The 1959 NFL Draft

84 picks. First overall: Randy Duncan, quarterback, from Iowa, to Green Bay Packers. Most picks: Notre Dame 4, Ohio State 4, Baylor 4, Michigan State 4, Iowa 3.

The 1959 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	Randy Duncan	QB		Iowa	→ Green Bay Packers
2	Dick Bass	RB		Pacific	→ Los Angeles Rams
3	Billy Stacy	S		Mississippi State	→ Chicago Cardinals
4	Don Allard	QB		Boston College	→ Washington Redskins
5	Dave Baker	DB		Oklahoma	→ San Francisco 49ers
6	Nick Pietrosante	FB		Notre Dame	→ Detroit Lions
7	Don Clark	RB		Ohio State	→ Chicago Bears
8	Dan James	OT		Ohio State	→ San Francisco 49ers
9	Paul Dickson	DT		Baylor	→ Los Angeles Rams
10	Lee Grosscup	QB		Utah	→ New York Giants
11	Rich Kreitling	WR		Illinois	→ Cleveland Browns
12	Jackie Burkett	C		Auburn	→ Baltimore Colts

Round 2

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
13	Alex Hawkins	B		South Carolina	→ Green Bay Packers
14	Jerry Wilson	E		Auburn	→ Chicago Cardinals
15	J.D. Smith	OT		Rice	→ Philadelphia Eagles
16	Buddy Humphrey	QB		Baylor	→ Los Angeles Rams
17	Bob Harrison	C		Oklahoma	→ San Francisco 49ers
18	Charley Horton	OG		Baylor	→ Detroit Lions
19	Mike Rabold	OT		Indiana	→ Detroit Lions
20	Don Brown	B		Houston	→ Los Angeles Rams
21	Richie Petitbon	QB		Tulane	→ Chicago Bears
22	Buddy Dial	E		Rice	→ New York Giants
23	Dick Schafrath	OG		Ohio State	→ Cleveland Browns
24	Dave Sherer	E		Southern Methodist	→ Baltimore Colts

Round 3

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
25	Boyd Dowler	B		Colorado	→ Green Bay Packers
26	Wray Carlton	B		Duke	→ Philadelphia Eagles
27	Jimmy Butler	B		Vanderbilt	→ Chicago Cardinals
28	Emil Karas	OT		Dayton	→ Washington Redskins
29	Eddie Dove	B		Colorado	→ San Francisco 49ers
30	Ron Koes	C		North Carolina	→ Detroit Lions
31	Larry Hickman	B		Baylor	→ Los Angeles Rams
32	Pete Johnson	B		Virginia Military Inst	→ Chicago Bears
33	Tom Franckhauser	E		Purdue	→ Los Angeles Rams
34	Joe Morrison	B		Cincinnati	→ New York Giants
35	Fran O’Brien	OT		Michigan State	→ Cleveland Browns
36	Ron Luciano	OT		Syracuse	→ Detroit Lions

Round 4

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
37	Gary Prahst	E		Michigan	→ Cleveland Browns
38	Ken Beck	OT		Texas A&M	→ Chicago Cardinals
39	Jim Grazione	QB		Villanova	→ Philadelphia Eagles
40	Jim Wood	E		Oklahoma State	→ Washington Redskins
41	Monte Clark	OT		USC	→ San Francisco 49ers
42	Art Brandriff	B		Virginia Military Inst	→ Detroit Lions
43	Blanche Martin	B		Michigan State	→ Los Angeles Rams
44	John Tracey	E		Texas A&M	→ Los Angeles Rams
45	Bob Reifsnyder	OT		Navy	→ Los Angeles Rams
46	Bob Grottkau	OG		Oregon State	→ Detroit Lions
47	Dave Lloyd	LB		Georgia	→ Cleveland Browns
48	Zeke Smith	OG		Auburn	→ Baltimore Colts

Round 5

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
49	Bob Wetoska	OT		Notre Dame	→ Washington Redskins
50	Maury Schleicher	E		Penn State	→ Chicago Cardinals
51	Nick Mumley	OT		Purdue	→ Philadelphia Eagles
52	Ted Bates	OT		Oregon State	→ Chicago Cardinals
53	John Wooten	OG		Colorado	→ Cleveland Browns
54	Frank Geremia	OT		Notre Dame	→ San Francisco 49ers
55	Andy Cvercko	C		Northwestern	→ Green Bay Packers
56	John Lands	E		Montana State	→ Los Angeles Rams
57	John Adams	B		Cal State-Los Angeles	→ Chicago Bears
58	Dick LeBeau	CB		Ohio State	→ Cleveland Browns
59	Ellison Kelly	OG		Michigan State	→ New York Giants
60	Don Churchwell	OG		Mississippi	→ Baltimore Colts

Round 7

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
73	Bobby Jackson	B		Alabama	→ Green Bay Packers
74	Don Rogers	OT		South Carolina	→ San Francisco 49ers
75	Jim Tucker	E		Tennessee–Chattanooga	→ Chicago Bears
76	Don Lawrence	OT		Notre Dame	→ Washington Redskins
77	Ben Donnell	C		Vanderbilt	→ Detroit Lions
78	Daniel Colchico	E		San Jose State	→ San Francisco 49ers
79	Mitch Ogiego	QB		Iowa	→ Washington Redskins
80	Eddie Meador	B		Arkansas Tech	→ Los Angeles Rams
81	Jim Kenney	E		Boston University	→ Washington Redskins
82	Gene Miller	OT		Rice	→ Cleveland Browns
83	Gary Raid	OT		Willamette	→ Green Bay Packers
84	Hal Lewis	B		Houston	→ Baltimore Colts