Auburn Football Tradition | All-Time Draft Picks

The American Football League (AFL) was a major professional football league that operated from 1960 until 1969, when it was merged with the established National Football League (NFL). The upstart AFL operated in direct competition with the more established NFL throughout its existence. Initially viewed as inferior, the AFL began attracting top talent from colleges and the NFL by the mid-1960s, well before the Common Draft which began in 1967. Auburn contributed 25 selections in AFL drafts.

Draft	Round	No.	Player	Team	Pos
1966	11	96	Bob Walton	New York Jets	DT
	15	132	Bill Cody	New York Jets	LB
1965	9	68	Jimmy Sidle	New York Jets	RB
	12	91	Chuck Hurston	Buffalo Bills	DE
	19	149	Mike Alford	Kansas City Chiefs	C
1964	3	21	George Rose	Buffalo Bills	DB
	10	76	Howard Simpson	Buffalo Bills	DE
1963	6	43	Jim Price	New York Jets	LB
	8	63	Jimmy Burson	Houston Oilers	DB
	24	192	Dave Hill	Kansas City Chiefs	T
	25	195	Joe Baughan	New York Jets	T
1962	7	50	John McGeever	Denver Broncos	DB
	11	82	Bobby Hunt	Dallas Texans	DB
	16	128	George Gross	San Diego Chargers	DT
	25	194	Dave Edwards	Denver Broncos	LB
	32	256	Wayne Frazier	San Diego Chargers	C
1961	1	3	Ken Rice	Buffalo Bills	T
	14	111	Billy Wilson	San Diego Chargers	T
	18	143	Ed Dyas	San Diego Chargers	FB
	28	218	Bryant Harvard	Boston Patriots	QB

The 1960 American Football League Draft was held on November 22, 1959, shortly after the organization of the league, and lasted 33 rounds. An additional draft of 20 rounds was held by the AFL on December 2. Each AFL team had "territorial rights" to players from its general region for a first draft selection, so that teams could sign players who were known to their fans. These were not "picked" as such, but agreed on by consensus. After the first "territorial picks" the 1960 AFL draft proceeded with teams selecting by lot and player position, e.g., each team selected backs from the available list, then linemen, etc.

 

1960 Draft (listed alphabetically)	Team	Pos
Jackie Burkett	New York Titans	C
Teddy Foret	Denver Broncos	T/G
Lamar Rawson	Los Angeles Chargers	HB
Roger Smith	New York Titans	G
Bob Wasden	Houston Oilers	E