The 1965 NFL Draft

98 picks. First overall: Tucker Frederickson, back, from Auburn, to New York Giants. Most picks: Oklahoma 4, Mississippi 4, Auburn 3, Illinois 3, Notre Dame 3.

The 1965 NFL Draft ran 20 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.

Round 1

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
1	Tucker Frederickson	B		Auburn	→ New York Giants
2	Ken Willard	FB		North Carolina	→ San Francisco 49ers
3	Dick Butkus	LB		Illinois	→ Chicago Bears
4	Gale Sayers	RB		Kansas	→ Chicago Bears
5	Craig Morton	QB		California	→ Dallas Cowboys
6	Steve DeLong	OT		Tennessee	→ Chicago Bears
7	Donny Anderson	RB		Texas Tech	→ Green Bay Packers
8	Jack Snow	WR		Notre Dame	→ Minnesota Vikings
9	Clancy Williams	CB		Washington State	→ Los Angeles Rams
10	Larry Elkins	WR		Baylor	→ Green Bay Packers
11	Tom Nowatzke	RB		Indiana	→ Detroit Lions
12	Joe Namath	QB		Alabama	→ St. Louis Cardinals
13	George Donnelly	B		Illinois	→ San Francisco 49ers
14	Mike Curtis	LB		Duke	→ Baltimore Colts

Round 2

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
15	Archie Sutton	OT		Illinois	→ Minnesota Vikings
16	Joe Cerne	C		Northwestern	→ San Francisco 49ers
17	Jim Garcia	OT		Purdue	→ Cleveland Browns
18	Roy Jefferson	WR		Utah	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
19	Malcolm Walker	LB		Rice	→ Dallas Cowboys
20	Ray Rissmiller	OT		Georgia	→ Philadelphia Eagles
21	Bob Breitenstein	OT		Tulsa	→ Washington Redskins
22	Gerry Bussell	RB		Georgia Tech	→ Cleveland Browns
23	Lance Rentzel	WR		Oklahoma	→ Minnesota Vikings
24	Alphonse Dotson	OT		Grambling	→ Green Bay Packers
25	Jerry Rush	OT		Michigan State	→ Detroit Lions
26	Dave Simmons	LB		Georgia Tech	→ St. Louis Cardinals
27	Walter Johnson	DT		Cal State-Los Angeles	→ Cleveland Browns
28	Ralph Neely	OT		Oklahoma	→ Baltimore Colts

Round 3

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
29	Bob Schweickert	B		Virginia Tech	→ San Francisco 49ers
30	Jim Norton	OT		Washington	→ San Francisco 49ers
31	Chuck Mercein	RB		Yale	→ New York Giants
32	Bo Scott	RB		Ohio State	→ Cleveland Browns
33	Bob Timberlake	QB		Michigan	→ New York Giants
34	Kent McCloughan	B		Nebraska	→ Washington Redskins
35	Al Nelson	RB		Cincinnati	→ Philadelphia Eagles
36	Glenn Ressler	C/MG		Penn State	→ Baltimore Colts
37	Fred Brown	E		Miami (FL)	→ Los Angeles Rams
38	Allen Brown	E		Mississippi	→ Green Bay Packers
39	Fred Biletnikoff	WR		Florida State	→ Detroit Lions
40	Ray Ogden	E		Alabama	→ St. Louis Cardinals
41	Bobby Maples	LB		Baylor	→ Cleveland Browns
42	Jack Chapple	LB		Stanford	→ San Francisco 49ers

Round 4

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
43	Henry Carr	RB		Arizona State	→ New York Giants
44	Larry Todd	WR		Arizona State	→ San Francisco 49ers
45	Jim Nance	FB		Syracuse	→ Chicago Bears
46	Tommy Myers	QB		Northwestern	→ Detroit Lions
47	Jimmy Sidle	RB		Auburn	→ Dallas Cowboys
48	Fred Hill	WR		USC	→ Philadelphia Eagles
49	Marty Schottenheimer	LB		Pittsburgh	→ Baltimore Colts
50	Mike Strofolino	LB		Villanova	→ Los Angeles Rams
51	Jim Whalen	E		Boston College	→ Minnesota Vikings
52	Wally Mahle	B		Syracuse	→ Green Bay Packers
53	Bob Svihus	OT		USC	→ Dallas Cowboys
54	Johnny Roland	RB		Missouri	→ St. Louis Cardinals
55	Jim Harris	OT		Utah State	→ Minnesota Vikings
56	Dave Johnson	WR		San Jose State	→ Baltimore Colts

Round 6

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
71	Bobby Felts	RB		Florida A&M	→ Baltimore Colts
72	Arnie Simkus	OT		Michigan	→ Cleveland Browns
73	Tony Carey	RB		Notre Dame	→ Chicago Bears
74	Richard Koeper	OT		Oregon State	→ Green Bay Packers
75	Sonny Utz	RB		Virginia Tech	→ Dallas Cowboys
76	John Huarte	QB		Notre Dame	→ Philadelphia Eagles
77	Gary Garrison	WR		San Diego State	→ Philadelphia Eagles
78	Bill Harrison	E		Elon	→ Los Angeles Rams
79	Jim Grisham	B		Oklahoma	→ Minnesota Vikings
80	Bill Symons	RB		Colorado	→ Green Bay Packers
81	Earl Hawkins	B		Emory & Henry	→ Detroit Lions
82	Glen Ray Hines	OT		Arkansas	→ St. Louis Cardinals
83	Corwyn Aldredge	WR		Northwestern State (LA)	→ Cleveland Browns
84	Al Atkinson	OT		Villanova	→ Baltimore Colts

Round 7

Pick	Player	Position		College	NFL team
85	Jerry Roberts	B		Baldwin–Wallace	→ Green Bay Packers
86	Roger Jacobazzi	OT		Wisconsin	→ Green Bay Packers
87	Charley Browning	B		Washington	→ Pittsburgh Steelers
88	Dick Gordon	RB		Michigan State	→ Chicago Bears
89	Brig Owens	QB		Cincinnati	→ Dallas Cowboys
90	Mickey Sutton	B		Auburn	→ Chicago Bears
91	Erwin Will	OT		Dayton	→ Philadelphia Eagles
92	Greg Kent	OT		Utah	→ Detroit Lions
93	Tony Guillory	OG		Lamar	→ Los Angeles Rams
94	Junior Coffey	RB		Washington	→ Green Bay Packers
95	Bob Kowalkowski	OG		Virginia	→ Detroit Lions
96	Frank Roy	E		Utah	→ St. Louis Cardinals
97	Dale Lindsey	LB		Western Kentucky	→ Cleveland Browns
98	John Kolocek	OT		Corpus Christi State	→ Baltimore Colts