The 1946 NFL Draft

60 picks. First overall: Frank Dancewicz, quarterback, from Notre Dame, to Boston Yanks. Most picks: Notre Dame 7, USC 4, UCLA 3, Tulane 2, Illinois 2.

The 1946 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 Dancewicz	QB		Notre Dame	→ Boston Yanks
2	Dub Jones	B		Tulane	→ Chicago Cardinals
3	Doc Blanchard	FB		Army	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
4	Johnny Lujack	QB		Notre Dame	→ Chicago Bears
5	George Connor	OT		Notre Dame	→ New York Giants
6	Johnny Strzykalski	B		Marquette	→ Green Bay Packers
7	Leo Riggs	B		USC	→ Philadelphia Eagles
8	Bill Dellastatious	B		Missouri	→ Detroit Lions
9	Cal Rossi	B		UCLA	→ Washington Redskins
10	Emil Sitko	RB		Notre Dame	→ Los Angeles Rams

Round 2

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
11	Mac Wenskunas	C		Illinois	→ Chicago Cardinals
12	Nick Scollard	E		St. Joseph’s (IN)	→ Boston Yanks
13	George Clark	B		Duke	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
14	Jules Rykovich	B		Illinois	→ Chicago Bears
15	Elmer Jones	OG		Wake Forest	→ New York Giants

Round 3

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
16	Elmer Angsman	B		Notre Dame	→ Chicago Cardinals
17	Buster McClure	OT		Nevada	→ Boston Yanks
18	Harmon Rowe	B		San Francisco	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
19	Frank Broyles	QB		Georgia Tech	→ Chicago Bears
20	Hosea Rodgers	B		North Carolina	→ New York Giants
21	Bob Nussbaumer	B		Michigan	→ Green Bay Packers
22	Russ Thomas	OT		Ohio State	→ Detroit Lions
23	Gordon Gray	E		USC	→ Philadelphia Eagles
24	Stan Kozlowski	B		Holy Cross	→ Washington Redskins
25	Don Samuel	B		Oregon State	→ Los Angeles Rams

Round 5

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
31	Joe Golding	B		Oklahoma	→ Chicago Cardinals
32	Gaston Bourgeois	B		Tulane	→ Boston Yanks
33	Jack Seiferling	B		Utah State	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
34	Don Schneider	B		Penn	→ Chicago Bears
35	Pete Stout	B		TCU	→ New York Giants
36	Ed Cody	B		Purdue	→ Green Bay Packers
37	Walt Slater	B		Tennessee	→ Philadelphia Eagles
38	Dave Harris	E		Wake Forest	→ Detroit Lions
39	Gay Adelt	B		Utah	→ Washington Redskins
40	Don Paul	C		UCLA	→ Los Angeles Rams

Round 6

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
41	Len Dickey	OT		Texas A&M	→ Chicago Cardinals
42	Thurman Tigart	OG		Oklahoma	→ Boston Yanks
43	Marion Woods	OG		Clemson	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
44	Ted Scruggs	E		Rice	→ Chicago Bears
45	Jim Lalikos	OT		Brown	→ New York Giants
46	John Ferraro	OT		USC	→ Green Bay Packers
47	Joe Eddins	OG		Auburn	→ Detroit Lions
48	Felto Prewitt	C		Tulsa	→ Philadelphia Eagles
49	Walt Trojanowski	B		Connecticut	→ Washington Redskins
50	Ace Oestreich	B		California	→ Los Angeles Rams

Round 7

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
51	Pat Lenshan	E		Tennessee	→ Chicago Cardinals
52	Ed Mieszkowski	OT		Notre Dame	→ Boston Yanks
53	Tom Reinhardt	OT		Minnesota	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
54	Wendell Beard	OT		California	→ Chicago Bears
55	Jim Plyler	OT		Texas	→ New York Giants
56	Art Renner	E		Michigan	→ Green Bay Packers
57	George Robotham	E		UCLA	→ Philadelphia Eagles
58	Pete Berezney	OT		Notre Dame	→ Detroit Lions
59	Bob Hendren	OT		USC	→ Washington Redskins
60	Dolly King	E		Georgia	→ Los Angeles Rams