The 1949 NFL draft was held on December 21, 1948, at The Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia. The draft was preceded by a secret draft meeting held November 15, 1948, at the Hotel Schenley in Pittsburgh.
This was the third year that the first overall pick was a bonus pick determined by lottery, with the previous two winners (Chicago Bears in 1947 and Washington Redskins in 1948) ineligible from the draw; it was won by the Philadelphia Eagles, who selected center/linebacker Chuck Bednarik.
Player selections = Pro Bowler Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career. = Hall of Famer
Round 1
Pick # NFL team Player Position College1Philadelphia Eagles (Lottery bonus pick) Chuck BednarikCenterPenn2Detroit LionsJohn RauchQuarterbackGeorgia3New York BulldogsDoak WalkerDoak Walker, 1948 Heisman Trophy winner as a junior.HalfbackSMU4New York GiantsPaul PageHalfbackSMU5Green Bay PackersStan HeathQuarterbackNevada6Pittsburgh SteelersBobby GageBackClemson7Los Angeles RamsBobby ThomasonQuarterbackVMI8Washington RedskinsRob GoodeBackTexas A&M9Philadelphia EaglesFrank TripuckaQuarterbackNotre Dame10Chicago CardinalsBill FischerGuardNotre Dame11Chicago BearsDick HarrisCenterTexas
Round 2
Pick # NFL team Player Position College12Detroit LionsJohn PanelliBackNotre Dame13New York BulldogsBob DeMossBackPurdue14New York GiantsAl DeRogatisTackleDuke15Green Bay PackersDan DworskyCenterMichigan16Pittsburgh SteelersHarper DavisBackMississippi State17Los Angeles RamsGeorge SimsBackBaylor18Washington RedskinsLaurie NiemiTackleWashington State19Philadelphia EaglesFrank R. BurnsBackRutgers20Chicago BearsBilly GrimesBackOklahoma A&M21Chicago CardinalsDick McKissackBackSMU
Round 3
Pick # NFL team Player Position College22Detroit LionsLou KusserowBackColumbia23New York BulldogsPhil ColellaBackSt. Bonaventure24New York GiantsBill OlsonBackColumbia25Green Bay PackersLou FerryTackleVillanova26Pittsburgh SteelersBill WalshCenterNotre Dame27Los Angeles RamsJim WinklerTackleTexas A&M28Washington RedskinsLen SzafarynTackleNorth Carolina29Philadelphia EaglesFrank ZieglerBackGeorgia Tech30New York BulldogsLynn ChewningBackHampden–Sydney31Chicago BearsRed O'QuinnEndWake Forest
Round 4
Pick # NFL team Player Position College32Detroit LionsJoe SullivanBackDartmouth33New York BulldogsHuey KeeneyBackRice34Green Bay PackersBob SummerhaysBackUtah35New York GiantsBill KayTackleIowa36Pittsburgh SteelersJoe GeriBackGeorgia37Los Angeles RamsNorm Van BrocklinQuarterbackOregon38Washington RedskinsMike DeNoiaBackScranton39Chicago BearsBen BendrickBackWisconsin40Chicago CardinalsJohn GoldsberryTackleIndiana41Philadelphia EaglesDon PancieraBackSan Francisco
Round 5
Pick # NFL team Player Position College42Detroit LionsGeorge BrodnaxEndGeorgia Tech43Green Bay PackersGlenn LewisBackTexas Tech44New York BulldogsMike BoydaBackWashington & Lee45Pittsburgh SteelersBill LongEndOklahoma A&M46New York GiantsJ. D. CheekGuardOklahoma A&M47Los Angeles RamsDixie HowellBackOle Miss48Washington RedskinsEddie BerrangEndVillanova49Chicago BearsJohn HoffmanBackArkansas50Chicago CardinalsTom WhamEndFurman51Philadelphia EaglesTerry BrennanBackNotre Dame
Round 6
Pick # NFL team Player Position College52Detroit LionsBob MeinertBackOklahoma A&M53New York BulldogsAlbin CollinsBackLSU54Green Bay PackersJoe EthridgeTackleSMU55New York GiantsAbe GibronGuardPurdue56Pittsburgh SteelersDoug BrightwellCenterTCU57Los Angeles RamsCharles ReynoldsBackTexas Tech58Philadelphia EaglesWarren HueyEndMichigan State59Chicago BearsJerry KrallBackOhio State60Chicago CardinalsBernie HanulaTackleWake Forest61New York BulldogsSam TamburoEndPenn State
Round 7
Pick # NFL team Player Position College62Chicago CardinalsMyrl GreathouseBackOklahoma63Los Angeles RamsJerry WilliamsBackWashington State64New York BulldogsPete WismannCenterSt. Louis65Pittsburgh SteelersBill TalaricoBackPenn66New York GiantsFrank LoVuoloEndSt. Bonaventure67Los Angeles RamsJon BakerGuardCalifornia68Washington RedskinsChet FritzGuardMissouri69Chicago BearsWallace JonesEndKentucky70Chicago CardinalsJim CainEndAlabama71Philadelphia EaglesFrank GillespieGuardClemson
Round 8
Pick # NFL team Player Position College72Chicago BearsBones WeatherlyCenterRice73New York BulldogsMike RubishEndNorth Carolina74Green Bay PackersDan OrlichEndNevada75New York GiantsJohn SalscheiderBackSt. Thomas (MN)76Pittsburgh SteelersGeorge BrownGuardTCU77Los Angeles RamsJohn WaldrumGuardSul Ross78Washington RedskinsBob KennedyBackNorth Carolina79Chicago BearsBill WightkinEndNotre Dame80Chicago CardinalsJoe E. BrownBackGeorgia Tech81Philadelphia EaglesBob DeanBackCornell
Round 9
Pick # NFL team Player Position College82Detroit LionsChuck DrazenovichBackPenn State83Green Bay PackersEv FaunceBackMinnesota84New York BulldogsBernie CraigTackleDenver85Pittsburgh SteelersTom BrennanTackleBoston College86New York GiantsJoe SoboleskiGuardMichigan87Los Angeles RamsJohnny SmithEndArizona88Washington RedskinsEd McNeilEndMichigan89Chicago BearsDolph TokarczykGuardPenn90Chicago CardinalsHal HerringCenterAuburn91Philadelphia EaglesJonathan JenkinsTackleDartmouth
Round 10
Pick # NFL team Player Position College92Detroit LionsBill DavisGuardDuke93New York BulldogsJohn GearyTackleWesleyan94Los Angeles RamsGeorge BuksarBackPurdue95New York GiantsGene RossidesBackColumbia96Pittsburgh SteelersBob HoodEndAlabama97Los Angeles RamsMax MinnichBackBowling Green98Washington RedskinsVic VasicekGuardTexas99Chicago BearsLee NalleyBackVanderbilt100Chicago CardinalsBob HeckerBackBaldwin Wallace101Philadelphia EaglesRoy LesterEndWest Virginia
Round 11
Pick # NFL team Player Position College102Detroit LionsErnie SettembreTackleMiami (FL)103Green Bay PackersHarry LarcheTackleArkansas State104New York BulldogsEdo MencottiBackDetroit105Pittsburgh SteelersAl SandersCenterMississippi Southern106New York GiantsDick HensleyEndKentucky107Los Angeles RamsJim CozadTackleIowa108Washington RedskinsHomer HobbsGuardGeorgia109Chicago BearsJerry TiblierBackOle Miss110Chicago CardinalsStan FlowersEndRedlands111Philadelphia EaglesBobby WilsonBackOle Miss
Round 12
Pick # NFL team Player Position College112Detroit LionsVirgil BotelerCenterNew Mexico113New York BulldogsMornane MaenhoutEndSt. John's (MN)114Green Bay PackersRebel Roy SteinerEndAlabama115New York GiantsGeorge SundheimBackNorthwestern116Pittsburgh SteelersJim FinksQuarterbackTulsa117Los Angeles RamsBill RennaCenterSanta Clara118Washington RedskinsHarry VarnerTackleArizona119Chicago BearsGeorge BlandaQuarterbackKentucky120Chicago CardinalsBilly StoneBackBradley121Philadelphia EaglesDale ArmstrongEndDartmouth
Round 13
Pick # NFL team Player Position College122Detroit LionsAl RussasEndTennessee123Green Bay PackersAl MastrangeliCenterIllinois124New York BulldogsJim DieckelmanEndHoly Cross125Pittsburgh SteelersR. R. WalstonGuardNorth Texas State Teachers126New York GiantsBill AustinTackleOregon State127Los Angeles RamsPaul BarryBackTulsa128Washington RedskinsEd HenkeTackleUSC129Chicago BearsGeorge TaliaferroBackIndiana130Chicago CardinalsBob ToddTackleLouisville131Philadelphia EaglesLyle ButtonTackleIllinois
Round 14
Pick # NFL team Player Position College132Detroit LionsDale PanterTackleUtah State133New York BulldogsEd ToscaniBackDayton134Green Bay PackersBobby WilliamsCenterTexas Tech135New York GiantsNorb AdamsBackPurdue136Pittsburgh SteelersDave MoonBackSMU137Los Angeles RamsEd CarmichaelTackleOregon State138Washington RedskinsPat HaggertyEndWilliam & Mary139Chicago BearsErnie KellyGuardTexas Mines140Chicago CardinalsTony KlimekEndIllinois141Philadelphia EaglesBobby LundBackTennessee
Round 15
Pick # NFL team Player Position College142Detroit LionsBob PifferiniCenterSan Jose State143Green Bay PackersKen CooperGuardVanderbilt144New York BulldogsGeorge RamacortiGuardBoston University145Pittsburgh SteelersEd SobczakEndMichigan146New York GiantsRalph PickelsimerCenterOtterbein147Los Angeles RamsJ. C. DoddBackSul Ross148Washington RedskinsGene FrassettoTackleCalifornia149Chicago BearsHal FavertyGuardWisconsin150Chicago CardinalsBob McQuadeBackXavier151Philadelphia EaglesCarl CoppTackleVanderbilt
Round 16
Pick # NFL team Player Position College152Detroit LionsKimball MerrillTackleBYU153New York BulldogsJack BruceBackWilliam & Mary154Green Bay PackersGene RemenarTackleWest Virginia155New York GiantsJerry MorricalTackleIndiana156Pittsburgh SteelersDenvard SnellTackleAuburn157Los Angeles RamsJoe MorganGuardMississippi Southern158Washington RedskinsDick FlowersTackleAlabama159Chicago BearsAl WahlTackleMichigan160Chicago CardinalsTom MurdockBackAppalachian State161Philadelphia EaglesFrank RenoEndWest Virginia
Round 17
Pick # NFL team Player Position College162Detroit LionsZealand ThigpenBackVanderbilt163Green Bay PackersPaul DevineBackHeidelberg164New York BulldogsWarren BesonCenterMinnesota165Pittsburgh SteelersVeto KissellBackHoly Cross166New York GiantsWally TeningaBackMichigan167Los Angeles RamsDick SheffieldEndTulane168Washington RedskinsRoss PritchardBackArkansas169Chicago BearsJohn CorbisieroBackMiddlebury170Chicago CardinalsEddie RuppBackDenison171Philadelphia EaglesLeo SkladanyEndPittsburgh
Round 18
Pick # NFL team Player Position College172Detroit LionsBill WehrCenterDenison173New York BulldogsAlbie GouldEndBoston College174Green Bay PackersFloyd LewisGuardSMU175New York GiantsDick NuttBackNorth Texas State Teachers176Pittsburgh SteelersClint ShipmanTackleEast Texas State177Los Angeles RamsHillary CholletBackCornell178Washington RedskinsHerb SiegertGuardIllinois179Chicago BearsJim MoranBackJohn Carroll180Chicago CardinalsWebb HalbertBackIowa181Philadelphia EaglesRuss StraitBackMuhlenberg
Round 19
Pick # NFL team Player Position College182Detroit LionsWallace TriplettBackPenn State183Green Bay PackersRobert FolsomEndSMU184New York BulldogsBob ReichTackleColgate185Pittsburgh SteelersJack McBrideEndRice186New York GiantsKen McCallBackGeorgia187Los Angeles RamsJoe LeonardTackleVirginia188Washington RedskinsBob HainlenBackColorado A&M189Chicago BearsRobert MittenGuardNorth Carolina190Chicago CardinalsDean LaunEndIowa State191Philadelphia EaglesPaul OdomGuardRollins
Round 20
Pick # NFL team Player Position College192Detroit LionsJoe RomanoTackleNorth Carolina193New York BulldogsFrank GaulTackleNotre Dame194Green Bay PackersLarry CooneyBackPenn State195New York GiantsPat O'SullivanCenterAlabama196Pittsburgh SteelersBen MannGuardOle Miss197Los Angeles RamsLloyd EisenbergTackleDuke198Washington RedskinsOliver FletcherEndUSC199Chicago BearsBob HeckBackPacific200Chicago CardinalsEarl RowanTackleHardin–Simmons201Philadelphia EaglesLloyd BrinkmanBackMissouri
Round 21
Pick # NFL team Player Position College202Detroit LionsJack LiningerCenterOhio State203Green Bay PackersKen KranzBackUW–Milwaukee204New York BulldogsSammy PierceBackBaylor205Pittsburgh SteelersJoe JackuraCenterGeorgia206New York GiantsA. D. CateGuardNorth Texas State Teachers207Los Angeles RamsGeorge TeufelBackLock Haven208Washington RedskinsTommy HughesBackDuke209Chicago BearsJim DuncanEndDuke210Chicago CardinalsLeon JoslinBackTCU211Philadelphia EaglesLou FutrellBackUSC
Round 22
Pick # NFL team Player Position College212Detroit LionsGil ToblerBackUtah213New York BulldogsJim LailBackWake Forest214Green Bay PackersJay KordichBackUSC215New York GiantsTom FetzerBackWake Forest216Pittsburgh SteelersLloyd JohnsonBackWest Texas State217Los Angeles RamsEd HamiltonEndArkansas218Washington RedskinsBill ClementsEndUCLA219Chicago BearsDick BertuzziBackKansas220Chicago CardinalsBill SprangCenterPurdue221Philadelphia EaglesHarvey KingryBackColorado Mines
Round 23
Round 24