1965 American Football League Draft

The 1965 American Football League Draft took place on November 28, 1964.

Player selections

= Pro Bowler

= AFL All-Star

= Hall of Famer

First round

Pick	Team	Player	Position	College
1	New York Jets	Namath, JoeJoe Namath	Quarterback	Alabama
2	Houston Oilers	Elkins, LarryLarry Elkins	Wide receiver	Baylor
3	Oakland Raiders	Schuh, HarryHarry Schuh	Defensive tackle	Memphis
4	New York Jets (from Denver Broncos)	Nowatzke, TomTom Nowatzke	Fullback	Indiana
5	Kansas City Chiefs	Sayers, GaleGale Sayers	Running back	Kansas
6	San Diego Chargers	DeLong, SteveSteve DeLong	Defensive end	Tennessee
7	Boston Patriots	Rush, JerryJerry Rush	Defensive tackle	Michigan State
8	Buffalo Bills	Davidson, JimJim Davidson	Tackle	Ohio State

Second round

Pick	Team	Player	Position	College
9	Denver Broncos	Butkus, DickDick Butkus	Linebacker	Illinois
10	Houston Oilers	Walker, MalcolmMalcolm Walker	Center	Rice
11	Oakland Raiders	Biletnikoff, FredFred Biletnikoff	Wide receiver	Florida State
12	New York Jets	Huarte, JohnJohn Huarte	Quarterback	Notre Dame
13	Kansas City Chiefs	Chapple, JackJack Chapple	Linebacker	Stanford
14	San Diego Chargers	Jefferson, RoyRoy Jefferson	Linebacker	Utah
15	Houston Oilers (from Boston Patriots)	Neely, RalphRalph Neely	Tackle	Oklahoma
16	Kansas City Chiefs (from Buffalo Bills)	Caveness, RonnieRonnie Caveness	Linebacker	Arkansas

Third round

Pick	Team	Player	Position	College
17	Denver Broncos	Ressler, GlennGlenn Ressler	Offensive guard	Penn State
18	Houston Oilers	Koy, ErnieErnie Koy	Running back	Texas
19	Oakland Raiders	Svihus, BobBob Svihus	Defensive tackle	USC
20	New York Jets	Biggs, VerlonVerlon Biggs	Defensive end	Jackson State
21	Kansas City Chiefs	Curtis, MikeMike Curtis	Linebacker	Duke
22	San Diego Chargers	Brown, AllenAllen Brown	Tight end	Mississippi
23	Boston Patriots	Whalen, JimJim Whalen	Tackle	Boston College
24	Buffalo Bills	Atkinson, AlAl Atkinson	Linebacker	Villanova

Fourth round

Pick	Team	Player	Position	College
25	Denver Broncos	Donnelly, GeorgeGeorge Donnelly	Defensive back	Illinois
26	Houston Oilers	Maples, BobbyBobby Maples	Center	Baylor
27	Oakland Raiders	Otto, GusGus Otto	Linebacker	Missouri
28	New York Jets	Schweickert, BobBob Schweickert	Quarterback	Virginia Tech
29	Kansas City Chiefs	Taylor, OtisOtis Taylor	Linebacker	Prairie View A&M
30	San Diego Chargers	Tensi, SteveSteve Tensi	Quarterback	Florida State
31	Boston Patriots	Johnson, EllisEllis Johnson	Halfback	Southeastern Louisiana
32	Kansas City Chiefs (from Buffalo Bills)	Pitts, FrankFrank Pitts	Wide receiver	Saginaw Valley State

Fifth round

Pick	Team	Player	Position	College
33	Denver Broncos	Breitenstein, BobBob Breitenstein	Tackle	Tulsa
34	Houston Oilers	Molden, FrankFrank Molden	Defensive tackle	Jackson State
35	Denver Broncos (from Oakland Raiders)	Leetzow, MaxMax Leetzow	Defensive end	Idaho
36	New York Jets	Sasser, GlennGlenn Sasser	Defensive end	North Carolina State
37	Kansas City Chiefs	Reed, SmithSmith Reed	Halfback	Alcorn State
38	San Diego Chargers	Redman, RickRick Redman	Linebacker	Washington
39	Boston Patriots	Aldredge, CorwynCorwyn Aldredge	End	Northwestern State
40	Buffalo Bills	Simmons, DaveDave Simmons	Linebacker	Georgia Tech

Sixth round

Pick	Team	Player	Position	College
41	Denver Broncos	Wilhelm, TomTom Wilhelm	Tackle	Syracuse
42	Houston Oilers	Murphy, DennisDennis Murphy	Defensive tackle	Florida
43	Houston Oilers (from Oakland Raiders)	Wayt, RussellRussell Wayt	Linebacker	Rice
44	New York Jets	Hoovler, DonDon Hoovler	Linebacker	Ohio
45	Kansas City Chiefs	Wilbur, JohnJohn Wilbur	Offensive guard	Stanford
46	San Diego Chargers	Beasley, WillWill Beasley	Fullback	North Carolina A&T
47	Boston Patriots	Canale, JustinJustin Canale	Offensive guard	Mississippi State
48	Buffalo Bills	Rentzel, LanceLance Rentzel	Wide receiver	Oklahoma

Seventh round

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

Eighth round

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

Ninth round

Pick	Team	Player	Position	College
65	Denver Broncos	Bussell, GerryGerry Bussell	Defensive back	Georgia Tech
66	Houston Oilers	Kinney, GeorgeGeorge Kinney	Defensive end	Wiley
67	Oakland Raiders	Zecher, RichRich Zecher	Defensive tackle	Utah State
68	New York Jets	Sidle, JimmyJimmy Sidle	Running back	Auburn
69	Kansas City Chiefs	Cerne, JoeJoe Cerne	Center	Northwestern
70	San Diego Chargers	Whelchel, JerryJerry Whelchel	Quarterback	Massachusetts
71	Boston Patriots	Malone, BobBob Malone	Tackle	Louisiana Tech
72	Buffalo Bills	Nelson, AlAl Nelson	Defensive back	Cincinnati

Tenth round

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

Eleventh round

Pick	Team	Player	Position	College
81	Denver Broncos	Vaughn, TomTom Vaughn	Defensive back	Iowa State
82	Houston Oilers	McCloughan, KentKent McCloughan	Cornerback	Nebraska
83	Oakland Raiders	Minor, BillBill Minor	Linebacker	Illinois
84	New York Jets	Gray, JimJim Gray	Defensive back	Toledo
85	Kansas City Chiefs	Piraino, AlAl Piraino	Tackle	Wisconsin
86	San Diego Chargers	Smith, VeranVeran Smith	Guard	Utah State
87	Boston Patriots	Frechette, JohnJohn Frechette	Tackle	Boston College
88	Buffalo Bills	Goodwin, DougDoug Goodwin	Running back	Maryland Eastern Shore

Twelfth round

Pick	Team	Player	Position	College
89	Denver Broncos	Myers, TomTom Myers	Quarterback	Northwestern
90	Houston Oilers	Reed, BobBob Reed	Guard	Tennessee State
91	Buffalo Bills (from Oakland Raiders)	Hurston, ChuckChuck Hurston	Defensive end	Auburn
92	New York Jets	Berrington, JohnJohn Berrington	Linebacker	Iowa State
93	Kansas City Chiefs	Cox, MikeMike Cox	Linebacker	Iowa State
94	San Diego Chargers	Allison, JimJim Allison	Running back	San Diego State
95	Boston Patriots	Weatherly, JimJim Weatherly	Defensive back	Mississippi
96	Buffalo Bills	Mills, PetePete Mills	Wide receiver	Wichita State

Thirteenth round

Pick	Team	Player	Position	College
97	Denver Broncos	Strofolino, MikeMike Strofolino	Linebacker	Villanova
98	Houston Oilers	Felts, BobbyBobby Felts	Halfback	Florida A&M
99	Oakland Raiders	Mahle, WallyWally Mahle	Defensive back	Syracuse
100	New York Jets	Utz, SonnySonny Utz	Fullback	Virginia Tech
101	Kansas City Chiefs	Bonds, BobBob Bonds	Defensive back	San Jose State
102	San Diego Chargers	Quigley, BillBill Quigley	Linebacker	Villanova
103	Boston Patriots	Green, CharlieCharlie Green	Quarterback	Wittenberg
104	Buffalo Bills	Timberlake, BobBob Timberlake	Kicker	Michigan

Fourteenth round

Pick	Team	Player	Position	College
105	Denver Broncos	Frick, JohnJohn Frick	Offensive guard	Ohio
106	Houston Oilers	Evans, NormNorm Evans	Defensive tackle	TCU
107	Oakland Raiders	Hawley, LorenLoren Hawley	Defensive back	California
108	New York Jets	Plumlee, GaryGary Plumlee	Defensive tackle	New Mexico
109	Kansas City Chiefs	Dotson, FredFred Dotson	Defensive back	Wiley
110	San Diego Chargers	Floyd, DonDon Floyd	End	Florida State
111	Boston Patriots	Cunningham, JayJay Cunningham	Defensive back	Bowling Green
112	Buffalo Bills	Hart, LynLyn Hart	Defensive back	Virginia State

Fifteenth round

Pick	Team	Player	Position	College
113	Denver Broncos	Jordan, JeffJeff Jordan	Defensive back	Tulsa
114	Houston Oilers	Guillory, TonyTony Guillory	Linebacker	Lamar
115	Oakland Raiders	Cronin, BillBill Cronin	Tight end	Boston College
116	New York Jets	Burt, JimJim Burt	Defensive back	Western Kentucky
117	Kansas City Chiefs	Powless, DaveDave Powless	Offensive guard	Illinois
118	San Diego Chargers	Howell, MikeMike Howell	Defensive back	Grambling State
119	Boston Patriots	Rodosovich, TedTed Rodosovich	Offensive guard	Cincinnati
120	Buffalo Bills	Meyer, JohnJohn Meyer	Linebacker	Notre Dame

Sixteenth round

Pick	Team	Player	Position	College
121	Denver Broncos	Schweda, BrianBrian Schweda	Defensive end	Kansas
122	Houston Oilers	Coffey, JuniorJunior Coffey	Running back	Washington
123	Oakland Raiders	Hill, FredFred Hill	Tight end	USC
124	New York Jets	Cartwright, SethSeth Cartwright	Defensive tackle	Prairie View A&M
125	Kansas City Chiefs	Irvine, StanStan Irvine	Tackle	Colorado
126	San Diego Chargers	Godden, JohnJohn Godden	Linebacker	San Diego State
127	Boston Patriots	Pyne, GeorgeGeorge Pyne	Defensive tackle	Olivet
128	Buffalo Bills	Airheart, BruceBruce Airheart	Halfback	North Dakota State

Seventeenth round

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

Eighteenth round

Pick	Team	Player	Position	College
137	Boston Patriots	Lee, DavidDavid Lee	End	Louisiana Tech
138	Houston Oilers	Mundy, RussRuss Mundy	Halfback	West Texas A&M
139	Oakland Raiders	Dugan, JohnJohn Dugan	Tackle	Holy Cross
140	New York Jets	Dupree, LarryLarry Dupree	Halfback	Florida
141	Kansas City Chiefs	Smith, JerryJerry Smith	Tight end	Arizona State
142	San Diego Chargers	Evans, BobBob Evans	Defensive end	Texas A&M
143	Boston Patriots	Meixler, EdEd Meixler	Linebacker	Boston University
144	Buffalo Bills	Hinze, RayRay Hinze	Tackle	Texas A&M

Nineteenth round

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

Twentieth round

Pick	Team	Player	Position	College
145	Denver Broncos	Metchner, TerryTerry Metchner	Offensive guard	Albion
146	Houston Oilers	Brezina, GusGus Brezina	Offensive guard	Houston
147	Oakland Raiders	Scott, BoBo Scott	Running back	Ohio State
148	New York Jets	Allen, TroyTroy Allen	Defensive back	Western Michigan
149	Kansas City Chiefs	Symons, BillBill Symons	Halfback	Colorado
150	San Diego Chargers	Edwards, JackJack Edwards	Center	Florida State
151	Boston Patriots	Fugazzi, FredFred Fugazzi	Fullback	Missouri Valley
152	Buffalo Bills	Henry, JohnJohn Henry	Defensive tackle	Boston University

See also

• List of American Football League players
• History of American Football League draft
• List of Professional Football Drafts

External links

• 1965 AFL Draft