1963 American Football League draft Date(s) December 1, 1962 Location Dallas , TX 232 total selections in 29 roundsLeague AFL First selection Buck Buchanan , DTKansas City Chiefs Mr. Irrelevant John Sisk, Jr. , DB Kansas City ChiefsHall of Famers 4
The 1963 American Football League draft was held in Dallas on Saturday, December 1, 1962.[1]
The Kansas City Chiefs drafted as the Dallas Texans , as their relocation would take place a few months later. With the first overall selection, they took Buck Buchanan , a defensive tackle from Grambling in Louisiana .[2] [3] The NFL draft was held two days later in Chicago .
Player selections [ ]
= Pro Bowler [4]
= AFL All-Star [5]
= Hall of Famer
Round one [ ]
Pick #
AFL Team
Player
Position
College
1
Kansas City Chiefs (Pick acquired from the Oakland Raiders)
Buck Buchanan
Defensive Tackle
Grambling State
2
San Diego Chargers
Walt Sweeney
Guard
Syracuse
3
New York Jets
Jerry Stovall
Defensive Back
LSU
4
Buffalo Bills
Dave Behrman
Center
Michigan State
5
Denver Broncos
Kermit Alexander
Defensive Back
UCLA
6
Houston Oilers
Danny Brabham
Linebacker
Arkansas
7
Boston Patriots
Art Graham
Wide Receiver
Boston College
8
Kansas City Chiefs
Ed Budde
Guard
Michigan State
Round two [ ]
Pick #
AFL Team
Player
Position
College
9
Buffalo Bills (Pick acquired from the Oakland Raiders)
Jim Dunaway
Defensive Tackle
Mississippi
10
San Diego Chargers
Rufus Guthrie
Guard
Georgia Tech
11
Denver Broncos (Pick acquired from the New York Jets)
Ray Poage
Tight End
Texas
12
Buffalo Bills
Tom Hutchinson
Tight End
Kentucky
13
Denver Broncos
Tom Nomina
Defensive Tackle
Miami (OH)
14
Boston Patriots
Lee Roy Jordan
Linebacker
Alabama
15
Houston Oilers
Don Estes
Guard
LSU
16
Kansas City Chiefs
Walt Rock
Tackle
Maryland
Round three [ ]
Pick #
AFL Team
Player
Position
College
17
San Diego Chargers (Pick acquired from the Oakland Raiders)
Dave Robinson
Linebacker
Penn State
18
San Diego Chargers
Keith Kinderman
Fullback
Florida State
19
New York Jets
Willie Richardson
Flanker
Jackson State
20
Buffalo Bills
Tom Brown
Defensive Back
Maryland
21
Denver Broncos
Tom Janik
Defensive Back
Texas A&M-Kingsville
22
Houston Oilers
Jerry Cook
Halfback
Texas
23
Boston Patriots
Bob Vogel
Tackle
Ohio State
24
Kansas City Chiefs
Don Brumm
Defensive End
Purdue
Round four [ ]
Pick #
AFL Team
Player
Position
College
25
Houston Oilers (Pick acquired from the Oakland Raiders)
Lee Roy Caffey
Linebacker
Texas A&M
26
San Diego Chargers
Roy Williams
Defensive Tackle
Pacific
27
New York Jets
John Contoulis
Defensive Tackle
Connecticut
28
Buffalo Bills
Tom Woodeshick
Running Back
West Virginia
29
Denver Broncos
Lou Slaby
Linebacker
Pittsburgh
30
Boston Patriots
Bob Reynolds
Tackle
Bowling Green
31
Houston Oilers
Jerry Hopkins
Linebacker
Texas A&M
32
Kansas City Chiefs
Daryl Sanders
Tackle
Ohio State
Round five [ ]
Pick #
AFL Team
Player
Position
College
33
Houston Oilers (Pick acquired from the Oakland Raiders)
Homer Jones
Split End
Texas Southern
34
San Diego Chargers
Larry Glueck
Defensive Back
Villanova
35
New York Jets
John Mackey
Tight End
Syracuse
36
Buffalo Bills
Bob Jencks
Tight End
Miami (OH)
37
Denver Broncos
Ray Mansfield
Center
Washington
38
Houston Oilers
Don Chuy
Guard
Clemson
39
Boston Patriots
Lou Cioci
Guard
Boston College
40
Kansas City Chiefs
John Campbell
Linebacker
Minnesota
Round six [ ]
Pick #
AFL Team
Player
Position
College
41
Oakland Raiders
Butch Wilson
Tight End
Alabama
42
San Diego Chargers
Pat Emerick
Linebacker
Western Michigan
43
New York Jets
Jim Price
Linebacker
Auburn
44
Buffalo Bills
Jim Moss
Linebacker
South Carolina
45
Denver Broncos
Anton Peters
Defensive Tackle
Florida
46
Boston Patriots
Sam Silas
Defensive Tackle
Southern Illinois
47
Houston Oilers
Lionel Aldridge
Defensive End
Utah State
48
Kansas City Chiefs
George Saimes
Defensive Back
Michigan State
Round seven [ ]
Pick #
AFL Team
Player
Position
College
49
Oakland Raiders
Dave Costa
Defensive Tackle
Utah
50
Denver Broncos (Pick acquired from the San Diego Chargers)
Mickey Slaughter
Quarterback
Louisiana Tech
51
New York Jets
Louis Guy
Defensive Back
Mississippi
52
Buffalo Bills
Jim Kanicki
Defensive Tackle
Michigan State
53
Denver Broncos
Paul Flatley
Wide receiver
Northwestern
54
Houston Oilers
Johnny Baker
Linebacker
Mississippi State
55
Boston Patriots
Dick Williamson
End
Alabama
56
Kansas City Chiefs
Bobby Bell
Linebacker
Minnesota
Round eight [ ]
Pick #
AFL Team
Player
Position
College
57
Oakland Raiders
Roger Locke
End
Arizona State
58
San Diego Chargers
Gene Heeter
Tight End
West Virginia
59
New York Jets
Bill King
Quarterback
Dartmouth
60
Denver Broncos (Pick acquired from the Buffalo Bills)
Hewritt Dixon
Running Back
Florida A&M
61
Denver Broncos
John Griffin
Defensive Back
Memphis
62
Boston Patriots
Rod Foster
Guard
Ohio State
63
Houston Oilers
Jimmy Burson
Defensive Back
Auburn
64
Kansas City Chiefs
John Sklopan
Defensive Back
Southern Mississippi
Round nine [ ]
Pick #
AFL Team
Player
Position
College
65
Oakland Raiders
Jerry Logan
Defensive Back
West Texas A&M
66
San Diego Chargers
Steve Barnett
Tackle
Oregon
67
New York Jets
Stan Sanders
End
Whittier
68
Buffalo Bills
Larry Stallings
Linebacker
Georgia Tech
69
Denver Broncos
Marv Fleming
Tight End
Utah
70
Houston Oilers
Ed Burke
Tackle
Notre Dame
71
Boston Patriots
Jim Simon
Guard
Miami (FL)
72
Kansas City Chiefs
Jan Barrett
End
Fresno State
Round ten [ ]
Pick #
AFL Team
Player
Position
College
73
Oakland Raiders
Ray Schoenke
Guard
SMU
74
San Diego Chargers
Don Scott
Tackle
Tampa
75
New York Jets
Tony Liscio
Tackle
Tulsa
76
Buffalo Bills
Ron Snidow
Defensive End
Oregon
77
Denver Broncos
Lonnie Sanders
Defensive Back
Michigan State
78
Denver Broncos (Pick acquired from the Boston Patriots
Pat Richter
Tight End
Wisconsin
79
Boston Patriots (Pick acquired from the Houston Oilers)
Don McKinnon
Linebacker
Dartmouth
80
Kansas City Chiefs
Curt Farrier
Defensive Tackle
Montana State
Round eleven [ ]
Pick #
AFL Team
Player
Position
College
81
Kansas City Chiefs (Pick acquired from the Oakland Raiders)
Lindy Infante
Halfback
Florida
82
San Diego Chargers
Bob Petrich
Defensive End
West Texas A&M
83
Buffalo Bills (Pick acquired from the New York Jets)
Ron Goodwin
Flanker
Baylor
84
Houston Oilers (Pick acquired from the Buffalo Bills)
Tom Brown
Guard
Pittsburgh
85
Denver Broncos
Billy Joe
Running Back
Villanova
86
Boston Patriots (Pick acquired from the Houston Oilers)
Dave Hayes
Fullback
Penn State
87
Boston Patriots
Dave Watson
Guard
Georgia Tech
88
Kansas City Chiefs
Jerrel Wilson
Running Back
Southern Mississippi
Round twelve [ ]
Pick #
AFL Team
Player
Position
College
89
Oakland Raiders
Walt Burden
Linebacker
McNeese State
90
San Diego Chargers
Terry Baker
Quarterback
Oregon State
91
New York Jets
Joe Craver
Linebacker
North Carolina
92
Boston Patriots (Pick acquired from the Buffalo Bills)
Billy Gambrell
Split End
South Carolina
93
Denver Broncos
John Gamble
End
Pacific
94
Boston Patriots
Tim Gauntner
Halfback
John Carroll
95
Oakland Raiders (Pick acquired from the Houston Oilers)
Doyle Bransom
Halfback
Southern Oregon
96
New York Jets (Pick acquired from the Kansas City Chiefs)
Tommy Lucas
End
Texas
Round thirteen [ ]
Pick #
AFL Team
Player
Position
College
97
Oakland Raiders
Darnel Haney
End
Utah State
98
San Diego Chargers
Chuck Walton
Guard
Iowa State
99
New York Jets
Olin Hill
Tackle
Furman
100
Boston Patriots (Pick acquired from the Buffalo Bills)
Dave Adams*
Tackle
Arkansas
101
Denver Broncos
Butch Maples
Linebacker
Baylor
102
Oakland Raiders (Pick acquired from the Houston Oilers)
Drew Roberts
End
Humboldt State
103
Boston Patriots
Ralph Ferrisi
Fullback
Southern Connecticut State
104
Kansas City Chiefs
Dennis Ward
Guard
Oklahoma
Round fourteen [ ]
Pick #
AFL Team
Player
Position
College
105
Kansas City Chiefs (Pick acquired from the Oakland Raiders)
Stone Johnson
Halfback
Grambling State
106
San Diego Chargers
Frank Lasky *
Tackle
Florida
107
San Diego Chargers (Pick acquired from the New York Jets)
Hatch Rosdahl *
Defensive End
Penn State
108
Buffalo Bills
J.B. Simmons*
End
Tulsa
109
San Diego Chargers (Pick acquired from the Denver Broncos)
Jack Cvercko *
Guard
Northwestern
110
Boston Patriots
Whaley Hall *
Tackle
Mississippi
111
Houston Oilers
Don Trull *
Quarterback
Baylor
112
Kansas City Chiefs
Jim (Preacher) Pilot*
Halfback
New Mexico State
Round fifteen [ ]
Pick #
AFL Team
Player
Position
College
113
Oakland Raiders
Vern Burke *
Split End
Oregon State
114
San Diego Chargers
Mike Fracchia*
Halfback
Alabama
115
New York Jets
Pete Liske *
Quarterback
Penn State
116
Buffalo Bills
Paul Underhill*
Fullback
Missouri
117
Denver Broncos
Winston Freeman
End
North Texas
118
Houston Oilers
Joe Don Looney
Halfback
Oklahoma
119
Boston Patriots
Bob Dentel
Center
Miami (FL)
120
Kansas City Chiefs
Joe Auer *
Running Back
Georgia Tech
Round sixteen [ ]
Pick #
AFL Team
Player
Position
College
121
Oakland Raiders
Jim Moss
Halfback
West Virginia
122
San Diego Chargers
Gene Breen *
Linebacker
Virginia Tech
123
New York Jets
Nick Ryder
Fullback
Miami (FL)
124
Buffalo Bills
Ed Hoerster
Linebacker
Notre Dame
125
Denver Broncos
Dave Crossan
Center
Maryland
126
Boston Patriots
Wes Bryant
Tackle
Arkansas
127
Houston Oilers
Rex Benson*
Tackle
Miami (FL)
128
Kansas City Chiefs
Mel Profit *
End
UCLA
Round seventeen [ ]
Pick #
AFL Team
Player
Position
College
129
Oakland Raiders
John Murio
Halfback
Whitworth
130
San Diego Chargers
Dick Drummond*
Halfback
George Washington
131
New York Jets
Charley Johnson
Guard
Villanova
132
Buffalo Bills
Jeff Slabaugh
Tackle
Indiana
133
Denver Broncos
Bob Paremore
Halfback
Florida A&M
134
Houston Oilers
Jerry Griffin
End
Louisiana Tech
135
Boston Patriots
Tom Neumann
Halfback
Northern Michigan
136
Kansas City Chiefs
Billy Moore
Quarterback
Arkansas
Round eighteen [ ]
Pick #
AFL Team
Player
Position
College
137
Oakland Raiders
Terry Dillon
Defensive Back
Montana
138
Oakland Raiders (Pick acquired from the San Diego Chargers)
George Hogan
Guard
Texas A&M
139
New York Jets
Bill Munsey
Halfback
Minnesota
140
Buffalo Bills
Herb Paterra
Linebacker
Michigan State
141
Denver Broncos
Charley Mitchell
Halfback
Washington
142
Boston Patriots
Dave O'Brien
Tackle
Boston College
143
Houston Oilers
Paul Lea
Halfback
Oklahoma
144
Kansas City Chiefs
Bill Freeman
Tackle
Southern Mississippi
Round nineteen [ ]
Pick #
AFL Team
Player
Position
College
145
Oakland Raiders
Tony Fiorentino
Guard
UCLA
146
San Diego Chargers
Ernie Park *
Guard
McMurry
147
New York Jets
Gary Kroner
Defensive Back
Wisconsin
148
Buffalo Bills
Eugene Sykes
Defensive Back
LSU
149
Denver Broncos
Frank Baker
Fullback
Toledo
150
Houston Oilers
Bob Hoover
Halfback
Florida
151
Boston Patriots
Pat McCarthy
Quarterback
Holy Cross
152
Kansas City Chiefs
Bruce Starling
Defensive Back
Florida
Round twenty [ ]
Pick #
AFL Team
Player
Position
College
153
Oakland Raiders
Rex Mirich *
Defensive Tackle
Northern Arizona
154
San Diego Chargers
Buddy Soefker*
Linebacker
LSU
155
New York Jets
John Johnson
Defensive Tackle
Indiana
156
Buffalo Bills
Harlow Fullwood
Tackle
Virginia
157
Denver Broncos
Dan Grimm
Guard
Colorado
158
Boston Patriots
Jim Bradshaw
Defensive Back
Tennessee-Chattanooga
159
Houston Oilers
Wayne Lee
Center
Oklahoma
160
Kansas City Chiefs
Lowell Vaught*
Tackle
Louisiana-Lafayette
Round twenty-one [ ]
Pick #
AFL Team
Player
Position
College
161
Oakland Raiders
Neal Petties*
End
San Diego State
162
San Diego Chargers
Dan Points*
Tackle
Cincinnati
163
New York Jets
Ron Vander Kelen
Quarterback
Wisconsin
164
Buffalo Bills
Ed Adamchik *
Center
Pittsburgh
165
Denver Broncos
Ross Nolan
End
Louisiana-Monroe
166
Houston Oilers
Staley Faulkner*
Tackle
Texas
167
Boston Patriots
Gary Sherman
Back
Bowling Green
168
Kansas City Chiefs
Ernie Borghetti*
Tackle
Pittsburgh
Round twenty-two [ ]
Pick #
AFL Team
Player
Position
College
169
Oakland Raiders
Hugh Campbell
End
Washington State
170
San Diego Chargers
Roger Gill*
Wide Receiver
Texas Tech
171
New York Jets
Bill Thornton
Fullback
Nebraska
172
Buffalo Bills
Chuck Walker *
Defensive Tackle
Duke
173
Denver Broncos
Dave Mathieson*
Quarterback
Washington State
174
Boston Patriots
Nate Craddock
Fullback
Parsons College
175
Houston Oilers
Sam Byer
Fullback
Texas A&M
176
Kansas City Chiefs
John Maczuzak*
Defensive Tackle
Pittsburgh
Round twenty-three [ ]
Pick #
AFL Team
Player
Position
College
177
Oakland Raiders
Jon Anabo
Quarterback
Fresno State
178
San Diego Chargers
Paul Watters*
Tackle
Miami (OH)
179
New York Jets
Lou Rettino
Fullback
Villanova
180
Buffalo Bills
Bob Middleton
End
Ohio State
181
Denver Broncos
Billy Joe Moody
Halfback
Arkansas
182
Houston Oilers
Gene Raesz
End
Rice
183
Boston Patriots
Al Snyder
Wide Receiver
Holy Cross
184
Kansas City Chiefs
Dave Adams*
Guard
Arkansas
Round twenty-four [ ]
Pick #
AFL Team
Player
Position
College
185
Oakland Raiders
Dick Peters
Tackle
Whittier
186
San Diego Chargers
Bill Frank
Tackle
Colorado
187
New York Jets
Lowell Caylor
Defensive Back
Miami (OH)
188
Buffalo Bills
Daryle Lamonica
Quarterback
Notre Dame
189
Denver Broncos
C.B. Simons
Linebacker
Stanford
190
Boston Patriots
Dick Schulz
Tackle
Ohio
191
Houston Oilers
Bob Burton
Tackle
Grambling State
192
Kansas City Chiefs
Dave Hill
Tackle
Auburn
Round twenty-five [ ]
Pick #
AFL Team
Player
Position
College
193
Oakland Raiders
Bill McFarland
Fullback
Oklahoma State
194
San Diego Chargers
Jerry Mazzanti
Defensive End
Arkansas
195
New York Jets
Joe Baughan
Tackle
Auburn
196
Buffalo Bills
Ron Carlson
End
Wisconsin
197
Denver Broncos
Forest Farmer
Linebacker
Purdue
198
Houston Oilers
Gary Kaltenbach
Tackle
Pittsburgh
199
Boston Patriots
Dennis Gaubatz
Linebacker
LSU
200
Kansas City Chiefs
John Hughes
Guard
SMU
Round twenty-six [ ]
Pick #
AFL Team
Player
Position
College
201
Oakland Raiders
Dennis Claridge *
Quarterback
Nebraska
202
San Diego Chargers
Ken Dill*
Center
Mississippi
203
New York Jets
Terry Monaghan*
Tackle
Penn State
204
Buffalo Bills
Willis Crenshaw *
Running Back
Kansas State
205
Denver Broncos
Monte Day*
Tackle
Fresno State
206
Boston Patriots
Jim Tullis*
Halfback
Florida A&M
207
Houston Oilers
Dave Theisen *
Halfback
Nebraska
208
Kansas City Chiefs
Tumley Todd*
Center
Virginia
Round twenty-seven [ ]
Pick #
AFL Team
Player
Position
College
209
Oakland Raiders
Dick Skelly*
Halfback
Florida
210
San Diego Chargers
Harry Butsko *
Linebacker
Maryland
211
New York Jets
Dave Herman
Guard
Michigan State
212
Buffalo Bills
Dick Quast*
Guard
Memphis
213
Denver Broncos
John Sellers*
Tackle
Bakersfield JC
214
Houston Oilers
Al Hildebrand*
Tackle
Stanford
215
Boston Patriots
Dave Adams*
Tackle
Arkansas
216
Kansas City Chiefs
Billy Clay*
End
Arkansas
Round twenty-eight [ ]
Pick #
AFL Team
Player
Position
College
217
Oakland Raiders
Larry Campbell*
Fullback
Utah State
218
San Diego Chargers
Steve Berzansky*
Fullback
West Virginia
219
New York Jets
Mike Taliaferro *
Quarterback
Illinois
220
Buffalo Bills
Leon Mavity*
Halfback
Colorado
221
Denver Broncos
Bill Reddell *
Halfback
Occidental
222
Boston Patriots
Ron Whaley*
Halfback
Tennessee-Chattanooga
223
Houston Oilers
Tim Stein*
Center
Miami (OH)
224
Kansas City Chiefs
Gordon Scarborough*
End
Texas A&M-Commerce
Round twenty-nine [ ]
Pick #
AFL Team
Player
Position
College
225
Oakland Raiders
Dick Anderson *
End
Penn State
226
San Diego Chargers
Herman Hamp*
Halfback
Fresno State
227
New York Jets
Paul Wicker*
Tackle
Fresno State
228
Buffalo Bills
Charlie Killett*
Halfback
Memphis
229
Denver Broncos
Kern Carson*
Halfback
San Diego State
230
Houston Oilers
Oliver Ross*
Tackle
West Texas A&M
231
Boston Patriots
Dick Kelly*
Guard
Georgia
232
Kansas City Chiefs
John Sisk *
Defensive Back
Miami (FL)
* This pick was considered a "Future" selection.
Notable undrafted players [ ]
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