1963 American Football League draft

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)	Buchanan, BuckBuck Buchanan	Defensive Tackle	Grambling
2	San Diego Chargers	Sweeney, WaltWalt Sweeney	Guard	Syracuse
3	New York Jets	Stovall, JerryJerry Stovall	Running Back	LSU
4	Buffalo Bills	Behrman, DaveDave Behrman	Center	Michigan State
5	Denver Broncos	Alexander, KermitKermit Alexander	Defensive Back	UCLA
6	Houston Oilers	Brabham, DannyDanny Brabham	Linebacker	Arkansas
7	Boston Patriots	Graham, ArtArt Graham	Wide Receiver	Boston College
8	Kansas City Chiefs	Budde, EdEd Budde	Guard	Michigan State

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^†	= Pro Bowler

Original NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.
Buffalo Bills	Rutkowski, EdEd Rutkowski ^†	WR/CB	Notre Dame	Ind. (Univ.)
Denver Broncos	Brown, WillieWillie Brown ^†	CB	Grambling State	SWAC
New York Jets	Baird, BillBill Baird	CB	San Francisco State	N/A
New York Jets	Powers, WarrenWarren Powers	S	Nebraska	MVIAA
Oakland Raiders	Herock, KenKen Herock	TE	West Virginia	SoCon
San Diego Chargers	Westmoreland, DickDick Westmoreland ^†	S	North Carolina A&T	N/A

↑ "AFL drafts Terry Baker in 12th round". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. AP & UPI reports. December 2, 1962. p. 1B.
↑ "Texans pick big tackle in AFL draft". The Bulletin. Bend, Oregon. UPI. December 1, 1962. p. 2.
↑ "Dallas picks tackle in AFL's pro draft, 274-lb. Buchanan". Palm Beach Post. Florida. Associated Press. December 2, 1962. p. 33.

American Football League drafts (1960–1969)

1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1966 Expansion 1967 1968 Expansion 1968 1969

American Football League

Eastern Division	Boston Patriots Buffalo Bills Houston Oilers New York Titans/Jets Miami Dolphins

Western Division	Denver Broncos Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs Oakland Raiders Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers Cincinnati Bengals

General	Seasons Playoffs All-League Teams All-Star game AFL Draft All-Time Team AFL–NFL merger NFL Thanksgiving Day games Players

Broadcasters	ABC AFL All-Star Game AFL Championship Game Boston Patriots Buffalo Bills Cincinnati Bengals Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs Denver Broncos Houston Oilers NBC Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers Miami Dolphins New York Titans/Jets Oakland Raiders Super Bowl

Commissioners	Joe Foss Al Davis Milt Woodard (President)

NFL Drafts

Early era (1936–1959)	1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

AFL and NFL era (1960–1966)	AFL 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 NFL 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966

Common draft (1967–1969)	1967 1968 1969

Modern era (1970–present)	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Expansion drafts	1960 1961 1966 1967 1976 1995 1999 2002

Others	1950 AAFC dispersal draft 1984 NFL Supplemental Draft of USFL and CFL players

See also	List of first overall National Football League draft picks Mr. Irrelevant List of NFL supplemental draft picks

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