The 1945 NFL Draft

65 picks. First overall: Charley Trippi, halfback, from Georgia, to Chicago Cardinals. Most picks: Notre Dame 8, Michigan 4, Florida 3, Ohio State 3, SMU 3.

The 1945 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	Charley Trippi	RB		Georgia	→ Chicago Cardinals
2	Paul Duhart	RB		Florida	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
3	Joe Renfroe	B		Tulane	→ Brooklyn Tigers
4	Eddie Prokop	B		Georgia Tech	→ Boston Yanks
5	Elroy Hirsch	WR		Michigan	→ Cleveland Rams
6	Frank Szymanski	C		Notre Dame	→ Detroit Lions
7	Don Lund	B		Michigan	→ Chicago Bears
8	Jim Hardy	QB		USC	→ Washington Redskins
9	John Yonakor	DE		Notre Dame	→ Philadelphia Eagles
10	Elmer Barbour	QB		Wake Forest	→ New York Giants
11	Walt Schlinkman	FB		Texas Tech	→ Green Bay Packers

Round 2

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
12	Jack Dugger	E		Ohio State	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
13	Wayne Williams	B		Minnesota	→ Brooklyn Tigers
14	Paul Collins	B		Missouri	→ Chicago Cardinals
15	Tom Dean	OT		SMU	→ Boston Yanks
16	Milan Lazetich	OT		Michigan	→ Cleveland Rams

Round 3

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
17	Cecil Gray	C		Oregon	→ Brooklyn Tigers
18	Walter Watt	B		Miami (FL)	→ Chicago Cardinals
19	Bill Dellastatious	B		Missouri	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
20	Damon Tassos	OG		Texas A&M	→ Boston Yanks
21	Dub Wooten	E		Oklahoma	→ Cleveland Rams
22	Charley Allen	B		SMU	→ Chicago Bears
23	Tree Adams	OT		Notre Dame	→ Washington Redskins
24	Stan Mohrbacher	OG		Iowa	→ Detroit Lions
25	Alvin Dark	B		LSU	→ Philadelphia Eagles
26	Gordon Appleby	C		Ohio State	→ New York Giants
27	Clyde Goodnight	E		Tulsa	→ Green Bay Packers

Round 4

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
28	Bob Dobelstein	OG		Tennessee	→ Chicago Cardinals
29	Roger Adams	C		Florida	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
30	Steve Enich	OG		Marquette	→ Brooklyn Tigers
31	Don Deeks	OT		Washington	→ Boston Yanks
32	Jack Zilly	E		Notre Dame	→ Cleveland Rams

Round 5

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
33	Chuck Mehelich	E		Duquesne	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
34	Al Kowalski	QB		Tulsa	→ Brooklyn Tigers
35	Zeke Chronister	E		TCU	→ Chicago Cardinals
36	Johnny Strzykalski	B		Marquette	→ Boston Yanks
37	Roger Harding	C		California	→ Cleveland Rams
38	George Bujan	C		Oregon	→ Washington Redskins
39	Bob Wiese	B		Michigan	→ Detroit Lions
40	Forest Masterson	C		Iowa	→ Chicago Bears
41	Pete Pihos	E		Indiana	→ Philadelphia Eagles
42	Ed Castleberry	B		West Texas State	→ New York Giants
43	Joe Graham	E		Florida	→ Green Bay Packers

Round 6

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
44	Dick Barwegan	OG		Purdue	→ Brooklyn Tigers
45	Corwin Clatt	B		Notre Dame	→ Chicago Cardinals
46	Gregg Browning	E		Denver	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
47	Jim Mello	B		Notre Dame	→ Boston Yanks
48	Jerry Cowhig	B		Notre Dame	→ Cleveland Rams
49	Gene Fekete	B		Ohio State	→ Detroit Lions
50	Wayne Shaw	B		SMU	→ Chicago Bears
51	Johnny North	E		Vanderbilt	→ Washington Redskins
52	Chuck Dellago	OG		Minnesota	→ Philadelphia Eagles
53	Barney Poole	E		Ole Miss	→ New York Giants
54	Don Wells	OT		Georgia	→ Green Bay Packers

Round 7

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
55	Ziggy Czarobski	OT		Notre Dame	→ Chicago Cardinals
56	Mike Wolak	B		Duquesne	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
57	Louie Futrell	B		Fresno State	→ Brooklyn Tigers
58	Marty Silovich	C		Marquette	→ Boston Yanks
59	Fred Negus	C		Wisconsin	→ Cleveland Rams
60	Glen Burgeis	OT		Tulsa	→ Chicago Bears
61	John Steber	OG		Georgia Tech	→ Washington Redskins
62	Mike Jarmoluk	OT		Temple	→ Detroit Lions
63	Gonzalo Morales	B		St. Mary’s (CA)	→ Philadelphia Eagles
64	Jack Mead	E		Wisconsin	→ New York Giants
65	Casey Stephenson	B		Tennessee	→ Green Bay Packers