1962 American Football League draft explained

1962 AFL draft
Date:December 2, 1961
League:AFL
Mr Irrelevant:Phil Lohman, C
San Diego Chargers
First:Roman Gabriel, QB
Oakland Raiders
Overall:272
Rounds:34
Hofnum:3
Prev:1961
Next:1963

The 1962 American Football League draft was held on December 2, 1961. With the first overall pick, the Oakland Raiders selected quarterback Roman Gabriel.

Player selections

= Pro Bowler= AFL All-Star= Hall of Famer

Round one

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
1Oakland RaidersRoman GabrielQBNC State
2Denver BroncosMerlin OlsenDTUtah State
3Dallas TexansRonnie BullRBBaylor
4Buffalo BillsErnie DavisHBSyracuse
5New York TitansSandy StephensQBMinnesota
6Boston PatriotsGary CollinsFLMaryland
7Houston OilersRay JacobsDTHoward Payne
8San Diego ChargersBob FergusonFBOhio State

Round two

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
9Oakland RaidersLance AlworthFLArkansas
10Denver BroncosJerry HillebrandLBColorado
11Dallas TexansBill MillerSEMiami (FL)
12Buffalo BillsGlenn GlassDBTennessee
13New York TitansAlex KrollOTRutgers
14Boston PatriotsLeroy JacksonHBWestern Illinois
15Houston OilersEarl GrosFBLSU
16San Diego ChargersDick HudsonOTMemphis State

Round three

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
17Oakland RaidersEd PineLBUtah
18Denver BroncosCharles HolmesFBMaryland State
19Dallas TexansEddie WilsonQBArizona
20Buffalo BillsJack ElwellWRPurdue
21New York TitansFate EcholsOTNorthwestern
22Boston PatriotsSherwyn ThorsonGIowa
23Houston OilersPete CaseGGeorgia
24San Diego ChargersJohn HadlQBKansas

Round four

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
25Oakland RaidersJohn MeyersDTWashington
26Denver BroncosJohn FurmanQBTexas Western
27Dallas TexansChuck HintonDTNorth Carolina Central
28Dallas TexansIrv GoodeGKentucky
29New York TitansEd BlaineGMissouri
30Houston OilersGary CutsingerDEOklahoma State
31San Diego ChargersBob BillOTNotre Dame
32San Diego ChargersMack BurtonHBSan José State

Round five

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
33Oakland RaidersJoe HernandezWRArizona
34San Diego ChargersRobert MitingerLBPenn State
35Dallas TexansBobby PlummerOTTCU
36Buffalo BillsTom DellingerHBNC State
37New York TitansBobby PlyDBBaylor
38Boston PatriotsBill HullDEWake Forest
39Houston OilersBill RiceEAlabama
40San Diego ChargersJohn CornettOTRice

Round six

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
41Oakland RaidersDan BirdwellDTHouston
42San Diego ChargersRoy WinstonLBLSU
43Dallas TexansAl HintonEIowa
44Buffalo BillsDave VitiEBoston University
45New York TitansMel MelinQBWashington State
46Boston PatriotsBilly NeighborsGAlabama
47Houston OilersRay PinionGTCU
48San Diego ChargersFrank BuncomLBUSC

Round seven

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
49Oakland RaidersJim NorrisDTHouston
50Denver BroncosJohn McGeeverCBAuburn
51San Diego ChargersWendell HarrisCBLSU
52Buffalo BillsJim LeCompteGNorth Carolina
53New York TitansGeorge MansEMichigan
54Boston PatriotsJohn SchopfOTMichigan
55Houston OilersGus GonzalesGTulane
56San Diego ChargersBob JacksonFBNew Mexico State

Round eight

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
57Oakland RaidersFerrell YarboroughENorthwestern State
58Denver BroncosElbert HarrisHBSoutheastern Louisiana
59Dallas TexansLarry BowieGPurdue
60Buffalo BillsPaul WhiteHBFlorida
61New York TitansJohn LomakowskiOTWestern Michigan
62Boston PatriotsBennie McRaeCBMichigan
63Houston OilersClyde BrockOTUtah State
64San Diego ChargersJerry RobinsonFLGrambling

Round nine

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
65Oakland RaidersJim DillardHBOklahoma State
66Denver BroncosLarry JepsonCFurman
67Dallas TexansMarshall ShirkOTUCLA
68Buffalo BillsBill SaulLBPenn State
69New York TitansGary BarnesWRClemson
70Boston PatriotsBill TriplettRBMiami (OH)
71Houston OilersLarry OnestiLBNorthwestern
72San Diego ChargersTom MinterDBBaylor

Round ten

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
73Oakland RaidersHank RiveraDBOregon State
74Denver BroncosGale WeidnerQBColorado
75Dallas TexansJimmy SaxtonHBTexas
76Buffalo BillsAmos BullocksHBSouthern Illinois
77New York TitansTed StuteOTOhio
78Boston PatriotsJohn KnightHBValparaiso
79Houston OilersBob MosesETexas
80San Diego ChargersDan SullivanGBoston College

Round eleven

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
81Dallas TexansBobby HuntSAuburn
82Denver BroncosMike KlineGOregon State
83Dallas TexansGuy ReeseDTSMU
84Buffalo BillsJerry CroftGBowling Green
85New York TitansCurtis MirandaCFlorida A&M
86Buffalo BillsTom PenningtonE / KGeorgia
87Houston OilersJohn ThomasGMcMurry
88San Diego ChargersSonny BishopGFresno State

Round twelve

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
89Oakland RaidersJim SkaggsGWashington
90New York TitansBill WinterOTWest Virginia
91Dallas TexansBobby ThompsonDBArizona
92Oakland RaidersGary SchwertfegerLBMontana
93San Diego ChargersRalph SmithTEOle Miss
94Oakland RaidersOscar DonahueWRSan José State
95Houston OilersJack CollinsHBTexas
96San Diego ChargersGeorge AndrieDEMarquette

Round thirteen

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
97Oakland RaidersGeorge PierovichFBCalifornia
98Denver BroncosBob CegelskiCMontana State
99Buffalo BillsRon GassertDTVirginia
100Buffalo BillsMike StrattonLBTennessee
101New York TitansWilburn HollisQBIowa
102Boston PatriotsNick BuonicontiLBNotre Dame
103Houston OilersRoyce CassellENew Mexico State
104San Diego ChargersChuck BryantEOhio State

Round fourteen

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
105Oakland RaidersBert CoanHBKansas
106Denver BroncosSonny GibbsQBTCU
107Dallas TexansBookie BolinGOle Miss
108Buffalo BillsRon SkufcaOTPurdue
109New York TitansBert WilderDENC State
110Boston PatriotsChuck SieminskiDTPenn State
111Houston OilersGlynn GriffingQBOle Miss
112San Diego ChargersJim BatesHBUSC

Round fifteen

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
113Oakland RaidersFloyd DeanLBFlorida
114Denver BroncosBill LoudenGSt. Benedict's (KS)
115Dallas TexansDave GrahamOTVirginia
116Buffalo BillsRoger KochmanHBPenn State
117New York TitansSam MudieHBRutgers
118Boston PatriotsGerry GoerlitzCNorthern Michigan
119Houston OilersKen ShafferOTMarquette
120San Diego ChargersFred MooreDTMemphis State

Round sixteen

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
121Oakland RaidersPat RussDTPurdue
122Denver BroncosGary BallmanFLMichigan State
123Dallas TexansPettis NormanTEJohnson C. Smith
124Buffalo BillsFrank ImperialeOTSouthern Illinois
125New York TitansJim SmithOTPenn State
126Boston PatriotsKen ByersGCincinnati
127Houston OilersBilly Ray AdamsFBOle Miss

Round seventeen

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
129Oakland RaidersLarry FergusonHBIowa
130Denver BroncosJerry TarrWROregon
131Dallas TexansTommy BrookerEAlabama
132Buffalo BillsTom SestakDTMcNeese State
133New York TitansAllen MillerLBOhio
134Boston PatriotsScott MaentzEMichigan
135Houston OilersBill MillerDTNew Mexico Highlands
136San Diego ChargersFrank GardnerOTNorth Carolina Central

Round eighteen

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
137Oakland RaidersJim VollenweiderHBMiami (FL)
138Denver BroncosPete SchenckEWashington State
139Dallas TexansJoe CarolloOTNotre Dame
140Buffalo BillsJoe KehoeEVirginia
141New York TitansBuddy IlesETCU
142Boston PatriotsTom ChandlerOTFlorida A&M
143Houston OilersArt PerkinsFBNorth Texas State
144San Diego ChargersDennis BiodrowskiGMemphis State

Round nineteen

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
145Oakland RaidersDennis SpurlockQBWhitworth
146Oakland RaidersKent HorneOTBYU
147Dallas TexansLee WelchHBMississippi State
148Buffalo BillsBill JohnsonLBSoutheastern Louisiana
149New York TitansReed BohovichGLehigh
150Boston PatriotsRon MeyersEVillanova
151Houston OilersBobby JancikCBLamar Tech

Round twenty

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
153Oakland RaidersJohn SutroOTSan José State
154Denver BroncosMike MartinEWashington State
155Dallas TexansMike SemcheskiGLehigh
156Buffalo BillsSam TidmoreLBOhio State
157New York TitansJudge DicksonFBMinnesota
158Boston PatriotsTommy NeckDBLSU
159Houston OilersJoe IsbellGHouston
160San Diego ChargersRon HermanQBBradley

Round twenty-one

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
161Oakland RaidersBill TunnicliffFBMichigan
162Denver BroncosJim PerkinsOTColorado
163Dallas TexansKent MartinOTWake Forest
164Buffalo BillsCarey HenleyHBChattanooga
165New York TitansRon HatcherFBMichigan State
166Boston PatriotsJohn TraynhamHBVMI
167Houston OilersRoland JacksonFBRice
168San Diego ChargersJesse WilliamsCFresno State

Round twenty-two

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
169Oakland RaidersJim CadileGSan José State
170Denver BroncosDon KassoHBOregon State
171Dallas TexansJim BernhardtOTLinfield
172Buffalo BillsTom HallWRMinnesota
173New York TitansTom NolanOTPennsylvania Military
174Boston PatriotsBob AsackOTColumbia
175Houston OilersKenny BolinHBHouston
176San Diego ChargersJim ThibertLBToledo

Round twenty-three

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
177Oakland RaidersElvin BashamGKansas
178Denver BroncosKen TureaudHBMichigan
179Dallas TexansRuss ForetOTGeorgia Tech
180Buffalo BillsRay AbruzzeseSAlabama
181New York TitansJohn KuprokEPittsburgh
182Boston PatriotsWalt CrateHBPennsylvania Military
183Houston OilersBill Van BurenCIowa
184San Diego ChargersDick FarrisGNorth Texas State

Round twenty-four

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
185Oakland RaidersMickey BruceHBOregon
186Denver BroncosNeil ThomasGHillsdale
187Dallas TexansPat TrammellQBAlabama
188Buffalo BillsStan SczurekLBPurdue
189New York TitansJohnny CountsHBIllinois
190Boston PatriotsDon ChristmanCRichmond
191Houston OilersBoyd MelvinOTNorthwestern
192San Diego ChargersHomer JonesHBTexas Southern

Round twenty-five

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
193Oakland RaidersTom CagaananHBUtah State
194Denver BroncosDave EdwardsLBAuburn
195Dallas TexansJohn BurrellWRRice
196Buffalo BillsDave GashEKentucky
197New York TitansRuss WarrenHBColumbia
198Boston PatriotsBob StemCSyracuse
199Houston OilersBob JohnsonOTRice
200San Diego ChargersSam GruneisenCVillanova

Round twenty-six

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
201Oakland RaidersFred MillerDTLSU
202Denver BroncosJim RobertsOTOle Miss
203Dallas TexansWalt RappoldQBDuke
204Buffalo BillsEd ReynoldsOTTulane
205New York TitansChuck MorrisHBOle Miss
206Boston PatriotsJimmy FieldQBLSU
207Houston OilersHarold HaysLBMississippi Southern
208San Diego ChargersMike WoulfeLBColorado

Round twenty-seven

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
209Oakland RaidersKeith LuhnowFBSanta Ana
210Denver BroncosAndy Von SonnLBUCLA
211Dallas TexansScott TylerHBMiami (OH)
212Buffalo BillsClaude CrabbCBColorado
213New York TitansJerry ArcherCPittsburg State
214Boston PatriotsAlbert GurskyLBPenn State
215Houston OilersRoger McFarlandHBKansas
216San Diego ChargersMel RideoutQBRichmond

Round twenty-eight

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
217Oakland RaidersMarv MarinovichGUSC
218Denver BroncosPaul HolmesOTGeorgia
219Dallas TexansJim ThrushOTXavier
220Buffalo BillsRoy WalkerFBPurdue
221New York TitansWalter NikirkOTHouston
222Boston PatriotsCharlie DickersonOTIllinois
223Houston OilersGary HensonEColorado
224San Diego ChargersBen WilsonFBUSC

Round twenty-nine

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
225Oakland RaidersLeon DonohueGSan José State
226Denver BroncosLynn HoyemGLong Beach State
227Dallas TexansEd RyanHBMichigan State
228Buffalo BillsJim BeaverDTFlorida
229New York TitansFrank ParkerDTOklahoma State
230Boston PatriotsJulius FinckeOTMcNeese State
231Houston OilersRon OsborneOTClemson
232San Diego ChargersPaul DudleyHBArkansas

Round thirty

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
233Oakland RaidersPete NicklasOTBaylor
234Denver BroncosWalt MinceHBArizona
235Dallas TexansDon GoodmanHBFlorida
236Buffalo BillsCody BinkleyCVanderbilt
237New York TitansMike McClellanDBOklahoma
238Boston PatriotsJohn FinnOTLouisville
239Houston OilersBob ClemensFBPittsburgh
240San Diego ChargersJohn DenvirGColorado

Round thirty-one

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
241Oakland RaidersBob ElliottFBNorth Carolina
242Denver BroncosBill WilliamsonOTBakersfield
243Dallas TexansEveristo NinoOTEast Texas State
244Buffalo BillsJim CollierTEArkansas
245New York TitansL. E. HicksOTFlorida
246Boston PatriotsMike IngramGOhio State
247Houston OilersAl KimbroughHBNorthwestern
248San Diego ChargersDoug ElmoreP / QBOle Miss

Round thirty-two

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
249Oakland RaidersBobby RichardsDELSU
250Denver BroncosVester FlanaganOTHumboldt State
251Dallas TexansJoel ArringtonHBDuke
252Buffalo BillsKen EricsonESyracuse
253New York TitansDon JonasHBPenn State
254Boston PatriotsCharley TaylorHBOle Miss
255Houston OilersBernard WyattHBIowa
256San Diego ChargersWayne FrazierCAuburn

Round thirty-three

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
257Oakland RaidersGene WhiteHBFlorida A&M
258Denver BroncosDuane AllenTEMt. San Antonio
259Dallas TexansJack WilsonHBDuke
260Buffalo BillsTony ParrilliGIllinois
261New York TitansNick MaravichOTNC State
262Boston PatriotsSteve JastrzembskiEPittsburgh
263Houston OilersAl LerderleEGeorgia Tech
264San Diego ChargersJacque MacKinnonTEColgate

Round thirty-four

Pick # width=40% style="background:#A8BDEC;"AFL team !width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Player !width=13% style="background:#A8BDEC;"Position !College
265Oakland RaidersBill WorrellOTGeorgia
266Denver BroncosSteve StonebreakerLBDetroit
267Dallas TexansRoger ShoalsOTMaryland
268Buffalo BillsBen CharlesQBUSC
269New York TitansDick WilsonCPenn State
270Boston PatriotsRay LardaniOTMiami (FL)
271Houston OilersDon TalbertOTTexas
272San Diego ChargersPhil LohmanCOklahoma

Source:[1]

Notable undrafted players

= Pro Bowler

See also

Notes and references

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1962 AFL Draft. pro-football-reference.com. July 7, 2024.