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1961 American Football League draft

American Football League draft


American Football League draft

FieldValue
name1961 AFL draft
dateNovember 21–22, 1960 &
December 5–6, 1960
leagueAFL
mr_irrelevantMike McKeever, G
[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)
firstKen Rice, OT
[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)
overall240
rounds30
hofnum6
prev[1960](1960-american-football-league-draft)
next[1962](1962-american-football-league-draft)

December 5–6, 1960 San Diego Chargers Buffalo Bills The 1961 American Football League draft, was held in 1960 because another league was in competition for the class of 1961 college stars, the American Football League draft for 1961 graduates. A six-round telephone draft was held on November 21 and 22, 1960, that saw the Buffalo Bills select Auburn's Ken Rice as the overall first draft pick. The draft was completed on December 5 and 6, with rounds seven through thirty. The San Diego Chargers were still the "Los Angeles Chargers" in this draft, as their relocation was not announced until late January 1961.

Player selections

Round 1

Pick #AFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
1[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)Ken RiceOT[Auburn](1960-auburn-tigers-football-team)
2[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)Tom BrownG[Minnesota](1960-minnesota-golden-gophers-football-team)
3[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)Tommy MasonRB[Tulane](1960-tulane-green-wave-football-team)
4[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)Bob GaitersHBNew Mexico Highlands
5[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)Joe RutgensDT[Illinois](1960-illinois-fighting-illini-football-team)
6[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)E. J. HolubC / LB[Texas Tech](1960-texas-tech-red-raiders-football-team)
7[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)Earl FaisonDE[Indiana](1960-indiana-hoosiers-football-team)
8[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)Mike DitkaTE[Pittsburgh](1960-pittsburgh-panthers-football-team)

Round 2

Pick #AFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
9[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)Billy ShawG[Georgia Tech](1960-georgia-tech-yellow-jackets-football-team)
10[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)Herb AdderleyHB[Michigan State](1960-michigan-state-spartans-football-team)
11[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)Jerry HillRB[Wyoming](1960-wyoming-cowboys-football-team)
12[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)Rip HawkinsLB[North Carolina](1960-north-carolina-tar-heels-football-team)
13[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)George FlemingHB[Washington](1960-washington-huskies-football-team)
14[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)Bob LillyDT[TCU](1960-tcu-horned-frogs-football-team)
15[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)Tom GoodeC[Mississippi State](1960-mississippi-state-maroons-football-team)
16[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)Keith LincolnFB[Washington State](1960-washington-state-cougars-football-team)

Round 3

Pick #AFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
17[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)Art BakerFB[Syracuse](1960-syracuse-orangemen-football-team)
18[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)Tom GilburgOT[Syracuse](1960-syracuse-orangemen-football-team)
19[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)Dan LaRoseOT[Missouri](1960-missouri-tigers-football-team)
20[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)Bo StrangeC[LSU](1960-lsu-tigers-football-team)
21[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)Myron PottiosLB[Notre Dame](1960-notre-dame-fighting-irish-football-team)
22[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)Jim TyrerOT[Ohio State](1960-ohio-state-buckeyes-football-team)
23[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)Marlin McKeeverLB[USC](1960-usc-trojans-football-team)
24[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)Walter SuggsOT[Mississippi State](1960-mississippi-state-maroons-football-team)

Round 4

Pick #AFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
25[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)Stew BarberOT[Penn State](1960-penn-state-nittany-lions-football-team)
26[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)Sonny DavisLB[Baylor](1960-baylor-bears-football-team)
27[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)Ron McDoleDE[Nebraska](1960-nebraska-cornhuskers-football-team)
28[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)Mike ZenoG[VPI](1960-vpi-gobblers-football-team)
29[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)Elbert KimbroughS[Northwestern](1960-northwestern-wildcats-football-team)
30[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)Claude MoormanE[Duke](1960-duke-blue-devils-football-team)
31[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)Bobby WaldenHB / P[Georgia](1960-georgia-bulldogs-football-team)
32[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)Jimmy JohnsonCB[UCLA](1960-ucla-bruins-football-team)

Round 5

Pick #AFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
33[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)Norm SneadQB[Wake Forest](1960-wake-forest-demon-deacons-football-team)
34[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)Tom MatteRB[Ohio State](1960-ohio-state-buckeyes-football-team)
35[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)Fran TarkentonQB[Georgia](1960-georgia-bulldogs-football-team)
36[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)Charley CowanOTNew Mexico Highlands
37[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)Dick NormanQB[Stanford](1960-stanford-indians-football-team)
38[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)Jerry MaysDE[SMU](1960-smu-mustangs-football-team)
39[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)Billy KilmerQB[UCLA](1960-ucla-bruins-football-team)
40[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)Monte LeeLB[Texas](1960-texas-longhorns-football-team)

Round 6

Pick #AFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
41[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)Fred BrownHB[Georgia](1960-georgia-bulldogs-football-team)
42[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)Bill BrownRB[Illinois](1960-illinois-fighting-illini-football-team)
43[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)Dale EvansHB[Kansas State](1960-kansas-state-wildcats-football-team)
44[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)Larry EisenhauerDE[Boston College](1960-boston-college-eagles-football-team)
45[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)Bobby CrespinoSE[Ole Miss](1960-ole-miss-rebels-football-team)
46[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)Jake GibbsQB[Ole Miss](1960-ole-miss-rebels-football-team)
47[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)Calvin BirdHB[Kentucky](1960-kentucky-wildcats-football-team)
48[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)Cliff RobertsOT[Illinois](1960-illinois-fighting-illini-football-team)

Round 7

Pick #AFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
49[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)Pat PatchenE[Florida](1960-florida-gators-football-team)
50[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)Paul TerhesQB[Bucknell](1960-bucknell-bison-football-team)
51[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)Ray PurdinHB[Northwestern](1960-northwestern-wildcats-football-team)
52[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)Al BemillerC[Syracuse](1960-syracuse-orangemen-football-team)
53[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)Fred ArbanasTE[Michigan State](1960-michigan-state-spartans-football-team)
54[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)Fred MautinoE[Syracuse](1960-syracuse-orangemen-football-team)
55[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)Claude GibsonCB[NC State](1960-nc-state-wolfpack-football-team)
56[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)Dick ReynoldsOT[NC State](1960-nc-state-wolfpack-football-team)

Round 8

Pick #AFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
57[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)Dick PriceG[Ole Miss](1960-ole-miss-rebels-football-team)
58[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)Tom WatkinsHB[Iowa State](1960-iowa-state-cyclones-football-team)
59[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)Charlie LongG[Chattanooga](1960-chattanooga-moccasins-football-team)
60[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)Chuck LinningOT[Miami (FL)](1960-miami-hurricanes-football-team)
61[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)Harold BeatyOT[Oklahoma State](1960-oklahoma-state-cowboys-football-team)
62[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)John O'DayOT[Miami (FL)](1960-miami-hurricanes-football-team)
63[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)Houston AntwineDT[Southern Illinois](1960-southern-illinois-salukis-football-team)
64[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)Charley JohnsonQB[New Mexico State](1960-new-mexico-state-aggies-football-team)

Round 9

Pick #AFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
65[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)Phil NugentS[Tulane](1960-tulane-green-wave-football-team)
66[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)Roland LakesDT[Wichita](1960-wichita-shockers-football-team)
67[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)Lowndes ShinglerQB[Clemson](1960-clemson-tigers-football-team)
68[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)Billy MajorsDB[Tennessee](1960-tennessee-volunteers-football-team)
69[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)Dick MillsG[Pittsburgh](1960-pittsburgh-panthers-football-team)
70[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)Bernie CaseyHB[Bowling Green](1960-bowling-green-falcons-football-team)
71[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)Bob ScarpittoFL[Notre Dame](1960-notre-dame-fighting-irish-football-team)
72[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)Ralph WhiteOT[Bowling Green](1960-bowling-green-falcons-football-team)

Round 10

Pick #AFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
73[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)Charley SturgeonHB[Kentucky](1960-kentucky-wildcats-football-team)
74[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)Ken PetersenOT[Utah](1960-utah-redskins-football-team)
75[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)Dick MuellerE[Kentucky](1960-kentucky-wildcats-football-team)
76[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)Don KernHB[VMI](1960-vmi-keydets-football-team)
77[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)Joe ScibelliGAmerican International
78[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)Jerry DanielsE[Ole Miss](1960-ole-miss-rebels-football-team)
79[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)Charley LeeC[Iowa](1960-iowa-hawkeyes-football-team)
80[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)Willie HectorG[Pacific](1960-pacific-tigers-football-team)

Round 11

Pick #AFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
81[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)John SimkoEAugustana (SD)
82[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)Mel WestHB[Missouri](1960-missouri-tigers-football-team)
83[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)Doug MayberryFB[Utah State](1960-utah-state-aggies-football-team)
84[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)Roy WallHB[North Carolina](1960-north-carolina-tar-heels-football-team)
85[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)Marvin TibbetsHB[Georgia Tech](1960-georgia-tech-yellow-jackets-football-team)
86[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)Art GilmoreHB[Oregon State](1960-oregon-state-beavers-football-team)
87[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)Greg LarsonC[Minnesota](1960-minnesota-golden-gophers-football-team)
88[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)Bob BirdG[Bowling Green](1960-bowling-green-falcons-football-team)

Round 12

Pick #AFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
89[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)Jerry MillerEHoward Payne
90[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)Bob SchmitzG[Montana State](1960-montana-state-bobcats-football-team)
91[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)Wayne HarrisC[Arkansas](1960-arkansas-razorbacks-football-team)
92[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)Floyd PowersG[Mississippi State](1960-mississippi-state-maroons-football-team)
93[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)Norris StevensonHB[Missouri](1960-missouri-tigers-football-team)
94[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)Paul HynesDB[Louisiana Tech](1960-louisiana-tech-bulldogs-football-team)
95[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)Bob McLeodTEAbilene Christian
96[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)Hezekiah BraxtonFBVirginia Union

Round 13

Pick #AFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
97[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)Ron GreeneG[Washington State](1960-washington-state-cougars-football-team)
98[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)Dan UnderwoodOT[McNeese State](1960-mcneese-state-cowboys-football-team)
99[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)Jerry BurchWR[Georgia Tech](1960-georgia-tech-yellow-jackets-football-team)
100[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)Tom CauseyE[Louisiana Tech](1960-louisiana-tech-bulldogs-football-team)
101[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)Glynn GregoryE[SMU](1960-smu-mustangs-football-team)
102[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)Joe WendryhoskiC[Illinois](1960-illinois-fighting-illini-football-team)
103[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)Dale MesserHB[Fresno State](1960-fresno-state-bulldogs-football-team)
104[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)Gerald HintonG[Louisiana Tech](1960-louisiana-tech-bulldogs-football-team)

Round 14

Pick #AFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
105[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)Bill CooperFB[Muskingum](1960-muskingum-fighting-muskies-football-team)
106[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)Clark MillerDE[Utah State](1960-utah-state-aggies-football-team)
107[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)Jim WrightDB[Memphis State](1960-memphis-state-tigers-football-team)
108[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)Ron KostelnikDT[Cincinnati](1960-cincinnati-bearcats-football-team)
109[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)Jim CunninghamFB[Pittsburgh](1960-pittsburgh-panthers-football-team)
110[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)Curtis McClintonFB[Kansas](1960-kansas-jayhawks-football-team)
111[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)Jimmy KingOT[Clemson](1960-clemson-tigers-football-team)
112[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)Billy WilsonOT[Auburn](1960-auburn-tigers-football-team)

Round 15

Pick #AFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
113[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)Willie CraftsGTexas A&I
114[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)Bob CoolbaughFL[Richmond](1960-richmond-spiders-football-team)
115[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)Jerry FryeE[South Carolina](1960-south-carolina-gamecocks-football-team)
116[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)Roy Lee RamboG[TCU](1960-tcu-horned-frogs-football-team)
117[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)Ed NuttingOT[Georgia Tech](1960-georgia-tech-yellow-jackets-football-team)
118[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)Irv CrossE[Northwestern](1960-northwestern-wildcats-football-team)
119[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)Ernie LaddDT[Grambling](1960-grambling-tigers-football-team)
120[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)Dennis FerriterC[Marquette](1960-marquette-warriors-football-team)

Round 16

Pick #AFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
121[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)Jim LarkinOTHillsdale
122[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)Chuck LamsonHB[Wyoming](1960-wyoming-cowboys-football-team)
123[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)George BalthazarOT[Tennessee A&I](1960-tennessee-a-i-tigers-football-team)
124[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)Vince ScottE[Maryland](1960-maryland-terrapins-football-team)
125[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)Jerry SteffenHB[Colorado](1960-colorado-buffaloes-football-team)
126[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)Aaron ThomasTE[Oregon State](1960-oregon-state-beavers-football-team)
127[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)Larry WoodHB[Northwestern](1960-northwestern-wildcats-football-team)
128[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)Bud WhiteheadS[Florida State](1960-florida-state-seminoles-football-team)

Round 17

Pick #AFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
129[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)Chuck WeissFB[Colorado](1960-colorado-buffaloes-football-team)
130[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)Ray RatkowskiHB[Notre Dame](1960-notre-dame-fighting-irish-football-team)
131[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)Joe NovsekDE[Tulsa](1960-tulsa-golden-hurricane-football-team)
132[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)Wayne WolffG[Wake Forest](1960-wake-forest-demon-deacons-football-team)
133[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)Jarrell WilliamsHB[Arkansas](1960-arkansas-razorbacks-football-team)
134[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)Mike PyleOT[Yale](1960-yale-bulldogs-football-team)
135[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)Reggie CarolanTE[Idaho](1960-idaho-vandals-football-team)
136[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)Sam FewellOT[South Carolina](1960-south-carolina-gamecocks-football-team)

Round 18

Pick #AFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
137[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)Chick GraningHB[Georgia Tech](1960-georgia-tech-yellow-jackets-football-team)
138[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)Joe KrakoskiS[Illinois](1960-illinois-fighting-illini-football-team)
139[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)Tom RodgersHB[Kentucky](1960-kentucky-wildcats-football-team)
140[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)John BodkinG[South Carolina](1960-south-carolina-gamecocks-football-team)
141[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)Alfred BentleyE[Arkansas State](1960-arkansas-state-indians-football-team)
142[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)Ron HartlineFB[Oklahoma](1960-oklahoma-sooners-football-team)
143[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)Ike GrimsleyHB[Michigan State](1960-michigan-state-spartans-football-team)
144[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)Ed DyasFB[Auburn](1960-auburn-tigers-football-team)

Round 19

Pick #AFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
145[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)John HobbsGMaryland State
146[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)Joe BellinoHB[Navy](1960-navy-midshipmen-football-team)
147[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)Charley FullerHB[San Francisco State](1960-san-francisco-state-gators-football-team)
148[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)Charley BarnesE[Northeast Louisiana State](1960-northeast-louisiana-state-indians-football-team)
149[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)Frank JacksonFL[SMU](1960-smu-mustangs-football-team)
150[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)Jim KerrS[Penn State](1960-penn-state-nittany-lions-football-team)
151[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)Jack EspenshipHB[Florida](1960-florida-gators-football-team)
152[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)Myron PearsonHB[Colorado State](1960-colorado-state-rams-football-team)

Round 20

Pick #AFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
153[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)Buck McLeodOT[Baylor](1960-baylor-bears-football-team)
154[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)Preston PowellFB[Grambling](1960-grambling-tigers-football-team)
155[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)Clarence ChildsCB[Florida A&M](1960-florida-a-m-rattlers-football-team)
156[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)Everett CloudHB[Maryland](1960-maryland-terrapins-football-team)
157[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)Neil PlumleyOT[Oregon State](1960-oregon-state-beavers-football-team)
158[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)Bobby LaneLB[Baylor](1960-baylor-bears-football-team)
159[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)Lewis JohnsonHB[Florida A&M](1960-florida-a-m-rattlers-football-team)
160[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)Mike LucciC[Tennessee](1960-tennessee-volunteers-football-team)

Round 21

Pick #AFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
161[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)Jim MorganHB[Iowa State](1960-iowa-state-cyclones-football-team)
162[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)Don OakesOT[VPI](1960-vpi-gobblers-football-team)
163[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)Mike JonesQB[San José State](1960-san-jose-state-spartans-football-team)
164[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)Larry VargoS[Detroit](1960-detroit-titans-football-team)
165[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)Dick ThorntonQB[Northwestern](1960-northwestern-wildcats-football-team)
166[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)Bob BrooksFB[Ohio](1960-ohio-bobcats-football-team)
167[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers)Gene GainesHB[UCLA](1960-ucla-bruins-football-team)
168[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)Ron MillerQB[Wisconsin](1960-wisconsin-badgers-football-team)

Round 22

Pick #AFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
169[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)Tom HacklerETennessee Tech
170[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)Blayne JonesGIdaho State
171[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)Bob JohnsonE[Michigan](1960-michigan-wolverines-football-team)
172[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)Charlie BakerOT[Tennessee](1960-tennessee-volunteers-football-team)
173[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)Wayne FontesDB[Michigan State](1960-michigan-state-spartans-football-team)
174[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)Ed SharockmanCB[Pittsburgh](1960-pittsburgh-panthers-football-team)
175[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)Bob KellyOT[New Mexico State](1960-new-mexico-state-aggies-football-team)
176[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)John BrownOT[Syracuse](1960-syracuse-orangemen-football-team)

Round 23

Pick #AFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
177[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)Tom JewelOTIdaho State
178[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)Darrel DeDeckerC[Illinois](1960-illinois-fighting-illini-football-team)
179[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)Roger FisherC[Utah State](1960-utah-state-aggies-football-team)
180[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)Red MackTE[Notre Dame](1960-notre-dame-fighting-irish-football-team)
181[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)Lou ZivkovichOT[New Mexico State](1960-new-mexico-state-aggies-football-team)
182[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)Mickey WalkerG[Michigan State](1960-michigan-state-spartans-football-team)
183[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)Glenn BassSE[East Carolina](1960-east-carolina-pirates-football-team)
184[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)Jim AndersonFB[Ole Miss](1960-ole-miss-rebels-football-team)

Round 24

Pick #AFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
185[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)E. A. SimsE[New Mexico State](1960-new-mexico-state-aggies-football-team)
186[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)Jack NovakG[Miami (FL)](1960-miami-hurricanes-football-team)
187[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)Don WebbCB[Iowa State](1960-iowa-state-cyclones-football-team)
188[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)Frank JackunasC[Detroit](1960-detroit-titans-football-team)
189[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)Howard DyerQB[VMI](1960-vmi-keydets-football-team)
190[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)Pat DyeG[Georgia](1960-georgia-bulldogs-football-team)
191[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)Ken GregoryEWhittier
192[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)Ben BalmeG[Yale](1960-yale-bulldogs-football-team)

Round 25

Pick #AFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
193[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)Pete SammsOTCentral State (OK)
194[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)Bob MinihaneOT[Boston University](1960-boston-university-terriers-football-team)
195[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)Paul YankeE[Northwestern](1960-northwestern-wildcats-football-team)
196[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)Jack HarbaughHB[Bowling Green](1960-bowling-green-falcons-football-team)
197[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)Ray RamseyQB[Adams State](1960-adams-state-indians-football-team)
198[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)Andy GriffithHBAmerican International
199[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)Donald CoffeyWR[Memphis State](1960-memphis-state-tigers-football-team)
200[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)Jack KreiderHB[Tulsa](1960-tulsa-golden-hurricane-football-team)

Round 26

Pick #AFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
201[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)Sam SmithHBFlorence State
202[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)Dean HinshawOT[Stanford](1960-stanford-indians-football-team)
203[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)Charley GrangerOT[Southern](1960-southern-jaguars-football-team)
204[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)Lorenzo StanfordOTNorth Carolina A&T
205[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)Bobby SmithS[UCLA](1960-ucla-bruins-football-team)
206[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)Danny HouseHB[Davidson](1960-davidson-wildcats-football-team)
207[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)Don FuellQB[Mississippi Southern](1960-mississippi-southern-southerners-football-team)
208[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)Bill KinnuneG[Washington](1960-washington-huskies-football-team)

Round 27

Pick #AFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
209[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)Don OlsonHB[Nebraska](1960-nebraska-cornhuskers-football-team)
210[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)Terry HuxholdOT[Wisconsin](1960-wisconsin-badgers-football-team)
211[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)Clair AppledoornE[San José State](1960-san-jose-state-spartans-football-team)
212[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)Bob AllenE[Wake Forest](1960-wake-forest-demon-deacons-football-team)
213[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)Bob SchloredtQB[Washington](1960-washington-huskies-football-team)
214[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans)Moses GrayOT[Indiana](1960-indiana-hoosiers-football-team)
215[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)Luther HayesE[USC](1960-usc-trojans-football-team)
216[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)Boyd KingC[Rice](1960-rice-owls-football-team)

Round 28

Pick #AFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
217[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)Wayne LeeG[Colorado State](1960-colorado-state-rams-football-team)
218[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)Dave GroszQB[Oregon](1960-oregon-ducks-football-team)
219[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)Bryant HarvardQB[Auburn](1960-auburn-tigers-football-team)
220[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)Jason HarnessE[Michigan State](1960-michigan-state-spartans-football-team)
221[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)Fred CoxHB / K[Pittsburgh](1960-pittsburgh-panthers-football-team)
222[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)Bill StineG[Michigan](1960-michigan-wolverines-football-team)
223[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)John FrongilloC[Baylor](1960-baylor-bears-football-team)
224[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)Chuck AllenLB[Washington](1960-washington-huskies-football-team)

Round 29

Pick #AFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
225[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)Archie CobbOT[Nebraska](1960-nebraska-cornhuskers-football-team)
226[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)Ernie McMillanOT[Illinois](1960-illinois-fighting-illini-football-team)
227[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)Ed MorrisOT[Indiana](1960-indiana-hoosiers-football-team)
228[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)Mike StockHB[Northwestern](1960-northwestern-wildcats-football-team)
229[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)Lonnie CaddellFB[Rice](1960-rice-owls-football-team)
230[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)Dan FiccaG[USC](1960-usc-trojans-football-team)
231[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)Tom LewisELake Forest
232[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)Errol LindenOT[Houston](1960-houston-cougars-football-team)

Round 30

Pick #AFL teamPlayerPositionCollege
233[Denver Broncos](1961-denver-broncos-season)Dave MillsHBNortheast Missouri State
234[Oakland Raiders](1961-oakland-raiders-season)Bill FaceHB[Stanford](1960-stanford-indians-football-team)
235[Boston Patriots](1961-boston-patriots-season)George HultzDT[Mississippi Southern](1960-mississippi-southern-southerners-football-team)
236[Buffalo Bills](1961-buffalo-bills-season)Billy MartinHB[Minnesota](1960-minnesota-golden-gophers-football-team)
237[New York Titans](1961-new-york-titans-season)Bill MinnerlyHB[Connecticut](1960-connecticut-huskies-football-team)
238[Dallas Texans](1961-dallas-texans-season)Cedric PriceE[Kansas State](1960-kansas-state-wildcats-football-team)
239[Houston Oilers](1961-houston-oilers-season)Jim StroudOT[Rice](1960-rice-owls-football-team)
240[San Diego Chargers](1961-san-diego-chargers-season)Mike McKeeverG[USC](1960-usc-trojans-football-team)

Notable undrafted players

AFL All-Star]]

References

References

  1. "1961 AFL Draft Listing".
  2. (November 22, 1960). "Keith Lincoln second pick of Chargers". Spokesman-Review.
  3. (January 7, 1961). "LA Charger owner Hilton likes the setup in San Diego". Lodi News-Sentinel.
  4. (January 25, 1961). "Chargers move south". Spokesman-Review.
  5. (January 25, 1961). "Chargers go to San Diego". Eugene Register-Guard.
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