1965 AFL Draft Pick Transactions
yellow = data that is incomplete or uncertain
| Overall # | Round # | Team | Transactions | Player Drafted | |
| Round 1 | |||||
| 1 | 1-1 |  Oilers |
Larry Elkins | ||
| 2 | 1-2 |  Broncos |
Oilers
Traded Jacky Lee (for 1964 & 1965 seasons) to Broncos for Bud McFadin, 1965 first round pick (#2-Joe Namath) on 1964-08-20 |
 Jets
Traded rights to Jerry Rhome to Oilers for first round pick (#2-Joe Namath) on 1964-11-27 |
Joe Namath |
| 3 | 1-3 |  Raiders |
Harry Schuh | ||
| 4 | 1-4 | Jets |
Tom Nowatzke | ||
| 5 | 1-5 |  Chiefs |
Gale Sayers | ||
| 6 | 1-6 |  Chargers |
Steve DeLong | ||
| 7 | 1-7 |  Patriots |
Jerry Rush | ||
| 8 | 1-8 |  Bills |
Jim Davidson | ||
| Round 2 | |||||
| 9 | 2-1 | Broncos |
Dick Butkus | ||
| 10 | 2-2 | Oilers |
Malcolm Walker | ||
| 11 | 2-3 | Raiders |
Fred Biletnikoff | ||
| 12 | 2-4 | Jets |
John Huarte | ||
| 13 | 2-5 | Chiefs |
Jack Chapple | ||
| 14 | 2-6 | Chargers |
Roy Jefferson | ||
| 15 | 2-7 | Patriots |
Oilers
Traded Bob Schmidt to Patriots for draft pick (possibly 1965 #15-Ralph Neely) on 1964-08-25
second round pick from Boston per Titans media guide
second round #7 Ralph Neely "Houston from Boston" per AP
"Bob Schmidt (C/T) from Houston for a draft choice" per Patriots media guide |
Ralph Neely | |
| 16 | 2-8 | Bills |
Chiefs
Unknown.
second round #8 Ronnie Caveness "Kansas City from Buffalo" per AP
"Obtained Buffalo’s second-round pick (Caveness)" per Chiefs media guide | Ronnie Caveness | |
| Round 3 | |||||
| 17 | 3-1 | Oilers |
Ernie Koy | ||
| 18 | 3-2 | Broncos |
Glen Ressler / Glenn Ressler | ||
| 19 | 3-3 | Raiders |
Bob Svihus | ||
| 20 | 3-4 | Jets |
Verlon Biggs | ||
| 21 | 3-5 | Chiefs |
Mike Curtis | ||
| 22 | 3-6 | Chargers |
Allen Brown | ||
| 23 | 3-7 | Patriots |
Jim Whalen | ||
| 24 | 3-8 | Bills |
Al Atkinson | ||
| Round 4 | |||||
| 25 | 4-1 | Broncos |
George Donnelly | ||
| 26 | 4-2 | Oilers |
Bobby Maples | ||
| 27 | 4-3 | Raiders |
Gus Otto | ||
| 28 | 4-4 | Jets |
Bob Schweickert | ||
| 29 | 4-5 | Chiefs |
Otis Taylor | ||
| 30 | 4-6 | Chargers |
Steve Tensi | ||
| 31 | 4-7 | Patriots |
Ellis Johnson | ||
| 32 | 4-8 | Bills |
Chiefs
Unknown.
fourth round #8 "Kansas City from Buffalo" per AP
"Obtained Buffalo’s fourth-round pick (Pitts)." per Chiefs media guide | Frank Pitts | |
| Round 5 | |||||
| 33 | 5-1 | Oilers |
Frank Molden | ||
| 34 | 5-2 | Broncos |
Bob Breitenstein | ||
| 35 | 5-3 | Raiders |
Broncos
Unknown.
fifth round Max Leetzow "from Oakland" per Broncos media guide
fifth round #3 Leetzow "Denver from Oakland" per AP |
Max Leetzow | |
| 36 | 5-4 | Jets |
Glenn Sasser | ||
| 37 | 5-5 | Chiefs |
Smith Reed | ||
| 38 | 5-6 | Chargers |
Rick Redman | ||
| 39 | 5-7 | Patriots |
Corwyn Aldredge | ||
| 40 | 5-8 | Bills |
Dave Simmons | ||
| Round 6 | |||||
| 41 | 6-1 | Broncos |
Tom Wilhelm | ||
| 42 | 6-2 | Oilers |
Dennis Murphy | ||
| 43 | 6-3 | Raiders |
Oilers
Unknown.
sixth round #3 Russell Wayt "Houston from Oakland" per AP |
Russell Wayt | |
| 44 | 6-4 | Jets |
Don Hoovler | ||
| 45 | 6-5 | Chiefs |
John Wilbur / Mickey Sutton (AP) | ||
| 46 | 6-6 | Chargers |
Will Beasley / Willie Beasley | ||
| 47 | 6-7 | Patriots |
Justin Canale | ||
| 48 | 6-8 | Bills |
Lance Rentzel | ||
| Round 7 | |||||
| 49 | 7-1 | Oilers |
Chiefs
Unknown.
seventh round pick to Kansas City per Titans media guide
seventh round #1 Gloster Richardson "Kansas City from Houston" per AP
"Obtained Houston’s seventh-round pick (Richardson)" per Chiefs media guide |
Gloster Richardson | |
| 50 | 7-2 | Broncos |
Jim Garcia | ||
| 51 | 7-3 | Raiders |
Jets
Unknown.
"from Oakland" per Jets web site
seventh round #3 Archie Roberts "New York from Oakland" per AP |
Archie Roberts | |
| 52 | 7-4 | Jets |
Jim Harris Jr. | ||
| 53 | 7-5 | Chiefs |
Lou Bobich | ||
| 54 | 7-6 | Chargers |
Jack Snow | ||
| 55 | 7-7 | Patriots |
Tom Neville | ||
| 56 | 7-8 | Bills |
Marty Schottenheimer | ||
| Round 8 | |||||
| 57 | 8-1 | Broncos |
John Holman / Jon Hohman / John Hohman | ||
| 58 | 8-2 | Oilers |
Ray Ogden | ||
| 59 | 8-3 | Raiders |
Oilers
Unknown.
pick from Oakland per Titans media guide
eighth round #3 Roy Hilton "Houston from Oakland" per AP |
Roy Hilton | |
| 60 | 8-4 | Jets |
Rick McCurdy (AP) / Archie Roberts (Jets media guide) | ||
| 61 | 8-5 | Chiefs |
Danny Thomas | ||
| 62 | 8-6 | Chargers |
Clarence Williams / Clancy Williams | ||
| 63 | 8-7 | Patriots |
Fred Brown (R.) | ||
| 64 | 8-8 | Bills |
Ray Rissmiller | ||
| Round 9 | |||||
| 65 | 9-1 | Oilers |
George Kinney | ||
| 66 | 9-2 | Broncos |
Gary Bussell | ||
| 67 | 9-3 | Raiders |
Rich Zecher | ||
| 68 | 9-4 | Jets |
Jimmy Sidle (AP) / Rich Zecher (Jets media guide) | ||
| 69 | 9-5 | Chiefs |
Joe Cerne | ||
| 70 | 9-6 | Chargers |
Jerry Whelchel | ||
| 71 | 9-7 | Patriots |
Bob Malone | ||
| 72 | 9-8q | Bills |
Al Nelson | ||
| Round 10 | |||||
| 73 | 10-1 | Broncos |
Gene Jeter | ||
| 74 | 10-2 | Oilers |
Maxi Williams / Maxie Williams | ||
| 75 | 10-3 | Raiders |
Craig Morton | ||
| 76 | 10-4 | Jets |
Frank Lambert (AP) / Craig Morton (Jets media guide | ||
| 77 | 10-5 | Chiefs |
Bob Howard | ||
| 78 | 10-6 | Chargers |
Gene Foster | ||
| 79 | 10-7 | Patriots |
Bills
Traded Mack Yoho to Patriots for draft pick (possibly 1965 #79-Chuck Mercein) on 1964-05-30
tenth round #7 Chuck Mercein "Buffalo from Boston" per AP
"Mack Yoho (DE) from Buffalo for future draft choice" per Patriots media guide |
Chuck Mercein | |
| 80 | 10-8 | Bills |
Floyd Hudlow | ||
| Round 11 | |||||
| 81 | 11-1 | Broncos |
Tom Vaughan | ||
| 82 | 11-2 | Oilers |
Kent McCloughan | ||
| 83 | 11-3 | Raiders |
Bill Minor | ||
| 84 | 11-4 | Jets |
Jim Gray / Bill Minor (Jets media guide) | ||
| 85 | 11-5 | Chiefs |
Al Piraino | ||
| 86 | 11-6 | Chargers |
Veran Smith | ||
| 87 | 11-7 | Patriots |
John Frechette | ||
| 88 | 11-8 | Bills |
Doug Goodwin | ||
| Round 12 | |||||
| 89 | 12-1 | Broncos |
Tom Myers | ||
| 90 | 12-2 | Oilers |
Robert Reed / Bob Reed | ||
| 91 | 12-3 | Raiders |
Chuck Hurston | ||
| Jets | Bills
Unknown.
Jets twelfth round pick to Buffalo per Jets media guide |
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| 92 | 12-4 | Jets |
John Berrington | ||
| 93 | 12-5 | Chiefs |
Mike Cox | ||
| 94 | 12-6 | Chargers |
Jim Allison | ||
| 95 | 12-7 | Patriots |
Jim Weatherly | ||
| 96 | 12-8 | Bills |
Pete Mills | ||
| Round 13 | |||||
| 97 | 13-1 | Broncos |
Mike Strofalino | ||
| 98 | 13-2 | Oilers |
Bob Felts | ||
| 99 | 13-3 | Raiders |
Wally Mahle | ||
| 100 | 13-4 | Jets |
Sonny Utz (Wally Mahle per Jets media guide) | ||
| 101 | 13-5 | Chiefs |
Bob Bonds | ||
| 102 | 13-6 | Chargers |
Bill Quigley | ||
| 103 | 13-7 | Patriots |
Charlie Green | ||
| 104 | 13-8 | Bills |
Bob Timberlake | ||
| Round 14 | |||||
| 105 | 14-1 | Broncos |
John Frick | ||
| 106 | 14-2 | Oilers |
Norman Evans / Norm Evans | ||
| 107 | 14-3 | Raiders |
Loren Hawley | ||
| 108 | 14-4 | Jets |
Gary Plumlee (Loren Hawley per Jets media guide) | ||
| 109 | 14-5 | Chiefs |
Fred Dotson | ||
| 110 | 14-6 | Chargers |
Don Floyd | ||
| 111 | 14-7 | Patriots |
Jay Cunningham | ||
| 112 | 14-8 | Bills |
Lyn Hart | ||
| Round 15 | |||||
| 113 | 15-1 | Broncos |
Jeff Jordan (F.) | ||
| 114 | 15-2 | Oilers |
Tony Guillory | ||
| 115 | 15-3 | Raiders |
Bill Cronin | ||
| 116 | 15-4 | Jets |
Jim Burt (Bill Cronin per Jets media guide) | ||
| 117 | 15-5 | Chiefs |
Dave Powless | ||
| 118 | 15-6 | Chargers |
Mike Howell | ||
| 119 | 15-7 | Patriots |
Ted Rodosovich | ||
| 120 | 15-8 | Bills |
John Meyer | ||
| Round 16 | |||||
| 121 | 16-1 | Broncos |
Brian Schweda | ||
| 122 | 16-2 | Oilers |
Junior Coffey | ||
| 123 | 16-3 | Raiders |
Fred Hill | ||
| 124 | 16-4 | Jets |
Seth Cartwright (Fred Hill per Jets media guide) | ||
| 125 | 16-5 | Chiefs |
Stan Irvine | ||
| 126 | 16-6 | Chargers |
John Godden | ||
| 127 | 16-7 | Patriots |
George Pyne | ||
| 128 | 16-8 | Bills |
Bruce Airheart | ||
| Round 17 | |||||
| 129 | 17-1 | Broncos |
Bills
Unknown. |
John Fouse | |
| 130 | 17-2 | Oilers |
Jim Grisham | ||
| 131 | 17-3 | Raiders |
Gary Porterfield | ||
| 132 | 17-4 | Jets |
Charles Browning / Charlie Browning (Gary Porterfield per Jets media guide) | ||
| 133 | 17-5 | Chiefs |
Don Croftcheck | ||
| 134 | 17-6 | Chargers |
Leon Hardy | ||
| 135 | 17-7 | Patriots |
White Graves | ||
| 136 | 17-8 | Bills |
John Henderson | ||
| Round 18 | |||||
| 137 | 18-1 | Broncos |
Patriots
Unknown. |
David Lee | |
| 138 | 18-2 | Oilers |
Russ Mundy | ||
| 139 | 18-3 | Raiders |
John Dugan | ||
| 140 | 18-4 | Jets |
Broncos
Unknown. |
Larry Dupree | |
| 141 | 18-5 | Chiefs |
Jerry Smith | ||
| 142 | 18-6 | Chargers |
Bob Evans / Bobby Evans | ||
| 143 | 18-7 | Patriots |
Ed Meixler | ||
| 144 | 18-8 | Bills |
Ray Hinze | ||
| Round 19 | |||||
| 145 | 19-1 | Broncos |
Ron Oelschlager | ||
| 146 | 19-2 | Oilers |
Frank Fox | ||
| 147 | 19-3 | Raiders |
Frank McClendon | ||
| 148 | 19-4 | Jets |
Frank Dudek / Mitch Dudek (Frank McClendon per Jets media guide) | ||
| 149 | 19-5 | Chiefs |
Mike Alford | ||
| 150 | 19-6 | Chargers |
Braden Beck | ||
| 151 | 19-7 | Patriots |
Jim Nance | ||
| 152 | 19-8 | Bills |
Frank Marchlewski | ||
| Round 20 | |||||
| 153 | 20-1 | Broncos |
Terry Metchner | ||
| 154 | 20-2 | Oilers |
Gus Brezina | ||
| 155 | 20-3 | Raiders |
Bo Scott | ||
| 156 | 20-4 | Jets |
Troy Allen (Bo Scott per Jets media guide) | ||
| 157 | 20-5 | Chiefs |
Bill Symons | ||
| 158 | 20-6 | Chargers |
Jack Edwards | ||
| 159 | 20-7 | Patriots |
Fred Fugazzi | ||
| 160 | 20-8 | Bills |
John Henry | ||