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 |
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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 |