American Football League 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)
Round one
*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
*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
*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
*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
*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
*Oakland deferred its selections until after the first six rounds and traded its sixth round pick.
Round seven
*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
*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
Round ten
Pick #
AFL Team
Player
Position
College
83
Miami Dolphins
Pat Killorin
Center
Syracuse
84
Boston Patriots
Dennis Brewster
Tackle
BYU
85
Denver Broncos
Larry Cox
Defensive tackle
Abilene Christian
86
Houston Oilers
Wilbur Aylor
Defensive tackle
Texas State
87
New York Jets
Bill Wolski
Fullback
Notre Dame
88
Kansas City Chiefs
Fred Dawston
Defensive back
South Carolina State
89
Oakland Raiders
Tony Jeter
Tight end
Nebraska
90
San Diego Chargers
Dan Pride
Linebacker
Jackson State
91
Buffalo Bills
Bobby Crockett
Split End
Arkansas
Round eleven
Pick #
AFL Team
Player
Position
College
92
Miami Dolphins
Sammy Price
Running back
Illinois
93
New York Jets (Pick acquired from the Boston Patriots)
Gerry Allen
Running back
Nebraska-Omaha
94
Denver Broncos
James Burns
Guard
Northwestern
95
Houston Oilers
Monte Ledbetter
Wide receiver
Northwestern State
96
New York Jets
Bob Walton
Tackle
Auburn
97
Kansas City Chiefs
Willie Ray Smith
Defensive back
Kansas
98
Oakland Raiders
Joe Labruzzo
Halfback
Louisiana State
99
San Diego Chargers
Terry Owens
Tackle
Jacksonville State
100
Buffalo Bills
Dale Stewart
Halfback
Pittsburgh
Round twelve
Pick #
AFL Team
Player
Position
College
101
Miami Dolphins
Howard Twilley
Wide receiver
Tulsa
102
Boston Patriots
Dick Fugere
Linebacker
Cincinnati
103
New York Jets (Pick acquired from the Denver Broncos)
Steve Chomyszak
Defensive tackle
Syracuse
104
Houston Oilers
Harry Day
Defensive end
Memphis
105
New York Jets
Ken Hollister
Defensive end
Indiana
106
Kansas City Chiefs
Bill Bonds
Defensive back
McMurry
107
Oakland Raiders
Wayne Foster
Tackle
Washington State
108
San Diego Chargers
Ray Jones
Halfback
Cal State Los Angeles
109
Buffalo Bills
Wayne DeSutter
Tackle
Western Illinois
Round thirteen
Pick #
AFL Team
Player
Position
College
110
Miami Dolphins
Kent Kramer
Tight end
Minnesota
111
Boston Patriots
Tom Carr
Fullback
Bates
112
Denver Broncos
Eric Crabtree
Wide receiver
Pittsburgh
113
Houston Oilers
Fred Zimmerman
Linebacker
Toledo
114
New York Jets
Stas Maliszewski
Linebacker
Princeton
115
Kansas City Chiefs
Wayne Walker
Punter
Northwestern State
116
Oakland Raiders
John Niland
Guard
Iowa
117
San Diego Chargers
Houston Ridge
Defensive end
San Diego State
118
Buffalo Bills
Al McFarlane
Halfback
Louisville
Round fourteen
Round fifteen
Pick #
AFL Team
Player
Position
College
128
Miami Dolphins
Jerry Oliver
Tackle
Texas State
129
Boston Patriots
Billy Laird
Quarterback
Louisiana Tech
130
Denver Broncos
Mike Ringer
Defensive back
Oklahoma
131
Houston Oilers
Tom Dillard
Tackle
Austin Peay State
132
New York Jets
Bill Cody
Linebacker
Auburn
133
Kansas City Chiefs
Bruce Van Dyke
Guard
Missouri
134
Oakland Raiders
Steve Renko
Fullback
Kansas
135
San Diego Chargers
Shelly Novack
End
Long Beach State
136
Buffalo Bills
Allen Smith
Running back
Fort Valley State
Round sixteen
Pick #
AFL Team
Player
Position
College
137
Miami Dolphins
Don Lorenz
Defensive end
Stephen F. Austin
138
Boston Patriots
Buddy Owens
Guard
Michigan State
139
Denver Broncos
Frank Rogers
Kicker
Colorado
140
Houston Oilers
Steve Smith
Tackle
Michigan
141
New York Jets
Ron Acks
Linebacker
Illinois
142
Kansas City Chiefs
Tom Barrington
Running back
Ohio State
143
Oakland Raiders
Craig Ritchey
Defensive back
Stanford
144
San Diego Chargers
Bill Scott
Defensive back
Idaho
145
Buffalo Bills
Ed Russell
Tackle
Illinois
Round seventeen
Pick #
AFL Team
Player
Position
College
146
Miami Dolphins
Mike Bender
Guard
Arkansas
147
Boston Patriots
Dick Capp
Tight end
Boston College
148
Denver Broncos
Gary Eickman
Defensive end
Illinois
149
Houston Oilers
Lyle Loebach
Tackle
Simpson
150
New York Jets
Tommy Tolleson
Wide receiver
Alabama
151
Kansas City Chiefs
Walt Garrison
Running back
Oklahoma State
152
Oakland Raiders
Ted Holman
Defensive back
Syracuse
153
San Diego Chargers
Ron Ogle
Defensive tackle
Long Beach State
154
Buffalo Bills
Bill Earhart
Defensive tackle
Bowling Green
Round eighteen
Pick #
AFL Team
Player
Position
College
155
Miami Dolphins
Rich Kestner
End
Kentucky
156
Boston Patriots
John Pincavage
End
Virginia
157
Denver Broncos
Tom Talaga
Tackle
Notre Dame
158
Houston Oilers
Ed Buzzell
Quarterback
Ottawa
159
New York Jets
Gerry Mosher
End
California
160
Kansas City Chiefs
Hal Seymour
Defensive back
Florida
161
Oakland Raiders
Art Robinson
End
Florida A&M
162
San Diego Chargers
John Travis
Fullback
San Jose State
163
Buffalo Bills
Greg Lashutka
End
Ohio State
Round nineteen
Pick #
AFL Team
Player
Position
College
164
Miami Dolphins
Doug Moreau
Tight end
Louisiana State
165
Boston Patriots
Joe Novogratz
Guard
Pittsburgh
166
Denver Broncos
Tom Coughlin
Defensive end
Miami
167
Houston Oilers
Frank Fuller
Defensive tackle
Drake
168
New York Jets
Preston Ridlehuber
Running back
Georgia
169
Kansas City Chiefs
Bob Dunlevy
End
West Virginia
170
Oakland Raiders
Jack Shinholser
Linebacker
Florida State
171
San Diego Chargers
Jerome Bell
End
Central Oklahoma
172
Buffalo Bills
Mel Phillips
Defensive back
North Carolina A&T
Round twenty
Redshirt draft
Red Shirt Round one
Red Shirt Round two
Red Shirt Round three
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
19
Miami Dolphins
Jack Clancy
End
Michigan
20
Boston Patriots
Ed Toner
Guard
Massachusetts
21
Denver Broncos
Dick Arndt
Tackle
Idaho
22
Houston Oilers
Ralph Dunlap
Defensive tackle
Baylor
23
New York Jets
Jerry Lovelace
Halfback
Texas Tech
24
Kansas City Chiefs
Jan Stenerud
Kicker
Montana State
25
Oakland Raiders
Ronnie Parson
End
Austin Peay State
26
San Diego Chargers
Jeff Staggs
Linebacker
San Diego State
27
Buffalo Bills
Tony King
End
Findlay
Red Shirt Round four
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
28
Miami Dolphins
Jim Mankins
Fullback
Florida State
29
Boston Patriots
Heath Wingate
Tackle
Bowling Green
30
Denver Broncos
Mark Gartung
Tackle
Oregon State
31
Houston Oilers
Bill Davis
Quarterback
Lamar
32
New York Jets
Tommy Burnett
End
Arkansas
33
Kansas City Chiefs
Dan Berry
Halfback
California
34
Oakland Raiders
John Crumbacher
Tackle
Tennessee
35
San Diego Chargers
LaVerle Pratt
Linebacker
Idaho
36
Buffalo Bills
Dick Cunningham
Linebacker
Arkansas
Red Shirt Round five
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
37
Miami Dolphins
Fritz Greenlee
End
Arizona
38
Boston Patriots
Ray Perkins
End
Alabama
39
Denver Broncos
Art Hatfield
End
Cal State Los Angeles
40
Houston Oilers
Dick Glover
Tackle
Virginia State
41
New York Jets
Ray Miller
Tackle
Idaho
42
Kansas City Chiefs
Lynn Senkbeil
Linebacker
Nebraska
43
Oakland Raiders
George Patton
Tackle
Georgia
44
San Diego Chargers
Rhome Nixon
End
Southern University
45
Buffalo Bills
Dick Czap
Tackle
Nebraska
Red Shirt Round six
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
46
Miami Dolphins
Bill Darnall
Defensive back
North Carolina
47
Boston Patriots
Joe Avezzano
Guard
Florida State
48
Denver Broncos
Jerry Durling
Tackle
Wyoming
49
Houston Oilers
John Gary
Defensive tackle
Grambling State
50
New York Jets
Allen Smith
Halfback
Findlay
51
Kansas City Chiefs
Dick Reding
Defensive back
Northwestern State
52
Oakland Raiders
Dan Archer
Tackle
Oregon
53
San Diego Chargers
Joe Beauchamp
End – Defensive back
Iowa State
54
Buffalo Bills
Leroy Carter
Halfback
Grambling State
Red Shirt Round seven
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
55
Miami Dolphins
Don Williams
Defensive tackle
Wofford
56
Boston Patriots
Brent Caston
Defensive back
Mississippi
57
Denver Broncos
John Mason
End
Stanford
58
Houston Oilers
Clyde Pettaway
Tackle
North Carolina A&T
59
New York Jets
Randy Smith
Linebacker
Clemson
60
Kansas City Chiefs
Bill Ogle
Tackle
Stanford
61
Oakland Raiders
Bill Thomas
Halfback
Oklahoma
62
San Diego Chargers
Saint Saffold
End
San Jose State
63
Buffalo Bills
Dick Weeks
Back
Texas-El Paso
Red Shirt Round eight
Red Shirt Round nine
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
73
Miami Dolphins
Craig Baynham
End
Georgia Tech
74
Boston Patriots
Jack White
Quarterback
Penn State
75
Denver Broncos
Bud Harrington
Fullback
Tulsa
76
Houston Oilers
Lee Garner
Linebacker
Mississippi
77
New York Jets
John Stipech
Tackle
Utah
78
Kansas City Chiefs
Perry Parks
Defensive tackle
Cal State Los Angeles
79
San Diego Chargers
Wayne Page
Defensive back
Clemson
80
Oakland Raiders
Mel Tom
Linebacker
San Jose State
81
Buffalo Bills
Ed King
Linebacker
USC
Red Shirt Round ten
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
82
Miami Dolphins
Randy Winkler
Tackle
Tarleton State
83
Boston Patriots
Bob Ellis
Halfback
Massachusetts
84
Denver Broncos
Andre White
End
Florida A&M
85
Houston Oilers
Dan Goich
Tackle
California
86
New York Jets
Dick Fitzgerald
Tackle
Nebraska
87
Kansas City Chiefs
Elmer Collett
Center
San Francisco State
88
Oakland Raiders
Joe O'Brien
Fullback
Texas–Arlington
89
San Diego Chargers
Wayne Becker
Tackle
Montana
90
Buffalo Bills
Bill Moorer
Center
Georgia Tech
Red Shirt Round eleven
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
91
Miami Dolphins
Kai Anderson
Center
Illinois
92
Boston Patriots
Jerry Marion
Halfback
Wyoming
93
Denver Broncos
Mike Sullivan
End
Oregon State
94
Houston Oilers
Chuck Arkwright
Tackle
Georgia
95
New York Jets
Jim Kollman
Guard
Oregon
96
Kansas City Chiefs
Denis Moore
Tackle
USC
97
San Diego Chargers
Hugh Wright
Fullback
Adams State
98
Oakland Raiders
Mike Brundage
Quarterback
Oregon
99
Buffalo Bills
Benny Russell
Quarterback
Louisville
Notable undrafted players
See also
References
^ a b "Texas grid star 1st duplication" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . Associated Press. November 27, 1965. p. 8.
^ "Nobis, Grabowski top picks as pros tap college talent" . Toledo Blade . Associated Press. November 28, 1965. p. E3.
^ "How merger will operate" . Milwaukee Sentinel . Associated Press. June 9, 1966. p. 4, part 2.
^ "How NFL, AFL will run from single wing" . Miami News . Associated Press. June 9, 1966. p. 16A.
^ Schramm, Tex (June 20, 1966). "Here's how it happened" . Sports Illustrated . p. 14. Archived from the original on January 8, 2014.
^ 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 team at any time in their career.
^ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
^ 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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