1962 AFL Draft Pick Transactions
December 2, 1961
[F] = future selection
yellow = data that is incomplete or uncertain
| Overall # | Round # | Team | Transactions | Player Drafted |
| Round 1 | ||||
| 1 | 1-1 |  Raiders |
Roman Gabriel | |
| 2 | 1-2 |  Broncos |
Merlin Olsen | |
| 3 | 1-3 |  Texans |
Ronnie Bull | |
| 4 | 1-4 |  Bills |
Ernie Davis | |
| 5 | 1-5 |  Titans |
Sandy Stephens | |
| 6 | 1-6 |  Patriots |
Gary Collins | |
| 7 | 1-7 |  Oilers |
Ray Jacobs | |
| 8 | 1-8 |  Chargers |
Bob Ferguson | |
| Round 2 | ||||
| 9 | 2-1 | Raiders |
Lance Alworth | |
| 10 | 2-2 | Broncos |
Jerry Hillebrand | |
| 11 | 2-3 | Texans |
Bill Miller | |
| 12 | 2-4 | Bills |
Glenn Glass | |
| 13 | 2-5 | Titans |
Alex Kroll | |
| 14 | 2-6 | Patriots |
Leroy Jackson | |
| 15 | 2-7 | Oilers |
Earl Gros | |
| 16 | 2-8 | Chargers |
Dick Hudson | |
| Round 3 | ||||
| 17 | 3-1 | Raiders |
Ed Pine | |
| 18 | 3-2 | Broncos |
Charles Holmes | |
| 19 | 3-3 | Texans |
Eddie Wilson | |
| 20 | 3-4 | Bills |
Jack Elwell | |
| 21 | 3-5 | Titans |
Fate Echols | |
| 22 | 3-6 | Patriots |
Sherwyn Thorson | |
| 23 | 3-7 | Oilers |
Pete Case | |
| 24 | 3-8 | Chargers |
John Hadl | |
| Round 4 | ||||
| 25 | 4-1 | Raiders |
John Meyers | |
| 26 | 4-2 | Broncos |
John Furman | |
| 27 | 4-3 | Texans |
Chuck Hinton | |
| 28 | 4-4 | Bills |
Texans
Unknown.
"...in the fourth round, Dallas will get Buffalo's rights as a trade for Warren Rabb..." per Warren County Observer
Texans fourth round pick Irv Goode "from Buffalo" per remembertheafl.com
Texans "obtained Buffalo's fourth round pick" per Chiefs (Texans) media guide
fourth round "Choice to Dallas Texans" per Bills media guide |
Irv Goode |
| 29 | 4-5 | Titans |
Ed Blaine | |
| 30 | 4-6 | Patriots |
Oilers
Traded • Houston Antwine to Patriots for • 1962 fourth round pick (#30-Gary Cutsinger) on 1961-10-09 |
Gary Cutsinger |
| 31 | 4-7 | Oilers |
Chargers
Unconfirmed.
Traded • Doyle Nix • Ron Botchan to Oilers for • "high" draft pick (probably 1962 #31-Bob Hill) on 1961-08-22
"...in the fourth round, San Diego will get Houston's choice as a trade for Ron Botchan..." per Warren County Observer
pick #31 traded to San Diego per Titans (Oilers) media guide
fourth round pick #31 Bob Hill "acquired from Houston" per Chargers media guide
Chargers fourth round pick Bob Hill "from Houston" per remembertheafl.com | Bob Hill |
| 32 | 4-8 | Chargers |
Mack Burton | |
| Round 5 | ||||
| 33 | 5-1 | Raiders |
Joe Hernandez | |
| 34 | 5-2 | Broncos |
Chargers
Unknown.
fifth round pick #34 Bob Mitinger "acquired from Denver" per Chargers media guide
Chargers fifth round pick Bob Mitinger "from Denver" per remembertheafl.com | Bob Mitinger |
| 35 | 5-3 | Texans |
Bobby Plummer | |
| 36 | 5-4 | Bills |
Tom Dellinger | |
| 37 | 5-5 | Titans |
Bobby Ply | |
| 38 | 5-6 | Patriots |
Texans
Unknown.
Texans fifth round pick Bill Hull "from Boston" per remembertheafl.com
Texans "obtained Bill Hull (fifth round pick - Boston) in a post-draft trade" per Chiefs (Texans) media guide, indicating that Patriots exercised this pick and then traded player to Texans
Patriots fifth round "pick to Dallas" per Patriots media guide |
Bill Hull |
| 39 | 5-7 | Oilers |
Bill Rice | |
| 40 | 5-8 | Chargers |
John Cornett | |
| Round 6 | ||||
| 41 | 6-1 | Raiders |
Dan Birdwell | |
| 42 | 6-2 | Broncos |
Chargers
Unknown.
sixth round pick #42 Roy Winston "acquired from Denver" per Chargers media guide
Chargers sixth round pick Roy Winston "from Denver" per remembertheafl.com | Roy Winston |
| 43 | 6-3 | Texans |
Al Hinton | |
| 44 | 6-4 | Bills |
Dave Viti | |
| 45 | 6-5 | Titans |
Mel Melin / Mel Mellin | |
| 46 | 6-6 | Patriots |
Billy Neighbors | |
| 47 | 6-7 | Oilers |
Ray Pinion | |
| 48 | 6-8 | Chargers |
Frank Buncom | |
| Round 7 | ||||
| 49 | 7-1 | Raiders |
Jim Norris | |
| 50 | 7-2 | Broncos |
John McGeever | |
| 51 | 7-3 | Texans |
Chargers
Unknown.
seventh round pick #51 Wendell Harris "acquired from Dallas" per Chargers media guide
Texans seventh round pick "to San Diego" per Chiefs (Texans) media guide
Chargers seventh round pick Wendell Harris from Dallas" per remembertheafl.com | Wendell Harris |
| 52 | 7-4 | Bills |
Jim LeCompte | |
| 53 | 7-5 | Titans |
George Mans | |
| 54 | 7-6 | Patriots |
John Schopf | |
| 55 | 7-7 | Oilers |
Gus Gonzales | |
| 56 | 7-8 | Chargers |
Bobby Jackson | |
| Round 8 | ||||
| 57 | 8-1 | Raiders |
Ferrell Yarborough | |
| 58 | 8-2 | Broncos |
Elbert Harris | |
| 59 | 8-3 | Texans |
Larry Bowie | |
| 60 | 8-4 | Bills |
Paul White | |
| 61 | 8-5 | Titans |
John Lomakoski | |
| 62 | 8-6 | Patriots |
Bennie McRae | |
| 63 | 8-7 | Oilers |
Clyde Brock | |
| 64 | 8-8 | Chargers |
Jerry Robinson | |
| Round 9 | ||||
| 65 | 9-1 | Raiders |
Jim Dillard | |
| 66 | 9-2 | Broncos |
Larry Jepson | |
| 67 | 9-3 | Texans |
Marshall Shirk | |
| 68 | 9-4 | Bills |
Bill Saul | |
| 69 | 9-5 | Titans |
Gary Barnes | |
| 70 | 9-6 | Patriots |
Bill Triplett | |
| 71 | 9-7 | Oilers |
Larry Onesti | |
| 72 | 9-8 | Chargers |
Tom Minter | |
| Round 10 | ||||
| 73 | 10-1 | Raiders |
Hank Rivera | |
| 74 | 10-2 | Broncos |
Gale Weidner | |
| 75 | 10-3 | Texans |
Jimmy Saxton | |
| 76 | 10-4 | Bills |
Amos Bullocks | |
| 77 | 10-5 | Titans |
Ted Stute | |
| 78 | 10-6 | Patriots |
John Knight | |
| 79 | 10-7 | Oilers |
Bob Moses | |
| 80 | 10-8 | Chargers |
Dan Sullivan | |
| Round 11 | ||||
| 81 | 11-1 | Raiders |
Texans
Unconfirmed.
Traded • John Caldwell to Raiders for • 1962 draft pick (possibly #81-Bobby Hunt) on 1961-08-29
Texans eleventh round pick Bobby Hunt "from Oakland" per remembertheafl.com
Texans "obtained Oakland's 11th round pick (Hunt)" per Chiefs (Texans) media guide |
Bobby Hunt |
| 82 | 11-2 | Broncos |
Mike Kline / Mike Cline | |
| 83 | 11-3 | Texans |
Guy Reese | |
| 84 | 11-4 | Bills |
Jerry Croft | |
| 85 | 11-5 | Titans |
Curtis Miranda | |
| 86 | 11-6 | Patriots |
Bills
Traded Ed Buckingham to Patriots for 1962 draft pick (possibly #86-Tom Pennington) on 1961-08-04
Bills eleventh round pick Tom Pennington "from Boston" per remembertheafl.com
Patriots eleventh round "pick to Buffalo" per Patriots media guide |
Tom Pennington |
| 87 | 11-7 | Oilers |
John Thomas | |
| 88 | 11-8 | Chargers |
Irv "Sonny" Bishop | |
| Round 12 | ||||
| 89 | 12-1 | Raiders |
Jim Skaggs | |
| 90 | 12-2 | Broncos |
Titans
Unknown.
Titans twelfth round pick Bill Winter "from Denver" per remembertheafl.com |
Bill Winter |
| 91 | 12-3 | Texans |
Bobby Lee Thompson | |
| 92 | 12-4 | Bills |
Raiders
Unknown.
Raiders twelfth round pick Gary Schwertfeger "from Buffalo" per remembertheafl.com
twelfth round "choice to Oakland" per Bills media guide |
Gary Schwertfeger |
| 93 | 12-5 | Titans |
Chargers
Unknown.
twelfth round pick #93 Ralph Smith "acquired from New York Titans" per Chargers media guide
Chargers round pick Ralph Smith "New York" per remembertheafl.com | Ralph Smith |
| 94 | 12-6 | Patriots |
Raiders
Unknown.
Patriots twelfth round pick "traded to Oakland" per remembertheafl.com
Patriots twelfth round "pick to Oakland" per Patriots media guide |
Oscar Donahue |
| 95 | 12-7 | Oilers |
Jack Collins | |
| 96 | 12-8 | Chargers |
George Andrie | |
| Round 13 | ||||
| 97 | 13-1 | Raiders |
George Pierovich | |
| 98 | 13-2 | Broncos |
Bob Cegelski | |
| 99 | 13-3 | Texans |
Bills
Unknown.
Bills 13th round pick Ron Gassert "from Dallas" per remembertheafl.com
Texans 13th round pick "to Buffalo" per Chiefs media guide |
Ron Gassert |
| 100 | 13-4 | Bills |
Mike Stratton | |
| 101 | 13-5 | Titans |
Wilburn Hollis | |
| 102 | 13-6 | Patriots |
Nick Buoniconti | |
| 103 | 13-7 | Oilers |
Royce Cassell | |
| 104 | 13-8 | Chargers |
Chuck Bryant | |
| Round 14 | ||||
| 105 | 14-1 | Raiders |
Chargers
Unknown.
pick #105 Bert Coan "acquired from Oakland" per Chargers media guide (pick is identified as 13th round pick, believed to be in error)
Chargers 14th round pick Bert Coan "from Oakland" per remembertheafl.com |
Bert Coan [F] |
| 106 | 14-2 | Broncos |
Sonny Gibbs | |
| 107 | 14-3 | Texans |
Bookie Bolin | |
| 108 | 14-4 | Bills |
Ron Skufca / Ron Scufca | |
| 109 | 14-5 | Titans |
Bert Wilder | |
| 110 | 14-6 | Patriots |
Chuck Sieminski | |
| 111 | 14-7 | Oilers |
Glynn Griffing | |
| 112 | 14-8 | Chargers |
Jim Bates [F] | |
| Round 15 | ||||
| 113 | 15-1 | Raiders |
Floyd Dean | |
| 114 | 15-2 | Broncos |
Bill Louden | |
| 115 | 15-3 | Texans |
Dave Graham | |
| 116 | 15-4 | Bills |
Roger Kochman | |
| 117 | 15-5 | Titans |
Sam Mudie | |
| 118 | 15-6 | Patriots |
Jerry Goerlitz | |
| 119 | 15-7 | Oilers |
Ken Shaffer | |
| 120 | 15-8 | Chargers |
Fred Moore [F] | |
| Round 16 | ||||
| 121 | 16-1 | Raiders |
Pat Russ | |
| 122 | 16-2 | Broncos |
Gary Ballman | |
| 123 | 16-3 | Texans |
Pettis Norman | |
| 124 | 16-4 | Bills |
Frank Imperiale | |
| 125 | 16-5 | Titans |
Jim Smith | |
| 126 | 16-6 | Patriots |
Ken Byers | |
| 127 | 16-7 | Oilers |
Billy Ray Adams | |
| 128 | 16-8 | Chargers |
George Gross [F] | |
| Round 17 | ||||
| 129 | 17-1 | Raiders |
Larry Ferguson | |
| 130 | 17-2 | Broncos |
Jerry Tarr | |
| 131 | 17-3 | Texans |
Tommy Brooker | |
| 132 | 17-4 | Bills |
Tom Sestak | |
| 133 | 17-5 | Titans |
Al Miller | |
| 134 | 17-6 | Patriots |
Scott Maentz | |
| 135 | 17-7 | Oilers |
Bill C. Miller | |
| 136 | 17-8 | Chargers |
Frank Gardner | |
| Round 18 | ||||
| 137 | 18-1 | Raiders |
Jim Vollenweider | |
| 138 | 18-2 | Broncos |
Pete Schenck | |
| 139 | 18-3 | Texans |
Joe Carollo | |
| 140 | 18-4 | Bills |
Joe Kehoe | |
| 141 | 18-5 | Titans |
Buddy Iles | |
| 142 | 18-6 | Patriots |
Tom Chandler | |
| 143 | 18-7 | Oilers |
Art Perkins | |
| 144 | 18-8 | Chargers |
Dennis Biodrowski [F] | |
| Round 19 | ||||
| 145 | 19-1 | Raiders |
Dennis Spurlock | |
| 146 | 19-2 | Broncos |
Raiders
Unknown.
Raiders 19th round pick Kent Horne "from Denver" per remembertheafl.com |
Kent Horne |
| 147 | 19-3 | Texans |
Lee Welch | |
| 148 | 19-4 | Bills |
Bill Johnson | |
| 149 | 19-5 | Titans |
Reed Bohovich | |
| 150 | 19-6 | Patriots |
Ron Meyers | |
| 151 | 19-7 | Oilers |
Bobby Jancik | |
| 152 | 19-8 | Chargers |
Mike Lind [F] | |
| Round 20 | ||||
| 153 | 20-1 | Raiders |
John Sutro | |
| 154 | 20-2 | Broncos |
Mike Martin | |
| 155 | 20-3 | Texans |
Mike Semcheski | |
| 156 | 20-4 | Bills |
Sam Tidmore | |
| 157 | 20-5 | Titans |
Judge Dickson | |
| 158 | 20-6 | Patriots |
Tommy Neck | |
| 159 | 20-7 | Oilers |
Joe Bob Isbell | |
| 160 | 20-8 | Chargers |
Ron Herman / Ron Hermann | |
| Round 21 | ||||
| 161 | 21-1 | Raiders |
Bill Tunnicliff | |
| 162 | 21-2 | Broncos |
Jim Perkins | |
| 163 | 21-3 | Texans |
Kent Martin | |
| 164 | 21-4 | Bills |
Carey Henley | |
| 165 | 21-5 | Titans |
Ron Hatcher | |
| 166 | 21-6 | Patriots |
John Traynham | |
| 167 | 21-7 | Oilers |
Roland Jackson | |
| 168 | 21-8 | Chargers |
Jesse Williams [F] | |
| Round 22 | ||||
| 169 | 22-1 | Raiders |
Jim Cadile | |
| 170 | 22-2 | Broncos |
Don Kasso | |
| 171 | 22-3 | Texans |
Jim Bernhardt | |
| 172 | 22-4 | Bills |
Tom Hall | |
| 173 | 22-5 | Titans |
Tom Nolan | |
| 174 | 22-6 | Patriots |
Bob Asack | |
| 175 | 22-7 | Oilers |
Kenny Bolin | |
| 176 | 22-8 | Chargers |
Jim Thibert [F] | |
| Round 23 | ||||
| 177 | 23-1 | Raiders |
Alvin Basham | |
| 178 | 23-2 | Broncos |
Ken Tureaud | |
| 179 | 23-3 | Texans |
Russ Foret | |
| 180 | 23-4 | Bills |
Ray Abruzzese | |
| 181 | 23-5 | Titans |
John Kuprok | |
| 182 | 23-6 | Patriots |
Walt Crate | |
| 183 | 23-7 | Oilers |
Bill Van Buren | |
| 184 | 23-8 | Chargers |
Dick Farris [F] | |
| Round 24 | ||||
| 185 | 24-1 | Raiders |
Mickey Bruce / Mickey Brunce | |
| 186 | 24-2 | Broncos |
Neil Thomas | |
| 187 | 24-3 | Texans |
Pat Trammell | |
| 188 | 24-4 | Bills |
Stan Sczurek | |
| 189 | 24-5 | Titans |
Johnny Counts | |
| 190 | 24-6 | Patriots |
Don Christman | |
| 191 | 24-7 | Oilers |
Boyd Melvin | |
| 192 | 24-8 | Chargers |
Homer Jones (pick voided) | |
| Round 25 | ||||
| 193 | 25-1 | Raiders |
Tom Cagaanan | |
| 194 | 25-2 | Broncos |
Dave Edwards | |
| 195 | 25-3 | Texans |
John Burrell | |
| 196 | 25-4 | Bills |
Dave Gash | |
| 197 | 25-5 | Titans |
Russ Warren | |
| 198 | 25-6 | Patriots |
Bob Stem / Bob Stern | |
| 199 | 25-7 | Oilers |
Bob Johnston / Bob Johnson | |
| 200 | 25-8 | Chargers |
Sam Gruneisen | |
| Round 26 | ||||
| 201 | 26-1 | Raiders |
Fred Miller | |
| 202 | 26-2 | Broncos |
Jim Roberts | |
| 203 | 26-3 | Texans |
Walt Rappold | |
| 204 | 26-4 | Bills |
Ed Reynolds | |
| 205 | 26-5 | Titans |
Chuck Morris | |
| 206 | 26-6 | Patriots |
Jimmy Field | |
| 207 | 26-7 | Oilers |
Harold Hays | |
| 208 | 26-8 | Chargers |
Mike Woulfe [F] | |
| Round 27 | ||||
| 209 | 27-1 | Raiders |
Keith Luhnow | |
| 210 | 27-2 | Broncos |
Andy Von Sonn | |
| 211 | 27-3 | Texans |
Scott Tyler | |
| 212 | 27-4 | Bills |
Claude Crabb | |
| 213 | 27-5 | Titans |
Jerry Archer | |
| 214 | 27-6 | Patriots |
Albert Gursky | |
| 215 | 27-7 | Oilers |
Roger McFarland | |
| 216 | 27-8 | Chargers |
Mel Rideout [F] | |
| Round 28 | ||||
| 217 | 28-1 | Raiders |
Marv Marinovich | |
| 218 | 28-2 | Broncos |
Paul Holmes | |
| 219 | 28-3 | Texans |
Jim Thrush | |
| 220 | 28-4 | Bills |
Roy Walker | |
| 221 | 28-5 | Titans |
Walter Nikirk | |
| 222 | 28-6 | Patriots |
Charlie Dickerson | |
| 223 | 28-7 | Oilers |
Gary Henson | |
| 224 | 28-8 | Chargers |
Ben Wilson [F] | |
| Round 29 | ||||
| 225 | 29-1 | Raiders |
Leon Donohue / Leon Donahue | |
| 226 | 29-2 | Broncos |
Lynn Hoyem | |
| 227 | 29-3 | Texans |
Ed Ryan | |
| 228 | 29-4 | Bills |
Jim Beaver | |
| 229 | 29-5 | Titans |
Frank Parker | |
| 230 | 29-6 | Patriots |
Julius Fincke | |
| 231 | 29-7 | Oilers |
Ron Osborne | |
| 232 | 29-8 | Chargers |
Paul Dudley | |
| Round 30 | ||||
| 233 | 30-1 | Raiders |
Pete Nicklas | |
| 234 | 30-2 | Broncos |
Walt Mince | |
| 235 | 30-3 | Texans |
Don Goodman | |
| 236 | 30-4 | Bills |
Cody Binkley | |
| 237 | 30-5 | Titans |
Mike McClellan | |
| 238 | 30-6 | Patriots |
John Finn | |
| 239 | 30-7 | Oilers |
Bob Clemens | |
| 240 | 30-8 | Chargers |
John Denvir | |
| Round 31 | ||||
| 241 | 31-1 | Raiders |
Bob Elliott | |
| 242 | 31-2 | Broncos |
Bill Williamson | |
| 243 | 31-3 | Texans |
Everisto Nino | |
| 244 | 31-4 | Bills |
Jim Collier | |
| 245 | 31-5 | Titans |
L.E. Hicks | |
| 246 | 31-6 | Patriots |
Mike Ingram | |
| 247 | 31-7 | Oilers |
Albert Kimbrough | |
| 248 | 31-8 | Chargers |
Doug Elmore | |
| Round 32 | ||||
| 249 | 32-1 | Raiders |
Bobby Richards | |
| 250 | 32-2 | Broncos |
Vester Flanagan | |
| 251 | 32-3 | Texans |
Joel Arrington | |
| 252 | 32-4 | Bills |
Ken Ericson | |
| 253 | 32-5 | Titans |
Don Jonas | |
| 254 | 32-6 | Patriots |
Charley Taylor | |
| 255 | 32-7 | Oilers |
Bernard Wyatt | |
| 256 | 32-8 | Chargers |
Wayne Frazier | |
| Round 33 | ||||
| 257 | 33-1 | Raiders |
Gene White | |
| 258 | 33-2 | Broncos |
Duane Allen | |
| 259 | 33-3 | Texans |
Jack Wilson | |
| 260 | 33-4 | Bills |
Tony Parrilli | |
| 261 | 33-5 | Titans |
Nick Maravich | |
| 262 | 33-6 | Patriots |
Steve Jastrzembski | |
| 263 | 33-7 | Oilers |
Al Lederle | |
| 264 | 33-8 | Chargers |
Jacques MacKinnon | |
| Round 34 | ||||
| 265 | 34-1 | Raiders |
Bill Worrell | |
| 266 | 34-2 | Broncos |
Steve Stonebreaker | |
| 267 | 34-3 | Texans |
Roger Shoals | |
| 268 | 34-4 | Bills |
Ben Charles | |
| 269 | 34-5 | Titans |
Dick Wilson | |
| 270 | 34-6 | Patriots |
Ray Lardani | |
| 271 | 34-7 | Oilers |
Don Talbert | |
| 272 | 34-8 | Chargers |
Phil Lohman | |