1944 NFL Draft

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The 1944 NFL Draft was held on April 19, 1944.

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[edit] Round One

Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
1 Boston Yanks Angelo Bertelli Quarterback Notre Dame
2 Chicago Cardinals Pat Harder Fullback Wisconsin
3 Brooklyn Tigers Creighton Miller Halfback Notre Dame
4 Detroit Lions Otto Graham Back Northwestern
5 Philadelphia Eagles Steve Van Buren Halfback LSU
6 New York Giants Billy Hillenbrand Halfback Indiana
7 Green Bay Packers Merv Pregulman Guard Michigan
8 Washington Redskins Mike Micka Back Colgate
9 Chicago Bears Ray Evans Halfback Kansas
10 Pittsburgh Steelers Johnny Podesto Tailback St. Mary's (CA)
11 Cleveland Rams Tony Butkovich Fullback Purdue

[edit] Hall of Famers

  • Otto Graham, QB, Northwestern - taken 1st round, 4th overall by the Detroit Lions. Inducted in 1965.
  • Steve Van Buren, HB, LSU - taken 1st round, 5th overall by the Philadelphia Eagles. Inducted in 1965.
  • Bob Waterfield, QB, UCLA - taken 5th round, 42nd overall by the Cleveland Rams. Inducted in 1965.

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Preceded by
1943 NFL Draft
NFL Draft
1944
Succeeded by
1945 NFL Draft