1953 Draft
| Round | Pick # | Overall | Name | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | Billy Vessels | Halfback | Oklahoma |
| 2 | 1 | 14 | Bernie Flowers | End | Purdue |
| 3 | 1 | 26 | Buck McPhail | Fullback | Oklahoma |
| 4 | 1 | 38 | Tom Catlin | Center | Oklahoma |
| 5 | 1 | 50 | Jack Little | Offensive Tackle | Texas A&M |
| 6 | 1 | 62 | Jim Sears | Quarterback | USC |
| 7 | 1 | 74 | Bill Athey | Guard | Baylor |
| 8 | 1 | 86 | Jim Prewett | Tackle | Tulsa |
| 9 | 1 | 98 | Bob Blair | Tight End | TCU |
| 10 | 1 | 110 | John Cole | Halfback | Arkansas |
| 11 | 1 | 122 | Gene Rossi | Halfback | Cincinnati |
| 12 | 1 | 134 | Kaye Vaughn | Guard | Tulsa |
| 13 | 1 | 146 | Bobby Moorhead | Halfback | Georgia Tech |
| 14 | 1 | 158 | Frank Continetti | Guard | George Washington |
| 15 | 1 | 170 | Buddy Sutton | Halfback | Arkansas |
| 16 | 1 | 182 | Jim Currin | End | Dayton |
| 17 | 1 | 194 | George Rambour | Tackle | Dartmouth |
| 18 | 1 | 206 | LeRoy Labat | Halfback | LSU |
| 19 | 1 | 218 | Bill Powell | Halfback | California |
| 20 | 1 | 230 | Pete Russo | Tackle | Indiana |
| 21 | 1 | 242 | Frank Kirby | Tackle | Bucknell |
| 22 | 1 | 254 | Merlin Gish | Center | Kansas |
| 23 | 1 | 266 | Mike Houseplan | Guard | Tulane |
| 24 | 1 | 278 | Monte Brethauer | Defensive Back | Oregon |
| 25 | 1 | 290 | Joe Szombathy | End | Syracuse |
| 26 | 1 | 302 | Scott Prescott | Center | Minnesota |
| 27 | 1 | 314 | Ray Graves | Halfback | Texas A&M |
| 28 | 1 | 326 | Joe Sabol | Halfback | UCLA |
| 29 | 1 | 338 | Jack Alessandrini | Guard | Notre Dame |
| 30 | 1 | 350 | Tom Roche | Tackle | Northwestern |
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