The 1940 NFL Draft

60 picks. First overall: George Cafego, fullback, from Tennessee, to Chicago Cardinals. Most picks: USC 5, Tulane 4, Oklahoma 3, Tennessee 2, Duke 2.

The 1940 NFL Draft ran 22 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	George Cafego	FB		Tennessee	→ Chicago Cardinals
2	George McAfee	QB		Duke	→ Philadelphia Eagles
3	Kay Eakin	RB		Arkansas	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
4	Banks McFadden	RB		Clemson	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
5	Olie Cordill	RB		Rice	→ Cleveland Rams
6	Doyle Nave	QB		USC	→ Detroit Lions
7	Bulldog Turner	C		Hardin-Simmons	→ Chicago Bears
8	Ed Boell	QB		NYU	→ Washington Redskins
9	Hal Van Every	RB		Minnesota	→ Green Bay Packers
10	Grenny Lansdell	RB		USC	→ New York Giants

Round 2

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
11	Snuffy Stirnweiss	B		North Carolina	→ Chicago Cardinals
12	Ralph Wenzell	E		Tulane	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
13	John Schiechl	C		Santa Clara	→ Philadelphia Eagles
14	Nile Kinnick	B		Iowa	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
15	Merl Condit	B		Carnegie Tech	→ Cleveland Rams

Round 3

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
16	Lloyd Madden	B		Colorado Mines	→ Chicago Cardinals
17	Dick Favor	B		Oklahoma	→ Philadelphia Eagles
18	George Kiick	B		Bucknell	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
19	Rhoten Shetley	B		Furman	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
20	Jack Haman	C		Northwestern	→ Cleveland Rams
21	Bill Fisk	E		USC	→ Detroit Lions
22	Ken Kavanaugh	E		LSU	→ Chicago Bears
23	Buddy Banker	B		Tulane	→ Washington Redskins
24	Lou Brock	B		Purdue	→ Green Bay Packers
25	John McLaughry	B		Brown	→ New York Giants

Round 4

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
26	John Shirk	E		Oklahoma	→ Chicago Cardinals
27	Pop Ivy	E		Oklahoma	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
28	Eberle Schultz	OG		Oregon State	→ Philadelphia Eagles
29	Bill Bailey	E		Duke	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
30	Bobby Wood	OT		Alabama	→ Cleveland Rams

Round 5

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
31	Marty Christiansen	B		Minnesota	→ Chicago Cardinals
32	Frank Emmons	B		Oregon	→ Philadelphia Eagles
33	Clark Goff	OT		Florida	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
34	Walt Merrill	OT		Alabama	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
35	Park Myers	OT		Texas	→ Cleveland Rams
36	Harry Smith	OG		USC	→ Detroit Lions
37	Ed Kolman	OT		Temple	→ Chicago Bears
38	Bill Kirchem	OT		Tulane	→ Washington Redskins
39	Esco Sarkkinen	E		Ohio State	→ Green Bay Packers
40	Carl Tomasello	E		Scranton	→ New York Giants

Round 7

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
51	Andy Chisick	C		Villanova	→ Chicago Cardinals
52	Hal Pegg	C		Bucknell	→ Philadelphia Eagles
53	Pete Cignetti	B		Boston College	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
54	Ty Coon	OT		NC State	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
55	Bob Nowaskey	E		George Washington	→ Cleveland Rams
56	Bob Winslow	E		USC	→ Detroit Lions
57	Len Akin	OG		Baylor	→ Chicago Bears
58	Roy Zimmerman	B		San Jose State	→ Washington Redskins
59	Millard White	OT		Tulane	→ Green Bay Packers
60	Rex Williams	C		Texas Tech	→ New York Giants