1965 American Football League draft

American Football League draft July 2026 August 2023 1965 AFL draft November 28, 1964 AFL John Henry, DTBuffalo Bills Joe Namath, QBNew York Jets 15 (regular draft) 23 (regular draft) 160 (regular draft) + 96 (red shirt draft) 20 (regular draft) + 12 (red shirt draft) 4 1964 1966 The 1965 American Football League draft took place on November 28, 1964. Held via telephone conference call, it remained the only draft in major professional football history to be held without a central location until the 2020 NFL draft. The NFL draft was held the same day.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9VtYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lvcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7439%2C7360233 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Associated Press No. 1 picks November 28, 1964 8 With the first overall pick, the New York Jets selected quarterback Joe Namath. Player selections = AFL All-StarPlayers are identified as an AFL All-Star if they were selected for the AFL All-Star team at any time in their career.= Hall of Famer Round 1 Pick Team Player Position College 1 New York Jets Joe Namath Quarterback Alabama 3 Oakland Raiders Harry Schuh Defensive tackle Memphis State 4 New York Jets (from Denver) Tom Nowatzke Fullback Indiana 5 Kansas City Chiefs Gale Sayers Running back Kansas 6 San Diego Chargers Steve DeLong Defensive end Tennessee 7 Boston Patriots Jerry Rush Defensive tackle Michigan State 8 Buffalo Bills Jim Davidson Tackle Ohio State Round 2 Pick Team Player Position College 9 Denver Broncos Dick Butkus Linebacker Illinois10 Houston Oilers Malcolm Walker Malcolm Walker (American football) Center Rice11 Oakland Raiders Fred Biletnikoff Wide receiver Florida State12 New York Jets John Huarte Quarterback Notre Dame13 Kansas City Chiefs Jack Chapple Linebacker Stanford14 San Diego Chargers Roy Jefferson Linebacker Utah15 Houston Oilers (from Boston) Ralph Neely Tackle Oklahoma16 Kansas City Chiefs (from Buffalo) Ronnie Caveness Linebacker Arkansas Round 3 Pick Team Player Position College17 Denver Broncos Glenn Ressler Offensive guard Penn State18 Houston Oilers Ernie Koy Ernie Koy, Jr. Running back Texas19 Oakland Raiders Bob Svihus Defensive tackle USC20 New York Jets Verlon Biggs Defensive end Jackson State21 Kansas City Chiefs Mike Curtis American football Linebacker Duke22 San Diego Chargers Allen Brown Tight end Mississippi23 Boston Patriots Jim Whalen Tackle Boston College24 Buffalo Bills Al Atkinson Linebacker Villanova Round 4 Pick Team Player Position College25 Denver Broncos George Donnelly American football Defensive back Illinois26 Houston Oilers Bobby Maples Center Baylor27 Oakland Raiders Gus Otto Linebacker Missouri28 New York Jets Bob Schweickert Quarterback Virginia Tech29 Kansas City Chiefs Otis Taylor Otis Taylor (American football) Linebacker Prairie View A&M30 San Diego Chargers Steve Tensi Quarterback Florida State31 Boston Patriots Ellis Johnson Halfback Southeastern Louisiana32 Kansas City Chiefs (from Buffalo) Frank Pitts Wide receiver Saginaw Valley State Round 5 Pick Team Player Position College33 Denver Broncos Bob Breitenstein offensive lineman Tackle Tulsa34 Houston Oilers Frank Molden Defensive tackle Jackson State35 Denver Broncos (from Oakland) Max Leetzow Defensive end Idaho36 New York Jets Glenn Sasser Defensive end North Carolina State37 Kansas City Chiefs Smith Reed Halfback Alcorn State38 San Diego Chargers Rick Redman Linebacker Washington39 Boston Patriots Corwyn Aldredge End Northwestern State40 Buffalo Bills Dave Simmons Dave Simmons (linebacker born 1943) Linebacker Georgia Tech Round 6 Pick Team Player Position College41 Denver Broncos Tom Wilhelm Tackle Syracuse42 Houston Oilers Dennis Murphy Defensive tackle Florida43 Houston Oilers (from Oakland) Russell Wayt Linebacker Rice44 New York Jets Don Hoovler Linebacker Ohio45 Kansas City Chiefs John Wilbur American football Offensive guard Stanford46 San Diego Chargers Will Beasley Fullback North Carolina A&T47 Boston Patriots Justin Canale Offensive guard Mississippi State48 Buffalo Bills Lance Rentzel Wide receiver Oklahoma Round 7 Pick Team Player Position College49 Denver Broncos Jim Garcia Defensive end Purdue50 Kansas City Chiefs (from Houston) Gloster Richardson Wide receiver Jackson State51 New York Jets (from Oakland) Archie Roberts Archie Roberts (American football) Quarterback Columbia52 New York Jets Jim Harris, Jr. Defensive tackle Utah State53 Kansas City Chiefs Lou Bobich Defensive back Michigan State54 San Diego Chargers Jack Snow Jack Snow (American football) Wide receiver Notre Dame55 Boston Patriots Tom Neville Tom Neville (offensive tackle) Defensive tackle Mississippi State56 Buffalo Bills Marty Schottenheimer Linebacker Pittsburgh Round 8 Pick Team Player Position College57 Denver Broncos Jon Hohman Offensive guard Wisconsin58 Houston Oilers Ray Ogden Tight end Alabama59 Houston Oilers (from Oakland) Roy Hilton Defensive end Jackson State60 New York Jets Rick McCurdy Defensive end Oklahoma61 Kansas City Chiefs Danny Thomas Quarterback SMU62 San Diego Chargers Clancy Williams Defensive back Washington State63 Boston Patriots Fred Brown linebacker Defensive tackle Miami (FL)64 Buffalo Bills Ray Rissmiller Offensive tackle Georgia Round 9 Pick Team Player Position College65 Denver Broncos Gerry Bussell Defensive back Georgia Tech66 Houston Oilers George Kinney Defensive end Wiley67 Oakland Raiders Rich Zecher Defensive tackle Utah State68 New York Jets Jimmy Sidle Running back Auburn69 Kansas City Chiefs Joe Cerne Center Northwestern70 San Diego Chargers Jerry Whelchel Quarterback Massachusetts71 Boston Patriots Bob Malone Tackle Louisiana Tech72 Buffalo Bills Al Nelson Defensive back Cincinnati Round 10 Pick Team Player Position College73 Denver Broncos Gene Jeter Linebacker Texas Southern74 Houston Oilers Maxie Williams Offensive guard Southeastern Louisiana75 Oakland Raiders Craig Morton Quarterback California76 New York Jets Frank Lambert American football Punter Mississippi77 Kansas City Chiefs Bob Howard Bob Howard (American football) Defensive back Stanford78 San Diego Chargers Gene Foster Running back Arizona State79 Buffalo Bills (Boston Patriots) Chuck Mercein Running back Yale80 Buffalo Bills Floyd Hudlow Defensive back Arizona Round 11 Pick Team Player Position College81 Denver Broncos Tom Vaughn Tom Vaughn (American football) Defensive back Iowa State82 Houston Oilers Kent McCloughan Cornerback Nebraska83 Oakland Raiders Bill Minor Linebacker Illinois84 New York Jets Jim Gray Defensive back Toledo85 Kansas City Chiefs Al Piraino Tackle Wisconsin86 San Diego Chargers Veran Smith Guard Utah State87 Boston Patriots John Frechette Tackle Boston College88 Buffalo Bills Doug Goodwin Running back Maryland Eastern Shore Round 12 Pick Team Player Position College89 Denver Broncos Tom Myers Tom Myers (quarterback) Quarterback Northwestern90 Houston Oilers Bob Reed Bob Reed (football) Guard Tennessee State91 Buffalo Bills (from Oakland) Chuck Hurston Defensive end Auburn92 New York Jets John Berrington Linebacker Iowa State93 Kansas City Chiefs Mike Cox Linebacker Iowa State94 San Diego Chargers Jim Allison American football Running back San Diego State95 Boston Patriots Jim Weatherly Defensive back Mississippi96 Buffalo Bills Pete Mills Wide receiver Wichita State Round 13 Pick Team Player Position College97 Denver Broncos Mike Strofolino Linebacker Villanova98 Houston Oilers Bobby Felts Halfback Florida A&M99 Oakland Raiders Wally Mahle Defensive back Syracuse100 New York Jets Sonny Utz Fullback Virginia Tech101 Kansas City Chiefs Bob Bonds Defensive back San Jose State102 San Diego Chargers Bill Quigley Linebacker Villanova103 Boston Patriots Charlie Green Charlie Green (American football) Quarterback Wittenberg104 Buffalo Bills Bob Timberlake Bob Timberlake (football player) Kicker Michigan Round 14 Pick Team Player Position College105 Denver Broncos John Frick Offensive guard Ohio106 Houston Oilers Norm Evans Defensive tackle TCU107 Oakland Raiders Loren Hawley Defensive back California108 New York Jets Gary Plumlee Defensive tackle New Mexico109 Kansas City Chiefs Fred Dotson Defensive back Wiley110 San Diego Chargers Don Floyd End Florida State111 Boston Patriots Jay Cunningham Defensive back Bowling Green112 Buffalo Bills Lyn Hart Defensive back Virginia State Round 15 Pick Team Player Position College113 Denver Broncos Jeff Jordan defensive back Defensive back Tulsa114 Houston Oilers Tony Guillory Linebacker Lamar115 Oakland Raiders Bill Cronin tight end Tight end Boston College116 New York Jets Jim Burt Defensive back Western Kentucky117 Kansas City Chiefs Dave Powless Offensive guard Illinois118 San Diego Chargers Mike Howell Defensive back Grambling State119 Boston Patriots Ted Rodosovich Offensive guard Cincinnati120 Buffalo Bills John Meyer John Meyer (American football) Linebacker Notre Dame Round 16 Pick Team Player Position College121 Denver Broncos Brian Schweda Defensive end Kansas122 Houston Oilers Junior Coffey Running back Washington123 Oakland Raiders Fred Hill Fred Hill (American football) Tight end USC124 New York Jets Seth Cartwright Defensive tackle Prairie View A&M125 Kansas City Chiefs Stan Irvine Tackle Colorado126 San Diego Chargers John Godden Linebacker San Diego State127 Boston Patriots George Pyne III Defensive tackle Olivet128 Buffalo Bills Bruce Airheart Halfback North Dakota State Round 17 Pick Team Player Position College129 Denver Broncos John Fouse End Arizona130 Houston Oilers Jim Grisham Fullback Oklahoma131 Oakland Raiders Garry Porterfield Defensive end Tulsa132 New York Jets Charlie Browning Halfback Washington133 Kansas City Chiefs Don Croftcheck Offensive guard Indiana134 San Diego Chargers Leon Hardy Tackle Texas Southern135 Boston Patriots White Graves Defensive back LSU136 Buffalo Bills John Henderson John Henderson (wide receiver) Wide receiver Michigan Round 18 Pick Team Player Position College137 Boston Patriots David Lee David Lee (punter) End Louisiana Tech138 Houston Oilers Russ Mundy Halfback West Texas A&M139 Oakland Raiders John Dugan Tackle Holy Cross140 New York Jets Larry Dupree Halfback Florida141 Kansas City Chiefs Jerry Smith Jerry Smith (tight end) Tight end Arizona State142 San Diego Chargers Bob Evans Defensive end Texas A&M143 Boston Patriots Ed Meixler Linebacker Boston University144 Buffalo Bills Ray Hinze Tackle Texas A&M Round 19 Pick Team Player Position College145 Denver Broncos Ron Oelschlager Halfback Kansas146 Houston Oilers Frank Fox Tackle Sam Houston State147 Oakland Raiders Frank McClendon Tackle Alabama148 New York Jets Mitch Dudek Tackle Xavier149 Kansas City Chiefs Mike Alford Center Auburn150 San Diego Chargers Braden Beck Kicker Stanford151 Boston Patriots Jim Nance Running back Syracuse152 Buffalo Bills Frank Marchlewski Center Minnesota Round 20 Pick Team Player Position College153 Denver Broncos Terry Metchner Offensive guard Albion154 Houston Oilers Gus Brezina Offensive guard Houston155 Oakland Raiders Bo Scott Running back Ohio State156 New York Jets Troy Allen Defensive back Western Michigan157 Kansas City Chiefs Bill Symons Halfback Colorado158 San Diego Chargers Jack Edwards Center Florida State159 Boston Patriots Fred Fugazzi Fullback Missouri Valley160 Buffalo Bills John Henry Defensive tackle Boston University Red shirt draft Red shirt round one Pick # NFL team Player Position College1Houston OilersDonny AndersonHalfbackTexas Tech2Denver BroncosMiller FarrHalfbackWichita State3Oakland RaidersLarry ToddHalfbackArizona State4New York JetsJohnny RolandHalfbackMissouri5Kansas City ChiefsAl DotsonTackleGrambling State6San Diego ChargersGary GarrisonEndSan Diego State7Boston PatriotsDave McCormickTackleLouisiana State8Buffalo BillsKen AmbruskoHalfbackMaryland Red shirt round two Pick # NFL team Player Position College9Denver BroncosWalter JohnsonGuardCal State Los Angeles10Houston OilersGlen Ray HinesTackleArkansas11Oakland RaidersJim HarveyTackleMississippi12New York JetsJohn McGuireTight End - Defensive EndSyracuse13Kansas City ChiefsFrank CornishDefensive TackleGrambling State14San Diego ChargersLarry MartinTackleSan Diego State15Boston PatriotsBob KowalkowskiTackleVirginia16Buffalo BillsGary LaneQuarterbackMissouri Red shirt round three Pick # NFL team Player Position College17Houston OilersMike ShinnDefensive EndKansas18Denver BroncosMarv DavisDefensive EndWichita State19Oakland RaidersSteve MassTackleArizona20New York JetsJimmy HeidelDefensive BackMississippi21Kansas City ChiefsHenry CarrHalfbackArizona State22San Diego ChargersStan DzuraTackle - Defensive EndCalifornia23Buffalo BillsJohn KuzniewskiFullbackPurdue24Boston PatriotsBob CappadonaFullbackNortheastern State Red shirt round four Pick # NFL team Player Position College25Denver BroncosBarry BrownEndFlorida26Houston OilersOlie Cordill, Jr.QuarterbackMemphis State27Oakland RaidersMickey CoxTackleLouisiana State28New York JetsBob WerlDefensive EndMiami29Kansas City ChiefsSteve CoxTackleSouth Carolina30San Diego ChargersDoug WoodliefLinebackerMemphis State31Boston PatriotsDick ArringtonGuardNotre Dame32Buffalo BillsRoger DavisHalfbackVirginia Red shirt round five Pick # NFL team Player Position College33Houston OilersJerry CrumplerTackleMissouri34Denver BroncosMike TillemanTackleMontana35Oakland RaidersBob TaylorGuardCincinnati36New York JetsGeorge SauerFlankerTexas37Kansas City ChiefsJohn ThomasEndUSC38San Diego ChargersJim WeatherwaxTackleCal State Los Angeles39Boston PatriotsDennis SmithDefensive EndCincinnati40Buffalo BillsJohnny BoyetteTackleClemson Red shirt round six Pick # NFL team Player Position College41Denver BroncosJerry InmanTackleOregon42Houston OilersDave DanielsTackleFlorida A&M43Oakland RaidersGreg KentTackleUtah44New York JetsDale LindseyLinebackerWestern Kentucky45Kansas City ChiefsJohn WilburGuardStanford46San Diego ChargersTom GoodLinebackerMarshall47Boston PatriotsBilly EzellDefensive BackLouisiana State48Buffalo BillsJohn StrohmeyerDefensive EndNebraska Red shirt round seven Pick # NFL team Player Position College49Houston OilersLeo LoweryHalfbackTexas Tech50Denver BroncosDave TobeyLinebackerOregon51Oakland RaidersJohn CarrellTackleTexas Tech52New York JetsRon BarlowFullbackKansas State53Kansas City ChiefsBilly MooreHalfbackMississippi State54San Diego ChargersWayne WaffEndEast Tennessee State55Boston PatriotsJohn HankinsonQuarterbackMinnesota56Buffalo BillsJ.R. WilburnEndSouth Carolina Red shirt round eight Pick # NFL team Player Position College57Denver BroncosJohn MaddoxEndMississippi58Houston OilersLen SearsTackleSouth Carolina59Oakland RaidersHenry PickettHalfbackBaylor60New York JetsBob MallendickTackleHillsdale61Kansas City ChiefsRoosevelt EllerbeDefensive BackIowa State62San Diego ChargersRoy ShiversHalfbackUtah State63Boston PatriotsBeau ColleDefensive BackLouisiana State64Buffalo BillsCharley KingDefensive BackPurdue Red shirt round nine Pick # NFL team Player Position College65Houston OilersTom BleickHalfbackGeorgia Tech66Denver BroncosPhil VanderseaFullbackMassachusetts67Oakland RaidersFrank PennieTackleFlorida State68New York JetsRich KotiteEndWagner69Kansas City ChiefsBruce McLennaHalfbackHillsdale70San Diego ChargersTony CareyHalfbackNotre Dame71Boston PatriotsCharlie BrownTackleTulsa72Buffalo BillsEarl HawkinsHalfbackEmory & Henry Red shirt round ten Pick # NFL team Player Position College73Denver BroncosMerlin WaletFullbackMcNeese State74Houston OilersGeorge HaffnerQuarterbackMcNeese State75Oakland RaidersBrent BerryTackleSan Jose State76New York JetsDave AustinEndGeorgia Tech77Kansas City ChiefsChuck Drulis, Jr.EndDuke78San Diego ChargersDave PlumpHalfbackFresno State79Boston PatriotsDave HettemaTackleNew Mexico80Buffalo BillsSonny OdomHalfbackDuke Red shirt round eleven Pick # NFL team Player Position College81Houston OilersBilly Guy AndersonQuarterbackTulsa82Denver BroncosJerry FishmanLinebackerMaryland83Oakland RaidersTom LongoDefensive BackNotre Dame84New York JetsRich MarshallTackleStephen F. Austin85Kansas City ChiefsBilly ScottEndNortheastern State86San Diego ChargersJeff WhiteEndTexas Tech87Boston PatriotsRoy SchmidtGuardLong Beach State88Buffalo BillsRay JohnsonGuardPrairie View A&M Red shirt round twelve Pick # NFL team Player Position College89Denver BroncosBiff BracyHalfbackDuke90Houston OilersHarlan LaneFlankerBaylor91Oakland RaidersDennis DuncanHalfbackLouisiana College92New York JetsPat ScreenQuarterbackLouisiana State93Kansas City ChiefsLonny PriceHalfbackLouisiana-Lafayette94San Diego ChargersMike CiccolellaLinebackerDayton95Boston PatriotsLeon StandridgeEndSan Diego State96Buffalo BillsGeorge WilsonQuarterbackXavier (OH) Notable undrafted players † = AFL All-Star yes 200pt 1965 yes Buffalo Bills Bill Laskey Bill Laskey (American football) Linebacker 1964 University of Michigan Michigan Wolverines Michigan yes yes 1965 yes Denver Broncos John Bramlett Linebacker 1964 University of Memphis Memphis State Tigers Memphis State yes yes 1965 yes Denver Broncos Nemiah Wilson Safety 1964 Grambling State University Grambling State Tigers Grambling State yes no 1965 yes Houston Oilers Sammy Weir Wide receiver 1964 Arkansas State College Arkansas State Indians Arkansas State no yes 1965 yes New York Jets Jim Hudson Safety 1964 University of Texas at Austin Texas Longhorns Texas no yes See also 1965 NFL draft List of American Football League players History of American Football League draft List of professional American football drafts References External links 1965 AFL Draft Listing at Pro Football Reference 1965 Draft American Football League draft