The 1942 NFL Draft

60 picks. First overall: Bill Dudley, halfback, from Virginia, to Pittsburgh Steelers. Most picks: Texas 5, Minnesota 5, Stanford 3, Oklahoma 3, Tulane 3.

The 1942 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	Bill Dudley	RB		Virginia	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
2	Jack Wilson	RB		Baylor	→ Cleveland Rams
3	Pete Kmetovic	RB		Stanford	→ Philadelphia Eagles
4	Steve Lach	FB		Duke	→ Chicago Cardinals
5	Bob Westfall	FB		Michigan	→ Detroit Lions
6	Spec Sanders	RB		Texas	→ Washington Redskins
7	Bobby Robertson	RB		USC	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
8	Merle Hapes	FB		Ole Miss	→ New York Giants
9	Urban Odson	OT		Minnesota	→ Green Bay Packers
10	Frankie Albert	QB		Stanford	→ Chicago Bears

Round 2

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
11	Vern Martin	B		Texas	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
12	Jack Jacobs	B		Oklahoma	→ Cleveland Rams
13	Vic Lindskog	C		Stanford	→ Philadelphia Eagles
14	Lloyd Cheatham	B		Auburn	→ Chicago Cardinals
15	Alf Bauman	OT		Northwestern	→ Detroit Lions

Round 3

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
16	Ken Casanega	B		Santa Clara	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
17	Roger Eason	OT		Oklahoma	→ Cleveland Rams
18	Ted Williams	B		Boston College	→ Philadelphia Eagles
19	Wilson Schwenk	B		Washington University	→ Chicago Cardinals
20	Bob Dethman	B		Oregon State	→ Detroit Lions
21	Rufus Deal	B		Auburn	→ Washington Redskins
22	Curt Mecham	B		Oregon	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
23	Bob Sweiger	B		Minnesota	→ New York Giants
24	Ray Frankowski	OG		Washington	→ Green Bay Packers
25	Joe Boratyn	B		Holy Cross	→ Chicago Bears

Round 4

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
26	Malcolm Kutner	E		Texas	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
27	Len Levy	OG		Minnesota	→ Cleveland Rams
28	Gordon Paschka	OG		Minnesota	→ Philadelphia Eagles
29	Vince Banonis	C		Detroit	→ Chicago Cardinals
30	Dom Sanzotta	B		Case Western Reserve	→ Detroit Lions

Round 5

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
31	Curt Sandig	B		St. Mary’s (TX)	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
32	Orville Matthews	B		Oklahoma	→ Cleveland Rams
33	Ernie Blandin	OT		Tulane	→ Philadelphia Eagles
34	Bob Reinhard	OT		California	→ Chicago Cardinals
35	Joe Blalock	E		Clemson	→ Detroit Lions
36	Joe Zeno	OG		Holy Cross	→ Washington Redskins
37	Vike Francis	B		Nebraska	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
38	Al Blozis	OT		Georgetown	→ New York Giants
39	Bill Green	B		Iowa	→ Green Bay Packers
40	Martin Ruby	DT		Texas A&M	→ Chicago Bears

Round 7

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
51	Johnny Butler	B		Tennessee	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
52	Italo Rossi	OT		Purdue	→ Cleveland Rams
53	Billy Sewell	B		Washington State	→ Philadelphia Eagles
54	Rupe Thornton	OG		Santa Clara	→ Chicago Cardinals
55	Tommy Colella	B		Canisius	→ Detroit Lions
56	Bob Fitch	E		Minnesota	→ Washington Redskins
57	Wayne Goldsmith	B		Emporia State	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
58	Tommy Prothro	B		Duke	→ New York Giants
59	Pres Johnston	B		SMU	→ Green Bay Packers
60	Bob Jeffries	OG		Missouri	→ Chicago Bears