1965 AFL draft
General information
Date(s)	November 28, 1964
Overview
160 (regular draft) + 96 (red shirt draft) total selections in 20 (regular draft) + 12 (red shirt draft) rounds
League	AFL
First selection	Joe Namath, QB New York Jets
Mr. Irrelevant	John Henry, DT Buffalo Bills
Hall of Famers	4
← 1964 1966 →

The 1965 American Football League draft took place on November 28, 1964. Held via telephone conference call, it remained the only draft in major professional football history to be held without a central location until the 2020 NFL draft. The NFL draft was held the same day.^[1]

With the first overall pick, the New York Jets selected quarterback Joe Namath.

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	Jim Davidson	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	Ellis Johnson	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	Glenn Sasser	Defensive end	North Carolina State
37	Kansas City Chiefs	Smith Reed	Halfback	Alcorn State
38	San Diego Chargers	Rick Redman	Linebacker	Washington
39	Boston Patriots	Corwyn Aldredge	End	Northwestern State
40	Buffalo Bills	Dave Simmons	Linebacker	Georgia Tech

Round six

Pick	Team	Player	Position	College
41	Denver Broncos	Tom Wilhelm	Tackle	Syracuse
42	Houston Oilers	Dennis Murphy	Defensive tackle	Florida
43	Houston Oilers (from Oakland Raiders)	Russell Wayt	Linebacker	Rice
44	New York Jets	Don Hoovler	Linebacker	Ohio
45	Kansas City Chiefs	John Wilbur	Offensive guard	Stanford
46	San Diego Chargers	Will Beasley	Fullback	North Carolina A&T
47	Boston Patriots	Justin Canale	Offensive guard	Mississippi State
48	Buffalo Bills	Lance Rentzel	Wide receiver	Oklahoma

Round seven

Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=1965_American_Football_League_Draft
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