1962 American Football League draft

1962 AFL draft
General Information
Overview
272 total selections  in 34 rounds
First selection Roman Gabriel, DT
Oakland Raiders
Last selection Phil Lohman, C
San Diego Chargers
Hall of Famers 3

Boston Patriots draft picks (selected sixth)

Round Player Position College
1 Gary Collins End Maryland
2 LeRoy Jackson Halfback Western Illinois
3 Sherwyn Thorson Guard Iowa
6 Billy Neighbors Tackle Alabama
7 John Schopf Tackle Michigan
8 Bennie McRae Halfback Michigan
9 Bill Triplett Fullback Miami (Ohio)
10 John Knight Halfback Valparaiso
13 Nick Buoniconti Guard Notre Dame
14 Charles Sieminski Tackle Penn State
15 Gerry Goerlitz Guard Northern Michigan
16 Ken Byers Guard Cincinnati
17 Scott Maentz End Michigan
18 Tom Chandler Tackle Florida A&M
19 Ron Meyers End Villanova
20 Tom Neck Halfback LSU
21 John Traynham Halfback VMI
22 Bob Asack Tackle Columbia
23 Walt Crate Halfback Penn Military
24 Don Christman Center Richmond
25 Bob Stem Center Syracuse
26 Jim Field Quarterback LSU
27 Al Gursky Halfback Penn State
28 Charles Dickerson Tackle Illinois
29 Julius Fincke Tackle McNeese State
30 John Finn Tackle Louisville
31 Mike Ingram Guard Ohio State
32 Charles Taylor Halfback Mississippi
33 Steve Jastrzembski End Pittsburgh
34 Ray Lardani Tackle Miami (Florida)

Buffalo Bills draft picks (selected fourth)

Round Player Position College
1 Ernie Davis Halfback Syracuse
2 Glenn Glass Halfback Tennessee
3 John Elwell End Purdue
5 Tom Dellinger Halfback North Carolina State
6 Dave Viti End Boston University
7 Jim LeCompte Guard North Carolina
8 Paul White Halfback Florida
9 Bill Saul Center Penn State
10 Amos Bullocks Halfback Southern Illinois
11 Jerry Croft Guard Bowling Green
11 Tom Pennington End Georgia
13 Ron Gassert Tackle Virginia
13 Mike Stratton End Tennessee
14 Ron Scufca Tackle Purdue
15 Roger Kochman Halfback Penn State
16 Frank Imperiale Tackle Southern Illinois
17 Tom Sestak End McNeese State
18 Joe Kehoe End Virginia (VOIDED) Carolina
19 Bill Johnson Linebacker Southeast Louisiana
20 Sam Tidmore End Ohio State
21 Carey Henley Halfback Chattanooga
22 Tom Hall End Minnesota
23 Ray Abruzzese Halfback Alabama
24 Stan Sczurek Guard Purdue
25 Dave Gash End Kentucky
26 Ed Reynolds Tackle Tulane
27 Claude Crabb Halfback Colorado
28 Roy Walker Fullback Purdue
29 Jim Beaver Guard Florida
30 Cody Binkley Center Vanderbilt
31 Jim Collier End Arkansas
32 Ken Erickson End Syracuse
33 Tony Parilli Guard Illinois
34 Ben Charles Quarterback USC

Dallas Texans draft picks (selected third)

Round Player Position College
1 Ronnie Bull Halfback Baylor
2 Bill Miller End Miami (Florida)
3 Eddie Wilson Quarterback Arizona
4 Charles Hinton Tackle North Carolina College
4 Irv Goode Center Kentucky (from Buffalo)
5 Bobby Plummer Tackle TCU
5 Bobby Ply Quarterback Baylor (from New York)
5 Bill Hull End Wake Forest (from Boston)
6 Al Hinton End Iowa
8 Larry Bowie Tackle Purdue
9 Dick Mills Tackle Pittsburgh
10 Jimmy Saxton Halfback Texas
11 Bobby Hunt Defensive back Auburn (from Oakland)
11 Guy Reese Tackle SMU
12 Bobby Thompson Halfback Arizona
14 Bookie Bolin Guard Mississippi
15 Dave Graham Tackle Virginia
16 Pettis Norman End John Smith
17 Tommy Brooker End Alabama
18 Joe Carollo Tackle Notre Dame
19 Lee Welch Halfback Mississippi State
20 Mike Semcheski Guard Lehigh
21 Kent Martin Tackle Wake Forest
22 Jim Bernhardt Tackle Linfield
23 Russ Foret Tackle Georgia Tech
24 Pat Trammell Quarterback Alabama
25 John Burrell End Rice
26 Walt Rappold Quarterback Duke
27 Scott Tyler Halfback Miami (Ohio)
28 Jim Thrush Tackle Xavier
29 Ed Ryan Halfback Michigan State
30 Don Goodman Halfback Florida
31 Everisto Nino Tackle East Texas State
32 Joel Arrington Halfback Duke
33 Jack Wilson Halfback Duke
34 Rodger Shoals Center Maryland

Denver Broncos draft picks (selected second)

Round Player Position College
1 Merlin Olsen Tackle Utah State
2 Jerry Hillebrand End Colorado
3 Charles Holmes Fullback Maryland State
4 John Furman Quarterback Texas Western
7 John McGeever Halfback Auburn
8 Elbert Harris Halfback Southeast Louisiana
9 Larry Jepson Center Furman
10 Gale Weidner Quarterback Colorado
11 Mike Cline Guard Oregon State
13 Bob Cegelski Center Montana State
14 Sonny Gibbs Quarterback TCU
15 Bill Louden Guard Benedict College
16 Gary Ballman Halfback Michigan State
17 Jerry Tarr End Oregon
18 Pete Schenk End Washington State
20 Mike Martin End Washington State
21 Jim Perkins Tackle Colorado
22 Don Kasso Halfback Oregon State
23 Ken Tureaud Halfback Michigan
24 Neil Thomas Guard Hillsdale
25 Dave Edwards End Auburn
26 Jim Roberts Tackle Mississippi
27 Andrew Von Sonn Center UCLA
28 Paul Holmes Tackle Georgia
29 Lynn Hoyem Center Long Beach State
30 Walter Mince Halfback Arizona
31 Bill Williamson Tackle Bakersfield JC
32 Vester Flanagan Tackle Humboldt State
33 Duane Allen End Mount St. Andrew's College
34 Steve Stonebreaker End Detroit

Houston Oilers draft picks (selected eighth)

Round Player Position College Released/Career Ending
1 Bryson Fry Running back Cincinnati 272 Yards In The Senior Bowl At Soldier Field
2 Earl Gros Fullback Louisiana State
3 Pete Case Tackle Georgia Injured in pre-season vs Patriots
4 Gary Cutsinger Defensive end Oklahoma State (from Boston)
5 Bill Rice End Alabama
6 Ray Pinion Guard Texas Christian
7 Gus Gonzales Guard Tulane
8 Clyde Brock Defensive tackle Utah State
9 Larry Onesti Linebacker Northwestern Released
10 Bob Moses End Texas-Austin
11 John Thomas Guard McMurry
12 Jack Collins Halfback Texas-Austin
13 Royce Cassell End New Mexico State Injured In 1962 Rose Bowl
14 Glynn Griffing Quarterback Mississippi
15 Ken Shaffer Tackle Marquette
16 Billy Ray Adams Fullback Mississippi Released
17 Bill Miller Defensive tackle New Mexico Highlands
18 Art Perkins Halfback North Texas State
19 Bobby Jancik Defensive back Lamar Tech
20 Joe Bob Isbell Guard Houston
21 Roland Jackson Fullback Rice
22 Ken Bolin Halfback Houston
23 Bill Van Buren Center Iowa
24 Boyd Melvin Tackle Northwestern Released
25 Bob Johnson Tackle Rice
26 Harold Hays Guard Mississippi Southern
27 Roger McFarland Halfback Kansas
28 Gary Henson End Colorado
29 Ron Osborne Tackle Clemson
30 Bob Clemens Halfback Pittsburgh
31 Al Kimbrough Halfback Northwestern
32 Al Lerderle End Georgia Tech
33 Don Talbert Tackle Texas Placed On Physically Unable To Perform List

New York Titans draft picks

New York Titans (selected fifth)
 1) Sandy Stephens, QB, Minnesota
 2) Alex Kroll, C, Rutge
 3) Fate Echols, T, Northwestern
 4) Ed Blaine, G, Missouri
 6) Mel Mellin, QB, Washington State
 7) George Mans, E, Michigan
 8) John Lomakoski, T, Western Michigan
 9) Gary Barnes, E, Clemson
10) Ted Stute, LB, Ohio University
11) Curtis Miranda, C, Florida A&M
12) Bill Winter, T, West Virginia (from Denver)
13) Wilburn Hollis, QB, Iowa
14) *Bert Wilder, T, North Carolina State
15) Sam Madie, HB, Rutgers
16) Jim Smith, T, Penn State
17) Allen Miller, G, Ohio University
18) Buddy Iles, E, TCU
19) Reed Bohovich, T, Lehigh
20) Judge Dickson, FB, Minnesota
21) Ron Hatcher, FB, Michigan State
22) Tom Nolan, T, Penn Military
23) John Kuprok, E, Pittsburgh
24) John Counts, HB, Illinois
25) Russ Warren, HB, Columbia
26) *Chuck Morris, HB, Mississippi
27) *Jerry Archer, C, Pittsburgh State
28) Walter Nikirk, T, Houston
29) *Frank Parker, T, Oklahoma State
30) *Mike McClellan, HB, Oklahoma
31) *L. E. Hicks, T, Florida
32) *Don Jonas, HB, Penn State
33) *Nick Maravich, T, North Carolina State
34) *Dick Wilson, C, Penn State

 

Oakland Raiders draft picks

Oakland Raiders (selected first) San Diego Chargers (selected seventh)
 1) Roman Gabriel, QB, North Carolina State
 2) CHOICE TRAEDED TO SAN DIEGO
 3) Ed Pine, C, Utah
 4) John Meyers, T, Washington
 5) Joe Hernandez, HB, Arizona
 6) Danny Birdwell, C, Houston
 7) Jim Norris, T, Houston
 8) Ferrell Yarborough, E, Northwest Louisiana
 9) Jim Dillard, HB, Oklahoma State
10) Henry Rivera, HB, Oregon State
11) CHOICE TRADED TO DALLAS
12) Jim Skaggs, G, Washington
    Gary Schwertfeger, LB, Montana (from Buffalo)
    Oscar Donahue, E, San Jose State
13) George Pierovich, FB, California
14) CHOICE TRADED TO SAN DIEGO
15) *Floyd Dean, E, Florida
16) Pat Russ, T, Purdue
17) *Larry Ferguson, HB, Iowa
18) Jim Vollenweider, FB, Miami (Florida)
19) Dennis Spurlock, QB, Whitworth
    Kent Horne, T, BYU (from Denver)
20) John Sutro, G, San Jose State
21) Bill Tunnicliff, FB, Michigan
22) Jim Cadile, E, San Jose State
23) Alvin Basham, G, Kansas
24) Mickey Brunce, HB, Oregon
25) *Tom Cagaanan, HB, Utah State
26) *Fred Miller, T, LSU
27) Keith Luhnow, FB, Santa Ana JC
28) *Marv Marinovich, T, USC
29) *Leon Donahue, E, San Jose State
30) *Pete Nicklas, T, Baylor
31) *Bob Elliott, FB, North Carolina
32) *Bob Richards, T, LSU
33) *Eugene White, HB, Florida A&M
34) *Bill Worrell, T, Georgia
 
 
 1) Bob Ferguson, FB, Ohio State
 2) Lance Alworth, HB, Arkansas (from Oakland)
    Dick Hudson, T, Memphis State
 3) John Hadl, QB, Kansas
 4) Bob Hill, T, Notre Dame (from Houston)
    Mack Burton, HB, San Jose State
 5) Bob Mitinger, DE, Penn State (from Denver)
    John Cornett, T, Rice
 6) Roy Winston, G, LSU (from Denver)
    Frank Buncom, LB, USC
 7) Wendell Harris, HB, LSU (from Dallas)
    Bob Jackson, FB, New Mexico State
 8) Jerry Robinson, HB, Grambling
 9) Tommy Minter, HB, Baylor
10) Dan Sullivan, T, Boston College
11) Irv Bishop, G, Fresno State
12) Ralph Smith, E, Mississippi (from New York)
    George Andrie, E, Marquette
13) Charles Bryant, E, Ohio State
14) *Bert Coan, HB, Kansas (from Oakland)
    *James Bates, HB, USC
15) *Fred Moore, T, Memphis State
16) Bud Whitehead, DB, Florida State
17) *George Gross, T, Auburn
18) *Dennis Biodrowski, E, Memphis State
19) *Mike Lind, FB, Notre Dame
20) Ron Hermann, QB, Bradley
21) *Jesse Williams, E, Fresno State
22) *Jim Thibert, E, Toledo
23) *Dick Farris, G, North Texas State
24) Homer Jones, HB, Texas Southern (VOIDED)
25) Sam Gruneisen, E, Villanova
26) *Mike Woufle, G, Colorado
27) *Mel Rideout, QB, Richmond
28) *Ben Wilson, FB, USC
29) *Paul Dudley, HB, Arkansas
30) *John Denvir, T, Colorado
31) *Doug Elmore, HB, Mississippi
32) *Wayne Frazier, C, Auburn
33) *Jacque MacKinnon, HB, Colgate
34) *Phil Lohman, C, Oklahoma

Note: Asterisk (*) signifies future selection.

Notable undrafted players

† = Pro Bowler
Original NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
Buffalo Bills Edgerson, BookerBooker Edgerson † CB Western Illinois IIAC
Houston Oilers Frazier, CharleyCharley Frazier † WR Texas Southern SWAC
Oakland Raiders Rieves, CharlieCharlie Rieves  LB Houston Ind.
San Diego Chargers McDougall, GerryGerry McDougall  RB UCLA AAWU Former CFL All-Star

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