1968 American Football League Draft

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The 1968 American Football League Draft was part of the Common Draft, in the second year in which the NFL and AFL held a joint draft of college players.

Contents 1 AFL Player selections 1.1 Round one 2 Future Hall of Famers Selected by AFL Teams 3 Other Notable Players Selected by AFL Teams 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] AFL Player selections

= AFL All-Star

[edit] Round one

Overall Pick #	AFL Team	Player	Position	College
2	Cincinnati Bengals	Bob Johnson	Center	Tennessee
4	San Diego Chargers	Russ Washington	Offensive Tackle	Missouri
6	New England Patriots	Dennis Byrd	Defensive Tackle	North Carolina State
8	Miami Dolphins	Larry Csonka	Running Back	Syracuse
9	Buffalo Bills	Haven Moses	Defensive End	San Diego St.
17	New York Jets	Lee White	Running Back	Weber State
18	San Diego Chargers	Jim Hill	Defensive Back	Texas
19	Kansas City Chiefs	Mo Moorman	Offensive Guard	Texas A&M
22	Kansas City Chiefs	George Daney	Offensive Guard	UTEP
25	Oakland Raiders	Eldridge Dickey	Quarterback	Tennessee State
27	Miami Dolphins	Doug Crusan	Offensive Tackle	Indiana

[edit] Future Hall of Famers Selected by AFL Teams

• Larry Csonka, Running Back, Syracuse -- Taken in the 1st Round, 8th overall, by the AFL's, Miami Dolphins. Inducted in 1987.
• Art Shell, Offensive Tackle, Maryland-Eastern Shore -- Taken in the 3rd Round by the AFL's Oakland Raiders. Inducted in 1989.
• Elvin Bethea, Offensive Tackle, North Carolina A&T -- Taken in the 3rd Round by the AFL's Houston Oilers. Inducted in 2003

[edit] Other Notable Players Selected by AFL Teams

• Curley Culp, Defensive End - Denver Broncos, 2nd Round, Arizona State
• Mike Livingston, Quarterback - Kansas City Chiefs, 2nd Round, Southern Methodist
• Ken Stabler, Quarterback - Oakland Raiders, 2nd Round, Alabama
• Jim Kiick, Running Back - Miami Dolphins, 5th Round, Wyoming
• Bob Trumpy, Tight End - Cincinnati Bengals, 12th Round, Utah
• Marlin Briscoe, Quarterback - Denver Broncos, 14th Round, Nebraska-Omaha

[edit] See also

• List of American Football League players
• History of American Football League draft
• List of Professional Football Drafts

[edit] External links

• 1960 American Football League Draft list on Robert Phillips' site

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