1965 NFL draft

The 1965 NFL draft was held at the Summit Hotel in New York City on Saturday, November 28, 1964. The first player selected was Tucker Frederickson, back from Auburn, by the New York Giants.
The draft was marked by the failure of the St. Louis Cardinals to sign quarterback Joe Namath of Alabama, who instead committed to the New York Jets of the rival American Football League for a record contract amount. The AFL draft was held the same day.

Player selections

Round 1

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
1	New York Giants	Tucker Frederickson	Back	Auburn
2	San Francisco 49ers	Ken Willard	Fullback	North Carolina
3	Chicago Bears	Dick Butkus	Linebacker	Illinois
4	Chicago Bears	Gale Sayers	Halfback	Kansas
5	Dallas Cowboys	Craig Morton	Quarterback	California
6	Chicago Bears	Steve DeLong	Tackle	Tennessee
7	Green Bay Packers	Donny Anderson	Halfback	Texas Tech
8	Minnesota Vikings	Jack Snow	Wide receiver	Notre Dame
9	Los Angeles Rams	Clancy Williams	Cornerback	Washington State
10	Green Bay Packers	Larry Elkins	Wide receiver	Baylor
11	Detroit Lions	Tom Nowatzke	Running back	Indiana
12	St. Louis Cardinals	Joe Namath	Quarterback	Alabama
13	San Francisco 49ers	George Donnelly	Back	Illinois
14	Baltimore Colts	Mike Curtis	Linebacker	Duke

Round 2

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
15	Minnesota Vikings	Archie Sutton	Tackle	Illinois
16	San Francisco 49ers	Joe Cerne	Center	Northwestern
17	Cleveland Browns	Jim Garcia	Tackle	Purdue
18	Pittsburgh Steelers	Roy Jefferson	Wide receiver	Utah
19	Dallas Cowboys	Malcolm Walker	Linebacker	Rice
20	Philadelphia Eagles	Ray Rissmiller	Tackle	Georgia
21	Washington Redskins	Bob Breitenstein	Tackle	Tulsa
22	Cleveland Browns	Gerry Bussell	Running back	Georgia Tech
23	Minnesota Vikings	Lance Rentzel	Wide receiver	Oklahoma
24	Green Bay Packers	Alphonse Dotson	Tackle	Grambling
25	Detroit Lions	Jerry Rush	Tackle	Michigan State
26	St. Louis Cardinals	Dave Simmons	Linebacker	Georgia Tech
27	Cleveland Browns	Walter Johnson	Defensive tackle	Cal State-Los Angeles
28	Baltimore Colts	Ralph Neely	Tackle	Oklahoma

Round 3

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
29	San Francisco 49ers	Bob Schweickert	Back	Virginia Tech
30	San Francisco 49ers	Jim Norton	Tackle	Washington
31	New York Giants	Chuck Mercein	Running back	Yale
32	Cleveland Browns	Bo Scott	Running back	Ohio State
33	New York Giants	Bob Timberlake	Quarterback	Michigan
34	Washington Redskins	Kent McCloughan	Back	Nebraska
35	Philadelphia Eagles	Al Nelson	Running back	Cincinnati
36	Baltimore Colts	Glenn Ressler	Center/Middle guard	Penn State
37	Los Angeles Rams	Fred Brown	End	Miami
38	Green Bay Packers	Allen Brown	End	Mississippi
39	Detroit Lions	Fred Biletnikoff	Wide receiver	Florida State
40	St. Louis Cardinals	Ray Ogden	End	Alabama
41	Cleveland Browns	Bobby Maples	Linebacker	Baylor
42	San Francisco 49ers	Jack Chapple	Linebacker	Stanford

Round 4

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
43	New York Giants	Henry Carr	Running back	Arizona State
44	San Francisco 49ers	Larry Todd	Wide receiver	Arizona State
45	Chicago Bears	Jim Nance	Fullback	Syracuse
46	Detroit Lions	Tommy Myers	Quarterback	Northwestern
47	Dallas Cowboys	Jimmy Sidle	Running back	Auburn
48	Philadelphia Eagles	Fred Hill	Wide receiver	USC
49	Baltimore Colts	Marty Schottenheimer	Linebacker	Pittsburgh
50	Los Angeles Rams	Mike Strofolino	Linebacker	Villanova
51	Minnesota Vikings	Jim Whalen	End	Boston College
52	Green Bay Packers	Wally Mahle	Back	Syracuse
53	Dallas Cowboys	Bob Svihus	Tackle	USC
54	St. Louis Cardinals	Johnny Roland	Running back	Missouri
55	Minnesota Vikings	Jim Harris	Tackle	Utah State
56	Baltimore Colts	Dave Johnson	Wide receiver	San Jose State

Round 5

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
57	Detroit Lions	Tommy Vaughn	Back	Iowa State
58	San Francisco 49ers	Dave McCormick	Tackle	Louisiana State
59	Green Bay Packers	Jim Harvey	Tackle	Mississippi
60	Los Angeles Rams	Frank Marchlewski	Center	Minnesota
61	Dallas Cowboys	Roger Pettee	Linebacker	Florida
62	New York Giants	Frank Lambert	End	Mississippi
63	Philadelphia Eagles	John Henderson	End	Michigan
64	Detroit Lions	Ed Flanagan	Center	Purdue
65	Los Angeles Rams	Doug Woodlief	End	Memphis State
66	Green Bay Packers	Doug Goodwin	Running back	Maryland-Eastern Shore
67	Detroit Lions	John Flynn	End	Oklahoma
68	St. Louis Cardinals	Bobby Bonds	Running back	San Jose State
69	Cleveland Browns	Bill Irwin	Tackle	Mississippi
70	Baltimore Colts	John McGuire	Wide receiver	Syracuse

Round 6

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
71	Baltimore Colts	Bobby Felts	Running back	Florida A&M
72	Cleveland Browns	Arnie Simkus	Tackle	Michigan
73	Chicago Bears	Tony Carey	Running back	Notre Dame
74	Green Bay Packers	Richard Koeper	Tackle	Oregon State
75	Dallas Cowboys	Sonny Utz	Running back	Virginia Tech
76	Philadelphia Eagles	John Huarte	Quarterback	Notre Dame
77	Philadelphia Eagles	Gary Garrison	Wide receiver	San Diego State
78	Los Angeles Rams	Bill Harrison	End	Elon
79	Minnesota Vikings	Jim Grisham	Back	Oklahoma
80	Green Bay Packers	Bill Symons	Running back	Colorado
81	Detroit Lions	Earl Hawkins	Back	Emory & Henry
82	St. Louis Cardinals	Glen Ray Hines	Tackle	Arkansas
83	Cleveland Browns	Corwyn Aldredge	Wide receiver	Northwestern State
84	Baltimore Colts	Al Atkinson	Tackle	Villanova

Round 7

Pick #	NFL team	Player	Position	College
85	Green Bay Packers	Jerry Roberts	Back	Baldwin–Wallace
86	Green Bay Packers	Roger Jacobazzi	Tackle	Wisconsin
87	Pittsburgh Steelers	Charley Browning	Back	Washington
88	Chicago Bears	Dick Gordon	Running back	Michigan State
89	Dallas Cowboys	Brig Owens	Quarterback	Cincinnati
90	Chicago Bears	Mickey Sutton	Back	Auburn
91	Philadelphia Eagles	Erwin Will	Tackle	Dayton
92	Detroit Lions	Greg Kent	Tackle	Utah
93	Los Angeles Rams	Tony Guillory	Guard	Lamar
94	Green Bay Packers	Junior Coffey	Running back	Washington
95	Detroit Lions	Bob Kowalkowski	Guard	Virginia
96	St. Louis Cardinals	Frank Roy	End	Utah
97	Cleveland Browns	Dale Lindsey	Linebacker	Western Kentucky
98	Baltimore Colts	John Kolocek	Tackle	Corpus Christi State