The 1949 NFL and AAFC Drafts

71 picks. First overall: Chuck Bednarik, center, from Penn, to Philadelphia Eagles. Most picks: Notre Dame 5, SMU 4, Oklahoma A&M 4, Penn 2, Georgia 2. The All-America Football Conference’s draft follows.

The 1949 NFL Draft ran 25 rounds; this page lists the first seven. The 1949 AAFC Draft ran 29 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	Chuck Bednarik	C		Penn	→ Philadelphia Eagles
2	John Rauch	QB		Georgia	→ Detroit Lions
3	Doak Walker	RB		SMU	→ New York Bulldogs
4	Paul Page	RB		SMU	→ New York Giants
5	Stan Heath	QB		Nevada	→ Green Bay Packers
6	Bobby Gage	B		Clemson	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
7	Bobby Thomason	QB		VMI	→ Los Angeles Rams
8	Rob Goode	B		Texas A&M	→ Washington Redskins
9	Frank Tripucka	QB		Notre Dame	→ Philadelphia Eagles
10	Bill Fischer	OG		Notre Dame	→ Chicago Cardinals
11	Dick Harris	C		Texas	→ Chicago Bears

NFL, Round 2

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
12	John Panelli	B		Notre Dame	→ Detroit Lions
13	Bob DeMoss	B		Purdue	→ New York Bulldogs
14	Al DeRogatis	OT		Duke	→ New York Giants
15	Dan Dworsky	C		Michigan	→ Green Bay Packers
16	Harper Davis	B		Mississippi State	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
17	George Sims	B		Baylor	→ Los Angeles Rams
18	Laurie Niemi	OT		Washington State	→ Washington Redskins
19	Frank R. Burns	B		Rutgers	→ Philadelphia Eagles
20	Billy Grimes	B		Oklahoma A&M	→ Chicago Bears
21	Dick McKissack	B		SMU	→ Chicago Cardinals

NFL, Round 3

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
22	Lou Kusserow	B		Columbia	→ Detroit Lions
23	Phil Colella	B		St. Bonaventure	→ New York Bulldogs
24	Bill Olson	B		Columbia	→ New York Giants
25	Lou Ferry	OT		Villanova	→ Green Bay Packers
26	Bill Walsh	C		Notre Dame	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
27	Jim Winkler	OT		Texas A&M	→ Los Angeles Rams
28	Len Szafaryn	OT		North Carolina	→ Washington Redskins
29	Frank Ziegler	B		Georgia Tech	→ Philadelphia Eagles
30	Lynn Chewning	B		Hampden-Sydney	→ New York Bulldogs
31	Red O’Quinn	E		Wake Forest	→ Chicago Bears

NFL, Round 4

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
32	Joe Sullivan	B		Dartmouth	→ Detroit Lions
33	Huey Keeney	B		Rice	→ New York Bulldogs
34	Bob Summerhays	B		Utah	→ Green Bay Packers
35	Bill Kay	OT		Iowa	→ New York Giants
36	Joe Geri	B		Georgia	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
37	Norm Van Brocklin	QB		Oregon	→ Los Angeles Rams
38	Mike DeNoia	B		Scranton	→ Washington Redskins
39	Ben Bendrick	B		Wisconsin	→ Chicago Bears
40	John Goldsberry	OT		Indiana	→ Chicago Cardinals
41	Don Panciera	B		San Francisco	→ Philadelphia Eagles

NFL, Round 5

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
42	George Brodnax	E		Georgia Tech	→ Detroit Lions
43	Glenn Lewis	B		Texas Tech	→ Green Bay Packers
44	Mike Boyda	B		Washington & Lee	→ New York Bulldogs
45	Bill Long	E		Oklahoma A&M	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
46	J.D. Cheek	OG		Oklahoma A&M	→ New York Giants
47	Dixie Howell	B		Ole Miss	→ Los Angeles Rams
48	Eddie Berrang	E		Villanova	→ Washington Redskins
49	John Hoffman	B		Arkansas	→ Chicago Bears
50	Tom Wham	E		Furman	→ Chicago Cardinals
51	Terry Brennan	B		Notre Dame	→ Philadelphia Eagles

NFL, Round 6

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
52	Bob Meinert	B		Oklahoma A&M	→ Detroit Lions
53	Albin Collins	B		LSU	→ New York Bulldogs
54	Joe Ethridge	OT		SMU	→ Green Bay Packers
55	Abe Gibron	OG		Purdue	→ New York Giants
56	Doug Brightwell	C		TCU	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
57	Charles Reynolds	B		Texas Tech	→ Los Angeles Rams
58	Warren Huey	E		Michigan State	→ Philadelphia Eagles
59	Jerry Krall	B		Ohio State	→ Chicago Bears
60	Bernie Hanula	OT		Wake Forest	→ Chicago Cardinals
61	Sam Tamburo	E		Penn State	→ New York Bulldogs

NFL, Round 7

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
62	Myrl Greathouse	B		Oklahoma	→ Chicago Cardinals
63	Jerry Williams	B		Washington State	→ Los Angeles Rams
64	Pete Wismann	C		St. Louis	→ New York Bulldogs
65	Bill Talarico	B		Penn	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
66	Frank LoVuolo	E		St. Bonaventure	→ New York Giants
67	Jon Baker	OG		California	→ Los Angeles Rams
68	Chet Fritz	OG		Missouri	→ Washington Redskins
69	Wallace Jones	E		Kentucky	→ Chicago Bears
70	Jim Cain	E		Alabama	→ Chicago Cardinals
71	Frank Gillespie	OG		Clemson	→ Philadelphia Eagles

AAFC, Round 1

Pick	Player	Position		College	AAFC team
1	Stan Heath	QB		Nevada-Reno	→ Chicago Hornets
2	Joe Sullivan	B		Dartmouth	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
3	Bobby Thomason	QB		Virginia Military Institute	→ New York Yankees
4	George Sims	B		Baylor	→ Baltimore Colts
5	George Taliaferro	B		Indiana	→ Los Angeles Dons
6	Bill Kay	OT		Iowa	→ Buffalo Bills
7	Chet Fritz	OT		Missouri	→ San Francisco 49ers
8	Jack Mitchell	QB		Oklahoma	→ Cleveland Browns

AAFC, Round 2

Pick	Player	Position		College	AAFC team
9	George Blanda	QB		Kentucky	→ Chicago Hornets
10	Len Szafaryn	OT		North Carolina	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
11	Bill Walsh	C		Notre Dame	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
12	Lou Ferry	OT		Villanova	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
13	John Panelli	B		Notre Dame	→ New York Yankees
14	Bobby Gage	B		Clemson	→ Baltimore Colts

AAFC, Round 3

Pick	Player	Position		College	AAFC team
15	Huey Keeney	B		Rice	→ Buffalo Bills
16	Wally Triplett	B		Penn State	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
17	Sherman Howard	B		Nevada-Reno	→ New York Yankees
18	Hosea Rodgers	B		North Carolina	→ Los Angeles Dons
19	Veto Kissell	B		Holy Cross	→ Buffalo Bills
20	Frank LoVuolo	E		St. Bonaventure	→ San Francisco 49ers
21	Albin Collins	B		Louisiana State	→ Cleveland Browns

AAFC, Round 4

Pick	Player	Position		College	AAFC team
22	Jim Finks	QB		Tulsa	→ Chicago Hornets
23	Dolph Tokarczyk	OG		Pennsylvania	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
24	Dick Rifenburg	E		Michigan	→ New York Yankees
25	Ralph Kohl	OT		Michigan	→ Baltimore Colts
26	Bob Meinert	B		Oklahoma State	→ Los Angeles Dons
27	Wilbur Volz	B		Missouri	→ Buffalo Bills
28	Mike DeNoia	B		Scranton	→ San Francisco 49ers
29	Bill McLellan	OT		Brown	→ Cleveland Browns

AAFC, Round 5

Pick	Player	Position		College	AAFC team
30	Carmen Falcone	B		Pennsylvania	→ Chicago Hornets
31	Joe Quinn	OG		Cornell	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
32	George Maddock	OT		Northwestern	→ New York Yankees
33	Wally Jones	E		Eastern Kentucky	→ Baltimore Colts
34	Billy Joe Grimes	B		Oklahoma State	→ Los Angeles Dons
35	Frank Gaul	OG		Notre Dame	→ Buffalo Bills
36	George Brodnax	E		Georgia Tech	→ San Francisco 49ers
37	Ed McNeill	E		Michigan	→ Cleveland Browns

AAFC, Round 6

Pick	Player	Position		College	AAFC team
38	Sam Tamburo	B		Penn State	→ Chicago Hornets
39	Leo Skladany	E		Pittsburgh	→ Brooklyn Dodgers
40	Don Panciera	QB		San Francisco	→ New York Yankees
41	Frank Pattee	B		Kansas	→ Baltimore Colts
42	Joe Geri	B		Georgia	→ Los Angeles Dons
43	Frank Guess	B		Texas	→ Buffalo Bills
44	John Hamberger	OT		Southern Methodist	→ San Francisco 49ers
45	Tom O’Malley	B		Cincinnati	→ Cleveland Browns