1965 American Football League draft






























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
League AFL
First selection
Joe Namath, QB
New York Jets
Mr. Irrelevant John Henry, DT
Buffalo Bills
Hall of Famers 4

← 1964


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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]




Contents






  • 1 Player selections


    • 1.1 Round one


    • 1.2 Round two


    • 1.3 Round three


    • 1.4 Round four


    • 1.5 Round five


    • 1.6 Round six


    • 1.7 Round seven


    • 1.8 Round eight


    • 1.9 Round nine


    • 1.10 Round ten


    • 1.11 Round eleven


    • 1.12 Round twelve


    • 1.13 Round thirteen


    • 1.14 Round fourteen


    • 1.15 Round fifteen


    • 1.16 Round sixteen


    • 1.17 Round seventeen


    • 1.18 Round eighteen


    • 1.19 Round nineteen


    • 1.20 Round twenty




  • 2 Redshirt draft


    • 2.1 Red Shirt Round one


    • 2.2 Red Shirt Round two


    • 2.3 Red Shirt Round three


    • 2.4 Red Shirt Round four


    • 2.5 Red Shirt Round five


    • 2.6 Red Shirt Round six


    • 2.7 Red Shirt Round seven


    • 2.8 Red Shirt Round eight


    • 2.9 Red Shirt Round nine


    • 2.10 Red Shirt Round ten


    • 2.11 Red Shirt Round eleven


    • 2.12 Red Shirt Round twelve




  • 3 Notable undrafted players


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Player selections











= AFL All-Star[2]


= Hall of Famer


Round one


































































Pick
Team
Player
Position
College
1 New York Jets Joe Namath Quarterback
Alabama
2 Houston Oilers Larry Elkins Wide receiver
Baylor
3 Oakland Raiders Harry Schuh Defensive tackle
Memphis
4 New York Jets (from Denver Broncos)
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 two


































































Pick
Team
Player
Position
College
9 Denver Broncos Dick Butkus Linebacker
Illinois
10 Houston Oilers Malcolm Walker Center
Rice
11 Oakland Raiders Fred Biletnikoff Wide receiver
Florida State
12 New York Jets John Huarte Quarterback
Notre Dame
13 Kansas City Chiefs Jack Chapple Linebacker
Stanford
14 San Diego Chargers Roy Jefferson Linebacker
Utah
15 Houston Oilers (from Boston Patriots)
Ralph Neely Tackle
Oklahoma
16 Kansas City Chiefs (from Buffalo Bills)
Ronnie Caveness Linebacker
Arkansas


Round three


































































Pick
Team
Player
Position
College
17 Denver Broncos Glenn Ressler Offensive guard
Penn State
18 Houston Oilers Ernie Koy Running back
Texas
19 Oakland Raiders Bob Svihus Defensive tackle
USC
20 New York Jets Verlon Biggs Defensive end
Jackson State
21 Kansas City Chiefs Mike Curtis Linebacker
Duke
22 San Diego Chargers Allen Brown Tight end
Mississippi
23 Boston Patriots Jim Whalen Tackle
Boston College
24 Buffalo Bills Al Atkinson Linebacker
Villanova


Round four


































































Pick
Team
Player
Position
College
25 Denver Broncos George Donnelly Defensive back Illinois
26 Houston Oilers Bobby Maples Center Baylor
27 Oakland Raiders Gus Otto Linebacker
Missouri
28 New York Jets Bob Schweickert Quarterback
Virginia Tech
29 Kansas City Chiefs Otis Taylor Linebacker
Prairie View A&M
30 San Diego Chargers Steve Tensi Quarterback Florida State
31 Boston Patriots Ellis Johnson Halfback
Southeastern Louisiana
32 Kansas City Chiefs (from Buffalo Bills)
Frank Pitts Wide receiver
Saginaw Valley State


Round five


































































Pick
Team
Player
Position
College
33 Denver Broncos Bob Breitenstein Tackle
Tulsa
34 Houston Oilers Frank Molden Defensive tackle Jackson State
35 Denver Broncos (from Oakland Raiders)
Max Leetzow Defensive end
Idaho
36 New York Jets Glenn Sasser Defensive end
North Carolina State
37 Kansas City Chiefs Smith Reed Halfback
Alcorn State
38 San Diego Chargers Rick Redman Linebacker
Washington
39 Boston Patriots Corwyn Aldredge End
Northwestern State
40 Buffalo Bills Dave Simmons Linebacker
Georgia Tech


Round six


































































Pick
Team
Player
Position
College
41 Denver Broncos Tom Wilhelm Tackle
Syracuse
42 Houston Oilers Dennis Murphy Defensive tackle
Florida
43 Houston Oilers (from Oakland Raiders)
Russell Wayt Linebacker Rice
44 New York Jets Don Hoovler Linebacker
Ohio
45 Kansas City Chiefs John Wilbur Offensive guard Stanford
46 San Diego Chargers Will Beasley Fullback
North Carolina A&T
47 Boston Patriots Justin Canale Offensive guard
Mississippi State
48 Buffalo Bills Lance Rentzel Wide receiver Oklahoma


Round seven


































































Pick
Team
Player
Position
College
49 Denver Broncos Jim Garcia Defensive end
Purdue
50 Kansas City Chiefs (from Houston Oilers)
Gloster Richardson Wide receiver Jackson State
51 New York Jets (from Oakland Raiders)
Archie Roberts Quarterback
Columbia
52 New York Jets Jim Harris, Jr. Defensive tackle
Utah State
53 Kansas City Chiefs Lou Bobich Defensive back Michigan State
54 San Diego Chargers Jack Snow Wide receiver Notre Dame
55 Boston Patriots Tom Neville Defensive tackle Mississippi State
56 Buffalo Bills Marty Schottenheimer Linebacker
Pittsburgh


Round eight


































































Pick
Team
Player
Position
College
57 Denver Broncos Jon Hohman Offensive guard
Wisconsin
58 Houston Oilers Ray Ogden Tight end Alabama
59 Houston Oilers (from Oakland Raiders)
Roy Hilton Defensive end Jackson State
60 New York Jets Rick McCurdy Defensive end Oklahoma
61 Kansas City Chiefs Danny Thomas Quarterback
SMU
62 San Diego Chargers Clancy Williams Defensive back
Washington State
63 Boston Patriots Fred Brown Defensive tackle
Miami (FL)
64 Buffalo Bills Ray Rissmiller Offensive tackle
Georgia


Round nine


































































Pick
Team
Player
Position
College
65 Denver Broncos Gerry Bussell Defensive back Georgia Tech
66 Houston Oilers George Kinney Defensive end
Wiley
67 Oakland Raiders Rich Zecher Defensive tackle Utah State
68 New York Jets Jimmy Sidle Running back
Auburn
69 Kansas City Chiefs Joe Cerne Center
Northwestern
70 San Diego Chargers Jerry Whelchel Quarterback
Massachusetts
71 Boston Patriots Bob Malone Tackle
Louisiana Tech
72 Buffalo Bills Al Nelson Defensive back
Cincinnati


Round ten


































































Pick
Team
Player
Position
College
73 Denver Broncos Gene Jeter Linebacker
Texas Southern
74 Houston Oilers Maxie Williams Offensive guard Southeastern Louisiana
75 Oakland Raiders Craig Morton Quarterback
California
76 New York Jets Frank Lambert Punter Mississippi
77 Kansas City Chiefs Bob Howard Defensive back Stanford
78 San Diego Chargers Gene Foster Running back
Arizona State
79 Buffalo Bills (Boston Patriots)
Chuck Mercein Running back
Yale
80 Buffalo Bills Floyd Hudlow Defensive back
Arizona


Round eleven


































































Pick
Team
Player
Position
College
81 Denver Broncos Tom Vaughn Defensive back
Iowa State
82 Houston Oilers Kent McCloughan Cornerback
Nebraska
83 Oakland Raiders Bill Minor Linebacker Illinois
84 New York Jets Jim Gray Defensive back
Toledo
85 Kansas City Chiefs Al Piraino Tackle Wisconsin
86 San Diego Chargers Veran Smith Guard Utah State
87 Boston Patriots John Frechette Tackle Boston College
88 Buffalo Bills Doug Goodwin Running back
Maryland Eastern Shore


Round twelve


































































Pick
Team
Player
Position
College
89 Denver Broncos Tom Myers Quarterback Northwestern
90 Houston Oilers Bob Reed Guard
Tennessee State
91 Buffalo Bills (from Oakland Raiders)
Chuck Hurston Defensive end Auburn
92 New York Jets John Berrington Linebacker Iowa State
93 Kansas City Chiefs Mike Cox Linebacker Iowa State
94 San Diego Chargers Jim Allison Running back
San Diego State
95 Boston Patriots Jim Weatherly Defensive back Mississippi
96 Buffalo Bills Pete Mills Wide receiver
Wichita State


Round thirteen


































































Pick
Team
Player
Position
College
97 Denver Broncos Mike Strofolino Linebacker Villanova
98 Houston Oilers Bobby Felts Halfback
Florida A&M
99 Oakland Raiders Wally Mahle Defensive back Syracuse
100 New York Jets Sonny Utz Fullback Virginia Tech
101 Kansas City Chiefs Bob Bonds Defensive back San Jose State
102 San Diego Chargers Bill Quigley Linebacker Villanova
103 Boston Patriots Charlie Green Quarterback
Wittenberg
104 Buffalo Bills Bob Timberlake Kicker Michigan


Round fourteen


































































Pick
Team
Player
Position
College
105 Denver Broncos John Frick Offensive guard Ohio
106 Houston Oilers Norm Evans Defensive tackle
TCU
107 Oakland Raiders Loren Hawley Defensive back California
108 New York Jets Gary Plumlee Defensive tackle
New Mexico
109 Kansas City Chiefs Fred Dotson Defensive back Wiley
110 San Diego Chargers Don Floyd End Florida State
111 Boston Patriots Jay Cunningham Defensive back
Bowling Green
112 Buffalo Bills Lyn Hart Defensive back
Virginia State


Round fifteen


































































Pick
Team
Player
Position
College
113 Denver Broncos Jeff Jordan Defensive back Tulsa
114 Houston Oilers Tony Guillory Linebacker
Lamar
115 Oakland Raiders Bill Cronin Tight end Boston College
116 New York Jets Jim Burt Defensive back
Western Kentucky
117 Kansas City Chiefs Dave Powless Offensive guard Illinois
118 San Diego Chargers Mike Howell Defensive back Grambling State
119 Boston Patriots Ted Rodosovich Offensive guard Cincinnati
120 Buffalo Bills John Meyer Linebacker Notre Dame


Round sixteen


































































Pick
Team
Player
Position
College
121 Denver Broncos Brian Schweda Defensive end Kansas
122 Houston Oilers Junior Coffey Running back Washington
123 Oakland Raiders Fred Hill Tight end USC
124 New York Jets Seth Cartwright Defensive tackle Prairie View A&M
125 Kansas City Chiefs Stan Irvine Tackle
Colorado
126 San Diego Chargers John Godden Linebacker San Diego State
127 Boston Patriots George Pyne III Defensive tackle
Olivet
128 Buffalo Bills Bruce Airheart Halfback
North Dakota State


Round seventeen


































































Pick
Team
Player
Position
College
129 Denver Broncos John Fouse End Arizona
130 Houston Oilers Jim Grisham Fullback Oklahoma
131 Oakland Raiders Garry Porterfield Defensive end Tulsa
132 New York Jets Charlie Browning Halfback Washington
133 Kansas City Chiefs Don Croftcheck Offensive guard Indiana
134 San Diego Chargers Leon Hardy Tackle Texas Southern
135 Boston Patriots White Graves Defensive back
LSU
136 Buffalo Bills John Henderson Wide receiver Michigan


Round eighteen


































































Pick
Team
Player
Position
College
137 Boston Patriots David Lee End Louisiana Tech
138 Houston Oilers Russ Mundy Halfback
West Texas A&M
139 Oakland Raiders John Dugan Tackle
Holy Cross
140 New York Jets Larry Dupree Halfback Florida
141 Kansas City Chiefs Jerry Smith Tight end Arizona State
142 San Diego Chargers Bob Evans Defensive end
Texas A&M
143 Boston Patriots Ed Meixler Linebacker
Boston University
144 Buffalo Bills Ray Hinze Tackle Texas A&M


Round nineteen


































































Pick
Team
Player
Position
College
145 Denver Broncos Ron Oelschlager Halfback Kansas
146 Houston Oilers Frank Fox Tackle
Sam Houston State
147 Oakland Raiders Frank McClendon Tackle Alabama
148 New York Jets Mitch Dudek Tackle
Xavier
149 Kansas City Chiefs Mike Alford Center Auburn
150 San Diego Chargers Braden Beck Kicker Stanford
151 Boston Patriots Jim Nance Running back Syracuse
152 Buffalo Bills Frank Marchlewski Center
Minnesota


Round twenty


































































Pick
Team
Player
Position
College
153 Denver Broncos Terry Metchner Offensive guard
Albion
154 Houston Oilers Gus Brezina Offensive guard
Houston
155 Oakland Raiders Bo Scott Running back Ohio State
156 New York Jets Troy Allen Defensive back
Western Michigan
157 Kansas City Chiefs Bill Symons Halfback Colorado
158 San Diego Chargers Jack Edwards Center Florida State
159 Boston Patriots Fred Fugazzi Fullback
Missouri Valley
160 Buffalo Bills John Henry Defensive tackle Boston University


Redshirt draft



Red Shirt Round one


































































Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
1 Houston Oilers Donny Anderson Halfback
Texas Tech
2 Denver Broncos Miller Farr Halfback Wichita State
3 Oakland Raiders Larry Todd Halfback Arizona State
4 New York Jets Johnny Roland Halfback Missouri
5 Kansas City Chiefs Al Dotson Tackle Grambling State
6 San Diego Chargers Gary Garrison End San Diego State
7 Boston Patriots Dave McCormick Tackle Louisiana State
8 Buffalo Bills Ken Ambrusko Halfback
Maryland


Red Shirt Round two


































































Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
9 Denver Broncos Walter Johnson Guard
Cal State Los Angeles
10 Houston Oilers Glen Ray Hines Tackle Arkansas
11 Oakland Raiders Jim Harvey Tackle Mississippi
12 New York Jets John McGuire Tight End - Defensive End Syracuse
13 Kansas City Chiefs Frank Cornish Defensive Tackle Grambling State
14 San Diego Chargers Larry Martin Tackle San Diego State
15 Boston Patriots Bob Kowalkowski Tackle
Virginia
16 Buffalo Bills Gary Lane Quarterback Missouri


Red Shirt Round three


































































Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
17 Houston Oilers Mike Shinn Defensive End Kansas
18 Denver Broncos Marv Davis Defensive End Wichita State
19 Oakland Raiders Steve Mass Tackle Arizona
20 New York Jets Jimmy Heidel Defensive Back Mississippi
21 Kansas City Chiefs Henry Carr Halfback Arizona State
22 San Diego Chargers Stan Dzura Tackle - Defensive End California
23 Buffalo Bills John Kuzniewski Fullback Purdue
24 Boston Patriots Bob Cappadona Fullback
Northeastern State


Red Shirt Round four


































































Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
25 Denver Broncos Barry Brown End Florida
26 Houston Oilers Olie Cordill, Jr. Quarterback Memphis
27 Oakland Raiders Mickey Cox Tackle Louisiana State
28 New York Jets Bob Werl Defensive End Miami
29 Kansas City Chiefs Steve Cox Tackle
South Carolina
30 San Diego Chargers Doug Woodlief Linebacker Memphis
31 Boston Patriots Dick Arrington Guard Notre Dame
32 Buffalo Bills Roger Davis Halfback Virginia


Red Shirt Round five


































































Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
33 Houston Oilers Jerry Crumpler Tackle Missouri
34 Denver Broncos Mike Tilleman Tackle
Montana
35 Oakland Raiders Bob Taylor Guard Cincinnati
36 New York Jets George Sauer Flanker Texas
37 Kansas City Chiefs John Thomas End USC
38 San Diego Chargers Jim Weatherwax Tackle Cal State Los Angeles
39 Boston Patriots Dennis Smith Defensive End Cincinnati
40 Buffalo Bills Johnny Boyette Tackle Clemson


Red Shirt Round six


































































Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
41 Denver Broncos Jerry Inman Tackle
Oregon
42 Houston Oilers Dave Daniels Tackle Florida A&M
43 Oakland Raiders Greg Kent Tackle Utah
44 New York Jets Dale Lindsey Linebacker Western Kentucky
45 Kansas City Chiefs John Wilbur Guard Stanford
46 San Diego Chargers Tom Good Linebacker
Marshall
47 Boston Patriots Billy Ezell Defensive Back Louisiana State
48 Buffalo Bills John Strohmeyer Defensive End Nebraska


Red Shirt Round seven


































































Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
49 Houston Oilers Leo Lowery Halfback Texas Tech
50 Denver Broncos Dave Tobey Linebacker Oregon
51 Oakland Raiders John Carrell Tackle Texas Tech
52 New York Jets Ron Barlow Fullback Kansas State
53 Kansas City Chiefs Billy Moore Halfback Mississippi State
54 San Diego Chargers Wayne Waff End
East Tennessee State
55 Boston Patriots John Hankinson Quarterback Minnesota
56 Buffalo Bills J.R. Wilburn End South Carolina


Red Shirt Round eight


































































Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
57 Denver Broncos John Maddox End Mississippi
58 Houston Oilers Len Sears Tackle South Carolina
59 Oakland Raiders Henry Pickett Halfback Baylor
60 New York Jets Bob Mallendick Tackle
Hillsdale
61 Kansas City Chiefs Roosevelt Ellerbe Defensive Back Iowa State
62 San Diego Chargers Roy Shivers Halfback Utah State
63 Boston Patriots Beau Colle Defensive Back Louisiana State
64 Buffalo Bills Charley King Defensive Back Purdue


Red Shirt Round nine


































































Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
65 Houston Oilers Tom Bleick Halfback Georgia Tech
66 Denver Broncos Phil Vandersea Fullback Massachusetts
67 Oakland Raiders Frank Pennie Tackle Florida State
68 New York Jets Rich Kotite End
Wagner
69 Kansas City Chiefs Bruce McLenna Halfback Hillsdale
70 San Diego Chargers Tony Carey Halfback Notre Dame
71 Boston Patriots Charlie Brown Tackle Tulsa
72 Buffalo Bills Earl Hawkins Halfback
Emory & Henry


Red Shirt Round ten


































































Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
73 Denver Broncos Merlin Walet Fullback
McNeese State
74 Houston Oilers George Haffner Quarterback McNeese State
75 Oakland Raiders Brent Berry Tackle San Jose State
76 New York Jets Dave Austin End Georgia Tech
77 Kansas City Chiefs Chuck Drulis, Jr. End Duke
78 San Diego Chargers Dave Plump Halfback
Fresno State
79 Boston Patriots Dave Hettema Tackle New Mexico
80 Buffalo Bills Sonny Odom Halfback Duke


Red Shirt Round eleven


































































Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
81 Houston Oilers Billy Guy Anderson Quarterback Tulsa
82 Denver Broncos Jerry Fishman Linebacker Maryland
83 Oakland Raiders Tom Longo Defensive Back Notre Dame
84 New York Jets Rich Marshall Tackle
Stephen F. Austin
85 Kansas City Chiefs Billy Scott End Northeastern State
86 San Diego Chargers Jeff White End Texas Tech
87 Boston Patriots Roy Schmidt Guard
Long Beach State
88 Buffalo Bills Ray Johnson Guard Prairie View A&M


Red Shirt Round twelve


































































Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
89 Denver Broncos Biff Bracy Halfback Duke
90 Houston Oilers Harlan Lane Flanker Baylor
91 Oakland Raiders Dennis Duncan Halfback
Louisiana College
92 New York Jets Pat Screen Quarterback Louisiana State
93 Kansas City Chiefs Lonny Price Halfback
Louisiana-Lafayette
94 San Diego Chargers Mike Ciccolella Linebacker Dayton
95 Boston Patriots Leon Standridge End San Diego State
96 Buffalo Bills George Wilson Quarterback Xavier (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

Ind. (Univ.)


Denver Broncos

Nemiah Wilson 

S

Grambling State

SWAC


New York Jets

Jim Hudson 

S

Texas

SWC



See also



  • 1965 NFL draft

  • List of American Football League players

  • History of American Football League draft

  • List of professional American football drafts



References





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  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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