The 1957 NFL Draft

85 picks. First overall: Paul Hornung, halfback, from Notre Dame, to Green Bay Packers. Most picks: Oklahoma 5, Michigan 4, Michigan State 4, USC 3, Baylor 3.

The 1957 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	Paul Hornung	RB		Notre Dame	→ Green Bay Packers
2	Jon Arnett	RB		USC	→ Los Angeles Rams
3	John Brodie	QB		Stanford	→ San Francisco 49ers
4	Ron Kramer	E		Michigan	→ Green Bay Packers
5	Len Dawson	QB		Purdue	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
6	Jim Brown	FB		Syracuse	→ Cleveland Browns
7	Clarence Peaks	FB		Michigan State	→ Philadelphia Eagles
8	Jim Parker	OG		Ohio State	→ Baltimore Colts
9	Don Bosseler	FB		Miami (FL)	→ Washington Redskins
10	Jerry Tubbs	C		Oklahoma	→ Chicago Cardinals
11	Del Shofner	B		Baylor	→ Los Angeles Rams
12	Bill Glass	E		Baylor	→ Detroit Lions
13	Earl Leggett	OT		LSU	→ Chicago Bears

Round 2

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
14	Jack Pardee	B		Texas A&M	→ Los Angeles Rams
15	Abe Woodson	B		Illinois	→ San Francisco 49ers
16	Bill Michael	OT		Ohio State	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
17	Milt Plum	QB		Penn State	→ Cleveland Browns
18	Joel Wells	B		Clemson	→ Green Bay Packers
19	Billy Ray Barnes	B		Wake Forest	→ Philadelphia Eagles
20	Don Shinnick	LB		UCLA	→ Baltimore Colts
21	Joe Walton	E		Pittsburgh	→ Washington Redskins
22	Tom Maentz	E		Michigan	→ Chicago Cardinals
23	Sam DeLuca	OT		South Carolina	→ New York Giants
24	John Gordy	OT		Tennessee	→ Detroit Lions
25	Jim Swink	B		TCU	→ Chicago Bears

Round 3

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
26	Billy Ray Smith	OT		Arkansas	→ Los Angeles Rams
27	George Strugar	OT		Washington	→ Los Angeles Rams
28	George Walker	B		Arkansas	→ Cleveland Browns
29	Dalton Truax	OT		Tulane	→ Green Bay Packers
30	Don Owens	OT		Mississippi Southern	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
31	Tommy McDonald	RB		Oklahoma	→ Philadelphia Eagles
32	Luke Owens	OT		Kent State	→ Baltimore Colts
33	Ed Sutton	B		North Carolina	→ Washington Redskins
34	Bill Hudson	OT		Clemson	→ Chicago Cardinals
35	Dennis Mendyk	B		Michigan State	→ New York Giants
36	Terry Barr	RB		Michigan	→ Detroit Lions
37	Ronnie Knox	QB		UCLA	→ Chicago Bears

Round 4

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
38	Bobby Cox	QB		Minnesota	→ Los Angeles Rams
39	Jimmy Ridlon	B		Syracuse	→ San Francisco 49ers
40	Jim Podoley	B		Central Michigan	→ Washington Redskins
41	Carl Vereen	OT		Georgia Tech	→ Green Bay Packers
42	Paul Camera	E		Stanford	→ Cleveland Browns
43	Sonny Jurgensen	QB		Duke	→ Philadelphia Eagles
44	Jackie Simpson	B		Florida	→ Baltimore Colts
45	Vince Scorsone	OG		Pittsburgh	→ Washington Redskins
46	Mike Sandusky	OT		Maryland	→ San Francisco 49ers
47	Lamar Lundy	E		Purdue	→ Los Angeles Rams
48	Steve Junker	E		Xavier	→ Detroit Lions
49	Jack Johnson	B		Miami (FL)	→ Chicago Bears

Round 5

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
50	Jimmy Harris	QB		Oklahoma	→ Philadelphia Eagles
51	Dean Derby	B		Washington	→ Los Angeles Rams
52	Henry Jordan	DT		Virginia	→ Cleveland Browns
53	Milt Campbell	B		Indiana	→ Cleveland Browns
54	Ronnie Underwood	B		Arkansas	→ Baltimore Colts
55	Perry Richards	E		Detroit	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
56	Karl Rubke	C		USC	→ San Francisco 49ers
57	Dick Enright	OG		USC	→ Los Angeles Rams
58	Wayne Bock	OT		Illinois	→ Chicago Cardinals
59	John Barrow	OG		Florida	→ Detroit Lions
60	Vic Zucco	B		Michigan State	→ Chicago Bears
61	Larry Wesley	OT		Florida	→ New York Giants

Round 7

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
74	Tom Saidock	OT		Michigan State	→ Philadelphia Eagles
75	Ed Gray	OT		Oklahoma	→ Los Angeles Rams
76	Frank Gilliam	E		Iowa	→ Green Bay Packers
77	Curley Johnson	B		Houston	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
78	Gene Hickerson	OT		Ole Miss	→ Cleveland Browns
79	Reuben Saage	B		Baylor	→ Baltimore Colts
80	Fred Dugan	E		Dayton	→ San Francisco 49ers
81	Wally Merz	OT		Colorado	→ Washington Redskins
82	Mike Rotunno	C		Michigan	→ Cleveland Browns
83	Jerry Leahy	E		Colorado	→ Detroit Lions
84	Jerry DeLucca	OT		Middle Tennessee	→ Chicago Bears
85	Chuck Curtis	QB		TCU	→ New York Giants