1965 American Football League draft

The 1965 American Football League draft took place on November 28, 1964. Held via telephone conference call, it remains the only draft in major professional football history to be held without a central location. The NFL draft was held the same day.[1]

1965 American Football League draft
General information
Date(s)November 28, 1964
Overview
160 (regular draft) + 96 (red shirt draft) total selections in
20 (regular draft) + 12 (red shirt draft)
rounds
LeagueAFL
First selectionJoe Namath, QB
New York Jets
Mr. IrrelevantJohn Henry, DT
Buffalo Bills
Hall of Famers4

With the first overall pick, the New York Jets selected quarterback Joe Namath.

Player selections

= AFL All-Star[2] = Hall of Famer

Round one

Pick Team Player Position College
1New York JetsJoe NamathQuarterbackAlabama
2Houston OilersLarry ElkinsWide receiverBaylor
3Oakland RaidersHarry SchuhDefensive tackleMemphis State
4New York Jets (from Denver Broncos)Tom NowatzkeFullbackIndiana
5Kansas City ChiefsGale SayersRunning backKansas
6San Diego ChargersSteve DeLongDefensive endTennessee
7Boston PatriotsJerry RushDefensive tackleMichigan State
8Buffalo BillsJim DavidsonTackleOhio State

Round two

Pick Team Player Position College
9Denver BroncosDick ButkusLinebackerIllinois
10Houston OilersMalcolm WalkerCenterRice
11Oakland RaidersFred BiletnikoffWide receiverFlorida State
12New York JetsJohn HuarteQuarterbackNotre Dame
13Kansas City ChiefsJack ChappleLinebackerStanford
14San Diego ChargersRoy JeffersonLinebackerUtah
15Houston Oilers (from Boston Patriots)Ralph NeelyTackleOklahoma
16Kansas City Chiefs (from Buffalo Bills)Ronnie CavenessLinebackerArkansas

Round three

Pick Team Player Position College
17Denver BroncosGlenn ResslerOffensive guardPenn State
18Houston OilersErnie KoyRunning backTexas
19Oakland RaidersBob SvihusDefensive tackleUSC
20New York JetsVerlon BiggsDefensive endJackson State
21Kansas City ChiefsMike CurtisLinebackerDuke
22San Diego ChargersAllen BrownTight endMississippi
23Boston PatriotsJim WhalenTackleBoston College
24Buffalo BillsAl AtkinsonLinebackerVillanova

Round four

Pick Team Player Position College
25Denver BroncosGeorge DonnellyDefensive backIllinois
26Houston OilersBobby MaplesCenterBaylor
27Oakland RaidersGus OttoLinebackerMissouri
28New York JetsBob SchweickertQuarterbackVirginia Tech
29Kansas City ChiefsOtis TaylorLinebackerPrairie View A&M
30San Diego ChargersSteve TensiQuarterbackFlorida State
31Boston PatriotsEllis JohnsonHalfbackSoutheastern Louisiana
32Kansas City Chiefs (from Buffalo Bills)Frank PittsWide receiverSaginaw Valley State

Round five

Pick Team Player Position College
33Denver BroncosBob BreitensteinTackleTulsa
34Houston OilersFrank MoldenDefensive tackleJackson State
35Denver Broncos (from Oakland Raiders)Max LeetzowDefensive endIdaho
36New York JetsGlenn SasserDefensive endNorth Carolina State
37Kansas City ChiefsSmith ReedHalfbackAlcorn State
38San Diego ChargersRick RedmanLinebackerWashington
39Boston PatriotsCorwyn AldredgeEndNorthwestern State
40Buffalo BillsDave SimmonsLinebackerGeorgia Tech

Round six

Pick Team Player Position College
41Denver BroncosTom WilhelmTackleSyracuse
42Houston OilersDennis MurphyDefensive tackleFlorida
43Houston Oilers (from Oakland Raiders)Russell WaytLinebackerRice
44New York JetsDon HoovlerLinebackerOhio
45Kansas City ChiefsJohn WilburOffensive guardStanford
46San Diego ChargersWill BeasleyFullbackNorth Carolina A&T
47Boston PatriotsJustin CanaleOffensive guardMississippi State
48Buffalo BillsLance RentzelWide receiverOklahoma

Round seven

Pick Team Player Position College
49Denver BroncosJim GarciaDefensive endPurdue
50Kansas City Chiefs (from Houston Oilers)Gloster RichardsonWide receiverJackson State
51New York Jets (from Oakland Raiders)Archie RobertsQuarterbackColumbia
52New York JetsJim Harris, Jr.Defensive tackleUtah State
53Kansas City ChiefsLou BobichDefensive backMichigan State
54San Diego ChargersJack SnowWide receiverNotre Dame
55Boston PatriotsTom NevilleDefensive tackleMississippi State
56Buffalo BillsMarty SchottenheimerLinebackerPittsburgh

Round eight

Pick Team Player Position College
57Denver BroncosJon HohmanOffensive guardWisconsin
58Houston OilersRay OgdenTight endAlabama
59Houston Oilers (from Oakland Raiders)Roy HiltonDefensive endJackson State
60New York JetsRick McCurdyDefensive endOklahoma
61Kansas City ChiefsDanny ThomasQuarterbackSMU
62San Diego ChargersClancy WilliamsDefensive backWashington State
63Boston PatriotsFred BrownDefensive tackleMiami (FL)
64Buffalo BillsRay RissmillerOffensive tackleGeorgia

Round nine

Pick Team Player Position College
65Denver BroncosGerry BussellDefensive backGeorgia Tech
66Houston OilersGeorge KinneyDefensive endWiley
67Oakland RaidersRich ZecherDefensive tackleUtah State
68New York JetsJimmy SidleRunning backAuburn
69Kansas City ChiefsJoe CerneCenterNorthwestern
70San Diego ChargersJerry WhelchelQuarterbackMassachusetts
71Boston PatriotsBob MaloneTackleLouisiana Tech
72Buffalo BillsAl NelsonDefensive backCincinnati

Round ten

Pick Team Player Position College
73Denver BroncosGene JeterLinebackerTexas Southern
74Houston OilersMaxie WilliamsOffensive guardSoutheastern Louisiana
75Oakland RaidersCraig MortonQuarterbackCalifornia
76New York JetsFrank LambertPunterMississippi
77Kansas City ChiefsBob HowardDefensive backStanford
78San Diego ChargersGene FosterRunning backArizona State
79Buffalo Bills (Boston Patriots)Chuck MerceinRunning backYale
80Buffalo BillsFloyd HudlowDefensive backArizona

Round eleven

Pick Team Player Position College
81Denver BroncosTom VaughnDefensive backIowa State
82Houston OilersKent McCloughanCornerbackNebraska
83Oakland RaidersBill MinorLinebackerIllinois
84New York JetsJim GrayDefensive backToledo
85Kansas City ChiefsAl PirainoTackleWisconsin
86San Diego ChargersVeran SmithGuardUtah State
87Boston PatriotsJohn FrechetteTackleBoston College
88Buffalo BillsDoug GoodwinRunning backMaryland Eastern Shore

Round twelve

Pick Team Player Position College
89Denver BroncosTom MyersQuarterbackNorthwestern
90Houston OilersBob ReedGuardTennessee State
91Buffalo Bills (from Oakland Raiders)Chuck HurstonDefensive endAuburn
92New York JetsJohn BerringtonLinebackerIowa State
93Kansas City ChiefsMike CoxLinebackerIowa State
94San Diego ChargersJim AllisonRunning backSan Diego State
95Boston PatriotsJim WeatherlyDefensive backMississippi
96Buffalo BillsPete MillsWide receiverWichita State

Round thirteen

Pick Team Player Position College
97Denver BroncosMike StrofolinoLinebackerVillanova
98Houston OilersBobby FeltsHalfbackFlorida A&M
99Oakland RaidersWally MahleDefensive backSyracuse
100New York JetsSonny UtzFullbackVirginia Tech
101Kansas City ChiefsBob BondsDefensive backSan Jose State
102San Diego ChargersBill QuigleyLinebackerVillanova
103Boston PatriotsCharlie GreenQuarterbackWittenberg
104Buffalo BillsBob TimberlakeKickerMichigan

Round fourteen

Pick Team Player Position College
105Denver BroncosJohn FrickOffensive guardOhio
106Houston OilersNorm EvansDefensive tackleTCU
107Oakland RaidersLoren HawleyDefensive backCalifornia
108New York JetsGary PlumleeDefensive tackleNew Mexico
109Kansas City ChiefsFred DotsonDefensive backWiley
110San Diego ChargersDon FloydEndFlorida State
111Boston PatriotsJay CunninghamDefensive backBowling Green
112Buffalo BillsLyn HartDefensive backVirginia State

Round fifteen

Pick Team Player Position College
113Denver BroncosJeff JordanDefensive backTulsa
114Houston OilersTony GuilloryLinebackerLamar
115Oakland RaidersBill CroninTight endBoston College
116New York JetsJim BurtDefensive backWestern Kentucky
117Kansas City ChiefsDave PowlessOffensive guardIllinois
118San Diego ChargersMike HowellDefensive backGrambling State
119Boston PatriotsTed RodosovichOffensive guardCincinnati
120Buffalo BillsJohn MeyerLinebackerNotre Dame

Round sixteen

Pick Team Player Position College
121Denver BroncosBrian SchwedaDefensive endKansas
122Houston OilersJunior CoffeyRunning backWashington
123Oakland RaidersFred HillTight endUSC
124New York JetsSeth CartwrightDefensive tacklePrairie View A&M
125Kansas City ChiefsStan IrvineTackleColorado
126San Diego ChargersJohn GoddenLinebackerSan Diego State
127Boston PatriotsGeorge Pyne IIIDefensive tackleOlivet
128Buffalo BillsBruce AirheartHalfbackNorth Dakota State

Round seventeen

Pick Team Player Position College
129Denver BroncosJohn FouseEndArizona
130Houston OilersJim GrishamFullbackOklahoma
131Oakland RaidersGarry PorterfieldDefensive endTulsa
132New York JetsCharlie BrowningHalfbackWashington
133Kansas City ChiefsDon CroftcheckOffensive guardIndiana
134San Diego ChargersLeon HardyTackleTexas Southern
135Boston PatriotsWhite GravesDefensive backLSU
136Buffalo BillsJohn HendersonWide receiverMichigan

Round eighteen

Pick Team Player Position College
137Boston PatriotsDavid LeeEndLouisiana Tech
138Houston OilersRuss MundyHalfbackWest Texas A&M
139Oakland RaidersJohn DuganTackleHoly Cross
140New York JetsLarry DupreeHalfbackFlorida
141Kansas City ChiefsJerry SmithTight endArizona State
142San Diego ChargersBob EvansDefensive endTexas A&M
143Boston PatriotsEd MeixlerLinebackerBoston University
144Buffalo BillsRay HinzeTackleTexas A&M

Round nineteen

Pick Team Player Position College
145Denver BroncosRon OelschlagerHalfbackKansas
146Houston OilersFrank FoxTackleSam Houston State
147Oakland RaidersFrank McClendonTackleAlabama
148New York JetsMitch DudekTackleXavier
149Kansas City ChiefsMike AlfordCenterAuburn
150San Diego ChargersBraden BeckKickerStanford
151Boston PatriotsJim NanceRunning backSyracuse
152Buffalo BillsFrank MarchlewskiCenterMinnesota

Round twenty

Pick Team Player Position College
153Denver BroncosTerry MetchnerOffensive guardAlbion
154Houston OilersGus BrezinaOffensive guardHouston
155Oakland RaidersBo ScottRunning backOhio State
156New York JetsTroy AllenDefensive backWestern Michigan
157Kansas City ChiefsBill SymonsHalfbackColorado
158San Diego ChargersJack EdwardsCenterFlorida State
159Boston PatriotsFred FugazziFullbackMissouri Valley
160Buffalo BillsJohn HenryDefensive tackleBoston University

Redshirt draft

Red Shirt Round one

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
1Houston OilersDonny AndersonHalfbackTexas Tech
2Denver BroncosMiller FarrHalfbackWichita State
3Oakland RaidersLarry ToddHalfbackArizona State
4New York JetsJohnny RolandHalfbackMissouri
5Kansas City ChiefsAl DotsonTackleGrambling State
6San Diego ChargersGary GarrisonEndSan Diego State
7Boston PatriotsDave McCormickTackleLouisiana State
8Buffalo BillsKen AmbruskoHalfbackMaryland

Red Shirt Round two

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
9Denver BroncosWalter JohnsonGuardCal State Los Angeles
10Houston OilersGlen Ray HinesTackleArkansas
11Oakland RaidersJim HarveyTackleMississippi
12New York JetsJohn McGuireTight End - Defensive EndSyracuse
13Kansas City ChiefsFrank CornishDefensive TackleGrambling State
14San Diego ChargersLarry MartinTackleSan Diego State
15Boston PatriotsBob KowalkowskiTackleVirginia
16Buffalo BillsGary LaneQuarterbackMissouri

Red Shirt Round three

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
17Houston OilersMike ShinnDefensive EndKansas
18Denver BroncosMarv DavisDefensive EndWichita State
19Oakland RaidersSteve MassTackleArizona
20New York JetsJimmy HeidelDefensive BackMississippi
21Kansas City ChiefsHenry CarrHalfbackArizona State
22San Diego ChargersStan DzuraTackle - Defensive EndCalifornia
23Buffalo BillsJohn KuzniewskiFullbackPurdue
24Boston PatriotsBob CappadonaFullbackNortheastern State

Red Shirt Round four

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
25Denver BroncosBarry BrownEndFlorida
26Houston OilersOlie Cordill, Jr.QuarterbackMemphis State
27Oakland RaidersMickey CoxTackleLouisiana State
28New York JetsBob WerlDefensive EndMiami
29Kansas City ChiefsSteve CoxTackleSouth Carolina
30San Diego ChargersDoug WoodliefLinebackerMemphis State
31Boston PatriotsDick ArringtonGuardNotre Dame
32Buffalo BillsRoger DavisHalfbackVirginia

Red Shirt Round five

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
33Houston OilersJerry CrumplerTackleMissouri
34Denver BroncosMike TillemanTackleMontana
35Oakland RaidersBob TaylorGuardCincinnati
36New York JetsGeorge SauerFlankerTexas
37Kansas City ChiefsJohn ThomasEndUSC
38San Diego ChargersJim WeatherwaxTackleCal State Los Angeles
39Boston PatriotsDennis SmithDefensive EndCincinnati
40Buffalo BillsJohnny BoyetteTackleClemson

Red Shirt Round six

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
41Denver BroncosJerry InmanTackleOregon
42Houston OilersDave DanielsTackleFlorida A&M
43Oakland RaidersGreg KentTackleUtah
44New York JetsDale LindseyLinebackerWestern Kentucky
45Kansas City ChiefsJohn WilburGuardStanford
46San Diego ChargersTom GoodLinebackerMarshall
47Boston PatriotsBilly EzellDefensive BackLouisiana State
48Buffalo BillsJohn StrohmeyerDefensive EndNebraska

Red Shirt Round seven

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
49Houston OilersLeo LoweryHalfbackTexas Tech
50Denver BroncosDave TobeyLinebackerOregon
51Oakland RaidersJohn CarrellTackleTexas Tech
52New York JetsRon BarlowFullbackKansas State
53Kansas City ChiefsBilly MooreHalfbackMississippi State
54San Diego ChargersWayne WaffEndEast Tennessee State
55Boston PatriotsJohn HankinsonQuarterbackMinnesota
56Buffalo BillsJ.R. WilburnEndSouth Carolina

Red Shirt Round eight

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
57Denver BroncosJohn MaddoxEndMississippi
58Houston OilersLen SearsTackleSouth Carolina
59Oakland RaidersHenry PickettHalfbackBaylor
60New York JetsBob MallendickTackleHillsdale
61Kansas City ChiefsRoosevelt EllerbeDefensive BackIowa State
62San Diego ChargersRoy ShiversHalfbackUtah State
63Boston PatriotsBeau ColleDefensive BackLouisiana State
64Buffalo BillsCharley KingDefensive BackPurdue

Red Shirt Round nine

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
65Houston OilersTom BleickHalfbackGeorgia Tech
66Denver BroncosPhil VanderseaFullbackMassachusetts
67Oakland RaidersFrank PennieTackleFlorida State
68New York JetsRich KotiteEndWagner
69Kansas City ChiefsBruce McLennaHalfbackHillsdale
70San Diego ChargersTony CareyHalfbackNotre Dame
71Boston PatriotsCharlie BrownTackleTulsa
72Buffalo BillsEarl HawkinsHalfbackEmory & Henry

Red Shirt Round ten

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
73Denver BroncosMerlin WaletFullbackMcNeese State
74Houston OilersGeorge HaffnerQuarterbackMcNeese State
75Oakland RaidersBrent BerryTackleSan Jose State
76New York JetsDave AustinEndGeorgia Tech
77Kansas City ChiefsChuck Drulis, Jr.EndDuke
78San Diego ChargersDave PlumpHalfbackFresno State
79Boston PatriotsDave HettemaTackleNew Mexico
80Buffalo BillsSonny OdomHalfbackDuke

Red Shirt Round eleven

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
81Houston OilersBilly Guy AndersonQuarterbackTulsa
82Denver BroncosJerry FishmanLinebackerMaryland
83Oakland RaidersTom LongoDefensive BackNotre Dame
84New York JetsRich MarshallTackleStephen F. Austin
85Kansas City ChiefsBilly ScottEndNortheastern State
86San Diego ChargersJeff WhiteEndTexas Tech
87Boston PatriotsRoy SchmidtGuardLong Beach State
88Buffalo BillsRay JohnsonGuardPrairie View A&M

Red Shirt Round twelve

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
89Denver BroncosBiff BracyHalfbackDuke
90Houston OilersHarlan LaneFlankerBaylor
91Oakland RaidersDennis DuncanHalfbackLouisiana College
92New York JetsPat ScreenQuarterbackLouisiana State
93Kansas City ChiefsLonny PriceHalfbackLouisiana-Lafayette
94San Diego ChargersMike CiccolellaLinebackerDayton
95Boston PatriotsLeon StandridgeEndSan Diego State
96Buffalo BillsGeorge WilsonQuarterbackXavier (OH)

Notable undrafted players

= AFL All-Star
Original NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
Buffalo Bills Bill Laskey  LB Michigan Big Ten
Denver Broncos John Bramlett  LB Memphis State Ind. (Univ.)
Denver Broncos Nemiah Wilson  S Grambling State SWAC
New York Jets Jim Hudson  S Texas SWC

See also

References

  1. "No. 1 picks". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. Associated Press. November 28, 1964. p. 8.
  2. Players are identified as an AFL All-Star if they were selected for the AFL All-Star team at any time in their career.
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