• The AFL conducted the authorized version of its college draft today
• The Raiders, with the worst record in the league at 2-9, had the first overall pick and chose North Carolina State quarterback Roman Gabriel
• Gabriel said he had no preference between the NFL and the AFL and would pick the team that gave him the best deal
• With their second round pick, the Raiders chose Arkansas halfback Lance Alworth who had been selected by the Chargers in the clandestine draft in mid-November
Marty Feldman | Head coach | |
George Dickson | Defensive backfield | |
Tommy Kalmanir | Offensive backfield | |
Bob Maddock | Offensive line |
Name | Pos | Ht | Wt | School | |
Doug Asad | TE | 6'3“ | 200 | Northwestern | |
Al Bansavage | LB | 6'2” | 230 | USC | |
Alex Bravo | DB | 6'1“ | 190 | Cal Poly-SLO | |
Jim Brewington | DT | 6'6” | 280 | North Carolina-Central | |
Jerry Burch | WR | 6'1“ | 190 | Georgia Tech | |
Joe Cannavino | CB | 5'11” | 185 | Ohio State | |
Bob Coolbaugh | WR | 6'3“ | 200 | Richmond | |
Wayne Crow | FB | 6'0” | 205 | California | |
Clem Daniels | HB | 6'1“ | 215 | North Texas State | |
Bob Dougherty | LB | 6'1” | 235 | Kentucky | |
Gary Finneran | DE | 6'3“ | 235 | USC | |
George Fleming | WR | 5'11” | 185 | Washington | |
Tom Flores | QB | 6'1“ | 190 | Pacific | |
Charley Fuller | HB | 5'11” | 175 | San Francisco State | |
Bob Garner | CB | 5'10“ | 180 | Fresno State | |
Glen Hakes | G | 6'2” | 235 | New Mexico | |
Charlie Hardy | WR | 6'0“ | 180 | San Jose State | |
John Harris | DB | 6'1” | 195 | Santa Monica CC | |
Wayne Hawkins | G | 5'11“ | 235 | Pacific | |
Harry Jagielski | DT | 6'0” | 260 | Indiana | |
Jon Jelacic | DE | 6'3“ | 245 | Minnesota | |
Tom Louderback | LB | 6'2” | 235 | San Jose State | |
Alan Miller | FB | 6'0“ | 195 | Boston College | |
Riley Morris | LB | 6'2” | 220 | Florida A&M | |
Jim Otto | C | 6'2“ | 225 | Miami (FL) | |
Nick Papac | QB | 5'11” | 190 | Fresno State | |
Volney Peters | DT | 6'4“ | 240 | USC | |
Charley Powell | DE | 6'2” | 225 | San Diego HS | |
Harrison Rece | C | 6'3“ | 235 | Trinity | |
Cliff Roberts | T | 6'3” | 260 | Illinois | |
Herb Roedel | G | 6'3“ | 230 | Marquette | |
Ron Sabal | T | 6'3” | 200 | Purdue | |
Hal Smith | DT | 6'5“ | 250 | UCLA | |
Willie Smith | G | 6'2” | 265 | Michigan | |
Jack Stone | T | 6'2“ | 245 | Oregon | |
Tony Teresa | HB | 5'10” | 185 | San Jose State | |
Herm Urenda | WR | 5'10“ | 180 | Pacific | |
Bob Voight | DT | 6'5” | 265 | Los Angeles State | |
Fred Williamson | CB | 6'3“ | 210 | Northwestern |
Round | # | Player | Pos | School | NFL | 1st Signing | |
1 | 1 | Roman Gabriel | QB | North Carolina | Rams 1st | Rams Dec 13, 1961 | |
2 | 9 | Lance Alworth | HB | Arkansas | 49ers 1st | Chargers Jan 1, 1962 | |
3 | 17 | Ed Pine | C | Utah | 49ers 2nd | 49ers Dec 12, 1961 | |
4 | 25 | John Meyers | T | Washington | Rams 3rd | Rams Dec 22, 1961 | |
5 | 33 | Joe Hernandez | HB | Arizona | Redskins 2nd | Toronto May 28, 1962 | |
6 | 41 | Dan Birdwell | C | Houston | Lions 5th | Raiders Dec 7, 1961 | |
7 | 49 | Jim Norris | T | Houston | Rams 10th | Raiders Dec 7, 1961 | |
8 | 57 | Ferrell Yarbrough | E | Northwest Louisiana | Steelers 18th | Raiders Dec 11, 1961 | |
9 | 65 | Jim Dillard | HB | Oklahoma State | Colts 4th | Calgary Dec 12, 1961 | |
10 | 73 | Hank Rivera | HB | Oregon State | Browns 5th | Raiders Jan 26, 1962 | |
11 | 81 | to Dallas | |||||
12 | 89 | Jim Skaggs | G | Washington | Eagles 10th | Eagles Dec 17, 1961 | |
12 | 92 | Gary Schwertfeger1 | LB | Montana | British Columbia Apr 12, 1962 | ||
12 | 94 | Oscar Donahue2 | E | San Jose State | Packers 6th | Packers Jun 13, 1962 | |
13 | 97 | George Pierovich | HB | California | 49ers 13th | 49ers January 3, 1962 | |
14 | 105 | Bert Coan3 | HB | Kansas | Redskins 7th | Chargers Mar 1, 1962 | |
15 | 113 | Floyd Dean3 | E | Florida | 49ers 4th | 49ers Dec 29, 1962 | |
16 | 121 | Pat Russ | T | Purdue | Vikings 14th | Vikings Jan 1, 1962 | |
17 | 129 | Larry Ferguson3 | HB | Iowa | Lions 4th | Lions Dec 3, 1962 | |
18 | 137 | Jim Vollenweider | FB | Miami FL | 49ers 8th | 49ers Dec 20, 1961 | |
19 | 145 | Dennis Spurlock | QB | Whitworth | Saskatchewan Dec 29, 1961 | ||
19 | 146 | Kent Horne | T | Brigham Young | Eagles Jan 13, 1962 | ||
20 | 153 | John Sutro | G | San Jose State | Packers 6th | Packers Jun 13, 1962 | |
21 | 161 | Bill Tunnicliff | FB | Michigan | Bears 5th | Bears Jan 16, 1962 | |
22 | 169 | Jim Cadile | E | San Jose State | Bears 4th | Bears Jan 31, 1962 | |
23 | 177 | Elvin Basham | G | Kansas | Raiders Dec 19, 1961 | ||
24 | 185 | Mickey Bruce | HB | Oregon State | Raiders Dec 23, 1961 | ||
25 | 193 | Terry Cagaanan3 | HB | Utah State | Vikings 20th | Vikings Jun 22, 1963 |
1. from Buffalo
2. from Boston
3. redshirt pick