The 1962 American Football League draft was held on December 2, 1961. With the first overall pick, the Oakland Raiders selected quarterback Roman Gabriel.
1962 AFL draft | |
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General information | |
Date(s) | December 2, 1961 |
Overview | |
272 total selections in 34 rounds | |
League | AFL |
First selection | Roman Gabriel, QB Oakland Raiders |
Mr. Irrelevant | Phil Lohman, C San Diego Chargers |
Hall of Famers | 3 |
Player selections
edit= Pro Bowler[a] | = AFL All-Star[b] | = Hall of Famer |
Round one
editPick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Oakland Raiders | Roman Gabriel | QB | NC State |
2 | Denver Broncos | Merlin Olsen | DT | Utah State |
3 | Dallas Texans | Ronnie Bull | RB | Baylor |
4 | Buffalo Bills | Ernie Davis | HB | Syracuse |
5 | New York Titans | Sandy Stephens | QB | Minnesota |
6 | Boston Patriots | Gary Collins | FL | Maryland |
7 | Houston Oilers | Ray Jacobs | DT | Howard Payne |
8 | San Diego Chargers | Bob Ferguson | FB | Ohio State |
Round two
editPick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
9 | Oakland Raiders | Lance Alworth | FL | Arkansas |
10 | Denver Broncos | Jerry Hillebrand | LB | Colorado |
11 | Dallas Texans | Bill Miller | SE | Miami (FL) |
12 | Buffalo Bills | Glenn Glass | DB | Tennessee |
13 | New York Titans | Alex Kroll | OT | Rutgers |
14 | Boston Patriots | Leroy Jackson | HB | Western Illinois |
15 | Houston Oilers | Earl Gros | FB | LSU |
16 | San Diego Chargers | Dick Hudson | OT | Memphis State |
Round three
editPick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
17 | Oakland Raiders | Ed Pine | LB | Utah |
18 | Denver Broncos | Charles Holmes | FB | Maryland State |
19 | Dallas Texans | Eddie Wilson | QB | Arizona |
20 | Buffalo Bills | Jack Elwell | WR | Purdue |
21 | New York Titans | Fate Echols | OT | Northwestern |
22 | Boston Patriots | Sherwyn Thorson | G | Iowa |
23 | Houston Oilers | Pete Case | G | Georgia |
24 | San Diego Chargers | John Hadl | QB | Kansas |
Round four
editPick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
25 | Oakland Raiders | John Meyers | DT | Washington |
26 | Denver Broncos | John Furman | QB | Texas Western |
27 | Dallas Texans | Chuck Hinton | DT | North Carolina Central |
28 | Dallas Texans | Irv Goode | G | Kentucky |
29 | New York Titans | Ed Blaine | G | Missouri |
30 | Houston Oilers | Gary Cutsinger | DE | Oklahoma State |
31 | San Diego Chargers | Bob Bill | OT | Notre Dame |
32 | San Diego Chargers | Mack Burton | HB | San José State |
Round five
editPick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
33 | Oakland Raiders | Joe Hernandez | WR | Arizona |
34 | San Diego Chargers | Robert Mitinger | LB | Penn State |
35 | Dallas Texans | Bobby Plummer | OT | TCU |
36 | Buffalo Bills | Tom Dellinger | HB | NC State |
37 | New York Titans | Bobby Ply | DB | Baylor |
38 | Boston Patriots | Bill Hull | DE | Wake Forest |
39 | Houston Oilers | Bill Rice | E | Alabama |
40 | San Diego Chargers | John Cornett | OT | Rice |
Round six
editPick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
41 | Oakland Raiders | Dan Birdwell | DT | Houston |
42 | San Diego Chargers | Roy Winston | LB | LSU |
43 | Dallas Texans | Al Hinton | E | Iowa |
44 | Buffalo Bills | Dave Viti | E | Boston University |
45 | New York Titans | Mel Melin | QB | Washington State |
46 | Boston Patriots | Billy Neighbors | G | Alabama |
47 | Houston Oilers | Ray Pinion | G | TCU |
48 | San Diego Chargers | Frank Buncom | LB | USC |
Round seven
editPick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
49 | Oakland Raiders | Jim Norris | DT | Houston |
50 | Denver Broncos | John McGeever | CB | Auburn |
51 | San Diego Chargers | Wendell Harris | CB | LSU |
52 | Buffalo Bills | Jim LeCompte | G | North Carolina |
53 | New York Titans | George Mans | E | Michigan |
54 | Boston Patriots | John Schopf | OT | Michigan |
55 | Houston Oilers | Gus Gonzales | G | Tulane |
56 | San Diego Chargers | Bob Jackson | FB | New Mexico State |
Round eight
editPick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
57 | Oakland Raiders | Ferrell Yarborough | E | Northwestern State |
58 | Denver Broncos | Elbert Harris | HB | Southeastern Louisiana |
59 | Dallas Texans | Larry Bowie | G | Purdue |
60 | Buffalo Bills | Paul White | HB | Florida |
61 | New York Titans | John Lomakowski | OT | Western Michigan |
62 | Boston Patriots | Bennie McRae | CB | Michigan |
63 | Houston Oilers | Clyde Brock | OT | Utah State |
64 | San Diego Chargers | Jerry Robinson | FL | Grambling |
Round nine
editPick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
65 | Oakland Raiders | Jim Dillard | HB | Oklahoma State |
66 | Denver Broncos | Larry Jepson | C | Furman |
67 | Dallas Texans | Marshall Shirk | OT | UCLA |
68 | Buffalo Bills | Bill Saul | LB | Penn State |
69 | New York Titans | Gary Barnes | WR | Clemson |
70 | Boston Patriots | Bill Triplett | RB | Miami (OH) |
71 | Houston Oilers | Larry Onesti | LB | Northwestern |
72 | San Diego Chargers | Tom Minter | DB | Baylor |
Round ten
editPick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
73 | Oakland Raiders | Hank Rivera | DB | Oregon State |
74 | Denver Broncos | Gale Weidner | QB | Colorado |
75 | Dallas Texans | Jimmy Saxton | HB | Texas |
76 | Buffalo Bills | Amos Bullocks | HB | Southern Illinois |
77 | New York Titans | Ted Stute | OT | Ohio |
78 | Boston Patriots | John Knight | HB | Valparaiso |
79 | Houston Oilers | Bob Moses | E | Texas |
80 | San Diego Chargers | Dan Sullivan | G | Boston College |
Round eleven
editPick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
81 | Dallas Texans | Bobby Hunt | S | Auburn |
82 | Denver Broncos | Mike Kline | G | Oregon State |
83 | Dallas Texans | Guy Reese | DT | SMU |
84 | Buffalo Bills | Jerry Croft | G | Bowling Green |
85 | New York Titans | Curtis Miranda | C | Florida A&M |
86 | Buffalo Bills | Tom Pennington | E / K | Georgia |
87 | Houston Oilers | John Thomas | G | McMurry |
88 | San Diego Chargers | Sonny Bishop | G | Fresno State |
Round twelve
editPick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
89 | Oakland Raiders | Jim Skaggs | G | Washington |
90 | New York Titans | Bill Winter | OT | West Virginia |
91 | Dallas Texans | Bobby Thompson | DB | Arizona |
92 | Oakland Raiders | Gary Schwertfeger | LB | Montana |
93 | San Diego Chargers | Ralph Smith | TE | Ole Miss |
94 | Oakland Raiders | Oscar Donahue | WR | San José State |
95 | Houston Oilers | Jack Collins | HB | Texas |
96 | San Diego Chargers | George Andrie | DE | Marquette[c] |
Round thirteen
editPick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
97 | Oakland Raiders | George Pierovich | FB | California |
98 | Denver Broncos | Bob Cegelski | C | Montana State |
99 | Buffalo Bills | Ron Gassert | DT | Virginia |
100 | Buffalo Bills | Mike Stratton | LB | Tennessee |
101 | New York Titans | Wilburn Hollis | QB | Iowa |
102 | Boston Patriots | Nick Buoniconti | LB | Notre Dame |
103 | Houston Oilers | Royce Cassell | E | New Mexico State |
104 | San Diego Chargers | Chuck Bryant | E | Ohio State |
Round fourteen
editPick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
105 | Oakland Raiders | Bert Coan | HB | Kansas |
106 | Denver Broncos | Sonny Gibbs | QB | TCU |
107 | Dallas Texans | Bookie Bolin | G | Ole Miss |
108 | Buffalo Bills | Ron Skufca | OT | Purdue |
109 | New York Titans | Bert Wilder | DE | NC State |
110 | Boston Patriots | Chuck Sieminski | DT | Penn State |
111 | Houston Oilers | Glynn Griffing | QB | Ole Miss |
112 | San Diego Chargers | Jim Bates | HB | USC |
Round fifteen
editPick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
113 | Oakland Raiders | Floyd Dean | LB | Florida |
114 | Denver Broncos | Bill Louden | G | St. Benedict's (KS) |
115 | Dallas Texans | Dave Graham | OT | Virginia |
116 | Buffalo Bills | Roger Kochman | HB | Penn State |
117 | New York Titans | Sam Mudie | HB | Rutgers |
118 | Boston Patriots | Gerry Goerlitz | C | Northern Michigan |
119 | Houston Oilers | Ken Shaffer | OT | Marquette[c] |
120 | San Diego Chargers | Fred Moore | DT | Memphis State |
Round sixteen
editPick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
121 | Oakland Raiders | Pat Russ | DT | Purdue |
122 | Denver Broncos | Gary Ballman | FL | Michigan State |
123 | Dallas Texans | Pettis Norman | TE | Johnson C. Smith |
124 | Buffalo Bills | Frank Imperiale | OT | Southern Illinois |
125 | New York Titans | Jim Smith | OT | Penn State |
126 | Boston Patriots | Ken Byers | G | Cincinnati |
127 | Houston Oilers | Billy Ray Adams | FB | Ole Miss |
Round seventeen
editPick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
129 | Oakland Raiders | Larry Ferguson | HB | Iowa |
130 | Denver Broncos | Jerry Tarr | WR | Oregon |
131 | Dallas Texans | Tommy Brooker | E | Alabama |
132 | Buffalo Bills | Tom Sestak | DT | McNeese State |
133 | New York Titans | Allen Miller | LB | Ohio |
134 | Boston Patriots | Scott Maentz | E | Michigan |
135 | Houston Oilers | Bill Miller | DT | New Mexico Highlands |
136 | San Diego Chargers | Frank Gardner | OT | North Carolina Central |
Round eighteen
editPick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
137 | Oakland Raiders | Jim Vollenweider | HB | Miami (FL) |
138 | Denver Broncos | Pete Schenck | E | Washington State |
139 | Dallas Texans | Joe Carollo | OT | Notre Dame |
140 | Buffalo Bills | Joe Kehoe | E | Virginia |
141 | New York Titans | Buddy Iles | E | TCU |
142 | Boston Patriots | Tom Chandler | OT | Florida A&M |
143 | Houston Oilers | Art Perkins | FB | North Texas State |
144 | San Diego Chargers | Dennis Biodrowski | G | Memphis State |
Round nineteen
editPick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
145 | Oakland Raiders | Dennis Spurlock | QB | Whitworth |
146 | Oakland Raiders | Kent Horne | OT | BYU |
147 | Dallas Texans | Lee Welch | HB | Mississippi State |
148 | Buffalo Bills | Bill Johnson | LB | Southeastern Louisiana |
149 | New York Titans | Reed Bohovich | G | Lehigh |
150 | Boston Patriots | Ron Meyers | E | Villanova |
151 | Houston Oilers | Bobby Jancik | CB | Lamar Tech |
Round twenty
editPick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
153 | Oakland Raiders | John Sutro | OT | San José State |
154 | Denver Broncos | Mike Martin | E | Washington State |
155 | Dallas Texans | Mike Semcheski | G | Lehigh |
156 | Buffalo Bills | Sam Tidmore | LB | Ohio State |
157 | New York Titans | Judge Dickson | FB | Minnesota |
158 | Boston Patriots | Tommy Neck | DB | LSU |
159 | Houston Oilers | Joe Isbell | G | Houston |
160 | San Diego Chargers | Ron Herman | QB | Bradley |
Round twenty-one
editPick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
161 | Oakland Raiders | Bill Tunnicliff | FB | Michigan |
162 | Denver Broncos | Jim Perkins | OT | Colorado |
163 | Dallas Texans | Kent Martin | OT | Wake Forest |
164 | Buffalo Bills | Carey Henley | HB | Chattanooga |
165 | New York Titans | Ron Hatcher | FB | Michigan State |
166 | Boston Patriots | John Traynham | HB | VMI |
167 | Houston Oilers | Roland Jackson | FB | Rice |
168 | San Diego Chargers | Jesse Williams | C | Fresno State |
Round twenty-two
editPick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
169 | Oakland Raiders | Jim Cadile | G | San José State |
170 | Denver Broncos | Don Kasso | HB | Oregon State |
171 | Dallas Texans | Jim Bernhardt | OT | Linfield |
172 | Buffalo Bills | Tom Hall | WR | Minnesota |
173 | New York Titans | Tom Nolan | OT | Pennsylvania Military |
174 | Boston Patriots | Bob Asack | OT | Columbia |
175 | Houston Oilers | Kenny Bolin | HB | Houston |
176 | San Diego Chargers | Jim Thibert | LB | Toledo |
Round twenty-three
editPick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
177 | Oakland Raiders | Elvin Basham | G | Kansas |
178 | Denver Broncos | Ken Tureaud | HB | Michigan |
179 | Dallas Texans | Russ Foret | OT | Georgia Tech |
180 | Buffalo Bills | Ray Abruzzese | S | Alabama |
181 | New York Titans | John Kuprok | E | Pittsburgh |
182 | Boston Patriots | Walt Crate | HB | Pennsylvania Military |
183 | Houston Oilers | Bill Van Buren | C | Iowa |
184 | San Diego Chargers | Dick Farris | G | North Texas State |
Round twenty-four
editPick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
185 | Oakland Raiders | Mickey Bruce | HB | Oregon |
186 | Denver Broncos | Neil Thomas | G | Hillsdale |
187 | Dallas Texans | Pat Trammell | QB | Alabama |
188 | Buffalo Bills | Stan Sczurek | LB | Purdue |
189 | New York Titans | Johnny Counts | HB | Illinois |
190 | Boston Patriots | Don Christman | C | Richmond |
191 | Houston Oilers | Boyd Melvin | OT | Northwestern |
192 | San Diego Chargers | Homer Jones | HB | Texas Southern |
Round twenty-five
editPick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
193 | Oakland Raiders | Tom Cagaanan | HB | Utah State |
194 | Denver Broncos | Dave Edwards | LB | Auburn |
195 | Dallas Texans | John Burrell | WR | Rice |
196 | Buffalo Bills | Dave Gash | E | Kentucky |
197 | New York Titans | Russ Warren | HB | Columbia |
198 | Boston Patriots | Bob Stem | C | Syracuse |
199 | Houston Oilers | Bob Johnson | OT | Rice |
200 | San Diego Chargers | Sam Gruneisen | C | Villanova |
Round twenty-six
editPick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
201 | Oakland Raiders | Fred Miller | DT | LSU |
202 | Denver Broncos | Jim Roberts | OT | Ole Miss |
203 | Dallas Texans | Walt Rappold | QB | Duke |
204 | Buffalo Bills | Ed Reynolds | OT | Tulane |
205 | New York Titans | Chuck Morris | HB | Ole Miss |
206 | Boston Patriots | Jimmy Field | QB | LSU |
207 | Houston Oilers | Harold Hays | LB | Mississippi Southern |
208 | San Diego Chargers | Mike Woulfe | LB | Colorado |
Round twenty-seven
editPick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
209 | Oakland Raiders | Keith Luhnow | FB | Santa Ana |
210 | Denver Broncos | Andy Von Sonn | LB | UCLA |
211 | Dallas Texans | Scott Tyler | HB | Miami (OH) |
212 | Buffalo Bills | Claude Crabb | CB | Colorado |
213 | New York Titans | Jerry Archer | C | Pittsburg State |
214 | Boston Patriots | Albert Gursky | LB | Penn State |
215 | Houston Oilers | Roger McFarland | HB | Kansas |
216 | San Diego Chargers | Mel Rideout | QB | Richmond |
Round twenty-eight
editPick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
217 | Oakland Raiders | Marv Marinovich | G | USC |
218 | Denver Broncos | Paul Holmes | OT | Georgia |
219 | Dallas Texans | Jim Thrush | OT | Xavier |
220 | Buffalo Bills | Roy Walker | FB | Purdue |
221 | New York Titans | Walter Nikirk | OT | Houston |
222 | Boston Patriots | Charlie Dickerson | OT | Illinois |
223 | Houston Oilers | Gary Henson | E | Colorado |
224 | San Diego Chargers | Ben Wilson | FB | USC |
Round twenty-nine
editPick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
225 | Oakland Raiders | Leon Donohue | G | San José State |
226 | Denver Broncos | Lynn Hoyem | G | Long Beach State |
227 | Dallas Texans | Ed Ryan | HB | Michigan State |
228 | Buffalo Bills | Jim Beaver | DT | Florida |
229 | New York Titans | Frank Parker | DT | Oklahoma State |
230 | Boston Patriots | Julius Fincke | OT | McNeese State |
231 | Houston Oilers | Ron Osborne | OT | Clemson |
232 | San Diego Chargers | Paul Dudley | HB | Arkansas |
Round thirty
editPick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
233 | Oakland Raiders | Pete Nicklas | OT | Baylor |
234 | Denver Broncos | Walt Mince | HB | Arizona |
235 | Dallas Texans | Don Goodman | HB | Florida |
236 | Buffalo Bills | Cody Binkley | C | Vanderbilt |
237 | New York Titans | Mike McClellan | DB | Oklahoma |
238 | Boston Patriots | John Finn | OT | Louisville |
239 | Houston Oilers | Bob Clemens | FB | Pittsburgh |
240 | San Diego Chargers | John Denvir | G | Colorado |
Round thirty-one
editPick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
241 | Oakland Raiders | Bob Elliott | FB | North Carolina |
242 | Denver Broncos | Bill Williamson | OT | Bakersfield |
243 | Dallas Texans | Everisto Nino | OT | East Texas State |
244 | Buffalo Bills | Jim Collier | TE | Arkansas |
245 | New York Titans | L. E. Hicks | OT | Florida |
246 | Boston Patriots | Mike Ingram | G | Ohio State |
247 | Houston Oilers | Al Kimbrough | HB | Northwestern |
248 | San Diego Chargers | Doug Elmore | P / QB | Ole Miss |
Round thirty-two
editPick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
249 | Oakland Raiders | Bobby Richards | DE | LSU |
250 | Denver Broncos | Vester Flanagan | OT | Humboldt State |
251 | Dallas Texans | Joel Arrington | HB | Duke |
252 | Buffalo Bills | Ken Ericson | E | Syracuse |
253 | New York Titans | Don Jonas | HB | Penn State |
254 | Boston Patriots | Charley Taylor | HB | Ole Miss |
255 | Houston Oilers | Bernard Wyatt | HB | Iowa |
256 | San Diego Chargers | Wayne Frazier | C | Auburn |
Round thirty-three
editPick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
257 | Oakland Raiders | Gene White | HB | Florida A&M |
258 | Denver Broncos | Duane Allen | TE | Mt. San Antonio |
259 | Dallas Texans | Jack Wilson | HB | Duke |
260 | Buffalo Bills | Tony Parrilli | G | Illinois |
261 | New York Titans | Nick Maravich | OT | NC State |
262 | Boston Patriots | Steve Jastrzembski | E | Pittsburgh |
263 | Houston Oilers | Al Lerderle | E | Georgia Tech |
264 | San Diego Chargers | Jacque MacKinnon | TE | Colgate |
Round thirty-four
editPick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|
265 | Oakland Raiders | Bill Worrell | OT | Georgia |
266 | Denver Broncos | Steve Stonebreaker | LB | Detroit |
267 | Dallas Texans | Roger Shoals | OT | Maryland |
268 | Buffalo Bills | Ben Charles | QB | USC |
269 | New York Titans | Dick Wilson | C | Penn State |
270 | Boston Patriots | Ray Lardani | OT | Miami (FL) |
271 | Houston Oilers | Don Talbert | OT | Texas |
272 | San Diego Chargers | Phil Lohman | C | Oklahoma |
Source:[1]
Notable undrafted players
edit† | = Pro Bowler |
Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buffalo Bills | Booker Edgerson † | CB | Western Illinois | IIAC | |
Denver Broncos | Tom Erlandson † | CB | Washington State | Ind. | |
Houston Oilers | Charley Frazier † | WR | Texas Southern | SWAC | |
Oakland Raiders | Charlie Rieves | LB | Houston | Ind. | |
San Diego Chargers | Gerry McDougall | RB | UCLA | AAWU | Former CFL All-Star
|
See also
editNotes and references
edit- ^ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
- ^ Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.
- ^ a b The Warriors discounted football after 1960, however he stayed at the university and was selected out of Marquette.
References
- ^ "1962 AFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved July 7, 2024.