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• At the league meeting in Oakland, the AFL announced their plan to stock the Oakland team with players from the other seven teams
• The league would conduct an allocation draft of five rounds, with Oakland selecting one player from each team during each round
• Before the initial round each team would select 11 players that would be immune to selection
• After each round, each team would be permitted to add another 11 players to the protected list
• Oakland head coach Eddie Erdelatz said the team would make its first selections on or around March 20, though they could be permitted to make picks s early as March 12
• Teams were assigned territorial rights for television purposes with Oakland’s territory extending north to the Canadian order, east to Missoula, Montana, and Reno, Nevada, and south to San Luis Obispo
| Eddie Erdelatz | Head Coach |
| Marty Feldman | Defensive Line |
| Ernie Jorge | Offensive Line |
| Name | Pos | Ht | Wt | School | Birthdate |
| George Blanch | DB | 6’0” | 195 | Texas | Feb 18, 1938 |
| Clord Boyette | OL | 6’4” | 245 | Texas Southern | 1935 |
| Willie Boykin | DT | 6’4” | 245 | Michigan State | 1934(?) |
| Carmen Cavalli | DE | 6’4” | 245 | Richmond | Jun 11, 1937 |
| Fran Curci | QB | 5’9” | 160 | Miami (FL) | Jun 11, 1938 |
| Purcell Daniels | FB | 6’2” | 205 | Pepperdine | Jan 1, 1936 |
| Dan Edgington | E | 6’2” | 190 | Florida | Apr 10, 1937 |
| Sam McCord | QB | 5’10” | 185 | East Texas State | Feb 23, 1933 |
| Don Norton | WR | 6’1” | 180 | Iowa | Mar 13, 1938 |
| Jim Otto | C | 6’2” | 225 | Miami (FL) | Jan 5, 1938 |
| Bob Parker | T | 5’11” | 215 | East Texas State | Jun 4, 1937 |
| Gene Prebola | TE | 6’3” | 215 | Boston University | Jun 30, 1938 |
| Jim Woodard | T | 6’5” | 230 | Lamar Tech | 1938(?) |