1961 AFL Draft Pick Transactions
November 21, 1960 (rounds 1-5)
November 22, 1960 (round 6)
December 5, 1960 (rounds 7-30)
[F] = future selection
yellow = data that is incomplete or uncertain
| Overall # | Round # | Team | Transactions | Player Drafted |
| Round 1 | ||||
| 1 | 1-1 |  Bills |
Ken Rice | |
| 2 | 1-2 |  Titans |
Tom Brown | |
| 3 | 1-3 |  Patriots |
Tommy Mason | |
| 4 | 1-4 |  Broncos |
Bob Gaiters | |
| 5 | 1-5 |  Raiders |
Joe Rutgens | |
| 6 | 1-6 |  Texans |
E.J. Holub | |
| 7 | 1-7 |  Chargers |
Earl Faison | |
| 8 | 1-8 |  Oilers |
Mike Ditka | |
| Round 2 | ||||
| 9 | 2-1 | Bills |
Billy Shaw | |
| 10 | 2-2 | Titans |
Herb Adderley | |
| 11 | 2-3 | Broncos |
Jerry Hill | |
| 12 | 2-4 | Patriots |
Rip Hawkins | |
| 13 | 2-5 | Raiders |
George Fleming | |
| 14 | 2-6 | Texans |
Bob Lilly | |
| 15 | 2-7 | Oilers |
Tom Goode | |
| 16 | 2-8 | Chargers |
|
Keith Lincoln |
| Round 3 | ||||
| 17 | 3-1 | Bills |
Art Baker | |
| 18 | 3-2 | Titans |
Bills
Unknown.
Titans third round choice to Bills per Jets (Titans) media guide.
Bills drafted Tom Gilburg in third round (no trade info) per Bills media guide. |
Tom Gilburg |
| 19 | 3-3 | Patriots |
Dan LaRose | |
| 20 | 3-4 | Broncos |
Bo Strange | |
| 21 | 3-5 | Raiders |
Myron Pottios | |
| 22 | 3-6 | Texans |
Jim Tyrer | |
| 23 | 3-7 | Chargers |
Marlin McKeever | |
| 24 | 3-8 | Oilers |
Walt Suggs | |
| Round 4 | ||||
| 25 | 4-1 | Bills |
Stew Barber | |
| 26 | 4-2 | Titans |
Broncos
Unknown.
Titans fourth round pick to Broncos per Jets (Titans) media guide.
fourth round Sonny Davis "from N.Y." per Broncos media guide. |
Sonny Davis |
| 27 | 4-3 | Broncos |
Ron McDole | |
| 28 | 4-4 | Patriots |
Mike Zeno | |
| 29 | 4-5 | Raiders |
Elbert Kimbrough | |
| 30 | 4-6 | Texans |
Claude Moorman | |
| 31 | 4-7 | Oilers |
Bobby Walden | |
| 32 | 4-8 | Chargers |
|
Jimmy Johnson |
| Round 5 | ||||
| 33 | 5-1 | Bills |
Norm Snead | |
| 34 | 5-2 | Titans |
Tom Matte | |
| 35 | 5-3 | Patriots |
Fran Tarkenton | |
| 36 | 5-4 | Broncos |
Charley Cowan | |
| 37 | 5-5 | Raiders |
Dick Norman | |
| 38 | 5-6 | Texans |
Jerry Mays | |
| 39 | 5-7 | Chargers |
Billy Kilmer | |
| 40 | 5-8 | Oilers |
Monte Lee | |
| Round 6 | ||||
| 41 | 6-1 | Bills |
Fred Brown | |
| 42 | 6-2 | Titans |
Bill Brown | |
| 43 | 6-3 | Broncos |
Dale Evans | |
| 44 | 6-4 | Patriots |
Larry Eisenhauer | |
| 45 | 6-5 | Raiders |
Bobby Crespino | |
| 46 | 6-6 | Texans |
Chargers
Unknown.
Texans sixth round pick "to Los Angeles" per Chiefs (Texans) media guide
sixth round #46 Calvin Bird "acquired from Dallas" per Chargers media guide |
Calvin Bird |
| 47 | 6-7 | Oilers |
Jake Gibbs | |
| 48 | 6-8 | Chargers |
|
Cliff Roberts |
| Round 7 | ||||
Titans > Patriots — Traded Gerhard Schwedes to Titans for Marshall Harris (a), 1961 seventh round pick (?-?) on 1960-08-31
"Gerhard Schwedes (RB) to NY Titans for Marshall Harris (DB) and Titans seventh round choice in 1961" per Patriots web site |
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| 49 | 7-1 | Bills |
Al Bemiller | |
| 50 | 7-2 | Titans |
Fred Mautino | |
| 51 | 7-3 | Patriots |
Paul Terhes | |
| 52 | 7-4 | Broncos |
Pat Patchen | |
| 53 | 7-5 | Raiders |
Ray Purdin | |
| 54 | 7-6 | Texans |
Fred Arbanas | |
| 55 | 7-7 | Chargers |
Claude Gibson | |
| 56 | 7-8 | Oilers |
Dick Reynolds | |
| Round 8 | ||||
| 57 | 8-1 | Bills |
Chuck Linning | |
| 58 | 8-2 | Titans |
Harold Beaty | |
| 59 | 8-3 | Broncos |
Raiders
Unknown.
Broncos no eighth round pick per Broncos media guide.
Raiders drafted Tom Watkins (no trade info) per Raiders media guide. |
Tom Watkins |
| 60 | 8-4 | Patriots |
Charley Long | |
| 61 | 8-5 | Raiders |
Dick Price | |
| 62 | 8-6 | Texans |
John O'Day | |
| 63 | 8-7 | Oilers |
Houston Antwine | |
| 64 | 8-8 | Chargers |
|
Charley Johnson |
| Round 9 | ||||
| 65 | 9-1 | Bills |
Billy Majors | |
| 66 | 9-2 | Titans |
Bernie Casey | |
| 67 | 9-3 | Patriots |
Roland Lakes | |
| 68 | 9-4 | Broncos |
Phil Nugent | |
| 69 | 9-5 | Raiders |
Lowndes Shingler | |
| 70 | 9-6 | Texans |
Dick Mills | |
| 71 | 9-7 | Chargers |
Bob Scarpitto | |
| 72 | 9-8 | Oilers |
Ralph White | |
| Round 10 | ||||
| 73 | 10-1 | Bills |
Don Kern | |
| 74 | 10-2 | Titans |
Joe Scibelli | |
| 75 | 10-3 | Broncos |
Charley Sturgeon | |
| 76 | 10-4 | Patriots |
Dick Mueller | |
| 77 | 10-5 | Raiders |
Ken Peterson | |
| 78 | 10-6 | Texans |
Jerry Daniels | |
| 79 | 10-7 | Oilers |
Charley Lee | |
| 80 | 10-8 | Chargers |
|
Willie Hector |
| Round 11 | ||||
| 81 | 11-1 | Bills |
Roy (Milam) Wall | |
| 82 | 11-2 | Titans |
Art Gilmore | |
| 83 | 11-3 | Patriots |
Mel West | |
| 84 | 11-4 | Broncos |
John Simko | |
| 85 | 11-5 | Raiders |
Doug Mayberry | |
| 86 | 11-6 | Texans |
Marvin Tibbets | |
| 87 | 11-7 | Chargers |
Greg Larson | |
| 88 | 11-8 | Oilers |
Bob Bird | |
| Round 12 | ||||
| 89 | 12-1 | Bills |
Floyd Powers | |
| 90 | 12-2 | Titans |
Norris Stevenson | |
| 91 | 12-3 | Broncos |
Jerry Miller | |
| 92 | 12-4 | Patriots |
Wayne Harris | |
| 93 | 12-5 | Raiders |
Bob Schmitz | |
| 94 | 12-6 | Texans |
Paul Hynes | |
| 95 | 12-7 | Oilers |
Bob McLeod | |
| 96 | 12-8 | Chargers |
|
Hezekiah Braxton |
| Round 13 | ||||
| 97 | 13-1 | Bills |
Tom Causey | |
| 98 | 13-2 | Titans |
Joe Wendryhoski | |
| 99 | 13-3 | Patriots |
Dan Underwood | |
| 100 | 13-4 | Broncos |
Ron Greene | |
| 101 | 13-5 | Raiders |
Jerry Burch | |
| 102 | 13-6 | Texans |
Glynn Gregory | |
| 103 | 13-7 | Chargers |
Dale Messer | |
| 104 | 13-8 | Oilers |
Gerald Hinton | |
| Round 14 | ||||
| 105 | 14-1 | Bills |
Ron Kostelnik | |
| 106 | 14-2 | Titans |
Jim Cunningham | |
| 107 | 14-3 | Broncos |
Bill Cooper | |
| 108 | 14-4 | Patriots |
Jim Wright | |
| 109 | 14-5 | Raiders |
Clark Miller | |
| 110 | 14-6 | Texans |
Curtis McClinton | |
| 111 | 14-7 | Oilers |
Jimmy King | |
| 112 | 14-8 | Chargers |
|
Billy Wilson [F] |
| Round 15 | ||||
| 113 | 15-1 | Bills |
Jerry Frye | |
| 114 | 15-2 | Titans |
Irv Cross | |
| 115 | 15-3 | Patriots |
Texans
Unknown.
Texans "obtained Boston's 15th round pick (Nutting)" per Chiefs (Texans) media guide
Patriots 15th round "pick to Dallas" per Patriots media guide |
Ed Nutting |
| 116 | 15-4 | Broncos |
Willie Crafts | |
| 117 | 15-5 | Raiders |
Bob Coolbaugh | |
| 118 | 15-6 | Texans |
Roy Lee Rambo | |
| 119 | 15-7 | Chargers |
Ernie Ladd | |
| 120 | 15-8 | Oilers |
Dennis Ferriter | |
| Round 16 | ||||
| 121 | 16-1 | Bills |
Vince Scott | |
| 122 | 16-2 | Titans |
Jerry Steffen | |
| 123 | 16-3 | Broncos |
Jim Larkin | |
| 124 | 16-4 | Patriots |
George Balthazar | |
| 125 | 16-5 | Raiders |
Chuck Lamson | |
| 126 | 16-6 | Texans |
Aaron Thomas | |
| 127 | 16-7 | Oilers |
Larry Wood | |
| 128 | 16-8 | Chargers |
|
Bud Whitehead |
| Round 17 | ||||
| 129 | 17-1 | Bills |
Wayne Wolff | |
| 130 | 17-2 | Titans |
Mike Pyle | |
| 131 | 17-3 | Patriots |
Ray Ratkowski | |
| 132 | 17-4 | Broncos |
Chuck Weiss | |
| 133 | 17-5 | Raiders |
Joe Novsek | |
| 134 | 17-6 | Texans |
Jarrell Williams | |
| 135 | 17-7 | Chargers |
Reggie "Reg" Carolan [F] | |
| 136 | 17-8 | Oilers |
Sam Fewell | |
| Round 18 | ||||
| 137 | 18-1 | Bills |
John Bodkin | |
| 138 | 18-2 | Titans |
Alfred Bentley | |
| 139 | 18-3 | Broncos |
Chick Graning | |
| 140 | 18-4 | Patriots |
Tom Rodgers | |
| 141 | 18-5 | Raiders |
Joe Krakoski | |
| 142 | 18-6 | Texans |
Ron Hartline | |
| 143 | 18-7 | Oilers |
Ike Grimsley | |
| 144 | 18-8 | Chargers |
|
Ed Dyas |
| Round 19 | ||||
| 145 | 19-1 | Bills |
Charlie Barnes | |
| 146 | 19-2 | Titans |
Jim Kerr | |
| 147 | 19-3 | Patriots |
Joe Bellino | |
| 148 | 19-4 | Broncos |
John Hobbs | |
| 149 | 19-5 | Raiders |
Charley Fuller | |
| 150 | 19-6 | Texans |
Frank Jackson | |
| 151 | 19-7 | Chargers |
Jack Espenship | |
| 152 | 19-8 | Oilers |
Myron Pearson | |
| Round 20 | ||||
| 153 | 20-1 | Bills |
Everett Cloud | |
| 154 | 20-2 | Titans |
Neil Plumley | |
| 155 | 20-3 | Broncos |
Buck McLeod | |
| 156 | 20-4 | Patriots |
Clarence Childs | |
| 157 | 20-5 | Raiders |
Preston Powell | |
| 158 | 20-6 | Texans |
Bobby Lane | |
| 159 | 20-7 | Oilers |
Lewis Johnson | |
| 160 | 20-8 | Chargers |
|
Mike Lucci [F] |
| Round 21 | ||||
| 161 | 21-1 | Bills |
Larry Vargo | |
| 162 | 21-2 | Titans |
Bob Brooks | |
| 163 | 21-3 | Patriots |
Don Oakes | |
| 164 | 21-4 | Broncos |
Jim Morgan | |
| 165 | 21-5 | Raiders |
Mike Jones | |
| 166 | 21-6 | Texans |
Dick Thornton | |
| 167 | 21-7 | Chargers |
Gene Gaines | |
| 168 | 21-8 | Oilers |
Ron Miller | |
| Round 22 | ||||
| 169 | 22-1 | Bills |
Charlie Baker | |
| 170 | 22-2 | Titans |
Wayne Fontes | |
| 171 | 22-3 | Broncos |
Tom Hackler | |
| 172 | 22-4 | Patriots |
Bob Johnson | |
| 173 | 22-5 | Raiders |
Blayne Jones | |
| 174 | 22-6 | Texans |
Ed Sharockman | |
| 175 | 22-7 | Oilers |
Bob Kelly | |
| 176 | 22-8 | Chargers |
|
John Brown [F] |
| Round 23 | ||||
| 177 | 23-1 | Bills |
Red Mack | |
| 178 | 23-2 | Titans |
Mickey Walker | |
| 179 | 23-3 | Patriots |
Darrel DeDecker | |
| 180 | 23-4 | Broncos |
Tom Jewell | |
| 181 | 23-5 | Raiders |
Roger Fisher | |
| 182 | 23-6 | Texans |
Lou Zivkovich | |
| 183 | 23-7 | Chargers |
Glenn Bass | |
| 184 | 23-8 | Oilers |
Jim Anderson | |
| Round 24 | ||||
| 185 | 24-1 | Bills |
Frank Jackunas | |
| 186 | 24-2 | Titans |
Howard Dyer | |
| 187 | 24-3 | Broncos |
E.A. Simms | |
| 188 | 24-4 | Patriots |
Don Webb | |
| 189 | 24-5 | Raiders |
Jack Novak | |
| 190 | 24-6 | Texans |
Pat Dye | |
| 191 | 24-7 | Oilers |
Ken Gregory | |
| 192 | 24-8 | Chargers |
|
Ben Balme |
| Round 25 | ||||
| 193 | 25-1 | Bills |
Jack Harbaugh | |
| 194 | 25-2 | Titans |
Andy Griffith | |
| 195 | 25-3 | Patriots |
Bob Minihane | |
| 196 | 25-4 | Broncos |
Pete Samms | |
| 197 | 25-5 | Raiders |
Paul Yanke | |
| 198 | 25-6 | Texans |
Ray Ramsey | |
| 199 | 25-7 | Chargers |
Don Coffey [F] | |
| 200 | 25-8 | Oilers |
Jack Kreider | |
| Round 26 | ||||
| 201 | 26-1 | Bills |
Lorenzo Stanford | |
| 202 | 26-2 | Titans |
Bobby Smith | |
| 203 | 26-3 | Broncos |
Sam Smith | |
| 204 | 26-4 | Patriots |
Charley Granger | |
| 205 | 26-5 | Raiders |
Dean Hinshaw | |
| 206 | 26-6 | Texans |
Danny House | |
| 207 | 26-7 | Oilers |
Don Fuell | |
| 208 | 26-8 | Chargers |
|
Bill Kinnune |
| Round 27 | ||||
| 209 | 27-1 | Bills |
Bob Allen | |
| 210 | 27-2 | Titans |
Moses Gray | |
| 211 | 27-3 | Patriots |
Terry Huxhold | |
| 212 | 27-4 | Broncos |
Donald Olson | |
| 213 | 27-5 | Raiders |
Clair Appledoorn | |
| 214 | 27-6 | Texans |
Bob Schloredt | |
| 215 | 27-7 | Chargers |
Luther Hayes | |
| 216 | 27-8 | Oilers |
Boyd King | |
| Round 28 | ||||
| 217 | 28-1 | Bills |
Jason Harness | |
| 218 | 28-2 | Titans |
Fred Cox | |
| 219 | 28-3 | Broncos |
Wayne Lee | |
| 220 | 28-4 | Patriots |
Bryant Harvard | |
| 221 | 28-5 | Raiders |
Dave Grosz | |
| 222 | 28-6 | Texans |
Bill Stine | |
| 223 | 28-7 | Oilers |
John Frongillo | |
| 224 | 28-8 | Chargers |
|
Chuck Allen |
| Round 29 | ||||
| 225 | 29-1 | Bills |
Mike Stock | |
| 226 | 29-2 | Titans |
Oilers
Unknown.
pick acquired from Titans per Titans (Oilers) media guide
Titans 29th round choice to Houston per Jets media guide |
Tom Lewis |
| 227 | 29-3 | Patriots |
Ernie McMillan | |
| 228 | 29-4 | Broncos |
Archie Cobb | |
| 229 | 29-5 | Raiders |
Ed Morris | |
| 230 | 29-6 | Texans |
Lonnie Caddell | |
| 231 | 29-7 | Chargers |
Dan Ficca | |
| 232 | 29-8 | Oilers |
Errol Linden | |
| Round 30 | ||||
| 233 | 30-1 | Bills |
Billy Martin | |
| 234 | 30-2 | Titans |
Bill Minnerly | |
| 235 | 30-3 | Broncos |
Dave Mills | |
| 236 | 30-4 | Patriots |
George Hultz | |
| 237 | 30-5 | Raiders |
Bill Face | |
| 238 | 30-6 | Texans |
Cedric Price | |
| 239 | 30-7 | Oilers |
Jim Stroud | |
| 240 | 30-8 | Chargers |
|
Mike McKeever |