The 1951 NFL Draft
86 picks. First overall: Kyle Rote, halfback, from SMU, to New York Giants. Most picks: Tulane 5, LSU 4, Kentucky 3, Alabama 3, Texas 3.
The 1951 NFL 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.
Round 1
| Pick | Player | Position | College | NFL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kyle Rote | RB | SMU | New York Giants |
| 2 |  Bob Williams | QB | Notre Dame | Chicago Bears |
| 3 |  Y.A. Tittle | QB | LSU | San Francisco 49ers |
| 4 |  Leon Heath | FB | Oklahoma | Washington Redskins |
| 5 | Bob Gain | OT | Kentucky | Green Bay Packers |
| 6 |  Jerry Groom | C | Notre Dame | Chicago Cardinals |
| 7 |  Ebert Van Buren | B | LSU | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 8 |  Chet Mutryn | B | Xavier | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 9 | Butch Avinger | FB | Alabama | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 10 |  Billy Stone | RB | Bradley | Chicago Bears |
| 11 |  Bud McFadin | OG | Texas | Los Angeles Rams |
| 12 |  Gene Schroeder | E | Virginia | Chicago Bears |
| 13 | Jim Spavital | FB | Oklahoma A&M | New York Giants |
| 14 |  Ken Konz | B | LSU | Cleveland Browns |
Round 2
| Pick | Player | Position | College | NFL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Ed Salem | B | Alabama | Washington Redskins |
| 16 | Albin Collins | B | LSU | Green Bay Packers |
| 17 | Pete Schabarum | B | California | San Francisco 49ers |
| 18 |  Don Joyce | OT | Tulane | Chicago Cardinals |
| 19 |  Dick Stanfel | OG | San Francisco | Detroit Lions |
| 20 |  Chuck Ortmann | RB | Michigan | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 21 | Jim Staton | OT | Wake Forest | Washington Redskins |
| 22 |  Ken Jackson | OT | Texas | New York Yanks |
| 23 |  Bill George | LB | Wake Forest | Chicago Bears |
| 24 | Herb Rich | B | Vanderbilt | Los Angeles Rams |
| 25 | Ray Krouse | OT | Maryland | New York Giants |
| 26 | Bucky Curtis | E | Vanderbilt | Cleveland Browns |
Round 3
| Pick | Player | Position | College | NFL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Fred Cone | RB | Clemson | Green Bay Packers |
| 28 | Billy Mixon | B | Georgia | San Francisco 49ers |
| 29 | Walt Yowarsky | OT | Kentucky | Washington Redskins |
| 30 |  Don Stonesifer | E | Northwestern | Chicago Cardinals |
| 31 | George Sulima | E | Boston University | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 32 | Al Bruno | E | Kentucky | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 33 | Dorne Dibble | E | Michigan State | Detroit Lions |
| 34 | Mike McCormack | OT | Kansas | New York Yanks |
| 35 |  Charlie Toogood | OT | Nebraska | Los Angeles Rams |
| 36 |  Wilford White | B | Arizona State | Chicago Bears |
| 37 | Sonny Grandelius | B | Michigan State | New York Giants |
| 38 | Jerry Helluin | OT | Tulane | Cleveland Browns |
Round 4
| Pick | Player | Position | College | NFL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Bob Oristaglio | E | Penn | Cleveland Browns |
| 40 | Paul Giroski | OT | Rice | Washington Redskins |
| 41 |  Bob Smith | B | Texas A&M | Cleveland Browns |
| 42 | Dick Doyne | B | Lehigh | Chicago Cardinals |
| 43 | Fran Nagle | B | Nebraska | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 44 | Pete D’Alonzo | B | Villanova | Detroit Lions |
| 45 | Bear French | OT | Purdue | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 46 | Elmer Wingate | E | Maryland | New York Yanks |
| 47 | Bob Moser | C | Pacific | Chicago Bears |
| 48 | George Kinek | B | Tulane | Los Angeles Rams |
| 49 | Tom Jelley | E | Miami (FL) | Chicago Bears |
| 50 |  Art Donovan | OT | Boston College | Cleveland Browns |
Round 5
| Pick | Player | Position | College | NFL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Lynn Lynch | OG | Illinois | Chicago Cardinals |
| 52 | Wade Stinson | B | Kansas | Green Bay Packers |
| 53 |  Dick Steere | OT | Drake | San Francisco 49ers |
| 54 | Al Carapella | OT | Miami (FL) | San Francisco 49ers |
| 55 |  Jim Doran | E | Iowa State | Detroit Lions |
| 56 | Floyd Sampson | B | McMurry | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 57 | Jack Dwyer | B | Loyola (CA) | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 58 | LaVern Torgeson | C | Washington State | Detroit Lions |
| 59 | Tony Momsen | C | Michigan | Los Angeles Rams |
| 60 | Brad Rowland | B | McMurry | Chicago Bears |
| 61 | Jack Stroud | OT | Tennessee | New York Giants |
| 62 | Ace Loomis | B | UW–La Crosse | Cleveland Browns |
Round 6
| Pick | Player | Position | College | NFL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | Sig Holowenko | OT | John Carroll | Green Bay Packers |
| 64 | Bishop Strickland | B | South Carolina | San Francisco 49ers |
| 65 | John Martinkovic | E | Xavier | Washington Redskins |
| 66 | Ed Jasonek | B | Furman | Chicago Cardinals |
| 67 | Dale Dodrill | OG | Colorado A&M | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 68 |  Ken Farragut | C | Ole Miss | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 69 | Jack Christiansen | S | Colorado A&M | Detroit Lions |
| 70 | George Musacco | B | Loyola (CA) | New York Yanks |
| 71 | Herb Falkenberg | B | Trinity (TX) | Chicago Bears |
| 72 | Norb Hecker | E | Baldwin Wallace | Los Angeles Rams |
| 73 | Herb Hannah | OT | Alabama | New York Giants |
| 74 | Dan Rogas | OG | Tulane | Cleveland Browns |
Round 7
| Pick | Player | Position | College | NFL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | Dick Forbes | E | St. Ambrose | San Francisco 49ers |
| 76 |  Johnny Papit | B | Virginia | Washington Redskins |
| 77 | Bill Sutherland | E | St. Vincent | Green Bay Packers |
| 78 | Dick Punches | OT | Colorado | Chicago Cardinals |
| 79 | Frank Boydston | B | Baylor | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 80 |  Bob Momsen | OT | Ohio State | Detroit Lions |
| 81 | Ray Mathews | B | Clemson | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 82 |  Irv Holdash | C | North Carolina | Cleveland Browns |
| 83 | Alan Egler | B | Colgate | Los Angeles Rams |
| 84 | Paul Lea | OT | Tulane | Chicago Bears |
| 85 | Joel Williams | C | Texas | New York Giants |
| 86 |  Walt Michaels | B | Washington & Lee | Cleveland Browns |