Draft classes · 1953
Billy Vessels
1953 · No. 2 · RB · Baltimore Colts · OU 1950–52
Billy Vessels was the No. 2 pick of the 1953 NFL draft, taken by the Baltimore Colts.
Heisman Trophy winner (1952) at Oklahoma.
The picks on either side
- Before. No. 1 Harry Babcock, End, Georgia — San Francisco 49ers
- No. 2 · Billy Vessels, RB, Oklahoma — Baltimore Colts
- After. No. 3 Jack Scarbath, Back, Maryland — Washington Redskins