The 1952 NFL Draft

85 picks. First overall: Bill Wade, quarterback, from Vanderbilt, to Los Angeles Rams. Most picks: Pacific 4, Arkansas 4, California 3, San Francisco 3, Maryland 3.

The 1952 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	Bill Wade	QB		Vanderbilt	→ Los Angeles Rams
2	Les Richter	OG		California	→ New York Yanks
3	Ollie Matson	RB		San Francisco	→ Chicago Cardinals
4	Babe Parilli	QB		Kentucky	→ Green Bay Packers
5	Johnny Bright	B		Drake	→ Philadelphia Eagles
6	Ed Modzelewski	FB		Maryland	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
7	Larry Isbell	B		Baylor	→ Washington Redskins
8	Jim Dooley	B		Miami (FL)	→ Chicago Bears
9	Hugh McElhenny	RB		Washington	→ San Francisco 49ers
10	Bert Rechichar	B		Tennessee	→ Cleveland Browns
11	Frank Gifford	RB		USC	→ New York Giants
12	Harry Agganis	QB		Boston University	→ Cleveland Browns
13	Bob Carey	E		Michigan State	→ Los Angeles Rams

Round 2

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
14	Gino Marchetti	DE		San Francisco	→ New York Yanks
15	Billy Howton	E		Rice	→ Green Bay Packers
16	Johnny Karras	B		Illinois	→ Chicago Cardinals
17	Jim Weatherall	OT		Oklahoma	→ Philadelphia Eagles
18	George Tarasovic	C		LSU	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
19	Andy Davis	B		George Washington	→ Washington Redskins
20	Eddie Macon	B		Pacific	→ Chicago Bears
21	Pete Brewster	E		Purdue	→ Chicago Cardinals
22	Bob Toneff	OT		Notre Dame	→ San Francisco 49ers
23	Ray Beck	OG		Georgia Tech	→ New York Giants
24	Bill Hughes	C		Michigan State	→ Cleveland Browns
25	Bob Griffin	OT		Arkansas	→ Los Angeles Rams

Round 3

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
26	Don Klosterman	QB		Loyola (CA)	→ Cleveland Browns
27	Gene Shannon	B		Houston	→ San Francisco 49ers
28	Bobby Dillon	B		Texas	→ Green Bay Packers
29	Lum Snyder	OT		Georgia Tech	→ Philadelphia Eagles
30	Steve Wadiak	B		South Carolina	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
31	Al Dorow	QB		Michigan State	→ Washington Redskins
32	Bill McColl	E		Stanford	→ Chicago Bears
33	Billy Tidwell	B		Texas A&M	→ San Francisco 49ers
34	Yale Lary	S		Texas A&M	→ Detroit Lions
35	Don Heinrich	QB		Washington	→ New York Giants
36	Joe Campanella	OT		Ohio State	→ Cleveland Browns
37	Dewey McConnell	E		Wyoming	→ Los Angeles Rams

Round 4

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
38	Merwin Hodel	B		Colorado	→ New York Giants
39	Elmer Costa	OG		NC State	→ Cleveland Browns
40	Ken Casner	OT		Baylor	→ Los Angeles Rams
41	Chuck Ulrich	OT		Illinois	→ Philadelphia Eagles
42	Jack Gearding	OT		Xavier	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
43	Dick Hightower	C		SMU	→ Washington Redskins
44	Herman Clark	OT		Oregon State	→ Chicago Bears
45	Pat Summerall	K		Arkansas	→ Detroit Lions
46	Marion Campbell	OT		Georgia	→ San Francisco 49ers
47	Don Menasco	E		Texas	→ New York Giants
48	Ray Renfro	B		North Texas State	→ Cleveland Browns
49	Skeets Quinlan	B		San Diego State	→ Los Angeles Rams

Round 5

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
50	Jack Jorgenson	OT		Colorado	→ New York Yanks
51	Dick Fugler	OT		Tulane	→ Chicago Cardinals
52	Dave Hanner	OT		Arkansas	→ Green Bay Packers
53	Mel Sinquefield	C		Ole Miss	→ New York Yanks
54	Jack Hoffman	E		Xavier	→ Chicago Bears
55	Jim Clark	OG		Oregon State	→ Washington Redskins
56	Fred Williams	OT		Arkansas	→ Chicago Bears
57	Pat O’Donahue	E		Wisconsin	→ San Francisco 49ers
58	Bob Miller	OT		Virginia	→ Detroit Lions
59	Bob Patton	OT		Clemson	→ New York Giants
60	Keever Jankovich	E		Pacific	→ Cleveland Browns
61	Gordon Polofsky	B		Tennessee	→ Los Angeles Rams

Round 6

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
62	Dave Cianelli	C		Maryland	→ New York Yanks
63	Tom Johnson	OT		Michigan	→ Green Bay Packers
64	John Hancock	OG		Baylor	→ Chicago Cardinals
65	Dick Lemmon	B		California	→ Philadelphia Eagles
66	Duane Putnam	OG		Pacific	→ Los Angeles Rams
67	Ed Kensler	OG		Maryland	→ Washington Redskins
68	Ed Brown	B		San Francisco	→ Chicago Bears
69	Gordon Cooper	E		Denver	→ Detroit Lions
70	Jim Beasley	C		Tulsa	→ San Francisco 49ers
71	Jim MacKenzie	OT		Kentucky	→ New York Giants
72	Burrell Shields	B		John Carroll	→ Cleveland Browns
73	Jerrell Price	OT		Texas Tech	→ Los Angeles Rams

Round 7

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
74	John Petitbon	B		Notre Dame	→ New York Yanks
75	Harry Jabbusch	C		South Carolina	→ Chicago Cardinals
76	Bill Reichardt	B		Iowa	→ Green Bay Packers
77	John Thomas	E		Oregon State	→ Philadelphia Eagles
78	Claude Hipps	B		Georgia	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
79	Vic Janowicz	RB		Ohio State	→ Washington Redskins
80	Joe Fortunato	B		Mississippi State	→ Chicago Bears
81	Don Robison	B		California	→ San Francisco 49ers
82	Wes Gardner	C		Utah	→ Detroit Lions
83	Val Joe Walker	B		SMU	→ New York Giants
84	John Pace	OT		Mississippi State	→ Cleveland Browns
85	Burt Delavan	OT		Pacific	→ Los Angeles Rams