The 1948 NFL and AAFC Drafts

55 picks. First overall: Harry Gilmer, back, from Alabama, to Washington Redskins. Most picks: Alabama 4, Texas 3, LSU 3, Arkansas 3, Penn 2. The All-America Football Conference’s draft follows.

The 1948 NFL Draft ran 32 rounds; this page lists the first seven. The 1948 AAFC Draft ran 30 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	Harry Gilmer	B		Alabama	→ Washington Redskins
2	Skip Minisi	RB		Penn	→ New York Giants
3	Bobby Layne	QB		Texas	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
4	Lowell Tew	FB		Alabama	→ Washington Redskins
5	Vaughn Mancha	C		Alabama	→ Boston Yanks
6	Y.A. Tittle	QB		LSU	→ Detroit Lions
7	Jug Girard	E		Wisconsin	→ Green Bay Packers
8	Clyde Scott	RB		Arkansas	→ Philadelphia Eagles
9	Dan Edwards	E		Georgia	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
10	Max Bumgardner	DE		Texas	→ Chicago Bears
11	Jim Spavital	FB		Oklahoma A&M	→ Chicago Cardinals

NFL, Round 2

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
12	Joe Scott	RB		San Francisco	→ New York Giants
13	George Quist	B		Stanford	→ Detroit Lions

NFL, Round 3

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
14	John Nolan	OT		Penn State	→ Boston Yanks
15	Les Bingaman	OT		Illinois	→ Detroit Lions
16	Tommy Thompson	LB		William & Mary	→ Washington Redskins
17	Earl Cook	OG		SMU	→ Boston Yanks
18	Tom Keane	CB		West Virginia	→ Los Angeles Rams
19	Ed Smith	RB		Texas Mines	→ Green Bay Packers
20	Jerry Nuzum	RB		New Mexico A&M	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
21	Dub Garrett	OG		Mississippi State	→ Chicago Bears
22	Paul Campbell	QB		Texas	→ Philadelphia Eagles
23	Bill Smith	OT		North Carolina	→ Chicago Cardinals

NFL, Round 5

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
26	Johnny Wolosky	C		Penn State	→ New York Giants
27	Don Richards	OT		Arkansas	→ Green Bay Packers
28	Dan Sandifer	DB		LSU	→ Washington Redskins
29	Bill Healy	OG		Georgia Tech	→ Boston Yanks
30	Bruce Bailey	B		Virginia	→ Los Angeles Rams
31	Weyman Sellers	E		Georgia	→ Green Bay Packers
32	Knox Ramsey	OG		William & Mary	→ Chicago Bears
33	Jack Myers	FB		UCLA	→ Philadelphia Eagles
34	John Wozniak	OG		Alabama	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
35	Jay Smith	E		Mississippi Southern	→ Chicago Cardinals

NFL, Round 6

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
36	Bill Erickson	OG		Ole Miss	→ New York Giants
37	Bob Williamson	OT		Hobart	→ Detroit Lions
38	Jack Weisenburger	B		Michigan	→ Washington Redskins
39	Phil Slosburg	B		Temple	→ Boston Yanks
40	George Grimes	DB		Virginia	→ Los Angeles Rams
41	Larry Olsonoski	OG		Minnesota	→ Green Bay Packers
42	Howard Duncan	C		Ohio State	→ Philadelphia Eagles
43	Joe Gasparella	B		Notre Dame	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
44	Bob Brugge	B		Ohio State	→ Chicago Bears
45	Phil O’Reilly	OT		Purdue	→ Pittsburgh Steelers

NFL, Round 7

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
46	Bob Pfohl	B		Purdue	→ New York Giants
47	Fred Enke	B		Arizona	→ Detroit Lions
48	Jack Kurkowski	B		Detroit	→ Washington Redskins
49	Gene Ruszkowski	OT		Ohio	→ Los Angeles Rams
50	Noel Cudd	OT		West Texas State	→ Los Angeles Rams
51	Jay Rhodemyre	C		Kentucky	→ Green Bay Packers
52	Bill Luongo	B		Penn	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
53	Moroni Schwab	OT		Utah State	→ Detroit Lions
54	Buddy Tinsley	OT		Baylor	→ Philadelphia Eagles
55	Jim Cason	S		LSU	→ Chicago Cardinals

AAFC, Round 1

Pick	Player	Position		College	AAFC team
1	Tony Minisi	B		Pennsylvania	→ Chicago Rockets
2	Bobby Layne	QB		Texas	→ Baltimore Colts
3	Harry Gilmer	QB		Alabama	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
4	Vaughn Mancha	C		Alabama	→ Los Angeles Dons
5	Joe Scott	B		San Francisco	→ San Francisco 49ers
6	Clyde Scott	B		Arkansas	→ Buffalo Bills
7	Lowell Tew	B		Alabama	→ New York Yankees
8	Jeff Durkota	B		Penn State	→ Cleveland Browns

AAFC, Round 3

Pick	Player	Position		College	AAFC team
11	John Nolan	OT		Penn State	→ Chicago Rockets
12	Earl Cook	OG		SMU	→ Baltimore Colts
13	Dan Edwards	E		Georgia	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
14	Len Ford	E		Michigan	→ Los Angeles Dons
15	Jim Cason	B		LSU	→ San Francisco 49ers
16	Bill Gompers	B		Notre Dame	→ Buffalo Bills
17	Otto Schnellbacher	E		Kansas	→ New York Yankees
18	Ollie Cline	B		Ohio State	→ Cleveland Browns

AAFC, Round 4

Pick	Player	Position		College	AAFC team
19	Paul Cleary	E		USC	→ Chicago Rockets
20	Dan Sandifer	B		LSU	→ Baltimore Colts
21	Joe Spencer	OT		Oklahoma A&M	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
22	John Novitsky	OT		Oklahoma City	→ Los Angeles Dons
23	Walt McCormick	C		USC	→ San Francisco 49ers
24	Bill O’Connor	E		Notre Dame	→ Buffalo Bills

AAFC, Round 5

Pick	Player	Position		College	AAFC team
25	Bill Walsh	C		Notre Dame	→ Chicago Rockets
26	Joe Smith	E		Texas Tech	→ Baltimore Colts
27	Les Bingaman	OT		Illinois	→ Brooklyn Dodgers

AAFC, Round 7

Pick	Player	Position		College	AAFC team
34	Jay Rhodemyre	C		Kentucky	→ Chicago Rockets
35	Jim Batchelor	B		East Texas State	→ Baltimore Colts
36	Homer Paine	OT		Oklahoma	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
37	Weldon Edwards	OT		TCU	→ Los Angeles Dons
38	Phil O’Reilly	OT		Purdue	→ San Francisco 49ers
39	Bob Brugge	B		Ohio State	→ Buffalo Bills
40	Pete Stout	B		TCU	→ New York Yankees
41	Tommy Thompson	C		William & Mary	→ Cleveland Browns