The 1963 NFL and AFL Drafts

98 picks. First overall: Terry Baker, quarterback, from Oregon State, to Los Angeles Rams. Most picks: Michigan State 6, Ohio State 4, Mississippi 3, Alabama 3, Penn State 3. The American Football League’s draft follows.

The 1963 NFL Draft ran 20 rounds; this page lists the first seven. The 1963 AFL Draft ran 29 rounds; this page lists the first seven. Teams appear under the name they had that year. These drafts come from Wikipedia’s draft articles. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

NFL, Round 1

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
1	Terry Baker	QB		Oregon State	→ Los Angeles Rams
2	Jerry Stovall	B		LSU	→ St. Louis Cardinals
3	Jim Dunaway	DT		Mississippi	→ Minnesota Vikings
4	Ed Budde	OG		Michigan State	→ Philadelphia Eagles
5	Bob Vogel	OT		Ohio State	→ Baltimore Colts
6	Lee Roy Jordan	LB		Alabama	→ Dallas Cowboys
7	Pat Richter	E		Wisconsin	→ Washington Redskins
8	Kermit Alexander	B		UCLA	→ San Francisco 49ers
9	Tom Hutchinson	WR		Kentucky	→ Cleveland Browns
10	Rufus Guthrie	OG		Georgia Tech	→ Los Angeles Rams
11	Dave Behrman	C		Michigan State	→ Chicago Bears
12	Daryl Sanders	OT		Ohio State	→ Detroit Lions
13	Don Brumm	DE		Purdue	→ St. Louis Cardinals
14	Dave Robinson	LB		Penn State	→ Green Bay Packers

NFL, Round 2

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
15	Tom Nomina	OT		Miami (OH)	→ Los Angeles Rams
16	Bobby Bell	OT		Minnesota	→ Minnesota Vikings
17	Bob Reynolds	OT		Bowling Green	→ St. Louis Cardinals
18	Ray Mansfield	OT		Washington	→ Philadelphia Eagles
19	John Mackey	TE		Syracuse	→ Baltimore Colts
20	Steve Barnett	OT		Oregon	→ Chicago Bears
21	Walt Rock	OG		Maryland	→ San Francisco 49ers
22	Lonnie Sanders	CB		Michigan State	→ Washington Redskins
23	Jim Kanicki	OT		Michigan State	→ Cleveland Browns
24	Butch Wilson	B		Alabama	→ Baltimore Colts
25	Bob Jencks	E		Miami (OH)	→ Chicago Bears
26	Frank Lasky	OT		Florida	→ New York Giants
27	Roy Williams	OT		Pacific	→ Detroit Lions
28	Tom Brown	S		Maryland	→ Green Bay Packers

NFL, Round 3

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
29	Dave Costa	OG		Utah	→ Los Angeles Rams
30	Danny Brabham	DE		Arkansas	→ St. Louis Cardinals
31	Ray Poage	WR		Texas	→ Minnesota Vikings
32	Dave Crossan	OG		Maryland	→ Philadelphia Eagles
33	Mike Fracchia	B		Alabama	→ St. Louis Cardinals
34	Jim Price	LB		Auburn	→ Dallas Cowboys
35	Ron Snidow	OT		Oregon	→ Washington Redskins
36	Don Lisbon	B		Bowling Green	→ San Francisco 49ers
37	John Baker	LB		Mississippi State	→ Los Angeles Rams
38	Larry Glueck	DB		Villanova	→ Chicago Bears
39	Dennis Claridge	B		Nebraska	→ Green Bay Packers
40	Louis Guy	B		Mississippi	→ Philadelphia Eagles
41	Dick Skelly	B		Florida	→ New York Giants
42	Tony Liscio	OT		Tulsa	→ Green Bay Packers

NFL, Round 4

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
43	John Griffin	B		Memphis State	→ Los Angeles Rams
44	Paul Flatley	E		Northwestern	→ Minnesota Vikings
45	Don Estes	OT		Louisiana State	→ St. Louis Cardinals
46	Harrison Rosdahl	OG		Penn State	→ San Francisco 49ers
47	Jerry Logan	B		West Texas State	→ Baltimore Colts
48	Whaley Hall	OT		Mississippi	→ Dallas Cowboys
49	Stan Sanders	E		Whittier	→ Chicago Bears
50	Hugh Campbell	E		Washington State	→ San Francisco 49ers
51	Bill Munsey	B		Minnesota	→ Cleveland Browns
52	Charley Mitchell	RB		Washington	→ Chicago Bears
53	Harlow Fullwood	OG		Virginia	→ Baltimore Colts
54	Lionel Aldridge	OG		Utah State	→ Green Bay Packers
55	Chuck Walton	OG		Iowa State	→ Detroit Lions
56	Carlton Simons	C		Stanford	→ Green Bay Packers

NFL, Round 5

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
57	Joe Auer	RB		Georgia Tech	→ Los Angeles Rams
58	Bill Thornton	B		Nebraska	→ St. Louis Cardinals
59	Gary Kaltenbach	OT		Pittsburgh	→ Minnesota Vikings
60	Roland Benson	OT		Miami (FL)	→ Los Angeles Rams
61	Bill Ventura	OT		Richmond	→ Baltimore Colts
62	Dave Hill	OT		Auburn	→ New York Giants
63	Jack Cvercko	OG		Northwestern	→ Green Bay Packers
64	Vern Burke	E		Oregon State	→ San Francisco 49ers
65	Jim Pilot	B		New Mexico State	→ San Francisco 49ers
66	Gary Moeller	OG		Ohio State	→ San Francisco 49ers
67	Don Chuy	OT		Clemson	→ Los Angeles Rams
68	Frank Baker	B		Toledo	→ Cleveland Browns
69	Lou Slaby	B		Pittsburgh	→ New York Giants
70	Dan Grimm	OT		Colorado	→ Green Bay Packers

NFL, Round 6

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
71	George Saimes	S		Michigan State	→ Los Angeles Rams
72	Ernie Borghetti	OT		Pittsburgh	→ Cleveland Browns
73	Bob Paremore	B		Florida A&M	→ St. Louis Cardinals
74	Tom Bloom	B		Purdue	→ Cleveland Browns
75	Jerry Cook	B		Texas	→ Baltimore Colts
76	John Simmons	E		Tulsa	→ Green Bay Packers
77	Pat Emerick	OG		Western Michigan	→ San Francisco 49ers
78	Charley Nickoson	OT		Ohio	→ Washington Redskins
79	Terry Monaghan	OT		Penn State	→ Los Angeles Rams
80	John Johnson	OT		Indiana	→ Chicago Bears
81	Dave Mathieson	QB		Washington State	→ Chicago Bears
82	Bob Petrich	OT		West Texas State	→ New York Giants
83	Don King	RB		Syracuse	→ Detroit Lions
84	Jan Barrett	E		Fresno State	→ Green Bay Packers

AFL, Round 1

Pick	Player	Position		College	AFL team
1	Buck Buchanan	DT		Grambling	→ Kansas City Chiefs
2	Walt Sweeney	OG		Syracuse	→ San Diego Chargers
3	Jerry Stovall	DB		LSU	→ New York Jets
4	Dave Behrman	C		Michigan State	→ Buffalo Bills
5	Kermit Alexander	DB		UCLA	→ Denver Broncos
6	Danny Brabham	LB		Arkansas	→ Houston Oilers
7	Art Graham	WR		Boston College	→ Boston Patriots
8	Ed Budde	OG		Michigan State	→ Kansas City Chiefs

AFL, Round 2

Pick	Player	Position		College	AFL team
9	Jim Dunaway	DT		Mississippi	→ Buffalo Bills
10	Rufus Guthrie	OG		Georgia Tech	→ San Diego Chargers
11	Ray Poage	TE		Texas	→ Denver Broncos
12	Tom Hutchinson	TE		Kentucky	→ Buffalo Bills
13	Tom Nomina	DT		Miami (OH)	→ Denver Broncos
14	Lee Roy Jordan	LB		Alabama	→ Boston Patriots
15	Don Estes	OG		LSU	→ Houston Oilers
16	Walt Rock	OT		Maryland	→ Kansas City Chiefs

AFL, Round 3

Pick	Player	Position		College	AFL team
17	Dave Robinson	LB		Penn State	→ San Diego Chargers
18	Keith Kinderman	FB		Florida State	→ San Diego Chargers
19	Willie Richardson	WR		Jackson State	→ New York Jets
20	Tom Brown	DB		Maryland	→ Buffalo Bills
21	Tom Janik	DB		Texas A&M–Kingsville	→ Denver Broncos
22	Jerry Cook	RB		Texas	→ Houston Oilers
23	Bob Vogel	OT		Ohio State	→ Boston Patriots
24	Don Brumm	DE		Purdue	→ Kansas City Chiefs

AFL, Round 4

Pick	Player	Position		College	AFL team
25	Lee Roy Caffey	LB		Texas A&M	→ Houston Oilers
26	Roy Williams	DT		Pacific	→ San Diego Chargers
27	John Contoulis	DT		Connecticut	→ New York Jets
28	Tom Woodeshick	RB		West Virginia	→ Buffalo Bills
29	Lou Slaby	LB		Pittsburgh	→ Denver Broncos
30	Bob Reynolds	OT		Bowling Green	→ Boston Patriots
31	Jerry Hopkins	LB		Texas A&M	→ Houston Oilers
32	Daryl Sanders	OT		Ohio State	→ Kansas City Chiefs

AFL, Round 5

Pick	Player	Position		College	AFL team
33	Homer Jones	WR		Texas Southern	→ Houston Oilers
34	Larry Glueck	DB		Villanova	→ San Diego Chargers
35	John Mackey	TE		Syracuse	→ New York Jets
36	Bob Jencks	TE		Miami (OH)	→ Buffalo Bills
37	Ray Mansfield	C		Washington	→ Denver Broncos
38	Don Chuy	OG		Clemson	→ Houston Oilers
39	Lou Cioci	OG		Boston College	→ Boston Patriots
40	John Campbell	LB		Minnesota	→ Kansas City Chiefs

AFL, Round 7

Pick	Player	Position		College	AFL team
49	Dave Costa	DT		Utah	→ Oakland Raiders
50	Mickey Slaughter	QB		Louisiana Tech	→ Denver Broncos
51	Louis Guy	DB		Mississippi	→ New York Jets
52	Jim Kanicki	DT		Michigan State	→ Buffalo Bills
53	Paul Flatley	WR		Northwestern	→ Denver Broncos
54	Johnny Baker	LB		Mississippi State	→ Houston Oilers
55	Dick Williamson	E		Alabama	→ Boston Patriots
56	Bobby Bell	LB		Minnesota	→ Kansas City Chiefs