1963 American Football League draft

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1963 AFL draft
General Information
Date(s) December 1, 1962
Location Dallas, TX
Overview
232 total selections  in 29 rounds
First selection Buck Buchanan, DT
Kansas City Chiefs
Last selection John Sisk, Jr., DB
Kansas City Chiefs
Hall of Famers 4

The 1963 American Football League draft was held in Dallas on Saturday, December 1, 1962.[1]

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.[2][3] The NFL draft was held two days later in Chicago.

First round

Pick Team Player Position College
1 Kansas City Chiefs (from Oakland Raiders) Buck Buchanan Defensive Tackle Grambling
2 San Diego Chargers Walt Sweeney Guard Syracuse
3 New York Jets Jerry Stovall Running Back LSU
4 Buffalo Bills Dave Behrman Center Michigan State
5 Denver Broncos Kermit Alexander Defensive Back UCLA
6 Houston Oilers Danny Brabham Linebacker Arkansas
7 Boston Patriots Art Graham Wide Receiver Boston College
8 Kansas City Chiefs Ed Budde Guard Michigan State
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Notable undrafted players

= Pro Bowler
Original NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
Buffalo Bills Ed Rutkowski  WR/CB Notre Dame Ind. (Univ.)
Denver Broncos Willie Brown  CB Grambling State SWAC
New York Jets Bill Baird  CB San Francisco State N/A
New York Jets Warren Powers  S Nebraska MVIAA
Oakland Raiders Ken Herock  TE West Virginia SoCon
San Diego Chargers Dick Westmoreland  S North Carolina A&T N/A

See also

References

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External links

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