1965 American Football League draft

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1965 AFL draft
General Information
Date(s) November 28, 1964
Overview
160 total selections  in 20 rounds
First selection Joe Namath, QB
New York Jets
Last selection John Henry, DT
Buffalo Bills
Most selections (23) Kansas City Chiefs
Fewest selections (15) Oakland Raiders
Hall of Famers 4

The 1965 American Football League draft took place on November 28, 1964. The NFL draft was held the same day.[1]

Player selections

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

First round

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

Second round

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

Third round

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

Fourth round

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

Fifth round

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

Sixth round

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

Seventh round

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

Eighth round

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

Ninth round

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

Tenth round

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

Eleventh round

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

Twelfth round

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

Thirteenth round

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

Fourteenth round

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

Fifteenth round

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

Sixteenth round

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

Seventeenth round

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

Eighteenth round

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

Nineteenth round

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

Twentieth round

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

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 Miller Farr  CB Wichita State N/A
Denver Broncos Nemiah Wilson  S Grambling State SWAC
New York Jets Jim Hudson  S Texas SWC
New York Jets George Sauer  WR Texas SWC

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.

See also

External links

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