1967 NFL/AFL draft
National Football League draft
The 1967 NFL/AFL draft was conducted March 14–15, 1967, at the Gotham Hotel in New York City. It was the first common draft between the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL), part of the AFL–NFL merger agreement of June 1966.
This draft was delayed as new guidelines were established; redshirt (or "future") players were no longer eligible. It began on a Tuesday in mid-March (first five rounds); the previous two years the leagues held their separate drafts on the final Saturday of November, immediately following the college football regular season.
The expansion New Orleans Saints initially had the first overall pick; a week before the draft, they traded it to the Baltimore Colts, who selected defensive end Bubba Smith of Michigan State.
Player selections
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
Hall of Famers
Ken Houston, defensive back from Prairie View A&M, taken 9th round 214th overall by AFL's Houston Oilers
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1986.
Willie Lanier, middle linebacker from Morgan State, taken 2nd round 50th overall by AFL's Kansas City Chiefs
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1986.
Gene Upshaw, offensive guard from Texas A&I, taken 1st round 17th overall by AFL's Oakland Raiders
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1987.
Alan Page, defensive end from Notre Dame, taken 1st round 15th overall by Minnesota Vikings, who converted him to defensive tackle
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1988.
Bob Griese, quarterback from Purdue, taken 1st round 4th overall by AFL's Miami Dolphins
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1990.
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