1960 American Football League draft

The 1960 American Football League draft was held on November 22–23, 1959, in Minneapolis,^[1][2] shortly after the organization of the league, and lasted 33 rounds.^[3] An additional draft of 20 rounds was held by the AFL on December 2.^[4]

1960 AFL draft
General information
Date(s)	November 22–23, 1959 & December 2, 1959
Location	Nicollet Hotel in Minneapolis
Overview
League	AFL
1961 →

Teams were required to fill the 11 squad positions by selecting four backs, two ends, two tackles, two guards, and a center with their first 11 picks.^[1][2] Before each position was selected, teams drew lots to determine the selection order.^[2] Though professional teams used dedicated offensive and defensive units, the league did not want to go 22 rounds before starting unrestricted drafting.^[1]

Territorial draft

To begin the draft, each of the eight teams were awarded a territorial or "bonus" selection to guarantee a local flavor that would boost the financial prospects of each franchise. These regional picks did not follow a specific order. Rather, they were mutually agreed upon by the other teams.^[5]

AFL team	Player	Position	College	Notes
Boston Patriots	Gerhard Schwedes	Halfback	Syracuse
Buffalo Bills	Richie Lucas	Quarterback	Penn State	1959 Maxwell Award winner.
Dallas Texans	Don Meredith	Quarterback	SMU	Did not sign.
Denver Broncos	Roger LeClerc	Center	Trinity (CT)	Did not sign.
Houston Oilers	Billy Cannon	Halfback	LSU	1959 Heisman Trophy winner.
Los Angeles Chargers	Monty Stickles	End	Notre Dame	Did not sign.
New York Titans	George Izo	Quarterback	Notre Dame	Did not sign.
Minneapolis team[a]	Dale Hackbart	Quarterback	Wisconsin	Did not sign.

Source:^[6]

Regular draft

First selections

After the territorial picks, a consensus was reached on the top eight players at each position—at the time, college players were typically categorized by their offensive positions only. The names for each position were then placed in a hat and randomly drawn by each team. This process repeated until each franchise had made 33 selections, or three full offensive units. Those selections were considered as the first round of the draft.^[5]

†

= AFL All-Star[b]

= Pro Bowler[c]

= Hall of Famer

Boston Patriots

Player	Position	College	Notes
Buddy Allen	Halfback	Utah State	Did not sign.
Ron Burton	Halfback	Northwestern
Dale Chamberlain	Fullback	Miami (OH)
Henry Christopher	End	SMU
Dan Colchico	End	San Jose State	Did not sign.
Jack Cummings	Quarterback	NC State
James Davis	Center	Oklahoma
Foge Fazio	Center	Pittsburgh	Did not sign.
Max Fugler	Center	LSU	Did not sign.
Tim Gardner	Tackle	Duke
James Goodyear	Tackle	Wake Forest
Dave Harris	Halfback	Kansas
Al Henderson	Tackle	Colorado State
Jim Hickman	Tackle	Penn State
Bob Kranz	Fullback	Penn State
Joe Kulbacki	Halfback	Purdue
Dee Mackey	End	East Texas State	Did not sign.
Leon Manley	Guard	West Texas State
Cliff Manning	Tackle	Hardin–Simmons
Pete Manning	End	Wake Forest	Did not sign.
Ed Mazurek	Tackle	Xavier
Bill Meglen	Guard	Utah State
Frank Mestnik	Fullback	Marquette	Did not sign.
Ron Mix	Tackle	USC	Rights traded to the Chargers.
Irv Nikolai	End	Stanford
Jim Prestel	Tackle	Idaho	Did not sign.
Bob Salerno	Guard	Colorado
Dick Soergel	Quarterback	Oklahoma State
Larry Wagner	Tackle	Vanderbilt
Harvey White	Quarterback	Clemson
Tirey Wilemon	Halfback	SMU
Gary Wisener	End	Baylor	Did not sign.

Buffalo Bills

Player	Position	College	Notes
Birtho Arnold	Tackle	Ohio State
Charlie Bivins	Halfback	Morris Brown	Did not sign.
Don Black	End	New Mexico
Bill Burrell	Guard	Illinois	Did not sign.
Paul Choquette	Fullback	Brown
Mike Connelly	Center	Utah State	Did not sign.
Jim Conroy	Fullback	USC	Did not sign.
Bob Coogan	Tackle	Utah
Lou Cordileone	Tackle	Clemson	Did not sign.
Ted Dean	Fullback	Wichita	Did not sign.
Willie Evans	Halfback	Buffalo
Ross Fichtner	Quarterback	Purdue	Did not sign.
Jon Gilliam	Center	East Texas State
Al Goldstein	End	North Carolina	Redrafted by the Raiders.
Jim Houston	End	Ohio State	Did not sign.
Ray Jauch	Halfback	Iowa	Did not sign.
Robert Khayat	Tackle	Ole Miss	Did not sign.
Ken Kirk	Center	Ole Miss	Did not sign.
Jim Leo	End	Cincinnati	Did not sign.
Chuck McMurtry†	Tackle	Whittier
Bubba Meyer	End	TCU
Ron Miller	End	Vanderbilt
Gale Oliver	Tackle	Texas A&M
Harold Olson†	Tackle	Clemson
Ray Peterson	Halfback	West Virginia
Vince Promuto	Guard	Holy Cross	Did not sign.
Rene Ramirez	Halfback	Texas
Len Rohde	Tackle	Utah State	Did not sign.
Joe Schaffer	Tackle	Tennessee
Wayne Schneider	Halfback	Colorado State
Ivan Toncic	Quarterback	Pittsburgh
Larry Wilson	Halfback	Utah	Did not sign.

Dallas Texans

Player	Position	College	Notes
Jack Atchason	End	Western Illinois
George Boone	Tackle	Kentucky
Chris Burford†	End	Stanford
Earl Ray Butler	Tackle	North Carolina
Gail Cogdill	End	Washington State	Did not sign.
Jim Crotty	Halfback	Notre Dame	Did not sign.
Gary Ferguson	Tackle	SMU
Tom Glynn	Center	Boston College
Gene Gossage	Tackle	Northwestern	Did not sign.
Jim Heineke	Tackle	Wisconsin
William Jerry	Tackle	South Carolina
John Kapele	Tackle	BYU	Did not sign.
Louis Kelley	Fullback	New Mexico State
Gilmer Lewis	Tackle	Oklahoma
John Malmberg	Tackle	Knox
Arvie Martin	Center	TCU
Tom Moore	Halfback	Vanderbilt	Did not sign.
Ola Lee Murchison	End	Pacific
Bob Nelson	Center	Wisconsin
Jim Norton†	End	Idaho
Warren Rabb	Quarterback	LSU	Did not sign.
Howard Ringwood	Halfback	BYU
Johnny Robinson	Halfback	LSU
John Saunders	Fullback	South Carolina
Glenn Shaw	Fullback	Kentucky	Did not sign.
Gordon Speer	Halfback	Rice
Jack Stone	Guard	Oregon
Marvin Terrell†	Guard	Ole Miss
Emery Turner	Guard	Purdue
Joe Vader	End	Kansas State
Carroll Zaruba	Halfback	Nebraska

Denver Broncos

Player	Position	College	Notes
Harry Ball	Tackle	Boston College
Charley Britt	Quarterback	Georgia	Did not sign.
Dave Canary	End	Cincinnati
Paul Candro	Halfback	Boston University
Bill Carrico	Guard	North Texas State
Larry Cundiff	Center	Michigan State
Bernard Darre	Tackle	Tulane
Roger Davis	Tackle	Syracuse	Did not sign.
Lonnie Dennis	Guard	BYU	Did not sign.
John Dingens	Tackle	Detroit
Maurice Doke	Guard	Texas	Did not sign.
Mike Dowdle	Fullback	Texas	Did not sign.
Wayne Hawkins†	Tackle	Pacific	Redrafted by the Raiders.
Gary Huber	Center	Miami (OH)
Dave Hudson	End	Florida
Claude King	Halfback	Louisville
Don Klochak	Fullback	North Carolina
Dean Look	Quarterback	Michigan State
Bill Mathis†	Halfback	Clemson
Ken McNeece	Tackle	San Jose State
James Monroe	Quarterback	Arkansas
Ray Norton	Halfback	San Jose State	Did not sign.
Bob Rosbaugh	Halfback	Miami (FL)
Mel Semenko	End	Colorado	Did not sign.
Lebron Shields	Tackle	Tennessee	Did not sign.
Jack Spikes	Fullback	TCU
Howard Turley	End	Louisville
Jim Walden	Quarterback	Wyoming	Did not sign.
Willie West†	Halfback	Oregon	Did not sign.
John Willener	Guard	Oregon
Bob Yates	Tackle	Syracuse
Ken Young	End	Valparaiso
Bob Zimpfer	Tackle	Bowling Green

Houston Oilers

Player	Position	College	Notes
Pete Arena	Guard	Northwestern
Dick Bass	Halfback	Pacific	Did not sign.
Bill Bohler	End / Tackle	St. Ambrose
Larry Cadwell	Guard	Louisville
Doug Cline	Fullback	Clemson
DeJustice Coleman	Halfback	Illinois
Bob Crandall	Halfback	New Mexico
Cleatus Drinnon	Center	Hardin–Simmons
John Gremer	Guard	Illinois
George Herring	Guard	North Texas State
Don Hitt	Center	Oklahoma State
Steve Johnson	Quarterback	Pepperdine
John Lands	End	Montana
Jacky Lee	Quarterback	Cincinnati
Bruce Maher	Halfback	Detroit	Did not sign.
Don Mattson	Tackle	USC
Mike McGee	Guard	Duke	Did not sign.
Hugh McInnis	End	Mississippi Southern	Did not sign.
Max Messner	Tackle	Cincinnati	Did not sign.
George Mulholland	End	New Mexico State
Gary O'Steen	Halfback	Alabama
Gene Prebola	End	Boston University	Redrafted by the Raiders.
Palmer Pyle	Tackle	Michigan State	Did not sign.
William Roach	Tackle	TCU
Bob Simms	End	Rutgers	Did not sign.
Philip Snowden	Quarterback	Ole Miss
Don Underwood	Guard	McNeese State
Duane Whetstone	Fullback	George Washington
Bob White	Fullback	Ohio State
Maury Youmans	Tackle	Syracuse	Did not sign.

Los Angeles Chargers

Player	Position	College	Notes
Ted Aucreman	End	Indiana
Bob Bercich	Halfback	Michigan State	Did not sign.
Barney Berlinger	End	Penn	Did not sign.
Charley Boone	Center	Richmond
Bobby Boyd	Quarterback	Oklahoma	Did not sign.
Byron Bradfute	Tackle	Mississippi Southern	Did not sign.
Rod Breedlove	Guard	Maryland	Did not sign.
Tom Budrewicz	Tackle	Brown
Jim Cameron	Center	East Texas State
Jake Crouthamel	Halfback	Dartmouth	Did not sign.
Pete Davidson	Tackle	The Citadel
Floyd Faucette	Halfback	Georgia Tech
Bobby Franklin	Quarterback	Ole Miss	Did not sign.
Charlie Flowers	Fullback	Ole Miss
Don Horn	Fullback	Iowa
Bob Jeter	Halfback	Iowa	Did not sign.
Bill Lindner	Tackle	Pittsburgh
Billy Ray Locklin	Tackle	New Mexico State
Bill Lopasky	Guard	West Virginia
Paul Maguire†	End	The Citadel
Wahoo McDaniel	End	Oklahoma
Charlie Milstead	Quarterback	Texas A&M
Ed Pitts	Tackle	South Carolina
Ed Serieka	Fullback	Xavier
Bob Scholtz	Center	Notre Dame	Did not sign.
Russ Sloan	End	Missouri
Ron Stehouwer	Tackle	Colorado State	Did not sign.
Wayne Stewart	Guard	The Citadel
John Stolte	Tackle	Kansas City
Leonard Wilson	Halfback	Purdue
Bob Zeman†	Halfback	Wisconsin

Minneapolis team^[a]

Player	Position	College	Notes
Jim Andreotti	Center	Northwestern	Signed with the CFL.
Maxie Baughan	Center	Georgia Tech	Signed with the NFL.
George Blanch	Halfback	Texas	Signed with the Oilers.
Cloyd Boyette	Tackle	Texas Southern
Willie Boykin	Tackle	Michigan State
Carmen Cavalli	End	Richmond
Jim Chastain	Tackle	Michigan State
Fran Curci	Quarterback	Miami (FL)	Signed with the Oilers.
Dale Carroll	End	Virginia Tech
Purcell Daniels	Fullback	Pepperdine	Signed with the Oilers.
Don Deskins	Tackle	Michigan	Signed with the Chargers.
Leon Dombrowski	Tackle	Delaware	Signed with the Titans.
Ken Fitch	Tackle	Kansas
Abner Haynes†	Halfback	North Texas State	Signed with the Texans.
Vin Hogan	Halfback	Boston College
Bob Jarus	Halfback	Purdue
Earl Kohlhaas	Guard	Penn State
Bobby Lackey	Quarterback	Texas	Did not sign.
Neil MacLean	Fullback	Wake Forest
Larry Muff	End	St. Benedict's
Don Norton†	End	Iowa	Signed with the Chargers.
Jim O'Brien	Tackle	Boston College
Chuck Pollard	End	Rice
Billy Roland	Guard	Georgia
Ray Smith	Fullback	UCLA	Signed with the CFL.
Wade Smith	Halfback	North Carolina
Jerry Stalcup	Guard	Wisconsin	Signed with the NFL.
John Wilcox	Tackle	Oregon	Signed with the NFL.
Al Witcher	End	Baylor	Signed with the Oilers.
Silas Woods	Halfback	Marquette
Mike Wright	Tackle	Minnesota

New York Titans

Player	Position	College	Notes
Lewis Akin	End	Vanderbilt
Chuck Allen	Tackle	Alabama
Bill Bucek	Halfback	Rice
Jackie Burkett	Center	Auburn	Did not sign.
Angelo Coia	Halfback	USC	Did not sign.
Jim Eifrid	Center	Colorado State
Don Ellersick	End	Washington State	Did not sign.
Prentice Gautt	Fullback	Oklahoma	Did not sign.
George Genyk	Guard	Michigan
Larry Grantham†	End	Ole Miss
Joe Graybeal	Center	Eastern Kentucky
Jack Groner	Quarterback	Washington & Lee
Ed Kaohelaulii	Tackle	Oregon State
Ed Kovac	Halfback	Cincinnati
Mike Magac	Tackle	Missouri	Did not sign.
Blanche Martin	Fullback	Michigan State
Curt Merz	End	Iowa
Ed Meyer	Tackle	West Texas State	Did not sign.
Gene Miller	Tackle	Rice
Jim Mooty	Halfback	Arkansas	Did not sign.
Mike Morin	Halfback	Knox
Nick Patella	Guard	Wake Forest
Don Perkins	Halfback	New Mexico	Did not sign.
Dave Ross	End	Los Angeles State
Roger Smith	Guard	Auburn
Don Stallings	Tackle	North Carolina	Did not sign.
Larry Stephens	Tackle	Texas	Did not sign.
Jim St. Clair	Quarterback	UC Santa Barbara
Jim Stinnette	Fullback	Oregon State
David Wilemon	Tackle	SMU

Second selections

The second selections took place two weeks later, on December 2. The process was the same as the first ones, but it consisted of maximum 20 picks in total for each team. This selections were considered as the second round.^[5]

Boston Patriots

Player	Position	College	Notes
David Ames	Halfback	Richmond
Jim Boeke	Tackle	Heidelberg	Did not sign.
Billy Brewer	Quarterback	Ole Miss	Did not sign.
Emanuel Congedo	Tackle	Villanova
Pat Dye	Tackle	Georgia	Did not sign.
Bo Farrington	End	Prairie View A&M	Did not sign.
Rich Grecni	Center	Ohio
Bud Jones	End	SMU
Don Kacmarek	Tackle	North Dakota
John Lawrence	Tackle	NC State
Ron Maltony	Tackle	Purdue
Bobby Pate	Halfback	Presbyterian	Did not sign.
Jack Rudolph	Linebacker	Georgia Tech
Frank Sally	Tackle	California
Bob Spada	End	Duke
Pete Tunney	Halfback	Occidental
Jim Brewster	Halfback	Marquette
John Wilcox	Tackle	Oregon	Did not sign.

Buffalo Bills

Player	Position	College	Notes
Dwight Bumgarner	End	Duke
Tom Day†	Tackle	North Carolina A&T	Did not sign.
Babe Dreymala	Tackle	Texas
Joe Gomes	Halfback	South Carolina
Mike Graney	End	Notre Dame
Pete Hall	Quarterback	Marquette	Did not sign.
Jim Hanna	End	USC
Ernie Hanson	Center	Arizona State–Flagstaff
Darrell Harper	Halfback	Michigan
John Littlejohn	Halfback	Kansas State
Marv Luster	End	UCLA	Did not sign.
Dwight Nichols	Halfback	Iowa State	Did not sign.
Merlin Priddy	Halfback	TCU
Harry Rakowski	Halfback	The Citadel
Dale Rems	Tackle	Purdue
Carl Robison	Tackle	South Carolina State
Bob Silva	Tackle	Stephen F. Austin
James Sorey	Tackle	Texas Southern
Jerry Thompson	Tackle	Oklahoma
Royce Whittington	Tackle	Southeastern Louisiana

Dallas Texans

Player	Position	College	Notes
Grady Alderman	Tackle	Detroit	Did not sign.
Herman Alexander	Tackle	Findlay
Taz Anderson	Halfback	Georgia Tech	Did not sign.
Jim Beaver	Tackle	Florida
Bill Beck	Tackle	Gustavus Adolphus
Doug Pat Brown	Tackle	Fresno State
Gary Campbell	Halfback	Whittier	Did not sign.
Vernon Cole	Quarterback	North Texas State	Did not sign.
Toby Deese	Tackle	Georgia Tech
Carl Dumbald	Tackle	West Virginia
Charley Flizey	Center	Mississippi Southern
Tom Gates	Halfback	San Bernardino Valley
Goose Gonsoulin†	Halfback	Baylor
Clark Holden	Halfback	USC
Dewitt Hoopes	Tackle	Northwestern
Don Leebern	Tackle	Georgia
Bill Thompson	Center	Georgia
Billy Tranum	End	Arkansas
Jim Vickers	End	Georgia
Larry Ward	End	Lamar Tech
Paul Winslow	Halfback	North Carolina College	Did not sign.

Denver Broncos

Player	Position	College	Notes
Mel Branch†	Tackle	LSU
Ronnie Cain	End	Kentucky
Jack Campbell	End	Toledo
Tom Chapman	End	Detroit
LeVelle Coleman	Halfback	Western Michigan
Jim Colvin	Tackle	Houston	Did not sign.
Teddy Foret	Tackle	Auburn
Bobby Joe Green	Halfback	Florida	Did not sign.
George Hershberger	Tackle	Wichita
Sam Horner	Halfback	VMI	Did not sign.
Bob Hudson	End	Lamar Tech
Vic Jones	Halfback	Indiana
Billy Luplow	Tackle	Arkansas
George Phelps	Halfback	Cornell (IA)
Tom Roberts	Tackle	Georgia Tech
Sam Stenger	Center	Denver
Olin Treadway	Quarterback	Iowa
John Wilkins	Tackle	USC
Emmet Wilson	Tackle	Georgia Tech

Houston Oilers

Player	Position	College	Notes
Clair Branch	Halfback	Texas	Did not sign.
Dave Chamberlain	Halfback	Miami (OH)
Don Cochran	Tackle	Alabama
Stan Fanning	Tackle	Idaho	Did not sign.
Jim Glasgow	Tackle	Jackson State
Dave Graham	End	Virginia	Did not sign.
Bob Haas	Halfback	Missouri
Lowell Hughes	Quarterback	Kent State
Dale Johannson	Tackle	Augustana (SD)
Jim Marshall	Tackle	Ohio State	Did not sign.
Ron Morrison	Tackle	New Mexico
Jerry Muennink	Center	Texas
Paul Oglesby	Tackle	UCLA
John Peppercorn	End	Kansas
Bob Peterson	Center	Oregon
Bob Talamini†	Tackle	Kentucky
Bob Towns	End	Georgia
Bob Wasden	End	Auburn
Jim Welch	Halfback	SMU	Did not sign.
Jim Wolff	Halfback	Panhandle A&M

Los Angeles Chargers

Player	Position	College	Notes
Jerry Beabout	Tackle	Purdue
George Blair†	Halfback	Ole Miss
Frank Brixius	Tackle	Minnesota
Joe Davis	Tackle	The Citadel
Bob DeMarco	Guard	Dayton	Did not sign.
Bob Hain	Tackle	Iowa
Chuck Janssen	Tackle	Tulsa
Gorden Kelley	End	Georgia	Did not sign.
Larry Lancaster	Guard	Georgia	Redrafted by the Raiders.
Marv Lasater	Halfback	TCU
Warren Lashua	End	Whitworth
Perry McGriff	End	Florida
Kirk Phares	Tackle	South Carolina
Lamar Rawson	Halfback	Auburn
Ronald Ray	Tackle	Howard Payne
Ken Talkington	Quarterback	Texas Tech
John Talley	Quarterback	Northwestern
Bobby Waters	Halfback	Presbyterian
Bob Wehking	Center	Florida
Larry Womack	Halfback	Colorado State

Minneapolis team^[a]

Player	Position	College	Notes
C. J. Alexander	Halfback	Southeastern Louisiana
Pervis Atkins	Halfback	New Mexico State	Signed with the NFL.
Al Bansavage	Tackle	USC	Signed with the Chargers.
Walter Beach	Halfback	Central Michigan	Signed with the Patriots.
Johnny Brewer	End	Ole Miss	Signed with the NFL.
Don Edington	End	Florida
Howard Evans	Center	Houston
Fred Hageman	Center	Kansas	Signed with the NFL.
Bill Herron	End	Georgia
Bob Hogue	Tackle	Shepherd
Gerald Lambert	Tackle	Texas A&I
Sam McCord	Quarterback	East Texas State
Rich Mostardi	Halfback	Kent State	Signed with the NFL.
Bob Parker	Tackle	East Texas State
Tony Polychronis	Tackle	Utah
Dan Sheehan	Tackle	Chattanooga
Howard Turley	End	Louisville
Jim Williams	Tackle	North Carolina
Jim Woodward	Tackle	Lamar Tech

New York Titans

Player	Position	College	Notes
Pete Abadie	End	Tulane
Ramon Armstrong	Tackle	TCU	Redrafted by the Raiders.
Dave Baker	End	Syracuse
Richard Brooks	End	Purdue
Roger Brown	Tackle	Maryland State	Did not sign.
Tom Budrewicz	Tackle	Brown
Bob Colburn	Quarterback	Bowling Green
Larry Essenmacker	Tackle	Alma
Jim Gorman	Tackle	McMurry
Bob Hall	Tackle	Kent State
Marshall Harris	Halfback	TCU
Garney Henley	Halfback	Huron	Did not sign.
Jim Hunt	Tackle	Purdue
Gordon Leboeuf	Halfback	Texas A&M
Jim Nemeth	Center	South Carolina
Steve Rasso	Halfback	Cincinnati
Royce Shelton	Halfback	Stephen F. Austin
Gary Sknoeckni	End	Syracuse
Andy Stynchula	Tackle	Penn State	Did not sign.
Frank Walton	Halfback	John Carroll

†

= AFL All-Star[b]

= Pro Bowler[c]

= Hall of Famer

Source:^[7]

Allocation draft

After the draft was completed, one of the original teams, Minneapolis (which did not have a nickname), was offered a franchise in the NFL and on January 27, 1960, they withdrew from the AFL, leaving the league with seven teams. Three days later, there were announced that the Oakland Raiders had been joined the AFL as the eighth franchise, and them inherited the draft picks of Minneapolis. The problem was that several of the players selected by Minneapolis were signed by NFL, CFL and AFL teams. To solve this issue the AFL held an allocation draft. Each of the other seven AFL teams froze 11 players on their rosters. The remaining players were then eligible for selection by Oakland, which then stockpiled a total of 24 players.^[4] The number of players originally drafted for the eighth AFL franchise, but who were signed by other teams, combined with the process of the allocation draft, virtually guaranteed that the Raiders would have the worst team in the AFL in its first year. In spite of this, they managed to sign future stars center Jim Otto and guard Wayne Hawkins, two men who played the entire ten years of the American Football League.

†	= All-Star

Player	Position	College	AFL team coming from	Notes
Ramon Armstrong	Tackle	TCU	New York Titans
George Blanch	Halfback	Texas	Houston Oilers
Joe Cannavino	Defensive back	Ohio State	Buffalo Bills
Luther Carr	Tackle	Washington	Los Angeles Chargers
Carmen Cavalli	Defensive end	Richmond	Buffalo Bills
Donnis Churchwell	Guard	Ole Miss	Houston Oilers	Played in the NFL in 1959.
Fran Curci	Quarterback	Miami (FL)	Houston Oilers	Did not sign.
Purcell Daniels	Defensive back	Pepperdine	Houston Oilers
Don Deskins	Guard	Michigan	Los Angeles Chargers
Don Edington	End	Florida	Boston Patriots
Jerry Epps	Guard	West Texas State	New York Titans
Al Goldstein	End	North Carolina	Buffalo Bills
Bob Harrison	Linebacker	Arizona State	Los Angeles Chargers
Wayne Hawkins†	Guard	Pacific	Denver Broncos
Clark Holden	Halfback	USC	Dallas Texans
Stan Jones	Guard	Maryland State	Dallas Texans
Larry Lancaster	Tackle	Georgia	Los Angeles Chargers
Billy Lott	Halfback	Ole Miss	Houston Oilers	Played in the NFL in 1958.
Bob Nelson	Center	Wisconsin	Boston Patriots
Ron Newhouse	Linebacker	Michigan	New York Titans
Ray Peterson	Halfback	West Virginia	Buffalo Bills
Gene Prebola	End	Boston University	Houston Oilers
Mack Starnes	Defensive back	USC	Houston Oilers
Jim Woodward	Guard	North Carolina College	Houston Oilers

Source:^[7]

Future Hall of Famers selected by AFL teams

• Jim Otto ¹, Center, Miami Hurricanes football – Taken as a "First Selections" by the AFL's Minnesota franchise and retained by the Oakland Raiders. Inducted in 1980.
• Ron Mix ¹, Offensive Tackle, USC – Taken as a "First Selections" by the AFL's Boston Patriots. Inducted in 1979.
• Johnny Robinson ¹, Defensive back – Dallas Texans, "First Selections", LSU

Other notable players selected by AFL teams

• Tom Day, Defensive End – Buffalo Bills, "Second Selection", North Carolina A&T
• Larry Grantham, Linebacker – New York Titans, "First Selections", Mississippi
• Abner Haynes ², Halfback – Dallas Texans, "First Selections", North Texas State
• ¹ Member of the American Football League All-Time Team.
• ² 1960 AFL Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player.

Notable undrafted players

†	= All-Star

Original NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
Boston Patriots	Gino Cappelletti †	WR/K	Minnesota	Big Ten
Boston Patriots	Larry Garron †	FB	Western Illinois	IIAC
Boston Patriots	Chuck Leo †	G	Indiana	Big Ten
Boston Patriots	Ross O'Hanley †	S	Boston College	Ind. (Univ.)
Boston Patriots	Butch Songin	QB	Boston College	Ind. (Univ.)
Buffalo Bills	Elbert Dubenion †	WR	Bluffton	MOL
Buffalo Bills	Wray Carlton †	RB	Duke	ACC
Dallas Texans	Walt Corey †	LB	Miami (FL)	Ind.
Dallas Texans	Clem Daniels †	RB/CB	Prairie View A&M	SWAC
Dallas Texans	Sherrill Headrick †	LB	TCU	SWC
Dallas Texans	Al Reynolds	G	Tarkio	MCAU
Dallas Texans	Paul Rochester †	DT	Michigan State	Big Ten
Dallas Texans	Stewart Stover	LB	Northeast Louisiana State	Gulf States
Dallas Texans	Duane Wood †	CB	Oklahoma State	Ind.
Denver Broncos	Ken Adamson †	TE	Notre Dame	Ind.
Denver Broncos	Eldon Danenhauer †	OT	Pittsburg State	CIAC
Denver Broncos	Gene Mingo †	RB/K			He did not attend college.
Houston Oilers	Tony Banfield †	S	Oklahoma State	Ind.
Houston Oilers	Bill Groman †	WR	Heidelberg	OAC
Houston Oilers	Charlie Hennigan †	WR	Northwestern State	Gulf States
Houston Oilers	Al Jamison †	OT	Colgate	Ind.
Houston Oilers	Mark Johnston †	CB	Northwestern	Big Ten
Houston Oilers	Rich Michael †	OT	Ohio State	Big Ten
Houston Oilers	Charlie Tolar †	RB	Northwestern State	Gulf States
Los Angeles Chargers	Dick Harris †	S	McNeese State	Gulf States
Los Angeles Chargers	Dave Kocourek †	TE	Wisconsin	Big Ten
Los Angeles Chargers	Charlie McNeil †	S	Compton	N/A
Los Angeles Chargers	Ernie Wright †	S	Ohio State	Big Ten
New York Titans	Dick Felt †	S	BYU	MSC
New York Titans	Bill Mathis †	RB	Clemson	ACC
Oakland Raiders	Nyle McFarlane	HB	BYU	MSC

See also

• List of American Football League players
• History of American Football League draft
• List of professional American football drafts

Notes

1. When the Minneapolis team withdrew from the league to join the NFL, their draft picks were assigned to the Oakland Raiders that replaced them. See § Allocation draft for more details.
2. Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star team at any time in their career.
3. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.