American Football League draft
The 1966 American Football League draft was held on Saturday, November 27, 1965.[ 1] [ 2] The AFL added the Miami Dolphins as an expansion team in 1966 to bring its total to nine franchises for its seventh season. The Dolphins were awarded the first overall pick in the draft, who used it to select running back Jim Grabowski . The only Hall of Famer to come out of this draft was kicker Jan Stenerud , who was picked by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round of the Red Shirt portion of the draft.
This was the last competitive draft of the American Football League before the AFL–NFL merger agreement, which was announced in June 1966.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] The next draft of college players in 1967 was a common draft , held in mid-March.
The 1966 NFL draft was held the same day, November 27, 1965.[ 1]
Player selections (AFL)[ edit ] *As an expansion team, Miami picked first in every round and was awarded an extra pick at the beginning of the draft. *New York deferred its first round selection, taking the 13th pick instead of the 9th. *Oakland deferred its selections until after the first six rounds and traded its sixth round pick. Its first round pick was made after the 7th round, 63rd overall. They made their second, third, and fifth round picks in the middle of the 7th round, so the first round pick was actually the fourth pick Oakland made.
*Oakland deferred its selections until after the first six rounds and traded its sixth round pick. Its second round pick was made during the 7th round, 57th overall. This was the first pick Oakland made in the draft.
*Oakland deferred its selections until after the first six rounds and traded its sixth round pick. Its third round pick was made during the 7th round, 58th overall. This was the second pick Oakland made in the draft.
*Oakland deferred its selections until after the first six rounds and traded its sixth round pick. Its fourth round pick was made during the 8th round, 71st overall. This was the fifth pick Oakland made in the draft.
*Oakland deferred its selections until after the first six rounds and traded its sixth round pick. Its fifth round pick was made during the 7th round, 59th overall. This was the third pick Oakland made in the draft.
*Oakland deferred its selections until after the first six rounds and traded its sixth round pick.
*Oakland deferred its selections until after the first six rounds. Picks 57, 58, & 59 were deferred Oakland picks and are shown in rounds two, three, and five respectively.
*Oakland deferred its selections until after the first six rounds. Pick 70 would have been Oakland's pick in the 8th round but was skipped. Pick 71 was a deferred Oakland pick and is shown in round four.
Pick # AFL Team Player Position College 83 Miami Dolphins Pat Killorin Center Syracuse 84 Boston Patriots Dennis Brewster Tackle BYU 85 Denver Broncos Larry Cox Defensive tackle Abilene Christian 86 Houston Oilers Wilbur Aylor Defensive tackle Texas State 87 New York Jets Bill Wolski Fullback Notre Dame 88 Kansas City Chiefs Fred Dawston Defensive back South Carolina State 89 Oakland Raiders Tony Jeter Tight end Nebraska 90 San Diego Chargers Dan Pride Linebacker Jackson State 91 Buffalo Bills Bobby Crockett Split End Arkansas
Pick # AFL Team Player Position College 92 Miami Dolphins Sammy Price Running back Illinois 93 New York Jets (Pick acquired from the Boston Patriots) Gerry Allen Running back Nebraska-Omaha 94 Denver Broncos James Burns Guard Northwestern 95 Houston Oilers Monte Ledbetter Wide receiver Northwestern State 96 New York Jets Bob Walton Tackle Auburn 97 Kansas City Chiefs Willie Ray Smith Defensive back Kansas 98 Oakland Raiders Joe Labruzzo Halfback Louisiana State 99 San Diego Chargers Terry Owens Tackle Jacksonville State 100 Buffalo Bills Dale Stewart Halfback Pittsburgh
Pick # AFL Team Player Position College 101 Miami Dolphins Howard Twilley Wide receiver Tulsa 102 Boston Patriots Dick Fugere Linebacker Cincinnati 103 New York Jets (Pick acquired from the Denver Broncos) Steve Chomyszak Defensive tackle Syracuse 104 Houston Oilers Harry Day Defensive end Memphis 105 New York Jets Ken Hollister Defensive end Indiana 106 Kansas City Chiefs Bill Bonds Defensive back McMurry 107 Oakland Raiders Wayne Foster Tackle Washington State 108 San Diego Chargers Ray Jones Halfback Cal State Los Angeles 109 Buffalo Bills Wayne DeSutter Tackle Western Illinois
Pick # AFL Team Player Position College 110 Miami Dolphins Kent Kramer Tight end Minnesota 111 Boston Patriots Tom Carr Fullback Bates 112 Denver Broncos Eric Crabtree Wide receiver Pittsburgh 113 Houston Oilers Fred Zimmerman Linebacker Toledo 114 New York Jets Stas Maliszewski Linebacker Princeton 115 Kansas City Chiefs Wayne Walker Punter Northwestern State 116 Oakland Raiders John Niland Guard Iowa 117 San Diego Chargers Houston Ridge Defensive end San Diego State 118 Buffalo Bills Al McFarlane Halfback Louisville
Pick # AFL Team Player Position College 128 Miami Dolphins Jerry Oliver Tackle Texas State 129 Boston Patriots Billy Laird Quarterback Louisiana Tech 130 Denver Broncos Mike Ringer Defensive back Oklahoma 131 Houston Oilers Tom Dillard Tackle Austin Peay State 132 New York Jets Bill Cody Linebacker Auburn 133 Kansas City Chiefs Bruce Van Dyke Guard Missouri 134 Oakland Raiders Steve Renko Fullback Kansas 135 San Diego Chargers Shelly Novack End Long Beach State 136 Buffalo Bills Allen Smith Running back Fort Valley State
Pick # AFL Team Player Position College 137 Miami Dolphins Don Lorenz Defensive end Stephen F. Austin 138 Boston Patriots Buddy Owens Guard Michigan State 139 Denver Broncos Frank Rogers Kicker Colorado 140 Houston Oilers Steve Smith Tackle Michigan 141 New York Jets Ron Acks Linebacker Illinois 142 Kansas City Chiefs Tom Barrington Running back Ohio State 143 Oakland Raiders Craig Ritchey Defensive back Stanford 144 San Diego Chargers Bill Scott Defensive back Idaho 145 Buffalo Bills Ed Russell Tackle Illinois
Pick # AFL Team Player Position College 146 Miami Dolphins Mike Bender Guard Arkansas 147 Boston Patriots Dick Capp Tight end Boston College 148 Denver Broncos Gary Eickman Defensive end Illinois 149 Houston Oilers Lyle Loebach Tackle Simpson 150 New York Jets Tommy Tolleson Wide receiver Alabama 151 Kansas City Chiefs Walt Garrison Running back Oklahoma State 152 Oakland Raiders Ted Holman Defensive back Syracuse 153 San Diego Chargers Ron Ogle Defensive tackle Long Beach State 154 Buffalo Bills Bill Earhart Defensive tackle Bowling Green
Pick # AFL Team Player Position College 155 Miami Dolphins Rich Kestner End Kentucky 156 Boston Patriots John Pincavage End Virginia 157 Denver Broncos Tom Talaga Tackle Notre Dame 158 Houston Oilers Ed Buzzell Quarterback Ottawa 159 New York Jets Gerry Mosher End California 160 Kansas City Chiefs Hal Seymour Defensive back Florida 161 Oakland Raiders Art Robinson End Florida A&M 162 San Diego Chargers John Travis Fullback San Jose State 163 Buffalo Bills Greg Lashutka End Ohio State
Pick # AFL Team Player Position College 164 Miami Dolphins Doug Moreau Tight end Louisiana State 165 Boston Patriots Joe Novogratz Guard Pittsburgh 166 Denver Broncos Tom Coughlin Defensive end Miami 167 Houston Oilers Frank Fuller Defensive tackle Drake 168 New York Jets Preston Ridlehuber Running back Georgia 169 Kansas City Chiefs Bob Dunlevy End West Virginia 170 Oakland Raiders Jack Shinholser Linebacker Florida State 171 San Diego Chargers Jerome Bell End Central Oklahoma 172 Buffalo Bills Mel Phillips Defensive back North Carolina A&T
Red Shirt Round one [ edit ] Red Shirt Round two [ edit ] Red Shirt Round three [ edit ] Pick # NFL team Player Position College 19 Miami Dolphins Jack Clancy End Michigan 20 Boston Patriots Ed Toner Guard Massachusetts 21 Denver Broncos Dick Arndt Tackle Idaho 22 Houston Oilers Ralph Dunlap Defensive tackle Baylor 23 New York Jets Jerry Lovelace Halfback Texas Tech 24 Kansas City Chiefs Jan Stenerud Kicker Montana State 25 Oakland Raiders Ronnie Parson End Austin Peay State 26 San Diego Chargers Jeff Staggs Linebacker San Diego State 27 Buffalo Bills Tony King End Findlay
Red Shirt Round four [ edit ] Pick # NFL team Player Position College 28 Miami Dolphins Jim Mankins Fullback Florida State 29 Boston Patriots Heath Wingate Tackle Bowling Green 30 Denver Broncos Mark Gartung Tackle Oregon State 31 Houston Oilers Bill Davis Quarterback Lamar 32 New York Jets Tommy Burnett End Arkansas 33 Kansas City Chiefs Dan Berry Halfback California 34 Oakland Raiders John Crumbacher Tackle Tennessee 35 San Diego Chargers LaVerle Pratt Linebacker Idaho 36 Buffalo Bills Dick Cunningham Linebacker Arkansas
Red Shirt Round five [ edit ] Pick # NFL team Player Position College 37 Miami Dolphins Fritz Greenlee End Arizona 38 Boston Patriots Ray Perkins End Alabama 39 Denver Broncos Art Hatfield End Cal State Los Angeles 40 Houston Oilers Dick Glover Tackle Virginia State 41 New York Jets Ray Miller Tackle Idaho 42 Kansas City Chiefs Lynn Senkbeil Linebacker Nebraska 43 Oakland Raiders George Patton Tackle Georgia 44 San Diego Chargers Rhome Nixon End Southern University 45 Buffalo Bills Dick Czap Tackle Nebraska
Red Shirt Round six [ edit ] Pick # NFL team Player Position College 46 Miami Dolphins Bill Darnall Defensive back North Carolina 47 Boston Patriots Joe Avezzano Guard Florida State 48 Denver Broncos Jerry Durling Tackle Wyoming 49 Houston Oilers John Gary Defensive tackle Grambling State 50 New York Jets Allen Smith Halfback Findlay 51 Kansas City Chiefs Dick Reding Defensive back Northwestern State 52 Oakland Raiders Dan Archer Tackle Oregon 53 San Diego Chargers Joe Beauchamp End – Defensive back Iowa State 54 Buffalo Bills Leroy Carter Halfback Grambling State
Red Shirt Round seven [ edit ] Pick # NFL team Player Position College 55 Miami Dolphins Don Williams Defensive tackle Wofford 56 Boston Patriots Brent Caston Defensive back Mississippi 57 Denver Broncos John Mason End Stanford 58 Houston Oilers Clyde Pettaway Tackle North Carolina A&T 59 New York Jets Randy Smith Linebacker Clemson 60 Kansas City Chiefs Bill Ogle Tackle Stanford 61 Oakland Raiders Bill Thomas Halfback Oklahoma 62 San Diego Chargers Saint Saffold End San Jose State 63 Buffalo Bills Dick Weeks Back Texas-El Paso
Red Shirt Round eight [ edit ] Red Shirt Round nine [ edit ] Pick # NFL team Player Position College 73 Miami Dolphins Craig Baynham End Georgia Tech 74 Boston Patriots Jack White Quarterback Penn State 75 Denver Broncos Bud Harrington Fullback Tulsa 76 Houston Oilers Lee Garner Linebacker Mississippi 77 New York Jets John Stipech Tackle Utah 78 Kansas City Chiefs Perry Parks Defensive tackle Cal State Los Angeles 79 San Diego Chargers Wayne Page Defensive back Clemson 80 Oakland Raiders Mel Tom Linebacker San Jose State 81 Buffalo Bills Ed King Linebacker USC
Red Shirt Round ten [ edit ] Pick # NFL team Player Position College 82 Miami Dolphins Randy Winkler Tackle Tarleton State 83 Boston Patriots Bob Ellis Halfback Massachusetts 84 Denver Broncos Andre White End Florida A&M 85 Houston Oilers Dan Goich Tackle California 86 New York Jets Dick Fitzgerald Tackle Nebraska 87 Kansas City Chiefs Elmer Collett Center San Francisco State 88 Oakland Raiders Joe O'Brien Fullback Texas–Arlington 89 San Diego Chargers Wayne Becker Tackle Montana 90 Buffalo Bills Bill Moorer Center Georgia Tech
Red Shirt Round eleven [ edit ] Pick # NFL team Player Position College 91 Miami Dolphins Kai Anderson Center Illinois 92 Boston Patriots Jerry Marion Halfback Wyoming 93 Denver Broncos Mike Sullivan End Oregon State 94 Houston Oilers Chuck Arkwright Tackle Georgia 95 New York Jets Jim Kollman Guard Oregon 96 Kansas City Chiefs Denis Moore Tackle USC 97 San Diego Chargers Hugh Wright Fullback Adams State 98 Oakland Raiders Mike Brundage Quarterback Oregon 99 Buffalo Bills Benny Russell Quarterback Louisville
Notable undrafted players [ edit ] ^ a b "Texas grid star 1st duplication" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . Associated Press. November 27, 1965. p. 8. ^ "Nobis, Grabowski top picks as pros tap college talent" . Toledo Blade . Associated Press. November 28, 1965. p. E3. ^ "How merger will operate" . Milwaukee Sentinel . Associated Press. June 9, 1966. p. 4, part 2. ^ "How NFL, AFL will run from single wing" . Miami News . Associated Press. June 9, 1966. p. 16A. ^ Schramm, Tex (June 20, 1966). "Here's how it happened" . Sports Illustrated . p. 14. Archived from the original on January 8, 2014. ^ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career. ^ Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star team at any time in their career. ^ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. ^ Mihoces, Gary (April 20, 2005). "NFL seeks best players on the court or mat" . USA Today . Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2013 .