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1946 (Jan. 14)

1

Johnny Lujack

Quarterback

Notre Dame

2

Julie Rykovich

Back

Illinois

3

Frank Broyles

Quarterback

Georgia Tech

4

Ernie Knotts

Guard

Duke

5

Don Schneider

Back

Pennsylvania

6

Ted Scruggs

End

Rice

7

Wendell Beard

Tackle

California

8

John Ziegler

Back

Colorado

9

Walt Dropo

End

Connecticut

10

Bill Harris

Center

Auburn

11

Eddie Allen

Back

Pennsylvania

12

Frank Bauman

End

Illinois

13

Reed Nostrum

Tackle

Utah

14

Dick Chatterton

Back

Brigham Young

15

Johnny Timko

Center

Temple

16

Ted Hazelwood

Tackle

North Carolina

17

Dick Johnson

Center

Baylor

18

Art Boettcher

Back

Shurtleff

19

Tom Gallagher

Back

Illinois

20

Johnny Adams

Back

Denver

21

Dean Widseth

Tackle

Bemidji State

22

George Kochins

Tackle

Bucknell

23

Al Hoisch

Back

Stanford

24

Visco Grgich

End

Santa Clara

25

Allen Richards

Back

Cincinnati

26

Jess Tunstill

Back

Kentucky

27

Ken Smock

Back

Purdue

28

Howard Weldon

Guard

North Carolina

29

Johnny Cook

Back

Georgia

30

Harry Franck

Back

Northwestern

1947 (Dec. 16, 1946)

1

Bob Fenimore

Halfback

Oklahoma State

1

Don Kindt

Halfback

Wisconsin

2

Frank Minini

Fullback

San Jose State

3

Jim Canady

Halfback

Texas

3

Lloyd Merriman

Back

Stanford

4

Harlan Wetz

Tackle

Texas

4

Roger Stephens

Back

Cincinnati

5

Reid Moseley

End

Georgia

6

H.A. Smith

End

Mississippi

7

Dwight Eddleman

Halfback

Illinois

8

Arnold Tucker

Quarterback

Army

9

Larry Hatch

Halfback

Washington

10

Tony Adamle

Center

Ohio State

11

Emil Fritz

Guard

Maryland

12

Jim Turner

Tackle

California

13

Wayne Goodall

End

Oklahoma City

14

Verne Gagne

End

Minnesota

15

Wally Dreyer

Halfback

Wisconsin

16

Walt Pupa

Fullback

North Carolina

17

John McLellan

Tackle

Montana State

18

Bill Cromer

Fullback

Texas

19

Russ Reader

Halfback

Michigan State

20

Jim Batchelor

Back

East Texas State

21

Allen Lawler

Halfback

Texas

22

Gordon Berlin

Center

Washington

23

John Cunningham

End

California

24

Max Morris

Back

Northwestern

25

Bill Morris

End

Oklahoma

26

Joe Bill Baumgardner

Halfback

Texas

27

Jerry McCarthy

End

Pennsylvania

28

Jack Pierce

Halfback

Illinois

29

Ed Ehlers

Halfback

Purdue

1948 (Dec. 19, 1947)

1

Bobby Layne

Quarterback

Texas

1

Max Bumgardner

End

Texas

2

Dub Garrett

Tackle

Mississippi State

3

Knox Ramsey

Guard

William & Mary

4

Bob Brugge

Back

Ohio State

5

Choice to Detroit

6

Tom McWilliams

Back

Mississippi State

7

Malachi Mills

Tackle

Virginia Military

8

Dick Flanagan

End

Ohio State

9

Jim McDowell

Guard

William & Mary

10

Mel Sheehan

End

Missouri

11

Dick Scott

Center

Navy

12

Ollie Cline

Back

Ohio State

13

Rob Goode

Back

Texas A&M

14

Clyde Grimenstein

End

Purdue

15

John Fallon

Guard

Notre Dame

16

Ray Brown

Back

Virginia

17

Bob Hileman

Center

California

18

Thurman Gay

Tackle

Oklahoma State

19

Ralph Blount

End

Texas

20

J.R. Boone

Back

Tulsa

21

Jim Duncan

End

Wake Forest

22

Jimmy Gatewood

Back

Georgia

23

George Brumm

Center

Pacific

24

Paul Dietzel

Center

Miami (OH)

25

Ed Clasby

Back

Boston College

26

Fred Hardison

End

Duke

27

Frank Van Deren

End

California

28

Al Pietkiewicz

End

San Francisco

29

Norm Cox

Back

Texas Christian

30

Truett Smith

Back

Mississippi State

1949 (Dec. 21, 1948)

1

Dick Harris

Center

Texas

2

Billy Grimes

Back

Oklahoma State

3

Johnny O’Quinn

End

Wake Forest

4

Ben Bendrick

Back

Wisconsin

5

John Hoffman

Back

Arkansas

6

Jerry Krall

Back

Ohio State

7

Wally Jones

End

Kentucky

8

Gerry Weatherly

Center

Rice

8

Bill Wightkin

End

Notre Dame

9

Dolph Tokarczyk

Guard

Pennsylvania

10

Lee Malley

Back

Carson-Newman

11

Jerry Tiblier

Back

Mississippi

12

George Blanda

Quarterback

Kentucky

13

George Taliaferro

Guard

Indiana

14

Ernie Keily

Back

Texas-El Paso

15

Hal Faverty

Back

Wisconsin

16

Al Wahl

Tackle

Michigan

17

John Corbisiero

Back

Middlebury

18

Jim Moran

Back

John Carroll

19

Bob Mitten

Guard

North Carolina

20

Bob Heck

Back

Pacific

21

Jim Duncan

End

Duke

22

Dick Bertuzzi

Back

Kansas

23

Harry Kane

Center

Pacific

24

Bernie Smith

Tackle

Texas-El Paso

25

Stan Marczyk

Tackle

North Carolina

1950 (Jan. 21-22)

1

Chuck Hunsinger

Back

Florida

1

Fred Morrison

Back

Ohio State

2

John “Kayo” Dottley

Back

Mississippi

3

Steve Romanick

Back

Villanova

4

Tom Novak

Center

Nebraska

4

Dorn Papaleo

Guard

Boston College

5

Ernie Zalejski

Back

Notre Dame

6

Gaspar Perricone

Back

Northwestern

6

Wayne Hansen

Center

Texas-El Paso

7

Rollin Prather

End

Kansas State

8

Sam Nevills

Tackle

Oregon

9

Floyd Reid

Back

Georgia

9

Dick Braznell

Back

Missouri

10

Al Wahl

Tackle

Michigan

11

John Helwig

Guard

Notre Dame

12

Kenny Roof

Back

Oklahoma State

13

Frank Dempsey

Tackle

Florida

14

Al Hover

Guard

Louisiana State

15

Jimmy Glisson

Back

Tulane

16

Ed Bradley

End

Wake Forest

17

Ray Janaszek

Back

Dayton

18

Rupert Andrews

Back

Stanford

19

Billy Bye

Back

Minnesota

20

Jim Crawford

Guard

Mississippi

21

Bob Angle

Back

Iowa State

22

Jim Byler

Guard

North Carolina State

23

Bill Bingham

Tackle

Harding

24

Walt Polenske

Back

Pacific

25

Perry Samuels

Back

Texas

26

George Sella

Back

Princeton

27

Wilton Davis

Back

Hardin-Simmons

28

Jim Kenary

Back

Harvard

29

Fred Nadherny

Back

Yale

30

Allen Markert

Tackle

Minnesota

1951 (Jan. 18-19)

1

Bob Williams

Quarterback

Notre Dame

1

Billy Stone

Back

Bradley

1

Gene Schroeder

End

Virginia

2

Bill George

Tackle

Wake Forest

3

Wilford “Whizzer” White

Back

Arizona State

4

Bob Moser

Center

Pacific

4

Tom Jelley

End

Miami (FL)

5

Brad Rowland

Back

McMurry

6

Herb Falkenberg

Back

Trinity (TX)

7

Paul Lea

Tackle

Tulane

8

Clair Mayes

Guard

Oklahoma

9

Bill Gregus

Back

Wake Forest

10

J.W. Sherrill

Back

Tennessee

11

Tom Hardiman

Back

Georgetown

12

Lawrence Hairston

Tackle

Nevada-Reno

13

Charley Wright

Back

West Texas State

14

Bailey Woods

Back

Abilene Christian (TX)

15

Sid Hall

Center

Pacific

16

Frank Volm

End

Marquette

17

Don Dufek

Back

Michigan

18

Chuck Brown

Guard

Illinois

19

Ed Lisak

Back

Oklahoma

20

Larry Smith

Center

South Carolina

21

Larry Higgins

Back

Fordham

22

Bob Hanson

Guard

Montana

23

Rene Hlavac

Tackle

Nebraska-Omaha

24

Pete Dokas

End

Mansfield

25

Johnny Miller

Back

Northwestern

26

Buddy Rogers

Back

Arkansas

27

Jerry Taylor

Center

Wyoming

28

Leon Campbell

Back

Arkansas

29

John Justice

Guard

Santa Clara

30

Charley Butler

End

George Washington

1952 (Jan. 17)

1

Jim Dooley

Back

Miami (FL)

2

Eddie Macon

Back

Pacific

3

Bill McColl

End

Stanford

4

Herman Clark

Tackle

Oregon State

5

Jack Hoffman

End

Xavier (OH)

5

Fred Williams

Tackle

Arkansas

6

Ed Brown

Quarterback

San Francisco

7

Joe Fortunato

Back

Mississippi State

8

Bill Bishop

Tackle

North Texas State

8

Billy Jurney

End

Arkansas

9

Bobby Cross

Tackle

Stephen F. Austin

10

Choice to Green Bay

11

Bill Miller

Back

Wake Forest

12

Andy Kozar

Back

Tennessee

13

Rich Athan

Back

Northwestern

14

Gale Galloway

Center

Baylor

15

Dick Kazmaier

Back

Princeton

16

Bob Spears

Fullback

Yale

17

John Carroll

Tackle

Houston

18

Tommy O’Connell

Quarterback

Illinois

19

Ken Reidenbach

Tackle

Drake

20

Jimmy Lesane

Back

Virginia

21

Ted Daffer

Guard

Tennessee

22

Dick Gregory

Back

Minnesota

23

Paul Nestor

Tackle/End

Maryland

24

Dick Mundinger

Tackle

Minnesota

25

Bob Stoddard

Tackle

Utah State

26

Bucky McElroy

Fullback

Southern Mississippi

27

Bob Reid

Back

Baylor

28

Karney Scioscia

Fullback

Maryland

29

Teddy Riggs

Back

Rice

30

Bob Shemonski

Halfback

Maryland

1953 (Jan. 22)

1

Billy Anderson

Back

Compton J.C.

2

Zeke Bratkowski

Quarterback

Georgia

3

Bill Rowekamp

Back

Army, Missouri

4

Joe Koch

Back

Wake Forest

5

Stan Jones

Tackle

Maryland

6

Art DeCarlo

Back

Georgia

6

Kline Gilbert

Tackle

Mississippi

7

Bucky McElroy

Back

Southern Mississippi

7

Don Bingham

Back

Sul Ross

8

John Kreamcheck

Tackle

William & Mary

9

Bruno Ashley

Tackle

East Texas State

10

Jimmy Moore

Back

Florida A&M

11

Jim Slowey

Center

Georgetown

11

Ralph Charney

Back

Kentucky

12

Jim Lawrence

Tackle

Duke

13

Larry Strickland

Center

North Texas State

14

Harland Carl

Back

Wisconsin

15

Ralph Jecha

Guard

Northwestern

16

John Hatley

Tackle

Sul Ross

17

Bob Beal

End

California

18

Jim Shirley

Back

Clemson

19

Bill Byrus

Tackle

Iowa State

20

Tom Mahin

Tackle

Purdue

21

Wayne Martin

End

Texas Christian

22

Wayne Wood

Tackle

Memphis State

23

Jim Mask

End

Mississippi

24

Paul Hatcher

Center

Arkansas City J.C.

25

Clyde Pickard

Guard

Wake Forest

26

Bob Evans

Tackle

Pennsylvania

27

Marvin Wahlin

Back

Arizona State

28

Jim Caldwell

Tackle

Tennessee State

29

Jack Lewis

End

Wake Forest

30

Bill Brehany

Quarterback

Virginia Military

1954 (Jan. 28)

1

Stan Wallace

Halfback

Illinois

2

Rick Casares

Fullback

Florida

3

Ed Meadows

Tackle

Duke

4

Fran Paterra

Back

Notre Dame

5

Bob Griffis

Guard

Furman

6

John Hudson

Guard

Rice

7

Ralph Cecere

Back

Villanova

8

Tom Garlington

Tackle

Arkansas

9

Paul Giel

Back

Minnesota

10

D.C. Andrews

End

Hardin-Simmons

11

Ron Wallin

Back

Minnesota

12

Joe Faragalli

Guard

Villanova

13

Julius Seaholm

Guard

Texas

14

Ken Miller

Fullback

Illinois

15

Harlon Hill

End

North Alabama

16

Earl Lindley

Back

Utah State

17

Lou Woodard

Center

Sam Houston State

18

McNeil Moore

Back

Sam Houston State

19

Jim Lum

Tackle

Louisiana Tech

20

Jim Ladd

End

Bowling Green

21

Sonny Cleere

Tackle

Abilene Christian (TX)

22

Charlie Sumner

Back

William & Mary

23

Herman Lee

Tackle

Florida A&M

24

Bill Jarrett

Back

West Virginia

25

Tom Feamster

End

Florida State

26

Lou Petroka

Back

Boston University

27

Dick Oniskey

Center

Tennessee-Chatanooga

28

P.W. Underwood

Guard

Mississippi State

29

Alvin Beale

Quarterback

Trinity (TX)

30

Jim Haluska

Back

Wisconsin

1955 (Jan. 27-28)

1

Ron Drzewiecki

Halfback

Marquette

2

Bobby Watkins

Halfback

Ohio State

3

Choice to Cleveland

4

Joe O’Malley

End

Georgia

5

Leland Kendall

Tackle

Oklahoma State

6

Dan Shannon

End

Notre Dame

6

Henry Mosely

Halfback

Morris Brown

7

Bruce Sturgess

Halfback

William & Mary

8

Gene Verkerk

Tackle

North Texas State

9

Jim Lavery

Halfback

Scranton

10

John Allen

End

Arizona State

11

Tom Redfield

End

Delaware

12

Clarence Bratt

Halfback

Wisconsin

13

Norm Cash

Halfback

Sul Ross

14

Ed Nickla

Guard

Tennessee

15

J.D. Smith

Fullback

North Carolina A&T

16

Choice to Chicago Cardinals

17

Mel Harrison

Center

Sam Houston State

18

Claude Roach

Guard

Texas Christian

19

Allen Jones

Back

Baylor

20

Joe James

Tackle

Howard Payne

21

Choyce Hall

Center

Midwestern State (TX)

22

Carl Allison

Back

Oklahoma

23

Jerry Barger

Back

Duke

24

Joe Young

End

Marquette

25

Charley Dees

Tackle

Tyler J.C.

26

Perry Jeter

Halfback

Cal Poly-SLO

27

Joel Kinley

Guard

Tennessee

28

Charley Wright

End

Prairie View A&M

29

Dick Klein

Tackle

Iowa

30

Jerry Fouts

Halfback

Midwestern State (TX)