The 1947 NFL draft was held on December 16, 1946, at the Commodore Hotel in New York City, New York.[1][2]

1947 NFL draft
Commodore Hotel (location of the draft)
General information
DateDecember 16, 1946
LocationCommodore Hotel
in New York City, NY
Overview
300 total selections in 32 rounds
LeagueNFL
First selectionBob Fenimore, HB
Chicago Bears
Most selections (32)Chicago Bears
Fewest selections (29)Chicago Cardinals
Philadelphia Eagles
Hall of Famers
 1946
1948 

The National Football League in this draft made the first overall pick, a bonus pick determined by lottery. The Chicago Bears won the first lottery, and used the pick to select halfback Bob Fenimore. This lottery process ended in 1958.[3]

This draft was the last time the Bears had the first overall pick in a draft until 2024.

Player selections

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=Pro Bowler [N 1]
=Hall of Famer [N 2]
Positions key
B Back BB Blocking back C Center
E End FB Fullback G Guard
OT Offensive tackle TB Tailback WB Wingback
Rnd. Pick Team Player Pos. College Notes
1 1 Chicago Bears Bob Fenimore  HB Oklahoma A&M
Bonus lottery pick
1 2 Detroit Lions Glenn Davis  HB Army
1 3 Boston Yanks Fritz Barzilauskas  G Yale
1 4 Washington Redskins Cal Rossi  B UCLA
Former 1946 draft first round pick; never ended up playing.
1 5 Pittsburgh Steelers Hub Bechtol  E Texas
1 6 Green Bay Packers Ernie Case  QB UCLA
1 7 Chicago Cardinals DeWitt Coulter  T Army
Member of the Giants
1 8 Philadelphia Eagles Neill Armstrong  E Oklahoma A&M
1 9 Los Angeles Rams Herman Wedemeyer  B St. Mary's (CA)
1 10 New York Giants Vic Schwall  HB Northwestern
1 11 Chicago Bears Don Kindt  DB Wisconsin
2 12 Detroit Lions Russ Thomas  T Ohio State
2 13 Boston Yanks Walter Heap  B Texas
3 14 Detroit Lions Jim Kekeris  T Missouri
3 15 Boston Yanks John Rapacz  C Oklahoma
3 16 Pittsburgh Steelers John Mastrangelo  T Notre Dame
3 17 Washington Redskins Knight, GeneGene Knight  B LSU
3 18 Chicago Cardinals Ermal Allen  QB Kentucky
3 19 Philadelphia Eagles Bill Mackrides  QB Nevada
3 20 Green Bay Packers Burr Baldwin  E UCLA
3 21 Los Angeles Rams Don Paul  LB UCLA
3 22 New York Giants John Cannady  LB Indiana
3 23 Chicago Bears Frank Minini  HB San Jose State
4 24 Detroit Lions Hoover, CharleyCharley Hoover  C Vanderbilt
4 25 Boston Yanks Al Baldwin  E Arkansas
5 26 Detroit Lions Bob Chappuis  TB Michigan
5 27 Boston Yanks Carroll Vogelaar  T San Francisco
5 28 Washington Redskins Hank Foldberg  E Army
5 29 Pittsburgh Steelers Frank Wydo  T Cornell
5 30 Philadelphia Eagles George Savitsky  T Penn
5 31 Green Bay Packers Paul "Buddy" Burris  G Oklahoma
5 32 Chicago Bears Lloyd Merriman  B Stanford
5 33 Los Angeles Rams Gray, GordonGordon Gray  B USC
5 34 New York Giants Greene, NelsonNelson Greene  T Tulsa
5 35 Chicago Bears Canady, JimJim Canady  B Arkansas A&M
6 36 Detroit Lions Gallagher, BernieBernie Gallagher  G Penn
6 37 Boston Yanks George Sullivan  E Notre Dame
6 38 Pittsburgh Steelers Frank Aschenbrenner  RB Northwestern
6 39 Washington Redskins Mike Garzoni  G USC
6 40 Green Bay Packers Gene Wilson  E SMU
6 41 Chicago Cardinals Ben Raimondi  TB Indiana
6 42 Chicago Bears Stephens, RogerRoger Stephens  B Cincinnati
6 43 Los Angeles Rams Evanson, PaulPaul Evanson  T Oregon State
6 44 New York Giants Bob Davis  T Georgia Tech
6 45 Chicago Bears Harlan Wetz  T Texas
7 46 Detroit Lions Ed Grain  G Penn
7 47 Boston Yanks Joe Watt  HB Syracuse
7 48 Washington Redskins Bill Gray  G Oregon State
7 49 Pittsburgh Steelers Bryant Meeks  C South Carolina
7 50 Chicago Cardinals Howard Turner  B NC State
7 51 Philadelphia Eagles Yovicsin, TonyTony Yovicsin  E Miami (FL)
7 52 Green Bay Packers Connors, DickDick Connors  B Northwestern
7 53 Los Angeles Rams Smyth, BillBill Smyth  DE Penn State
7 54 New York Giants Duke Iversen  B Oregon
7 55 Chicago Bears Reid Moseley  E Georgia
8 56 Detroit Lions James, HarveyHarvey James  C Miami (FL)
8 57 Boston Yanks Bill Chipley  E Washington & Lee
8 58 Pittsburgh Steelers Jerry Shipkey  LB UCLA
8 59 Washington Redskins Hank Harris  G Texas
8 60 Chicago Cardinals Maddock, GeorgeGeorge Maddock  T Northwestern
8 61 Philadelphia Eagles Al Satterfield  T Vanderbilt
8 62 Green Bay Packers Moncrief, MonteMonte Moncrief  T Texas A&M
8 63 Los Angeles Rams McGovern, BillBill McGovern  C Washington
8 64 New York Giants Frank Muehlheuser  FB Colgate
8 65 Chicago Bears Smith, AllenAllen Smith  E Ole Miss
9 66 Detroit Lions Alexander, KaleKale Alexander  T South Carolina
9 67 Boston Yanks Gene Malinowski  B Detroit
9 68 Washington Redskins Roy Kurrasch  E UCLA
9 69 Pittsburgh Steelers Vander Clute, BertBert Vander Clute  G Wesleyan
9 70 Chicago Cardinals Art Dufelmeier  B Illinois
9 71 Philadelphia Eagles Bob Leonetti  G Wake Forest
9 72 Green Bay Packers Bob McDougal  FB Miami (FL)
9 73 Los Angeles Rams Partin, MaxMax Partin  B Tennessee
9 74 New York Giants Novitsky, JohnJohn Novitsky  T Oklahoma City
9 75 Chicago Bears Dwight Eddleman  B Illinois
10 76 Detroit Lions Bump Elliott  B Michigan
10 77 Boston Yanks Hazelhurst, BobBob Hazelhurst  HB Denver
10 78 Pittsburgh Steelers Gibson, PaulPaul Gibson  E NC State
10 79 Washington Redskins Ernie Williamson  T North Carolina
10 80 Philadelphia Eagles Cornogg, UlyssesUlysses Cornogg  T Wake Forest
10 81 Green Bay Packers Bob Kelly  HB Navy
10 82 Chicago Cardinals Ray Ramsey  B Bradley
10 83 Los Angeles Rams Samuelson, CarlCarl Samuelson  DT Nebraska
10 84 New York Giants Mullis, FredFred Mullis  B Chattanooga
10 85 Chicago Bears Arnold Tucker  B Army
11 86 Detroit Lions Sullivan, PetePete Sullivan  T Detroit
11 87 Boston Yanks Sidorik, AlexAlex Sidorik  T Mississippi State
11 88 Washington Redskins L. G. Carmody  B Central Washington
11 89 Pittsburgh Steelers Medd, JackJack Medd  C Wesleyan
11 90 Chicago Cardinals Wallace, DaveDave Wallace  B Oklahoma
11 91 Philadelphia Eagles Alex Sarkisian  C Northwestern
11 92 Green Bay Packers Moulton, TomTom Moulton  C Oklahoma A&M
11 93 Los Angeles Rams Steger, RussRuss Steger  B Illinois
11 94 New York Giants Robert Hoernschemeyer  B Navy
11 95 Chicago Bears Hatch, LarryLarry Hatch  B Washington
12 96 Detroit Lions Camarata, LaVerneLaVerne Camarata  B Iowa State
12 97 Boston Yanks Roberts, WallyWally Roberts  E Holy Cross
12 98 Pittsburgh Steelers Fitch, JackJack Fitch  B North Carolina
12 99 Washington Redskins Savage, U.S.U.S. Savage  E Richmond
12 100 Green Bay Packers Hills, GeorgeGeorge Hills  G Georgia Tech
12 101 Chicago Cardinals Charley Sarratt  QB Oklahoma
12 102 Philadelphia Eagles D'Arcy, JerryJerry D'Arcy  C Tulsa
12 103 Los Angeles Rams Dante Lavelli E Ohio State
12 104 New York Giants Hardy Brown  LB Tulsa
12 105 Chicago Bears Tony Adamle  LB Ohio State
13 106 Detroit Lions Walt Vezmar  G Michigan State
13 107 Boston Yanks Bob Sullivan  HB Iowa
13 108 Washington Redskins Steckroth, BobBob Steckroth  E William & Mary
13 109 Pittsburgh Steelers Ara Parseghian  HB Miami (OH)
13 110 Philadelphia Eagles Hamberger, JohnJohn Hamberger  T SMU
13 111 Green Bay Packers Bob Skoglund  DE Notre Dame
13 112 Chicago Cardinals Harden Cooper  T Tulsa
13 113 Los Angeles Rams Dimitro, MikeMike Dimitro  G UCLA
13 114 New York Giants Bill Hachten  G Stanford
13 115 Chicago Bears Emile Fritz  G Maryland
14 116 Detroit Lions Hagen, DickDick Hagen  E Washington
14 117 Boston Yanks Long, LeoLeo Long  B Duke
14 118 Pittsburgh Steelers Red Moore  G Penn
14 119 Washington Redskins Weldon Edwards  T TCU
14 120 Chicago Cardinals Russ, CarlCarl Russ  B Rice
14 121 Philadelphia Eagles Al Johnson  QB Hardin–Simmons
14 122 Green Bay Packers Jack Mitchell  B Oklahoma
14 123 Los Angeles Rams John Kissell  DT Boston College
14 124 New York Giants Fuson, Herschel "Ug"Herschel "Ug" Fuson  B Army
14 125 Chicago Bears Turner, JimJim Turner  T California
15 126 Detroit Lions Meeks, J.W.J.W. Meeks  B East Texas State
15 127 Boston Yanks Parker, FrankFrank Parker  T Holy Cross
15 128 Washington Redskins Wheeler, EarlEarl Wheeler  C Arkansas
15 129 Pittsburgh Steelers Bruno, LarryLarry Bruno  B Geneva
15 130 Green Bay Packers Denny Crawford  G Tennessee
15 131 Chicago Cardinals Mulligan, BuddyBuddy Mulligan  B Duke
15 132 Philadelphia Eagles Cook, JoeJoe Cook  B Hardin–Simmons
15 133 Los Angeles Rams Fuchs, GeorgeGeorge Fuchs  B Wisconsin
15 134 New York Giants Fallon, JohnJohn Fallon  T Notre Dame
15 135 Chicago Bears Goodall, WayneWayne Goodall  E Oklahoma City
16 136 Detroit Lions Nilsen, ReedReed Nilsen  C BYU
16 137 Boston Yanks Marcolini, HugoHugo Marcolini  B St. Bonaventure
16 138 Pittsburgh Steelers Jenkins, RalphRalph Jenkins  C Clemson
16 139 Washington Redskins Gold, BillBill Gold  B Tennessee
16 140 Philadelphia Eagles Jeff Durkota  FB Penn State
16 141 Green Bay Packers Callanan, JimJim Callanan  E USC
16 142 Chicago Cardinals Charles Smith  HB Georgia
16 143 Los Angeles Rams Chubb, RalphRalph Chubb  B Michigan
16 144 New York Giants Orlando, BobBob Orlando  G Colgate
16 145 Chicago Bears Verne Gagne  E Minnesota
17 146 Detroit Lions Tommy James  DB Ohio State
17 147 Boston Yanks Marion Shirley  T Oklahoma City
17 148 Washington Redskins Hart, JackJack Hart  T Detroit
17 149 Pittsburgh Steelers Elbie Nickel  E Cincinnati
17 150 Chicago Cardinals Bob Ravensberg  E Indiana
17 151 Green Bay Packers Ted Scalissi  HB Ripon
17 152 Philadelphia Eagles Hubert Shurtz  T LSU
17 153 Los Angeles Rams Hardy, DonDon Hardy  E USC
17 154 New York Giants Pulattie, FrankFrank Pulattie  B SMU
17 155 Chicago Bears Wally Dreyer  DB Michigan
18 156 Detroit Lions Maugham, RalphRalph Maugham  E Utah State
18 157 Boston Yanks Nabors, RolandRoland Nabors  LB Texas Tech
18 158 Pittsburgh Steelers Bill Cregar  G Holy Cross
18 159 Washington Redskins Nichols, TomTom Nichols  B Richmond
18 160 Green Bay Packers Goodman, JimJim Goodman  T Indiana
18 161 Philadelphia Eagles Bell, HalHal Bell  B Muhlenberg
18 162 Chicago Cardinals Barnett, BarneyBarney Barnett  E Northeastern State
18 163 Los Angeles Rams Ed Champagne  T LSU
18 164 New York Giants Brinkley, DickDick Brinkley  B Wake Forest
18 165 Chicago Bears Pupa, WaltWalt Pupa  B North Carolina
19 166 Detroit Lions Baty, BurylBuryl Baty  B Texas A&M
19 167 Boston Yanks Pat Kenelly  E Southeastern Louisiana
19 168 Washington Redskins Harry Dowda  DB Wake Forest
19 169 Pittsburgh Steelers Jerry Mulready  E North Dakota State
19 170 Philadelphia Eagles T. J. Campion  T Southeastern Louisiana
19 171 Chicago Cardinals Deeds, ScottyScotty Deeds  B BYU
19 172 Green Bay Packers Miller, DickDick Miller  G Lawrence
19 173 Los Angeles Rams Jim Dewar  B Indiana
19 174 New York Giants Guess, FrankFrank Guess  B Texas
19 175 Chicago Bears McLellan, JohnJohn McLellan  T Montana State
20 176 Detroit Lions Elmer Madar  E Michigan
20 177 Boston Yanks Waller, DarrellDarrell Waller  B Washington State
20 178 Pittsburgh Steelers Smith, WarrenWarren Smith  T Kansas Wesleyan
20 179 Washington Redskins Webb, CharlieCharlie Webb  E LSU
20 180 Chicago Cardinals Clarence Esser  E Wisconsin
20 181 Green Bay Packers Brad Ecklund  C Oregon
20 182 Philadelphia Eagles Hall, FredFred Hall  G LSU
20 183 Los Angeles Rams Ben Reiges  B UCLA
20 184 New York Giants Tom Landry DB Texas
20 185 Chicago Bears Cromer, BillBill Cromer  B Texas
21 186 Detroit Lions J. T. White  E Michigan
21 187 Boston Yanks Hart, PaulPaul Hart  B Delaware
21 188 Washington Redskins Bond, ElmoElmo Bond  T Washington State
21 189 Pittsburgh Steelers Hamilton, FredFred Hamilton  T Vanderbilt
21 190 Green Bay Packers West, BobBob West  B Colorado
21 191 Philadelphia Eagles Clayton, JimJim Clayton  T Wyoming
21 192 Chicago Cardinals Ballard, SheltonShelton Ballard  C LSU
21 193 Los Angeles Rams Leon McLaughlin  C UCLA
21 194 New York Giants Joe Ponsetto  B Michigan
21 195 Chicago Bears Russ Reader  DB Michigan State
22 196 Detroit Lions Carl Schuette  LB Marquette
22 197 Boston Yanks Lamoure, GeneGene Lamoure  G Fresno State
22 198 Pittsburgh Steelers Fred Taylor  E TCU
22 199 Washington Redskins Hefti, JimJim Hefti  B St. Lawrence
22 200 Philadelphia Eagles Blomquist, GeorgeGeorge Blomquist  E NC State
22 201 Chicago Cardinals Wade Walker  T Oklahoma
22 202 Green Bay Packers Reilly, Maurice "Tex"Maurice "Tex" Reilly  B Colorado
22 203 Los Angeles Rams Charlie Elliott  T Oregon
22 204 New York Giants Art Donovan DT Boston College
22 205 Chicago Bears Batchelor, JimJim Batchelor  B East Texas State
23 206 Detroit Lions Cipot, SteveSteve Cipot  T St. Bonaventure
23 207 Boston Yanks Kolaskinski, HankHank Kolaskinski  B Wyoming
23 208 Washington Redskins Dudley, TomTom Dudley  E Virginia
23 209 Pittsburgh Steelers Bushmiaer, BinksBinks Bushmiaer  B Vanderbilt
23 210 Chicago Cardinals Carroll, TomTom Carroll  T Minnesota
23 211 Green Bay Packers Sockolov, RonRon Sockolov  T California
23 212 Philadelphia Eagles Haynes, JoeJoe Haynes  C Tulsa
23 213 Los Angeles Rams Levanti, LouLou Levanti  C Illinois
23 214 New York Giants Shoener, HalHal Shoener  E Iowa
23 215 Chicago Bears Lawler, AlAl Lawler  HB Texas
24 216 Detroit Lions Cadenhead, BillBill Cadenhead  B Alabama
24 217 Boston Yanks Heap, EdEd Heap  T Texas
24 218 Pittsburgh Steelers Paul Davis  FB Otterbein
24 219 Washington Redskins Bob Smith  DB Iowa
24 220 Green Bay Packers Herbert St. John  G Georgia
24 221 Philadelphia Eagles Hense, StantonStanton Hense  E Xavier
24 222 Chicago Cardinals Dorsey, TomTom Dorsey  B Brown
24 223 Los Angeles Rams Cheek, J. D.J. D. Cheek  T Oklahoma A&M
24 224 New York Giants Moll, BillBill Moll  B Connecticut
24 225 Chicago Bears Berlin, GordonGordon Berlin  C Washington
25 226 Detroit Lions Cody, JimJim Cody  T East Texas State
25 227 Boston Yanks Polzin, JohnJohn Polzin  G TCU
25 228 Washington Redskins Mullins, HalHal Mullins  T Duke
25 229 Pittsburgh Steelers Tommy Kalmanir  HB Nevada
25 230 Philadelphia Eagles Kelly, JohnnyJohnny Kelly  B Rice
25 231 Chicago Cardinals Otto Schnellbacher  DB Kansas
25 232 Green Bay Packers Redeker, FredFred Redeker  B Cincinnati
25 233 Los Angeles Rams Dal Porto, BobBob Dal Porto  B California
25 234 New York Giants Thomas, DickDick Thomas  G Mississippi Southern
25 235 Chicago Bears Cunningham, JohnJohn Cunningham  E California
26 236 Detroit Lions Earl Maves  WB Wisconsin
26 237 Boston Yanks Bloxom, DaveDave Bloxom  B TCU
26 238 Pittsburgh Steelers Mohr, DonDon Mohr  E Baldwin Wallace
26 239 Washington Redskins Bocoka, FrancisFrancis Bocoka  E Washington State
26 240 Chicago Cardinals Joe, LarryLarry Joe  B Penn State
26 241 Green Bay Packers Lubker, HermHerm Lubker  E Arkansas
26 242 Philadelphia Eagles Roberts, H. J.H. J. Roberts  G Rice
26 243 Los Angeles Rams Standefer, GeneGene Standefer  B Texas Tech
26 244 New York Giants Ralph Stewart  C Missouri
26 245 Chicago Bears Max Morris  E Northwestern
27 246 Detroit Lions Hillman, BillBill Hillman  B Tennessee
27 247 Boston Yanks Odell Stautzenberger  G Texas A&M
27 248 Washington Redskins Sacrinty, OtisOtis Sacrinty  B Wake Forest
27 249 Pittsburgh Steelers Young, ArtArt Young  G Dartmouth
27 250 Green Bay Packers Palladino, BobBob Palladino  B Notre Dame
27 251 Philadelphia Eagles Phil Cutchin  B Kentucky
27 252 Chicago Cardinals Abrams, DickDick Abrams  B Washington State
27 253 Los Angeles Rams David, BobBob David  G Villanova
27 254 New York Giants Bibighaus, GeorgeGeorge Bibighaus  E Muhlenberg
27 255 Chicago Bears Morris, BillBill Morris  E Oklahoma
28 256 Detroit Lions Kelly, ArchArch Kelly  E Detroit
28 257 Boston Yanks Chatterton, DickDick Chatterton  B BYU
28 258 Pittsburgh Steelers Ralph Sazio  T William & Mary
28 259 Washington Redskins Dropo, MiltMilt Dropo  C Connecticut
28 260 Chicago Cardinals Smith, JoeJoe Smith  E Texas Tech
28 261 Philadelphia Eagles Wakefield, CharleyCharley Wakefield  T Stanford
28 262 Green Bay Packers Baxter, JerrellJerrell Baxter  T North Carolina
28 263 Los Angeles Rams Hunnicutt, JimJim Hunnicutt  G South Carolina
28 264 New York Giants Carrington, JimJim Carrington  G Navy
28 265 Chicago Bears Baumgardner, Joe BillyJoe Billy Baumgardner  HB Texas
29 266 Detroit Lions Tulis, BobBob Tulis  T Texas A&M
29 267 Boston Yanks Rodgers, TomTom Rodgers  T Bucknell
29 268 Washington Redskins Brownson, LynnLynn Brownson  B Stanford
29 269 Pittsburgh Steelers Pitzer, DickDick Pitzer  E Army
29 270 Chicago Cardinals Rutunno, TonyTony Rutunno  B St. Ambrose
29 271 Green Bay Packers Sellers, RayRay Sellers  E Georgia
29 272 Philadelphia Eagles Langenbeck, DickDick Langenbeck  T Cincinnati
29 273 Los Angeles Rams Comer, JohnJohn Comer  B Holy Cross
29 274 New York Giants Harrison, ClaudeClaude Harrison  B South Carolina
29 275 Chicago Bears Jerry McCarthy  E Penn
30 276 Detroit Lions McAfee, HowardHoward McAfee  T Tulane
30 277 Boston Yanks John Prchlik  DT Yale
30 278 Pittsburgh Steelers Stalloni, TonyTony Stalloni  T Delaware
30 279 Washington Redskins Joe Colone  B Penn State
30 280 Green Bay Packers Jerry Carle  B Northwestern
30 281 Philadelphia Eagles Bernie Winkler  T Texas Tech
30 282 Chicago Cardinals Lindsley, ClydeClyde Lindsley  E LSU
30 283 Los Angeles Rams Hal Dean  G Ohio State
30 284 New York Giants Wright, JohnJohn Wright  B Georgia
30 285 Chicago Bears Pierce, JackJack Pierce  B Illinois
31 286 Washington Redskins Herb Shoener  E Iowa
31 287 Pittsburgh Steelers Vince DiFrancesca  G Northwestern
31 288 Philadelphia Eagles Stephens, BillBill Stephens  T Baylor
31 289 Chicago Cardinals Bob Callahan  C Michigan
31 290 Green Bay Packers Hogan, BillBill Hogan  B Kansas
31 291 Los Angeles Rams Atwell, JamesJames Atwell  B South Carolina
31 292 New York Giants Schuler, BillBill Schuler  T Yale
31 293 Chicago Bears Bulbs Ehlers  B Purdue
32 294 Pittsburgh Steelers Warren Lahr  DB Case Western Reserve
32 295 Washington Redskins Pievo, BoBo Pievo  T Purdue
32 296 Chicago Cardinals Karamigios, JohnnyJohnny Karamigios  B Denver
32 297 Green Bay Packers Ralph Olsen  DE Utah
32 298 Philadelphia Eagles Kalosh, MikeMike Kalosh  E La Crosse State
32 299 Los Angeles Rams Prymuski, BobBob Prymuski  G Illinois
32 300 New York Giants Clayton, DonDon Clayton  B North Carolina

Hall of Famers

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  • Dante Lavelli, end from Ohio State University taken 12th round 103rd overall by the Los Angeles Rams.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1975.[4]
  • Tom Landry, defensive back from Texas taken 20th round 184th overall by the New York Giants.
Inducted: For his Coaching achievements Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 1990
  • Art Donovan, defensive tackle from Boston College taken 22nd round 204th overall by the New York Giants
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1968.

Notable undrafted players

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Summary

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Schools with multiple draft selections

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Notes

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  1. 1 2 Players are identified as Pro Bowlers if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  2. Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

References

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  1. "NFL Draft Locations". www.footballgeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  2. 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.
  3. "Draft History: 1940's". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on October 1, 2013.
  4. List of 1970s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. Retrieved October 6, 2008.
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