The 1966 American Football League draft was held on Saturday, November 27, 1965. The AFL added the Miami Dolphins as an expansion team in 1966 to bring its total to nine franchises for its seventh season. The Dolphins were awarded the first overall pick in the draft, who used it to select running back Jim Grabowski. The only Hall of Famer to come out of this draft was kicker Jan Stenerud, who was picked by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round of the Red Shirt portion of the draft.

This was the last competitive draft of the American Football League before the AFL–NFL merger agreement, which was announced in June 1966. The next draft of college players in 1967 was a common draft, held in mid-March.

The 1966 NFL draft was held the same day, November 27, 1965.

Player selections (AFL) = Pro BowlerPlayers are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.= AFL All-StarPlayers are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star team at any time in their career.= Hall of Famer

Round 1 Pick # AFL Team Player Position College1Miami DolphinsJim GrabowskiRunning backIllinois2Rick NortonQuarterbackKentucky3Boston PatriotsKarl SingerTacklePurdue4Denver BroncosJerry ShayDefensive tacklePurdue5Houston Oilers (Pick acquired from New York)Tommy NobisLinebackerTexas6Kansas City ChiefsAaron BrownDefensive endMinnesota7San Diego ChargersDon DavisDefensive tackleCal State Los Angeles8Buffalo BillsMike DennisRunning backMississippi13New York JetsWilliam YearbyDefensive endMichigan63Oakland RaidersRodger BirdDefensive backKentucky *As an expansion team, Miami picked first in every round and was awarded an extra pick at the beginning of the draft. *New York deferred its first round selection, taking the 13th pick instead of the 9th. *Oakland deferred its selections until after the first six rounds and traded its sixth round pick. Its first round pick was made after the 7th round, 63rd overall. They made their second, third, and fifth round picks in the middle of the 7th round, so the first round pick was actually the fourth pick Oakland made.

Round 2 Pick # AFL Team Player Position College9Miami DolphinsFrank EmanuelLinebackerTennessee10Boston PatriotsJim BoudreauxTackleLouisiana Tech11Denver BroncosFreeman WhiteTight endNebraska12Houston OilersStan HindmanDefensive endMississippi14New York JetsSam BallTackleKentucky15Kansas City ChiefsFrancis PeayTackleMissouri16San Diego ChargersNick RassasDefensive backNotre Dame17Buffalo BillsJim LindseyRunning backArkansas57Oakland RaidersButch AllisonTackleMissouri *Oakland deferred its selections until after the first six rounds and traded its sixth round pick. Its second round pick was made during the 7th round, 57th overall. This was the first pick Oakland made in the draft.

Round 3 Pick # AFL Team Player Position College18Miami DolphinsLarry GagnerGuardFlorida19Boston PatriotsHarold LucasTackleMichigan State20Denver BroncosBob HadrickEndPurdue21Houston OilersGeorge RiceDefensive tackleLouisiana State22New York JetsCarl McAdamsDefensive tackleOklahoma23Kansas City ChiefsWalt BarnesDefensive tackleNebraska24San Diego ChargersMilt MorinTight endMassachusetts25Buffalo BillsRandy JacksonTackleFlorida58Oakland RaidersTom MitchellTight endBucknell *Oakland deferred its selections until after the first six rounds and traded its sixth round pick. Its third round pick was made during the 7th round, 58th overall. This was the second pick Oakland made in the draft.

Round 4 Pick # AFL Team Player Position College26Miami DolphinsDick LeftridgeFullbackWest Virginia27Denver Broncos (Pick acquired from Boston)Randy JohnsonQuarterbackTexas A&M-Kingsville28Houston Oilers (Pick acquired from Denver)George AllenTackleWest Texas A&M29New York Jets (Pick acquired from Houston)Jim WaskiewiczCenterWichita State30New York JetsPhil SheridanEndNotre Dame31Kansas City ChiefsElijah GibsonHalfbackBethune–Cookman32San Diego ChargersCharlie BrownDefensive backSyracuse33Buffalo BillsBobby BurnettRunning backArkansas71Oakland RaidersDick TysonGuardTulsa *Oakland deferred its selections until after the first six rounds and traded its sixth round pick. Its fourth round pick was made during the 8th round, 71st overall. This was the fifth pick Oakland made in the draft.

Round 5 Pick # AFL Team Player Position College34Miami DolphinsGrady BoltonTackleMississippi State35Boston PatriotsJohn MangumDefensive tackleSouthern Mississippi36Denver BroncosBilly ClayDefensive backMississippi37Houston OilersHoyle GrangerRunning backMississippi State38New York JetsBen HawkinsWide receiverArizona State39Kansas City ChiefsDoug Van HornGuardOhio State40San Diego ChargersRuss SmithRunning backMiami41Buffalo BillsBob SherlagWide receiverMemphis59Oakland RaidersPete BanaszakRunning backMiami *Oakland deferred its selections until after the first six rounds and traded its sixth round pick. Its fifth round pick was made during the 7th round, 59th overall. This was the third pick Oakland made in the draft.

Round 6 Pick # AFL Team Player Position College42Miami DolphinsEd WeisacoskyLinebackerMiami43Boston PatriotsDan IrbyTackleLouisiana Tech44Denver BroncosJames FulghamTackleMinnesota45Houston OilersDave LongDefensive endIowa46New York JetsEmerson BoozerRunning backMaryland Eastern Shore47Kansas City ChiefsJohn OsmondCenterTulsa48New York Jets (Pick acquired from Oakland)Dick LeMayGuardVanderbilt49San Diego ChargersGary PettigrewDefensive tackleStanford50Buffalo BillsBill JohnsonHalfbackUniversity of the South *Oakland deferred its selections until after the first six rounds and traded its sixth round pick.

Round 7 Pick # AFL Team Player Position College51Miami DolphinsDon HansenLinebackerIllinois52Boston PatriotsJim BattleTackleSaginaw Valley State53Denver BroncosJerry JonesTackleBowling Green54Houston OilersPep MenefeeWide receiverNew Mexico State55New York JetsJoe DobsonTackleIdaho56Kansas City ChiefsCharlie GogolakKickerPrinceton60Oakland RaidersFrank McRaeDefensive tackleTennessee State61San Diego ChargersJim TolbertDefensive backLincoln (MO)62Denver Broncos (Pick acquired from Buffalo)Scotty GlackenQuarterbackDuke *Oakland deferred its selections until after the first six rounds. Picks 57, 58, & 59 were deferred Oakland picks and are shown in rounds two, three, and five respectively.

Round 8 Pick # AFL Team Player Position College64Miami DolphinsBob PetrellaDefensive backTennessee65Boston PatriotsSam MontgomeryDefensive backSouthern University66Denver BroncosGoldie SellersDefensive backGrambling State67Houston OilersDan BlandHalfbackMississippi State68New York JetsPete LammonsTight endTexas69Kansas City ChiefsFletcher SmithDefensive backTennessee State72San Diego ChargersDoug BuffoneLinebackerLouisville73Buffalo BillsPaul GuidryLinebackerMcNeese State *Oakland deferred its selections until after the first six rounds. Pick 70 would have been Oakland's pick in the 8th round but was skipped. Pick 71 was a deferred Oakland pick and is shown in round four.

Round 9 Pick # AFL Team Player Position College74Miami DolphinsBill MatanDefensive endKansas State75Boston PatriotsDoug SatcherLinebackerSouthern Mississippi76Denver BroncosRonald SbrantiLinebackerUtah State77Houston OilersDick SuffelDefensive backTexas State78New York JetsJames JonesEndNebraska-Omaha79Kansas City ChiefsDick SmithDefensive backNorthwestern80Oakland RaidersClifton KinneyLinebackerSan Diego State81San Diego ChargersTaft ReedDefensive backJackson State82Buffalo BillsJim CarterDefensive endTennessee State

Round 10 Pick # AFL Team Player Position College83Miami DolphinsPat KillorinCenterSyracuse84Boston PatriotsDennis BrewsterTackleBYU85Denver BroncosLarry CoxDefensive tackleAbilene Christian86Houston OilersWilbur AylorDefensive tackleTexas State87New York JetsBill WolskiFullbackNotre Dame88Kansas City ChiefsFred DawstonDefensive backSouth Carolina State89Oakland RaidersTony JeterTight endNebraska90San Diego ChargersDan PrideLinebackerJackson State91Buffalo BillsBobby CrockettSplit EndArkansas

Round 11 Pick # AFL Team Player Position College92Miami DolphinsSammy PriceRunning backIllinois93New York Jets (Pick acquired from Boston)Gerry AllenRunning backNebraska-Omaha94Denver BroncosJames BurnsGuardNorthwestern95Houston OilersMonte LedbetterWide receiverNorthwestern State96New York JetsBob WaltonTackleAuburn97Kansas City ChiefsWillie Ray SmithDefensive backKansas98Oakland RaidersJoe LabruzzoHalfbackLouisiana State99San Diego ChargersTerry OwensTackleJacksonville State100Buffalo BillsDale StewartHalfbackPittsburgh

Round 12 Pick # AFL Team Player Position College101Miami DolphinsHoward TwilleyWide receiverTulsa102Boston PatriotsDick FugereLinebackerCincinnati103New York Jets (Pick acquired from Denver)Steve ChomyszakDefensive tackleSyracuse104Houston OilersHarry DayDefensive endMemphis105New York JetsKen HollisterDefensive endIndiana106Kansas City ChiefsBill BondsDefensive backMcMurry107Oakland RaidersWayne FosterTackleWashington State108San Diego ChargersRay JonesHalfbackCal State Los Angeles109Buffalo BillsWayne DeSutterTackleWestern Illinois

Round 13 Pick # AFL Team Player Position College110Miami DolphinsKent KramerTight endMinnesota111Boston PatriotsTom CarrFullbackBates112Denver BroncosEric CrabtreeWide receiverPittsburgh113Houston OilersFred ZimmermanLinebackerToledo114New York JetsStas MaliszewskiLinebackerPrinceton115Kansas City ChiefsWayne WalkerPunterNorthwestern State116Oakland RaidersJohn NilandGuardIowa117San Diego ChargersHouston RidgeDefensive endSan Diego State118Buffalo BillsAl McFarlaneHalfbackLouisville

Round 14 Pick # AFL Team Player Position College119Miami DolphinsPhil ScogginKickerTexas A&M120Boston PatriotsBob HallDefensive backBrown121Denver BroncosFred ForsbergLinebackerWashington122Houston OilersDave LinceTight endNorth Dakota123New York JetsStan QuintanaDefensive backNew Mexico124Kansas City ChiefsCharley HarrawayRunning backSan Jose State125Oakland RaidersMike JohnsonDefensive backKansas126San Diego ChargersMike LondonLinebackerWisconsin127Buffalo BillsTony GolmontDefensive backNorth Carolina State

Round 15 Pick # AFL Team Player Position College128Miami DolphinsJerry OliverTackleTexas State129Boston PatriotsBilly LairdQuarterbackLouisiana Tech130Denver BroncosMike RingerDefensive backOklahoma131Houston OilersTom DillardTackleAustin Peay State132New York JetsBill CodyLinebackerAuburn133Kansas City ChiefsBruce Van DykeGuardMissouri134Oakland RaidersSteve RenkoFullbackKansas135San Diego ChargersShelly NovackEndLong Beach State136Buffalo BillsAllen SmithRunning backFort Valley State

Round 16 Pick # AFL Team Player Position College137Miami DolphinsDon LorenzDefensive endStephen F. Austin138Boston PatriotsBuddy OwensGuardMichigan State139Denver BroncosFrank RogersKickerColorado140Houston OilersSteve SmithTackleMichigan141New York JetsRon AcksLinebackerIllinois142Kansas City ChiefsTom BarringtonRunning backOhio State143Oakland RaidersCraig RitcheyDefensive backStanford144San Diego ChargersBill ScottDefensive backIdaho145Buffalo BillsEd RussellTackleIllinois

Round 17 Pick # AFL Team Player Position College146Miami DolphinsMike BenderGuardArkansas147Boston PatriotsDick CappTight endBoston College148Denver BroncosGary EickmanDefensive endIllinois149Houston OilersLyle LoebachTackleSimpson150New York JetsTommy TollesonWide receiverAlabama151Kansas City ChiefsWalt GarrisonRunning backOklahoma State152Oakland RaidersTed HolmanDefensive backSyracuse153San Diego ChargersRon OgleDefensive tackleLong Beach State154Buffalo BillsBill EarhartDefensive tackleBowling Green

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