big Eight
14 158 Detroit Lions Falls, RonnieRonnie Falls  LB Duke ACC
14 159 Pittsburgh Steelers Emmons, JimJim Emmons  T Alabama SEC
14 160 San Francisco 49ers R. C. Owens  E College of Idaho N/A
14 161 Philadelphia Eagles Reich, FrankFrank Reich  C Penn State Ind.
14 162 Chicago Cardinals Neuman, CarnellCarnell Neuman  B Illinois Big Ten
14 163 Baltimore Colts Schwanger, TedTed Schwanger  B Tennessee Tech OVC
14 164 Green Bay Packers Thomas, CharlieCharlie Thomas  B Wisconsin Big Ten
14 165 New York Giants John McMullan  OG Notre Dame Ind.
14 166 Washington Redskins Uebel, PatPat Uebel  B Army Ind.
14 167 Chicago Bears Milt Graham  E Colgate Ind.
14 168 Los Angeles Rams Tom Runnels  B North Texas State Gulf Coast
14 169 Cleveland Browns Sidwell, CharlieCharlie Sidwell  B William & Mary SoCon
15 170 Detroit Lions Allert, Horace "Buzzy"Horace "Buzzy" Allert  DE Southwest Texas State LSC
15 171 San Francisco 49ers Reed Henderson  T Utah State MSC
15 172 San Francisco 49ers Boyd, GeneGene Boyd  B Abilene Christian Gulf Coast
15 173 Chicago Cardinals Anderson, CharleyCharley Anderson  E Louisiana Tech Gulf States
15 174 Philadelphia Eagles Brant, DonDon Brant  B Montana MSC
15 175 Baltimore Colts Polzer, JohnJohn Polzer  QB Virginia ACC
15 176 Green Bay Packers Buddy Alliston  OG Ole Miss SEC
15 177 New York Giants Melnik, RonRon Melnik  T Army Ind.
15 178 Chicago Bears Fitzgerald, DickDick Fitzgerald  B Notre Dame Ind.
15 179 Chicago Cardinals Spiers, TomTom Spiers  QB Arkansas State Ind.
15 180 Los Angeles Rams Dick Shatto  B Kentucky SEC
15 181 Cleveland Browns Willie Davis‡† DE Grambling MAA
16 182 Detroit Lions Zyzda, LenLen Zyzda  DE Purdue Big Ten
16 183 Pittsburgh Steelers Reed, LionelLionel Reed  B Central State (OK) OCC
16 184 San Francisco 49ers George Herring  QB Mississippi Southern Ind.
16 185 Philadelphia Eagles Hix, BillyBilly Hix  T Middle Tennessee State VSAC
16 186 Chicago Cardinals George Welsh  QB Navy Ind.
16 187 Baltimore Colts Hendrix, Gene "Moose"Gene "Moose" Hendrix  B Drake Ind.
16 188 Green Bay Packers Lynch, CurtisCurtis Lynch  T Alabama SEC
16 189 New York Giants Portney, AlAl Portney  T Missouri Big Eight
16 190 Washington Redskins Gray, WellsWells Gray  OG Wisconsin Big Ten
16 191 Chicago Bears Brown, RayRay Brown  B Florida SEC
16 192 Los Angeles Rams Pelluer, ArnieArnie Pelluer  E Washington State PCC
16 193 Cleveland Browns Thurlow Cooper  E Maine Yankee
17 194 Detroit Lions Wind, KenKen Wind  E Houston MVC
17 195 San Francisco 49ers Weiss, DickDick Weiss  T Ole Miss SEC
17 196 Pittsburgh Steelers Schmitt, BillBill Schmitt  OG Pittsburgh Ind.
17 197 Chicago Cardinals Ron Beagle  E Navy Ind.
17 198 Philadelphia Eagles Mastrogiovanni, JoeJoe Mastrogiovanni  B Wyoming MSC
17 199 Baltimore Colts Bill Danenhauer  E Emporia State —
17 200 Green Bay Packers Bart Starr‡† QB Alabama SEC
17 201 New York Giants Mooney, TomTom Mooney  T Miami (OH) MAC
17 202 Chicago Bears Tom Adams  E UCLA PCC
17 203 Washington Redskins Eagle Day  QB Ole Miss SEC
17 204 Los Angeles Rams Bulter, JackJack Bulter  T Kentucky SEC
17 205 Cleveland Browns West, EddieEddie West  QB NC State ACC
18 206 Detroit Lions Petrarca, EmidioEmidio Petrarca  B Boston College Ind.
18 207 Pittsburgh Steelers Stephans, JohnJohn Stephans  QB Holy Cross Ind.
18 208 San Francisco 49ers Yelverton, BillBill Yelverton  T Ole Miss SEC
18 209 Philadelphia Eagles Consoles, NickNick Consoles  DB Wake Forest ACC
18 210 Chicago Cardinals Brown, JimJim Brown  OG UCLA PCC
18 211 Baltimore Colts Looman, EarlEarl Looman  OG Stetson —
18 212 Green Bay Packers Intihar, StanStan Intihar  E Cornell Ind.
18 213 New York Giants Boone, MattMatt Boone  B North Carolina College CIAA
18 214 Washington Redskins Pyburn, JimJim Pyburn  E Auburn SEC
18 215 Chicago Bears Payton, EarlEarl Payton  B Prairie View A&M SWAC
18 216 Los Angeles Rams Jack Klotz  T Pennsylvania Military Middle Atlantic
18 217 Cleveland Browns Carroll, Hal "Candy"Hal "Candy" Carroll  B Western Reserve PAC
19 218 Detroit Lions Vaughn, DaleDale Vaughn  B VMI SoCon
19 219 San Francisco 49ers Arrigoni, PetePete Arrigoni  B Arizona BIAA
19 220 Pittsburgh Steelers Jacobs, JerryJerry Jacobs  OG Florida State Ind.
19 221 Chicago Cardinals Zagar, RayRay Zagar  B Marquette Ind.
19 222 Philadelphia Eagles Womack, DelanoDelano Womack  B Texas SWC
19 223 Baltimore Colts Fyvie, BobBob Fyvie  T Lafayette —
19 224 Green Bay Packers Vakey, KenKen Vakey  E Texas Tech Border
19 225 New York Giants Dettring, RayRay Dettring  B Missouri Big Eight
19 226 Chicago Bears Smith, JohnJohn Smith  B UCLA PCC
19 227 Washington Redskins Ray Lemek † OG Notre Dame Ind.
19 228 Los Angeles Rams Dees, CharlieCharlie Dees  T McNeese State Gulf States
19 229 Cleveland Browns Sebest, JohnJohn Sebest  E Eastern Kentucky OVC
20 230 Detroit Lions Stephenson, JoeJoe Stephenson  E Vanderbilt SEC
20 231 Pittsburgh Steelers Fred Glatz  E Pittsburgh Ind.
20 232 San Francisco 49ers Scarbrough, BobBob Scarbrough  C Auburn SEC
20 233 Philadelphia Eagles Glover, DarrellDarrell Glover  T Maryland State N/A
20 234 Chicago Cardinals Mattison, DickieDickie Mattison  B Georgia Tech SEC
20 235 Baltimore Colts Robert Hill  B Jackson State MAA
20 236 Green Bay Packers Letbetter, ClydeClyde Letbetter  T Baylor SWC
20 237 New York Giants Mike Falls  OG Minnesota Big Ten
20 238 Washington Redskins Gonzales, VinceVince Gonzales  B LSU SEC
20 239 Chicago Bears Maxime, CharleyCharley Maxime  OG Auburn SEC
20 240 Los Angeles Rams Coyne, JohnJohn Coyne  T West Chester PSAC
20 241 Cleveland Browns Joe Mobra  E Oklahoma MVIAA
21 242 Detroit Lions Blechen, BobBob Blechen  C Whittier N/A
21 243 San Francisco 49ers L.C. Joyner  E Contra Costa J.C. N/A
21 244 Pittsburgh Steelers Martell, GeneGene Martell  T Notre Dame Ind.
21 245 Chicago Cardinals Herr, RonnieRonnie Herr  B Texas Tech Border
21 246 Philadelphia Eagles Adams, JackJack Adams  T San Jose State Ind.
21 247 Baltimore Colts Jim Harness  B Mississippi State SEC
21 248 Green Bay Packers O'Brien, HalHal O'Brien  B SMU SWC
21 249 New York Giants Don McComb  E Villanova Ind.
21 250 Chicago Bears Waddell, JimmyJimmy Waddell  B Compton J.C. N/A
21 251 Washington Redskins Howard Schnellenberger  E Kentucky SEC
21 252 Los Angeles Rams Robichaux, MiltMilt Robichaux  E Trinity —
21 253 Cleveland Browns Kapish, GeneGene Kapish  E Notre Dame Ind.
22 254 Detroit Lions Marazza, DickDick Marazza  T Clemson ACC
22 255 Pittsburgh Steelers DiPasquale, RayRay DiPasquale  B Pittsburgh Ind.
22 256 San Francisco 49ers Wessman, ClarenceClarence Wessman  E San Jose State Ind.
22 257 Philadelphia Eagles Miller, JoeJoe Miller  B Cincinnati Ind.
22 258 Chicago Cardinals Murphy, JimJim Murphy  T Stephen F. Austin LSC
22 259 Baltimore Colts Del Vicaro, PatPat Del Vicaro  OG Mississippi Southern Ind.
22 260 Green Bay Packers Popson, JohnnyJohnny Popson  B Furman SoCon
22 261 New York Giants Harkrader, JerryJerry Harkrader  B Ohio State Big Ten
22 262 Washington Redskins Nicula, GeorgeGeorge Nicula  T Notre Dame Ind.
22 263 Chicago Bears Billings, JoeJoe Billings  T Memphis State Ind. (Coll.)
22 264 Los Angeles Rams Dick Fouts  E Missouri Big Eight
22 265 Cleveland Browns Brown, Sam "First Down"Sam "First Down" Brown  B UCLA PCC
23 266 Detroit Lions Garrard, BobBob Garrard  B Georgia SEC
23 267 San Francisco 49ers Monroe, MikeMike Monroe  B Washington PCC
23 268 Pittsburgh Steelers Neft, PetePete Neft  QB Pittsburgh Ind.
23 269 Chicago Cardinals Tony Branoff  B Michigan Big Ten
23 270 Philadelphia Eagles Spencer, ChetChet Spencer  E Oklahoma A&M MVC
23 271 Baltimore Colts Stephenson, Al "Bear"Al "Bear" Stephenson  T Idaho State RMAC
23 272 Green Bay Packers Birchfield, JesseJesse Birchfield  OG Duke ACC
23 273 New York Giants McCool, Bob "Slick"Bob "Slick" McCool  B Ole Miss SEC
23 274 Chicago Bears Holt, LouLou Holt  E Howard Payne Texas
23 275 Washington Redskins St. John, DonDon St. John  B Xavier N/A
23 276 Los Angeles Rams Paulson, AlAl Paulson  B Washington State PCC
23 277 Cleveland Browns Althouse, DonDon Althouse  E Syracuse Ind.
24 278 Detroit Lions Walz, JarvJarv Walz  E Central Michigan IIAC
24 279 Pittsburgh Steelers Bryan Engram  E TCU SWC
24 280 San Francisco 49ers Wallace, EdEd Wallace  T San Diego J.C. N/A
24 281 Philadelphia Eagles Parham, JohnJohn Parham  B Wake Forest ACC
24 282 Chicago Cardinals Orville Trask  T Rice SWC
24 283 Baltimore Colts Bobby Fox  QB East Texas State LSC
24 284 Green Bay Packers Wilson, DonDon Wilson  C Rice SWC
24 285 New York Giants Gerry Huth  OG Wake Forest ACC
24 286 Washington Redskins John Tatum  C Texas SWC
24 287 Chicago Bears Jesse Castete  B McNeese State Gulf States
24 288 Los Angeles Rams Sam Williams  DE Michigan State Big Ten
24 289 Cleveland Browns Hughes, JimJim Hughes  OG San Jose State Ind.
25 290 Detroit Lions Hall, JerryJerry Hall  B Rice SWC
25 291 San Francisco 49ers Paul Goad  B Abilene Christian Gulf Coast
25 292 Pittsburgh Steelers O'Dell, BillBill O'Dell  B Clemson ACC
25 293 Chicago Cardinals Wheeler, BillBill Wheeler  T Kentucky SEC
25 294 Philadelphia Eagles Grogan, JohnnyJohnny Grogan  T Dayton Ind.
25 295 Baltimore Colts Mills, BradBrad Mills  B Kentucky SEC
25 296 Green Bay Packers Koeneke, FranzFranz Koeneke  E Minnesota Big Ten
25 297 New York Giants Speers, HarryHarry Speers  B Florida SEC
25 298 Chicago Bears Hentschel, JerryJerry Hentschel  T Sam Houston State LSC
25 299 Washington Redskins Brooks, FranklinFranklin Brooks  OG Georgia Tech SEC
25 300 Los Angeles Rams Tunning, GlenGlen Tunning  OG Pittsburgh Ind.
25 301 Cleveland Browns Bob Davenport  B UCLA PCC
26 302 Detroit Lions Walden, JoeJoe Walden  B West Texas State Border
26 303 Pittsburgh Steelers Sweeney, FrankFrank Sweeney  OG Xavier N/A
26 304 San Francisco 49ers Rommie Loudd  E UCLA PCC
26 305 Philadelphia Eagles Lunsford, EarlEarl Lunsford  B Oklahoma A&M MVC
26 306 Chicago Cardinals Zickefoose, ChuckChuck Zickefoose  E Kansas State Big Eight
26 307 Baltimore Colts Jim Lohr  T Southwest Missouri State MIAA
26 308 Green Bay Packers Goehe, DickDick Goehe  T Ole Miss SEC
26 309 New York Giants Buller, BevBev Buller  B Kansas Big Eight
26 310 Washington Redskins Burnham, DaveDave Burnham  B Wheaton (IL) CCIW
26 311 Chicago Bears Don Orr  B Vanderbilt SEC
26 312 Los Angeles Rams Hardiman Cureton  T UCLA PCC
26 313 Cleveland Browns Kammerman, JackJack Kammerman  E Utah MSC
27 314 Detroit Lions Burnthorne, BryanBryan Burnthorne  OG Tulane SEC
27 315 San Francisco 49ers Jerry Gustafson    Stanford PCC
27 316 Pittsburgh Steelers Buddy Benson  B Arkansas SWC
27 317 Chicago Cardinals Hutchinson, JackJack Hutchinson  T Oklahoma A&M MVC
27 318 Philadelphia Eagles Ellett, AlAl Ellett  T Alabama SEC
27 319 Baltimore Colts Hartwell, HerbHerb Hartwell  B Virginia ACC
27 320 Green Bay Packers Kolian, DickDick Kolian  E Wisconsin Big Ten
27 321 New York Giants Gerry Nesbitt  B Arkansas SWC
27 322 Chicago Bears Buchanan, WaylonWaylon Buchanan  E East Texas State LSC
27 323 Washington Redskins Royce Flippin  B Princeton Ind.
27 324 Los Angeles Rams Siesel, RogerRoger Siesel  T Miami (OH) MAC
27 325 Cleveland Browns Ed Dwyer  E Purdue Big Ten
28 326 Detroit Lions Smith, JohnJohn Smith  OG Northwestern Big Ten
28 327 Pittsburgh Steelers DeGraaf, BillBill DeGraaf  B Cornell Ind.
28 328 San Francisco 49ers Drew, JerryJerry Drew  B California N/A
28 329 Philadelphia Eagles Strwan, BillBill Strwan  LB Western Kentucky OVC
28 330 Chicago Cardinals Miller, JimJim Miller  QB Wisconsin Big Ten
28 331 Baltimore Colts Shearer, JohnJohn Shearer  QB Shepherd WVIAC
28 332 Green Bay Packers Lance, BobbyBobby Lance  QB Florida SEC
28 333 New York Giants Fuller, BillBill Fuller  T Arkansas SWC
28 334 Washington Redskins Hicks, BillyBilly Hicks  B Jacksonville State Ind. (Div. II)
28 335 Chicago Bears Alexander, BobBob Alexander  B Trinity (CT) Ind.
28 336 Los Angeles Rams John Morrow  T Michigan Big Ten
28 337 Cleveland Browns Sparks, OllieOllie Sparks  OG Iowa State Big Eight
29 338 Detroit Lions Peters, DougDoug Peters  B UCLA PCC
29 339 San Francisco 49ers Venson, DeanDean Venson  OG Willamette N/A
29 342 Pittsburgh Steelers Thompson, WesWes Thompson  T Alabama SEC
29 341 Chicago Cardinals Troglio, JimJim Troglio  B Northwestern Big Ten
29 342 Philadelphia Eagles Hughes, BobBob Hughes  B Mississippi Southern Ind.
29 343 Baltimore Colts Rusher, JimJim Rusher  E Kansas State Big Eight
29 344 Green Bay Packers Vester Newcomb  C Southwest J. C. N/A
Decided to transfer to Miami (FL)
29 345 New York Giants Nelson, JimJim Nelson  OG Duke ACC
29 346 Chicago Bears Nelson, JimJim Nelson  OG Duke ACC
29 346 Chicago Bears Krietemeyer, BillyBilly Krietemeyer  B Vanderbilt SEC
29 347 Washington Redskins Bisceglia, PatPat Bisceglia  OG Notre Dame Ind.
29 348 Los Angeles Rams Bates, MickeyMickey Bates  B Illinois Big Ten
29 349 Cleveland Browns Battos, JohnJohn Battos  E Vanderbilt SEC
30 350 Detroit Lions Gibbens, JohnJohn Gibbens  T Southwest Texas State LSC
30 351 San Francisco 49ers Mitchell, BobBob Mitchell  T Puget Sound N/A
30 352 Philadelphia Eagles Ulm, JoeJoe Ulm  B San Jose State Ind.
30 353 Chicago Cardinals Kucera, BillBill Kucera  T Colorado Big 7
30 354 Baltimore Colts Sweeney, TerryTerry Sweeney  B Middle Tennessee State VSAC
30 355 Green Bay Packers Hermes, RodRod Hermes  QB Beloit N/A
30 356 New York Giants Williams, WayneWayne Williams  E Southern Illinois IIAC
30 357 Washington Redskins Nystrom, BuckBuck Nystrom  OG Michigan State Big Ten
30 358 Chicago Bears Buckler, JimJim Buckler  OG Alabama SEC
30 359 Los Angeles Rams Kackmeister, DickDick Kackmeister  C Central Michigan IIAC
30 360 Cleveland Browns Bartholomew, BobBob Bartholomew  T Wake Forest ACC

Hall of Famers

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1975.[8]
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1977.[8]
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1977.[8]
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1981.[9]
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1982.[9]

Notable undrafted players

† = Pro Bowler[6]
Original NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
Chicago Cardinals Carl Brettschneider  LB Iowa State Big Eight
Los Angeles Rams Tommy Wilson † RB    
San Francisco 49ers Clyde Conner  WR Pacific Ind. (Univ.)
San Francisco 49ers John Gonzaga  OT    

References

  1. ^ "NFL Draft Locations". www.footballgeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "NFL will begin draft tomorrow". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. November 27, 1955. p. 3, section 4.
  4. ^ "Earliest NFL draft takes place today". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. November 28, 1955. p. 3, part 2.
  5. ^ "Draft History: 1940's". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on October 1, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  6. ^ a b Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
  7. ^ "Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on May 22, 2009. Retrieved August 3, 2008.
  8. ^ a b c List of 1970s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
  9. ^ a b List of 1980s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008.

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