1963 American Football League draft


The 1963 American Football League draft was held in Dallas on Saturday, December 1, 1962.
The Kansas City Chiefs drafted as the Dallas Texans, as their relocation would take place a few months later. With the first overall selection, they took Buck Buchanan, a defensive tackle from Grambling in Louisiana. The NFL draft was held two days later in Chicago.

Player selections

Round one

Pick #AFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
1Kansas City Chiefs Buck BuchananDefensive TackleGrambling State
2San Diego ChargersWalt SweeneyGuardSyracuse
3New York JetsJerry StovallDefensive BackLSU
4Buffalo BillsDave BehrmanCenterMichigan State
5Denver BroncosKermit AlexanderDefensive BackUCLA
6Houston OilersDanny BrabhamLinebackerArkansas
7Boston PatriotsArt GrahamWide ReceiverBoston College
8Kansas City ChiefsEd BuddeGuardMichigan State

Round two

Pick #AFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
9Buffalo Bills Jim DunawayDefensive TackleMississippi
10San Diego ChargersRufus GuthrieGuardGeorgia Tech
11Denver Broncos Ray PoageTight EndTexas
12Buffalo BillsTom HutchinsonTight EndKentucky
13Denver BroncosTom NominaDefensive TackleMiami
14Boston PatriotsLee Roy JordanLinebackerAlabama
15Houston OilersDon EstesGuardLSU
16Kansas City ChiefsWalt RockTackleMaryland

Round three

Pick #AFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
17San Diego Chargers Dave RobinsonLinebackerPenn State
18San Diego ChargersKeith KindermanFullbackFlorida State
19New York JetsWillie RichardsonFlankerJackson State
20Buffalo BillsTom BrownDefensive BackMaryland
21Denver BroncosTom JanikDefensive BackTexas A&M-Kingsville
22Houston OilersJerry CookHalfbackTexas
23Boston PatriotsBob VogelTackleOhio State
24Kansas City ChiefsDon BrummDefensive EndPurdue

Round four

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Round fifteen

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Round eighteen

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Round twenty-nine