1951 NFL draft

1951 NFL draft
General information
Date(s)January 18–19, 1951
LocationThe Blackstone Hotel
in Chicago, Illinois
Overview
362 total selections in 30 rounds
LeagueNFL
First selectionKyle Rote, HB
New York Giants
Most selections (36)Cleveland Browns
Fewest selections (27)New York Yanks
Hall of Famers
9
← 1950
1952 →

The 1951 NFL draft was held January 18–19, 1951, at the Blackstone Hotel in Chicago.[1][2]

The Baltimore Colts folded after the 1950 season, and the NFL placed their players in the 1951 NFL Draft.[3] Twenty players appearing on the Colts' 1950 roster were subsequently selected, with future Hall of Fame quarterback Y. A. Tittle leading the list, going to the San Francisco 49ers with the third pick overall.

This was the fifth year that the first overall pick was a bonus pick determined by lottery, with the previous four winners (Chicago Bears in 1947, Washington Redskins in 1948, Philadelphia Eagles in 1949, and Detroit Lions in 1950) ineligible from the draw;[4] it was won by the New York Giants, who selected halfback Kyle Rote.

  1. ^ "NFL Draft Locations". www.footballgeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  2. ^ Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015". Giants.com. New York Giants. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  3. ^ Joe Gootter, "Sport-o-Grams: Paterson Yankee," Paterson News, Jan. 10, 1952, p. 26.
  4. ^ "Draft History: 1940's". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on October 1, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2013.