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The 1940 NFL draft was held on December 9, 1939, at the Schroeder Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[1][2] With the first overall pick of the draft, the Chicago Cardinals selected George Cafego.

Player selections

= Hall of Famer
Rnd. Pick No. NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
1 1 Chicago Cardinals George Cafego  FB Tennessee SEC
1 2 Philadelphia Eagles George McAfee‡ QB Duke SoCon
1 3 Pittsburgh Steelers Kay Eakin  HB Arkansas SWC
1 4 Brooklyn Dodgers Banks McFadden  HB Clemson SoCon
1 5 Cleveland Rams Olie Cordill  HB Rice SWC
1 6 Detroit Lions Doyle Nave  QB USC PCC
1 7 Chicago Bears Bulldog Turner‡ C Hardin–Simmons Ind.
1 8 Washington Redskins Ed Boell  QB NYU Ind.
1 9 Green Bay Packers Hal Van Every  HB Minnesota Big Ten
1 10 New York Giants Grenny Lansdell  HB USC PCC
2 11 Chicago Cardinals George "Snuffy" Stirnweiss  B North Carolina SoCon
2 12 Pittsburgh Steelers Ralph Wenzell  E Tulane SEC
2 13 Philadelphia Eagles John Schiechl  C Santa Clara —
2 14 Brooklyn Dodgers Nile Kinnick  B Iowa Big Ten
2 15 Cleveland Rams Merl Condit  B Carnegie Tech Ind.
3 16 Chicago Cardinals Lloyd Madden  B Colorado Mines RMAC
3 17 Philadelphia Eagles Dick Favor  B Oklahoma MVIAA
3 18 Pittsburgh Steelers George Kiick  B Bucknell Ind.
3 19 Brooklyn Dodgers Rhoten Shetley  B Furman SoCon
3 20 Cleveland Rams Jack Haman  C Northwestern Big Ten
3 21 Detroit Lions Bill Fisk  E USC PCC
3 22 Chicago Bears Ken Kavanaugh  E LSU SEC
3 23 Washington Redskins Buddy Banker  B Tulane SEC
3 24 Green Bay Packers Lou Brock  B Purdue Big Ten
3 25 New York Giants John McLaughry  B Brown Ind.
4 26 Chicago Cardinals John Shirk  E Oklahoma MVIAA
4 27 Pittsburgh Steelers Frank "Pop" Ivy  E Oklahoma MVIAA
4 28 Philadelphia Eagles Eberle Schultz  OG Oregon State PCC
4 29 Brooklyn Dodgers Edgar "Bill" Bailey  E Duke SoCon
4 30 Cleveland Rams Bobby Wood  T Alabama SEC
5 31 Chicago Cardinals Marty Christiansen  B Minnesota Big Ten
5 32 Philadelphia Eagles Frank Emmons  B Oregon PCC
5 33 Pittsburgh Steelers Clark Goff  T Florida SEC
5 34 Brooklyn Dodgers Walt Merrill  T Alabama SEC
5 35 Cleveland Rams Park Myers  T Texas SWC
5 36 Detroit Lions Harry Smith  OG USC PCC
5 37 Chicago Bears Ed Kolman  T Temple Ind.
5 38 Washington Redskins Kirchem, BillBill Kirchem  T Tulane SEC
5 39 Green Bay Packers Esco Sarkkinen  E Ohio State Big Ten
5 40 New York Giants Carl Tomasello  E Scranton N/A
6 41 Chicago Cardinals Vic Reginato  E Oregon PCC
6 42 Pittsburgh Steelers Frank Bykowski  OG Purdue Big Ten
6 43 Philadelphia Eagles Singer, SaulSaul Singer  T Arkansas SWC
6 44 Brooklyn Dodgers Murray, JackJack Murray  C Wisconsin Big Ten
6 45 Cleveland Rams Ken Heineman  B Texas Mines Border
6 46 Detroit Lions Rike, JimJim Rike  C Tennessee SEC
6 47 Chicago Bears John Woudenberg  T Denver N/A
6 48 Washington Redskins Joe Boyd  T Texas A&M SWC
6 49 Green Bay Packers Dick Cassiano  B Pittsburgh Ind.
6 50 New York Giants Lou Smith  B California N/A
7 51 Chicago Cardinals Andy Chisick  C Villanova Ind.
7 52 Philadelphia Eagles Hal "Mike" Pegg  C Bucknell Ind.
7 53 Pittsburgh Steelers Cignetti, PetePete Cignetti  B Boston College Ind.
7 54 Brooklyn Dodgers Ed "Ty" Coon  T NC State SoCon
7 55 Cleveland Rams Bob Nowaskey  E George Washington Ind.
7 56 Detroit Lions Bob Winslow  E USC N/A
7 57 Chicago Bears Len Akin  OG Baylor SWC
7 58 Washington Redskins Roy Zimmerman  B San Jose State CCAA
7 59 Green Bay Packers White, MillardMillard White  T Tulane SEC
7 60 New York Giants Rex Williams  C Texas Tech Border
8 61 Chicago Cardinals Ben Kish  B Pittsburgh Ind.
8 62 Pittsburgh Steelers Carl Nery  OG Duquesne Ind.
8 63 Philadelphia Eagles Don Looney  E TCU SWC
8 64 Brooklyn Dodgers Frank Zadworney  B Ohio State Big Ten
8 65 Cleveland Rams Anahu, BillBill Anahu  E Santa Clara —
8 66 Detroit Lions Tranavitch, BillBill Tranavitch  B Rutgers Ind.
8 67 Chicago Bears Jim Fordham  B Georgia SEC
8 68 Washington Redskins Orf, Roland "Bud"Roland "Bud" Orf  E Missouri Big Eight
8 69 Green Bay Packers George Seeman  E Nebraska MVIAA
8 70 New York Giants Win Pedersen  T Minnesota Big Ten
9 71 Chicago Cardinals Pappas, LukeLuke Pappas  T Utah MSC
9 72 Philadelphia Eagles Jones, DonDon Jones  B Washington PCC
9 73 Pittsburgh Steelers Boisseau, DickDick Boisseau  T Washington & Lee N/A
9 74 Brooklyn Dodgers Jocher, ArtArt Jocher  T Manhattan N/A
9 75 Cleveland Rams Wilfred Thorpe  OG Arkansas SWC
9 76 Detroit Lions Haas, BobBob Haas  T Missouri Big Eight
9 77 Chicago Bears Hampton Pool  E Stanford PCC
9 78 Washington Redskins Bob Hoffman  B USC PCC
9 79 Green Bay Packers Manley, J. R.J. R. Manley  OG Oklahoma MVIAA
9 80 New York Giants Dom Principe  B Fordham Ind.
10 81 Chicago Cardinals Roche, JackJack Roche  B Santa Clara —
10 82 Pittsburgh Steelers Shu, PaulPaul Shu  B VMI SoCon
10 83 Philadelphia Eagles Frank Maher  B Toledo OAC
10 84 Brooklyn Dodgers Turner, JimJim Turner  OG Holy Cross Ind.
10 85 Cleveland Rams Smith, HerbHerb Smith  B Saint Mary's (CA) Ind.
10 86 Detroit Lions DeWitte, LeonLeon DeWitte  B Purdue Big Ten
10 87 Chicago Bears Pace, TomTom Pace  B Utah MSC
10 88 Washington Redskins Bob Seymour  B Oklahoma MVIAA
10 89 Green Bay Packers Brown, JackJack Brown  B Purdue Big Ten
10 90 New York Giants Clark, EarlEarl Clark  B TCU SWC
11 91 Chicago Cardinals Davis, BillBill Davis  T Texas Tech Border
11 92 Philadelphia Eagles Elmer Hackney  B Kansas State Big Eight
11 93 Pittsburgh Steelers Cary Cox  C Alabama SEC
11 94 Brooklyn Dodgers Cutlich, NickNick Cutlich  T Northwestern Big Ten
11 95 Cleveland Rams Boyd Clay  T Tennessee SEC
11 96 Detroit Lions Erwin Prasse  E Iowa Big Ten
11 97 Chicago Bears Lee Artoe  T California N/A
11 98 Washington Redskins Stoecker, HowardHoward Stoecker  T USC PCC
11 99 Green Bay Packers Guritz, DonDon Guritz  OG Northwestern Big Ten
11 100 New York Giants McKibben, JohnJohn McKibben  E Tulsa MVC
12 101 Chicago Cardinals Andersen, StanStan Andersen  T Stanford PCC
12 102 Pittsburgh Steelers Rocco Pirro  B Catholic University Ind.
12 103 Philadelphia Eagles Horner, DurwardDurward Horner  E TCU SWC
12 104 Brooklyn Dodgers Dougherty, GeorgeGeorge Dougherty  B    
Sources say Howard but the first African American was drafted in 1949.
12 105 Cleveland Rams Jim "Shag" Goolsby  C Mississippi State SEC
12 106 Detroit Lions Binder, KenKen Binder  B Carroll (WI) N/A
12 107 Chicago Bears McCubbin, BillBill McCubbin  E Kentucky SEC
12 108 Washington Redskins Johnson, AllenAllen Johnson  OG Duke SoCon
12 109 Green Bay Packers Gaspar, PhilPhil Gaspar  T USC PCC
12 110 New York Giants McGee, EdEd McGee  OG Temple Ind.
13 111 Chicago Cardinals Alton Coppage  E Oklahoma MVIAA
13 112 Philadelphia Eagles Hennis, TedTed Hennis  B Purdue Big Ten
13 113 Pittsburgh Steelers John Noppenberg  B Miami (FL) SIAA
13 114 Brooklyn Dodgers Gussie, MikeMike Gussie  OG West Virginia Ind.
13 115 Cleveland Rams Jack Gregory  T Chattanooga Dixie
13 116 Detroit Lions Bowers, JustinJustin Bowers  T Oklahoma MVIAA
13 117 Chicago Bears Harry Clarke  B West Virginia Ind.
13 118 Washington Redskins Sam Bartholomew  B Tennessee SEC
13 119 Green Bay Packers Ambrose Schindler  B USC PCC
13 120 New York Giants Payne, JoeJoe Payne  OG Clemson SoCon
14 121 Chicago Cardinals Hudson, JudsonJudson Hudson  B Davis & Elkins N/A
14 122 Pittsburgh Steelers Stublar, NickNick Stublar  T Santa Clara —
14 123 Philadelphia Eagles Bunsen, BillBill Bunsen  B Kansas Big Eight
14 124 Brooklyn Dodgers Coffman, LenLen Coffman  B Tennessee SEC
14 125 Cleveland Rams Bogden, PetePete Bogden  E Utah MSC
14 126 Detroit Lions Jack Morlock  B Marshall WVIAC
14 127 Chicago Bears Crisci, FrankFrank Crisci  T    
Case Western Reserve
14 128 Washington Redskins Lain, ErnieErnie Lain  B Rice SWC
14 129 Green Bay Packers Bill Kerr  E Notre Dame Ind.
14 130 New York Giants Smith, BobBob Smith  B Oregon PCC
15 131 Chicago Cardinals Ziemba, JoeJoe Ziemba  E St. Benedict's (KS) N/A
15 132 Philadelphia Eagles Crumbaker, DonDon Crumbaker  E Kansas State Big Eight
15 133 Pittsburgh Steelers McCarthy, RayRay McCarthy  B Santa Clara —
15 134 Brooklyn Dodgers Conlin, JimJim Conlin  C NYU Ind.
15 135 Cleveland Rams Owen Goodnight  B Hardin–Simmons Ind.
15 136 Detroit Lions Stillman Rouse  E Missouri Big Eight
15 137 Chicago Bears Barnes, ShermSherm Barnes  E Baylor SWC
15 138 Washington Redskins Hayward "Sandy" Sanford  E Alabama SEC
15 139 Green Bay Packers Mel Brewer  OG Illinois Big Ten
15 140 New York Giants Turner, OthelOthel Turner  T Tulsa MVC
16 141 Chicago Cardinals Beryl Clark  B Oklahoma MVIAA
16 142 Pittsburgh Steelers Leon Gajecki  C Penn State Ind.
16 143 Philadelphia Eagles Green, J. R.J. R. Green  T Rice SWC
16 144 Brooklyn Dodgers Donovan, DennisDennis Donovan  B Oregon PCC
16 145 Cleveland Rams Kohler, MorrisMorris Kohler  B Oregon State PCC
16 146 Detroit Lions Padley, JackJack Padley  B Dayton Ind.
16 147 Detroit Lions Christianson, AlAl Christianson  B Knox N/A
16 148 Washington Redskins Willard "Bolo" Perdue  E Duke SoCon
16 149 Green Bay Packers Andrus, RayRay Andrus  B Vanderbilt SEC
16 150 New York Giants Swan, NedNed Swan  C Drake MVC
17 151 Chicago Cardinals Ralph Foster  T Oklahoma A&M MVC
17 152 Philadelphia Eagles Jim Molnar  B Bradley Illinois
17 153 Pittsburgh Steelers Mickey Sullivan  E NC State SoCon
17 154 Brooklyn Dodgers Funair, FrankFrank Funair  B Bucknell Ind.
17 155 Cleveland Rams Jack Nix  B Mississippi State SEC
17 156 Detroit Lions Johnny Hackenbruck  T Oregon State PCC
17 157 Chicago Bears White, WilburWilbur White  T Bradley Illinois
17 158 Washington Redskins Steve Andrako  C Ohio State Big Ten
17 159 Green Bay Packers Archie Kodros  C Michigan Big Ten
17 160 New York Giants Rogalla, JohnJohn Rogalla  B Scranton N/A
18 161 Chicago Cardinals Bryant, LowellLowell Bryant  B Clemson SoCon
18 162 Pittsburgh Steelers Daly, SeatonSeaton Daly  T Gonzaga Ind.
18 163 Philadelphia Eagles Schwartzer, ErnieErnie Schwartzer  OG Boston College Ind.
18 164 Brooklyn Dodgers Strosser, WaltWalt Strosser  B Saint Vincent N/A
18 165 Cleveland Rams Ralph Stevenson  OG Oklahoma MVIAA
18 166 Detroit Lions Frank Ribar  OG Duke SoCon
18 167 Chicago Bears Schlosser, RalphRalph Schlosser  C Gonzaga Ind.
18 168 Washington Redskins Graybeal, JayJay Graybeal  B Oregon PCC
18 169 Green Bay Packers Jim Gillette  B Virginia Ind.
18 170 New York Giants Bill "Monk" Edwards  T Baylor SWC
19 171 Chicago Cardinals Buckley, RussRuss Buckley  B Gustavus Adolphus MIAC
19 172 Philadelphia Eagles Schneller, BillBill Schneller  B Ole Miss SEC
19 173 Pittsburgh Steelers Harvey, ThadThad Harvey  T Notre Dame Ind.
19 174 Brooklyn Dodgers Hydock, SteveSteve Hydock  E Albright Ind.
19 175 Cleveland Rams Dante Magnani  B Saint Mary's Ind.
19 176 Detroit Lions McCarthy, HerbHerb McCarthy  B Denver N/A
19 177 Chicago Bears Popov, JohnJohn Popov  B Cincinnati Ind.
19 178 Washington Redskins Slagle, CharleyCharley Slagle  B North Carolina SoCon
19 179 Green Bay Packers Al Matuza  C Georgetown Ind. (Univ.)
19 180 New York Giants Walden, CecilCecil Walden  OG Oregon PCC
20 181 Chicago Cardinals Rupert Pate  T Wake Forest SoCon
20 182 Pittsburgh Steelers Katzenstein, MarvinMarvin Katzenstein  T Colorado Mines RMAC
20 183 Philadelphia Eagles Debord, BillBill Debord  T Kansas State Big Eight
20 184 Brooklyn Dodgers Howell, MiltMilt Howell  OG Auburn SEC
20 185 Cleveland Rams Luke Lindon  T Kentucky SEC
20 186 Detroit Lions Parten, DubDub Parten  T Centenary N/A
20 187 Chicago Bears Young Bussey  B LSU SEC
20 188 Washington Redskins Murphy, F. W. "BuckF. W. "Buck Murphy  B Georgia Tech SEC
20 189 Green Bay Packers Jim Reeder  T Illinois Big Ten
20 190 New York Giants Sullivan, JohnJohn Sullivan  E San Francisco Ind.
21 191 Detroit Lions Morgan, MalvernMalvern Morgan  C Auburn SEC
21 192 Chicago Bears Ray "Scooter" McLean  B Saint Anselm N/A
21 193 Washington Redskins Wetzel, MelMel Wetzel  T Missouri Big Eight
21 194 Green Bay Packers Eichler, VinceVince Eichler  B Cornell Ind.
21 195 New York Giants Bynum, WeenieWeenie Bynum  B Centenary N/A
22 196 Detroit Lions Orf, BobBob Orf  E Missouri Big Eight
22 197 Chicago Bears Walt Kichefski  E Miami (FL) SIAA
22 198 Washington Redskins Steve Sitko  B Notre Dame Ind.
22 199 Green Bay Packers Luebcke, HenryHenry Luebcke  T Iowa Big Ten
22 200 New York Giants Claxton, MyronMyron Claxton  T Whittier N/A

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.[3]
  • Bulldog Turner, center from Hardin–Simmons taken 1st round 7th overall by the Chicago Bears.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1966.[3]

Notable undrafted players

† = Pro Bowler[4]
Original NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
Cleveland Rams Fred Gehrke  RB/CB Utah MSC
Green Bay Packers Ray Riddick  E Fordham Ind.
New York Giants Jack Hinkle  RB Syracuse Ind.
Pittsburgh Steelers Tommy Thompson † QB Tulsa MVC
Washington Redskins Ray Hare † RB Gonzaga Ind.

References

  1. ^ Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015". Giants.com. New York Giants. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  2. ^ "NFL Draft Locations". www.footballgeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  3. ^ a b List of Hall of Fame Inductees at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 5, 2008.
  4. ^ 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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