1952 NFL draft

The 1952 NFL draft was held on January 17, 1952, at Hotel Statler in New York. Selections made by New York Yanks were assigned to the new Dallas Texans.
This was the sixth year that the first overall pick was a bonus pick determined by lottery, with the previous five winners ineligible from the draw; it was won by the Los Angeles Rams, who selected quarterback Bill Wade.
The Washington Post sportswriter Mo Siegel later claimed that Washington Redskins owner George Preston Marshall let him choose a late-round pick. Siegel, he said, chose Tennessee Tech's Flavious Smith to force the first black player onto the all-white Redskins. If true, Marshall likely persuaded NFL Commissioner Bert Bell to remove the choice from the official records.

Player selections

Round 1

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
1	Los Angeles Rams	Bill Wade	Quarterback	Vanderbilt
2	New York Yanks	Les Richter	Guard	California
3	Chicago Cardinals	Ollie Matson	Halfback	San Francisco
4	Green Bay Packers	Babe Parilli	Quarterback	Kentucky
5	Philadelphia Eagles	Johnny Bright	Back	Drake
6	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ed Modzelewski	Fullback	Maryland
7	Washington Redskins	Larry Isbell	Back	Baylor
8	Chicago Bears	Jim Dooley	Back	Miami
9	San Francisco 49ers	Hugh McElhenny	Halfback	Washington
10	Cleveland Browns	Bert Rechichar	Back	Tennessee
11	New York Giants	Frank Gifford	Halfback	USC
12	Cleveland Browns	Harry Agganis	Quarterback	Boston University
13	Los Angeles Rams	Bob Carey	End	Michigan State

Round 2

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
14	New York Yanks	Gino Marchetti	Defensive end	San Francisco
15	Green Bay Packers	Billy Howton	End	Rice
16	Chicago Cardinals	Johnny Karras	Back	Illinois
17	Philadelphia Eagles	Jim Weatherall	Tackle	Oklahoma
18	Pittsburgh Steelers	George Tarasovic	Center	LSU
19	Washington Redskins	Andy Davis	Back	George Washington
20	Chicago Bears	Eddie Macon	Back	Pacific
21	Chicago Cardinals	Pete Brewster	End	Purdue
22	San Francisco 49ers	Bob Toneff	Tackle	Notre Dame
23	New York Giants	Ray Beck	Guard	Georgia Tech
24	Cleveland Browns	Bill Hughes	Center	Michigan State
25	Los Angeles Rams	Bob Griffin	Tackle	Arkansas

Round 3

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
26	Cleveland Browns	Don Klosterman	Quarterback	Loyola
27	San Francisco 49ers	Gene Shannon	Back	Houston
28	Green Bay Packers	Bobby Dillon	Back	Texas
29	Philadelphia Eagles	Lum Snyder	Tackle	Georgia Tech
30	Pittsburgh Steelers	Steve Wadiak	Back	South Carolina
31	Washington Redskins	Al Dorow	Quarterback	Michigan State
32	Chicago Bears	Bill McColl	End	Stanford
33	San Francisco 49ers	Billy Tidwell	Back	Texas A&M
34	Detroit Lions	Yale Lary	Safety	Texas A&M
35	New York Giants	Don Heinrich	Quarterback	Washington
36	Cleveland Browns	Joe Campanella	Tackle	Ohio State
37	Los Angeles Rams	Dewey McConnell	End	Wyoming

Round 4

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
38	New York Giants	Merwin Hodel	Back	Colorado
39	Cleveland Browns	Elmer Costa	Guard	NC State
40	Los Angeles Rams	Ken Casner	Tackle	Baylor
41	Philadelphia Eagles	Chuck Ulrich	Tackle	Illinois
42	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jack Gearding	Tackle	Xavier
43	Washington Redskins	Dick Hightower	Center	SMU
44	Chicago Bears	Herman Clark	Tackle	Oregon State
45	Detroit Lions	Pat Summerall	Kicker	Arkansas
46	San Francisco 49ers	Marion Campbell	Tackle	Georgia
47	New York Giants	Don Menasco	End	Texas
48	Cleveland Browns	Ray Renfro	Back	North Texas State
49	Los Angeles Rams	Skeets Quinlan	Back	San Diego State

Round 5

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
50	New York Yanks	Jack Jorgenson	Tackle	Colorado
51	Chicago Cardinals	Dick Fugler	Tackle	Tulane
52	Green Bay Packers	Dave Hanner	Tackle	Arkansas
53	New York Yanks	Mel Sinquefield	Center	Ole Miss
54	Chicago Bears	Jack Hoffman	End	Xavier
55	Washington Redskins	Jim Clark	Guard	Oregon State
56	Chicago Bears	Fred Williams	Tackle	Arkansas
57	San Francisco 49ers	Pat O'Donahue	End	Wisconsin
58	Detroit Lions	Bob Miller	Tackle	Virginia
59	New York Giants	Bob Patton	Tackle	Clemson
60	Cleveland Browns	Keever Jankovich	End	Pacific
61	Los Angeles Rams	Gordon Polofsky	Back	Tennessee

Round 6

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
62	New York Yanks	Dave Cianelli	Center	Maryland
63	Green Bay Packers	Tom Johnson	Tackle	Michigan
64	Chicago Cardinals	John Hancock	Guard	Baylor
65	Philadelphia Eagles	Dick Lemmon	Back	California
66	Los Angeles Rams	Duane Putnam	Guard	Pacific
67	Washington Redskins	Ed Kensler	Guard	Maryland
68	Chicago Bears	Ed Brown	Back	San Francisco
69	Detroit Lions	Gordon Cooper	End	Denver
70	San Francisco 49ers	Jim Beasley	Center	Tulsa
71	New York Giants	Jim MacKenzie	Tackle	Kentucky
72	Cleveland Browns	Burrell Shields	Back	John Carroll
73	Los Angeles Rams	Jerrell Price	Tackle	Texas Tech

Round 7

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
74	New York Yanks	John Petitbon	Back	Notre Dame
75	Chicago Cardinals	Harry Jabbusch	Center	South Carolina
76	Green Bay Packers	Bill Reichardt	Back	Iowa
77	Philadelphia Eagles	John Thomas	End	Oregon State
78	Pittsburgh Steelers	Claude Hipps	Back	Georgia
79	Washington Redskins	Vic Janowicz	Halfback	Ohio State
80	Chicago Bears	Joe Fortunato	Back	Mississippi State
81	San Francisco 49ers	Don Robison	Back	California
82	Detroit Lions	Wes Gardner	Center	Utah
83	New York Giants	Val Joe Walker	Back	SMU
84	Cleveland Browns	John Pace	Tackle	Mississippi State
85	Los Angeles Rams	Burt Delavan	Tackle	Pacific