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1965 AFL Draft

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Drafted Players

Approx Val Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Age To AP1 PB St CarAV DrAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
1 1 NYJ Joe Namath HOF QB 22 1977 1 5 9 94 92 140 1886 3762 27663 173 220 71 140 7 Alabama
1 2 HOU Larry Elkins WR 22 1967 0 0 0 4 4 18 2 19 0 24 315 3 Baylor
1 3 OAK Harry Schuh T 23 1974 1 3 9 67 49 140 Memphis
1 4 NYJ Tom Nowatzke FB 23 1972 0 0 1 22 96 361 1249 13 100 605 4 1 Indiana
1 5 KAN Gale Sayers HOF RB 22 1971 5 4 5 63 68 4 18 111 1 2 991 4956 39 112 1307 9 Kansas
1 6 SDG Steve DeLong DE 22 1972 0 1 6 40 33 103 1 Tennessee
1 7 BOS Jerry Rush DT 23 1971 0 0 5 41 89 Michigan St.
1 8 BUF Jim Davidson T 0 0 0 Ohio St.
Approx Val Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Age To AP1 PB St CarAV DrAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
2 9 DEN Dick Butkus HOF LB 22 1973 5 8 9 99 119 1 28 0 22 Illinois
2 10 HOU Malcolm Walker C 22 1970 0 0 2 16 58 Rice
2 11 OAK Fred Biletnikoff HOF WR 22 1978 2 6 12 88 88 190 589 8974 76 Florida St.
2 12 NYJ John Huarte QB 21 1972 0 0 0 1 24 19 48 230 1 5 12 52 0 Notre Dame
2 13 KAN Jack Chapple LB 22 1965 0 0 0 4 14 Stanford
2 14 SDG Roy Jefferson WR 21 1976 1 3 8 72 162 25 188 0 451 7539 52 Utah
2 15 HOU Ralph Neely T 22 1977 3 2 12 92 172 1 10 0 Oklahoma
2 16 KAN Ronnie Caveness LB 22 1968 0 0 0 7 1 46 1 Arkansas
Approx Val Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Age To AP1 PB St CarAV DrAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
3 17 DEN Glenn Ressler G 22 1974 0 0 8 48 125 Penn St.
3 18 HOU Ernie Koy RB 22 1970 0 1 9 23 79 6 12 129 1 1 414 1723 9 76 498 6 Texas
3 19 OAK Bob Svihus T 22 1973 0 0 7 44 32 122 USC
3 20 NYJ Verlon Biggs DE 22 1974 0 3 10 77 41 135 1 Jackson St.
3 21 KAN Mike Curtis LB 22 1978 2 4 10 91 166 6 1 0 1 5 0 25 Duke
3 22 SDG Allen Brown TE 22 1967 0 0 0 2 19 3 43 0 Mississippi
3 23 BOS Jim Whalen TE 22 1971 1 0 6 40 31 89 1 0 0 197 3155 20 Boston Col.
3 24 BUF Al Atkinson LB 22 1974 0 1 7 55 120 21 Villanova
Approx Val Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Age To AP1 PB St CarAV DrAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
4 25 DEN George Donnelly DB 23 1967 0 0 1 8 33 2 Illinois
4 26 HOU Bobby Maples C 22 1978 0 1 9 55 29 184 1 Baylor
4 27 OAK Gus Otto LB 21 1972 0 1 7 54 54 102 6 Missouri
4 28 NYJ Bob Schweickert QB 23 1967 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 1 0 Virginia Tech
4 29 KAN Otis Taylor WR 23 1975 2 3 9 80 80 130 0 1 0 0 1 30 161 3 410 7306 57 Prairie View
4 30 SDG Steve Tensi QB 22 1970 0 0 2 20 2 56 369 862 5558 43 46 47 82 0 Florida St.
4 31 BOS Ellis Johnson HB 22 1966 0 0 0 0 0 28 19 29 0 4 29 0 SE Louisiana
4 32 KAN Frank Pitts WR 21 1974 0 0 5 36 19 127 28 257 1 175 2897 27 Saginaw Valley St.
Approx Val Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Age To AP1 PB St CarAV DrAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
5 33 DEN Bob Breitenstein T 22 1970 0 0 2 16 8 58 Tulsa
5 34 HOU Frank Molden DT 23 1969 0 0 0 6 31 1 Jackson St.
5 35 DEN Max Leetzow DE 22 1966 0 0 2 12 12 28 Idaho
5 36 NYJ Glenn Sasser DE 0 0 0 North Carolina St.
5 37 KAN Smith Reed HB 23 1966 0 0 0 1 11 19 70 0 6 42 0 Alcorn St.
5 38 SDG Rick Redman LB 22 1973 0 1 8 39 39 100 3 1 0 9 Washington
5 39 BOS Corwyn Aldredge E 0 0 0
5 40 BUF Dave Simmons LB 22 1968 0 0 0 5 44 2 Georgia Tech
Approx Val Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Age To AP1 PB St CarAV DrAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
6 41 DEN Tom Wilhelm T 0 0 0 Syracuse
6 42 HOU Dennis Murphy DT 22 1965 0 0 0 0 2 Florida
6 43 HOU Russell Wayt LB 22 1965 0 0 0 1 9 Rice
6 44 NYJ Don Hoovler LB 0 0 0 Ohio
6 45 KAN John Wilbur G 22 1974 0 0 5 34 101 Stanford
6 46 SDG Will Beasley FB 0 0 0 North Carolina A&T
6 47 BOS Justin Canale G 22 1969 0 0 1 8 7 64 1 0 0 Mississippi St.
6 48 BUF Lance Rentzel WR 21 1974 0 0 6 55 115 1 1 58 1 0 26 196 2 268 4826 38 Oklahoma
Approx Val Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Age To AP1 PB St CarAV DrAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
7 49 DEN Jim Garcia DE 21 1968 0 0 0 3 35 Purdue
7 50 KAN Gloster Richardson WR 23 1974 0 0 0 23 18 92 5 -9 0 92 1976 18 Jackson St.
7 51 NYJ Archie Roberts QB 22 1967 0 0 0 0 1 5 10 11 0 1 Columbia
7 52 NYJ Jim Harris Jr. DT 22 1967 0 0 3 22 22 42 Utah St.
7 53 KAN Lou Bobich DB 0 0 0 Michigan St.
7 54 SDG Jack Snow WR 22 1975 0 1 10 61 150 2 3 0 340 6012 45 Notre Dame
7 55 BOS Tom Neville T 22 1979 0 1 13 64 57 190 Mississippi St.
7 56 BUF Marty Schottenheimer LB 22 1970 0 1 0 13 10 79 6 Pittsburgh
Approx Val Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Age To AP1 PB St CarAV DrAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
8 57 DEN Jon Hohman G 22 1966 0 0 0 3 3 24 Wisconsin
8 58 HOU Ray Ogden TE 23 1971 0 0 2 16 70 1 12 0 53 885 4 Alabama
8 59 HOU Roy Hilton DE 22 1975 0 0 6 51 151 1 Jackson St.
8 60 NYJ Rick McCurdy DE 0 0 0 Oklahoma
8 61 KAN Danny Thomas QB 0 0 0 SMU
8 62 SDG Clancy Williams DB 23 1972 0 0 6 48 97 3 3 0 28 Washington St.
8 63 BOS Fred R. Brown LB 22 1969 0 0 0 5 40 1 20 0 2 Miami (FL)
8 64 BUF Ray Rissmiller T 23 1968 0 0 1 5 0 16 Georgia
Approx Val Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Age To AP1 PB St CarAV DrAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
9 65 DEN Gerry Bussell DB 22 1965 0 0 0 0 0 6 Georgia Tech
9 66 HOU George Kinney DE 22 1965 0 0 0 0 0 1 Wiley
9 67 OAK Rich Zecher DT 21 1967 0 0 1 8 1 40 Utah St.
9 68 NYJ Jimmy Sidle RB 22 1966 0 0 0 0 6 1 12 0 1 16 0 Auburn
9 69 KAN Joe Cerne C 23 1968 0 0 0 3 45 Northwestern
9 70 SDG Jerry Whelchel QB 0 0 0 Massachusetts
9 71 BOS Bob Malone T 0 0 0 Louisiana Tech
9 72 BUF Al Nelson DB 21 1973 0 0 7 33 105 13 Cincinnati
Approx Val Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Age To AP1 PB St CarAV DrAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
10 73 DEN Gene Jeter LB 23 1967 0 0 1 8 8 30 Texas Southern
10 74 HOU Maxie Williams G 25 1970 0 0 4 24 1 83 SE Louisiana
10 75 OAK Craig Morton QB 22 1982 0 0 11 89 203 2053 3786 27908 183 187 215 627 12 California
10 76 NYJ Frank Lambert P 22 1966 0 0 2 0 28 Mississippi
10 77 KAN Bob Howard DB 0 0 0 Stanford
10 78 SDG Gene Foster RB 23 1970 0 0 3 21 21 68 11 19 248 1 0 445 1613 4 99 904 3 Arizona St.
10 79 BUF Chuck Mercein RB 22 1970 0 0 1 8 58 163 531 4 37 205 1 Yale
10 80 BUF Floyd Hudlow DB 21 1968 0 0 1 4 0 24 2 Arizona
Approx Val Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Age To AP1 PB St CarAV DrAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
11 81 DEN Tom Vaughn DB 22 1971 0 0 4 32 88 9 Iowa St.
11 82 HOU Kent McCloughan DB 25 1970 2 2 5 40 67 15 Nebraska
11 83 OAK Bill Minor LB 0 0 0 Illinois
11 84 NYJ Jim Gray DB 24 1967 0 0 0 1 1 9 Toledo
11 85 KAN Al Piraino T 0 0 0 Wisconsin
11 86 SDG Veran Smith G 0 0 0 Utah St.
11 87 BOS John Frechette T 0 0 0 Boston Col.
11 88 BUF Doug Goodwin RB 23 1968 0 0 0 0 0 5 Md-Eastern Shore
Approx Val Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Age To AP1 PB St CarAV DrAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
12 89 DEN Tom Myers QB 22 1966 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 16 0 2 Northwestern
12 90 HOU Robert Reed G 22 1965 0 0 0 1 8 Tennessee St.
12 91 BUF Chuck Hurston DE 22 1971 0 0 2 19 1 93 Auburn
12 92 NYJ John Berrington LB 0 0 0 Iowa St.
12 93 KAN Mike Cox LB 0 0 0 Iowa St.
12 94 SDG Jim Allison RB 22 1968 0 0 0 6 6 43 1 1 23 1 0 93 378 2 22 230 0 San Diego St.
12 95 BOS Jim Weatherly DB 0 0 0 Mississippi
12 96 BUF Pete Mills WR 23 1966 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 43 0 Wichita St.
Approx Val Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Age To AP1 PB St CarAV DrAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
13 97 DEN Mike Strofolino LB 21 1968 0 0 0 7 35 Villanova
13 98 HOU Bobby Felts HB 23 1967 0 0 0 3 38 0 1 0 0 0 66 207 2 5 29 0 Florida A&M
13 99 OAK Wally Mahle DB 0 0 0 Syracuse
13 100 NYJ Sonny Utz FB 0 0 0 Virginia Tech
13 101 KAN Bob Bonds DB 0 0 0 San Jose St.
13 102 SDG Bill Quigley LB 0 0 0 Villanova
13 103 BOS Charlie Green QB 22 1966 0 0 0 0 14 2 2 17 0 0 Wittenberg
13 104 BUF Bob Timberlake K 21 1965 0 0 1 0 12 Michigan
Approx Val Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Age To AP1 PB St CarAV DrAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
14 105 DEN John Frick G 0 0 0 Ohio
14 106 HOU Norm Evans T 23 1978 0 2 13 80 2 188 TCU
14 107 OAK Loren Hawley DB 0 0 0 California
14 108 NYJ Gary Plumlee DT 0 0 0 New Mexico
14 109 KAN Fred Dotson DB 0 0 0 Wiley
14 110 SDG Don Floyd E 0 0 0 Florida St.
14 111 BOS Jay Cunningham DB 21 1967 0 0 0 5 5 40 3 Bowling Green
14 112 BUF Lyn Hart DB 0 0 0 Virginia St.
Approx Val Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Age To AP1 PB St CarAV DrAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
15 113 DEN Jeff F. Jordan DB 21 1967 0 0 0 4 37 4 Tulsa
15 114 HOU Tony Guillory LB 22 1969 0 0 2 14 53 Lamar
15 115 OAK Bill Cronin TE 21 1966 0 0 0 1 16 7 83 1 Boston Col.
15 116 NYJ Jim Burt DB 0 0 0 West. Kentucky
15 117 KAN Dave Powless G 0 0 0 Illinois
15 118 SDG Mike Howell DB 22 1972 0 0 6 43 103 27 Grambling St.
15 119 BOS Ted Rodosovich G 0 0 0 Cincinnati
15 120 BUF John Meyer LB 23 1966 0 0 1 5 14 Notre Dame
Approx Val Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Age To AP1 PB St CarAV DrAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
16 121 DEN Brian Schweda DE 22 1968 0 0 2 15 38 Kansas
16 122 HOU Junior Coffey RB 23 1971 0 0 2 23 59 535 2037 10 64 487 5 Washington
16 123 OAK Fred Hill TE 22 1971 0 0 2 17 83 1 5 0 85 1005 5 USC
16 124 NYJ Seth Cartwright DT 0 0 0 Prairie View
16 125 KAN Stan Irvine T 0 0 0 Colorado
16 126 SDG John Godden LB 0 0 0 San Diego St.
16 127 BOS George Pyne DT 24 1965 0 0 0 2 2 14 Olivet
16 128 BUF Bruce Airheart HB 0 0 0 North Dakota St.
Approx Val Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Age To AP1 PB St CarAV DrAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
17 129 BUF John Fouse E 0 0 0 Arizona
17 130 HOU Jim Grisham FB 0 0 0 Oklahoma
17 131 OAK Garry Porterfield DE 22 1965 0 0 0 1 2 Tulsa
17 132 NYJ Charlie Browning HB 22 1965 0 0 0 0 0 1 Washington
17 133 KAN Don Croftcheck G 23 1967 0 0 1 7 35 Indiana
17 134 SDG Leon Hardy T 0 0 0 Texas Southern
17 135 BOS White Graves DB 23 1968 0 0 0 4 4 42 3 LSU
17 136 BUF John Henderson WR 22 1972 0 0 1 22 93 108 1735 10 Michigan
Approx Val Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Age To AP1 PB St CarAV DrAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
18 137 BOS David Lee E 0 0 0 Louisiana Tech
18 138 HOU Russ Mundy HB 0 0 0 West Texas A&M
18 139 OAK John Dugan T 0 0 0 Holy Cross
18 140 DEN Larry Dupree HB 0 0 0 Florida
18 141 KAN Jerry Smith TE 22 1977 1 2 10 75 168 8 56 0 421 5496 60 Arizona St.
18 142 SDG Bob Evans DE 23 1965 0 0 0 0 4 Texas A&M
18 143 BOS Ed Meixler LB 21 1965 0 0 0 0 0 4 Boston Univ.
18 144 BUF Ray Hinze T 0 0 0 Texas A&M
Approx Val Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Age To AP1 PB St CarAV DrAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
19 145 DEN Ron Oelschlager HB 0 0 0 Kansas
19 146 HOU Frank Fox T 0 0 0 Sam Houston St.
19 147 OAK Frank McClendon T 0 0 0 Alabama
19 148 NYJ Mitch Dudek T 21 1966 0 0 0 1 1 14
19 149 KAN Mike Alford C 22 1966 0 0 0 2 25 Auburn
19 150 SDG Braden Beck K 21 1971 0 0 0 0 2 Stanford
19 151 BOS Jim Nance RB 22 1973 2 2 7 47 47 101 1341 5401 45 133 870 1 Syracuse
19 152 BUF Frank Marchlewski C 21 1970 0 0 3 16 5 74 Minnesota
Approx Val Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Age To AP1 PB St CarAV DrAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD Int Sk College/Univ
20 153 DEN Terry Metchner G 0 0 0 Albion
20 154 HOU Gus Brezina G 0 0 0 Houston
20 155 OAK Bo Scott RB 22 1974 0 0 3 28 73 554 2124 18 112 826 6 Ohio St.
20 156 NYJ Troy Allen DB 0 0 0 West. Michigan
20 157 KAN Bill Symons HB 0 0 0 Colorado
20 158 SDG Jack Edwards C 0 0 0 Florida St.
20 159 BOS Fred Fugazzi FB 0 0 0 Missouri Valley
20 160 BUF John Henry DT 0 0 0 Boston Univ.