1951 NFL draft

The 1951 NFL draft was held January 18–19, 1951, at the Blackstone Hotel in Chicago.
The Baltimore Colts folded after the 1950 season, and the NFL placed their players in the 1951 NFL draft. Twenty players appearing on the Colts' 1950 roster were subsequently selected, with future Hall of Fame quarterback Y. A. Tittle leading the list, going to the San Francisco 49ers with the third pick overall.
This was the fifth year that the first overall pick was a bonus pick determined by lottery, with the previous four winners ineligible from the draw; it was won by the New York Giants, who selected halfback Kyle Rote.

Player selections

Round 1

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
1	New York Giants	Kyle Rote	Halfback	SMU
2	Chicago Bears	Bob Williams	Quarterback	Notre Dame
3	San Francisco 49ers	Y. A. Tittle	Quarterback	LSU
4	Washington Redskins	Leon Heath	Fullback	Oklahoma
5	Green Bay Packers	Bob Gain	Tackle	Kentucky
6	Chicago Cardinals	Jerry Groom	Center	Notre Dame
7	Philadelphia Eagles	Ebert Van Buren	Back	LSU
8	Philadelphia Eagles	Chet Mutryn	Back	Xavier
9	Pittsburgh Steelers	Butch Avinger	Fullback	Alabama
10	Chicago Bears	Billy Stone	Halfback	Bradley
11	Los Angeles Rams	Bud McFadin	Guard	Texas
12	Chicago Bears	Gene Schroeder	End	Virginia
13	New York Giants	Jim Spavital	Fullback	Oklahoma A&M
14	Cleveland Browns	Ken Konz	Back	LSU

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Round 2

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
15	Washington Redskins	Ed Salem	Back	Alabama
16	Green Bay Packers	Albin Collins	Back	LSU
17	San Francisco 49ers	Pete Schabarum	Back	California
18	Chicago Cardinals	Don Joyce	Tackle	Tulane
19	Detroit Lions	Dick Stanfel	Guard	San Francisco
20	Pittsburgh Steelers	Chuck Ortmann	Halfback	Michigan
21	Washington Redskins	Jim Staton	Tackle	Wake Forest
22	New York Yanks	Ken Jackson	Tackle	Texas
23	Chicago Bears	Bill George	Linebacker	Wake Forest
24	Los Angeles Rams	Herb Rich	Back	Vanderbilt
25	New York Giants	Ray Krouse	Tackle	Maryland
26	Cleveland Browns	Bucky Curtis	End	Vanderbilt

Round 3

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
27	Green Bay Packers	Fred Cone	Halfback	Clemson
28	San Francisco 49ers	Bill Mixon	Back	Georgia
29	Washington Redskins	Walt Yowarsky	Tackle	Kentucky
30	Chicago Cardinals	Don Stonesifer	End	Northwestern
31	Pittsburgh Steelers	George Sulima	End	Boston University
32	Philadelphia Eagles	Al Bruno	End	Kentucky
33	Detroit Lions	Dorne Dibble	End	Michigan State
34	New York Yanks	Mike McCormack	Tackle	Kansas
35	Los Angeles Rams	Charlie Toogood	Tackle	Nebraska
36	Chicago Bears	Wilford White	Back	Arizona State
37	New York Giants	Sonny Grandelius	Back	Michigan State
38	Cleveland Browns	Jerry Helluin	Tackle	Tulane

Round 4

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
39	Cleveland Browns	Bob Oristaglio	End	Penn
40	Washington Redskins	Paul Giroski	Tackle	Rice
41	Cleveland Browns	Bob Smith	Back	Texas A&M
42	Chicago Cardinals	Dick Doyne	Back	Lehigh
43	Philadelphia Eagles	Fran Nagle	Back	Nebraska
44	Detroit Lions	Pete D'Alonzo	Back	Villanova
45	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bear French	Tackle	Purdue
46	New York Yanks	Elmer Wingate	End	Maryland
47	Chicago Bears	Bob Moser	Center	Pacific
48	Los Angeles Rams	George Kinek	Back	Tulane
49	Chicago Bears	Tom Jelley	End	Miami
50	Cleveland Browns	Art Donovan	Tackle	Boston College

Round 5

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
51	Chicago Cardinals	Lynn Lynch	Guard	Illinois
52	Green Bay Packers	Wade Stinson	Back	Kansas
53	San Francisco 49ers	Dick Steere	Tackle	Drake
54	San Francisco 49ers	Al Carapella	Tackle	Miami
55	Detroit Lions	Jim Doran	End	Iowa State
56	Pittsburgh Steelers	Floyd Sampson	Back	McMurry
57	Philadelphia Eagles	Jack Dwyer	Back	Loyola
58	Detroit Lions	LaVern Torgeson	Center	Washington State
59	Los Angeles Rams	Tony Momsen	Center	Michigan
60	Chicago Bears	Brad Rowland	Back	McMurry
61	New York Giants	Jack Stroud	Tackle	Tennessee
62	Cleveland Browns	Ace Loomis	Back	UW–La Crosse

Round 6

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
63	Green Bay Packers	Sig Holowenko	Tackle	John Carroll
64	San Francisco 49ers	Bishop Strickland	Back	South Carolina
65	Washington Redskins	John Martinkovic	End	Xavier
66	Chicago Cardinals	Ed Jasonek	Back	Furman
67	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dale Dodrill	Guard	Colorado A&M
68	Philadelphia Eagles	Ken Farragut	Center	Ole Miss
69	Detroit Lions	Jack Christiansen	Safety	Colorado A&M
70	New York Yanks	George Musacco	Back	Loyola
71	Chicago Bears	Herb Falkenberg	Back	Trinity
72	Los Angeles Rams	Norb Hecker	End	Baldwin Wallace
73	New York Giants	Herb Hannah	Tackle	Alabama
74	Cleveland Browns	Dan Rogas	Guard	Tulane

Round 7

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
75	San Francisco 49ers	Dick Forbes	End	St. Ambrose
76	Washington Redskins	Johnny Papit	Back	Virginia
77	Green Bay Packers	Bill Sutherland	End	St. Vincent
78	Chicago Cardinals	Dick Punches	Tackle	Colorado
79	Philadelphia Eagles	Frank Boydston	Back	Baylor
80	Detroit Lions	Bob Momsen	Tackle	Ohio State
81	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ray Mathews	Back	Clemson
82	Cleveland Browns	Irv Holdash	Center	North Carolina
83	Los Angeles Rams	Alan Egler	Back	Colgate
84	Chicago Bears	Paul Lea	Tackle	Tulane
85	New York Giants	Joel Williams	Center	Texas
86	Cleveland Browns	Walt Michaels	Back	Washington & Lee