1946 NFL draft

The 1946 NFL draft was held on January 14, 1946, at the Commodore Hotel in New York City, New York.
The selections were initially withheld from the public out of fear that the newly formed All-America Football Conference would sign away players selected high. With the first overall pick of the draft, the Boston Yanks selected quarterback Frank Dancewicz. The most notable draft choice in this player selection meeting was made by the Washington Redskins and remains one of the biggest draft blunders of all time. They chose Cal Rossi with the 9th overall pick, but Rossi, a junior at UCLA, was not eligible to be drafted. They chose him again in the 1947 NFL draft, but he never played football professionally.

Player selections

Round 1–6

Round 7

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
51	Chicago Cardinals	Pat Lenshan	End	Tennessee
52	Boston Yanks	Ed Mieszkowski	Tackle	Notre Dame
53	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tom Reinhardt	Tackle	Minnesota
54	Chicago Bears	Wendell Beard	Tackle	California
55	New York Giants	Jim Plyler	Tackle	Texas
56	Green Bay Packers	Art Renner	End	Michigan
57	Philadelphia Eagles	George Robotham	End	UCLA
58	Detroit Lions	Pete Berezney	Tackle	Notre Dame
59	Washington Redskins	Bob Hendren	Tackle	USC
60	Los Angeles Rams	Dolly King	End	Georgia

Round 8

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
61	Chicago Cardinals	Phil Tinsley	End	Alabama
62	Boston Yanks	Chet Lipka	End	Boston College
63	Pittsburgh Steelers	Joe Ponsetto	Back	Michigan
64	Chicago Bears	John Ziegler	Back	Colorado
65	New York Giants	Gene Roberts	Back	Chattanooga
66	Green Bay Packers	Bert Cole	Tackle	Oklahoma A&M
67	Detroit Lions	Keith DeCourcey	Back	Washington
68	Philadelphia Eagles	Jim Lecture	Guard	Northwestern
69	Washington Redskins	George Callanan	Back	USC
70	Los Angeles Rams	Joe Whisler	Back	Ohio State

Round 9

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
71	Chicago Cardinals	Jake Colhouer	Guard	Oklahoma A&M
72	Boston Yanks	Al Dekdebrun	Back	Cornell
73	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bob Evans	Back	Penn
74	Chicago Bears	Walt Dropo	End	Connecticut
75	New York Giants	Mike Harris	Guard	Mississippi State
76	Green Bay Packers	Grant Darnell	Guard	Texas A&M
77	Philadelphia Eagles	Ernie Lewis	Back	Colorado
78	Detroit Lions	Bill Hedges	Tackle	West Texas State
79	Washington Redskins	Bob Skoglund	End	Notre Dame
80	Los Angeles Rams	Mike Schumchyk	End	Arkansas

Round 10

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
81	Chicago Cardinals	Tom Barber	Tackle	Chattanooga
82	Boston Yanks	Rex John	Tackle	Wisconsin
83	Pittsburgh Steelers	Mel Bonwell	Back	Central
84	Chicago Bears	Bill Harris	Center	Auburn
85	New York Giants	Walt Clay	Back	Colorado
86	Green Bay Packers	Joe McAfee	Back	Holy Cross
87	Detroit Lions	Thornton Dixon	Tackle	Ohio State
88	Philadelphia Eagles	Al Vandeweghe	End	William & Mary
89	Washington Redskins	Jake Leicht	Back	Oregon
90	Los Angeles Rams	Joe Signaigo	Guard	Notre Dame

Round 11

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
91	Chicago Cardinals	Dick Loepfe	Tackle	Wisconsin
92	Boston Yanks	Bob West	Back	Colorado
93	Pittsburgh Steelers	Doc Holloway	Guard	William & Mary
94	Chicago Bears	Eddie Allen	Back	Penn
95	New York Giants	Warren Amling	Guard	Ohio State
96	Green Bay Packers	Steve Conroy	Back	Holy Cross
97	Philadelphia Eagles	Bill Iancelli	End	Franklin & Marshall
98	Detroit Lions	Bob Stevens	Back	Oregon State
99	Washington Redskins	Chick Maggioli	Back	Illinois
100	Los Angeles Rams	Tom Phillips	Back	Ohio State

Round 12

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
101	Chicago Cardinals	Venton Yablonski	Back	Columbia
102	Boston Yanks	Max Dodge	End	Nevada
103	Pittsburgh Steelers	Carroll Owen	Back	Catawba
104	Chicago Bears	Frank Bauman	End	Illinois
105	New York Giants	Al Bush	Tackle	Duke
106	Green Bay Packers	Bill Hildebrand	End	Mississippi State
107	Detroit Lions	Pat Farris	Tackle	Texas Tech
108	Philadelphia Eagles	Pat McHugh	Back	Georgia Tech
109	Washington Redskins	Monte Moncrief	Tackle	Texas A&M
110	Los Angeles Rams	Ted Strojny	Tackle	Holy Cross

Round 13

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
111	Chicago Cardinals	Lee Lewis	Back	Washington
112	Boston Yanks	Joe Kirkland	Tackle	Virginia
113	Pittsburgh Steelers	George Poppin	Tackle	New Mexico
114	Chicago Bears	Reed Nostrum	Tackle	Utah
115	New York Giants	Bob Reiman	Back	Oregon State
116	Green Bay Packers	Tom Hand	Center	Iowa
117	Philadelphia Eagles	John Wingender	Back	Washington
118	Detroit Lions	Paul Copoulos	Back	Marquette
119	Washington Redskins	Joe Tereshinski	End	Georgia
120	Los Angeles Rams	George Strohmeyer	Center	Notre Dame

Round 14

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
121	Chicago Cardinals	Bob Russell	Back	Miami
122	Boston Yanks	Ralph Ventresco	Back	Penn State
123	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bob McCain	End	Ole Miss
124	Chicago Bears	Dick Chatterton	Back	BYU
125	New York Giants	Bob Hazelhurst	Back	Denver
126	Green Bay Packers	George Hills	Guard	Georgia Tech
127	Detroit Lions	Ty Irby	Back	Auburn
128	Philadelphia Eagles	Homer Paine	Tackle	Tulsa
129	Washington Redskins	Stan Sprague	End	Illinois
130	Los Angeles Rams	Bob Palladino	Back	Notre Dame

Round 15

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
131	Chicago Cardinals	Fred Rovai	Guard	Notre Dame
132	Boston Yanks	John Furey	Tackle	Boston College
133	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tom Tallchief	Tackle	Oklahoma
134	Chicago Bears	Johnny Timko	Center	Temple
135	New York Giants	Stan Stapley	Tackle	Utah
136	Green Bay Packers	Jim Hough	Back	Clemson
137	Philadelphia Eagles	John Kerns	Tackle	Ohio
138	Detroit Lions	Pat Thrash	End	South Carolina
139	Washington Redskins	Harry Adelman	End	USC
140	Los Angeles Rams	Dick Lorenz	End	Oregon State