The 1958 NFL Draft
85 picks. First overall: King Hill, quarterback, from Rice, to Chicago Cardinals. Most picks: Michigan State 5, Texas A&M 3, Auburn 3, West Virginia 3, Iowa 3.
The 1958 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 | King Hill | QB | Rice | Chicago Cardinals |
| 2 |  John David Crow | RB | Texas A&M | Chicago Cardinals |
| 3 |  Dan Currie | C | Michigan State | Green Bay Packers |
| 4 |  Lou Michaels | DT | Kentucky | Los Angeles Rams |
| 5 |  Jim Phillips | WR | Auburn | Los Angeles Rams |
| 6 | Walt Kowalczyk | FB | Michigan State | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 7 |  Chuck Howley | OG | West Virginia | Chicago Bears |
| 8 |  Jim Pace | RB | Michigan | San Francisco 49ers |
| 9 | Charlie Krueger | DT | Texas A&M | San Francisco 49ers |
| 10 |  Alex Karras | DT | Iowa | Detroit Lions |
| 11 | Lenny Lyles | RB | Louisville | Baltimore Colts |
| 12 | Phil King | FB | Vanderbilt | New York Giants |
| 13 |  Jim Shofner | DB | Texas Christian | Cleveland Browns |
Round 2
| Pick | Player | Position | College | NFL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Jim McCusker | OT | Pittsburgh | Chicago Cardinals |
| 15 |  Jim Taylor | FB | LSU | Green Bay Packers |
| 16 | Mike Sommer | B | George Washington | Washington Redskins |
| 17 | Proverb Jacobs | OT | California | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 18 |  Willard Dewveall | WR | Southern Methodist | Chicago Bears |
| 19 |  Clendon Thomas | B | Oklahoma | Los Angeles Rams |
| 20 | Larry Krutko | B | West Virginia | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 21 | Bobby Jack Oliver | OT | Baylor | Chicago Cardinals |
| 22 | Bob Newman | B | Washington State | San Francisco 49ers |
| 23 | Frank Youso | OT | Minnesota | New York Giants |
| 24 | Bob Stransky | B | Colorado | Baltimore Colts |
| 25 | Charley Mitchell | OG | Florida | Cleveland Browns |
Round 3
| Pick | Player | Position | College | NFL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Larry Cowart | C | Baylor | Chicago Cardinals |
| 27 |  Dick Christy | B | North Carolina State | Green Bay Packers |
| 28 | Stan Flowers | B | Georgia Tech | Washington Redskins |
| 29 | Ed Cooke | E | Maryland | Chicago Bears |
| 30 |  Jim Jones | B | Washington | Los Angeles Rams |
| 31 |  Bill Anderson | B | Tennessee | Washington Redskins |
| 32 |  Bill Krisher | OG | Oklahoma | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 33 | Bobby Hoppe | B | Auburn | San Francisco 49ers |
| 34 | Melwood Guy | OT | Duke | Cleveland Browns |
| 35 | Joe Nicely | OG | West Virginia | Baltimore Colts |
| 36 |  Ray Nitschke | LB | Illinois | Green Bay Packers |
| 37 | Don Healy | OT | Maryland | Chicago Bears |
Round 4
| Pick | Player | Position | College | NFL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Urban Henry | OT | Georgia Tech | Los Angeles Rams |
| 39 |  Jerry Kramer | OG | Idaho | Green Bay Packers |
| 40 | Dan Nolan | QB | Lehigh | Washington Redskins |
| 41 |  John Guzik | OG | Pittsburgh | Los Angeles Rams |
| 42 |  Erich Barnes | DB | Purdue | Chicago Bears |
| 43 | Frank Rigney | OT | Iowa | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 44 | Frank Woidzik | OT | Buffalo | Los Angeles Rams |
| 45 | Wayne Walker | C | Idaho | Detroit Lions |
| 46 | John Varone | B | Miami (FL) | San Francisco 49ers |
| 47 | Donnie Caraway | B | Houston | New York Giants |
| 48 | Les Walters | E | Penn State | Baltimore Colts |
| 49 | Jim Ninowski | QB | Michigan State | Cleveland Browns |
Round 5
| Pick | Player | Position | College | NFL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Ray Brown | B | Mississippi | Baltimore Colts |
| 51 | Joe Francis | B | Oregon State | Green Bay Packers |
| 52 | Bobby Mulgado | B | Arizona State | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 53 | Bob Jewett | E | Michigan State | Chicago Bears |
| 54 |  Jim Van Pelt | QB | Michigan | Washington Redskins |
| 55 |  Frank Ryan | QB | Rice | Los Angeles Rams |
| 56 | John Baker Jr. | OT | North Carolina Central | Los Angeles Rams |
| 57 | Dick Day | OT | Washington | New York Giants |
| 58 | Bobby Joe Conrad | B | Texas A&M | New York Giants |
| 59 | Billy Atkins | B | Auburn | San Francisco 49ers |
| 60 | Farrell Funston | E | Pacific | Cleveland Browns |
| 61 |  Jim Gibbons | E | Iowa | Cleveland Browns |
Round 6
| Pick | Player | Position | College | NFL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Ken Gray | OT | Howard Payne | Green Bay Packers |
| 63 | Bobby Gordon | B | Tennessee | Chicago Cardinals |
| 64 | John Kersey | OT | Duke | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 65 | Merrill Douglas | B | Utah | Chicago Bears |
| 66 |  Dick Lynch | B | Notre Dame | Washington Redskins |
| 67 | Floyd Iglehart | B | Wiley | Los Angeles Rams |
| 68 |  Dick Lasse | E | Syracuse | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 69 | Bob Taylor | E | Vanderbilt | Baltimore Colts |
| 70 | Billy Lott | B | Mississippi | New York Giants |
| 71 | Henry Schmidt | OT | USC | San Francisco 49ers |
| 72 | Jim Wulff | B | Michigan State | Cleveland Browns |
| 73 | Danny Lewis | B | Wisconsin | Detroit Lions |
Round 7
| Pick | Player | Position | College | NFL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Jon Jelacic | E | Minnesota | Chicago Cardinals |
| 75 | Doug Maison | B | Hillsdale | Green Bay Packers |
| 76 | Len Mansfield | OT | Pittsburg State | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 77 | Gene Bentley | B | Texas Tech | Chicago Bears |
| 78 | Leon Bennett | OT | Boston College | Washington Redskins |
| 79 | Johnny Sample | DB | Maryland-Eastern Shore | Baltimore Colts |
| 80 | Bill Jobko | OG | Ohio State | Los Angeles Rams |
| 81 | Vernon Vaughn | E | Maryland-Eastern Shore | New York Giants |
| 82 | John Diehl | OT | Virginia | Baltimore Colts |
| 83 | Ralph Pfeifer | B | Kansas State | Detroit Lions |
| 84 |  Bobby Mitchell | RB | Illinois | Cleveland Browns |
| 85 | Hal Outten | OT | Virginia | Detroit Lions |