The 1966 American Football League draft was held on Saturday, November 27, 1965. The AFL added the Miami Dolphins as an expansion team in 1966 to bring its total to nine franchises for its seventh season. The only Hall of Famer to come out of this draft was Jan Stenerud, who was picked by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round of the Red Shirt portion of the draft.
This was the last competitive draft of the American Football League before the AFL-NFL merger agreement, which was announced in June 1966. The next draft of college players in 1967 was a common draft, held in mid-March.
The 1966 NFL Draft was held the same day, November 27, 1965.
Video 1966 American Football League draft
Player selections (AFL)
Round one
*As an expansion team, Miami picked first in every round and was awarded an extra pick at the beginning of the draft.
*New York deferred its first round selection, taking the 13th pick instead of the 9th.
*Oakland deferred its selections until after the first six rounds and traded its sixth round pick. Its first round pick was made after the 7th round, 63rd overall. They made their second, third, and fifth round picks in the middle of the 7th round, so the first round pick was actually the fourth pick Oakland made.
Round two
*Oakland deferred its selections until after the first six rounds and traded its sixth round pick. Its second round pick was made during the 7th round, 57th overall. This was the first pick Oakland made in the draft.
Round three
*Oakland deferred its selections until after the first six rounds and traded its sixth round pick. Its third round pick was made during the 7th round, 58th overall. This was the second pick Oakland made in the draft.
Round four
*Oakland deferred its selections until after the first six rounds and traded its sixth round pick. Its fourth round pick was made during the 8th round, 71st overall. This was the fifth pick Oakland made in the draft.
Round five
*Oakland deferred its selections until after the first six rounds and traded its sixth round pick. Its fifth round pick was made during the 7th round, 59th overall. This was the third pick Oakland made in the draft.
Round six
*Oakland deferred its selections until after the first six rounds and traded its sixth round pick.
Round seven
*Oakland deferred its selections until after the first six rounds. Picks 57, 58, & 59 were deferred Oakland picks and are shown in rounds two, three, and five respectively.
Round eight
*Oakland deferred its selections until after the first six rounds. Pick 70 would have been Oakland's pick in the 8th round but was skipped. Pick 71 was a deferred Oakland pick and is shown in round four.
Round nine
Round ten
Round eleven
Round twelve
Round thirteen
Round fourteen
Round fifteen
Round sixteen
Round seventeen
Round eighteen
Round nineteen
Round twenty
Maps 1966 American Football League draft
Redshirt draft
Red Shirt Round one
Red Shirt Round two
Red Shirt Round three
Red Shirt Round four
Red Shirt Round five
Red Shirt Round six
Red Shirt Round seven
Red Shirt Round eight
Red Shirt Round nine
Red Shirt Round ten
Red Shirt Round eleven
Notable undrafted players
See also
- 1966 NFL Draft
References
- St. Petersburg Times - Top Pro Draft Selections - November 29, 1965 - page 3C
- Milwaukee Sentinel - NFL, AFL Draft of College Football Players - November 29, 1965 - page 8, part 2
- Pittsburgh Post Gazette - AFL Draft Selections - November 29, 1965 - page 38
External links
- Pro Football Reference - 1966 AFL Draft
- Pro Football Hall of Fame - 1966 Draft
- Remember the AFL - 1966 Draft
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