The 1954 NFL draft was held on January 28, 1954, at The Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia.
This was the eighth year that the first overall pick was a bonus pick determined by lottery. With the previous seven winners ineligible from the draw, only the Baltimore Colts, Chicago Cardinals, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers, and Pittsburgh Steelers had an equal chance of winning. The draft lottery was won by Cleveland, who selected quarterback Bobby Garrett.
Player selections = Pro BowlerPlayers 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 College1Cleveland Browns (Lottery bonus pick) Bobby GarrettQuarterbackStanford2Chicago CardinalsLamar McHanQuarterbackArkansas3Green Bay PackersArt HunterTackleNotre Dame4Green Bay Packers (From the New York Giants)Veryl SwitzerBackKansas State5Baltimore ColtsCotton DavidsonQuarterbackBaylor6Chicago BearsStan WallaceBackIllinois7Pittsburgh SteelersJohnny LattnerJohn Lattner, 1953 Heisman Trophy winner HalfbackNotre Dame8Washington RedskinsSteve MeilingerEndKentucky9Philadelphia EaglesNeil WordenFullbackNotre Dame10Los Angeles RamsEd BeattyCenterOle Miss11San Francisco 49ersBernie FaloneyBackMaryland12Cleveland BrownsJohn BauerGuardIllinois13Detroit LionsDick ChapmanTackleRice
Round 2
Pick # NFL team Player Position College14Chicago CardinalsGary KnafelcEndColorado15Green Bay PackersBob FleckTackleSyracuse16Baltimore ColtsLarry GriggBackOklahoma17New York GiantsKen BuckEndPacific18Chicago BearsRick CasaresBackFlorida19Pittsburgh SteelersPat StarkBackSyracuse20Washington RedskinsJim SchraderCenterNotre Dame21Philadelphia EaglesRocky RyanEndIllinois22Los Angeles RamsBuddy GilliozTackleHouston23San Francisco 49ersLeo RuckaCenterRice24Cleveland BrownsChet HanulakBackMaryland25Detroit LionsJim NealCenterMichigan State
Round 3
Pick # NFL team Player Position College26Chicago CardinalsBobby CavazosBackTexas Tech27Green Bay PackersGeorge TimberlakeGuardUSC28New York GiantsClyde BennettEndSouth Carolina29Los Angeles RamsJim KincaidBackSouth Carolina30Chicago BearsEd MeadowsTackleDuke31Pittsburgh SteelersTom MinerEndTulsa32Los Angeles RamsTom NickoloffEndUSC33Philadelphia EaglesTed ConnorTackleNebraska34Los Angeles RamsHenry HairEndGeorgia Tech35San Francisco 49ersSteve KorcheckCenterGeorge Washington36Cleveland BrownsMo BassettBackLangston37Detroit LionsBill BowmanBackWilliam & Mary
Round 4
Pick # NFL team Player Position College38Chicago CardinalsBill BreddeBackOklahoma A&M39Washington RedskinsRalph FeltonBackMaryland40Green Bay PackersTommy AllmanBackWest Virginia41New York GiantsDick NolanBackMaryland42Chicago BearsFran PaterraBackNotre Dame43Los Angeles RamsLester McClellandTackleSyracuse44Detroit LionsBill StitsBackUCLA45Philadelphia EaglesMinnie MavraidesGuardNotre Dame46Los Angeles RamsNorm NygaardBackSan Diego State47San Francisco 49ersCharlie BoxoldBackMaryland48Cleveland BrownsJerry HilgenbergCenterIowa49Detroit LionsHoward McCantsEndWashington State
Round 5
Pick # NFL team Player Position College50Chicago CardinalsDon DohoneyEndMichigan State51Green Bay PackersMax McGeeEndTulane52New York GiantsEarl PutnamTackleArizona State53Baltimore ColtsDon EllisBackTexas A&M54Chicago BearsBob GriffisGuardFurman55San Francisco 49ersBob HantlaGuardKansas56Washington RedskinsBilly WellsBackMichigan State57Los Angeles RamsCharlie AllenTackleSan Jose State58Los Angeles RamsArt HauserTackleXavier59San Francisco 49ersFrank MincevichGuardSouth Carolina60Cleveland BrownsBill LuckyTackleBaylor61Detroit LionsGeorge ParozzoTackleWilliam & Mary
Round 6
Pick # NFL team Player Position College62Chicago CardinalsTom McHughBackNotre Dame63Detroit LionsPence DacusBackSouthwest Texas State64Cleveland BrownsJim Ray SmithGuardBaylor65New York GiantsGeorge JacobyTackleOhio State66Chicago BearsJohn HudsonGuardRice67Pittsburgh SteelersLaurin PepperBackMississippi Southern68Washington RedskinsBill McHenryCenterWashington & Lee69Philadelphia EaglesHal LambertTackleTCU70Los Angeles RamsKen PanfilTacklePurdue71San Francisco 49ersFloyd SagelyEndArkansas72Cleveland BrownsAsa JenkinsBackToledo73Detroit LionsDick KercherBackTulsa
Round 7
Pick # NFL team Player Position College74Chicago CardinalsDave MannBackOregon State75Green Bay PackersSam MarshallTackleFlorida A&M76New York GiantsWayne BerryBackWashington State77Baltimore ColtsGlenn TurnerBackGeorgia Tech78Chicago BearsRalph CecereBackVillanova79Pittsburgh SteelersJack O'BrienEndFlorida80Washington RedskinsHarry JagielskiTackleIndiana81Philadelphia EaglesJerry NortonBackSMU82Los Angeles RamsCharley WeeksTackleUSC83San Francisco 49ersSid YoungelmanTackleAlabama84Cleveland BrownsDon MillerBackSMU85Detroit LionsJack CrossBackUtah
Round 8
Pick # NFL team Player Position College86Chicago CardinalsPaul LarsonBackCalifornia87Green Bay PackersJimmie WilliamsTackleTexas Tech88Baltimore ColtsDennis McCotterGuardDetroit89New York GiantsRalph StarkeyTackleWest Virginia90Chicago BearsTom GarlingtonTackleArkansas91Pittsburgh SteelersPaul CameronBackUCLA92Washington RedskinsBill MarkerEndWest Virginia93Philadelphia EaglesDan HunterTackleFlorida94Los Angeles RamsGeorge BlackEndWashington95Cleveland BrownsBill BarbishBackTennessee96Cleveland BrownsCharlie HarrisBackGeorgia97Detroit LionsMilt DavisBackUCLA
Round 9
Pick # NFL team Player Position College98Chicago CardinalsDean ChambersTackleWashington99Green Bay PackersDave DavisEndGeorgia Tech100New York GiantsPete O'GarraEndUCLA101Baltimore ColtsBob AdamsGuardShippensburg102Chicago BearsPaul GielHalfbackMinnesota103Pittsburgh SteelersJoe ZombekEndPittsburgh104Washington RedskinsJerry MinnickTackleNebraska105Philadelphia EaglesPhil BranchGuardTexas106Los Angeles RamsAlex BravoBackCal Poly107San Francisco 49ersTed ConnollyGuardTulsa108Cleveland BrownsTom JonesTackleMiami (OH)109Detroit LionsBob LawsonBackCal Poly
Round 10
Pick # NFL team Player Position College110Chicago CardinalsTommy LewisBackAlabama111Green Bay PackersGene KnutsonEndMichigan112Baltimore ColtsBob SchoonmakerBackMissouri113New York GiantsJohn SteinbergEndStanford114Chicago BearsD. C. AndrewsEndHardin–Simmons115Pittsburgh SteelersBob FisherTackleTennessee116Washington RedskinsMerrill GreenBackOklahoma117Los Angeles RamsEd HughesBackTulsa118Los Angeles RamsJoe KatchikEndNotre Dame119Cleveland BrownsDon GossGuardSMU120Cleveland BrownsTom PagnaBackMiami (OH)121Detroit LionsJack CarrollEndHoly Cross
Round 11
Pick # NFL team Player Position College122Chicago CardinalsHomer SmithBackPrinceton123Green Bay PackersKen HallEndNorth Texas State124New York GiantsTom FitzpatrickGuardVillanova125Baltimore ColtsBob LebermanBackSyracuse126Chicago BearsRon WallinBackMinnesota127Pittsburgh SteelersLou CimarolliBackPittsburgh128Washington RedskinsGene WilsonBackSouth Carolina129Philadelphia EaglesDave McLaughlinEndDartmouth130Los Angeles RamsDuane WardlowTackleWashington131San Francisco 49ersJohn SkockoEndUSC132Cleveland BrownsMax SchuebelTackleRice133Detroit LionsMilt SchwenkTackleWashington State
Round 12
Pick # NFL team Player Position College134Chicago CardinalsHoward PittEndDuke135Green Bay PackersBill OliverBackAlabama136Baltimore ColtsDon ChelfTackleIowa137New York GiantsWendell GulsethTackleWisconsin138Chicago BearsJoe FaragalliGuardVillanova139Pittsburgh SteelersDon FritzEndCincinnati140Washington RedskinsBen DunkerleyTackleWest Virginia141Philadelphia EaglesDick ClasbyBackHarvard142Los Angeles RamsJack MaultsbyTackleNorth Carolina143San Francisco 49ersHal EasterwoodCenterMississippi State144Cleveland BrownsTom BruenichTackleMaryland145Detroit LionsBob HartmanTackleOregon State
Round 13
Pick # NFL team Player Position College146Chicago CardinalsLes GobleBackAlfred147Green Bay PackersMike TakacsGuardOhio State148New York GiantsBob ToppEndMichigan149Baltimore ColtsChuck McMillanBackJohn Carroll150Chicago BearsJulius SeaholmGuardTexas151Pittsburgh SteelersCharles LattimerCenterMaryland152Washington RedskinsRoger DornburgBackWisconsin153Philadelphia EaglesJoe MehalickTackleVirginia154Los Angeles RamsSam HensleyEndGeorgia Tech155San Francisco 49ersMorgan WilliamsGuardTCU156Cleveland BrownsGeorge CumminsTackleTulane157Detroit LionsJim SwierczekBackMarshall
Round 14
Pick # NFL team Player Position College158Chicago CardinalsSammy DumasGuardArkansas159Green Bay PackersKosse JohnsonBackRice160Baltimore ColtsOrdell BraaseTackleSouth Dakota161New York GiantsBobby EppsBackPittsburgh162Chicago BearsKen MillerBackIllinois163Pittsburgh SteelersRoger BradfordEndWaynesburg164Washington RedskinsRoger NelsonTackleOklahoma165Philadelphia EaglesHal PattersonBackKansas166Los Angeles RamsMitchell JohnsonBackBishop167San Francisco 49ersSammy WilliamsBackCalifornia168Cleveland BrownsJim HeadBackIowa169Detroit LionsRay NovakBackNebraska
Round 15
Pick # NFL team Player Position College170Chicago CardinalsCecil HarpEndPacific171San Francisco 49ersEd GossageTackleGeorgia Tech172New York GiantsJim SwanGuardDenver173Baltimore ColtsJoe D'AgostinoGuardFlorida174Chicago BearsHarlon HillEndFlorence State175Pittsburgh SteelersTom DrakeGuardChattanooga176Washington RedskinsHugh MerckTackleSouth Carolina177Philadelphia EaglesRay McKownBackTCU178Los Angeles RamsEd ElliotBackRichmond179San Francisco 49ersSam PalumboGuardNotre Dame180Cleveland BrownsChet LyssyBackHardin–Simmons181Detroit LionsKirk HinderliderEndColorado A&M
Round 16
Pick # NFL team Player Position College182Chicago CardinalsAl KilgoreTackleKent State183Green Bay PackersDes KochBackUSC184Baltimore ColtsAlex SanduskyEndClarion185New York GiantsGeorge RiceBackIowa186Chicago BearsEarl LindleyBackUtah State187Pittsburgh SteelersCas KrolTackleDetroit188Washington RedskinsGilmer SpringEndTexas189Philadelphia EaglesCharlie GrantCenterUtah190Los Angeles RamsRoger FreyTackleGeorgia Tech191San Francisco 49ersBobby FiveashBackFlorida State192Cleveland BrownsRich RaidelGuardKent State193Detroit LionsBob ChuokeTackleHouston
Round 17
Pick # NFL team Player Position College194Chicago CardinalsJack TroxellBackArkansas195Green Bay PackersJ. D. RobertsGuardOklahoma196New York GiantsJackie ParkerBackMississippi State197Baltimore ColtsTommy AdkinsCenterKentucky198Chicago BearsLou WoodardCenterSam Houston State199Pittsburgh SteelersJoe FulwylerCenterOregon State200Washington RedskinsJerry CoodyBackBaylor201Philadelphia EaglesBob KnowlesTackleBaylor202Los Angeles RamsEd WilhelmCenterHouston203San Francisco 49ersCarl KautzTackleTexas Tech204Cleveland BrownsHoward ChapmanTackleFlorida205Detroit LionsRick KaserBackToledo
Round 18
Pick # NFL team Player Position College206Chicago CardinalsDick YoungBackChattanooga207Green Bay PackersEmery BarnesEndOregon208Baltimore ColtsDick ShinautBackTexas Western209New York GiantsCrawford MimsGuardOle Miss210Chicago BearsMcNeil MooreBackSam Houston State211Pittsburgh SteelersDon PenzaEndNotre Dame212Washington RedskinsWalt CudzikCenterPurdue213Philadelphia EaglesSam MrvosGuardGeorgia214Los Angeles RamsStan SheriffCenterCal Poly215San Francisco 49ersMorris KayEndKansas216Cleveland BrownsBill WohrmanBackSouth Carolina217Detroit LionsNorm HayesTackleCollege of Idaho
Round 19
Pick # NFL team Player Position College218Chicago CardinalsJerry SazioTackleWilliam & Mary219Green Bay PackersKen HallCenterSpringfield220New York GiantsBob KingGuardSouth Carolina221Baltimore ColtsCharley WenzlauEndMiami (OH)222Chicago BearsJim LumTackleLouisiana Tech223Pittsburgh SteelersDon RydalchBackUtah224Washington RedskinsJerry WittBackWisconsin225Philadelphia EaglesJerry ClemGuardSMU226Los Angeles RamsFrank GivensTackleGeorgia Tech227San Francisco 49ersBob EdmistonTackleTemple228Cleveland BrownsJohn TaylorCenterAustin229Detroit LionsBuster GravesTackleArkansas
Round 20