# 1963 American Football League draft

The 1963 American Football League draft was held in Dallas on Saturday, December 1, 1962.
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. The NFL draft was held two days later in Chicago.

## Player selections

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

### Round one

| Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | Kansas City Chiefs $^{(PickacquiredfromtheOaklandRaiders)}$ | Buck Buchanan | Defensive tackle | Grambling State |
| 2 | San Diego Chargers | Walt Sweeney | Guard | Syracuse |
| 3 | New York Jets | Jerry Stovall | Defensive back | LSU |
| 4 | Buffalo Bills | Dave Behrman | Center | Michigan State |
| 5 | Denver Broncos | Kermit Alexander | Defensive Back | UCLA |
| 6 | Houston Oilers | Danny Brabham | Linebacker | Arkansas |
| 7 | Boston Patriots | Art Graham | Wide receiver | Boston College |
| 8 | Kansas City Chiefs | Ed Budde | Guard | Michigan State |

### Round two

| Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 9 | Buffalo Bills $^{(PickacquiredfromtheOaklandRaiders)}$ | Jim Dunaway | Defensive Tackle | Mississippi |
| 10 | San Diego Chargers | Rufus Guthrie | Guard | Georgia Tech |
| 11 | Denver Broncos $^{(PickacquiredfromtheNewYorkJets)}$ | Ray Poage | Tight end | Texas |
| 12 | Buffalo Bills | Tom Hutchinson | Tight End | Kentucky |
| 13 | Denver Broncos | Tom Nomina | Defensive Tackle | Miami (OH) |
| 14 | Boston Patriots | Lee Roy Jordan | Linebacker | Alabama |
| 15 | Houston Oilers | Don Estes | Guard | LSU |
| 16 | Kansas City Chiefs | Walt Rock | Tackle | Maryland |

### Round three

| Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 17 | San Diego Chargers $^{(PickacquiredfromtheOaklandRaiders)}$ | Dave Robinson | Linebacker | Penn State |
| 18 | San Diego Chargers | Keith Kinderman | Fullback | Florida State |
| 19 | New York Jets | Willie Richardson | Flanker | Jackson State |
| 20 | Buffalo Bills | Tom Brown | Defensive Back | Maryland |
| 21 | Denver Broncos | Tom Janik | Defensive Back | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| 22 | Houston Oilers | Jerry Cook | Halfback | Texas |
| 23 | Boston Patriots | Bob Vogel | Tackle | Ohio State |
| 24 | Kansas City Chiefs | Don Brumm | Defensive end | Purdue |

### Round four

| Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 25 | Houston Oilers $^{(PickacquiredfromtheOaklandRaiders)}$ | Lee Roy Caffey | Linebacker | Texas A&M |
| 26 | San Diego Chargers | Roy Williams | Defensive Tackle | Pacific |
| 27 | New York Jets | John Contoulis | Defensive Tackle | Connecticut |
| 28 | Buffalo Bills | Tom Woodeshick | Running back | West Virginia |
| 29 | Denver Broncos | Lou Slaby | Linebacker | Pittsburgh |
| 30 | Boston Patriots | Bob Reynolds | Tackle | Bowling Green |
| 31 | Houston Oilers | Jerry Hopkins | Linebacker | Texas A&M |
| 32 | Kansas City Chiefs | Daryl Sanders | Tackle | Ohio State |

### Round five

| Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 33 | Houston Oilers $^{(PickacquiredfromtheOaklandRaiders)}$ | Homer Jones | Split End | Texas Southern |
| 34 | San Diego Chargers | Larry Glueck | Defensive Back | Villanova |
| 35 | New York Jets | John Mackey | Tight End | Syracuse |
| 36 | Buffalo Bills | Bob Jencks | Tight End | Miami (OH) |
| 37 | Denver Broncos | Ray Mansfield | Center | Washington |
| 38 | Houston Oilers | Don Chuy | Guard | Clemson |
| 39 | Boston Patriots | Lou Cioci | Guard | Boston College |
| 40 | Kansas City Chiefs | John Campbell | Linebacker | Minnesota |

### Round six

| Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 41 | Oakland Raiders | Butch Wilson | Tight End | Alabama |
| 42 | San Diego Chargers | Pat Emerick | Linebacker | Western Michigan |
| 43 | New York Jets | Jim Price | Linebacker | Auburn |
| 44 | Buffalo Bills | Jim Moss | Linebacker | South Carolina |
| 45 | Denver Broncos | Anton Peters | Defensive Tackle | Florida |
| 46 | Boston Patriots | Sam Silas | Defensive Tackle | Southern Illinois |
| 47 | Houston Oilers | Lionel Aldridge | Defensive End | Utah State |
| 48 | Kansas City Chiefs | George Saimes | Defensive Back | Michigan State |

### Round seven

| Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 49 | Oakland Raiders | Dave Costa | Defensive Tackle | Utah |
| 50 | Denver Broncos $^{(PickacquiredfromtheSanDiegoChargers)}$ | Mickey Slaughter | Quarterback | Louisiana Tech |
| 51 | New York Jets | Louis Guy | Defensive Back | Mississippi |
| 52 | Buffalo Bills | Jim Kanicki | Defensive Tackle | Michigan State |
| 53 | Denver Broncos | Paul Flatley | Wide receiver | Northwestern |
| 54 | Houston Oilers | Johnny Baker | Linebacker | Mississippi State |
| 55 | Boston Patriots | Dick Williamson | End | Alabama |
| 56 | Kansas City Chiefs | Bobby Bell | Linebacker | Minnesota |

### Round eight

| Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 57 | Oakland Raiders | Roger Locke | End | Arizona State |
| 58 | San Diego Chargers | Gene Heeter | Tight End | West Virginia |
| 59 | New York Jets | Bill King | Quarterback | Dartmouth |
| 60 | Denver Broncos $^{(PickacquiredfromtheBuffaloBills)}$ | Hewritt Dixon | Running Back | Florida A&M |
| 61 | Denver Broncos | John Griffin | Defensive Back | Memphis |
| 62 | Boston Patriots | Rod Foster | Guard | Ohio State |
| 63 | Houston Oilers | Jimmy Burson | Defensive Back | Auburn |
| 64 | Kansas City Chiefs | John Sklopan | Defensive Back | Southern Mississippi |

### Round nine

| Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 65 | Oakland Raiders | Jerry Logan | Defensive Back | West Texas A&M |
| 66 | San Diego Chargers | Steve Barnett | Tackle | Oregon |
| 67 | New York Jets | Stan Sanders | End | Whittier |
| 68 | Buffalo Bills | Larry Stallings | Linebacker | Georgia Tech |
| 69 | Denver Broncos | Marv Fleming | Tight End | Utah |
| 70 | Houston Oilers | Ed Burke | Tackle | Notre Dame |
| 71 | Boston Patriots | Jim Simon | Guard | Miami (FL) |
| 72 | Kansas City Chiefs | Jan Barrett | End | Fresno State |

### Round ten

| 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 $^{(PickacquiredfromtheBostonPatriots}$ | Pat Richter | Tight End | Wisconsin |
| 79 | Boston Patriots $^{(PickacquiredfromtheHoustonOilers)}$ | Don McKinnon | Linebacker | Dartmouth |
| 80 | Kansas City Chiefs | Curt Farrier | Defensive Tackle | Montana State |

### Round eleven

| Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 81 | Kansas City Chiefs $^{(PickacquiredfromtheOaklandRaiders)}$ | Lindy Infante | Halfback | Florida |
| 82 | San Diego Chargers | Bob Petrich | Defensive End | West Texas A&M |
| 83 | Buffalo Bills $^{(PickacquiredfromtheNewYorkJets)}$ | Ron Goodwin | Flanker | Baylor |
| 84 | Houston Oilers $^{(PickacquiredfromtheBuffaloBills)}$ | Tom Brown | Guard | Pittsburgh |
| 85 | Denver Broncos | Billy Joe | Running Back | Villanova |
| 86 | Boston Patriots $^{(PickacquiredfromtheHoustonOilers)}$ | Dave Hayes | Fullback | Penn State |
| 87 | Boston Patriots | Dave Watson | Guard | Georgia Tech |
| 88 | Kansas City Chiefs | Jerrel Wilson | Running Back | Southern Mississippi |

### Round twelve

| 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 $^{(PickacquiredfromtheBuffaloBills)}$ | Billy Gambrell | Split End | South Carolina |
| 93 | Denver Broncos | John Gamble | End | Pacific |
| 94 | Boston Patriots | Tim Gauntner | Halfback | John Carroll |
| 95 | Oakland Raiders $^{(PickacquiredfromtheHoustonOilers)}$ | Doyle Bransom | Halfback | Southern Oregon |
| 96 | New York Jets $^{(PickacquiredfromtheKansasCityChiefs)}$ | Tommy Lucas | End | Texas |

### Round thirteen

| 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 $^{(PickacquiredfromtheBuffaloBills)}$ | Dave Adams* | Tackle | Arkansas |
| 101 | Denver Broncos | Butch Maples | Linebacker | Baylor |
| 102 | Oakland Raiders $^{(PickacquiredfromtheHoustonOilers)}$ | Drew Roberts | End | Humboldt State |
| 103 | Boston Patriots | Ralph Ferrisi | Fullback | Southern Connecticut State |
| 104 | Kansas City Chiefs | Dennis Ward | Guard | Oklahoma |

### Round fourteen

| Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 105 | Kansas City Chiefs $^{(PickacquiredfromtheOaklandRaiders)}$ | Stone Johnson | Halfback | Grambling State |
| 106 | San Diego Chargers | Frank Lasky* | Tackle | Florida |
| 107 | San Diego Chargers $^{(PickacquiredfromtheNewYorkJets)}$ | Hatch Rosdahl* | Defensive End | Penn State |
| 108 | Buffalo Bills | J.B. Simmons* | End | Tulsa |
| 109 | San Diego Chargers $^{(PickacquiredfromtheDenverBroncos)}$ | 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 |

### Round fifteen

| 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 |

### Round sixteen

| 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 |

### Round seventeen

| 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 |

### Round eighteen

| Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 137 | Oakland Raiders | Terry Dillon | Defensive Back | Montana |
| 138 | Oakland Raiders $^{(PickacquiredfromtheSanDiegoChargers)}$ | 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 |

### Round nineteen

| 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 |

### Round twenty

| Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 153 | Oakland Raiders | Rex Mirich* | Defensive Tackle | Northern Arizona |
| 154 | San Diego Chargers | Buddy Soefker* | Linebacker | LSU |
| 155 | New York Jets | John Johnson | Defensive Tackle | Indiana |
| 156 | Buffalo Bills | Harlow Fullwood | Tackle | Virginia |
| 157 | Denver Broncos | Dan Grimm | Guard | Colorado |
| 158 | Boston Patriots | Jim Bradshaw | Defensive Back | Tennessee-Chattanooga |
| 159 | Houston Oilers | Wayne Lee | Center | Oklahoma |
| 160 | Kansas City Chiefs | Lowell Vaught* | Tackle | Louisiana-Lafayette |

### Round twenty-one

| 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 |

### Round twenty-two

| Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 169 | Oakland Raiders | Hugh Campbell | End | Washington State |
| 170 | San Diego Chargers | Roger Gill* | Wide Receiver | Texas Tech |
| 171 | New York Jets | Bill Thornton | Fullback | Nebraska |
| 172 | Buffalo Bills | Chuck Walker* | Defensive Tackle | Duke |
| 173 | Denver Broncos | Dave Mathieson* | Quarterback | Washington State |
| 174 | Boston Patriots | Nate Craddock | Fullback | Parsons College |
| 175 | Houston Oilers | Sam Byer | Fullback | Texas A&M |
| 176 | Kansas City Chiefs | John Maczuzak* | Defensive Tackle | Pittsburgh |

### Round twenty-three

| 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 |

### Round twenty-four

| 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 |

### Round twenty-five

| 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 |

### Round twenty-six

| 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 |

### Round twenty-seven

| 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 |

### Round twenty-eight

| 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 |

### Round twenty-nine

| 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

| $^†$ | = Pro Bowler | ‡ | = Hall of Famer |
| Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. |
| Buffalo Bills | Ed Rutkowski $^†$ | WR/CB | Notre Dame | Ind. |
| Denver Broncos | Don Breaux | QB | McNeese State | Gulf States |
| Houston Oilers | Willie Brown$^‡$ | CB | Grambling State | SWAC |
| New York Jets | Bill Baird | CB | San Francisco State | FWC |
| New York Jets | Winston Hill$^‡$ | OT | Jackson State | SWAC |
| New York Jets | Warren Powers | S | Nebraska | Big Eight |
| Oakland Raiders | Ken Herock | TE | West Virginia | SoCon |
| San Diego Chargers | Dick Westmoreland $^†$ | S | North Carolina A&T | CIAA |