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1961 AFL Draft

1961 AFL Standings and Stats

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Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
1 1 DEN Bob Gaiters HB 1963 0 0 0 31 3 5 42 2 0 168 673 6 17 175 2 New Mexico State
1 2 BOS Tommy Mason RB 1971 1 3 5 124 3 9 95 2 2 1040 4203 32 214 2324 13 Tulane
1 3 BUF Ken Rice T 1967 0 1 4 79 Auburn
1 4 OAK Joe Rutgens DT 1969 0 2 8 110 Illinois
1 5 NYT Tom Brown G 0 0 0 Minnesota
1 6 DTX E.J. Holub LB 1970 2 5 8 127 9 Texas Tech
1 7 SDG Earl Faison DE 1966 4 5 5 73 6 Indiana
1 8 HOU Mike Ditka HOF TE 1972 2 5 8 158 2 2 0 427 5812 43 Pittsburgh
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
2 9 DEN Jerry Hill RB 1970 0 0 5 102 706 2668 22 117 970 3 Wyoming
2 10 BOS Rip Hawkins LB 1965 0 1 5 70 12 North Carolina
2 11 BUF Billy Shaw HOF G 1969 5 8 8 119 Georgia Tech
2 12 OAK George Fleming HB 1961 0 0 1 14 0 1 0 0 1 31 112 1 10 49 0 Washington
2 13 NYT Herb Adderley HOF DB 1972 4 5 12 164 48 Michigan State
2 14 DTX Bob Lilly HOF DT 1974 7 11 14 196 1 TCU
2 15 SDG Keith Lincoln FB 1968 2 5 5 99 8 17 240 5 1 758 3383 19 165 2250 19 Washington State
2 16 HOU Tom Goode C 1970 0 1 5 113 Mississippi State
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
3 17 DEN Bo Strange C 0 0 0 LSU
3 18 BOS Dan LaRose T 1966 0 0 2 65 Missouri
3 19 BUF Art Baker FB 1962 0 0 1 17 154 507 3 9 85 0 Syracuse
3 20 OAK Myron Pottios LB 1973 0 3 8 129 12 Notre Dame
3 21 BUF Tom Gilburg T 1965 0 0 5 69 Syracuse
3 22 DTX Jim Tyrer T 1974 6 9 12 194 Ohio State
3 23 SDG Marlin McKeever LB 1973 0 1 9 162 133 1737 6 9 USC
3 24 HOU Walt Suggs T 1971 0 2 9 137 Mississippi State
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
4 25 DEN Ron McDole DE 1978 1 2 15 240 12 Nebraska
4 26 BOS Mike Zeno G 0 0 0 Virginia Tech
4 27 BUF Stew Barber T 1969 2 5 8 125 3 Penn State
4 28 OAK Elbert Kimbrough DB 1968 0 0 5 85 9 Northwestern
4 29 DEN Sonny Davis LB 1961 0 0 0 2 Baylor
4 30 DTX Claude Moorman E 0 0 0 Duke
4 31 SDG Jimmy Johnson HOF DB 1976 4 5 14 213 40 690 4 47 UCLA
4 32 HOU Bobby Walden P 1977 0 1 14 194 4 7 69 0 0 14 126 0 Georgia
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
5 33 DEN Charley Cowan T 1975 0 3 15 206 1 1 0 New Mexico Highlands
5 34 BOS Fran Tarkenton HOF QB 1978 1 9 18 246 3686 6467 47003 342 266 675 3674 32 Georgia
5 35 BUF Norm Snead QB 1976 0 4 12 178 2276 4353 30797 196 257 212 521 23 Wake Forest
5 36 OAK Dick Norman QB 1961 0 0 0 3 Stanford
5 37 NYT Tom Matte RB 1972 1 2 5 142 12 42 246 2 2 1200 4646 45 249 2869 12 Ohio State
5 38 DTX Jerry Mays DE 1970 2 7 9 140 1 SMU
5 39 SDG Billy Kilmer QB 1978 0 1 11 170 1585 2984 20495 152 146 362 1509 21 27 288 1 UCLA
5 40 HOU Monte Lee LB 1965 0 0 0 39 1 Texas
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
6 41 DEN Dale Evans HB 1961 0 0 0 5 Kansas State
6 42 BOS Larry Eisenhauer DE 1969 3 4 9 115 1 Boston College
6 43 BUF Fred Brown HB 1963 0 0 0 9 59 210 2 4 18 0 Georgia
6 44 OAK Bobby Crespino SE 1968 0 0 0 107 58 741 9 Mississippi
6 45 NYT Bill Brown RB 1974 0 4 8 194 1 2 3 0 0 1649 5838 52 286 3183 23 Illinois
6 46 SDG Calvin Bird HB 0 0 0 Kentucky
6 47 SDG Cliff Roberts T 1961 0 0 0 10 Illinois
6 48 HOU Jake Gibbs QB 0 0 0 Mississippi
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
7 49 DEN Pat Patchen E 0 0 0 Florida
7 50 BOS Paul Terhes QB 0 0 0 Bucknell
7 51 BUF Al Bemiller C 1969 0 1 9 126 1 0 0 Syracuse
7 52 OAK Ray Purdin HB 0 0 0 Northwestern
7 53 NYT Fred Mautino E 0 0 0 Syracuse
7 54 DTX Fred Arbanas TE 1970 3 5 9 118 4 15 0 198 3101 34 Michigan State
7 55 SDG Claude Gibson DB 1965 0 0 3 70 22 North Carolina State
7 56 HOU Dick Reynolds T 0 0 0 North Carolina State
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
8 57 OAK Tom Watkins HB 1968 0 0 2 75 1 1 58 1 0 468 1791 10 55 590 4 Iowa State
8 58 BOS Charley Long G 1969 0 2 7 124 Tennessee-Chattanooga
8 59 BUF Chuck Linning T 0 0 0 Miami (FL)
8 60 OAK Dick Price G 0 0 0 Mississippi
8 61 NYT Harold Beaty T 0 0 0 Oklahoma State
8 62 DTX John O'Day T 0 0 0 Miami (FL)
8 63 SDG Charley Johnson QB 1975 0 1 10 165 1737 3392 24410 170 181 196 539 10 New Mexico State
8 64 HOU Houston Antwine DT 1972 1 6 10 156 1 Southern Illinois
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
9 65 DEN Phil Nugent DB 1961 0 0 1 12 7 Tulane
9 66 BOS Roland Lakes DT 1971 0 0 10 154 Wichita State
9 67 BUF Billy Majors DB 1961 0 0 0 1 Tennessee
9 68 OAK Lowndes Shingler QB 0 0 0 Clemson
9 69 NYT Bernie Casey HB 1968 0 1 7 105 1 23 0 359 5444 40 Bowling Green
9 70 DTX Dick Mills G 1962 0 0 0 22 Pittsburgh
9 71 SDG Bob Scarpitto FL 1968 0 1 8 102 10 214 1 156 2651 27 Notre Dame
9 72 HOU Ralph White T 0 0 0 Bowling Green
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
10 73 DEN Charley Sturgeon HB 0 0 0 Kentucky
10 74 BOS Dick Mueller E 0 0 0 Kentucky
10 75 BUF Don Kern HB 0 0 0 VMI
10 76 OAK Ken Peterson T 0 0 0 Utah
10 77 NYT Joe Scibelli G 1975 0 1 11 202 1 1 0 American International College
10 78 DTX Jerry Daniels E 0 0 0 Mississippi
10 79 SDG Willie Hector G 0 0 0 Pacific
10 80 HOU Charley Lee C 0 0 0 Iowa
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
11 81 DEN John Simko E 0 0 0 Augustana (SD)
11 82 BOS Mel West HB 1962 0 0 0 16 81 338 3 14 147 0 Missouri
11 83 BUF Roy (Milam) Wall HB 0 0 0 North Carolina
11 84 OAK Doug Mayberry FB 0 0 0 Utah State
11 85 NYT Art Gilmore HB 0 0 0 Oregon State
11 86 DTX Marvin Tibbets HB 0 0 0 Georgia Tech
11 87 SDG Greg Larson C 1973 0 1 12 179 Minnesota
11 88 HOU Bob Bird G 0 0 0 Bowling Green
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD