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1965 American Football League draft Date(s) November 28, 1964 160 (regular draft) + 96 (red shirt draft) total selections in 20 (regular draft) + 12 (red shirt draft) roundsLeague AFL First selection Joe Namath , QBNew York Jets Mr. Irrelevant John Henry, DTBuffalo Bills Hall of Famers 4
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]
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 State
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
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
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
Defensive end
North Carolina State
37
Kansas City Chiefs
Halfback
Alcorn State
38
San Diego Chargers
Rick Redman
Linebacker
Washington
39
Boston Patriots
End
Northwestern State
40
Buffalo Bills
Dave Simmons
Linebacker
Georgia Tech
Round six [ ]
Pick
Team
Player
Position
College
41
Denver Broncos
Tackle
Syracuse
42
Houston Oilers
Defensive tackle
Florida
43
Houston Oilers (from Oakland Raiders)
Russell Wayt
Linebacker
Rice
44
New York Jets
Linebacker
Ohio
45
Kansas City Chiefs
John Wilbur
Offensive guard
Stanford
46
San Diego Chargers
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
Defensive tackle
Utah State
53
Kansas City Chiefs
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
Defensive end
Oklahoma
61
Kansas City Chiefs
Quarterback
SMU
62
San Diego Chargers
Clancy Williams
Defensive back
Washington State
63
Boston Patriots
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
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
Quarterback
Massachusetts
71
Boston Patriots
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
Defensive back
Toledo
85
Kansas City Chiefs
Tackle
Wisconsin
86
San Diego Chargers
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
Linebacker
Iowa State
93
Kansas City Chiefs
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
Halfback
Florida A&M
99
Oakland Raiders
Defensive back
Syracuse
100
New York Jets
Sonny Utz
Fullback
Virginia Tech
101
Kansas City Chiefs
Defensive back
San Jose State
102
San Diego Chargers
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
Offensive guard
Ohio
106
Houston Oilers
Norm Evans
Defensive tackle
TCU
107
Oakland Raiders
Defensive back
California
108
New York Jets
Defensive tackle
New Mexico
109
Kansas City Chiefs
Defensive back
Wiley
110
San Diego Chargers
End
Florida State
111
Boston Patriots
Defensive back
Bowling Green
112
Buffalo Bills
Defensive back
Virginia State
Round fifteen [ ]
Pick
Team
Player
Position
College
113
Denver Broncos
Defensive back
Tulsa
114
Houston Oilers
Tony Guillory
Linebacker
Lamar
115
Oakland Raiders
Bill Cronin
Tight end
Boston College
116
New York Jets
Defensive back
Western Kentucky
117
Kansas City Chiefs
Offensive guard
Illinois
118
San Diego Chargers
Mike Howell
Defensive back
Grambling State
119
Boston Patriots
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
Defensive tackle
Prairie View A&M
125
Kansas City Chiefs
Tackle
Colorado
126
San Diego Chargers
Linebacker
San Diego State
127
Boston Patriots
George Pyne III
Defensive tackle
Olivet
128
Buffalo Bills
Halfback
North Dakota State
Round seventeen [ ]
Pick
Team
Player
Position
College
129
Denver Broncos
End
Arizona
130
Houston Oilers
Jim Grisham
Fullback
Oklahoma
131
Oakland Raiders
Garry Porterfield
Defensive end
Tulsa
132
New York Jets
Halfback
Washington
133
Kansas City Chiefs
Don Croftcheck
Offensive guard
Indiana
134
San Diego Chargers
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
Halfback
West Texas A&M
139
Oakland Raiders
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
Defensive end
Texas A&M
143
Boston Patriots
Linebacker
Boston University
144
Buffalo Bills
Tackle
Texas A&M
Round nineteen [ ]
Pick
Team
Player
Position
College
145
Denver Broncos
Halfback
Kansas
146
Houston Oilers
Tackle
Sam Houston State
147
Oakland Raiders
Tackle
Alabama
148
New York Jets
Mitch Dudek
Tackle
Xavier
149
Kansas City Chiefs
Mike Alford
Center
Auburn
150
San Diego Chargers
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
Offensive guard
Albion
154
Houston Oilers
Offensive guard
Houston
155
Oakland Raiders
Bo Scott
Running back
Ohio State
156
New York Jets
Defensive back
Western Michigan
157
Kansas City Chiefs
Bill Symons
Halfback
Colorado
158
San Diego Chargers
Center
Florida State
159
Boston Patriots
Fullback
Missouri Valley
160
Buffalo Bills
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 State
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 State
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 [ ]
See also [ ]
References [ ]
^ "No. 1 picks" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . Washington. Associated Press. November 28, 1964. p. 8.
^ 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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