| 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 | |