1963 NFL Draft


The 1963 National Football League draft was held at the Sheraton Hotel in Chicago, Illinois, on Monday, December 3, 1962.
The first overall selection was quarterback Terry Baker of Oregon State, the Heisman Trophy winner, taken by the Los Angeles Rams. The AFL draft was held two days earlier in Dallas.

Player selections

Round one

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
1Los Angeles RamsTerry BakerQuarterbackOregon State
2St. Louis CardinalsJerry StovallBackLSU
3Minnesota VikingsJim DunawayDefensive TackleMississippi
4Philadelphia EaglesEd BuddeOffensive GuardMichigan State
5Baltimore ColtsBob VogelOffensive TackleOhio State
6Dallas CowboysLee Roy JordanLinebackerAlabama
7Washington RedskinsPat RichterEndWisconsin
8San Francisco 49ersKermit AlexanderBackUCLA
9Cleveland BrownsTom HutchinsonWide receiverKentucky
10Los Angeles Rams Rufus GuthrieGuardGeorgia Tech
11Chicago Bears Dave BehrmanCenterMichigan State
12Detroit LionsDaryl SandersOffensive TackleOhio State
13St. Louis Cardinals Don BrummDefensive EndPurdue
14Green Bay PackersDave RobinsonLinebackerPenn State

Round two

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
15Los Angeles RamsTom NominaTackleMiami
16Minnesota VikingsBobby BellTackleMinnesota
17St. Louis CardinalsBob ReynoldsTackleBowling Green
18Philadelphia EaglesRay MansfieldTackleWashington
19Baltimore ColtsJohn MackeyTight endSyracuse
20Chicago BearsSteve BarnettTackleOregon
21San Francisco 49ersWalt RockGuardMaryland
22Washington RedskinsLonnie SandersCornerbackMichigan State
23Cleveland BrownsJim KanickiTackleMichigan State
24Baltimore ColtsButch WilsonBackAlabama
25Chicago BearsBob JencksEndMiami
26New York GiantsFrank LaskyTackleFlorida
27Detroit LionsRoy WilliamsTacklePacific
28Green Bay PackersTom BrownSafetyMaryland

Round three

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
29Los Angeles RamsDave CostaGuardUtah
30St. Louis CardinalsDanny BrabhamDefensive endArkansas
31Minnesota VikingsRay PoageWide receiverTexas
32Philadelphia EaglesDave CrossanGuardMaryland
33St. Louis CardinalsMike FracchiaBackAlabama
34Dallas CowboysJim PriceLinebackerAuburn
35Washington RedskinsRon SnidowTackleOregon
36San Francisco 49ersDon LisbonBackBowling Green
37Los Angeles RamsJohn BakerLinebackerMississippi State
38Chicago BearsLarry GlueckDefensive backVillanova
39Green Bay PackersDennis ClaridgeBackNebraska
40Philadelphia EaglesLouis GuyBackMississippi
41New York GiantsDick SkellyBackFlorida
42Green Bay PackersTony LiscioTackleTulsa

Round four

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
43Los Angeles RamsJohn GriffinBackMemphis State
44Minnesota VikingsPaul FlatleyEndNorthwestern
45St. Louis CardinalsDon EstesTackleLouisiana State
46San Francisco 49ersHarrison RosdahlGuardPenn State
47Baltimore ColtsJerry LoganBackWest Texas State
48Dallas CowboysWhaley HallTackleMississippi
49Chicago BearsStan SandersEndWhittier
50San Francisco 49ersHugh CampbellEndWashington State
51Cleveland BrownsBill MunseyBackMinnesota
52Chicago BearsCharley MitchellRunning backWashington
53Baltimore ColtsHarlow FullwoodGuardVirginia
54Green Bay PackersLionel AldridgeGuardUtah State
55Detroit LionsChuck WaltonGuardIowa State
56Green Bay PackersCarlton SimonsCenterStanford

Round five

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
57Los Angeles RamsJoe AuerRunning backGeorgia Tech
58St. Louis CardinalsBill "Thunder" ThorntonBackNebraska
59Minnesota VikingsGary KaltenbachTacklePittsburgh
60Los Angeles RamsRoland BensonTackleMiami
61Baltimore ColtsBill VenturaTackleRichmond
62New York GiantsDave HillTackleAuburn
63Green Bay PackersJack CverkoGuardNorthwestern
64San Francisco 49ersVern BurkeEndOregon State
65San Francisco 49ersJim "Preacher" PilotBackNew Mexico State
66San Francisco 49ersGary MoellerGuardOhio State
67Los Angeles RamsDon ChuyTackleClemson
68Cleveland BrownsFrank BakerBackToledo
69New York GiantsLou SlabyBackPittsburgh
70Green Bay PackersDan GrimmTackleColorado

Round six

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
71Los Angeles RamsGeorge SaimesSafetyMichigan State
72Cleveland BrownsErnie BorghettiTacklePittsburgh
73St. Louis CardinalsBob ParemoreBackFlorida A&M
74Cleveland BrownsTom BloomBackPurdue
75Baltimore ColtsJerry CookBackTexas
76Green Bay PackersJohn SimmonsEndTulsa
77San Francisco 49ersPat EmerickGuardWestern Michigan
78Washington RedskinsCharley NickosonTackleOhio
79Los Angeles RamsTerry MonaghanTacklePenn State
80Chicago BearsJohn JohnsonTackleIndiana
81Chicago BearsDave MathiesonQuarterbackWashington State
82New York GiantsBob PetrichTackleWest Texas State
83Detroit LionsDon KingHalfbackSyracuse
84Green Bay PackersJan BarrettEndFresno State

Round seven

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
85Los Angeles RamsBill ZornTackleMichigan State
86St. Louis CardinalsJim MossTackleSouth Carolina
87New York GiantsDave HoppmannBackIowa State
88Philadelphia EaglesLee Roy CaffeyLinebackerTexas A&M
89Baltimore ColtsWillie RichardsonEndJackson State
90Dallas CowboysMarv ClothierGuardKansas
91Washington RedskinsDave FrancisBackOhio State
92San Francisco 49ersErnest DeCourleyTackleMoorhead State
93Green Bay PackersGary KronerBackWisconsin
94Chicago BearsPaul UnderhillBackMissouri
95Green Bay PackersOlin HillTackleFurman
96Detroit LionsJohn GambleGuardPacific
97New York GiantsBurt PetkusGuardNorthwestern
98Green Bay PackersTurnley ToddLinebackerVirginia

Round eight

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
99Los Angeles RamsAnton PetersTackleFlorida
100Minnesota VikingsJim O'MahoneyLinebackerMiami
101St. Louis CardinalsJim CookGuardOklahoma
102Philadelphia EaglesTom WoodeshickRunning backWest Virginia
103Baltimore ColtsDave HayesBackPenn State
104Green Bay PackersKeith KindermanBackFlorida State
105San Francisco 49ersRoger LockeEndArizona State
106Philadelphia EaglesGene SykesBackLouisiana State
107Cleveland BrownsWalt SweeneyEndSyracuse
108Pittsburgh SteelersFrank AtkinsonTackleStanford
109Chicago BearsDennis HarmonDefensive backSouthern Illinois
110New York GiantsDave HermanGuardMichigan State
111Detroit LionsDennis GaubatzLinebackerLouisiana State
112Green Bay PackersLouis RettinoBackVillanova

Round nine

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
113Los Angeles RamsMel ProfitEndUCLA
114St. Louis CardinalsWillis CrenshawBackKansas State
115Minnesota VikingsBob HooverBackFlorida
116Philadelphia EaglesDennis WardTackleOklahoma
117Baltimore ColtsDon TrullQuarterbackBaylor
118Chicago BearsMonte DayTackleFresno State
119Washington RedskinsBilly JoeRunning backVillanova
120San Francisco 49ersJohn MaczuzakTacklePittsburgh
121Cleveland BrownsDave RaimeyDefensive backMichigan
122Baltimore ColtsDave WatsonLinebackerGeorgia Tech
123Pittsburgh SteelersGene CarringtonTackleBoston College
124Detroit LionsKen DillLinebackerMississippi
125New York GiantsBob TaylorTackleMaryland-Eastern Shore
126Green Bay PackersBill FreemanTackleSouthern Mississippi

Round ten

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
127Los Angeles RamsCurt FarrierTackleMontana State
128Minnesota VikingsTerry KosensBackHofstra
129St. Louis CardinalsJackie SmithTight endNorthwestern State
130Philadelphia EaglesPeter LiskeQuarterbackPenn State
131Baltimore ColtsBill SierkerskiGuardMissouri
132Dallas CowboysRod ScheyerTackleWashington
133San Francisco 49ersDick LopourBackHuron
134Washington RedskinsRod FosterGuardOhio State
135Cleveland BrownsJim BobbittGuardMichigan State
136Pittsburgh SteelersBill NelsenQuarterbackUSC
137Chicago BearsEd HoersterLinebackerNotre Dame
138New York GiantsMike TaliaferroQuarterbackIllinois
139Detroit LionsNick RyderBackMiami
140Green Bay PackersEarl McQuistonGuardIowa

Round eleven

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
141Los Angeles RamsDave TheisenBackNebraska
142St. Louis CardinalsJim BursonDefensive backAuburn
143Minnesota VikingsJohn CampbellLinebackerMinnesota
144Philadelphia EaglesRalph HeckLinebackerColorado
145Baltimore ColtsWinston HillTackleTexas Southern
146Dallas CowboysRay SchoenkeCenterSouthern Methodist
147Washington RedskinsAllen SchauEndWestern Michigan
148San Francisco 49ersSteve ShaferBackUtah State
149Cleveland BrownsArt GrahamEndBoston College
150Chicago BearsJames TullisDefensive backFlorida A&M
151Pittsburgh SteelersHewritt DixonBackFlorida A&M
152Detroit LionsKarl KassulkeDefensive backDrake
153New York GiantsDon McKinnonCenterDartmouth
154Green Bay PackersMarv FlemingTight endUtah

Round twelve

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
155Los Angeles RamsBilly MoodyBackArkansas
156Minnesota VikingsJohn SklopanBackSouthern Mississippi
157St. Louis CardinalsChuck WalkerGuardDuke
158Philadelphia EaglesRoger GillBackTexas Tech
159Baltimore ColtsJimmy MaplesCenterBaylor
160Dallas CowboysBill PerkinsRunning backIowa
161San Francisco 49ersBob BentonTackleMississippi State
162Washington RedskinsBob CaldwellCenterGeorgia Tech
163Cleveland BrownsLindy InfanteDefensive backFlorida
164Pittsburgh SteelersRoy CurryBackJackson State
165Chicago BearsDick DrummondBackGeorge Washington
166New York GiantsEd AdamchikGuardPittsburgh
167Detroit LionsTom JanikDefensive backTexas A&I
168Green Bay PackersDaryle Lamonica 4QuarterbackNotre Dame

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
169Los Angeles RamsAl HildebrandTackleStanford
170St. Louis CardinalsAlex ZyskowskiBackWichita State
171Minnesota VikingsDave O'BrienTackleBoston College
172Philadelphia EaglesJoe IaconeBackWest Chester
173Baltimore ColtsPaul WattersTackleMiami
174Dallas CowboysPaul WickerTackleFresno State
175Washington RedskinsJohn GreinerEndPurdue
176San Francisco 49ersDick SchultzTackleOhio
177Cleveland BrownsDave KatterhenrichBackOhio State
178Chicago BearsJohn SzumczykBackTrinity
179Pittsburgh SteelersHarold GrayLinebackerCal State-Los Angeles
180Detroit LionsErnie ClarkLinebackerMichigan State
181New York GiantsJim MossBackWest Virginia
182Green Bay PackersBill KellumTackleTulane

Round fourteen

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
183Los Angeles RamsAlan ArbuseTackleRhode Island
184Minnesota VikingsRalph FerrisiBackSouthern Connecticut State
185St. Louis CardinalsPaul LeaBackOklahoma
186Philadelphia EaglesNate RamseyBackIndiana
187Baltimore ColtsNeil PettiesEndSan Diego State
188Dallas CowboysLou CiociLinebackerBoston College
189San Francisco 49ersBill TobinBackMissouri
190Washington RedskinsTom WiningderBackGeorgia Tech
191Cleveland BrownsStaley FaulknerTackleTexas
192Pittsburgh SteelersRobert DickersonEndBethune-Cookman
193Chicago BearsGordon BanksBackFisk
194New York GiantsJoe WilliamsBackIowa
195Detroit LionsBill O'BrienTackleXavier
196Green Bay PackersEd HollerLinebackerSouth Carolina

Round fifteen

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
197Los Angeles RamsLarry CampbellEndToledo
198St. Louis CardinalsEd ScrutchinsEndToledo
199Minnesota VikingsJohn MurioEndWhitworth
200Philadelphia EaglesGeorge HeardEndNew Mexico
201Baltimore ColtsLeon MavityDefensive backColorado
202Dallas CowboysJerry OvertonDefensive backUtah
203Washington RedskinsHarry ButskoLinebackerMaryland
204San Francisco 49ersOliver RossBackWest Texas State
205Cleveland BrownsLynn ReadeTackleUSC
206Chicago BearsBob DentelCenterMiami
207Pittsburgh SteelersMatt SzykownyBackIowa
208Detroit LionsJim SimonEndMiami
209New York GiantsLane HowellCenterGrambling
210Green Bay PackersGene BreenTackleVirginia Tech

Round sixteen

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
211Los Angeles RamsWalter BurdenLinebackerMcNeese State
212Minnesota VikingsRex MirichTackleNorthern Arizona
213St. Louis CardinalsJohn SlafkoskyTackleNotre Dame
214Philadelphia EaglesRonnie GoodwinBackBaylor
215Baltimore ColtsDick QuastGuardMemphis State
216Dallas CowboysDennis GoldenTackleHoly Cross
217San Francisco 49ersJim BogdalekTackleToledo
218Washington RedskinsDave AdamsGuardArkansas
219Cleveland BrownsDick KellyGuardGeorgia
220Pittsburgh SteelersAndy RussellLinebackerMissouri
221Chicago BearsLowell CaylorDefensive backMiami
222New York GiantsCharlie KillettBackMemphis State
223Detroit LionsCharlie JohnsonTackleVillanova
224Green Bay PackersCoolidge HuntBackTexas Tech

Round seventeen

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
225Los Angeles RamsJerrel WilsonPunterSouthern Mississippi
226St. Louis CardinalsDave MeggyesyLinebackerSyracuse
227Minnesota VikingsTom MunseyBackConcord
228Philadelphia EaglesGordon RushBackTulane
229Baltimore ColtsKern CarsonBackSan Diego State
230Dallas CowboysErnie ParksGuardMcMurry
231Washington RedskinsRon WhaleyDefensive backTennessee-Chattanooga
232San Francisco 49ersKen ReedGuardTulsa
233Cleveland BrownsDick AndersonEndPenn State
234Chicago BearsJohn SiskBackMiami
235Pittsburgh SteelersTim SteinCenterMiami
236Detroit LionsGene FrantzBackBrigham Young
237New York GiantsBob McAdamsTackleNorth Carolina Central
238Green Bay PackersThurman WalkerEndIllinois

Round eighteen

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
239Los Angeles RamsBuddy SoefkerBackLouisiana State
240Minnesota VikingsTom McIntyreTackleSt. John's
241St. Louis CardinalsLarry StallingsTackleGeorgia Tech
242Philadelphia EaglesRudy MathewsTackleTexas Christian
243Baltimore ColtsLuther WoodruffTackleNorth Carolina A&T
244Dallas CowboysBill FrankTackleColorado
245San Francisco 49ersJohn SellersTackleBakersfield J.C.
246Washington RedskinsDrew RobertsEndCal State-Humboldt
247Cleveland BrownsBobby GarvinTackleMississippi State
248Pittsburgh SteelersJim BradshawBackTennessee-Chattanooga
249Chicago BearsJeff SlabaughEndIndiana
250New York GiantsBill PasheBackGeorge Washington
251Detroit LionsAl GreerEndJackson State
252Green Bay PackersLuis HernandezGuardTexas-El Paso

Round nineteen

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
253Los Angeles RamsDornel NelsonBackArizona State
254St. Louis CardinalsDarnell HaneyTackleUtah State
255Minnesota VikingsFrank HorvathBackYoungstown State
256Philadelphia EaglesMike WasdovichGuardIndiana
257Baltimore ColtsSteve BerzanskyBackWest Virginia
258Dallas CowboysJim StigerBackWashington
259Washington RedskinsJim TurnerQuarterbackUtah State
260San Francisco 49ersBob PriceGuardNorth Texas State
261Cleveland BrownsGary ShermanLinebackerBowling Green
262Chicago BearsBob YaksickDefensive backRutgers
263Pittsburgh SteelersRoger BergTackleSt. Thomas
264Detroit LionsLucian ReebergTackleHampton
265New York GiantsBuck BuchananDefensive tackleGrambling
266Green Bay PackersHerman HampBackFresno State

Round twenty

Pick #NFL TeamPlayerPositionCollege
267Los Angeles RamsBill RedellDefensive backOccidental
268Minnesota VikingsMailon KentBackAuburn
269St. Louis CardinalsBill ClayEndArkansas
270Philadelphia EaglesBen RizzoBackMiami
271Baltimore ColtsD.L. HurdEndCal State-San Francisco
272Dallas CowboysTommy LucasEndTexas
273San Francisco 49ersDon DavisBackMcMurry
274Washington RedskinsJoe BaughanTackleAuburn
275Cleveland BrownsSteve ShawBackVanderbilt
276Pittsburgh SteelersJim TraficantBackPittsburgh
277Chicago BearsJohn GregoryEndBaldwin–Wallace
278New York GiantsHomer JonesBackTexas Southern
279Detroit LionsGordon ScarboroughBackEast Texas State
280Green Bay PackersBobby BrezinaBackHouston

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