# 1964 American Football League draft

The 1964 American Football League draft was held in New York City on Saturday, November 30, 1963.
The first selection was quarterback John Concannon of Boston College, taken by the Boston Patriots. 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 | Boston Patriots $^{(PickacquiredfromtheDenverBroncos)}$ | Jack Concannon | Quarterback | Boston College |
| 2 | Kansas City Chiefs | Pete Beathard | Quarterback | USC |
| 3 | New York Jets | Matt Snell | Running back | Ohio State |
| 4 | Denver Broncos $^{(PickacquiredfromtheBostonPatriots)}$ | Bob Brown | Tackle | Nebraska |
| 5 | Buffalo Bills | Carl Eller | Defensive end | Minnesota |
| 6 | Houston Oilers | Scott Appleton | Defensive tackle | Texas |
| 7 | Oakland Raiders | Tony Lorick | Running back | Arizona State |
| 8 | San Diego Chargers | Ted Davis | Linebacker | Georgia Tech |

### Round two

| Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 9 | Houston Oilers $^{(PickacquiredfromtheDenverBroncos)}$ | Charley Taylor | Wide receiver | Arizona State |
| 10 | Kansas City Chiefs | Bill Martin | Tight end | Georgia Tech |
| 11 | New York Jets | Lloyd Voss | Defensive end | Nebraska |
| 12 | Buffalo Bills | Dick Evey | Defensive tackle | Tennessee |
| 13 | Boston Patriots | Jim Kelly | Tight end | Notre Dame |
| 14 | Houston Oilers | Billy Truax | Tight end | Louisiana State |
| 15 | Oakland Raiders | Dan Conners | Linebacker | Miami |
| 16 | San Diego Chargers | John Kirby | Linebacker | Nebraska |

### Round three

| Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 17 | Denver Broncos | Marv Woodson | Defensive back | Indiana |
| 18 | Kansas City Chiefs | Ken Kortas | Defensive tackle | Louisville |
| 19 | New York Jets | Gerry Philbin | Defensive end | Buffalo |
| 20 | Denver Broncos $^{(PickacquiredfromtheBostonPatriots)}$ | Matt Snorton | Tight end | Michigan State |
| 21 | Buffalo Bills | George Rose | Defensive back | Auburn |
| 22 | Houston Oilers | Bobby Crenshaw | Tackle | Baylor |
| 23 | Oakland Raiders | George Bednar | Tackle | Notre Dame |
| 24 | San Diego Chargers | Perry Lee Dunn | Running back | Mississippi |

### Round four

| Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 25 | Buffalo Bills $^{(PickacquiredfromtheDenverBroncos)}$ | Butch Byrd | Defensive back | Boston University |
| 26 | Kansas City Chiefs | Ed Lothamer | Defensive tackle | Michigan State |
| 27 | New York Jets | Jim Evans | Wide receiver | Texas-El Paso |
| 28 | Buffalo Bills | Paul Warfield | Wide receiver | Ohio State |
| 29 | Boston Patriots | Jon Morris | Center | Holy Cross |
| 30 | Houston Oilers | Ode Burrell | Running back | Mississippi State |
| 31 | Oakland Raiders | Bill Budness | Linebacker | Boston University |
| 32 | San Diego Chargers | Dave Parks | Split End | Texas Tech |

### Round five

| Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 33 | Houston Oilers $^{(PickacquiredfromtheDenverBroncos)}$ | John Varnell | Tackle | West Texas A&M |
| 34 | Kansas City Chiefs | Tom Keating | Defensive tackle | Michigan |
| 35 | New York Jets | Ben McGee | Defensive end | Jackson State |
| 36 | San Diego Chargers $^{(PickacquiredfromtheBostonPatriots)}$ | Pete Goimarac | Center | West Virginia |
| 37 | Buffalo Bills | Mike Reilly | Linebacker | Iowa |
| 38 | Houston Oilers | Sid Blanks | Running back | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| 39 | Oakland Raiders | Don Green | Defensive back | Susquehanna |
| 40 | San Diego Chargers | Gary Kirner | Guard | USC |

### Round six

| Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 41 | Denver Broncos | Don Shackelford | Guard | Pacific |
| 42 | Kansas City Chiefs | Duke Carlisle | Defensive back | Texas |
| 43 | New York Jets | Ralph Baker | Linebacker | Penn State |
| 44 | Kansas City Chiefs $^{(PickacquiredfromtheBuffaloBills)}$ | Joe Don Looney | Halfback | Oklahoma |
| 45 | Boston Patriots | Jim Mazurek | Guard | Syracuse |
| 46 | Houston Oilers | Dave Wilcox | Linebacker | Oregon |
| 47 | Denver Broncos $^{(PickacquiredfromtheOaklandRaiders)}$ | Al Denson | Flanker | Florida A&M |
| 48 | San Diego Chargers | Willie Brown | Wide receiver | USC |

### Round seven

| Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 49 | Denver Broncos | Ray Kubala | Center | Texas A&M |
| 50 | Kansas City Chiefs | John Simon | End | Notre Dame |
| 51 | San Diego Chargers $^{(PickacquiredfromtheNewYorkJets)}$ | Roger Anderson | Defensive tackle | Virginia Union |
| 52 | Boston Patriots | T.W. Alley | Tackle | William & Mary |
| 53 | Buffalo Bills | Roger Pillath | Tackle | Wisconsin |
| 54 | Denver Broncos $^{(PickacquiredfromtheHoustonOilers)}$ | Jerry Richardson | Defensive back | West Texas A&M |
| 55 | Oakland Raiders | John Sapinsky | Tackle | William & Mary |
| 56 | San Diego Chargers | Pat Batten | Fullback | Hardin–Simmons |

### Round eight

| Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 57 | Denver Broncos | Wally Hilgenberg | Linebacker | Iowa |
| 58 | Kansas City Chiefs | Hal Bedsole | Tight end | USC |
| 59 | New York Jets | Steve Wright | Tackle | Alabama |
| 60 | Boston Patriots $^{(PickacquiredfromtheBuffaloBills)}$ | J.D. Garrett | Halfback | Grambling State |
| 61 | Boston Patriots | Roger LaLonde | Defensive tackle | Muskingum |
| 62 | Houston Oilers | Ezell Seals | Halfback | Prairie View A&M |
| 63 | Oakland Raiders | Vince Petno | Defensive back | The Citadel |
| 64 | San Diego Chargers | George Seals | Guard | Missouri |

### Round nine

| Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 65 | Denver Broncos | John Mims | Tackle | Rice |
| 66 | Kansas City Chiefs | Tony DiMidio | Tackle | West Chester |
| 67 | New York Jets | Sherman Lewis | Defensive back | Michigan State |
| 68 | Boston Patriots | Len St. Jean | Guard | Northern Michigan |
| 69 | Buffalo Bills | Paul Martha | Defensive back | Pittsburgh |
| 70 | Houston Oilers | Jerry Burton | Halfback | Northwestern Louisiana |
| 71 | Oakland Raiders | J. R. Williamson | Linebacker | Louisiana Tech |
| 72 | Oakland Raiders $^{(PickacquiredfromtheSanDiegoChargers)}$ | Herschel Turner | Tackle | Kentucky |

### Round ten

| Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 73 | Kansas City Chiefs $^{(PickacquiredfromtheDenverBroncos)}$ | Clay Stephens | End | Notre Dame |
| 74 | San Diego Chargers $^{(PickacquiredfromtheKansasCityChiefs)}$ | Bob Long | Flanker | Wichita State |
| 75 | New York Jets | Ken Bowman | Center | Wisconsin |
| 76 | Buffalo Bills | Howard Simpson | Defensive end | Auburn |
| 77 | Buffalo Bills $^{(PickacquiredfromtheBostonPatriots)}$ | Earl Lattimer | Fullback | Michigan State |
| 78 | Houston Oilers | Sammy Odom | Defensive tackle | Northwestern State |
| 79 | Oakland Raiders | Mel Renfro | Defensive back | Oregon |
| 80 | San Diego Chargers | Dick Bowman | End | Syracuse |

### Round eleven

| Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 81 | Buffalo Bills $^{(PickacquiredfromtheDenverBroncos)}$ | Bobby Smith | Halfback | North Texas |
| 82 | Kansas City Chiefs | Tommy Crutcher | Linebacker | TCU |
| 83 | New York Jets | Bob Lacey | Wide receiver | North Carolina |
| 84 | Boston Patriots | John Barrett | Halfback | Boston College |
| 85 | Buffalo Bills | Cloyd Webb | End | Iowa |
| 86 | Houston Oilers | Owen De Janovich | Guard | Northern Arizona |
| 87 | Oakland Raiders | Larry Rakestraw | Quarterback | Georgia |
| 88 | San Diego Chargers | Bob Horton | Linebacker | Boston University |

### Round twelve

| Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 89 | Denver Broncos | Paul Krause | Defensive back | Iowa |
| 90 | Buffalo Bills $^{(PickacquiredfromtheKansasCityChiefs)}$ | Willie Ross | Fullback | Nebraska |
| 91 | New York Jets | Rudy Johnson | Halfback | Nebraska |
| 92 | Buffalo Bills | Pete Gogolak | Kicker | Cornell |
| 93 | Kansas City Chiefs $^{(PickacquiredfromtheBostonPatriots)}$ | Jack Adams | End | Virginia Tech |
| 94 | Houston Oilers | Benny Nelson | Defensive back | Alabama |
| 95 | Oakland Raiders | Billy Lothridge | Defensive back | Georgia Tech |
| 96 | San Diego Chargers | Ron Carpenter | Linebacker | Texas A&M |

### Round thirteen

| Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 97 | Denver Broncos | Charlie Parker | Guard | Southern Mississippi |
| 98 | Kansas City Chiefs | Orville Hudson | End | Texas A&M-Commerce |
| 99 | New York Jets | Jeff Ware | Linebacker | Pittsburgh |
| 100 | Boston Patriots | Joe Scarpati | Defensive back | North Carolina State |
| 101 | Buffalo Bills | Joe O'Donnell | Guard | Michigan |
| 102 | Kansas City Chiefs $^{(PickacquiredfromtheHoustonOilers)}$ | Jay Wilkinson | Halfback | Duke |
| 103 | Oakland Raiders | Mickey Babb | End | Georgia |
| 104 | San Diego Chargers | Kenny Graham | Defensive back | Washington State |

### Round fourteen

| Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 105 | Denver Broncos | Bob Hayes* | Split End | Florida A&M |
| 106 | Kansas City Chiefs | Paul Costa* | Tight end | Notre Dame |
| 107 | New York Jets | Charley Brooks* | End | Memphis |
| 108 | Buffalo Bills | Remi Prudhomme* | Center | Louisiana State |
| 109 | Boston Patriots | Jim Wilson* | Guard | Georgia |
| 110 | Houston Oilers | Ken Henson* | Center | TCU |
| 111 | Oakland Raiders | Fred Polser* | Guard | Texas A&M-Commerce |
| 112 | San Diego Chargers | Howard Kindig* | Defensive end | Cal State Los Angeles |

### Round fifteen

| Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 113 | Denver Broncos | Chuck Logan | Tight end | Northwestern |
| 114 | Kansas City Chiefs | Jim Snowden* | Tackle | Notre Dame |
| 115 | New York Jets | Herman Johnson* | Defensive back | Michigan State |
| 116 | Boston Patriots | Tony Gibbons | Tackle | John Carroll |
| 117 | Buffalo Bills | Bill Simpson* | Tackle | Baylor |
| 118 | Houston Oilers | Pat Crain* | Fullback | Clemson |
| 119 | Oakland Raiders | Mike Giers* | Tackle | USC |
| 120 | San Diego Chargers | Ed Mitchell* | Guard | Saginaw Valley State |

### Round sixteen

| Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 121 | Denver Broncos | Bob Cherry | End | Wittenberg |
| 122 | Kansas City Chiefs | Roger Staubach* | Quarterback | Navy |
| 123 | New York Jets | Ray Popp* | Linebacker | Pittsburgh |
| 124 | Boston Patriots | Pete Pedro | Halfback | West Texas A&M |
| 125 | Buffalo Bills | John Hilton* | Tight end | Richmond |
| 126 | Houston Oilers | Bill Munson | Quarterback | Utah State |
| 127 | Oakland Raiders | Ron Wilkening* | Halfback | North Dakota |
| 128 | San Diego Chargers | Bob Daugherty* | Halfback | Tulsa |

### Round seventeen

| Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 129 | Denver Broncos | Jim McNaughton | End | Utah State |
| 130 | Kansas City Chiefs | Jack Petersen | Tackle | Nebraska-Omaha |
| 131 | New York Jets | Bob Lehman | Guard | Notre Dame |
| 132 | Boston Patriots | Gary Wood | Quarterback | Cornell |
| 133 | Buffalo Bills | Larry Kramer* | Tackle | Nebraska |
| 134 | Houston Oilers | Dick Leeuwenburg* | Tackle | Stanford |
| 135 | Oakland Raiders | Fred Lewis* | Halfback | Massachusetts |
| 136 | San Diego Chargers | John Farris* | Guard | San Diego State |

### Round eighteen

| Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 137 | Denver Broncos | George Mira | Quarterback | Miami |
| 138 | Kansas City Chiefs | Jerry Knoll* | Tackle | Washington |
| 139 | New York Jets | Bill Scott | Guard | Memphis |
| 140 | Boston Patriots | Joe Tiller | Tackle | Montana State |
| 141 | Buffalo Bills | Hagood Clarke | Defensive back | Florida |
| 142 | Houston Oilers | Bob Nichols* | Tackle | Stanford |
| 143 | Oakland Raiders | Ron Calcagno | Quarterback | Santa Clara |
| 144 | San Diego Chargers | Bob Robinson* | Guard | Mississippi |

### Round nineteen

| Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 145 | Denver Broncos | Odell Barry | Wide receiver | Findlay |
| 146 | Kansas City Chiefs | Jerry Lamb* | End | Arkansas |
| 147 | New York Jets | Glen Condren* | Defensive tackle | Oklahoma |
| 148 | Boston Patriots | Bill Dawson* | Tight end | Florida State |
| 149 | Buffalo Bills | Don Montgomery | End | North Carolina State |
| 150 | Houston Oilers | Carl Robinson | Tackle | Prairie View A&M |
| 151 | Oakland Raiders | Tom Michel | Halfback | East Carolina |
| 152 | San Diego Chargers | Paul Cercel* | Center | Pittsburgh |

### Round twenty

| Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 153 | Kansas City Chiefs $^{(PickacquiredfromtheDenverBroncos)}$ | Sandy Sands* | End | Texas |
| 154 | Kansas City Chiefs | Bob Hohn* | Defensive back | Nebraska |
| 155 | New York Jets | Dick Shiner | Quarterback | Maryland |
| 156 | Boston Patriots | Lonnie Farmer | Linebacker | Tennessee-Chattanooga |
| 157 | Buffalo Bills | Bob Dugan | Tackle | Mississippi State |
| 158 | Houston Oilers | Pete Jaquess | Defensive back | Eastern New Mexico |
| 159 | Oakland Raiders | Ed Beard | Linebacker | Tennessee |
| 160 | San Diego Chargers | Dick Klein* | Tackle | Wichita State |

### Round twenty-one

| Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 161 | Denver Broncos | Dick Herzing* | Tackle | Drake |
| 162 | Kansas City Chiefs | Bob Burrows* | Tackle | Texas A&M-Commerce |
| 163 | New York Jets | Larry Hand* | Defensive end | Appalachian State |
| 164 | Boston Patriots | Tony Lawrence* | Tackle | Bowling Green |
| 165 | Buffalo Bills | John Deibert* | Tackle | Penn State |
| 166 | Houston Oilers | Jerry Cole* | Halfback | Texas State |
| 167 | Oakland Raiders | Carleton Oats* | Defensive tackle | Florida A&M |
| 168 | San Diego Chargers | Allen Robinson* | Halfback | BYU |

### Round twenty-two

| Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 169 | Denver Broncos | Gary Lewis* | Running back | Arizona State |
| 170 | Kansas City Chiefs | Dick Evers* | Tackle | Colorado State |
| 171 | New York Jets | Will Radosevich* | Tackle | Wyoming |
| 172 | Boston Patriots | Dave Archer* | Tackle | Syracuse |
| 173 | Buffalo Bills | John Briscoe* | Linebacker | Arizona |
| 174 | Houston Oilers | Ed Kesler | Fullback | North Carolina |
| 175 | Oakland Raiders | Jim Long* | Fullback | Fresno State |
| 176 | San Diego Chargers | Chuck Hinton* | Center | Mississippi |

### Round twenty-three

| Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 177 | Denver Broncos | Ken Brusven* | Tackle | Oregon State |
| 178 | Kansas City Chiefs | Bud Abell* | Linebacker | Missouri |
| 179 | New York Jets | Cornell Gordon* | Defensive back | North Carolina A&T |
| 180 | Boston Patriots | Dave Humenik* | Tackle | Notre Dame |
| 181 | Buffalo Bills | John Evans* | Tackle | Memphis |
| 182 | Houston Oilers | Jim Whitehead* | Tackle | Georgia |
| 183 | Oakland Raiders | Bill Curry* | Center | Georgia Tech |
| 184 | San Diego Chargers | Ron Smith* | Quarterback | Richmond |

### Round twenty-four

| Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 185 | Denver Broncos | Mickey Bitsko* | Linebacker | Dayton |
| 186 | Kansas City Chiefs | Bob Young* | Tackle | Austin |
| 187 | New York Jets | Mike Mayne* | End | Idaho |
| 188 | Boston Patriots | Larry Bartolameolli* | Tackle | Western Michigan |
| 189 | Buffalo Bills | Dick Schott* | Tackle | Louisville |
| 190 | Houston Oilers | John Garrett* | Linebacker | Oklahoma |
| 191 | Oakland Raiders | Kent Francisco* | Tackle | UCLA |
| 192 | San Diego Chargers | Bill Van Burkleo* | Halfback | Tulsa |

### Round twenty-five

| Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 193 | Denver Broncos | Jim Jones* | Split End | Wisconsin |
| 194 | Kansas City Chiefs | Jerry McClurg* | Tackle | Colorado |
| 195 | New York Jets | Jerry Rhome* | Quarterback | Tulsa |
| 196 | Boston Patriots | Bryan Generalovich* | End | Pittsburgh |
| 197 | Buffalo Bills | Tom Urbanik* | Defensive back | Penn State |
| 198 | Houston Oilers | Dick Bowe* | Tackle | Rice |
| 199 | Oakland Raiders | Terry Sieg* | Halfback | Virginia |
| 200 | San Diego Chargers | Tommy Lucas* | Guard | Mississippi |

### Round twenty-six

| Pick # | AFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 201 | Denver Broncos | Bob Berry | Quarterback | Oregon |
| 202 | Kansas City Chiefs | Phil Zera* | Halfback | Saint Joseph's (IN) |
| 203 | New York Jets | John Butler* | Fullback | San Diego State |
| 204 | Boston Patriots | Dick Niglio* | Halfback | Yale |
| 205 | Buffalo Bills | Allen Jacobs* | Fullback | Utah |
| 206 | Houston Oilers | Alex Zenko* | Tackle | Kent State |
| 207 | Oakland Raiders | Gordon Guest* | Quarterback | Arkansas |
| 208 | San Diego Chargers | Frank Kinard* | Fullback | Mississippi |
* This pick was considered a "Future" selection.

## Notable undrafted players

| $^†$ | = Pro Bowler |
| Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. |
| Denver Broncos | John Amos | RB | Colorado State | Ind. |
| Houston Oilers | Willie Frazier | TE | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | SWAC |
| Houston Oilers | W.K. Hicks | CB | Texas Southern | SWAC |
| Kansas City Chiefs | Mack Lee Hill $^†$ | FB | Southern | SWAC |
| Kansas City Chiefs | Willie Mitchell | CB | Tennessee State | Midwest |
| New York Jets | Bill Rademacher | WR | Northern Michigan | Ind. (Coll.) |
| New York Jets | John Schmitt | C | Hofstra | Ind. (Coll.) |
| San Diego Chargers | Speedy Duncan $^†$ | CB | Jackson State | SWAC |
| San Diego Chargers | Jimmy Warren $^†$ | CB | Illinois | Big Ten |