| 1945 NFL draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Date(s) | April 8, 1945 |
| Location | Commodore Hotel in New York City, NY |
| Overview | |
| 330 total selections in 32 rounds | |
| League | NFL |
| First selection | Charley Trippi, HB Chicago Cardinals |
| Most selections (30) | each team made 30 picks |
| Fewest selections (30) | each team made 30 picks |
| Hall of Famers | 5 |
The 1945 NFL draft was held on April 8, 1945, at the Commodore Hotel in New York City, New York.[1] Perhaps as a tip of the hat to wartime sensibilities, the 1945 draft was officially called the "1944 Preferred Negotiations List" by the league.[2]
With the first overall pick of the draft, the Chicago Cardinals selected halfback Charley Trippi.
Although there were formally 32 rounds of the draft, each of the 11 teams made a total of 30 selections, with a total of 330 players chosen.[3] A total of 22 players were selected before they became eligible for the draft under league rules.[3] These draft choices were forfeited by the team and are noted below. The actual number of drafted-and-eligible players chosen in the 1945 draft was thus 308.[3]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Strickler (ed.), 1945 Record and Rules Manual, p. 83.
- ^ a b c George Strickler (ed.), The National Football League Record and Rules Manual, 1945. Chicago: National Football League, 1945; pp. 83-100, passim.