1962 American Football League draft

1962 AFL draft
1962 AFL draft
General information
Date(s)	December 2, 1961
Overview
	272 total selections in 34 rounds
League	AFL
First selection	Roman Gabriel, QB; Oakland Raiders
Mr. Irrelevant	Phil Lohman, C; San Diego Chargers
Hall of Famers	3
	← 1961 1963 →

The 1962 American Football League draft was held on December 2, 1961. With the first overall pick, the Oakland Raiders selected quarterback Roman Gabriel.

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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

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

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

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

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

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^[c]
120	San Diego Chargers	Fred Moore	DT	Memphis State

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

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

Player selections

Round one

Round two

Round three

Round four

Round five

Round six

Round seven

Round eight

Round nine

Round ten

Round eleven

Round twelve

Round thirteen

Round fourteen

Round fifteen

Round sixteen

Round seventeen

Round eighteen

Round nineteen

Round twenty

Round twenty-one

Round twenty-two

Round twenty-three

Round twenty-four

Round twenty-five

Round twenty-six

Round twenty-seven

Round twenty-eight

Round twenty-nine

Round thirty

Round thirty-one

Round thirty-two

Round thirty-three

Round thirty-four

Notable undrafted players

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