1942 NFL Draft
The 1942 National Football League Draft was held on December 22, 1941, at the Palmer House Hotel in Chicago.
Player selections
Round one
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bill Dudley | Halfback | Virginia |
| 2 | Cleveland Rams | Jack Wilson | Halfback | Baylor |
| 3 | Philadelphia Eagles | Pete Kmetovic | Halfback | Stanford |
| 4 | Chicago Cardinals | Steve Lach | Fullback | Duke |
| 5 | Detroit Lions | Bob Westfall | Fullback | Michigan |
| 6 | Washington Redskins | Spec Sanders | Running back | Texas |
| 7 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Bobby Robertson | Running back | USC |
| 8 | New York Giants | Merle Hapes | Fullback | Mississippi |
| 9 | Green Bay Packers | Urban Odson | Tackle | Minnesota |
| 10 | Chicago Bears | Frankie Albert | Quarterback | Stanford |
Round two
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Vern Martin | Back | Texas |
| 12 | Cleveland Rams | Jack "Indian" Jacobs | Back | Oklahoma |
| 13 | Philadelphia Eagles | Vic Lindskog | Center | Stanford |
| 14 | Chicago Cardinals | Lloyd Cheatham | Back | Auburn |
| 15 | Detroit Lions | Alf Bauman | Tackle | Northwestern |
Round three
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ken Casanega | Back | Santa Clara |
| 17 | Cleveland Rams | Roger Eason | Tackle | Oklahoma |
| 18 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ted Williams | Back | Boston College |
| 19 | Chicago Cardinals | Wilson "Bud" Schwenk | Back | Washington |
| 20 | Detroit Lions | Bob Dethman | Back | Oregon State |
| 21 | Washington Redskins | Rufus Deal | Back | Auburn |
| 22 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Curt Mecham | Back | Oregon |
| 23 | New York Giants | Bob Sweiger | Back | Minnesota |
| 24 | Green Bay Packers | Ray Frankowski | Guard | Washington |
| 25 | Chicago Bears | Joe Boratyn | Back | Holy Cross |
Round four
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 26 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Malcolm Kutner | End | Texas |
| 27 | Cleveland Rams | Len Levy | Guard | Minnesota |
| 28 | Philadelphia Eagles | Gordon Paschka | Guard | Minnesota |
| 29 | Chicago Cardinals | Vince Banonis | Center | Detroit |
| 30 | Detroit Lions | Dom "Mickey" Sanzotta | Back | Case Western Reserve |
Round five
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 31 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Curt Sandig | Back | St. Mary's |
| 32 | Cleveland Rams | Orville Matthews | Back | Oklahoma |
| 33 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ernie Blandin | Tackle | Tulane |
| 34 | Chicago Cardinals | Bob Reinhard | Tackle | California |
| 35 | Detroit Lions | Joe Blalock | End | Clemson |
| 36 | Washington Redskins | Joe Zeno | Guard | Holy Cross |
| 37 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Vike Francis | Back | Nebraska |
| 38 | New York Giants | Al Blozis | Tackle | Georgetown |
| 39 | Green Bay Packers | Bill Green | Back | Iowa |
| 40 | Chicago Bears | Martin Ruby | Defensive tackle | Texas A&M |
Round six
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 41 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Charley Greene | Tackle | Tulsa |
| 42 | Cleveland Rams | Mike Sweeney | End | Texas |
| 43 | Philadelphia Eagles | Earl Younglove | End | Washington |
| 44 | Chicago Cardinals | Chal Daniel | Guard | Texas |
| 45 | Detroit Lions | Murray Evans | Back | Hardin–Simmons |
| 46 | Washington Redskins | Harley McCollum | Tackle | Tulane |
| 47 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Henry Stanton | End | Arizona |
| 48 | New York Giants | Bob Glass | Back | Tulane |
| 49 | Green Bay Packers | Joe Krivonak | Guard | South Carolina |
| 50 | Chicago Bears | H.C. Burrus | End | Hardin–Simmons |
Round seven
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 51 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Johnny Butler | Back | Tennessee |
| 52 | Cleveland Rams | Italo Rossi | Tackle | Purdue |
| 53 | Philadelphia Eagles | Billy Sewell | Back | Washington State |
| 54 | Chicago Cardinals | Rupe Thornton | Guard | Santa Clara |
| 55 | Detroit Lions | Tommy Colella | Back | Canisius |
| 56 | Washington Redskins | Bob Fitch | End | Minnesota |
| 57 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Wayne Goldsmith | Back | Emporia State |
| 58 | New York Giants | Tommy Prothro | Back | Duke |
| 59 | Green Bay Packers | Preston Johnston | Back | Southern Methodist |
| 60 | Chicago Bears | Bob Jeffries | Guard | Missouri |
Round eight
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 61 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Floyd Spendlove | Tackle | Utah |
| 62 | Cleveland Rams | Bob Brumley | Back | Rice |
| 63 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bill Halverson | Guard | Oregon State |
| 64 | Chicago Cardinals | Doug Renzel | Back | Marquette |
| 65 | Detroit Lions | Joe Franceski | Tackle | Scranton |
| 66 | Washington Redskins | George Peters | Back | Oregon State |
| 67 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Preston Flanagan | End | Texas |
| 68 | New York Giants | Tom Kearns | Tackle | Miami |
| 69 | Green Bay Packers | Joe Rogers | End | Michigan |
| 70 | Chicago Bears | Frank Maznicki | Back | Boston College |
Round nine
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 71 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Rayburn Chase | Back | Missouri |
| 72 | Cleveland Rams | Hubert Ulrich | End | Kansas |
| 73 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ray Graves | Center | Tennessee |
| 74 | Chicago Cardinals | Chet Wetterlund | Back | Illinois Wesleyan |
| 75 | Detroit Lions | Emil Banjavic | Back | Arizona |
| 76 | Washington Redskins | Frank Swiger | Back | Duke |
| 77 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Bob Gifford | Back | Denver |
| 78 | New York Giants | Bob Merker | End | Millikin |
| 79 | Green Bay Packers | Noah Langdale | Tackle | Alabama |
| 80 | Chicago Bears | John Petty | Back | Purdue |
Round ten
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 81 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ernie Steele | Back | Washington |
| 82 | Cleveland Rams | Bob deLauer | Tackle | USC |
| 83 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jack Stackpool | Back | Washington |
| 84 | Chicago Cardinals | Jud Ringer | End | Minnesota |
| 85 | Detroit Lions | Bill Diehl | Center | Iowa |
| 86 | Washington Redskins | John Goodyear | Back | Marquette |
| 87 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Joe Petro | Guard | Muhlenberg |
| 88 | New York Giants | Mike Kopcik | End | Georgetown |
| 89 | Green Bay Packers | Gene Flick | Center | Minnesota |
| 90 | Chicago Bears | Noah "Moon" Mullins | Back | Kentucky |
Round eleven
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 91 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Thornley Wood | Back | Columbia |
| 92 | Cleveland Rams | Ben Hightower | End | Sam Houston State |
| 93 | Philadelphia Eagles | Noble Doss | Back | Texas |
| 94 | Chicago Cardinals | Jim Fitzharris | End | St. Thomas |
| 95 | Detroit Lions | John Polansky | Back | Wake Forest |
| 96 | Washington Redskins | Al DeMao | Center | Duquesne |
| 97 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Fraser "Pat" Donlan | Tackle | Manhattan |
| 98 | New York Giants | John Solic | Center | St. Francis |
| 99 | Green Bay Packers | Tom Farris | Back | Wisconsin |
| 100 | Chicago Bears | Bill Geyer | Back | Colgate |
Round twelve
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 101 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bill Roach | End | Texas Christian |
| 102 | Cleveland Rams | Walt Zirinsky | Back | Lafayette |
| 103 | Philadelphia Eagles | Fred Meyer | End | Stanford |
| 104 | Chicago Cardinals | Dick Brye | Tackle | Marquette |
| 105 | Detroit Lions | Joe Stringfellow | End | Southern Mississippi |
| 106 | Washington Redskins | Phil Ahwesh | Back | Duquesne |
| 107 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Jim Thibaut | Back | Tulane |
| 108 | New York Giants | Len Krouse | Back | Penn State |
| 109 | Green Bay Packers | Jimmy Richardson | Back | Marquette |
| 110 | Chicago Bears | Jim Daniell | Tackle | Ohio State |
Round thirteen
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 111 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Wayne Holt | Guard | Tulsa |
| 112 | Cleveland Rams | Ray Bradfield | End | Santa Clara |
| 113 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bob Brenton | Tackle | Missouri |
| 114 | Chicago Cardinals | Charley Givler | Guard | Wake Forest |
| 115 | Detroit Lions | Tony Arena | Center | Michigan State |
| 116 | Washington Redskins | John Kovatch | End | Notre Dame |
| 117 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Art Deremer | Center | Niagara |
| 118 | New York Giants | Bob Barnett | Center | Duke |
| 119 | Green Bay Packers | Bruce Smith | Running back | Minnesota |
| 120 | Chicago Bears | Jackie Hunt | Back | Marshall |
Round fourteen
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 121 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Clure Mosher | Center | Louisville |
| 122 | Cleveland Rams | Tom Greene | Tackle | Georgia |
| 123 | Philadelphia Eagles | John Wyhonic | Guard | Alabama |
| 124 | Chicago Cardinals | Hugh Swink | Tackle | Oklahoma State |
| 125 | Detroit Lions | Wolf Heinberg | Tackle | California-Santa Barbara |
| 126 | Washington Redskins | Bill DeCorrevont | Back | Northwestern |
| 127 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Stan Gervelis | End | Pittsburgh |
| 128 | New York Giants | Pete Layden | Back | Texas |
| 129 | Green Bay Packers | Bill Applegate | Guard | South Carolina |
| 130 | Chicago Bears | Henry "Bob" Gude | Center | Vanderbilt |
Round fifteen
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 131 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Hubbard Law | Back | Sam Houston State |
| 132 | Cleveland Rams | Ike Peel | Back | Tennessee |
| 133 | Philadelphia Eagles | O'Dell Griffin | Guard | Baylor |
| 134 | Chicago Cardinals | Marv Harshman | Back | Pacific Lutheran |
| 135 | Detroit Lions | Mac Speedie | End | Utah |
| 136 | Washington Redskins | Marvin Whited | Back | Oklahoma |
| 137 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Gene Davis | Back | Pennsylvania |
| 138 | New York Giants | Buddy Jungmichel | Guard | Texas |
| 139 | Green Bay Packers | Jim Trimble | Tackle | Indiana |
| 140 | Chicago Bears | Joe Krutulis | End | Miami |
Round sixteen
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 141 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Andy Tomasic | Back | Temple |
| 142 | Cleveland Rams | Glenn Henicle | Guard | Tulsa |
| 143 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bill Smaltz | Back | Penn State |
| 144 | Chicago Cardinals | George Arabian | Back | St. Mary's |
| 145 | Detroit Lions | Firman Bynum | Tackle | Arkansas |
| 146 | Washington Redskins | Dean "Dee" Chipman | Back | Brigham Young |
| 147 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Ed Masloski | Back | Scranton |
| 148 | New York Giants | Keith Doggett | Tackle | Wichita State |
| 149 | Green Bay Packers | Tom Kinkade | Back | Ohio State |
| 150 | Chicago Bears | George Abel | Guard | Nebraska |
Round seventeen
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 151 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Garth Chamberlain | Tackle | Brigham Young |
| 152 | Cleveland Rams | Don Clawson | Back | Northwestern |
| 153 | Philadelphia Eagles | Arnie Meiners | End | Stanford |
| 154 | Chicago Cardinals | Jackie Crain | Back | Texas |
| 155 | Detroit Lions | Dick Fisher | Back | Ohio State |
| 156 | Washington Redskins | George Watts | Tackle | Appalachian State |
| 157 | Brooklyn Dodgers | R. C. Pitts | End | Arkansas |
| 158 | New York Giants | Verne Miller | Tackle | Harvard |
| 159 | Green Bay Packers | Fred Preston | End | Nebraska |
| 160 | Chicago Bears | Don Edmiston | Tackle | Tennessee |
Round eighteen
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 161 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John Rokisky | End | Duquesne |
| 162 | Cleveland Rams | Jack Graf | Back | Ohio State |
| 163 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bill Braun | Tackle | Santa Clara |
| 164 | Chicago Cardinals | Carl Suntheimer | Center | North Carolina |
| 165 | Detroit Lions | George Speth | Tackle | Murray State |
| 166 | Washington Redskins | Gene Stewart | Back | Willamette |
| 167 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Ralph Miller | Back | Kansas |
| 168 | New York Giants | John "Junie" Hovious | Back | Mississippi |
| 169 | Green Bay Packers | Robert Ingalls | Center | Michigan |
| 170 | Chicago Bears | Holt Rast | End | Alabama |
Round nineteen
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 171 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ray "Earthquake" Jenkins | Back | Colorado |
| 172 | Cleveland Rams | Bill Regner | End | Oregon |
| 173 | Philadelphia Eagles | Charley Dvoracek | Back | Texas Tech |
| 174 | Chicago Cardinals | Jimmy Nelson | Back | Alabama |
| 175 | Detroit Lions | Blair Heaton | End | Susquehanna |
| 176 | Washington Redskins | Charlie Timmons | Back | Clemson |
| 177 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Wilson Elliott | Tackle | Tennessee-Chattanooga |
| 178 | New York Giants | Owen Price | Back | Texas-El Paso |
| 179 | Green Bay Packers | George Benson | Back | Northwestern |
| 180 | Chicago Bears | Edgar "Special Delivery" Jones | Back | Pittsburgh |
Round twenty
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 181 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Frank Kapriva | Guard | Wake Forest |
| 182 | Cleveland Rams | Gene Conley | Tackle | Washington |
| 183 | Philadelphia Eagles | Marv Tommervik | Back | Pacific Lutheran |
| 184 | Chicago Cardinals | Norvell Wallach | Tackle | Missouri |
| 185 | Detroit Lions | Ben Collins | Back | West Texas State |
| 186 | Washington Redskins | Milburn "Tiny" Croft | Tackle | Ripon |
| 187 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Bill Polantonio | Guard | Elon |
| 188 | New York Giants | Adam Kretowicz | End | Holy Cross |
| 189 | Green Bay Packers | Horace "Deacon" Young | Back | Southern Methodist |
| 190 | Chicago Bears | Bill Tessendorf | Tackle | Gonzaga |
Round twenty-one
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 191 | Washington Redskins | Steve Juzwik | Back | Notre Dame |
| 192 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Bert Hayes | Back | Wichita |
| 193 | New York Giants | Jim "Blackie" Blumenstock | Back | Fordham |
| 194 | Green Bay Packers | Henry Woronicz | End | Boston College |
| 195 | Chicago Bears | Adolph Kissell | Back | Boston College |
Round twenty-two
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 196 | Washington Redskins | Al Couppee | Back | Iowa |
| 197 | Brooklyn Dodgers | Walt "Fuzzy" Fedora | Back | George Washington |
| 198 | New York Giants | Milt Hull | Tackle | Florida |
| 199 | Green Bay Packers | Woody Adams | Tackle | Texas Christian |
| 200 | Chicago Bears | Stu Clarkson | Center | Texas A&I |
Hall of Famers
- Bill Dudley, halfback from Virginia taken 1st round 1st overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
- Mac Speedie, end from Utah taken 15th round 135th overall by the Detroit Lions.
Notable undrafted players