National Football League draft
The 1953 National Football League draft was held on January 22, 1953, at Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia .[ 1] [ 2] Selections made by the folded Dallas Texans were assigned to the Baltimore Colts , since the Dallas team had moved to Baltimore.
This was the seventh year that the first overall pick was a bonus pick determined by lottery, with the previous six winners (Chicago Bears in 1947, Washington Redskins in 1948, Philadelphia Eagles in 1949, Detroit Lions in 1950, New York Giants in 1951, and Los Angeles Rams in 1952) ineligible from the draw;[ 3] it was won by the San Francisco 49ers , who selected end Harry Babcock .
Player selections
Round one
HOF Member of the Professional Football Hall of Fame
Round two
Round three
Round four
Round five
Round six
Round seven
Round eight
Round nine
Round ten
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
110
Baltimore Colts
John Cole
Back
Arkansas
111
Chicago Cardinals
Charley Berndt
Tackle
Wisconsin
112
New York Giants
Darrow Hooper
End
Texas A&M
113
Chicago Bears
Jimmy Moore
Back
Florida A&M
114
Pittsburgh Steelers
Frank Holohan
Tackle
Tennessee
115
Green Bay Packers
Vic Rimkus
Guard
Holy Cross
116
New York Giants
Charlie Maloy
Quarterback
Holy Cross
117
Philadelphia Eagles
Tom Brookshier
Back
Colorado
118
San Francisco 49ers
Pete Brown
Guard
Georgia Tech
119
Cleveland Browns
Elmo Natali
Back
California (PA)
120
Los Angeles Rams
Mick Lakos
Back
Vanderbilt
121
Detroit Lions
Dreher Gaskin
End
Clemson
Round eleven
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
122
Baltimore Colts
Gene Rossi
Back
Cincinnati
123
Washington Redskins
Alex Webster
Back
NC State
124
Chicago Cardinals
Ed Woodsum
End
Yale
125
Chicago Bears
Ralph Charney
Back
Kentucky
126
Chicago Bears
Jim Slowey
Center
Georgetown
127
Green Bay Packers
Joe Johnson
Back
Boston College
128
Philadelphia Eagles
Bob Pollard
Back
Penn State
129
San Francisco 49ers
Al Charlton
Back
Washington State
130
New York Giants
Jim Ruehl
Center
Ohio State
131
Cleveland Browns
Dick Hilinski
Tackle
Ohio State
132
Los Angeles Rams
Jim Bailey
Back
Miami (OH)
133
Detroit Lions
Elmer Messenger
Guard
Washington State
Round twelve
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
134
Baltimore Colts
Kaye Vaughan
Guard
Tulsa
135
Chicago Cardinals
Chuck Spaulding
Back
Wyoming
136
Washington Redskins
Buzz Nutter
Center
VPI
137
Chicago Bears
Jim Lawrence
Tackle
Duke
138
Pittsburgh Steelers
Jerry Robertson
Back
Kansas
139
Green Bay Packers
Dick Curran
Back
Arizona State
140
San Francisco 49ers
Red Leach
Guard
Duke
141
New York Giants
Joe Matesic
Tackle
Arizona State
142
Philadelphia Eagles
George Porter
Tackle
San Jose State
143
Cleveland Browns
Elmer Wilhoite
Guard
USC
144
Los Angeles Rams
Chuck Doud
Guard
UCLA
145
Detroit Lions
Larry Spencer
Back
Wake Forest
Round thirteen
Round fourteen
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
158
Baltimore Colts
Frank Continetti
Guard
George Washington
159
Chicago Cardinals
Dick Sprague
Back
Washington
160
Washington Redskins
Ed Timmerman
Back
Michigan State
161
Chicago Bears
Harland Carl
Back
Wisconsin
162
Pittsburgh Steelers
Charley Montgomery
Tackle
Mississippi
163
Green Bay Packers
Charley Wrenn
Tackle
Texas Christian
164
Philadelphia Eagles
Roy Bailey
Back
Tulane
165
San Francisco 49ers
Tom Fletcher
Back
Arizona State
166
New York Giants
J. L. Hall
Back
Florida
167
Cleveland Browns
Gern Nagler
End
Santa Clara
168
Los Angeles Rams
Frank James
Guard
Houston
169
Detroit Lions
Jack Barger
Tackle
New Mexico
Round fifteen
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
170
Baltimore Colts
Buddy Sutton
Back
Arkansas
171
Washington Redskins
Dave Suminski
Tackle
Wisconsin
172
Chicago Cardinals
Nick Chickillo
Guard
Miami (FL)
173
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bob O'Neil
End
Notre Dame
174
Chicago Bears
Ralph Jecha
Guard
Northwestern
175
Green Bay Packers
Gene Helwig
Back
Tulsa
176
San Francisco 49ers
Charley Genthner
Tackle
Texas
177
New York Giants
Dick Bowman
Guard
Oklahoma
178
Philadelphia Eagles
Willie Irvin
End
Florida A&M
179
Cleveland Browns
Johnny Carson
End
Georgia
180
Los Angeles Rams
Tom Carroll
Back
Oklahoma
181
Detroit Lions
Ted Topor
Back
Michigan
Round sixteen
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
182
Baltimore Colts
Jim Currin
End
Dayton
183
Chicago Cardinals
Jimmy Lear
Back
Mississippi
184
Washington Redskins
Jim Slay
End
Mississippi
185
Chicago Bears
John Hatley
Tackle
Sul Ross
186
Pittsburgh Steelers
John Zachary
Back
Miami (OH)
187
Green Bay Packers
John Hlay
Back
Ohio State
188
New York Giants
Bill Skyinskus
Guard
Syracuse
189
Philadelphia Eagles
Bud Wallace
Back
North Carolina
190
San Francisco 49ers
Fred During
End
Bowling Green
191
Cleveland Browns
Eric Kuykendall
Back
Illinois
192
Los Angeles Rams
Ben DeLoe
Tackle
Mississippi State
193
Detroit Lions
Bob Volonnino
Guard
Army/Villanova
Round seventeen
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
194
Baltimore Colts
George Rambour
Tackle
Dartmouth
195
Washington Redskins
Bob Haner
Back
Villanova
196
Chicago Cardinals
Earl Heninger
Back
Purdue
197
Pittsburgh Steelers
Reed Quinn
Back
Florida
198
Chicago Bears
Bob Beal
End
California
199
Green Bay Packers
Bill Georges
End
Texas
200
Philadelphia Eagles
Tony Rados
Back
Penn State
201
San Francisco 49ers
Hugh Latham
Tackle
San Diego State
202
New York Giants
Don Rhoden
Center
Rice
203
Cleveland Browns
George Bean
Back
Utah
204
Los Angeles Rams
Harland Svare
End
Washington State
205
Detroit Lions
Ray Green
Tackle
Duke
Round eighteen
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
206
Baltimore Colts
LeRoy Labat
Back
Louisiana State
207
Chicago Cardinals
Joe Yukica
End
Penn State
208
Washington Redskins
Jim Turner
Back
Texas Tech
209
Chicago Bears
Jim Shirley
Back
Clemson
210
Pittsburgh Steelers
Carl Holben
Tackle
Duke
211
Green Bay Packers
Jim Philee
Back
Bradley
212
San Francisco 49ers
Stan Wacholz
End
San Jose State
213
New York Giants
Phil Suwall
Back
Western Maryland
214
Philadelphia Eagles
Marv Trauth
Tackle
Mississippi
215
Cleveland Browns
Dick Batten
Tackle
Pacific
216
Los Angeles Rams
Lew Jones
Tackle
Wabash
217
Detroit Lions
Ed Mioduszewski
Back
William & Mary
Round nineteen
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
218
Baltimore Colts
Bill Powell
Back
California
219
Washington Redskins
Tom Flyzik
Tackle
George Washington
220
Chicago Cardinals
Tom Donahue
Center
Wake Forest
221
Pittsburgh Steelers
Jim Williams
Back
Louisville
222
Chicago Bears
Bill Byrus
Tackle
Iowa State
223
Green Bay Packers
Bill Lucky
Tackle
Baylor
224
New York Giants
Hal Lehman
Tackle
Southern Mississippi
225
Philadelphia Eagles
Pete Bachouros
Back
Illinois
226
San Francisco 49ers
King DuClos
Tackle
Texas-El Paso
227
Cleveland Browns
Tom Cain
Guard
Colorado
228
Los Angeles Rams
Jack Ellena
Tackle
UCLA
229
Detroit Lions
Paul Held
Back
San Diego State
Round twenty
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
230
Baltimore Colts
Pete Russo
Tackle
Indiana
231
Chicago Cardinals
Len D'Errico
Guard
Boston University
232
Washington Redskins
Bill Link
Guard
Wake Forest
233
Chicago Bears
Tom Mahin
Tackle
Purdue
234
Pittsburgh Steelers
Will Lee Hayley
End
Auburn
235
Green Bay Packers
John Harville
Back
Texas Christian
236
Philadelphia Eagles
Rollie Arns
Center
Iowa State
237
San Francisco 49ers
Ray Huizinga
Tackle
Northwestern
238
New York Giants
Dick Christiansen
End
Arizona
239
Cleveland Browns
Chuck Noll
Linebacker
Dayton
240
Los Angeles Rams
Bob Morford
Back
College of Idaho
241
Detroit Lions
Gerry Hart
Tackle
Army/Mississippi State
Round twenty-one
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
242
Baltimore Colts
Frank Kirby
Tackle
Bucknell
243
Washington Redskins
Jim Dublinski
Center
Utah
244
Chicago Cardinals
Joe Curtis
End
Alabama
245
Pittsburgh Steelers
Don Earley
Guard
South Carolina
246
Chicago Bears
Wayne Martin
End
Texas Christian
247
Green Bay Packers
Bob Conway
Back
Alabama
248
San Francisco 49ers
Ken Bahnsen
End
North Texas State
249
New York Giants
Gene Bullard
Tackle
Louisiana College
250
Philadelphia Eagles
Hal Brooks
Tackle
Washington & Lee
251
Cleveland Browns
Bill Crockett
Guard
Rice
252
Los Angeles Rams
Dick Gordon
Tackle
Toledo
253
Detroit Lions
Bob Tata
Back
Virginia
Round twenty-two
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
254
Baltimore Colts
Merlin Gish
Center
Kansas
255
Chicago Cardinals
Hal Lokovsek
Tackle
Washington State
256
Washington Redskins
Ed Pucci
Guard
USC
257
Chicago Bears
Wayne Wood
Tackle
Memphis State
258
Pittsburgh Steelers
Ed O'Connor
Tackle
Maryland
259
Green Bay Packers
Bill Turnbeaugh
Tackle
Auburn
260
New York Giants
Mike Kelley
End
Florida
261
Philadelphia Eagles
Laurie LeClaire
Back
Michigan
262
San Francisco 49ers
Laverne Robbins
Guard
Midwestern State (TX)
263
Cleveland Browns
Byrd Looper
Back
Duke
264
Los Angeles Rams
George Porter
Tackle
Southwest Texas State
265
Detroit Lions
Pete Retzlaff
Tight end
South Dakota State
Round twenty-three
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
266
Baltimore Colts
Mike Houseplan
Guard
Tulane
267
Washington Redskins
Ed Bierne
End
Detroit
268
Chicago Cardinals
Jim Root
Back
Miami (OH)
269
Pittsburgh Steelers
Ray Correll
Guard
Kentucky
270
Chicago Bears
Jim Mask
End
Mississippi
271
Green Bay Packers
Bill Murray
End
American International
272
Philadelphia Eagles
Jeff Knox
End
Georgia Tech
273
San Francisco 49ers
Travis Hunt
Tackle
Alabama
274
New York Giants
Ted Kukowski
Center
Navy/Syracuse
275
Cleveland Browns
Ronnie Kent
Back
Tulane
276
Los Angeles Rams
Larry Willoughby
Back
Fresno State
277
Detroit Lions
Carl Karilivacz
Back
Syracuse
Round twenty-four
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
278
Baltimore Colts
Monte Brethauer
End
Oregon
279
Chicago Cardinals
Brad Glass
Guard
Princeton
280
Washington Redskins
Stan Butterworth
Back
Bucknell
281
Chicago Bears
Paul Hatcher
Center
Arkansas City J.C.
282
Pittsburgh Steelers
Bob Schneidenbach
Back
Miami (FL)
283
Green Bay Packers
Jim Haslam
Tackle
Tennessee
284
San Francisco 49ers
Ed Morgan
Back
Tennessee
285
New York Giants
Charley Kubes
Guard
Minnesota
286
Philadelphia Eagles
Eli Romero
Back
Wichita State
287
Cleveland Browns
John Labends
Tackle
Wittenberg
288
Los Angeles Rams
Marlow Gudmundson
Back
North Dakota State
289
Detroit Lions
Truett Grant
Tackle
Duke
Round twenty-five
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
290
Baltimore Colts
Joe Szombathy
End
Syracuse
291
Washington Redskins
Art Hurd
Guard
Maryland
292
Chicago Cardinals
Haywood Sullivan
Back
Florida
293
Pittsburgh Steelers
Vic Hampel
End
Houston
294
Chicago Bears
Clyde Pickard
Guard
Wake Forest
295
Green Bay Packers
Ike Jones
End
UCLA
296
New York Giants
Dan Drake
Back
Rice
297
Philadelphia Eagles
Johnny Michels
Guard
Tennessee
298
San Francisco 49ers
Ernie Stockert
End
UCLA
299
Cleveland Browns
Jim Ellis
Back
Michigan State
300
Los Angeles Rams
Ed Clemens
Center
Dayton
301
Detroit Lions
Marv Brown
Back
East Texas State
Round twenty-six
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
302
Baltimore Colts
Scott Prescott
Center
Minnesota
303
Chicago Cardinals
Don Ringe
Tackle
Idaho
304
Washington Redskins
Walt Ashcraft
Tackle
USC
305
Chicago Bears
Bob Evans
Tackle
Pennsylvania
306
Pittsburgh Steelers
Jack "Goose" McClairen
End
Bethune-Cookman
307
Green Bay Packers
George Bozanic
Back
USC
308
Philadelphia Eagles
Harvey Achziger
Tackle
Colorado State
309
San Francisco 49ers
Harley Cooper
Back
Arizona State
310
New York Giants
Bill Wetzel
Back
Syracuse
311
Cleveland Browns
Charlie Hoag
Back
Kansas
312
Los Angeles Rams
Louie Yourkowski
Tackle
Washington
313
Detroit Lions
Jim Dooley
Center
Penn State
Round twenty-seven
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
314
Baltimore Colts
Ray Graves
Back
Texas A&M
315
Washington Redskins
John Zanetti
Tackle
John Carroll
316
Chicago Cardinals
C. O. Brocato
Center
Baylor
317
Pittsburgh Steelers
Jack Delaney
Back
Cincinnati
318
Chicago Bears
Marvin Wahlin
Back
Arizona State
319
Green Bay Packers
Jim McConaughey
End
Houston
320
San Francisco 49ers
Ralph McLeod
End
Louisiana State
321
New York Giants
Roosevelt "Rosey" Brown
Offensive tackle
Morgan State
322
Philadelphia Eagles
Earl Hersh
Back
West Chester
323
Cleveland Browns
Jack Sisco
Center
Baylor
324
Los Angeles Rams
Lou Welsh
Center
USC
325
Detroit Lions
Jackie Parker
Back
Mississippi State
Round twenty-eight
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
326
Baltimore Colts
Joe Sabol
Back
UCLA
327
Chicago Cardinals
Mike Prokopiak
Back
New Mexico
328
Washington Redskins
Bob Buckley
Back
USC
329
Chicago Bears
Jim Caldwell
Tackle
Tennessee State
330
Pittsburgh Steelers
Joe Cimini
Tackle
Mississippi State
331
Green Bay Packers
Zack Jordan
Back
Colorado
332
New York Giants
Joe Ramona
Guard
Santa Clara
333
Philadelphia Eagles
Joe Gratson
Back
Penn State
334
San Francisco 49ers
Tom Novikoff
Back
Oregon
335
Cleveland Browns
Ray Verkirk
Tackle
North Texas State
336
Los Angeles Rams
Jim Murray
Tackle
Montana
337
Detroit Lions
Laurin Pepper
Back
Southern Mississippi
Round twenty-nine
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
338
Baltimore Colts
Jack Alessandrini
Guard
Notre Dame
339
Washington Redskins
Pat Shires
Back
Tennessee
340
Chicago Cardinals
Earl Wrightenberry
Tackle
Clemson
341
Pittsburgh Steelers
Art Massaro
Back
Washington & Jefferson
342
Chicago Bears
Jack Lewis
End
Wake Forest
343
Green Bay Packers
Henry O'Brien
Guard
Boston College
344
Philadelphia Eagles
Ralph Paolone
Back
Kentucky
345
San Francisco 49ers
Don Stillwell
End
USC
346
New York Giants
Bob Griffis
Guard
Furman
347
Cleveland Browns
Clell Hobson
Back
Alabama
348
Los Angeles Rams
Ray Lewis
End
Boise J.C.
349
Detroit Lions
Harley Rector
Tackle
Wayne State (NE)
Round thirty
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
350
Baltimore Colts
Tom Roche
Tackle
Northwestern
351
Chicago Cardinals
Bill Gaudreau
Back
Notre Dame
352
Washington Redskins
Bob Mathias
Back
Stanford
353
Chicago Bears
Bill Brehany
Quarterback
Virginia Military Inst
354
Pittsburgh Steelers
Lou Tepe
Center
Duke
355
Green Bay Packers
Al Barry
Guard
USC
356
New York Giants
Stavros Canakes
Guard
Minnesota
357
Philadelphia Eagles
Chuck Hren
Back
Northwestern
358
Cleveland Browns
Andy Myers
Guard
Tennessee
359
Los Angeles Rams
Fritz Phren
Back
College of the Ozarks
360 [ 6]
Detroit Lions
Hal Maus
End
Montana
= Pro Bowler [ 4]
= Hall of Famer
Hall of Famers
Joe Schmidt , linebacker from the University of Pittsburgh taken 7th round 85th overall by the Detroit Lions.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1973.[ 7]
Roosevelt Brown , offensive tackle from Morgan State University taken 27th round 321st overall by the New York Giants.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1975.[ 7]
Jim Ringo , center from Syracuse University taken 7th round 79th overall by the Green Bay Packers.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1981.[ 8]
Doug Atkins , tackle from Tennessee taken 1st round 11th overall by the Cleveland Browns.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1982.[ 8]
John Henry Johnson , fullback from Arizona State University taken 2nd round 18th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1987.[ 8]
Bob St. Clair , offensive tackle from the University of San Francisco taken 3rd round 32nd overall by the San Francisco 49ers.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1990.[ 9]
Stan Jones , guard and defensive tackle from Maryland taken 5th round 54th overall by the Chicago Bears.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1991.[ 9]
Chuck Noll , guard from the University of Dayton taken 20th round 239th overall by the Cleveland Browns.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1993 as a coach.[ 9]
Notable undrafted players
Notes and references
^ "NFL Draft Locations" . www.footballgeography.com . October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014 .
^ Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015" . Giants.com . New York Giants . Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015 .
^ "Draft History: 1940's" . Pro Football Hall of Fame . Archived from the original on October 1, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2013 .
^ a b c Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
^ Billy Vessels, 1952 Heisman Trophy winner "Heisman Trophy" . Archived from the original on June 14, 2009. Retrieved August 4, 2008 .
^ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant .
^ a b List of 1970s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame" . Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008 .
^ a b c List of 1980s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame" . Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008 .
^ a b c List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame" . Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008 .
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