The 1947 NFL and AAFC Drafts

55 picks. First overall: Bob Fenimore, halfback, from Oklahoma A&M, to Chicago Bears. Most picks: UCLA 4, Texas 4, Army 3, Northwestern 3, Penn 3. The All-America Football Conference’s draft follows.

The 1947 NFL Draft ran 32 rounds; this page lists the first seven. The 1947 AAFC Draft ran 25 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.

NFL, Round 1

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
1	Bob Fenimore	RB		Oklahoma A&M	→ Chicago Bears
2	Glenn Davis	RB		Army	→ Detroit Lions
3	Fritz Barzilauskas	OG		Yale	→ Boston Yanks
4	Cal Rossi	B		UCLA	→ Washington Redskins
5	Hub Bechtol	E		Texas	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
6	Ernie Case	QB		UCLA	→ Green Bay Packers
7	DeWitt Coulter	OT		Army	→ Chicago Cardinals
8	Neill Armstrong	E		Oklahoma A&M	→ Philadelphia Eagles
9	Herman Wedemeyer	B		St. Mary’s (CA)	→ Los Angeles Rams
10	Vic Schwall	RB		Northwestern	→ New York Giants
11	Don Kindt	DB		Wisconsin	→ Chicago Bears

NFL, Round 2

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
12	Russ Thomas	OT		Ohio State	→ Detroit Lions
13	Walter Heap	B		Texas	→ Boston Yanks

NFL, Round 3

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
14	Jim Kekeris	OT		Missouri	→ Detroit Lions
15	John Rapacz	C		Oklahoma	→ Boston Yanks
16	John Mastrangelo	OT		Notre Dame	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
17	Gene Knight	B		LSU	→ Washington Redskins
18	Ermal Allen	QB		Kentucky	→ Chicago Cardinals
19	Bill Mackrides	QB		Nevada	→ Philadelphia Eagles
20	Burr Baldwin	E		UCLA	→ Green Bay Packers
21	Don Paul	LB		UCLA	→ Los Angeles Rams
22	John Cannady	LB		Indiana	→ New York Giants
23	Frank Minini	RB		San Jose State	→ Chicago Bears

NFL, Round 4

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
24	Charley Hoover	C		Vanderbilt	→ Detroit Lions
25	Al Baldwin	E		Arkansas	→ Boston Yanks

NFL, Round 5

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
26	Bob Chappuis	RB		Michigan	→ Detroit Lions
27	Carroll Vogelaar	OT		San Francisco	→ Boston Yanks
28	Hank Foldberg	E		Army	→ Washington Redskins
29	Frank Wydo	OT		Cornell	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
30	George Savitsky	OT		Penn	→ Philadelphia Eagles
31	Paul Burris	OG		Oklahoma	→ Green Bay Packers
32	Lloyd Merriman	B		Stanford	→ Chicago Bears
33	Gordon Gray	B		USC	→ Los Angeles Rams
34	Nelson Greene	OT		Tulsa	→ New York Giants
35	Jim Canady	B		Texas	→ Chicago Bears

NFL, Round 6

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
36	Bernie Gallagher	OG		Penn	→ Detroit Lions
37	George Sullivan	E		Notre Dame	→ Boston Yanks
38	Frank Aschenbrenner	RB		Northwestern	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
39	Mike Garzoni	OG		USC	→ Washington Redskins
40	Gene Wilson	E		SMU	→ Green Bay Packers
41	Ben Raimondi	RB		Indiana	→ Chicago Cardinals
42	Roger Stephens	B		Cincinnati	→ Chicago Bears
43	Paul Evanson	OT		Oregon State	→ Los Angeles Rams
44	Bobby Davis	OT		Georgia Tech	→ New York Giants
45	Harlan Wetz	OT		Texas	→ Chicago Bears

NFL, Round 7

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
46	Ed Grain	OG		Penn	→ Detroit Lions
47	Joe Watt	RB		Syracuse	→ Boston Yanks
48	Bill Gray	OG		Oregon State	→ Washington Redskins
49	Bryant Meeks	C		South Carolina	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
50	Howard Turner	B		NC State	→ Chicago Cardinals
51	Tony Yovicsin	E		Miami (FL)	→ Philadelphia Eagles
52	Dick Connors	B		Northwestern	→ Green Bay Packers
53	Bill Smyth	DE		Penn State	→ Los Angeles Rams
54	Duke Iversen	B		Oregon	→ New York Giants
55	Reid Moseley	E		Georgia	→ Chicago Bears

AAFC, Round 1

Pick	Player	Position		College	AAFC team
1	Elmer Madar	E		Michigan	→ Florida Seahawks
2	Al Baldwin	E		Arkansas	→ Buffalo Bills
3	Neill Armstrong	E		Oklahoma A&M	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
4	George Sullivan	OT		Notre Dame	→ Chicago Rockets
5	Burr Baldwin	E		UCLA	→ Los Angeles Dons
6	Clyde LeForce	B		Tulsa	→ San Francisco 49ers
7	Ben Raimondi	B		Indiana	→ New York Yankees
8	Bob Chappuis	B		Michigan	→ Cleveland Browns

AAFC, Round 2

Pick	Player	Position		College	AAFC team
9	Hub Bechtol	E		Texas	→ Florida Seahawks
10	Bobby Davis	OT		Georgia Tech	→ Buffalo Bills
11	Charley Conerly	QB		Ole Miss	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
12	Ray Manieri	B		Wake Forest	→ Chicago Rockets
13	Jerry Shipkey	B		UCLA	→ Los Angeles Dons
14	Bob Wiese	B		Michigan	→ San Francisco 49ers
15	Monte Moncrief	OT		Texas A&M	→ New York Yankees
16	Gerry Cowhig	B		Notre Dame	→ Cleveland Browns

AAFC, Round 3

Pick	Player	Position		College	AAFC team
17	Tommy Mont	B		Maryland	→ Florida Seahawks
18	Ray Kuffel	E		Marquette	→ Buffalo Bills
19	Fritz Barzilauskas	OG		Yale	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
20	Bob Derleth	OT		Michigan	→ Chicago Rockets
21	Lloyd Merriman	B		Stanford	→ Los Angeles Dons
22	Paul Duke	C		Georgia Tech	→ San Francisco 49ers
23	Bill Collins	OG		Texas	→ New York Yankees
24	Jack Carpenter	OT		Michigan	→ Cleveland Browns

AAFC, Round 4

Pick	Player	Position		College	AAFC team
25	Weldon Humble	OG		Rice	→ Florida Seahawks
26	Joe Andrejco	B		Fordham	→ Buffalo Bills
27	Jim Wright	OG		SMU	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
28	Johnny Reagan	B		Montana	→ Chicago Rockets
29	Cal Rossi	B		UCLA	→ Los Angeles Dons
30	Don Samuel	B		Oregon State	→ San Francisco 49ers
31	Joe Tereshinski Sr.	E		Georgia	→ New York Yankees
32	Bob Cowan	B		Indiana	→ Cleveland Browns

AAFC, Round 5

Pick	Player	Position		College	AAFC team
33	Russ Deal	OT		Indiana	→ Florida Seahawks
34	John Mastrangelo	OG		Notre Dame	→ Buffalo Bills
35	Harlan Wetz	OT		Texas	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
36	Jim Pharr	C		Auburn	→ Chicago Rockets
37	Boyd Clement	OT		Oregon State	→ Los Angeles Dons
38	Al Satterfield	OT		Vanderbilt	→ San Francisco 49ers
39	Jack Durishan	OT		Pittsburgh	→ New York Yankees
40	Bill Griffin	OT		Kentucky	→ Cleveland Browns

AAFC, Round 6

Pick	Player	Position		College	AAFC team
41	Don Malmberg	OT		UCLA	→ Florida Seahawks
42	Bert Corley	C		Mississippi State	→ Buffalo Bills
43	Binks Bushmiaer	B		Vanderbilt	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
44	Bob Sandberg	B		Minnesota	→ Chicago Rockets
45	Willie Zapalac	B		Texas A&M	→ Los Angeles Dons
46	Jack Zilly	E		Notre Dame	→ San Francisco 49ers
47	Walt Dropo	E		Connecticut	→ New York Yankees
48	Jack Bush	OT		Georgia	→ Cleveland Browns

AAFC, Round 7

Pick	Player	Position		College	AAFC team
49	Vic Schwall	B		Northwestern	→ Florida Seahawks
50	Ernie Knotts	OG		Duke	→ Buffalo Bills
51	Garland Williams	OT		Georgia	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
52	Eddie Allen	B		Pennsylvania	→ Chicago Rockets
53	George Savitsky	OT		Pennsylvania	→ Los Angeles Dons
54	Gene Knight	B		LSU	→ San Francisco 49ers
55	Roland Nabors	C		Texas Tech	→ New York Yankees
56	John Rapacz	C		Oklahoma	→ Cleveland Browns