| 1947 NFL draft | |
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Commodore Hotel (location of the draft) | |
| General information | |
| Date | December 16, 1946 |
| Location | Commodore Hotel in New York City, NY |
| Overview | |
| 300 total selections in 32 rounds | |
| League | NFL |
| First selection | Bob Fenimore, HB Chicago Bears |
| Most selections (32) | Chicago Bears |
| Fewest selections (29) | Chicago Cardinals Philadelphia Eagles |
| Hall of Famers | 3
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The 1947 NFL draft was held on December 16, 1946, at the Commodore Hotel in New York City, New York.
The National Football League in this draft made the first overall pick, a bonus pick determined by lottery. The Chicago Bears won the first lottery, and used the pick to select halfback Bob Fenimore. This lottery process ended in 1958.
This draft was the last time the Bears had the first overall pick in a draft until 2024.
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| † | = Pro Bowler |
| Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | Enrique Ecker | T | John Carroll | |
| Chicago Bears | George Gulyanics | HB/P | Alabama | |
| Detroit Lions | George Hekkers | T | Wisconsin | |
| Washington Redskins | Hugh Taylor † | WR | Oklahoma City |
| Selections | Schools |
|---|---|
| 10 | Texas |
| 9 | UCLA |
| 8 | Michigan, Northwestern |
| 7 | LSU, Oklahoma |
| 6 | Army, Illinois |
| 5 | Georgia, Indiana, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn, South Carolina, Tulsa, Wake Forest |
| 4 | California, Cincinnati, Detroit, Holy Cross, Iowa, Oklahoma A&M, Penn State, Stanford, TCU, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, USC, Vanderbilt, Washington, Washington State, Wisconsin |
| 3 | Arkansas, BYU, Duke, East Texas State, Miami (FL), Navy, NC State, Oklahoma City, Oregon, Rice, SMU, Yale |
| 2 | Boston College, Colgate, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Denver, Georgia Tech, Hardin–Simmons, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan State, Minnesota, Missouri, Muhlenberg, Nevada, Oregon State, Purdue, Richmond, Southeastern Louisiana, St. Bonaventure, Wesleyan, William & Mary, Wyoming |