The National Football League has held a player draft since 1936. Since 1936 there have been several franchises that have folded. This is a list of those franchises' first-round draft picks.

Baltimore Colts (1950)

YearOverallPlayerPositionCollege
19502Adrian BurkQBBaylor

Boston Yanks / New York Bulldogs/Yanks / Dallas Texans

YearOverallPlayerPositionCollegeIncarnation
19441Angelo BertelliBackNotre DameBoston Yanks
19454Eddie ProkopGeorgia Tech
19461Frank DancewiczNotre Dame
19473Fritz BarzilauskasGYale
19485Vaughn ManchaCAlabama
19493Doak WalkerBackSMUNew York Bulldogs
1950NANoneNANANew York Yanks
1951
19522Les RichterGCaliforniaDallas Texans

Brooklyn Dodgers/Tigers

YearOverallPlayerPositionCollegeIncarnation
19364Dick CrayneBackIowaBrooklyn Dodgers
19372Ed GoddardWashington State
19383Boyd BrumbaughDuquesne
19395Bob MacLeodDartmouth
19404Banks McFaddenClemson
19418Dean McAdamsWashington
19427Bobby RobertsonSouthern California
19434Paul GovernaliColumbia
19443Creighton MillerNotre DameBrooklyn Tigers
1945Joe RenfroeTulane

References

  1. Pompei, Dan (June 29, 2023). "Ranking the worst decisions in Bears history: Wrong QB choices, frugality costly". The Athletic. Archived from the original on January 3, 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  2. "Halas Picks Up Chuck Hunsinger in Layne Deal". The Daily Chronicle. 23 November 1949. p. 9. Retrieved 3 January 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "50". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on February 9, 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  4. "NFL Boosts Bell's Salary, Closes Draft". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 20 January 1951. p. 7. Retrieved 3 January 2024 via Newspapers.com.
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