The 1946 National Football League Draft was held on January 14, 1946, at the
Commodore Hotel in
New York City, New York
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.
The selections were initially withheld from the public out of fear that the newly formed
All-America Football Conference
The All-America Football Conference (AAFC) was a professional American football league that challenged the established National Football League (NFL) from 1946 to 1949. One of the NFL's most formidable challengers, the AAFC attracted many of the ...
would sign away players selected high.
With the
first overall pick of the draft, the
Boston Yanks selected quarterback
Frank Dancewicz. The most notable draft choice in this player selection meeting was made by the
Washington Redskins
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and remains one of the biggest draft blunders of all time. They chose
Cal Rossi with the 9th overall pick, but Rossi, a junior at
UCLA
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, was not eligible to be drafted. They chose him again in the
1947 NFL draft, but he never played football professionally.
Player selections
Round one
Round two
Round three
Round four
Round five
Round six
Round seven
Round eight
Round nine
Round ten
Round eleven
Round twelve
Round thirteen
Round fourteen
Round fifteen
Round sixteen
Round seventeen
Round eighteen
Round nineteen
Round twenty
Round twenty-one
Round twenty-two
Round twenty-three
Round twenty-four
Round twenty-five
Round twenty-six
Round twenty-seven
Round twenty-eight
Round twenty-nine
Round thirty
Round thirty-one
Round thirty-two
Hall of famers
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, tackle from Notre Dame taken 1st round 5th overall by the New York Giants.
:Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1975.
[List of 1970s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com ]
Notable undrafted players
References
External links
NFL.com – 1946 DraftPro Football Hall of Fame
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