The 1938 NFL Draft

60 picks. First overall: Corbett Davis, running back, from Indiana, to Cleveland Rams. Most picks: California 4, Arkansas 3, Fordham 3, Pittsburgh 3, Minnesota 3.

The 1938 NFL Draft ran 12 rounds; this page lists the first seven. Teams appear under the name they had that year. These drafts come from Wikipedia’s draft articles. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

Round 1

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
1	Corbett Davis	RB		Indiana	→ Cleveland Rams
2	James Allen McDonald	B		Ohio State	→ Philadelphia Eagles
3	Boyd Brumbaugh	B		Duquesne	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
4	Byron White	B		Colorado	→ Pittsburgh Pirates
5	Jack Robbins	B		Arkansas	→ Chicago Cardinals
6	Alex Wojciechowicz	C		Fordham	→ Detroit Lions
7	Cecil Isbell	B		Purdue	→ Green Bay Packers
8	George Karamatic	B		Gonzaga	→ New York Giants
9	Andy Farkas	B		Detroit	→ Washington Redskins
10	Joe Gray	B		Oregon State	→ Chicago Bears

Round 2

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
11	Jim Benton	E		Arkansas	→ Cleveland Rams
12	Dick Riffle	B		Albright	→ Philadelphia Eagles
13	Joe Kilgrow	B		Alabama	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
14	Frank Filchock	B		Indiana	→ Pittsburgh Pirates
15	Milt Popovich	B		Montana	→ Chicago Cardinals

Round 3

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
16	Joe Routt	OG		Texas A&M	→ Cleveland Rams
17	Joe Bukant	B		Washington University	→ Philadelphia Eagles
18	Frank Kinard	OT		Ole Miss	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
19	Hugh Wolfe	B		Texas	→ Pittsburgh Pirates
20	Frank Patrick	B		Pittsburgh	→ Chicago Cardinals
21	Pete Smith	E		Oklahoma	→ Detroit Lions
22	Marty Schreyer	OT		Purdue	→ Green Bay Packers
23	Fred Vanzo	B		Northwestern	→ New York Giants
24	Sam Chapman	B		California	→ Washington Redskins
25	Gary Famiglietti	B		Boston University	→ Chicago Bears

Round 4

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
26	Vic Markov	OT		Washington	→ Cleveland Rams
27	John Meek	B		California	→ Philadelphia Eagles
28	Gene Moore	C		Colorado	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
29	Tony Matisi	OT		Pittsburgh	→ Pittsburgh Pirates
30	Bob Herwig	C		California	→ Chicago Cardinals

Round 6

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
41	Ray Hamilton	OG		Arkansas	→ Cleveland Rams
42	Herschel Ramsey	E		Texas Tech	→ Philadelphia Eagles
43	Perry Schwartz	E		California	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
44	George Platukis	E		Duquesne	→ Pittsburgh Pirates
45	Joe Brunansky	OT		Duke	→ Chicago Cardinals
46	Karl Schleckman	OT		Utah	→ Detroit Lions
47	Andy Uram	B		Minnesota	→ Green Bay Packers
48	Frank Souchak	E		Pittsburgh	→ New York Giants
49	Elmer Dohrmann	E		Nebraska	→ Washington Redskins
50	Bob Masterson	E		Miami (FL)	→ Chicago Bears