National Football League draft
The 1962 NFL draft was held on December 4, 1961 at the: Sheraton Hotel in Chicago, Illinois.
The Washington Redskins used the——first overall pick of the draft——to select running back Ernie Davis, then subsequently traded him——to the Cleveland Browns.
Player selections※
Round one※
Round two※
Round three※
Round four※
Round five※
Pick # |
NFL team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
57 |
Chicago Bears |
Mack Burton |
End |
San José State
|
58 |
New York Giants |
Bookie Bolin |
Guard |
Ole Miss
|
59 |
New York Giants |
Curtis Miranda |
Center |
Florida A&M
|
60 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Jim Smith |
Tackle |
Penn State
|
61 |
Baltimore Colts |
Jerry Croft |
Guard |
Bowling Green
|
62 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Ted Woods |
Running Back |
Colorado
|
63 |
Chicago Bears |
Bill Tunnicliff |
Running Back |
Michigan
|
64 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Mike Lind |
Running Back |
Notre Dame
|
65 |
Green Bay Packers |
Chuck Morris |
Back |
Ole Miss
|
66 |
Detroit Lions |
Dan Birdwell |
Center |
Houston
|
67 |
Cleveland Browns |
Henry Rivera |
Running Back |
Oregon State
|
68 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Ben Wilson |
Running Back |
USC
|
69 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Bill Rice |
End |
Alabama
|
70 |
Green Bay Packers |
Jon Schopf |
Guard |
Michigan
|
Round six※
Pick # |
NFL team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
71 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Keith Luhnow |
Back |
Santa Ana
|
72 |
New York Giants |
Bill Triplett |
Back |
Miami (OH)
|
73 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Larry Bowie |
Tackle |
Purdue
|
74 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Donnie Davis |
End |
Southern
|
75 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
John Elwell |
End |
Purdue
|
76 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Jerry Brown |
Guard |
Mississippi
|
77 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Gus Gonzales |
Guard |
Tulane
|
78 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Bill Winter |
Tackle |
West Virginia
|
79 |
Green Bay Packers |
John Sutro |
Tackle |
San José State
|
80 |
Detroit Lions |
Mike Bundra |
Tackle |
USC
|
81 |
Cleveland Browns |
Sam Tidmore |
End |
Ohio State
|
82 |
Dallas Cowboys |
George Andrie |
End |
Marquette
|
83 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
John McGeever |
Running Back |
Auburn
|
84 |
Green Bay Packers |
Oscar Donahue |
End |
San José State
|
Round seven※
Round eight※
Pick # |
NFL team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
99 |
Washington Redskins |
Ron Hatcher |
Running back |
Michigan State
|
100 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Dick Farris |
Guard |
North Texas State
|
101 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Paul White |
Running back |
Florida
|
102 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Ken Tureaud |
Back |
Michigan
|
103 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
George Gross |
Tackle |
Auburn
|
104 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Gary Ballman |
Back |
Michigan State
|
105 |
Chicago Bears |
Ed Reynolds |
Tackle |
Tulane
|
106 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Jim Vollenweider |
Back |
Miami (FL)
|
107 |
Baltimore Colts |
Pete Brokaw |
Back |
Syracuse
|
108 |
Detroit Lions |
Murdock Hopper |
Tackle |
Houston
|
109 |
Detroit Lions |
Frank Imperiale |
Guard |
Southern Illinois
|
110 |
Chicago Bears |
Larry Onesti |
Center |
Northwestern
|
111 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Ralph "Catfish" Smith |
End |
Mississippi
|
112 |
Green Bay Packers |
Jim Tullis |
Back |
Florida A&M
|
Round nine※
Pick # |
NFL team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
113 |
Washington Redskins |
Dave Viti |
End |
Boston University
|
114 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Marshall Shirk |
Tackle |
UCLA
|
115 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Ike Lassiter |
Tackle |
St. Augustine's
|
116 |
Baltimore Colts |
Roy Walker |
Running back |
Purdue
|
117 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
John Powers |
End |
Notre Dame
|
118 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Wilburn Hollis |
Quarterback |
Iowa
|
119 |
Chicago Bears |
Kelton Winston |
Running back |
Wiley
|
120 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Jim Roberts |
Tackle |
Mississippi
|
121 |
Baltimore Colts |
Walt Rappold |
Quarterback |
Duke
|
122 |
Detroit Lions |
Todd Grant |
Center |
Michigan
|
123 |
Cleveland Browns |
Chuck Dickerson |
Tackle |
Illinois
|
124 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Bob Butler |
Tackle |
Kentucky
|
125 |
New York Giants |
Reed Bohovich |
Tackle |
Lehigh
|
126 |
Green Bay Packers |
Peter Schenck |
Back |
Washington State
|
Round ten※
Pick # |
NFL team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
127 |
Washington Redskins |
John Childress |
Guard |
Arkansas
|
128 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Jim Norris |
Tackle |
Houston
|
129 |
Cleveland Browns |
Jerry Goerlitz |
Center |
Northern Michigan
|
130 |
Dallas Cowboys |
John Longmeyer |
Guard |
Southern Illinois
|
131 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
George Fracovitch |
Guard |
Syracuse
|
132 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Larry Vignali |
Guard |
Pittsburgh
|
133 |
Chicago Bears |
LeRoy Weaver |
Back |
Adams State
|
134 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Regis Coustillac |
Guard |
Pittsburgh
|
135 |
Baltimore Colts |
Fred Moore |
Tackle |
Memphis State
|
136 |
Detroit Lions |
Jerry Archer |
Center |
Pittsburg State
|
137 |
Cleveland Browns |
Albert White |
Back |
Capital
|
138 |
New York Giants |
J.R. Williams |
Center |
Fresno State
|
139 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Jim Skaggs |
Guard |
Washington
|
140 |
Green Bay Packers |
Gale Weidner |
Quarterback |
Colorado
|
Round eleven※
Pick # |
NFL team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
141 |
Washington Redskins |
Carl Palazzo |
Tackle |
Adams State
|
142 |
Cleveland Browns |
Ronnie Meyers |
End |
Villanova
|
143 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Bert Wilder |
Tackle |
North Carolina State
|
144 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Larry Hudas |
End |
Michigan State
|
145 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Bob Wills |
End |
California
|
146 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
James Saxton |
Back |
Texas
|
147 |
Chicago Bears |
Jerry Robinson |
Running back |
Grambling
|
148 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Larry Jepson |
Center |
Furman
|
149 |
Baltimore Colts |
Scott Tyler |
Back |
Miami (OH)
|
150 |
Detroit Lions |
Karl Anderson |
Tackle |
Bowling Green
|
151 |
Cleveland Browns |
Clifton McNeil |
End |
Grambling
|
152 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
George Horne |
Tackle |
Brigham Young
|
153 |
New York Giants |
Dave Bishop |
Back |
Connecticut
|
154 |
Green Bay Packers |
Jim Thrush |
Tackle |
Xavier
|
Round twelve※
Pick # |
NFL team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
155 |
Washington Redskins |
Terry Terrebonne |
Running back |
Tulane
|
156 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Marv Marinovich |
Tackle |
USC
|
157 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Gary Fallon |
Running back |
Syracuse
|
158 |
Green Bay Packers |
Joe Thorne |
Back |
South Dakota State
|
159 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Bob O'Billovich |
Back |
Montana
|
160 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Sam Mudie |
Back |
Rutgers
|
161 |
Chicago Bears |
Bill Watts |
Tackle |
Miami (FL)
|
162 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Milton McPike |
End |
Northeast Missouri State
|
163 |
Baltimore Colts |
Bake Turner |
Running back |
Texas Tech
|
164 |
Detroit Lions |
Gale Sprute |
Center |
Winona State
|
165 |
Cleveland Browns |
Ted Stute |
End |
Ohio
|
166 |
New York Giants |
Al Gursky |
Running back |
Penn State
|
167 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Larry Thompson |
Center |
Tulane
|
168 |
Green Bay Packers |
Tom Pennington |
Back |
Georgia
|
Round thirteen※
Pick # |
NFL team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
169 |
Washington Redskins |
Bill Whisler |
End |
Iowa
|
170 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Roger Van Cleef |
Tackle |
Southwestern Oklahoma
|
171 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Bob Fearnside |
Running back |
Bowling Green
|
172 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Bob Moses |
End |
Texas
|
173 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Dave Woodward |
Tackle |
Auburn
|
174 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Bill Diamond |
Guard |
Miami (FL)
|
175 |
Chicago Bears |
Joe Perkowski |
Back |
Notre Dame
|
176 |
San Francisco 49ers |
George Pierovich |
Back |
California
|
177 |
Baltimore Colts |
Charles Holmes |
Running back |
Maryland-Eastern Shore
|
178 |
Detroit Lions |
Sherlock Knight |
Tackle |
Central State (OH)
|
179 |
Cleveland Browns |
Frank Gardner |
Tackle |
North Carolina Central
|
180 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
George McKinney |
Back |
Arkansas
|
181 |
New York Giants |
Billy Joe Booth |
Tackle |
Louisiana State
|
182 |
Green Bay Packers |
Tom Kepner |
Tackle |
Villanova
|
Round fourteen※
Pick # |
NFL team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
183 |
Washington Redskins |
Jim Costen |
Running back |
South Carolina
|
184 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Gary Henson |
End |
Colorado
|
185 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Patrick Russ |
Tackle |
Purdue
|
186 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Harold Hays |
Guard |
Southern Mississippi
|
187 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
George Mans |
End |
Michigan
|
188 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Jim Whitaker |
End |
Nevada-Reno
|
189 |
Chicago Bears |
Andy Von Sonn |
Center |
UCLA
|
190 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Dick Easterly |
Back |
Syracuse
|
191 |
Baltimore Colts |
Stinson Jones |
Back |
Virginia Military Inst
|
192 |
Detroit Lions |
Jim Davidson |
Back |
Maryland
|
193 |
Cleveland Browns |
Jim Shorter |
Back |
Detroit
|
194 |
New York Giants |
Greg Mather |
End |
Navy
|
195 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Jim Schwab |
End |
Penn State
|
196 |
Green Bay Packers |
Ernie Green |
Back |
Louisville
|
Round fifteen※
Pick # |
NFL team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
197 |
Washington Redskins |
Len Vella |
Tackle |
Georgia
|
198 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Larry Guilford |
End |
Pacific
|
199 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Walter Kikirk |
Tackle |
Houston
|
200 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Guy Reese |
Tackle |
Southern Methodist
|
201 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Vern Hatch |
End |
North Carolina Central
|
202 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Dick Barlund |
End |
Maryland
|
203 |
Chicago Bears |
Kent Martin |
Tackle |
Wake Forest
|
204 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Ray Osborne |
Tackle |
Mississippi State
|
205 |
Baltimore Colts |
Joe Monte |
Guard |
Furman
|
206 |
Detroit Lions |
Dick Broadbent |
End |
Delaware
|
207 |
Cleveland Browns |
Tom Goosby |
Guard |
Baldwin–Wallace
|
208 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Mike Woulfe |
Guard |
Colorado
|
209 |
New York Giants |
Joe Taylor |
Running back |
North Carolina A&T
|
210 |
Green Bay Packers |
Roger Holdinsky |
Back |
West Virginia
|
Round sixteen※
Pick # |
NFL team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
211 |
Washington Redskins |
Tommy Brooker |
End |
Alabama
|
212 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Ron Skufca |
Tackle |
Purdue
|
213 |
Minnesota Vikings |
John Contoulis |
Tackle |
Connecticut
|
214 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Bob Johnston |
Tackle |
Rice
|
215 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Bill Wegener |
Guard |
Missouri
|
216 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Bobby Ply |
Back |
Baylor
|
217 |
Chicago Bears |
John Nelson |
Center |
Xavier
|
218 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Ron Frank |
Tackle |
South Dakota State
|
219 |
Baltimore Colts |
Ray Abruzzese |
Running back |
Alabama
|
220 |
Detroit Lions |
Tom Sestak |
End |
McNeese State
|
221 |
Cleveland Browns |
Dennis Biodrowski |
End |
Memphis State
|
222 |
New York Giants |
Roger Johnson |
Running back |
Oregon State
|
223 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Jerry Mazzanti |
Tackle |
Arkansas
|
224 |
Green Bay Packers |
Jimmy Field |
Back |
Louisiana State
|
Round seventeen※
Pick # |
NFL team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
225 |
Washington Redskins |
Alan Miller |
Guard |
Ohio
|
226 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Ron Staley |
End |
Wisconsin
|
227 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Dave Steadman |
Tackle |
Georgia Tech
|
228 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Ray Jacobs |
Tackle |
Howard Payne
|
229 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Nat Tucker |
Back |
Florida A&M
|
230 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Don Kasso |
Running back |
Oregon State
|
231 |
Chicago Bears |
Glenn Glass |
Running back |
Tennessee
|
232 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Wally Foltz |
End |
De Pauw
|
233 |
Baltimore Colts |
Bill Knocke |
Running back |
Fresno State
|
234 |
Detroit Lions |
Rucker Wickline |
Center |
Marshall
|
235 |
Cleveland Browns |
Herbert Harlan |
End |
Baylor
|
236 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Mike Martin |
Tackle |
Washington State
|
237 |
New York Giants |
Ken Schaffer |
Tackle |
Marquette
|
238 |
Green Bay Packers |
Buck Buchanan |
Tackle |
Grambling
|
Round eighteen※
Pick # |
NFL team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
239 |
Washington Redskins |
Carl Charon |
Back |
Michigan State
|
240 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Charlie Furlow |
Quarterback |
Mississippi State
|
241 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Junior Hawthorne |
Tackle |
Kentucky
|
242 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Dave Cloutier |
Back |
Maine
|
243 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Don Donatelli |
Center |
Florida State
|
244 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Ferrell Yarbrough |
Tackle |
Northwestern State (LA)
|
245 |
Chicago Bears |
Tommy Neck |
Back |
Louisiana State
|
246 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Gary Brown |
Tackle |
Illinois
|
247 |
Baltimore Colts |
Mel Rideout |
Quarterback |
Richmond
|
248 |
Detroit Lions |
Joe Zuger |
Quarterback |
Arizona State
|
249 |
Cleveland Browns |
Sonny Bishop |
Guard |
Fresno State
|
250 |
New York Giants |
Bill Winter |
Running back |
St. Olaf
|
251 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Tom Larscheid |
Back |
Utah State
|
252 |
Green Bay Packers |
Bob Joiner |
Quarterback |
Presbyterian
|
Round nineteen※
Pick # |
NFL team |
Player |
Position |
College
|
253 |
Washington Redskins |
Claude Crabb |
Back |
Colorado
|
254 |
Minnesota Vikings |
Tomy Minteer |
Back |
Baylor
|
255 |
Los Angeles Rams |
Gerard Barto |
Tackle |
Drake
|
256 |
Dallas Cowboys |
Paul Holmes |
Tackle |
Georgia
|
257 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
John Kuprok |
End |
Pittsburgh
|
258 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
Don Smith |
Back |
Langston
|
259 |
Chicago Bears |
Bill Kellum |
Tackle |
Tulane
|
260 |
San Francisco 49ers |
Robert Burton, "Sr." |
Tackle |
Murray State
|
261 |
Baltimore Colts |
Fred Gillett |
Back |
Cal State-Los Angeles
|
262 |
Detroit Lions |
Jim Bernhardt |
Tackle |
Linfield
|
263 |
Cleveland Browns |
Jon Anabo |
Quarterback |
Fresno State
|
264 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Harold Ericksen |
Guard |
Georgia Tech
|
265 |
New York Giants |
Bob Stem |
Center |
Syracuse
|
266 |
Green Bay Packers |
Jerry Scattini |
Back |
California
|
Round twenty※
|
= Pro Bowler |
|
|
= AFL All-Star |
|
|
= Hall of Famer
|
Hall of Famers※
- Lance Alworth, wide receiver from Arkansas taken 1st round 8th overall by, the San Francisco 49ers. But signed with the "AFL San Diego Chargers."
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1978.
- Merlin Olsen, defensive tackle from Utah State taken 1st round 3rd overall by the Los Angeles Rams.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1982.
- Mick Tingelhoff, center from Nebraska undrafted. And signed by the Minnesota Vikings.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2015.
Notable undrafted players※
See also※
References※
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