The 1954 National Football League Draft was held on January 28, 1954, at
The Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in
Philadelphia
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.
This was the eighth year that the
first overall pick was a bonus pick determined by lottery. With the previous seven winners ineligible from the draw, only the
Baltimore Colts,
Chicago Cardinals
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Roots ...
,
Cleveland Browns,
Green Bay Packers
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, and
Pittsburgh Steelers
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had an equal chance of winning.
The draft lottery was won by Cleveland, who selected quarterback
Bobby Garrett.
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
Hall of Famers
* Raymond Berry, wide receiver from Southern Methodist University taken 20th round 232nd overall by the Baltimore Colts.
:Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1973.
[List of 1970s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com ]
Notable undrafted players
References
External links
NFL.com – 1954 DraftPro Football Hall of Fame
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The National Football League Draft, also called the NFL Draft or (officially) the Player Selection Meeting, is an annual event which serves as the league's most common source of player recruitment. Each team is given a position in the drafting o ...