1966 American Football League draft
General information
Date(s)November 27, 1965
Overview
180 (regular draft) + 99 (Red Shirt draft) total selections in
20 (regular draft) + 11 (Red Shirt draft)
rounds
LeagueAFL
First selectionJim Grabowski, RB
Miami Dolphins
Mr. IrrelevantKen McLean, E
Buffalo Bills
Most selections (24)New York Jets
Fewest selections (18)Boston Patriots
Oakland Raiders
Hall of Famers2 (1 of Red Shirt draft)

The 1966 American Football League draft was held on Saturday, November 27, 1965.[1][2] The AFL added the Miami Dolphins as an expansion team in 1966 to bring its total to nine franchises for its seventh season. The Dolphins were awarded the first overall pick in the draft, who used it to select running back Jim Grabowski. The only Hall of Famer to come out of this draft was kicker Jan Stenerud, who was picked by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round of the Red Shirt portion of the draft.

This was the last competitive draft of the American Football League before the AFL–NFL merger agreement, which was announced in June 1966.[3][4][5] The next draft of college players in 1967 was a common draft, held in mid-March.

The 1966 NFL Draft was held the same day, November 27, 1965.[1]

Player selections (AFL)

= Pro Bowler[6] = AFL All-Star[7] = Hall of Famer

Round one

Pick #AFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
1Miami DolphinsJim GrabowskiRunning backIllinois
2Miami DolphinsRick NortonQuarterbackKentucky
3Boston PatriotsKarl SingerTacklePurdue
4Denver BroncosJerry ShayDefensive tacklePurdue
5Houston Oilers (Pick acquired from the New York Jets)Tommy NobisLinebackerTexas
6Kansas City ChiefsAaron BrownDefensive endMinnesota
7San Diego ChargersDon DavisDefensive tackleCal State Los Angeles
8Buffalo BillsMike DennisRunning backMississippi
13New York JetsWilliam YearbyDefensive endMichigan
63Oakland RaidersRodger BirdDefensive backKentucky

*As an expansion team, Miami picked first in every round and was awarded an extra pick at the beginning of the draft.
*New York deferred its first round selection, taking the 13th pick instead of the 9th.
*Oakland deferred its selections until after the first six rounds and traded its sixth round pick. Its first round pick was made after the 7th round, 63rd overall. They made their second, third, and fifth round picks in the middle of the 7th round, so the first round pick was actually the fourth pick Oakland made.

Round two

Pick #AFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
9Miami DolphinsFrank EmanuelLinebackerTennessee
10Boston PatriotsJim BoudreauxTackleLouisiana Tech
11Denver BroncosFreeman WhiteTight endNebraska
12Houston OilersStan HindmanDefensive endMississippi
14New York JetsSam BallTackleKentucky
15Kansas City ChiefsFrancis PeayTackleMissouri
16San Diego ChargersNick RassasDefensive backNotre Dame
17Buffalo BillsJim LindseyRunning backArkansas
57Oakland RaidersButch AllisonTackleMissouri

*Oakland deferred its selections until after the first six rounds and traded its sixth round pick. Its second round pick was made during the 7th round, 57th overall. This was the first pick Oakland made in the draft.

Round three

Pick #AFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
18Miami DolphinsLarry GagnerGuardFlorida
19Boston PatriotsHarold LucasTackleMichigan State
20Denver BroncosBob HadrickEndPurdue
21Houston OilersGeorge RiceDefensive tackleLouisiana State
22New York JetsCarl McAdamsDefensive tackleOklahoma
23Kansas City ChiefsWalt BarnesDefensive tackleNebraska
24San Diego ChargersMilt MorinTight endMassachusetts
25Buffalo BillsRandy JacksonTackleFlorida
58Oakland RaidersTom MitchellTight endBucknell

*Oakland deferred its selections until after the first six rounds and traded its sixth round pick. Its third round pick was made during the 7th round, 58th overall. This was the second pick Oakland made in the draft.

Round four

Pick #AFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
26Miami DolphinsDick LeftridgeFullbackWest Virginia
27Denver Broncos (Pick acquired from the Boston Patriots)Randy JohnsonQuarterbackTexas A&M-Kingsville
28Houston Oilers (Pick acquired from the Denver Broncos)George AllenTackleWest Texas A&M
29New York Jets (Pick acquired from the Houston Oilers)Jim WaskiewiczCenterWichita State
30New York JetsPhil SheridanEndNotre Dame
31Kansas City ChiefsElijah GibsonHalfbackBethune–Cookman
32San Diego ChargersCharlie BrownDefensive backSyracuse
33Buffalo BillsBobby BurnettRunning backArkansas
71Oakland RaidersDick TysonGuardTulsa

*Oakland deferred its selections until after the first six rounds and traded its sixth round pick. Its fourth round pick was made during the 8th round, 71st overall. This was the fifth pick Oakland made in the draft.

Round five

Pick #AFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
34Miami DolphinsGrady BoltonTackleMississippi State
35Boston PatriotsJohn MangumDefensive tackleSouthern Mississippi
36Denver BroncosBilly ClayDefensive backMississippi
37Houston OilersHoyle GrangerRunning backMississippi State
38New York JetsBen HawkinsWide receiverArizona State
39Kansas City ChiefsDoug Van HornGuardOhio State
40San Diego ChargersRuss SmithRunning backMiami
41Buffalo BillsBob SherlagWide receiverMemphis
59Oakland RaidersPete BanaszakRunning backMiami

*Oakland deferred its selections until after the first six rounds and traded its sixth round pick. Its fifth round pick was made during the 7th round, 59th overall. This was the third pick Oakland made in the draft.

Round six

Pick #AFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
42Miami DolphinsEd WeisacoskyLinebackerMiami
43Boston PatriotsDan IrbyTackleLouisiana Tech
44Denver BroncosJames FulghamTackleMinnesota
45Houston OilersDave LongDefensive endIowa
46New York JetsEmerson BoozerRunning backMaryland Eastern Shore
47Kansas City ChiefsJohn OsmondCenterTulsa
48New York Jets (Pick acquired from the Oakland Raiders)Dick LeMayGuardVanderbilt
49San Diego ChargersGary PettigrewDefensive tackleStanford
50Buffalo BillsBill JohnsonHalfbackUniversity of the South

*Oakland deferred its selections until after the first six rounds and traded its sixth round pick.

Round seven

Pick #AFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
51Miami DolphinsDon HansenLinebackerIllinois
52Boston PatriotsJim BattleTackleSaginaw Valley State
53Denver BroncosJerry JonesTackleBowling Green
54Houston OilersPep MenefeeWide receiverNew Mexico State
55New York JetsJoe DobsonTackleIdaho
56Kansas City ChiefsCharlie GogolakKickerPrinceton
60Oakland RaidersFrank McRaeDefensive tackleTennessee State
61San Diego ChargersJim TolbertDefensive backLincoln (MO)
62Denver Broncos (Pick acquired from the Buffalo Bills)Scotty GlackenQuarterbackDuke

*Oakland deferred its selections until after the first six rounds. Picks 57, 58, & 59 were deferred Oakland picks and are shown in rounds two, three, and five respectively.

Round eight

Pick #AFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
64Miami DolphinsBob PetrellaDefensive backTennessee
65Boston PatriotsSam MontgomeryDefensive backSouthern University
66Denver BroncosGoldie SellersDefensive backGrambling State
67Houston OilersDan BlandHalfbackMississippi State
68New York JetsPete LammonsTight endTexas
69Kansas City ChiefsFletcher SmithDefensive backTennessee State
72San Diego ChargersDoug BuffoneLinebackerLouisville
73Buffalo BillsPaul GuidryLinebackerMcNeese State

*Oakland deferred its selections until after the first six rounds. Pick 70 would have been Oakland's pick in the 8th round but was skipped. Pick 71 was a deferred Oakland pick and is shown in round four.

Round nine

Pick #AFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
74Miami DolphinsBill MatanDefensive endKansas State
75Boston PatriotsDoug SatcherLinebackerSouthern Mississippi
76Denver BroncosRonald SbrantiLinebackerUtah State
77Houston OilersDick SuffelDefensive backTexas State
78New York JetsJames JonesEndNebraska-Omaha
79Kansas City ChiefsDick SmithDefensive backNorthwestern
80Oakland RaidersClifton KinneyLinebackerSan Diego State
81San Diego ChargersTaft ReedDefensive backJackson State
82Buffalo BillsJim CarterDefensive endTennessee State

Round ten

Pick #AFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
83Miami DolphinsPat KillorinCenterSyracuse
84Boston PatriotsDennis BrewsterTackleBYU
85Denver BroncosLarry CoxDefensive tackleAbilene Christian
86Houston OilersWilbur AylorDefensive tackleTexas State
87New York JetsBill WolskiFullbackNotre Dame
88Kansas City ChiefsFred DawstonDefensive backSouth Carolina State
89Oakland RaidersTony JeterTight endNebraska
90San Diego ChargersDan PrideLinebackerJackson State
91Buffalo BillsBobby CrockettSplit EndArkansas

Round eleven

Pick #AFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
92Miami DolphinsSammy PriceRunning backIllinois
93New York Jets (Pick acquired from the Boston Patriots)Gerry AllenRunning backNebraska-Omaha
94Denver BroncosJames BurnsGuardNorthwestern
95Houston OilersMonte LedbetterWide receiverNorthwestern State
96New York JetsBob WaltonTackleAuburn
97Kansas City ChiefsWillie Ray SmithDefensive backKansas
98Oakland RaidersJoe LabruzzoHalfbackLouisiana State
99San Diego ChargersTerry OwensTackleJacksonville State
100Buffalo BillsDale StewartHalfbackPittsburgh

Round twelve

Pick #AFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
101Miami DolphinsHoward TwilleyWide receiverTulsa
102Boston PatriotsDick FugereLinebackerCincinnati
103New York Jets (Pick acquired from the Denver Broncos)Steve ChomyszakDefensive tackleSyracuse
104Houston OilersHarry DayDefensive endMemphis
105New York JetsKen HollisterDefensive endIndiana
106Kansas City ChiefsBill BondsDefensive backMcMurry
107Oakland RaidersWayne FosterTackleWashington State
108San Diego ChargersRay JonesHalfbackCal State Los Angeles
109Buffalo BillsWayne DeSutterTackleWestern Illinois

Round thirteen

Pick #AFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
110Miami DolphinsKent KramerTight endMinnesota
111Boston PatriotsTom CarrFullbackBates
112Denver BroncosEric CrabtreeWide receiverPittsburgh
113Houston OilersFred ZimmermanLinebackerToledo
114New York JetsStas MaliszewskiLinebackerPrinceton
115Kansas City ChiefsWayne WalkerPunterNorthwestern State
116Oakland RaidersJohn NilandGuardIowa
117San Diego ChargersHouston RidgeDefensive endSan Diego State
118Buffalo BillsAl McFarlaneHalfbackLouisville

Round fourteen

Pick #AFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
119Miami DolphinsPhil ScogginKickerTexas A&M
120Boston PatriotsBob HallDefensive backBrown
121Denver BroncosFred ForsbergLinebackerWashington
122Houston OilersDave LinceTight endNorth Dakota
123New York JetsStan QuintanaDefensive backNew Mexico
124Kansas City ChiefsCharley HarrawayRunning backSan Jose State
125Oakland RaidersMike JohnsonDefensive backKansas
126San Diego ChargersMike LondonLinebackerWisconsin
127Buffalo BillsTony GolmontDefensive backNorth Carolina State

Round fifteen

Pick #AFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
128Miami DolphinsJerry OliverTackleTexas State
129Boston PatriotsBilly LairdQuarterbackLouisiana Tech
130Denver BroncosMike RingerDefensive backOklahoma
131Houston OilersTom DillardTackleAustin Peay State
132New York JetsBill CodyLinebackerAuburn
133Kansas City ChiefsBruce Van DykeGuardMissouri
134Oakland RaidersSteve RenkoFullbackKansas
135San Diego ChargersShelly NovackEndLong Beach State
136Buffalo BillsAllen SmithRunning backFort Valley State

Round sixteen

Pick #AFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
137Miami DolphinsDon LorenzDefensive endStephen F. Austin
138Boston PatriotsBuddy OwensGuardMichigan State
139Denver BroncosFrank RogersKickerColorado
140Houston OilersSteve SmithTackleMichigan
141New York JetsRon AcksLinebackerIllinois
142Kansas City ChiefsTom BarringtonRunning backOhio State
143Oakland RaidersCraig RitcheyDefensive backStanford
144San Diego ChargersBill ScottDefensive backIdaho
145Buffalo BillsEd RussellTackleIllinois

Round seventeen

Pick #AFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
146Miami DolphinsMike BenderGuardArkansas
147Boston PatriotsDick CappTight endBoston College
148Denver BroncosGary EickmanDefensive endIllinois
149Houston OilersLyle LoebachTackleSimpson
150New York JetsTommy TollesonWide receiverAlabama
151Kansas City ChiefsWalt GarrisonRunning backOklahoma State
152Oakland RaidersTed HolmanDefensive backSyracuse
153San Diego ChargersRon OgleDefensive tackleLong Beach State
154Buffalo BillsBill EarhartDefensive tackleBowling Green

Round eighteen

Pick #AFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
155Miami DolphinsRich KestnerEndKentucky
156Boston PatriotsJohn PincavageEndVirginia
157Denver BroncosTom TalagaTackleNotre Dame
158Houston OilersEd BuzzellQuarterbackOttawa
159New York JetsGerry MosherEndCalifornia
160Kansas City ChiefsHal SeymourDefensive backFlorida
161Oakland RaidersArt RobinsonEndFlorida A&M
162San Diego ChargersJohn TravisFullbackSan Jose State
163Buffalo BillsGreg LashutkaEndOhio State

Round nineteen

Pick #AFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
164Miami DolphinsDoug MoreauTight endLouisiana State
165Boston PatriotsJoe NovogratzGuardPittsburgh
166Denver BroncosTom CoughlinDefensive endMiami
167Houston OilersFrank FullerDefensive tackleDrake
168New York JetsPreston RidlehuberRunning backGeorgia
169Kansas City ChiefsBob DunlevyEndWest Virginia
170Oakland RaidersJack ShinholserLinebackerFlorida State
171San Diego ChargersJerome BellEndCentral Oklahoma
172Buffalo BillsMel PhillipsDefensive backNorth Carolina A&T

Round twenty

Pick #AFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
173Miami DolphinsJohn TookerDefensive backAdams State
174Boston PatriotsPaul SouleHalfbackBowdoin
175Denver BroncosCliff HysellTackleMontana State
176Houston OilersDave OdegaardCenterBemidji State
177New York JetsRandy SchultzRunning backNorthern Iowa
178Kansas City ChiefsMike GarrettRunning backUSC
179Oakland RaidersSteve BowmanHalfbackAlabama
180San Diego ChargersBill McDowellLinebackerFlorida State
181Buffalo BillsKen McLeanEndTexas A&M

Redshirt draft

Red Shirt Round one

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
1Miami DolphinsJohn RoderickEndSouthern Methodist
2Boston PatriotsWillie TownesTackleTulsa
3Denver BroncosNick EddyHalfbackNotre Dame
4Houston OilersTom FisherLinebackerTennessee
5New York JetsDon ParkerEndVirginia
6Kansas City ChiefsGeorge YoungbloodEnd – Defensive backCal State Los Angeles
7Oakland RaidersRod ShermanHalfbackUSC
8San Diego ChargersBob WindsorEndKentucky
9Buffalo BillsJack GregoryEndDelta State

Red Shirt Round two

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
10Miami DolphinsDanny FulfordEndAuburn
11Boston PatriotsKen AveryLinebackerSouthern Mississippi
12Denver BroncosPete DurankoEndNotre Dame
13Houston OilersTim Van GalderQuarterbackIowa State
14New York JetsAustin DenneyEndTennessee
15Kansas City ChiefsBob PickensTackleNebraska
16Oakland RaidersTom CichowskiTackleMaryland
17San Diego ChargersDiron TalbertTackleTexas
18Buffalo BillsJohnnie RobinsonEndTennessee State

Red Shirt Round three

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
19Miami DolphinsJack ClancyEndMichigan
20Boston PatriotsEd TonerGuardMassachusetts
21Denver BroncosDick ArndtTackleIdaho
22Houston OilersRalph DunlapDefensive tackleBaylor
23New York JetsJerry LovelaceHalfbackTexas Tech
24Kansas City ChiefsJan StenerudKickerMontana State
25Oakland RaidersRonnie ParsonEndAustin Peay State
26San Diego ChargersJeff StaggsLinebackerSan Diego State
27Buffalo BillsTony KingEndFindlay

Red Shirt Round four

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
28Miami DolphinsJim MankinsFullbackFlorida State
29Boston PatriotsHeath WingateTackleBowling Green
30Denver BroncosMark GartungTackleOregon State
31Houston OilersBill DavisQuarterbackLamar
32New York JetsTommy BurnettEndArkansas
33Kansas City ChiefsDan BerryHalfbackCalifornia
34Oakland RaidersJohn CrumbacherTackleTennessee
35San Diego ChargersLaVerle PrattLinebackerIdaho
36Buffalo BillsDick CunninghamLinebackerArkansas

Red Shirt Round five

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
37Miami DolphinsFritz GreenleeEndArizona
38Boston PatriotsRay PerkinsEndAlabama
39Denver BroncosArt HatfieldEndCal State Los Angeles
40Houston OilersDick GloverTackleVirginia State
41New York JetsRay MillerTackleIdaho
42Kansas City ChiefsLynn SenkbeilLinebackerNebraska
43Oakland RaidersGeorge PattonTackleGeorgia
44San Diego ChargersRhome NixonEndSouthern University
45Buffalo BillsDick CzapTackleNebraska

Red Shirt Round six

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
46Miami DolphinsBill DarnallDefensive backNorth Carolina
47Boston PatriotsJoe AvezzanoGuardFlorida State
48Denver BroncosJerry DurlingTackleWyoming
49Houston OilersJohn GaryDefensive tackleGrambling State
50New York JetsAllen SmithHalfbackFindlay
51Kansas City ChiefsDick RedingDefensive backNorthwestern State
52Oakland RaidersDan ArcherTackleOregon
53San Diego ChargersJoe BeauchampEnd – Defensive backIowa State
54Buffalo BillsLeroy CarterHalfbackGrambling State

Red Shirt Round seven

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
55Miami DolphinsDon WilliamsDefensive tackleWofford
56Boston PatriotsBrent CastonDefensive backMississippi
57Denver BroncosJohn MasonEndStanford
58Houston OilersClyde PettawayTackleNorth Carolina A&T
59New York JetsRandy SmithLinebackerClemson
60Kansas City ChiefsBill OgleTackleStanford
61Oakland RaidersBill ThomasHalfbackOklahoma
62San Diego ChargersSaint SaffoldEndSan Jose State
63Buffalo BillsDick WeeksBackTexas-El Paso

Red Shirt Round eight

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
64Miami DolphinsJon BrittenumQuarterbackArkansas
65Boston PatriotsTom SchaeferFullbackTennessee-Chattanooga
66Denver BroncosHenry SorrellLinebackerTennessee-Chattanooga
67Houston OilersRoger MarshallQuarterbackBaylor
68New York JetsJoe CampbellDefensive backAuburn
69Kansas City ChiefsMel MyricksDefensive backWashburn
70Oakland RaidersRay SchmautzLinebackerSan Diego State
71San Diego ChargersBrad HubbertHalfbackArizona
72Buffalo BillsMonroe PhelpsHalfbackMissouri

Red Shirt Round nine

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
73Miami DolphinsCraig BaynhamEndGeorgia Tech
74Boston PatriotsJack WhiteQuarterbackPenn State
75Denver BroncosBud HarringtonFullbackTulsa
76Houston OilersLee GarnerLinebackerMississippi
77New York JetsJohn StipechTackleUtah
78Kansas City ChiefsPerry ParksDefensive tackleCal State Los Angeles
79San Diego ChargersWayne PageDefensive backClemson
80Oakland RaidersMel TomLinebackerSan Jose State
81Buffalo BillsEd KingLinebackerUSC

Red Shirt Round ten

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
82Miami DolphinsRandy WinklerTackleTarleton State
83Boston PatriotsBob EllisHalfbackMassachusetts
84Denver BroncosAndre WhiteEndFlorida A&M
85Houston OilersDan GoichTackleCalifornia
86New York JetsDick FitzgeraldTackleNebraska
87Kansas City ChiefsElmer CollettCenterSan Francisco State
88Oakland RaidersJoe O'BrienFullbackTexas–Arlington
89San Diego ChargersWayne BeckerTackleMontana
90Buffalo BillsBill MoorerCenterGeorgia Tech

Red Shirt Round eleven

Pick #NFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
91Miami DolphinsKai AndersonCenterIllinois
92Boston PatriotsJerry MarionHalfbackWyoming
93Denver BroncosMike SullivanEndOregon State
94Houston OilersChuck ArkwrightTackleGeorgia
95New York JetsJim KollmanGuardOregon
96Kansas City ChiefsDenis MooreTackleUSC
97San Diego ChargersHugh WrightFullbackAdams State
98Oakland RaidersMike BrundageQuarterbackOregon
99Buffalo BillsBenny RussellQuarterbackLouisville

Notable undrafted players

= Pro Bowler = Hall of Famer[8]
Original NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
Denver Broncos Larry Kaminski  C Purdue Big Ten
Denver Broncos Pat Matson  OG Oregon AAWU
Kansas City Chiefs Andy Rice  DT Texas Southern SWAC
Kansas City Chiefs Emmitt Thomas CB Bishop
Miami Dolphins Bob Bruggers  LB Minnesota Big Ten
Miami Dolphins Karl Noonan  WR Iowa Big Ten
New York Jets Paul Crane  C Alabama SEC
Oakland Raiders Mike Eischeid  P Upper Iowa IIAC
Oakland Raiders Rich Jackson  DE Southern SWAC
Denver Broncos Lonnie Wright  S Colorado State Ind.
Played college basketball, not football[9]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Texas grid star 1st duplication". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Associated Press. November 27, 1965. p. 8.
  2. "Nobis, Grabowski top picks as pros tap college talent". Toledo Blade. Associated Press. November 28, 1965. p. E3.
  3. "How merger will operate". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. June 9, 1966. p. 4, part 2.
  4. "How NFL, AFL will run from single wing". Miami News. Associated Press. June 9, 1966. p. 16A.
  5. Schramm, Tex (June 20, 1966). "Here's how it happened". Sports Illustrated. p. 14.
  6. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
  7. Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star team at any time in their career.
  8. Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
  9. Mihoces, Gary (April 20, 2005). "NFL seeks best players on the court or mat". USA Today. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
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