1965 American Football League draft

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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.
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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External links

1965 AFL Draft

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v t e NFL drafts
Early era (1936–1959)	1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
AFL and NFL era (1960–1966)	AFL 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 NFL 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966
Common draft (1967–1969)	1967 1968 1969
Modern era (1970–present)	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Expansion drafts	1960 1961 1966 1967 1976 1995 1999 2002
Others	1950 AAFC dispersal draft 1984 NFL supplemental draft of USFL and CFL players
See also	List of drafts First overall picks Second overall picks Mr. Irrelevant Supplemental picks List of broadcasters

1965 American Football League draft

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