# 1965 NFL draft

The 1965 NFL draft was held at the Summit Hotel in New York City on Saturday, November 28, 1964. The first player selected was Tucker Frederickson, back from Auburn, by the New York Giants.
The draft was marked by the failure of the St. Louis Cardinals to sign quarterback Joe Namath of Alabama, who instead committed to the New York Jets of the rival American Football League for a record contract amount. The AFL draft was held the same day.

## Player selections

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

### Round one

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | New York Giants | Tucker Frederickson | Back | Auburn |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ers | Ken Willard | Fullback | North Carolina |
| 3 | Chicago Bears | Dick Butkus | Linebacker | Illinois |
| 4 | Chicago Bears | Gale Sayers | Halfback | Kansas |
| 5 | Dallas Cowboys | Craig Morton | Quarterback | California |
| 6 | Chicago Bears | Steve DeLong | Tackle | Tennessee |
| 7 | Green Bay Packers | Donny Anderson | Halfback | Texas Tech |
| 8 | Minnesota Vikings | Jack Snow | Wide receiver | Notre Dame |
| 9 | Los Angeles Rams | Clancy Williams | Cornerback | Washington State |
| 10 | Green Bay Packers | Larry Elkins | Wide receiver | Baylor |
| 11 | Detroit Lions | Tom Nowatzke | Running back | Indiana |
| 12 | St. Louis Cardinals | Joe Namath | Quarterback | Alabama |
| 13 | San Francisco 49ers | George Donnelly | Back | Illinois |
| 14 | Baltimore Colts | Mike Curtis | Linebacker | Duke |

### Round two

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 15 | Minnesota Vikings | Archie Sutton | Tackle | Illinois |
| 16 | San Francisco 49ers | Joe Cerne | Center | Northwestern |
| 17 | Cleveland Browns (pick acquired from Chicago Bears) | Jim Garcia | Tackle | Purdue |
| 18 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Roy Jefferson | Wide receiver | Utah |
| 19 | Dallas Cowboys | Malcolm Walker | Linebacker | Rice |
| 20 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ray Rissmiller | Tackle | Georgia |
| 21 | Washington Redskins | Bob Breitenstein | Tackle | Tulsa |
| 22 | Cleveland Browns | Gerry Bussell | Running back | Georgia Tech |
| 23 | Minnesota Vikings | Lance Rentzel | Wide receiver | Oklahoma |
| 24 | Green Bay Packers | Alphonse Dotson | Tackle | Grambling |
| 25 | Detroit Lions | Jerry Rush | Tackle | Michigan State |
| 26 | St. Louis Cardinals | Dave Simmons | Linebacker | Georgia Tech |
| 27 | Cleveland Browns | Walter Johnson | Defensive tackle | Cal State-Los Angeles |
| 28 | Baltimore Colts | Ralph Neely | Tackle | Oklahoma |

### Round three

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 29 | San Francisco 49ers | Bob Schweickert | Back | Virginia Tech |
| 30 | San Francisco 49ers | Jim Norton | Tackle | Washington |
| 31 | New York Giants | Chuck Mercein | Running back | Yale |
| 32 | Cleveland Browns (pick acquired from Chicago Bears) | Bo Scott | Running back | Ohio State |
| 33 | New York Giants | Bob Timberlake | Quarterback | Michigan |
| 34 | Washington Redskins | Kent McCloughan | Back | Nebraska |
| 35 | Philadelphia Eagles | Al Nelson | Running back | Cincinnati |
| 36 | Baltimore Colts | Glenn Ressler | Center/Middle guard | Penn State |
| 37 | Los Angeles Rams | Fred Brown | End | Miami (FL) |
| 38 | Green Bay Packers | Allen Brown | End | Mississippi |
| 39 | Detroit Lions | Fred Biletnikoff | Wide receiver | Florida State |
| 40 | St. Louis Cardinals | Ray Ogden | End | Alabama |
| 41 | Cleveland Browns | Bobby Maples | Linebacker | Baylor |
| 42 | San Francisco 49ers | Jack Chapple | Linebacker | Stanford |

### Round four

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 43 | New York Giants | Henry Carr | Running back | Arizona State |
| 44 | San Francisco 49ers | Larry Todd | Wide receiver | Arizona State |
| 45 | Chicago Bears | Jim Nance | Fullback | Syracuse |
| 46 | Detroit Lions | Tommy Myers | Quarterback | Northwestern |
| 47 | Dallas Cowboys | Jimmy Sidle | Running back | Auburn |
| 48 | Philadelphia Eagles | Fred Hill | Wide receiver | USC |
| 49 | Baltimore Colts | Marty Schottenheimer | Linebacker | Pittsburgh |
| 50 | Los Angeles Rams | Mike Strofolino | Linebacker | Villanova |
| 51 | Minnesota Vikings | Jim Whalen | End | Boston College |
| 52 | Green Bay Packers | Wally Mahle | Back | Syracuse |
| 53 | Dallas Cowboys | Bob Svihus | Tackle | USC |
| 54 | St. Louis Cardinals | Johnny Roland | Running back | Missouri |
| 55 | Minnesota Vikings | Jim Harris | Tackle | Utah State |
| 56 | Baltimore Colts | Dave Johnson | Wide receiver | San Jose State |

### Round five

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 57 | Detroit Lions | Tommy Vaughn | Back | Iowa State |
| 58 | San Francisco 49ers | Dave McCormick | Tackle | Louisiana State |
| 59 | Green Bay Packers | Jim Harvey | Tackle | Mississippi |
| 60 | Los Angeles Rams | Frank Marchlewski | Center | Minnesota |
| 61 | Dallas Cowboys | Roger Pettee | Linebacker | Florida |
| 62 | New York Giants | Frank Lambert | End | Mississippi |
| 63 | Philadelphia Eagles | John Henderson | End | Michigan |
| 64 | Detroit Lions | Ed Flanagan | Center | Purdue |
| 65 | Los Angeles Rams | Doug Woodlief | End | Memphis State |
| 66 | Green Bay Packers | Doug Goodwin | Running back | Maryland-Eastern Shore |
| 67 | Detroit Lions | John Flynn | End | Oklahoma |
| 68 | St. Louis Cardinals | Bobby Bonds | Running back | San Jose State |
| 69 | Cleveland Browns | Bill Irwin | Tackle | Mississippi |
| 70 | Baltimore Colts | John McGuire | Wide receiver | Syracuse |

### Round six

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 71 | Baltimore Colts | Bobby Felts | Running back | Florida A&M |
| 72 | Cleveland Browns | Arnie Simkus | Tackle | Michigan |
| 73 | Chicago Bears | Tony Carey | Running back | Notre Dame |
| 74 | Green Bay Packers | Richard Koeper | Tackle | Oregon State |
| 75 | Dallas Cowboys | Sonny Utz | Running back | Virginia Tech |
| 76 | Philadelphia Eagles | John Huarte | Quarterback | Notre Dame |
| 77 | Philadelphia Eagles | Gary Garrison | Wide receiver | San Diego State |
| 78 | Los Angeles Rams | Bill Harrison | End | Elon |
| 79 | Minnesota Vikings | Jim Grisham | Back | Oklahoma |
| 80 | Green Bay Packers | Bill Symons | Running back | Colorado |
| 81 | Detroit Lions | Earl Hawkins | Back | Emory & Henry |
| 82 | St. Louis Cardinals | Glen Ray Hines | Tackle | Arkansas |
| 83 | Cleveland Browns | Corwyn Aldredge | Wide receiver | Northwestern State (LA) |
| 84 | Baltimore Colts | Al Atkinson | Tackle | Villanova |

### Round seven

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 85 | Green Bay Packers | Jerry Roberts | Back | Baldwin–Wallace |
| 86 | Green Bay Packers | Roger Jacobazzi | Tackle | Wisconsin |
| 87 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Charley Browning | Back | Washington |
| 88 | Chicago Bears | Dick Gordon | Running back | Michigan State |
| 89 | Dallas Cowboys | Brig Owens | Quarterback | Cincinnati |
| 90 | Chicago Bears | Mickey Sutton | Back | Auburn |
| 91 | Philadelphia Eagles | Erwin Will | Tackle | Dayton |
| 92 | Detroit Lions | Greg Kent | Tackle | Utah |
| 93 | Los Angeles Rams | Tony Guillory | Guard | Lamar |
| 94 | Green Bay Packers | Junior Coffey | Running back | Washington |
| 95 | Detroit Lions | Bob Kowalkowski | Guard | Virginia |
| 96 | St. Louis Cardinals | Frank Roy | End | Utah |
| 97 | Cleveland Browns | Dale Lindsey | Linebacker | Western Kentucky |
| 98 | Baltimore Colts | John Kolocek | Tackle | Corpus Christi State |

### Round eight

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 99 | New York Giants | Willie Williams | Back | Grambling |
| 100 | Minnesota Vikings | John Hankinson | Quarterback | Minnesota |
| 101 | Chicago Bears | Brian Schweda | Tackle | Kansas |
| 102 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bill Howley | End | Pittsburgh |
| 103 | Dallas Cowboys | Russell Wayt | Linebacker | Rice |
| 104 | Philadelphia Eagles | Al Piraino | Tackle | Wisconsin |
| 105 | Washington Redskins | Don Croftcheck | Guard | Indiana |
| 106 | Los Angeles Rams | Stan Dzura | Tackle | California |
| 107 | Minnesota Vikings | Jeff Jordon | Back | Tulsa |
| 108 | Green Bay Packers | Mike Shinn | End | Kansas |
| 109 | Detroit Lions | Larry Harbin | Back | Appalachian State |
| 110 | St. Louis Cardinals | John Meyer | Linebacker | Notre Dame |
| 111 | Cleveland Browns | Mike Howell | Defensive back | Grambling |
| 112 | Baltimore Colts | Roosevelt Davis | Tackle | Tennessee State |

### Round nine

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 113 | New York Giants | John Frick | End | Ohio |
| 114 | San Francisco 49ers | Wayne Swinford | Running back | Georgia |
| 115 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Tom Neville | Tackle | Mississippi State |
| 116 | Chicago Bears | Ken Ambrusko | Back | Maryland |
| 117 | Dallas Cowboys | Jim Zanios | Running back | Texas Tech |
| 118 | Washington Redskins | Jerry Smith | Tight end | Arizona State |
| 119 | Philadelphia Eagles | Floyd Hudlow | Back | Arizona |
| 120 | Minnesota Vikings | Frank McClendon | Tackle | Alabama |
| 121 | Los Angeles Rams | Ronnie Caveness | Linebacker | Arkansas |
| 122 | Green Bay Packers | Larry Bulaich | Back | Texas Christian |
| 123 | Detroit Lions | Bruce McLenna | Back | Hillsdale |
| 124 | St. Louis Cardinals | Jimmy Heidel | Back | Mississippi |
| 125 | Cleveland Browns | Gary Lane | Quarterback | Missouri |
| 126 | Baltimore Colts | Tom Bleick | Back | Georgia Tech |

### Round ten

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 127 | New York Giants | Ben Crenshaw | Back | Jackson State |
| 128 | San Francisco 49ers | Bob Cappadona | Running back | Northeastern |
| 129 | Chicago Bears | Dennis Murphy | Tackle | Florida |
| 130 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dave Tobey | Center | Oregon |
| 131 | Dallas Cowboys | Gaylon McCullough | Center | Alabama |
| 132 | Philadelphia Eagles | Rick Redman | Center | Washington |
| 133 | Washington Redskins | Bob Briggs | Running back | Central State (OK) |
| 134 | Los Angeles Rams | Jim Burt | Running back | Western Kentucky |
| 135 | Minnesota Vikings | Jerald Schweiger | Tackle | Wisconsin–Superior |
| 136 | Green Bay Packers | Bud Marshall | Tackle | Stephen F. Austin |
| 137 | Detroit Lions | Frank Pennie | Tackle | Florida |
| 138 | St. Louis Cardinals | Chuck Drulis | End | Duke |
| 139 | Cleveland Browns | Pat Screen | Quarterback | Louisiana State |
| 140 | Baltimore Colts | George Harold | Back | Allen |

### Round eleven

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 141 | New York Giants | Ernie Koy | Running back | Texas |
| 142 | San Francisco 49ers | Steve Mass | Tackle | Detroit |
| 143 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Frank Molden | Tackle | Jackson State |
| 144 | Chicago Bears | Frank Cornish | Tackle | Grambling |
| 145 | Dallas Cowboys | Jethro Pugh | Tackle | Elizabeth City State |
| 146 | Washington Redskins | Willie Adams | Guard | New Mexico State |
| 147 | Philadelphia Eagles | Louis James | Running back | Texas-El Paso |
| 148 | Minnesota Vikings | John Thomas | End | USC |
| 149 | Los Angeles Rams | Merlin Walet | Running back | McNeese State |
| 150 | Green Bay Packers | Jim Weatherwax | Tackle | Cal State-Los Angeles |
| 151 | Detroit Lions | Jim Kearney | Back | Prairie View A&M |
| 152 | St. Louis Cardinals | Bud French | Back | Alabama |
| 153 | Cleveland Browns | Olie Cordill | Back | Memphis State |
| 154 | Baltimore Colts | Lamar Richardson | Wide receiver | Fisk |

### Round twelve

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 155 | New York Giants | Jim Carroll | Linebacker | Notre Dame |
| 156 | San Francisco 49ers | Dave Plump | Running back | Fresno State |
| 157 | Chicago Bears | Steve Cox | Tackle | South Carolina |
| 158 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Craig Lofquist | Back | Minnesota |
| 159 | Dallas Cowboys | Ernie Kellerman | Quarterback | Miami (OH) |
| 160 | Washington Redskins | John Strohmeyer | Tackle | Nebraska |
| 161 | Philadelphia Eagles | John Kuznieski | Running back | Purdue |
| 162 | Los Angeles Rams | Bob Werl | End | Miami (FL) |
| 163 | Minnesota Vikings | Mike Tilleman | Tackle | Montana |
| 164 | Green Bay Packers | Gene Jeter | Running back | Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
| 165 | Detroit Lions | Jim Moore | Linebacker | North Texas State |
| 166 | St. Louis Cardinals | Glen Sasser | End | North Carolina State |
| 167 | Cleveland Browns | Justin Canale | Guard | Mississippi State |
| 168 | Baltimore Colts | Ted Rodosovich | Guard | Cincinnati |

### Round thirteen

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 169 | New York Giants | Carl Lockhart | Defensive back | North Texas State |
| 170 | San Francisco 49ers | Gregg Schumacher | End | Illinois |
| 171 | Pittsburgh Steelers | J.R. Wilburn | Back | South Carolina |
| 172 | Chicago Bears | Dave Daniels | Tackle | Florida A&M |
| 173 | Dallas Cowboys | Jack Schraub | End | California |
| 174 | Washington Redskins | Biff Bracy | Running back | Duke |
| 175 | Philadelphia Eagles | John Fouse | End | Arizona |
| 176 | Minnesota Vikings | Dave Osborn | Back | North Dakota |
| 177 | Los Angeles Rams | Brent Berry | Tackle | San Jose State |
| 178 | Green Bay Packers | Roy Schmidt | Guard | Long Beach State |
| 179 | Detroit Lions | Jack Jacobson | Back | Oklahoma State |
| 180 | St. Louis Cardinals | Steve Murphy | Running back | Northwestern |
| 181 | Cleveland Browns | Henry Pickett | Running back | Baylor |
| 182 | Baltimore Colts | Bruce Airheart | Running back | North Dakota State |

### Round fourteen

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 183 | New York Giants | Olen Underwood | End | Texas |
| 184 | San Francisco 49ers | Frank Andruski | Running back | Utah |
| 185 | Chicago Bears | Dave Pivec | Wide receiver | Notre Dame |
| 186 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jim (Cannonball) Butler | Back | Edward Waters |
| 187 | Dallas Cowboys | Garry Porterfield | Wide receiver | Tulsa |
| 188 | Philadelphia Eagles | Tom Longo | Back | Notre Dame |
| 189 | Washington Redskins | Dave Estrada | Running back | Arizona State |
| 190 | Los Angeles Rams | Bill Robertson | End | Austin |
| 191 | Minnesota Vikings | Max Leetzow | End | Idaho |
| 192 | Green Bay Packers | John Putnam | Running back | Drake |
| 193 | Detroit Lions | Larry Brown | Back | Oklahoma |
| 194 | St. Louis Cardinals | Mike Alford | Center | Auburn |
| 195 | Cleveland Browns | Dan Simrell | Quarterback | Toledo |
| 196 | Baltimore Colts | Jerry Fishman | Linebacker | Maryland |

### Round fifteen

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 197 | New York Giants | Mike Giers | Guard | USC |
| 198 | San Francisco 49ers | Joe Pabian | Tackle | West Virginia |
| 199 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John Carrell | Tackle | Texas Tech |
| 200 | Chicago Bears | Art Robinson | Back | Cal State-Los Angeles |
| 201 | Dallas Cowboys | Gene Foster | Back | Arizona State |
| 202 | Washington Redskins | Ben Baldwin | Back | Vanderbilt |
| 203 | Philadelphia Eagles | Otis Taylor | Wide receiver | Prairie View A&M |
| 204 | Minnesota Vikings | Phillip Morgan | Back | East Tennessee State |
| 205 | Los Angeles Rams | Marvin Davis | End | Wichita State |
| 206 | Green Bay Packers | Chuck Hurston | Tackle | Auburn |
| 207 | Detroit Lions | Wallace Dickey | End | Southwest Texas State |
| 208 | St. Louis Cardinals | Harlan Lane | Back | Baylor |
| 209 | Cleveland Browns | Larry Gagner | Tackle | Florida |
| 210 | Baltimore Colts | Roy Hilton | Running back | Jackson State |

### Round sixteen

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 211 | New York Giants | Tom Good | Back | Marshall |
| 212 | San Francisco 49ers | Dave Hettema | Tackle | New Mexico |
| 213 | Chicago Bears | Frank Pitts | Wide receiver | Southern |
| 214 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Doug Dusenbury | Kicker | Kansas State |
| 215 | Dallas Cowboys | Doug McDougal | End | Oregon State |
| 216 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jim Gray | Back | Toledo |
| 217 | Washington Redskins | Bob Reed | Guard | Tennessee A&I |
| 218 | Los Angeles Rams | Charlie Brown | Tackle | Tulsa |
| 219 | Minnesota Vikings | Paul Labinski | Tackle | St. John's (MN) |
| 220 | Green Bay Packers | Phil Vandersea | Running back | Massachusetts |
| 221 | Detroit Lions | John Smith | Tackle | Maryland-Eastern Shore |
| 222 | St. Louis Cardinals | Carl Silvestri | Back | Wisconsin |
| 223 | Cleveland Browns | Mel Anthony | Running back | Michigan |
| 224 | Baltimore Colts | Steve Tensi | Quarterback | Florida State |

### Round seventeen

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 225 | New York Giants | Dave Powless | Guard | Illinois |
| 226 | San Francisco 49ers | Len Frketich | End | Oregon State |
| 227 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Whit Canale | Running back | Tennessee |
| 228 | Chicago Bears | Tom LaFramboise | Quarterback | Louisville |
| 229 | Dallas Cowboys | Mitch Johnson | Tackle | UCLA |
| 230 | Washington Redskins | Gary Hart | End | Vanderbilt |
| 231 | Philadelphia Eagles | Dave Austin | End | Georgia Tech |
| 232 | Minnesota Vikings | Veran Smith | Back | Utah State |
| 233 | Los Angeles Rams | Ed Blecksmith | Back | USC |
| 234 | Green Bay Packers | Steve Clark | Kicker | Oregon State |
| 235 | Detroit Lions | Sonny Odom | Running back | Duke |
| 236 | St. Louis Cardinals | Mike Melinkovich | Tackle | Gray's Harbor J.C. |
| 237 | Cleveland Browns | John Boyette | Tackle | Clemson |
| 238 | Baltimore Colts | Rick Reichardt | Running back | Wisconsin |

### Round eighteen

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 239 | New York Giants | Mike Ciccolella | Linebacker | Dayton |
| 240 | San Francisco 49ers | Leon Standridge | End | San Diego State |
| 241 | Chicago Bears | Mike Schwager | Tackle | Northwestern |
| 242 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bob Howard | Back | Stanford |
| 243 | Dallas Cowboys | Marty Amsler | Tackle | Evansville |
| 244 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bill Marcordes | End | Bradley |
| 245 | Washington Redskins | Chris Hanburger | Linebacker | North Carolina |
| 246 | Los Angeles Rams | Leo Lowery | Running back | Texas Tech |
| 247 | Minnesota Vikings | Rich Kotite | End | Wagner |
| 248 | Green Bay Packers | Jeff White | End | Texas Tech |
| 249 | Detroit Lions | Karl Sweetan | Quarterback | Wake Forest |
| 250 | St. Louis Cardinals | Ed McQuarters | Guard | Oklahoma |
| 251 | Cleveland Browns | Dick Arrington | Guard | Notre Dame |
| 252 | Baltimore Colts | Charley King | Running back | Purdue |

### Round nineteen

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 253 | New York Giants | Smith Reed | Back | Alcorn State |
| 254 | San Francisco 49ers | Dale Ford | Running back | Washington State |
| 255 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Lonnie Price | Back | Southwestern Louisiana |
| 256 | Chicago Bears | Lou Bobich | Kicker | Michigan State |
| 257 | Dallas Cowboys | Merv Rettenmund | Running back | Ball State |
| 258 | Washington Redskins | Roosevelt Ellerbe | Back | Iowa State |
| 259 | Philadelphia Eagles | Charley Englehart | Tackle | John Carroll |
| 260 | Minnesota Vikings | Ellis Johnson | Running back | Southeastern Louisiana |
| 261 | Los Angeles Rams | Billy Guy Anderson | Quarterback | Tulsa |
| 262 | Green Bay Packers | Len Sears | Tackle | South Carolina |
| 263 | Detroit Lions | Preston Love | Back | Nebraska |
| 264 | St. Louis Cardinals | Roy Shivers | Running back | Utah State |
| 265 | Cleveland Browns | Ed Orazen | Guard | Ohio State |
| 266 | Baltimore Colts | Barry Brown | End | Florida |

### Round twenty

| Pick # | NFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 267 | New York Giants | John Torok | Quarterback | Arizona State |
| 268 | San Francisco 49ers | Dennis Duncan | Back | Louisiana College |
| 269 | Chicago Bears | Ralph Kurek | Running back | Wisconsin |
| 270 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Craig Fertig | Quarterback | USC |
| 271 | Dallas Cowboys | Don Barlow | Tackle | Kansas State |
| 272 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bobby Shann | End | Boston College |
| 273 | Baltimore Colts | Ray Johnson | Center | Prairie View A&M |
| 274 | Los Angeles Rams | Billy Scott | End | Northeast Oklahoma |
| 275 | Minnesota Vikings | Cosmo Iacavazzi | Back | Princeton |
| 276 | Green Bay Packers | Jim Chandler | Running back | Benedict |
| 277 | Detroit Lions | George Wilson | Quarterback | Xavier |
| 278 | St. Louis Cardinals | Tony Giacobazzi | End | Iowa |
| 279 | Cleveland Browns | Frank Goldberg | Linebacker | Central Michigan |
| 280 | Baltimore Colts | George Haffner | Quarterback | McNeese State |
| = Pro Bowler | = AFL All-Star | = Hall of Famer |

## Hall of Famers

Five members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame were taken in the 1965 NFL draft:
* Gale Sayers, halfback from University of Kansas taken 1st round 4th overall by the Chicago Bears.
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1977.
* Dick Butkus, linebacker from University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign taken 1st round 3rd overall by the Chicago Bears.
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1979.
* Joe Namath, quarterback from Alabama taken 1st round 12th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals but signed with the New York Jets.
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1985.
* Fred Biletnikoff, wide receiver from Florida State taken 3rd round 39th overall by the Detroit Lions but signed with the Oakland Raiders.
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1988.
* Chris Hanburger, linebacker from the University of North Carolina taken in the 18th round, 245th overall by the Washington Redskins.
    Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2011.

## Notable undrafted players

| $^†$ | = Pro Bowler |
| Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. |
| Chicago Bears | Brian Piccolo | RB | Wake Forest | ACC |
| Chicago Bears | Ron Smith $^†$ | CB | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
| Dallas Cowboys | Leon Crenshaw | DT | Tuskegee | SIAC |
| Dallas Cowboys | Rudy Kuechenberg | LB | Indiana | Big Ten |
| Dallas Cowboys | Obert Logan | S | Trinity | Southland |
| Dallas Cowboys | Dan Reeves | S | South Carolina | ACC |
| Dallas Cowboys | Bill Sandeman | OT | Pacific | Ind. (Univ.) |
| Dallas Cowboys | A.D. Whitfield | RB | North Texas | MVC |
| Houston Oilers | Sammy Weir | WR | Arkansas State | Southland |
| Minnesota Vikings | Earsell Mackbee | CB | Utah State | Ind. (Univ.) |
| Minnesota Vikings | Lonnie Warwick | LB | Tennessee Tech | OVC |
| Philadelphia Eagles | Jim Nettles $^†$ | CB | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
| Philadelphia Eagles | Harold Wells | LB | Purdue | Big Ten |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Charles Leigh | RB | | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | Jerry Simmons | WR | Bethune–Cookman | SIAC |
| Washington Redskins | Rickie Harris | CB | Arizona | WAC |