1967 NFL Draft

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The 1967 National Football League Draft was the first year in which the NFL and AFL held the first joint draft of college players.

[edit] Round one

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
1	Baltimore Colts	Bubba Smith	Defensive Tackle	Michigan State
2	Minnesota Vikings	Clint Jones	Running Back	Michigan State
3	San Francisco 49ers	Steve Spurrier	Quarterback	Florida
4	Miami Dolphins	Bob Griese	Quarterback	Purdue
5	Houston Oilers	George Webster	Linebacker	Michigan State
6	Denver Broncos	Floyd Little	Running Back	Syracuse
7	Detroit Lions	Mel Farr	Running Back	UCLA
8	Minnesota Vikings	Gene Washington	Flanker	Michigan State
9	Green Bay Packers	Bob Hyland	Offensive Guard	Boston College
10	Chicago Bears	Loyd Phillips	Defensive End	Arkansas
11	San Francisco 49ers	Cas Banaszek	Tight End	Northwestern
12	New York Jets	Paul Seiler	Offensive Guard	Notre Dame
13	Washington Redskins	Ray McDonald	Running Back	Idaho
14	San Diego Chargers	Ron Billingsley	Defensive Tackle	Wyoming
15	Minnesota Vikings	Alan Page	Defensive End	Notre Dame
16	St. Louis Cardinals	Dave Williams	Flanker	Washington
17	Oakland Raiders	Gene Upshaw	Offensive Guard	Texas A&I
18	Cleveland Browns	Bob Matheson	Linebacker	Duke
19	Philadelphia Eagles	Harry Jones	Running Back	Arkansas
20	Baltimore Colts	Jim Detwiler	Running Back	Michigan
21	Boston Patriots	John Charles	Defensive Back	Purdue
22	Buffalo Bills	George Daney	Offensive Guard	Arizona State
23	Houston Oilers	Tom Regner	Offensive Guard	Notre Dame
24	Kansas City Chiefs	Gene Trosch	Defensive Tackle	Miami(FL)
25	Green Bay Packers	Don Horn	Quarterback	San Diego St.
26	New Orleans Saints	Les Kelley	Running Back	Alabama

[edit] Other Notable Players Selected

• Lem Barney, Defensive Back -Detroit Lions, 2nd Round, Jackson St.
• Rick Volk, Defensive Back -Baltimore Colts, 2nd Round, Michigan
• Virgil Carter, Quarterback -Chicago Bears, 6th Round, BYU
• Rayfield Wright, Defensive Tackle -Dallas Cowboys, 7th Round, Fort Valley State University
• Ken Houston, Defensive Back -Houston Oilers, 9th Round, Prairie View
• Preston Pearson, Defensive Back -Baltimore Colts, 12th Round, Illinois
• Mike Bass, Defensive Back -Green Bay Packers, 12th Round, Michigan
• Danny Abramowicz, Running Back -New Orleans Saints, 17th Round, Xavier

Preceded by 1966 NFL Draft

NFL Draft 1967

Succeeded by 1968 NFL Draft