1941 NFL draft

The 1941 NFL draft was held on December 10, 1940, at the Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C. With the first overall pick of the draft, the Chicago Bears selected halfback Tom Harmon.
The Bears selected 24 players, but forfeited their final four picks because league rules mandated teams could only draft 20 players total.

Player selections

Rounds 1–7

Round 8

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
61	Chicago Bears	Fred Hartman	Tackle	Rice
62	Chicago Bears	Dave Rankin	End	Purdue
63	Chicago Cardinals	George Kracum	Back	Pittsburgh
64	Cleveland Rams	Tony Gallovich	Back	Wake Forest
65	Detroit Lions	Joe Manzo	Tackle	Boston College
66	Green Bay Packers	Bill Kuusisto	Guard	Minnesota
67	New York Giants	Len Younce	Guard	Oregon State
68	Chicago Bears	Al Matuza	Center	Georgetown
69	Brooklyn Dodgers	Glenn Jackson	Center	Texas
70	Washington Redskins	Henry Wilder	Back	Iowa State

Round 9

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
71	Philadelphia Eagles	P. K. Rogers	Back	East Texas State
72	Chicago Cardinals	Tom Vargo	End	Penn State
73	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ervin "Buddy" Elrod	End	Mississippi State
74	Cleveland Rams	Milt Simington	Guard	Arkansas
75	Detroit Lions	Jasper Davis	Back	Duke
76	New York Giants	Ben Sohn	Guard	USC
77	Green Bay Packers	Tony Canadeo	Back	Gonzaga
78	Brooklyn Dodgers	Henry Toczylowski	Back	Boston College
79	Chicago Bears	Hal Lahar	Guard	Oklahoma
80	Washington Redskins	Bill Grimmett	End	Tulsa

Round 10

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
81	Philadelphia Eagles	Don Williams	Tackle	Texas
82	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ralph Fritz	Guard	Michigan
83	Chicago Cardinals	Ray Mallouf	Back	SMU
84	Cleveland Rams	John Pendergast	Center	Wake Forest
85	Detroit Lions	Ted Pavelec	Tackle	Detroit
86	Green Bay Packers	Mike Byelene	Back	Purdue
87	New York Giants	Walt Matuszczak	Back	Cornell
88	Chicago Bears	Jim "Sweet" LaLanne	Back	North Carolina
89	Brooklyn Dodgers	Jim Langhurst	Back	Ohio State
90	Washington Redskins	Ed Hickerson	Guard	Alabama

Round 11

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
91	Philadelphia Eagles	Marshall Stenstrom	Back	Oregon
92	Chicago Cardinals	Jack Sommers	Center	UCLA
93	Pittsburgh Steelers	Emil Uremovich	Tackle	Indiana
94	Cleveland Rams	Nick Drahos	Tackle	Cornell
95	Detroit Lions	Milt Piepul	Back	Notre Dame
96	New York Giants	Bobby Peoples	Back	USC
97	Green Bay Packers	Paul Heimenz	Center	Northwestern
98	Brooklyn Dodgers	Bernie Weiner	Tackle	Kansas State
99	Chicago Bears	Jim Hardin	End	Kentucky
100	Washington Redskins	Joe Aguirre	End	St. Mary's

Round 12

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
101	Philadelphia Eagles	John Patrick	Back	Penn State
102	Pittsburgh Steelers	Paul Severin	End	North Carolina
103	Chicago Cardinals	Charlie Armstrong	Back	Mississippi College
104	Cleveland Rams	Harold Punches	Guard	Colorado
105	Detroit Lions	Billy Jefferson	Back	Mississippi State
106	Green Bay Packers	Mike Enich	Tackle	Iowa
107	New York Giants	Andy Marefos	Back	St. Mary's
108	Chicago Bears	Bob Morrow	Back	Illinois Wesleyan
109	Brooklyn Dodgers	Harvey Johnson	Back	Mississippi State
110	Washington Redskins	Herbert "Jack" Banta	Back	USC

Round 13

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
111	Philadelphia Eagles	Joe Hoague	Back	Colgate
112	Chicago Cardinals	Wayne Pitts	Back	Arizona State
113	Pittsburgh Steelers	Russ Cotton	Back	Texas Western
114	Cleveland Rams	Bill McMurray	End	Murray State
115	Detroit Lions	Maurice Britt	End	Arkansas
116	New York Giants	Cass Brovarney	Guard	Detroit
117	Green Bay Packers	Ed Heffernan	Back	St. Mary's
118	Brooklyn Dodgers	George Kinard	Guard	Ole Miss
119	Chicago Bears	Jim Johnson	Back	Santa Clara
120	Washington Redskins	Roy Conn	Tackle	Arizona

Round 14

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
121	Philadelphia Eagles	Les Dodson	Back	Ole Miss
122	Pittsburgh Steelers	J. W. Goree	Guard	LSU
123	Chicago Cardinals	Joe Lokanc	Guard	Northwestern
124	Cleveland Rams	Bill Elmore	Back	California
125	Detroit Lions	Alex Schibanoff	Tackle	Franklin & Marshall
126	Green Bay Packers	Del Lyman	Tackle	UCLA
127	New York Giants	Arnie Moore	End	Mississippi State
128	Chicago Bears	Johnny Martin	Back	Oklahoma
129	Brooklyn Dodgers	Lloyd Cheatham	Back	Auburn
130	Washington Redskins	Deward Tornell	Back	San Jose State

Round 15

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
131	Philadelphia Eagles	Alex Lukachick	End	Boston College
132	Chicago Cardinals	Claude White	Center	Ohio State
133	Pittsburgh Steelers	John Eibner	Tackle	Kentucky
134	Cleveland Rams	Warren Desmore	Center	Toledo
135	Detroit Lions	Perry Scott	End	Muhlenberg
136	New York Giants	Johnny Black	Back	Arizona
137	Green Bay Packers	Johnny Frieberger	End	Arkansas
138	Brooklyn Dodgers	Mike Jurich	Tackle	Denver
139	Chicago Bears	Jack Mulkey	End	Fresno State
140	Washington Redskins	Morris Buckingham	Center	San Jose State

Round 16

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
141	Philadelphia Eagles	Bill Conatser	Back	Texas A&M
142	Pittsburgh Steelers	Wes McAfee	Back	Duke
143	Chicago Cardinals	Gates Kimball	Tackle	North Carolina
144	Cleveland Rams	Gordon Wilson	Guard	Texas Western
145	Detroit Lions	George Sarres	Center	Providence
146	Green Bay Packers	Ernie Pannell	Tackle	Texas A&M
147	New York Giants	Wilson Lucas	End	Baylor
148	Chicago Bears	Bob Osterman	Center	Notre Dame
149	Brooklyn Dodgers	Warren Alfson	Guard	Nebraska
150	Washington Redskins	Ken Dow	Back	Oregon State