The 1941 NFL Draft

60 picks. First overall: Tom Harmon, halfback, from Michigan, to Chicago Bears. Most picks: Nebraska 5, Texas A&M 4, Tennessee 4, Michigan 3, Washington 3.

The 1941 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	Tom Harmon	RB		Michigan	→ Chicago Bears
2	John Kimbrough	FB		Texas A&M	→ Chicago Cardinals
3	Norm Standlee	FB		Stanford	→ Chicago Bears
4	Rudy Mucha	C		Washington	→ Cleveland Rams
5	Jim Thomason	RB		Texas A&M	→ Detroit Lions
6	George Franck	RB		Minnesota	→ New York Giants
7	George Paskvan	FB		Wisconsin	→ Green Bay Packers
8	Dean McAdams	RB		Washington	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
9	Don Scott	QB		Ohio State	→ Chicago Bears
10	Forest Evashevski	QB		Michigan	→ Washington Redskins

Round 2

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
11	Art Jones	B		Richmond	→ Philadelphia Eagles
12	Chet Gladchuk	C		Boston College	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
13	Paul Christman	QB		Missouri	→ Chicago Cardinals
14	Marshall Shires	OT		Tennessee	→ Cleveland Rams
15	Gene Goodreault	E		Boston College	→ Detroit Lions

Round 3

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
16	Marion Pugh	B		Texas A&M	→ Philadelphia Eagles
17	Bob Foxx	B		Tennessee	→ Chicago Cardinals
18	Johnny Knolla	B		Creighton	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
19	Jay MacDowell	E		Washington	→ Cleveland Rams
20	Harry Hopp	B		Nebraska	→ Detroit Lions
21	Bob Paffrath	B		Minnesota	→ Green Bay Packers
22	Frank Reagan	B		Penn	→ New York Giants
23	Hugh Gallarneau	B		Stanford	→ Chicago Bears
24	Leo Stasica	B		Colorado	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
25	Fred Davis	OT		Alabama	→ Washington Redskins

Round 5

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
31	Royal Kahler	OT		Nebraska	→ Philadelphia Eagles
32	Ray Apolskis	C		Marquette	→ Chicago Cardinals
33	Vic Sears	OT		Oregon State	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
34	Chet Haliska	B		Oregon	→ Cleveland Rams
35	Bob Nelson	C		Baylor	→ Detroit Lions
36	Len Eshmont	B		Fordham	→ New York Giants
37	Ed Frutig	E		Michigan	→ Green Bay Packers
38	Ray Frick	C		Penn	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
39	Charlie O’Rourke	B		Boston College	→ Chicago Bears
40	Jim Stuart	OT		Oregon	→ Washington Redskins

Round 6

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
41	Howard Hickey	E		Arkansas	→ Philadelphia Eagles
42	Bob Suffridge	OG		Tennessee	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
43	Marshall Robnett	OG		Texas A&M	→ Chicago Cardinals
44	Jim Kisselburgh	B		Oregon State	→ Cleveland Rams
45	John Tripson	OT		Mississippi State	→ Detroit Lions
46	Herm Rohrig	B		Nebraska	→ Green Bay Packers
47	Lou DeFilippo	C		Fordham	→ New York Giants
48	Tommy O’Boyle	OG		Tulane	→ Chicago Bears
49	Eddie Rucinski	E		Indiana	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
50	Ed Cifers	E		Tennessee	→ Washington Redskins

Round 7

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
51	Julius Battista	OG		Florida	→ Philadelphia Eagles
52	John Kuzman	OT		Fordham	→ Chicago Cardinals
53	Jim Roberts	C		Marshall	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
54	Ray Prochaska	E		Nebraska	→ Cleveland Rams
55	John Jett	E		Wake Forest	→ Detroit Lions
56	Don Vosberg	E		Marquette	→ New York Giants
57	Bill Telesmanic	E		San Francisco	→ Green Bay Packers
58	Hal Newman	E		Alabama	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
59	John Federovitch	OT		Davis & Elkins	→ Chicago Bears
60	Al Krueger	E		USC	→ Washington Redskins