The 1940 National Football League draft was held on December 9, 1939, at the Schroeder Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[1][2]
Player selections
Round one
Round two
Round three
Round four
Round five
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
31 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Marty Christiansen |
Back |
Minnesota |
32 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Frank Emmons |
Back |
Oregon |
33 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Clark Goff |
Tackle |
Florida |
34 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Walt Merrill |
Tackle |
Alabama |
35 |
Cleveland Rams |
Park Myers |
Tackle |
Texas |
36 |
Detroit Lions |
Harry Smith |
Guard |
USC |
37 |
Chicago Bears |
Ed Kolman |
Tackle |
Temple |
38 |
Washington Redskins |
Bill Kirchem |
Tackle |
Tulane |
39 |
Green Bay Packers |
Esco Sarkkinen |
End |
Ohio State |
40 |
New York Giants |
Carl Tomasello |
End |
Scranton |
Round six
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
41 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Vic Reginato |
End |
Oregon |
42 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Frank Bykowski |
Guard |
Purdue |
43 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Saul Singer |
Tackle |
Arkansas |
44 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Jack Murray |
Center |
Wisconsin |
45 |
Cleveland Rams |
Ken Heineman |
Back |
Texas-El Paso |
46 |
Detroit Lions |
Jim Rike |
Center |
Tennessee |
47 |
Chicago Bears |
John Woudenberg |
Tackle |
Denver |
48 |
Washington Redskins |
Joe Boyd |
Tackle |
Texas A&M |
49 |
Green Bay Packers |
Dick Cassiano |
Back |
Pittsburgh |
50 |
New York Giants |
Lou Smith |
Back |
California |
Round seven
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
51 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Andy Chisick |
Center |
Villanova |
52 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Hal "Mike" Pegg |
Center |
Bucknell |
53 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Pete Cignetti |
Back |
Boston College |
54 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Ed "Ty" Coon |
Tackle |
North Carolina State |
55 |
Cleveland Rams |
Bob Nowaskey |
End |
George Washington |
56 |
Detroit Lions |
Bob Winslow |
End |
USC |
57 |
Chicago Bears |
Len Akin |
Guard |
Baylor |
58 |
Washington Redskins |
Roy Zimmerman |
Back |
San Jose State |
59 |
Green Bay Packers |
Millard White |
Tackle |
Tulane |
60 |
New York Giants |
Rex Williams |
Center |
Texas Tech |
Round eight
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
61 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Ben Kish |
Back |
Pittsburgh |
62 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Carl Nery |
Guard |
Duquesne |
63 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Don Looney |
End |
Texas Christian |
64 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Frank Zadworney |
Back |
Ohio State |
65 |
Cleveland Rams |
Bob Anahu |
End |
Santa Clara |
66 |
Detroit Lions |
Bill Tranavitch |
Back |
Rutgers |
67 |
Chicago Bears |
Jim Fordham |
Back |
Georgia |
68 |
Washington Redskins |
Roland "Bud" Orf |
End |
Missouri |
69 |
Green Bay Packers |
George Seeman |
End |
Nebraska |
70 |
New York Giants |
Win Pedersen |
Tackle |
Minnesota |
Round nine
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
71 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Luke Pappas |
Tackle |
Utah |
72 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Don Jones |
Back |
Washington |
73 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Dick Boisseau |
Tackle |
Washington & Lee |
74 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Art Jocher |
Tackle |
Manhattan |
75 |
Cleveland Rams |
Wilfred Thorpe |
Guard |
Arkansas |
76 |
Detroit Lions |
Bob Haas |
Tackle |
Missouri |
77 |
Chicago Bears |
Hampton Pool |
End |
Stanford |
78 |
Washington Redskins |
Bob Hoffman |
Back |
USC |
79 |
Green Bay Packers |
J. R. Manley |
Guard |
Oklahoma |
80 |
New York Giants |
Dom Principe |
Back |
Fordham |
Round ten
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
81 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Jack Roche |
Back |
Santa Clara |
82 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Paul Shu |
Back |
Virginia Military Inst |
83 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Frank Maher |
Back |
Toledo |
84 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Jim Turner |
Guard |
Holy Cross |
85 |
Cleveland Rams |
Herb Smith |
Back |
St. Mary's (CA) |
86 |
Detroit Lions |
Leon DeWitte |
Back |
Purdue |
87 |
Chicago Bears |
Tom Pace |
Back |
Utah |
88 |
Washington Redskins |
Bob Seymour |
Back |
Oklahoma |
89 |
Green Bay Packers |
Jack Brown |
Back |
Purdue |
90 |
New York Giants |
Earl Clark |
Back |
Texas Christian |
Round eleven
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
91 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Bill Davis |
Tackle |
Texas Tech |
92 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Elmer Hackney |
Back |
Kansas State |
93 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Cary Cox |
Center |
Alabama |
94 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Nick Cutlich |
Tackle |
Northwestern |
95 |
Cleveland Rams |
Boyd Clay |
Tackle |
Tennessee |
96 |
Detroit Lions |
Erwin Prasse |
End |
Iowa |
97 |
Chicago Bears |
Lee Artoe |
Tackle |
California |
98 |
Washington Redskins |
Howard Stoecker |
Tackle |
USC |
99 |
Green Bay Packers |
Don Guritz |
Guard |
Northwestern |
100 |
New York Giants |
John McKibben |
End |
Tulsa |
Round twelve
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
101 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Stan Andersen |
Tackle |
Stanford |
102 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Rocco Pirro |
Back |
Catholic University |
103 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Durward Horner |
End |
Texas Christian |
104 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
George Dougherty |
Back |
Howard |
105 |
Cleveland Rams |
Jim "Shag" Goolsby |
Center |
Mississippi State |
106 |
Detroit Lions |
Ken Binder |
Back |
Carroll (Wisc.) |
107 |
Chicago Bears |
Bill McCubbin |
End |
Kentucky |
108 |
Washington Redskins |
Allen Johnson |
Guard |
Duke |
109 |
Green Bay Packers |
Phil Gaspar |
Tackle |
USC |
110 |
New York Giants |
Ed McGee |
Guard |
Temple |
Round thirteen
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
111 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Alton Coppage |
End |
Oklahoma |
112 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Ted Hennis |
Back |
Purdue |
113 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
John Noppenberg |
Back |
Miami (FL) |
114 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Mike Gussie |
Guard |
West Virginia |
115 |
Cleveland Rams |
Jack Gregory |
Tackle |
Tennessee-Chattanooga |
116 |
Detroit Lions |
Justin Bowers |
Tackle |
Oklahoma |
117 |
Chicago Bears |
Harry Clarke |
Back |
West Virginia |
118 |
Washington Redskins |
Sam Bartholomew |
Back |
Tennessee |
119 |
Green Bay Packers |
Ambrose Schindler |
Back |
USC |
120 |
New York Giants |
Joe Payne |
Guard |
Clemson |
Round fourteen
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
121 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Judson Hudson |
Back |
Davis & Elkins |
122 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Nick Stublar |
Tackle |
Santa Clara |
123 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Bill Bunsen |
Back |
Kansas |
124 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Len Coffman |
Back |
Tennessee |
125 |
Cleveland Rams |
Pete Bogden |
End |
Utah |
126 |
Detroit Lions |
Jack Morlock |
Back |
Marshall |
127 |
Chicago Bears |
Frank Crisci |
Tackle |
Western Reserve |
128 |
Washington Redskins |
Ernie Lain |
Back |
Rice |
129 |
Green Bay Packers |
Bill Kerr |
End |
Notre Dame |
130 |
New York Giants |
Bob Smith |
Back |
Oregon |
Round fifteen
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
131 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Joe Ziemba |
End |
St. Benedict's |
132 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Don Crumbaker |
End |
Kansas State |
133 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Ray McCarthy |
Back |
Santa Clara |
134 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Jim Conlin |
Center |
NYU |
135 |
Cleveland Rams |
Owen Goodnight |
Back |
Hardin-Simmons |
136 |
Detroit Lions |
Stillman Rouse |
End |
Missouri |
137 |
Chicago Bears |
Sherm Barnes |
End |
Baylor |
138 |
Washington Redskins |
Hayward "Sandy" Sanford |
End |
Alabama |
139 |
Green Bay Packers |
Mel Brewer |
Guard |
Illinois |
140 |
New York Giants |
Othel Turner |
Tackle |
Tulsa |
Round sixteen
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
141 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Beryl Clark |
Back |
Oklahoma |
142 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Leon Gajecki |
Center |
Penn State |
143 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
J. R. Green |
Tackle |
Rice |
144 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Dennis Donovan |
Back |
Oregon |
145 |
Cleveland Rams |
Morris Kohler |
Back |
Oregon State |
146 |
Detroit Lions |
Jack Padley |
Back |
Dayton |
147 |
Chicago Bears |
Al Christianson |
Back |
Knox |
148 |
Washington Redskins |
Willard "Bolo" Perdue |
End |
Duke |
149 |
Green Bay Packers |
Ray Andrus |
Back |
Vanderbilt |
150 |
New York Giants |
Ned Swan |
Center |
Drake |
Round seventeen
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
151 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Ralph Foster |
Tackle |
Oklahoma A&M |
152 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Jim Molnar |
Back |
Bradley |
153 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Mike Sullivan |
End |
North Carolina State |
154 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Frank Funair |
Back |
Bucknell |
155 |
Cleveland Rams |
Jack Nix |
Back |
Mississippi State |
156 |
Detroit Lions |
John Hackenbruck |
Tackle |
Oregon State |
157 |
Chicago Bears |
Wilbur White |
Tackle |
Bradley |
158 |
Washington Redskins |
Steve Andrako |
Center |
Ohio State |
159 |
Green Bay Packers |
Archie Kodros |
Center |
Michigan |
160 |
New York Giants |
John Rogalla |
Back |
Scranton |
Round eighteen
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
161 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Lowell Bryant |
Back |
Clemson |
162 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Seaton Daly |
Tackle |
Gonzaga |
163 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Ernie Schwartzer |
Guard |
Boston College |
164 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Walt Strosser |
Back |
St. Vincent |
165 |
Cleveland Rams |
Ralph Stevenson |
Guard |
Oklahoma |
166 |
Detroit Lions |
Frank Ribar |
Guard |
Duke |
167 |
Chicago Bears |
Ralph Schlosser |
Center |
Gonzaga |
168 |
Washington Redskins |
Jay Graybeal |
Back |
Oregon |
169 |
Green Bay Packers |
Jim Gillette |
Back |
Virginia |
170 |
New York Giants |
Bill "Monk" Edwards |
Tackle |
Baylor |
Round nineteen
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
171 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Russ Buckley |
Back |
Gustavus Adolphus |
172 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Bill Schneller |
Back |
Mississippi |
173 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Thad Harvey |
Tackle |
Notre Dame |
174 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Steve Hydock |
End |
Albright |
175 |
Cleveland Rams |
Dante Magnani |
Back |
St. Mary's (CA) |
176 |
Detroit Lions |
Herb McCarthy |
Back |
Denver |
177 |
Chicago Bears |
John Popov |
Back |
Cincinnati |
178 |
Washington Redskins |
Charley Slagle |
Back |
North Carolina |
179 |
Green Bay Packers |
Al Matuza |
Center |
Georgetown |
180 |
New York Giants |
Cecil Walden |
Guard |
Oregon |
Round twenty
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
181 |
Chicago Cardinals |
Rupert Pate |
Tackle |
Wake Forest |
182 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Marvin Katzenstein |
Tackle |
Colorado Mines |
183 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Bill Debord |
Tackle |
Kansas State |
184 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
Milt Howell |
Guard |
Auburn |
185 |
Cleveland Rams |
Luke Lindon |
Tackle |
Kentucky |
186 |
Detroit Lions |
Dub Parten |
Tackle |
Centenary |
187 |
Chicago Bears |
Young Bussey |
Back |
Louisiana State |
188 |
Washington Redskins |
F. W. "Buck" Murphy |
Back |
Georgia Tech |
189 |
Green Bay Packers |
Jim Reeder |
Tackle |
Illinois |
190 |
New York Giants |
John Sullivan |
End |
San Francisco |
Round twenty-one
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
191 |
Detroit Lions |
Malvern Morgan |
Center |
Auburn |
192 |
Chicago Bears |
Ray "Scooter" McLean |
Back |
St. Anselm's |
193 |
Washington Redskins |
Mel Wetzel |
Tackle |
Missouri |
194 |
Green Bay Packers |
Vince Eichler |
Back |
Cornell |
195 |
New York Giants |
Weenie Bynum |
Back |
Centenary |
Round twenty-two
Pick # |
NFL Team |
Player |
Position |
College |
196 |
Detroit Lions |
Bob Orf |
End |
Missouri |
197 |
Chicago Bears |
Walt Kichefski |
End |
Miami (FL) |
198 |
Washington Redskins |
Steve Sitko |
Back |
Notre Dame |
199 |
Green Bay Packers |
Henry Luebcke |
Tackle |
Iowa |
200 [3] |
New York Giants |
Myron Claxton |
Tackle |
Whittier |
Hall of Famers
- George McAfee, quarterback from Duke taken 1st round 2nd overall by the Philadelphia Eagles.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1966.[4]
- Bulldog Turner, center from Hardin-Simmons taken 1st round 7th overall by the Chicago Bears.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1966.[4]
Notable undrafted players
References
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- ↑ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
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- ↑ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
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