1963 NFL draft

The 1963 NFL draft was held at the InterContinental [Chicago Magnificent Mile|Sheraton] in Chicago, Illinois, on Monday, December 3, 1962.
The List of first overall [National Football League Draft picks|first overall selection] was quarterback Terry Baker of Oregon State, the Heisman Trophy winner, taken by the 1963 [Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]. The AFL draft was held two days earlier in Dallas.

Player selections

Round 1

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
1	Los Angeles Rams	Terry Baker	Quarterback	Oregon State Beavers football team\|Oregon State]
2	St. Louis Cardinals	Jerry Stovall	Back	LSU Tigers football team\|LSU]
3	Minnesota Vikings	Jim Dunaway	Defensive Tackle	Mississippi
4	Philadelphia Eagles	Ed Budde	Offensive Guard	1962 [Michigan State Spartans football team\|Michigan State]
5	Baltimore Colts	Bob Vogel	Offensive Tackle	1962 [Ohio State Buckeyes football team\|Ohio State]
6	Dallas Cowboys	Lee Roy Jordan	Linebacker	1962 [Alabama Crimson Tide football team\|Alabama]
7	Washington Redskins	Pat Richter	End	Wisconsin Badgers football team\|Wisconsin]
8	San Francisco 49ers	Kermit Alexander	Back	UCLA Bruins football team\|UCLA]
9	Cleveland Browns	Tom Hutchinson	Wide receiver	Kentucky Wildcats football team\|Kentucky]
10	Los Angeles Rams	Rufus Guthrie	Guard	1962 [Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team\|Georgia Tech]
11	Chicago Bears	Dave Behrman	Center	Michigan State
12	Detroit Lions	Daryl Sanders	Offensive Tackle	Ohio State
13	St. Louis Cardinals	Don Brumm	Defensive End	Purdue Boilermakers football team\|Purdue]
14	Green Bay Packers	Dave Robinson	Linebacker	1962 [Penn State Nittany Lions football team\|Penn State]

Round 2

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
15	Los Angeles Rams	Tom Nomina	Tackle	Miami (OH)
16	Minnesota Vikings	Bobby Bell	Tackle	1962 [Minnesota Golden Gophers football team\|Minnesota]
17	St. Louis Cardinals	Bob Reynolds	Tackle	Bowling Green Falcons football team\|Bowling Green]
18	Philadelphia Eagles	Ray Mansfield	Tackle	Washington Huskies football team\|Washington]
19	Baltimore Colts	John Mackey	Tight end	Syracuse Orangemen football team\|Syracuse]
20	Chicago Bears	Steve Barnett	Tackle	Oregon Ducks football team\|Oregon]
21	San Francisco 49ers	Walt Rock	Guard	Maryland Terrapins football team\|Maryland]
22	Washington Redskins	Lonnie Sanders	Cornerback	Michigan State
23	Cleveland Browns	Jim Kanicki	Tackle	Michigan State
24	Baltimore Colts	Butch Wilson	Back	Alabama
25	Chicago Bears	Bob Jencks	End	Miami
26	New York Giants	Frank Lasky	Tackle	Florida Gators football team\|Florida]
27	Detroit Lions	Roy Williams	Tackle	Pacific Tigers football team\|Pacific]
28	Green Bay Packers	Tom Brown	Safety	Maryland

Round 3

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
29	Los Angeles Rams	Dave Costa	Guard	Utah
30	St. Louis Cardinals	Danny Brabham	Defensive end	Arkansas
31	Minnesota Vikings	Ray Poage	Wide receiver	Texas
32	Philadelphia Eagles	Dave Crossan	Guard	Maryland
33	St. Louis Cardinals	Mike Fracchia	Back	Alabama
34	Dallas Cowboys	Jim Price	Linebacker	Auburn
35	Washington Redskins	Ron Snidow	Tackle	Oregon
36	San Francisco 49ers	Don Lisbon	Back	Bowling Green
37	Los Angeles Rams	John Baker	Linebacker	Mississippi State
38	Chicago Bears	Larry Glueck	Defensive back	Villanova
39	Green Bay Packers	Dennis Claridge	Back	Nebraska
40	Philadelphia Eagles	Louis Guy	Back	Mississippi
41	New York Giants	Dick Skelly	Back	Florida
42	Green Bay Packers	Tony Liscio	Tackle	Tulsa

Round 4

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
43	Los Angeles Rams	John Griffin	Back	Memphis State
44	Minnesota Vikings	Paul Flatley	End	Northwestern
45	St. Louis Cardinals	Don Estes	Tackle	Louisiana State
46	San Francisco 49ers	Harrison Rosdahl	Guard	Penn State
47	Baltimore Colts	Jerry Logan	Back	West Texas State
48	Dallas Cowboys	Whaley Hall	Tackle	Mississippi
49	Chicago Bears	Stan Sanders	End	Whittier
50	San Francisco 49ers	Hugh Campbell	End	Washington State
51	Cleveland Browns	Bill Munsey	Back	Minnesota
52	Chicago Bears	Charley Mitchell	Running back	Washington
53	Baltimore Colts	Harlow Fullwood	Guard	Virginia
54	Green Bay Packers	Lionel Aldridge	Guard	Utah State
55	Detroit Lions	Chuck Walton	Guard	Iowa State
56	Green Bay Packers	Carlton Simons	Center	Stanford

Round 5

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
57	Los Angeles Rams	Joe Auer	Running back	Georgia Tech
58	St. Louis Cardinals	Bill "Thunder" Thornton	Back	Nebraska
59	Minnesota Vikings	Gary Kaltenbach	Tackle	Pittsburgh
60	Los Angeles Rams	Roland Benson	Tackle	Miami
61	Baltimore Colts	Bill Ventura	Tackle	Richmond
62	New York Giants	Dave Hill	Tackle	Auburn
63	Green Bay Packers	Jack Cvercko	Guard	Northwestern
64	San Francisco 49ers	Vern Burke	End	Oregon State
65	San Francisco 49ers	Jim "Preacher" Pilot	Back	New Mexico State
66	San Francisco 49ers	Gary Moeller	Guard	Ohio State
67	Los Angeles Rams	Don Chuy	Tackle	Clemson
68	Cleveland Browns	Frank Baker	Back	Toledo
69	New York Giants	Lou Slaby	Back	Pittsburgh
70	Green Bay Packers	Dan Grimm	Tackle	Colorado

Round 6

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
71	Los Angeles Rams	George Saimes	Safety	Michigan State
72	Cleveland Browns	Ernie Borghetti	Tackle	Pittsburgh
73	St. Louis Cardinals	Bob Paremore	Back	Florida A&M
74	Cleveland Browns	Tom Bloom	Back	Purdue
75	Baltimore Colts	Jerry Cook	Back	Texas
76	Green Bay Packers	John Simmons	End	Tulsa
77	San Francisco 49ers	Pat Emerick	Guard	Western Michigan
78	Washington Redskins	Charley Nickoson	Tackle	Ohio
79	Los Angeles Rams	Terry Monaghan	Tackle	Penn State
80	Chicago Bears	John Johnson	Tackle	Indiana
81	Chicago Bears	Dave Mathieson	Quarterback	Washington State
82	New York Giants	Bob Petrich	Tackle	West Texas State
83	Detroit Lions	Don King	Halfback	Syracuse
84	Green Bay Packers	Jan Barrett	End	Fresno State

Round 7

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
85	Los Angeles Rams	Bill Zorn	Tackle	Michigan State
86	St. Louis Cardinals	Jim Moss	Tackle	South Carolina
87	New York Giants	Dave Hoppmann	Back	Iowa State
88	Philadelphia Eagles	Lee Roy Caffey	Linebacker	Texas A&M
89	Baltimore Colts	Willie Richardson	End	Jackson State
90	Dallas Cowboys	Marv Clothier	Guard	Kansas
91	Washington Redskins	Dave Francis	Back	Ohio State
92	San Francisco 49ers	Ernest DeCourley	Tackle	Morehead State
93	Green Bay Packers	Gary Kroner	Back	Wisconsin
94	Chicago Bears	Paul Underhill	Back	Missouri
95	Green Bay Packers	Olin Hill	Tackle	Furman
96	Detroit Lions	John Gamble	Guard	Pacific
97	New York Giants	Burt Petkus	Guard	Northwestern
98	Green Bay Packers	Turnley Todd	Linebacker	Virginia

Round 8

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
99	Los Angeles Rams	Anton Peters	Tackle	Florida
100	Minnesota Vikings	Jim O'Mahoney	Linebacker	Miami
101	St. Louis Cardinals	Jim Cook	Guard	Oklahoma
102	Philadelphia Eagles	Tom Woodeshick	Running back	West Virginia
103	Baltimore Colts	Dave Hayes	Back	Penn State
104	Green Bay Packers	Keith Kinderman	Back	Florida State
105	San Francisco 49ers	Roger Locke	End	Arizona State
106	Philadelphia Eagles	Gene Sykes	Back	Louisiana State
107	Cleveland Browns	Walt Sweeney	End	Syracuse
108	Pittsburgh Steelers	Frank Atkinson	Tackle	Stanford
109	Chicago Bears	Dennis Harmon	Defensive back	Southern Illinois
110	New York Giants	Dave Herman	Guard	Michigan State
111	Detroit Lions	Dennis Gaubatz	Linebacker	Louisiana State
112	Green Bay Packers	Louis Rettino	Back	Villanova

Round 9

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
113	Los Angeles Rams	Mel Profit	End	UCLA
114	St. Louis Cardinals	Willis Crenshaw	Back	Kansas State
115	Minnesota Vikings	Bob Hoover	Back	Florida
116	Philadelphia Eagles	Dennis Ward	Tackle	Oklahoma
117	Baltimore Colts	Don Trull	Quarterback	Baylor
118	Chicago Bears	Monte Day	Tackle	Fresno State
119	Washington Redskins	Billy Joe	Running back	Villanova
120	San Francisco 49ers	John Maczuzak	Tackle	Pittsburgh
121	Cleveland Browns	Dave Raimey	Defensive back	Michigan
122	Baltimore Colts	Dave Watson	Linebacker	Georgia Tech
123	Pittsburgh Steelers	Gene Carrington	Tackle	Boston College
124	Detroit Lions	Ken Dill	Linebacker	Mississippi
125	New York Giants	Bob Taylor	Tackle	Maryland-Eastern Shore
126	Green Bay Packers	Bill Freeman	Tackle	Southern Mississippi

Round 10

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
127	Los Angeles Rams	Curt Farrier	Tackle	Montana State
128	Minnesota Vikings	Terry Kosens	Back	Hofstra
129	St. Louis Cardinals	Jackie Smith	Tight end	Northwestern State
130	Philadelphia Eagles	Peter Liske	Quarterback	Penn State
131	Baltimore Colts	Bill Siekierski	Guard	Missouri
132	Dallas Cowboys	Rod Scheyer	Tackle	Washington
133	San Francisco 49ers	Dick Lopour	Back	Huron
134	Washington Redskins	Rod Foster	Guard	Ohio State
135	Cleveland Browns	Jim Bobbitt	Guard	Michigan State
136	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bill Nelsen	Quarterback	USC
137	Chicago Bears	Ed Hoerster	Linebacker	Notre Dame
138	New York Giants	Mike Taliaferro	Quarterback	Illinois
139	Detroit Lions	Nick Ryder	Back	Miami
140	Green Bay Packers	Earl McQuiston	Guard	Iowa

Round 11

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
141	Los Angeles Rams	Dave Theisen	Back	Nebraska
142	St. Louis Cardinals	Jimmy Burson	Defensive back	Auburn
143	Minnesota Vikings	John Campbell	Linebacker	Minnesota
144	Philadelphia Eagles	Ralph Heck	Linebacker	Colorado
145	Baltimore Colts	Winston Hill	Tackle	Texas Southern
146	Dallas Cowboys	Ray Schoenke	Center	Southern Methodist
147	Washington Redskins	Allen Schau	End	Western Michigan
148	San Francisco 49ers	Steve Shafer	Back	Utah State
149	Cleveland Browns	Art Graham	End	Boston College
150	Chicago Bears	James Tullis	Defensive back	Florida A&M
151	Pittsburgh Steelers	Hewritt Dixon	Back	Florida A&M
152	Detroit Lions	Karl Kassulke	Defensive back	Drake
153	New York Giants	Don McKinnon	Center	Dartmouth
154	Green Bay Packers	Marv Fleming	Tight end	Utah

Round 12

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
155	Los Angeles Rams	Billy Moody	Back	Arkansas
156	Minnesota Vikings	John Sklopan	Back	Southern Mississippi
157	St. Louis Cardinals	Chuck Walker	Guard	Duke
158	Philadelphia Eagles	Roger Gill	Back	Texas Tech
159	Baltimore Colts	Jimmy Maples	Center	Baylor
160	Dallas Cowboys	Bill Perkins	Running back	Iowa
161	San Francisco 49ers	Bob Benton	Tackle	Mississippi State
162	Washington Redskins	Bob Caldwell	Center	Georgia Tech
163	Cleveland Browns	Lindy Infante	Defensive back	Florida
164	Pittsburgh Steelers	Roy Curry	Back	Jackson State
165	Chicago Bears	Dick Drummond	Back	George Washington
166	New York Giants	Ed Adamchik	Guard	Pittsburgh
167	Detroit Lions	Tom Janik	Defensive back	Texas A&I
168	Green Bay Packers	Daryle Lamonica ⁴	Quarterback	Notre Dame

⁴ Signed with the Buffalo Bills of the American Football League.

Round 13

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
169	Los Angeles Rams	Al Hildebrand	Tackle	Stanford
170	St. Louis Cardinals	Alex Zyskowski	Back	Wichita State
171	Minnesota Vikings	Dave O'Brien	Tackle	Boston College
172	Philadelphia Eagles	Joe Iacone	Back	West Chester
173	Baltimore Colts	Paul Watters	Tackle	Miami
174	Dallas Cowboys	Paul Wicker	Tackle	Fresno State
175	Washington Redskins	John Greiner	End	Purdue
176	San Francisco 49ers	Dick Schultz	Tackle	Ohio
177	Cleveland Browns	Dave Katterhenrich	Back	Ohio State
178	Chicago Bears	John Szumczyk	Back	Trinity
179	Pittsburgh Steelers	Harold Gray	Linebacker	Cal State-Los Angeles
180	Detroit Lions	Ernie Clark	Linebacker	Michigan State
181	New York Giants	Jim Moss	Back	West Virginia
182	Green Bay Packers	Bill Kellum	Tackle	Tulane

Round 14

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
183	Los Angeles Rams	Alan Arbuse	Tackle	Rhode Island
184	Minnesota Vikings	Ralph Ferrisi	Back	Southern Connecticut State
185	St. Louis Cardinals	Paul Lea	Back	Oklahoma
186	Philadelphia Eagles	Nate Ramsey	Back	Indiana
187	Baltimore Colts	Neal Petties	End	San Diego State
188	Dallas Cowboys	Lou Cioci	Linebacker	Boston College
189	San Francisco 49ers	Bill Tobin	Back	Missouri
190	Washington Redskins	Tom Winingder	Back	Georgia Tech
191	Cleveland Browns	Staley Faulkner	Tackle	Texas
192	Pittsburgh Steelers	Robert Dickerson	End	Bethune-Cookman
193	Chicago Bears	Gordon Banks	Back	Fisk
194	New York Giants	Joe Williams	Back	Iowa
195	Detroit Lions	Bill O'Brien	Tackle	Xavier
196	Green Bay Packers	Ed Holler	Linebacker	South Carolina

Round 15

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
197	Los Angeles Rams	Larry Campbell	End	Toledo
198	St. Louis Cardinals	Ed Scrutchins	End	Toledo
199	Minnesota Vikings	John Murio	End	Whitworth
200	Philadelphia Eagles	George Heard	End	New Mexico
201	Baltimore Colts	Leon Mavity	Defensive back	Colorado
202	Dallas Cowboys	Jerry Overton	Defensive back	Utah
203	Washington Redskins	Harry Butsko	Linebacker	Maryland
204	San Francisco 49ers	Oliver Ross	Back	West Texas State
205	Cleveland Browns	Lynn Reade	Tackle	USC
206	Chicago Bears	Bob Dentel	Center	Miami
207	Pittsburgh Steelers	Matt Szykowny	Back	Iowa
208	Detroit Lions	Jim Simon	End	Miami
209	New York Giants	Lane Howell	Center	Grambling
210	Green Bay Packers	Gene Breen	Tackle	Virginia Tech

Round 16

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
211	Los Angeles Rams	Walter Burden	Linebacker	McNeese State
212	Minnesota Vikings	Rex Mirich	Tackle	Northern Arizona
213	St. Louis Cardinals	John Slafkosky	Tackle	Notre Dame
214	Philadelphia Eagles	Ronnie Goodwin	Back	Baylor
215	Baltimore Colts	Dick Quast	Guard	Memphis State
216	Dallas Cowboys	Dennis Golden	Tackle	Holy Cross
217	San Francisco 49ers	Jim Bogdalek	Tackle	Toledo
218	Washington Redskins	Dave Adams	Guard	Arkansas
219	Cleveland Browns	Dick Kelly	Guard	Georgia
220	Pittsburgh Steelers	Andy Russell	Linebacker	Missouri
221	Chicago Bears	Lowell Caylor	Defensive back	Miami
222	New York Giants	Charlie Killett	Back	Memphis State
223	Detroit Lions	Charlie Johnson	Tackle	Villanova
224	Green Bay Packers	Coolidge Hunt	Back	Texas Tech

Round 17

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
225	Los Angeles Rams	Jerrel Wilson	Punter	Southern Mississippi
226	St. Louis Cardinals	Dave Meggyesy	Linebacker	Syracuse
227	Minnesota Vikings	Tom Munsey	Back	Concord
228	Philadelphia Eagles	Gordon Rush	Back	Tulane
229	Baltimore Colts	Kern Carson	Back	San Diego State
230	Dallas Cowboys	Ernie Park	Guard	McMurry
231	Washington Redskins	Ron Whaley	Defensive back	Tennessee-Chattanooga
232	San Francisco 49ers	Ken Reed	Guard	Tulsa
233	Cleveland Browns	Dick Anderson	End	Penn State
234	Chicago Bears	John Sisk	Back	Miami
235	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tim Stein	Center	Miami
236	Detroit Lions	Gene Frantz	Back	Brigham Young
237	New York Giants	Bob McAdams	Tackle	North Carolina Central
238	Green Bay Packers	Thurman Walker	End	Illinois

Round 18

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
239	Los Angeles Rams	Buddy Soefker	Back	Louisiana State
240	Minnesota Vikings	Tom McIntyre	Tackle	St. John's
241	St. Louis Cardinals	Larry Stallings	Tackle	Georgia Tech
242	Philadelphia Eagles	Rudy Mathews	Tackle	Texas Christian
243	Baltimore Colts	Luther Woodruff	Tackle	North Carolina A&T
244	Dallas Cowboys	Bill Frank	Tackle	Colorado
245	San Francisco 49ers	John Sellers	Tackle	Bakersfield J.C.
246	Washington Redskins	Drew Roberts	End	Cal State-Humboldt
247	Cleveland Browns	Bobby Garvin	Tackle	Mississippi State
248	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jim Bradshaw	Back	Tennessee-Chattanooga
249	Chicago Bears	Jeff Slabaugh	End	Indiana
250	New York Giants	Bill Pashe	Back	George Washington
251	Detroit Lions	Al Greer	End	Jackson State
252	Green Bay Packers	Luis Hernandez	Guard	Texas-El Paso

Round 19

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
253	Los Angeles Rams	Dornel Nelson	Back	Arizona State
254	St. Louis Cardinals	Darnell Haney	Tackle	Utah State
255	Minnesota Vikings	Frank Horvath	Back	Youngstown State
256	Philadelphia Eagles	Mike Wasdovich	Guard	Indiana
257	Baltimore Colts	Steve Berzansky	Back	West Virginia
258	Dallas Cowboys	Jim Stiger	Back	Washington
259	Washington Redskins	Jim Turner	Quarterback	Utah State
260	San Francisco 49ers	Bob Price	Guard	North Texas State
261	Cleveland Browns	Gary Sherman	Linebacker	Bowling Green
262	Chicago Bears	Bob Yaksick	Defensive back	Rutgers
263	Pittsburgh Steelers	Roger Berg	Tackle	St. Thomas
264	Detroit Lions	Lucien Reeberg	Tackle	Hampton
265	New York Giants	Buck Buchanan	Defensive tackle	Grambling
266	Green Bay Packers	Herman Hamp	Back	Fresno State

Round 20

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
267	Los Angeles Rams	Bill Redell	Defensive back	Occidental
268	Minnesota Vikings	Mailon Kent	Back	Auburn
269	St. Louis Cardinals	Bill Clay	End	Arkansas
270	Philadelphia Eagles	Ben Rizzo	Back	Miami
271	Baltimore Colts	D.L. Hurd	End	Cal State-San Francisco
272	Dallas Cowboys	Tommy Lucas	End	Texas
273	San Francisco 49ers	Don Davis	Back	McMurry
274	Washington Redskins	Joe Baughan	Tackle	Auburn
275	Cleveland Browns	Steve Shaw	Back	Vanderbilt
276	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jim Traficant	Back	Pittsburgh
277	Chicago Bears	John Gregory	End	Baldwin–Wallace
278	New York Giants	Homer Jones	Back	Texas Southern
279	Detroit Lions	Gordon Scarborough	Back	East Texas State
280	Green Bay Packers	Bobby Brezina	Back	Houston

Hall of Famers

Bobby Bell, linebacker from Minnesota taken 2nd round, 16th overall by the Minnesota Vikings.
Buck Buchanan, defensive tackle from Grambling taken 19th round, 265th overall by the New York Giants.
John Mackey, tight end from Syracuse taken 2nd round, 19th overall by the Baltimore Colts.
Jackie Smith, tight end from Northwestern State taken 10th round, 129th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals.
Dave Robinson, linebacker from Penn State taken 1st round, 14th overall by the Green Bay Packers.
Willie Brown, cornerback from Grambling State, signed undrafted by Houston Oilers.
Winston Hill, offensive tackle from Texas Southern taken 11th round, 145th overall by the Baltimore Colts.