The 1954 NFL Draft
85 picks. First overall: Bobby Garrett, quarterback, from Stanford, to Cleveland Browns. Most picks: Notre Dame 7, Maryland 5, Baylor 3, Illinois 3, Rice 3.
The 1954 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 |  Bobby Garrett | QB | Stanford | Cleveland Browns |
| 2 |  Lamar McHan | QB | Arkansas | Chicago Cardinals |
| 3 |  Art Hunter | OT | Notre Dame | Green Bay Packers |
| 4 |  Veryl Switzer | B | Kansas State | Green Bay Packers |
| 5 |  Cotton Davidson | QB | Baylor | Baltimore Colts |
| 6 | Stan Wallace | B | Illinois | Chicago Bears |
| 7 |  Johnny Lattner | RB | Notre Dame | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 8 |  Steve Meilinger | E | Kentucky | Washington Redskins |
| 9 |  Neil Worden | FB | Notre Dame | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 10 | Ed Beatty | C | Ole Miss | Los Angeles Rams |
| 11 | Bernie Faloney | B | Maryland | San Francisco 49ers |
| 12 |  John Bauer | OG | Illinois | Cleveland Browns |
| 13 | Dick Chapman | OT | Rice | Detroit Lions |
Round 2
| Pick | Player | Position | College | NFL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Gary Knafelc | E | Colorado | Chicago Cardinals |
| 15 | Bob Fleck | OT | Syracuse | Green Bay Packers |
| 16 | Larry Grigg | B | Oklahoma | Baltimore Colts |
| 17 | Ken Buck | E | Pacific | New York Giants |
| 18 |  Rick Casares | B | Florida | Chicago Bears |
| 19 | Pat Stark | B | Syracuse | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 20 |  Jim Schrader | C | Notre Dame | Washington Redskins |
| 21 | Rocky Ryan | E | Illinois | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 22 | Buddy Gillioz | OT | Houston | Los Angeles Rams |
| 23 |  Leo Rucka | C | Rice | San Francisco 49ers |
| 24 |  Chet Hanulak | B | Maryland | Cleveland Browns |
| 25 | Jim Neal | C | Michigan State | Detroit Lions |
Round 3
| Pick | Player | Position | College | NFL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Bobby Cavazos | B | Texas Tech | Chicago Cardinals |
| 27 |  George Timberlake | OG | USC | Green Bay Packers |
| 28 | Clyde Bennett | E | South Carolina | New York Giants |
| 29 | Jim Kincaid | B | South Carolina | Los Angeles Rams |
| 30 | Ed Meadows | OT | Duke | Chicago Bears |
| 31 | Tom Miner | E | Tulsa | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 32 | Tom Nickoloff | E | USC | Los Angeles Rams |
| 33 | Ted Connor | OT | Nebraska | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 34 | Henry Hair | E | Georgia Tech | Los Angeles Rams |
| 35 | Steve Korcheck | C | George Washington | San Francisco 49ers |
| 36 | Mo Bassett | B | Langston | Cleveland Browns |
| 37 | Bill Bowman | B | William & Mary | Detroit Lions |
Round 4
| Pick | Player | Position | College | NFL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Bill Bredde | B | Oklahoma A&M | Chicago Cardinals |
| 39 | Ralph Felton | B | Maryland | Washington Redskins |
| 40 | Tommy Allman | B | West Virginia | Green Bay Packers |
| 41 | Dick Nolan | B | Maryland | New York Giants |
| 42 | Fran Paterra | B | Notre Dame | Chicago Bears |
| 43 | Lester McClelland | OT | Syracuse | Los Angeles Rams |
| 44 | Bill Stits | B | UCLA | Detroit Lions |
| 45 | Minnie Mavraides | OG | Notre Dame | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 46 | Norm Nygaard | B | San Diego State | Los Angeles Rams |
| 47 | Charlie Boxold | B | Maryland | San Francisco 49ers |
| 48 |  Jerry Hilgenberg | C | Iowa | Cleveland Browns |
| 49 | Howard McCants | E | Washington State | Detroit Lions |
Round 5
| Pick | Player | Position | College | NFL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Don Dohoney | E | Michigan State | Chicago Cardinals |
| 51 |  Max McGee | E | Tulane | Green Bay Packers |
| 52 | Earl Putnam | OT | Arizona State | New York Giants |
| 53 | Don Ellis | B | Texas A&M | Baltimore Colts |
| 54 | Bob Griffis | OG | Furman | Chicago Bears |
| 55 |  Bob Hantla | OG | Kansas | San Francisco 49ers |
| 56 | Billy Wells | B | Michigan State | Washington Redskins |
| 57 | Charlie Allen | OT | San Jose State | Los Angeles Rams |
| 58 | Art Hauser | OT | Xavier | Los Angeles Rams |
| 59 |  Frank Mincevich | OG | South Carolina | San Francisco 49ers |
| 60 | Bill Lucky | OT | Baylor | Cleveland Browns |
| 61 | George Parozzo | OT | William & Mary | Detroit Lions |
Round 6
| Pick | Player | Position | College | NFL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Tom McHugh | B | Notre Dame | Chicago Cardinals |
| 63 | Pence Dacus | B | Southwest Texas State | Detroit Lions |
| 64 |  Jim Ray Smith | OG | Baylor | Cleveland Browns |
| 65 | George Jacoby | OT | Ohio State | New York Giants |
| 66 | John Hudson | OG | Rice | Chicago Bears |
| 67 | Laurin Pepper | B | Mississippi Southern | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 68 | Bill McHenry | C | Washington & Lee | Washington Redskins |
| 69 | Hal Lambert | OT | TCU | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 70 | Ken Panfil | OT | Purdue | Los Angeles Rams |
| 71 | Floyd Sagely | E | Arkansas | San Francisco 49ers |
| 72 | Asa Jenkins | B | Toledo | Cleveland Browns |
| 73 | Dick Kercher | B | Tulsa | Detroit Lions |
Round 7
| Pick | Player | Position | College | NFL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Dave Mann | B | Oregon State | Chicago Cardinals |
| 75 | Sam Marshall | OT | Florida A&M | Green Bay Packers |
| 76 | Wayne Berry | B | Washington State | New York Giants |
| 77 | Glenn Turner | B | Georgia Tech | Baltimore Colts |
| 78 | Ralph Cecere | B | Villanova | Chicago Bears |
| 79 | Jack O’Brien | E | Florida | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 80 | Harry Jagielski | OT | Indiana | Washington Redskins |
| 81 |  Jerry Norton | B | SMU | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 82 | Charley Weeks | OT | USC | Los Angeles Rams |
| 83 | Sid Youngelman | OT | Alabama | San Francisco 49ers |
| 84 | Don Miller | B | SMU | Cleveland Browns |
| 85 | Jack Cross | B | Utah | Detroit Lions |