The 1943 NFL Draft

60 picks. First overall: Frank Sinkwich, halfback, from Georgia, to Detroit Lions. Most picks: Boston College 4, Notre Dame 4, Stanford 4, Furman 3, Georgia 2.

The 1943 NFL Draft ran 32 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	Frank Sinkwich	RB		Georgia	→ Detroit Lions
2	Joe Muha	FB		VMI	→ Philadelphia Eagles
3	Glenn Dobbs	RB		Tulsa	→ Chicago Cardinals
4	Paul Governali	QB		Columbia	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
5	Mike Holovak	FB		Boston College	→ Cleveland Rams
6	Steve Filipowicz	FB		Fordham	→ New York Giants
7	Bill Daley	FB		Minnesota	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
8	Dick Wildung	OT		Minnesota	→ Green Bay Packers
9	Bob Steuber	RB		Missouri	→ Chicago Bears
10	Jack Jenkins	FB		Vanderbilt	→ Washington Redskins

Round 2

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
11	Dave Schreiner	E		Wisconsin	→ Detroit Lions
12	Lamar Davis	B		Georgia	→ Philadelphia Eagles
13	J.T. Black	B		Mississippi State	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
14	John Grigas	B		Holy Cross	→ Chicago Cardinals
15	Tom Farmer	B		Iowa	→ Cleveland Rams

Round 3

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
16	Dick Ashcom	OT		Oregon	→ Detroit Lions
17	Roy Gafford	B		Auburn	→ Philadelphia Eagles
18	Don Currivan	E		Boston College	→ Chicago Cardinals
19	George Ceithaml	B		Michigan	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
20	Fred Naumetz	C		Boston College	→ Cleveland Rams
21	Dewey Proctor	B		Furman	→ New York Giants
22	Jack Russell	E		Baylor	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
23	Irv Comp	B		Benedictine	→ Green Bay Packers
24	Fred Evans	B		Notre Dame	→ Chicago Bears
25	Bill Dutton	B		Pittsburgh	→ Washington Redskins

Round 4

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
26	Ralph Hamer	B		Furman	→ Detroit Lions
27	Bob Kennedy	B		Washington State	→ Philadelphia Eagles
28	Joe Domnanovich	C		Alabama	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
29	Al Hust	E		Tennessee	→ Chicago Cardinals
30	Chuck Taylor	OG		Stanford	→ Cleveland Rams

Round 5

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
31	Lloyd Wickett	OT		Oregon State	→ Detroit Lions
32	Al Wistert	OT		Michigan	→ Philadelphia Eagles
33	George Hecht	OG		Alabama	→ Chicago Cardinals
34	Marty Comer	E		Tulane	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
35	Clyde Johnson	OT		Kentucky	→ Cleveland Rams
36	Val Culwell	OG		Oregon	→ New York Giants
37	Harry Connolly	B		Boston College	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
38	Roy McKay	B		Texas	→ Green Bay Packers
39	Ed Stamm	OT		Stanford	→ Chicago Bears
40	Bob Dove	E		Notre Dame	→ Washington Redskins

Round 6

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
41	Jim Jones	B		Union (TN)	→ Detroit Lions
42	Bruno Banducci	OG		Stanford	→ Philadelphia Eagles
43	Harvey Johnson	B		William & Mary	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
44	Al Klug	OT		Marquette	→ Chicago Cardinals
45	Les Horvath	QB		Ohio State	→ Cleveland Rams
46	Jim Reynolds	B		Auburn	→ New York Giants
47	Lou Sossamon	C		South Carolina	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
48	Nick Susoeff	E		Washington State	→ Green Bay Packers
49	Derrell Palmer	OT		TCU	→ Chicago Bears
50	Wally Ziemba	C		Notre Dame	→ Washington Redskins

Round 7

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
51	Paul Sizemore	E		Furman	→ Detroit Lions
52	Walt Harrison	C		Washington	→ Philadelphia Eagles
53	Stan Mauldin	OT		Texas	→ Chicago Cardinals
54	John Matisi	OT		Duquesne	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
55	Bill Henderson	E		Texas A&M	→ Cleveland Rams
56	Lou Palazzi	C		Penn State	→ New York Giants
57	Al Ratto	C		St. Mary’s (CA)	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
58	Ken Snelling	B		UCLA	→ Green Bay Packers
59	Milt Vucinich	C		Stanford	→ Chicago Bears
60	Lou Rymkus	OT		Notre Dame	→ Washington Redskins