1955 NFL draft

The 1955 NFL draft was held January 27–28, 1955 at the Warwick Hotel in New York City.
This was the ninth year that the first overall pick was a bonus pick determined by lottery. With the previous eight winners ineligible from the draw, only the Baltimore Colts, Chicago Cardinals, Green Bay Packers, and Pittsburgh Steelers had an equal chance of winning. The draft lottery was won by Baltimore, who selected quarterback George Shaw.

Player selections

Round 1

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
1	Baltimore Colts	George Shaw	Quarterback	Oregon
2	Chicago Cardinals	Max Boydston	End	Oklahoma
3	Baltimore Colts	Alan Ameche	Fullback	Wisconsin
4	Washington Redskins	Ralph Guglielmi	Quarterback	Notre Dame
5	Green Bay Packers	Tom Bettis	Linebacker	Purdue
6	Pittsburgh Steelers	Frank Varrichione	Tackle	Notre Dame
7	Los Angeles Rams	Larry Morris	Center	Georgia Tech
8	New York Giants	Joe Heap	Halfback	Notre Dame
9	Philadelphia Eagles	Dick Bielski	Fullback	Maryland
10	San Francisco 49ers	Dicky Moegle	Halfback	Rice
11	Chicago Bears	Ron Drzewiecki	Halfback	Marquette
12	Detroit Lions	Dave Middleton	Halfback	Auburn
13	Cleveland Browns	Kurt Burris	Center	Oklahoma

Round 2

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
14	Chicago Cardinals	Lindon Crow	Cornerback	USC
15	Los Angeles Rams	Ron Waller	Back	Maryland
16	Baltimore Colts	Dick Szymanski	Center	Notre Dame
17	Green Bay Packers	Jim Temp	End	Wisconsin
18	Los Angeles Rams	Bob Long	Back	UCLA
19	Los Angeles Rams	Corky Taylor	Back	Kansas State
20	Los Angeles Rams	Sid Fournet	Tackle	LSU
21	San Francisco 49ers	Frank Morze	Center	Boston College
22	Philadelphia Eagles	Buck Lansford	Tackle	Texas
23	Chicago Bears	Bobby Watkins	Back	Ohio State
24	Detroit Lions	Jim Salsbury	Guard	UCLA
25	Cleveland Browns	Dean Renfro	Back	North Texas State

Round 3

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
26	Chicago Cardinals	Mal Hammack	Back	Florida
27	Baltimore Colts	L. G. Dupree	Back	Baylor
28	Washington Redskins	Ray Perkins	Back	Syracuse
29	Green Bay Packers	Buddy Leake	Back	Oklahoma
30	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ed Bernet	End	SMU
31	New York Giants	Rosey Grier	Defensive tackle	Penn State
32	Chicago Cardinals	Tony Pasquesi	Tackle	Notre Dame
33	Philadelphia Eagles	Frank Eidom	Back	SMU
34	San Francisco 49ers	Carroll Hardy	Back	Colorado
35	Cleveland Browns	John Hall	Tackle	Iowa
36	Detroit Lions	Darris McCord	Tackle	Tennessee
37	Cleveland Browns	Bobby Freeman	Back	Auburn

Round 4

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
38	Chicago Cardinals	Frank Bernardi	Back	Colorado
39	Detroit Lions	Gordon Malloy	Back	Miami
40	Los Angeles Rams	Tom Feamster	End	Florida State
41	Cleveland Browns	Paul Reynolds	Back	Notre Dame
42	Pittsburgh Steelers	Fred Broussard	Center	Northwestern State
43	Los Angeles Rams	Ed Fouch	Tackle	USC
44	Baltimore Colts	Jack Patera	Guard	Oregon
45	San Francisco 49ers	Matt Hazeltine	Center	California
46	Philadelphia Eagles	Dean Dugger	End	Ohio State
47	Chicago Bears	Joe O'Malley	End	Georgia
48	Detroit Lions	Lee Riley	Back	Detroit
49	Cleveland Browns	Sam Palumbo	Center	Notre Dame

Round 5

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
50	Chicago Cardinals	Mario Da Re	Tackle	USC
51	Baltimore Colts	George Preas	Guard	VPI
52	Washington Redskins	Don Glantz	Tackle	Nebraska
53	Green Bay Packers	Hank Bullough	Guard	Michigan State
54	Pittsburgh Steelers	George Mason	Tackle	Alabama
55	Los Angeles Rams	Ed Kelley	Back	Texas
56	New York Giants	Mel Triplett	Back	Toledo
57	Philadelphia Eagles	Gene Lamone	Guard	West Virginia
58	San Francisco 49ers	Eldred Kraemer	Tackle	Pittsburgh
59	Chicago Bears	Leland Kendall	Tackle	Oklahoma A&M
60	Detroit Lions	Bud Brooks	Guard	Arkansas
61	Cleveland Browns	Aramis Dandoy	Back	USC

Round 6

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
62	Chicago Cardinals	Jack Bowersox	Guard	Maryland
63	Chicago Bears	Dan Shannon	End	Notre Dame
64	Baltimore Colts	Leo Lewis	Back	Lincoln
65	Green Bay Packers	Norm Amundsen	Guard	Wisconsin
66	Pittsburgh Steelers	Lem Harkey	Back	Emporia State
67	Los Angeles Rams	Corky Tharp	Back	Alabama
68	New York Giants	Ron Locklin	End	Wisconsin
69	San Francisco 49ers	Bobby Luna	Back	Alabama
70	Philadelphia Eagles	Billy Quinn	Back	Texas
71	Chicago Bears	Henry Mosely	Back	Morris Brown
72	Detroit Lions	Elijah Childers	Tackle	Prairie View A&M
73	Cleveland Browns	Leroy Bolden	Back	Michigan State

Round 7

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
74	Chicago Cardinals	Dave Leggett	Back	Ohio State
75	Baltimore Colts	Frank McDonald	End	Miami
76	Washington Redskins	Erik Christensen	End	Richmond
77	Green Bay Packers	Bob Clemens	Back	Georgia
78	Pittsburgh Steelers	Hal Reeve	Tackle	Oregon
79	Los Angeles Rams	Frank Clayton	Back	USC
80	Washington Redskins	Ron Marciniak	Guard	Kansas State
81	Philadelphia Eagles	Bill McKenna	End	Brandeis
82	San Francisco 49ers	Johnny Dean	Back	VPI
83	Chicago Bears	Bruce Sturgess	Back	William & Mary
84	Detroit Lions	Bert Zagers	Back	Michigan State
85	Cleveland Browns	Jack Locklear	Center	Auburn

Round 8

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
86	Chicago Cardinals	John Irvine	Center	Maryland
87	Washington Redskins	Johnny Allen	Center	Purdue
88	Baltimore Colts	Dale Meinert	Guard	Oklahoma A&M
89	Green Bay Packers	Johnny Crouch	End	TCU
90	Detroit Lions	Leon Cunningham	Guard	South Carolina
91	Los Angeles Rams	Billy Teas	Back	Georgia Tech
92	New York Giants	Jimmy Patton	Back	Ole Miss
93	San Francisco 49ers	Freddie Meyers	Back	Oklahoma A&M
94	Philadelphia Eagles	Herman Watson	Tackle	Vanderbilt
95	Chicago Bears	Gene Verkerk	Tackle	North Texas State
96	Detroit Lions	Bill Walker	End	Maryland
97	Detroit Lions	Lamoine Holland	End	Rice