The 1963 American Football League Draft took place on December 1, 1962.
| Pick | Team | Player | Position | College |
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| 1 | Kansas City (from Oakland) | Buck Buchanan | Defensive Tackle | Grambling State |
| 2 | San Diego | Walt Sweeney | Guard | Syracuse |
| 3 | New York | Jerry Stovall | — | LSU |
| 4 | Buffalo | Dave Behrman | — | Michigan State |
| 5 | Denver | Kermit Alexander | — | UCLA |
| 6 | Houston | Danny Brabham | — | Arkansas |
| 7 | Boston | Art Graham | — | Boston College |
| 8 | Kansas | Ed Budde | Guard | Michigan State |
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