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1963 American Football League draft .
American Football League draft
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 .
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Redell *
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
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 [ edit ]
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