# 1962 American Football League draft

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 # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | Oakland Raiders | Roman Gabriel | QB | NC State |
| 2 | Denver Broncos | Merlin Olsen | DT | Utah State |
| 3 | Dallas Texans | Ronnie Bull | RB | Baylor |
| 4 | Buffalo Bills | Ernie Davis | HB | Syracuse |
| 5 | New York Titans | Sandy Stephens | QB | Minnesota |
| 6 | Boston Patriots | Gary Collins | FL | Maryland |
| 7 | Houston Oilers | Ray Jacobs | DT | Howard Payne |
| 8 | San Diego Chargers | Bob Ferguson | FB | Ohio State |

### Round two

| Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 9 | Oakland Raiders | Lance Alworth | FL | Arkansas |
| 10 | Denver Broncos | Jerry Hillebrand | LB | Colorado |
| 11 | Dallas Texans | Bill Miller | SE | Miami (FL) |
| 12 | Buffalo Bills | Glenn Glass | DB | Tennessee |
| 13 | New York Titans | Alex Kroll | OT | Rutgers |
| 14 | Boston Patriots | Leroy Jackson | HB | Western Illinois |
| 15 | Houston Oilers | Earl Gros | FB | LSU |
| 16 | San Diego Chargers | Dick Hudson | OT | Memphis State |

### Round three

| Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 17 | Oakland Raiders | Ed Pine | LB | Utah |
| 18 | Denver Broncos | Charles Holmes | FB | Maryland State |
| 19 | Dallas Texans | Eddie Wilson | QB | Arizona |
| 20 | Buffalo Bills | Jack Elwell | WR | Purdue |
| 21 | New York Titans | Fate Echols | OT | Northwestern |
| 22 | Boston Patriots | Sherwyn Thorson | G | Iowa |
| 23 | Houston Oilers | Pete Case | G | Georgia |
| 24 | San Diego Chargers | John Hadl | QB | Kansas |

### Round four

| Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 25 | Oakland Raiders | John Meyers | DT | Washington |
| 26 | Denver Broncos | John Furman | QB | Texas Western |
| 27 | Dallas Texans | Chuck Hinton | DT | North Carolina Central |
| 28 | Dallas Texans | Irv Goode | G | Kentucky |
| 29 | New York Titans | Ed Blaine | G | Missouri |
| 30 | Houston Oilers | Gary Cutsinger | DE | Oklahoma State |
| 31 | San Diego Chargers | Bob Bill | OT | Notre Dame |
| 32 | San Diego Chargers | Mack Burton | HB | San José State |

### Round five

| Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 33 | Oakland Raiders | Joe Hernandez | WR | Arizona |
| 34 | San Diego Chargers | Robert Mitinger | LB | Penn State |
| 35 | Dallas Texans | Bobby Plummer | OT | TCU |
| 36 | Buffalo Bills | Tom Dellinger | HB | NC State |
| 37 | New York Titans | Bobby Ply | DB | Baylor |
| 38 | Boston Patriots | Bill Hull | DE | Wake Forest |
| 39 | Houston Oilers | Bill Rice | E | Alabama |
| 40 | San Diego Chargers | John Cornett | OT | Rice |

### Round six

| Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 41 | Oakland Raiders | Dan Birdwell | DT | Houston |
| 42 | San Diego Chargers | Roy Winston | LB | LSU |
| 43 | Dallas Texans | Al Hinton | E | Iowa |
| 44 | Buffalo Bills | Dave Viti | E | Boston University |
| 45 | New York Titans | Mel Melin | QB | Washington State |
| 46 | Boston Patriots | Billy Neighbors | G | Alabama |
| 47 | Houston Oilers | Ray Pinion | G | TCU |
| 48 | San Diego Chargers | Frank Buncom | LB | USC |

### Round seven

| Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 49 | Oakland Raiders | Jim Norris | DT | Houston |
| 50 | Denver Broncos | John McGeever | CB | Auburn |
| 51 | San Diego Chargers | Wendell Harris | CB | LSU |
| 52 | Buffalo Bills | Jim LeCompte | G | North Carolina |
| 53 | New York Titans | George Mans | E | Michigan |
| 54 | Boston Patriots | John Schopf | OT | Michigan |
| 55 | Houston Oilers | Gus Gonzales | G | Tulane |
| 56 | San Diego Chargers | Bob Jackson | FB | New Mexico State |

### Round eight

| Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 57 | Oakland Raiders | Ferrell Yarborough | E | Northwestern State |
| 58 | Denver Broncos | Elbert Harris | HB | Southeastern Louisiana |
| 59 | Dallas Texans | Larry Bowie | G | Purdue |
| 60 | Buffalo Bills | Paul White | HB | Florida |
| 61 | New York Titans | John Lomakowski | OT | Western Michigan |
| 62 | Boston Patriots | Bennie McRae | CB | Michigan |
| 63 | Houston Oilers | Clyde Brock | OT | Utah State |
| 64 | San Diego Chargers | Jerry Robinson | FL | Grambling |

### Round nine

| Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 65 | Oakland Raiders | Jim Dillard | HB | Oklahoma State |
| 66 | Denver Broncos | Larry Jepson | C | Furman |
| 67 | Dallas Texans | Marshall Shirk | OT | UCLA |
| 68 | Buffalo Bills | Bill Saul | LB | Penn State |
| 69 | New York Titans | Gary Barnes | WR | Clemson |
| 70 | Boston Patriots | Bill Triplett | RB | Miami (OH) |
| 71 | Houston Oilers | Larry Onesti | LB | Northwestern |
| 72 | San Diego Chargers | Tom Minter | DB | Baylor |

### Round ten

| Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 73 | Oakland Raiders | Hank Rivera | DB | Oregon State |
| 74 | Denver Broncos | Gale Weidner | QB | Colorado |
| 75 | Dallas Texans | Jimmy Saxton | HB | Texas |
| 76 | Buffalo Bills | Amos Bullocks | HB | Southern Illinois |
| 77 | New York Titans | Ted Stute | OT | Ohio |
| 78 | Boston Patriots | John Knight | HB | Valparaiso |
| 79 | Houston Oilers | Bob Moses | E | Texas |
| 80 | San Diego Chargers | Dan Sullivan | G | Boston College |

### Round eleven

| Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 81 | Dallas Texans | Bobby Hunt | S | Auburn |
| 82 | Denver Broncos | Mike Kline | G | Oregon State |
| 83 | Dallas Texans | Guy Reese | DT | SMU |
| 84 | Buffalo Bills | Jerry Croft | G | Bowling Green |
| 85 | New York Titans | Curtis Miranda | C | Florida A&M |
| 86 | Buffalo Bills | Tom Pennington | E / K | Georgia |
| 87 | Houston Oilers | John Thomas | G | McMurry |
| 88 | San Diego Chargers | Sonny Bishop | G | Fresno State |

### Round twelve

| Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 89 | Oakland Raiders | Jim Skaggs | G | Washington |
| 90 | New York Titans | Bill Winter | OT | West Virginia |
| 91 | Dallas Texans | Bobby Thompson | DB | Arizona |
| 92 | Oakland Raiders | Gary Schwertfeger | LB | Montana |
| 93 | San Diego Chargers | Ralph Smith | TE | Ole Miss |
| 94 | Oakland Raiders | Oscar Donahue | WR | San José State |
| 95 | Houston Oilers | Jack Collins | HB | Texas |
| 96 | San Diego Chargers | George Andrie | DE | Marquette |

### Round thirteen

| Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 97 | Oakland Raiders | George Pierovich | FB | California |
| 98 | Denver Broncos | Bob Cegelski | C | Montana State |
| 99 | Buffalo Bills | Ron Gassert | DT | Virginia |
| 100 | Buffalo Bills | Mike Stratton | LB | Tennessee |
| 101 | New York Titans | Wilburn Hollis | QB | Iowa |
| 102 | Boston Patriots | Nick Buoniconti | LB | Notre Dame |
| 103 | Houston Oilers | Royce Cassell | E | New Mexico State |
| 104 | San Diego Chargers | Chuck Bryant | E | Ohio State |

### Round fourteen

| Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 105 | Oakland Raiders | Bert Coan | HB | Kansas |
| 106 | Denver Broncos | Sonny Gibbs | QB | TCU |
| 107 | Dallas Texans | Bookie Bolin | G | Ole Miss |
| 108 | Buffalo Bills | Ron Skufca | OT | Purdue |
| 109 | New York Titans | Bert Wilder | DE | NC State |
| 110 | Boston Patriots | Chuck Sieminski | DT | Penn State |
| 111 | Houston Oilers | Glynn Griffing | QB | Ole Miss |
| 112 | San Diego Chargers | Jim Bates | HB | USC |

### Round fifteen

| Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 113 | Oakland Raiders | Floyd Dean | LB | Florida |
| 114 | Denver Broncos | Bill Louden | G | St. Benedict's (KS) |
| 115 | Dallas Texans | Dave Graham | OT | Virginia |
| 116 | Buffalo Bills | Roger Kochman | HB | Penn State |
| 117 | New York Titans | Sam Mudie | HB | Rutgers |
| 118 | Boston Patriots | Gerry Goerlitz | C | Northern Michigan |
| 119 | Houston Oilers | Ken Shaffer | OT | Marquette |
| 120 | San Diego Chargers | Fred Moore | DT | Memphis State |

### Round sixteen

| Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 121 | Oakland Raiders | Pat Russ | DT | Purdue |
| 122 | Denver Broncos | Gary Ballman | FL | Michigan State |
| 123 | Dallas Texans | Pettis Norman | TE | Johnson C. Smith |
| 124 | Buffalo Bills | Frank Imperiale | OT | Southern Illinois |
| 125 | New York Titans | Jim Smith | OT | Penn State |
| 126 | Boston Patriots | Ken Byers | G | Cincinnati |
| 127 | Houston Oilers | Billy Ray Adams | FB | Ole Miss |

### Round seventeen

| Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 129 | Oakland Raiders | Larry Ferguson | HB | Iowa |
| 130 | Denver Broncos | Jerry Tarr | WR | Oregon |
| 131 | Dallas Texans | Tommy Brooker | E | Alabama |
| 132 | Buffalo Bills | Tom Sestak | DT | McNeese State |
| 133 | New York Titans | Allen Miller | LB | Ohio |
| 134 | Boston Patriots | Scott Maentz | E | Michigan |
| 135 | Houston Oilers | Bill Miller | DT | New Mexico Highlands |
| 136 | San Diego Chargers | Frank Gardner | OT | North Carolina Central |

### Round eighteen

| Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 137 | Oakland Raiders | Jim Vollenweider | HB | Miami (FL) |
| 138 | Denver Broncos | Pete Schenck | E | Washington State |
| 139 | Dallas Texans | Joe Carollo | OT | Notre Dame |
| 140 | Buffalo Bills | Joe Kehoe | E | Virginia |
| 141 | New York Titans | Buddy Iles | E | TCU |
| 142 | Boston Patriots | Tom Chandler | OT | Florida A&M |
| 143 | Houston Oilers | Art Perkins | FB | North Texas State |
| 144 | San Diego Chargers | Dennis Biodrowski | G | Memphis State |

### Round nineteen

| Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 145 | Oakland Raiders | Dennis Spurlock | QB | Whitworth |
| 146 | Oakland Raiders | Kent Horne | OT | BYU |
| 147 | Dallas Texans | Lee Welch | HB | Mississippi State |
| 148 | Buffalo Bills | Bill Johnson | LB | Southeastern Louisiana |
| 149 | New York Titans | Reed Bohovich | G | Lehigh |
| 150 | Boston Patriots | Ron Meyers | E | Villanova |
| 151 | Houston Oilers | Bobby Jancik | CB | Lamar Tech |

### Round twenty

| Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 153 | Oakland Raiders | John Sutro | OT | San José State |
| 154 | Denver Broncos | Mike Martin | E | Washington State |
| 155 | Dallas Texans | Mike Semcheski | G | Lehigh |
| 156 | Buffalo Bills | Sam Tidmore | LB | Ohio State |
| 157 | New York Titans | Judge Dickson | FB | Minnesota |
| 158 | Boston Patriots | Tommy Neck | DB | LSU |
| 159 | Houston Oilers | Joe Isbell | G | Houston |
| 160 | San Diego Chargers | Ron Herman | QB | Bradley |

### Round twenty-one

| Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 161 | Oakland Raiders | Bill Tunnicliff | FB | Michigan |
| 162 | Denver Broncos | Jim Perkins | OT | Colorado |
| 163 | Dallas Texans | Kent Martin | OT | Wake Forest |
| 164 | Buffalo Bills | Carey Henley | HB | Chattanooga |
| 165 | New York Titans | Ron Hatcher | FB | Michigan State |
| 166 | Boston Patriots | John Traynham | HB | VMI |
| 167 | Houston Oilers | Roland Jackson | FB | Rice |
| 168 | San Diego Chargers | Jesse Williams | C | Fresno State |

### Round twenty-two

| Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 169 | Oakland Raiders | Jim Cadile | G | San José State |
| 170 | Denver Broncos | Don Kasso | HB | Oregon State |
| 171 | Dallas Texans | Jim Bernhardt | OT | Linfield |
| 172 | Buffalo Bills | Tom Hall | WR | Minnesota |
| 173 | New York Titans | Tom Nolan | OT | Pennsylvania Military |
| 174 | Boston Patriots | Bob Asack | OT | Columbia |
| 175 | Houston Oilers | Kenny Bolin | HB | Houston |
| 176 | San Diego Chargers | Jim Thibert | LB | Toledo |

### Round twenty-three

| Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 177 | Oakland Raiders | Elvin Basham | G | Kansas |
| 178 | Denver Broncos | Ken Tureaud | HB | Michigan |
| 179 | Dallas Texans | Russ Foret | OT | Georgia Tech |
| 180 | Buffalo Bills | Ray Abruzzese | S | Alabama |
| 181 | New York Titans | John Kuprok | E | Pittsburgh |
| 182 | Boston Patriots | Walt Crate | HB | Pennsylvania Military |
| 183 | Houston Oilers | Bill Van Buren | C | Iowa |
| 184 | San Diego Chargers | Dick Farris | G | North Texas State |

### Round twenty-four

| Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 185 | Oakland Raiders | Mickey Bruce | HB | Oregon |
| 186 | Denver Broncos | Neil Thomas | G | Hillsdale |
| 187 | Dallas Texans | Pat Trammell | QB | Alabama |
| 188 | Buffalo Bills | Stan Sczurek | LB | Purdue |
| 189 | New York Titans | Johnny Counts | HB | Illinois |
| 190 | Boston Patriots | Don Christman | C | Richmond |
| 191 | Houston Oilers | Boyd Melvin | OT | Northwestern |
| 192 | San Diego Chargers | Homer Jones | HB | Texas Southern |

### Round twenty-five

| Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 193 | Oakland Raiders | Tom Cagaanan | HB | Utah State |
| 194 | Denver Broncos | Dave Edwards | LB | Auburn |
| 195 | Dallas Texans | John Burrell | WR | Rice |
| 196 | Buffalo Bills | Dave Gash | E | Kentucky |
| 197 | New York Titans | Russ Warren | HB | Columbia |
| 198 | Boston Patriots | Bob Stem | C | Syracuse |
| 199 | Houston Oilers | Bob Johnson | OT | Rice |
| 200 | San Diego Chargers | Sam Gruneisen | C | Villanova |

### Round twenty-six

| Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 201 | Oakland Raiders | Fred Miller | DT | LSU |
| 202 | Denver Broncos | Jim Roberts | OT | Ole Miss |
| 203 | Dallas Texans | Walt Rappold | QB | Duke |
| 204 | Buffalo Bills | Ed Reynolds | OT | Tulane |
| 205 | New York Titans | Chuck Morris | HB | Ole Miss |
| 206 | Boston Patriots | Jimmy Field | QB | LSU |
| 207 | Houston Oilers | Harold Hays | LB | Mississippi Southern |
| 208 | San Diego Chargers | Mike Woulfe | LB | Colorado |

### Round twenty-seven

| Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 209 | Oakland Raiders | Keith Luhnow | FB | Santa Ana |
| 210 | Denver Broncos | Andy Von Sonn | LB | UCLA |
| 211 | Dallas Texans | Scott Tyler | HB | Miami (OH) |
| 212 | Buffalo Bills | Claude Crabb | CB | Colorado |
| 213 | New York Titans | Jerry Archer | C | Pittsburg State |
| 214 | Boston Patriots | Albert Gursky | LB | Penn State |
| 215 | Houston Oilers | Roger McFarland | HB | Kansas |
| 216 | San Diego Chargers | Mel Rideout | QB | Richmond |

### Round twenty-eight

| Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 217 | Oakland Raiders | Marv Marinovich | G | USC |
| 218 | Denver Broncos | Paul Holmes | OT | Georgia |
| 219 | Dallas Texans | Jim Thrush | OT | Xavier |
| 220 | Buffalo Bills | Roy Walker | FB | Purdue |
| 221 | New York Titans | Walter Nikirk | OT | Houston |
| 222 | Boston Patriots | Charlie Dickerson | OT | Illinois |
| 223 | Houston Oilers | Gary Henson | E | Colorado |
| 224 | San Diego Chargers | Ben Wilson | FB | USC |

### Round twenty-nine

| Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 225 | Oakland Raiders | Leon Donohue | G | San José State |
| 226 | Denver Broncos | Lynn Hoyem | G | Long Beach State |
| 227 | Dallas Texans | Ed Ryan | HB | Michigan State |
| 228 | Buffalo Bills | Jim Beaver | DT | Florida |
| 229 | New York Titans | Frank Parker | DT | Oklahoma State |
| 230 | Boston Patriots | Julius Fincke | OT | McNeese State |
| 231 | Houston Oilers | Ron Osborne | OT | Clemson |
| 232 | San Diego Chargers | Paul Dudley | HB | Arkansas |

### Round thirty

| Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 233 | Oakland Raiders | Pete Nicklas | OT | Baylor |
| 234 | Denver Broncos | Walt Mince | HB | Arizona |
| 235 | Dallas Texans | Don Goodman | HB | Florida |
| 236 | Buffalo Bills | Cody Binkley | C | Vanderbilt |
| 237 | New York Titans | Mike McClellan | DB | Oklahoma |
| 238 | Boston Patriots | John Finn | OT | Louisville |
| 239 | Houston Oilers | Bob Clemens | FB | Pittsburgh |
| 240 | San Diego Chargers | John Denvir | G | Colorado |

### Round thirty-one

| Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 241 | Oakland Raiders | Bob Elliott | FB | North Carolina |
| 242 | Denver Broncos | Bill Williamson | OT | Bakersfield |
| 243 | Dallas Texans | Everisto Nino | OT | East Texas State |
| 244 | Buffalo Bills | Jim Collier | TE | Arkansas |
| 245 | New York Titans | L. E. Hicks | OT | Florida |
| 246 | Boston Patriots | Mike Ingram | G | Ohio State |
| 247 | Houston Oilers | Al Kimbrough | HB | Northwestern |
| 248 | San Diego Chargers | Doug Elmore | P / QB | Ole Miss |

### Round thirty-two

| Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 249 | Oakland Raiders | Bobby Richards | DE | LSU |
| 250 | Denver Broncos | Vester Flanagan | OT | Humboldt State |
| 251 | Dallas Texans | Joel Arrington | HB | Duke |
| 252 | Buffalo Bills | Ken Ericson | E | Syracuse |
| 253 | New York Titans | Don Jonas | HB | Penn State |
| 254 | Boston Patriots | Charley Taylor | HB | Ole Miss |
| 255 | Houston Oilers | Bernard Wyatt | HB | Iowa |
| 256 | San Diego Chargers | Wayne Frazier | C | Auburn |

### Round thirty-three

| Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 257 | Oakland Raiders | Gene White | HB | Florida A&M |
| 258 | Denver Broncos | Duane Allen | TE | Mt. San Antonio |
| 259 | Dallas Texans | Jack Wilson | HB | Duke |
| 260 | Buffalo Bills | Tony Parrilli | G | Illinois |
| 261 | New York Titans | Nick Maravich | OT | NC State |
| 262 | Boston Patriots | Steve Jastrzembski | E | Pittsburgh |
| 263 | Houston Oilers | Al Lerderle | E | Georgia Tech |
| 264 | San Diego Chargers | Jacque MacKinnon | TE | Colgate |

### Round thirty-four

| Pick # | AFL team | Player | Position | College |
| 265 | Oakland Raiders | Bill Worrell | OT | Georgia |
| 266 | Denver Broncos | Steve Stonebreaker | LB | Detroit |
| 267 | Dallas Texans | Roger Shoals | OT | Maryland |
| 268 | Buffalo Bills | Ben Charles | QB | USC |
| 269 | New York Titans | Dick Wilson | C | Penn State |
| 270 | Boston Patriots | Ray Lardani | OT | Miami (FL) |
| 271 | Houston Oilers | Don Talbert | OT | Texas |
| 272 | San Diego Chargers | Phil Lohman | C | Oklahoma |
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## Notable undrafted players

| $^†$ | = Pro Bowler |
| Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| Buffalo Bills | Booker Edgerson $^†$ | CB | Western Illinois | IIAC | |
| Denver Broncos | Tom Erlandson $^†$ | CB | Washington State | Ind. | |
| Houston Oilers | Charley Frazier $^†$ | WR | Texas Southern | SWAC | |
| Oakland Raiders | Charlie Rieves | LB | Houston | Ind. | |
| San Diego Chargers | Gerry McDougall | RB | UCLA | AAWU | Former CFL All-Star |