National Football League draft
The 1966 NFL draft was held at the Summit Hotel in New York City on Saturday, November 27, 1965.[ 1] [ 2]
The expansion Atlanta Falcons were awarded the first pick in each round as well as the final pick in each of the first five rounds.[ 1] The first overall selection was Tommy Nobis , a linebacker from Texas .[ 2] The league also provided the Falcons with an expansion draft six weeks later.[ 1]
This was the last draft in which the NFL and the AFL selected their players separate of one another. As a result, most players drafted by teams from both leagues chose to play for the more established NFL, but not all. Similar to 1965 , the AFL draft was held on the same day. After the merger agreement in June 1966, a common draft was held in March 1967 .
HOF Member of the Professional Football Hall of Fame
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
33
Atlanta Falcons
Mike Dennis
Running back
Mississippi
34
Los Angeles Rams
Dick Tyson
Guard
Tulsa
35
Pittsburgh Steelers
Pat Killorin
Center
Syracuse
36
Philadelphia Eagles
Ben Hawkins
Wide receiver
Arizona State
37
San Francisco 49ers
Al Randolph
Running back
Iowa
38
Washington Redskins
Tom Barrington
Running back
Ohio State
39
Detroit Lions
Bill Malinchak
Wide receiver
Indiana
40
New York Giants
Tom Fisher
Linebacker
Tennessee
41
San Francisco 49ers
Dan Bland
Defensive back
Mississippi State
42
Minnesota Vikings
Don Hansen
Linebacker
Illinois
43
St. Louis Cardinals
Dave Long
Defensive end
Iowa
44
Chicago Bears
Bob Pickens
Tackle
Nebraska
45
Green Bay Packers
Fred Heron
Tackle
San Jose State
46
Green Bay Packers
Tony Jeter
End
Nebraska
47
Baltimore Colts
Rick Kestner
Wide receiver
Kentucky
48
Atlanta Falcons
Phil Sheridan
Wide receiver
Notre Dame
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
49
Atlanta Falcons
Ken Reaves
Defensive back
Norfolk State
50
Los Angeles Rams
Henry Dyer
Running back
Grambling
51
Chicago Bears
Randy Jackson
Tackle
Florida
52
Philadelphia Eagles
Frank Emanuel
Linebacker
Tennessee
53
Washington Redskins
Billy Clay
Defensive back
Mississippi
54
Baltimore Colts
Rod Sherman
Wide receiver
USC
55
Detroit Lions
Doug Van Horn
Guard
Ohio State
56
San Francisco 49ers
Don Parker
Guard
Virginia
57
Minnesota Vikings
Ron Acks
Defensive back
Illinois
58
St. Louis Cardinals
Gary Snook
Quarterback
Iowa
59
Detroit Lions
Willie Walker
Wide receiver
Tennessee State
60
Chicago Bears
Doug Buffone
Linebacker
Louisville
61
Cleveland Browns
Pete Duranko
Defensive end
Notre Dame
62
Green Bay Packers
John Roderick
Wide receiver
Southern Methodist
63
Baltimore Colts
Hoyle Granger
Running back
Mississippi State
64
Atlanta Falcons
Willie Asbury
Running back
Kent State
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
65
Atlanta Falcons
Bill Wolski
Running back
Notre Dame
66
Los Angeles Rams
Diron Talbert
Tackle
Texas
67
Detroit Lions
Bill Cody
Linebacker
Auburn
68
Philadelphia Eagles
Dan Berry
Running back
California
69
San Francisco 49ers
Mel Phillips
Defensive back
North Carolina A&T
70
Washington Redskins
Dick LeMay
Tackle
Vanderbilt
71
San Francisco 49ers
Steve Smith
Wide receiver
Michigan
72
Minnesota Vikings
Doug Davis
Tackle
Kentucky
73
St. Louis Cardinals
Jack Clancy
Wide receiver
Michigan
74
Cleveland Browns
Randy Schultz
Running back
Northern Iowa
75
New York Giants
Bill Briggs
Defensive end
Iowa
76
Minnesota Vikings
Bob Hall
Defensive back
Brown
77
Los Angeles Rams
Dick Arndt
Tackle
Idaho
78
Cleveland Browns
Dan Fulford
Wide receiver
Auburn
79
Dallas Cowboys
Walt Garrison
Running back
Oklahoma State
80
Atlanta Falcons
Martin Kahn
Tackle
North Texas State
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
81
Atlanta Falcons
Charley Casey
Wide receiver
Florida
82
Los Angeles Rams
Bruce Anderson
Tackle
Willamette
83
Minnesota Vikings
Wilbur Aylor
Tackle
Southwest Texas State
84
Philadelphia Eagles
Bob Sherlag
Defensive back
Memphis State
85
Chicago Bears
Dennis Brewster
Tackle
Brigham Young
86
Dallas Cowboys
Bob Dunlevy
Wide receiver
West Virginia
87
Detroit Lions
Wayne DeSutter
Tackle
Western Illinois
88
St. Louis Cardinals
Tim Van Galder
Quarterback
Iowa State
89
Philadelphia Eagles
Mel Tom
Linebacker
San Jose State
90
Cleveland Browns
Jim Battle
Defensive end
Southern
91
San Francisco 49ers
Charlie Johnson
Defensive tackle
Louisville
92
Chicago Bears
Franklin McRae
Defensive tackle
Tennessee State
93
Cleveland Browns
Fred Hoaglin
Center
Pittsburgh
94
Washington Redskins
Earl Yates
Tackle
Duke
95
Baltimore Colts
Stas Maliszewski
Linebacker
Princeton
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
96
Atlanta Falcons
William Johnson
Running back
University of the South
97
Los Angeles Rams
George Youngblood
Defensive back
Cal State-Los Angeles
98
Pittsburgh Steelers
Emerson Boozer
Running back
Maryland-Eastern Shore
99
Philadelphia Eagles
David Lince
Tackle
North Dakota
100
Dallas Cowboys
Art Robinson
Wide receiver
Florida A&M
101
Washington Redskins
George Patton
Tackle
Georgia
102
St. Louis Cardinals
Charley Arkwright
Tackle
Georgia
103
Detroit Lions
Johnnie Robinson
Wide receiver
Tennessee State
104
New York Giants
Phil Harris
Running back
Texas
105
Baltimore Colts
Dave Ellis
Defensive end
North Carolina State
106
Minnesota Vikings
Bob Meers
End
Massachusetts
107
Chicago Bears
Ron Meyer
Quarterback
South Dakota State
108
Green Bay Packers
Ray Miller
Defensive end
Idaho
109
Cleveland Browns
Leroy Carter
Wide receiver
Grambling
110
Baltimore Colts
Ray Perkins
Wide receiver
Alabama
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
111
Atlanta Falcons
Bill Goss
Linebacker
Tulane
112
Los Angeles Rams
Vilnis Ezerins
Running back
Wisconsin–Whitewater
113
New York Giants
Charlie Harper
Tackle
Oklahoma State
114
Philadelphia Eagles
John Mason
End
Stanford
115
Washington Redskins
Stan Mitchell
Running back
Tennessee
116
Dallas Cowboys
Don Kunit
Running back
Penn State
117
Detroit Lions
John Pincavage
Running back
Virginia
118
New York Giants
Bill Matan
Wide receiver
Kansas State
119
San Francisco 49ers
Dick Witcher
Wide receiver
UCLA
120
Baltimore Colts
Jerry Allen
Running back
Nebraska-Omaha
121
St. Louis Cardinals
Dan Goich
End
California
122
Chicago Bears
Doug McFalls
Defensive back
Georgia
123
Cleveland Browns
Tom Talaga
Wide receiver
Notre Dame
124
Green Bay Packers
Ken McLean
Wide receiver
Texas A&M
125
Baltimore Colts
Jack White
Quarterback
Penn State
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
126
Atlanta Falcons
Bob Sanders
Center
North Texas State
127
Los Angeles Rams
Burton Matthies
Running back
Wayne State
128
Pittsburgh Steelers
Dale Stewart
Defensive end
Pittsburgh
129
Philadelphia Eagles
Jim Todd
Running back
Ball State
130
Dallas Cowboys
Darrell Elam
Wide receiver
West Virginia Tech
131
Washington Redskins
Jack Shinholser
Linebacker
Florida State
132
New York Giants
Freeman White
Wide receiver
Nebraska
133
San Francisco 49ers
Kent Kramer
Wide receiver
Minnesota
134
Minnesota Vikings
Ron Green
Wide receiver
North Dakota
135
St. Louis Cardinals
Charlie Bryant
Wide receiver
Allen
136
Detroit Lions
Dick Cunningham
Guard
Arkansas
137
Chicago Bears
Fritz Greenlee
Wide receiver
Northern Arizona
138
Green Bay Packers
Ron Rector
Running back
Northwestern
139
Cleveland Browns
Jack Gregory
Defensive end
Delta State
140
Baltimore Colts
Jerry Gross
Running back
Auburn
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
141
Atlanta Falcons
Mike Bender
Guard
Arkansas
142
Los Angeles Rams
Mike Capshaw
Tackle
Abilene Christian
143
Pittsburgh Steelers
Jerry Marion
Defensive back
Wyoming
144
Philadelphia Eagles
John Osmond
Center
Tulsa
145
Washington Redskins
Caesar Belser
Defensive back
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
146
Dallas Cowboys
Mason Mitchell
Running back
Washington
147
San Francisco 49ers
Ron Sbranti
Defensive end
Utah State
148
Detroit Lions
Bruce Yates
Tackle
Auburn
149
St. Louis Cardinals
Mike Ringer
Running back
Oklahoma
150
Detroit Lions
Tom Brigham
Defensive end
Wisconsin
151
New York Giants
Jeff Smith
Linebacker
USC
152
Chicago Bears
Bobby Burnett
Running back
Arkansas
153
Cleveland Browns
Monte Ledbetter
Wide receiver
Northwestern State (LA)
154
Green Bay Packers
Sam Montgomery
Defensive end
Southern
155
Baltimore Colts
Claude Brownlee
Defensive end
Benedictine
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
156
Atlanta Falcons
Steve Sloan
Quarterback
Alabama
157
Los Angeles Rams
Darrell Hoover
Running back
Arizona
158
Pittsburgh Steelers
Charley Washington
Running back
Grambling
159
Philadelphia Eagles
Welford Walton
Defensive end
Nevada-Reno
160
Dallas Cowboys
Austin Denney
Wide receiver
Tennessee
161
Washington Redskins
Dick Reding
Wide receiver
Northwestern State (LA)
162
Minnesota Vikings
Stan Quintana
Defensive back
New Mexico
163
St. Louis Cardinals
Bobby Williams
Running back
Central State (OK)
164
Detroit Lions
Jack O'Billovich
Linebacker
Oregon State
165
New York Giants
Cliff Wilder
Wide receiver
Iowa
166
San Francisco 49ers
Preston Ridlehuber
Running back
Georgia
167
Chicago Bears
Terry Owens
Wide receiver
Jacksonville State
168
Green Bay Packers
Ralph Wenzel
Guard
San Diego State
169
Cleveland Browns
Tony Fire
Tackle
Bowling Green
170
Baltimore Colts
Eric Crabtree
Wide receiver
Pittsburgh
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
171
Atlanta Falcons
Ken Hollister
Tackle
Indiana
172
Los Angeles Rams
George Clayton
Defensive back
Fairmont State
173
Dallas Cowboys
Les Shy
Defensive back
Long Beach State
174
Philadelphia Eagles
Bruce Van Dyke
Guard
Missouri
175
Washington Redskins
John Stipech
Linebacker
Utah
176
Dallas Cowboys
Craig Baynham
Running back
Georgia Tech
177
St. Louis Cardinals
Rickey Johnson
Tackle
Clemson
178
Detroit Lions
Randy Winkler
Tackle
Tarleton State
179
New York Giants
Ken Avery
Linebacker
Southern Mississippi
180
San Francisco 49ers
Lyle Loebach
Tackle
Simpson
181
Minnesota Vikings
Bob Petrella
Defensive back
Tennessee
182
Chicago Bears
Wayne Page
Defensive end
Clemson
183
Cleveland Browns
Rich Czap
Tackle
Nebraska
184
Green Bay Packers
Jim Mankins
Running back
Florida State
185
Baltimore Colts
Jim Carer
Guard
Tennessee State
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
186
Atlanta Falcons
Bob Collins
Tackle
South Carolina
187
Los Angeles Rams
Jake David
Running back
Lamar
188
Pittsburgh Steelers
Benjy Dial
Quarterback
Eastern New Mexico
189
Philadelphia Eagles
Jim Bohl
Running back
New Mexico State
190
Dallas Cowboys
Ron Lamb
Running back
South Carolina
191
Washington Redskins
Heath Wingate
Center
Bowling Green
192
Detroit Lions
Bill Masselter
Tackle
Wisconsin
193
New York Giants
Jim Fulgham
Tackle
Minnesota
194
San Francisco 49ers
Jim Jackson
Running back
Western Illinois
195
Minnesota Vikings
Larry Martin
Tackle
San Diego State
196
St. Louis Cardinals
Jim Brown
Guard
Nebraska
197
Chicago Bears
Wayne Becker
Tackle
Montana
198
Green Bay Packers
Ed King
Linebacker
USC
199
Cleveland Browns
Jim Boudreaux
Tackle
Louisiana Tech
200
Baltimore Colts
Bob Hadrick
Wide receiver
Purdue
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
201
Atlanta Falcons
Steve Ecker
Kicker
Shippensburg
202
Los Angeles Rams
Terry Parks
Tackle
Cal State-Los Angeles
203
Pittsburgh Steelers
Joe Novogratz
Linebacker
Pittsburgh
204
Philadelphia Eagles
Ron Medved
Running back
Washington
205
Washington Redskins
Jerry Lovelace
Running back
Texas Tech
206
Dallas Cowboys
Lewis Turner
Running back
Norfolk State
207
New York Giants
Howard McCard
Guard
Syracuse
208
San Francisco 49ers
Elmer Collett
Center
Cal State-San Francisco
209
Minnesota Vikings
Howard Twilley
Wide receiver
Tulsa
210
St. Louis Cardinals
LaVerle Pratt
Linebacker
Idaho
211
Detroit Lions
Denis Moore
Tackle
USC
212
Chicago Bears
Mike Buckner
Defensive back
Northwestern
213
Cleveland Browns
Pete Lammons
End
Texas
214
Green Bay Packers
Ron Hanson
Wide receiver
North Dakota State
215
Baltimore Colts
Jim Ward
Quarterback
Gettysburg
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
216
Atlanta Falcons
Tom Tolleson
Wide receiver
Alabama
217
Los Angeles Rams
Mike Sullivan
Wide receiver
Oregon State
218
Pittsburgh Steelers
Joe Dobson
Tackle
Idaho
219
Philadelphia Eagles
Harry Day
Tackle
Memphis State
220
Dallas Cowboys
Mark Gartung
Tackle
Oregon State
221
Washington Redskins
Hal Seymour
Running back
Florida
222
San Francisco 49ers
Saint Saffold
Wide receiver
San Jose State
223
Minnesota Vikings
Hugh Wright
Running back
Adams State
224
St. Louis Cardinals
Darryl Alleman
Wide receiver
Wyoming
225
Detroit Lions
Bill Sullivan
Defensive end
West Virginia
226
New York Giants
Steve Bowman
Running back
Alabama
227
Chicago Bears
Jim Kollman
Guard
Oregon
228
Green Bay Packers
Grady Bolton
Tackle
Mississippi State
229
Cleveland Browns
Bob Ellis
Defensive end
Massachusetts
230
Baltimore Colts
Lee Garner
Linebacker
Mississippi
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
231
Atlanta Falcons
Jim Vining
Guard
Rice
232
Los Angeles Rams
Joe O'Brien
Wide receiver
Texas-Arlington
233
Pittsburgh Steelers
Jim Long
Wide receiver
Purdue
234
Philadelphia Eagles
Arunas Vasys
Linebacker
Notre Dame
235
Washington Redskins
Hal Wantland
Running back
Tennessee
236
Dallas Cowboys
Tom Piggee
Running back
Cal State-San Francisco
237
Minnesota Vikings
Jim Williams
Defensive end
Arkansas
238
St. Louis Cardinals
Dick Kasperek
Center
Iowa State
239
Detroit Lions
Jerry Gendron
Wide receiver
Wisconsin–Eau Claire
240
New York Giants
Sam Price
Running back
Illinois
241
San Francisco 49ers
Jim LeClair
Quarterback
C.W. Post
242
Chicago Bears
Lynn Senkbeil
Linebacker
Nebraska
243
Cleveland Browns
David Ray
End
Alabama
244
Green Bay Packers
Bob Schultz
Defensive end
Wisconsin–Stevens Point
245
Baltimore Colts
Rod Stewart
End
Duke
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
246
Atlanta Falcons
Lurley Archambeau
Center
Toledo
247
Los Angeles Rams
Dan Gilbert
Tackle
Arkansas Tech
248
Pittsburgh Steelers
Mike Brundage
Quarterback
Oregon
249
Philadelphia Eagles
Ike Kelley
Linebacker
Ohio State
250
Dallas Cowboys
George Allen
Tackle
West Texas State
251
Washington Redskins
Mitch Zalnasky
Wide receiver
Pittsburgh
252
St. Louis Cardinals
Benny Russell
Quarterback
Louisville
253
Detroit Lions
Ralph Dunlap
Defensive end
Baylor
254
New York Giants
Gary Eickman
Tackle
Illinois
255
San Francisco 49ers
Jim Breland
Center
Georgia Tech
256
Minnesota Vikings
Monroe Beard
Running back
Virginia Union
257
Chicago Bears
Curtis Gentry
Defensive back
Maryland-Eastern Shore
258
Green Bay Packers
Dave Hathcock
Defensive back
Memphis State
259
Cleveland Browns
Gene Modzelewski
Tackle
New Mexico State
260
Baltimore Colts
Randy Matson
Tackle
Texas A&M
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
261
Atlanta Falcons
Doug Korver
Center
Northern Iowa
262
Los Angeles Rams
Ray Johnson
Linebacker
Whitworth
263
Pittsburgh Steelers
Ken Lucas
Quarterback
Pittsburgh
264
Philadelphia Eagles
Bill Moorer
Center
Georgia Tech
265
Washington Redskins
Joe Burson
Running back
Georgia
266
Dallas Cowboys
Steve Orr
Tackle
Washington
267
Detroit Lions
Bill Johnson
Wide receiver
Livingston
268
New York Giants
Kai Anderson
Center
Illinois
269
San Francisco 49ers
Ron Parson
Wide receiver
Austin Peay
270
Minnesota Vikings
Dale Greco
Defensive tackle
Illinois
271
St. Louis Cardinals
Willie Jones
Defensive end
Kansas State
272
Chicago Bears
Charley Kines
Tackle
Michigan
273
Cleveland Browns
Charley Harraway
Running back
San Jose State
274
Green Bay Packers
Jim Jones
Defensive end
Nebraska-Omaha
275
Baltimore Colts
Ed Toner
Tackle
Massachusetts
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
276
Atlanta Falcons
Walt Mainer
Defensive back
Xavier
277
Los Angeles Rams
Homer Williams
Wide receiver
USC
278
Pittsburgh Steelers
Dave Neilson
Quarterback
Albion
279
Philadelphia Eagles
Taft Reed
Defensive back
Jackson State
280
Dallas Cowboys
Byron Johnson
Tackle
Central Washington
281
Washington Redskins
Andre White
Wide receiver
Florida A&M
282
New York Giants
Bobby Crockett
Wide receiver
Arkansas
283
San Francisco 49ers
Dick Fitzgerald
Tackle
Nebraska
284
Minnesota Vikings
Jessie Stokes
Running back
Corpus Christi State
285
St. Louis Cardinals
Tony Golmont
Defensive back
North Carolina State
286
Detroit Lions
Bob Baier
Tackle
Simpson
287
Chicago Bears
Roger Haberer
Running back
Eastern Illinois
288
Green Bay Packers
Dave Moton
Wide receiver
USC
289
Cleveland Browns
Karl Singer
Tackle
Purdue
290
Baltimore Colts
Ken Duke
Running back
Morgan State
Pick #
NFL team
Player
Position
College
291
Atlanta Falcons
Bob Riggle
Defensive back
Penn State
292
Los Angeles Rams
Bud Harrington
Running back
Tulsa
293
Pittsburgh Steelers
Ron Springer
Tackle
Albion
294
Philadelphia Eagles
Bill Risio
Tackle
Boston College
295
Washington Redskins
John Kelly
Center
Florida A&M
296
Dallas Cowboys
Lou Hudson
Wide receiver
Minnesota
297
San Francisco 49ers
Willie Walker
Wide receiver
Baylor
298
Philadelphia Eagles
Gerald Circo
Kicker
Cal State-Chico
299
St. Louis Cardinals
Tom Gallagher
Defensive end
Indiana
300
Detroit Lions
Allen Smith
Running back
Findlay
301
New York Giants
Randy Minniear
Running back
Purdue
302
Chicago Bears
Goldie Sellers
Wide receiver
Grambling
303
Cleveland Browns
Joe Petro
Defensive back
Temple
304
Green Bay Packers
Ed Maras
Wide receiver
South Dakota State
305 [ 5]
Baltimore Colts
Tom Carr
Tackle
Morgan State
= Pro Bowler [ 3]
= Hall of Fame
Tom Mack , guard from University of Michigan taken 1st round 2nd overall by the Los Angeles Rams.
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1999.[ 6]
Emmitt Thomas , wide receiver/quarterback from Bishop College, signed as an undrafted free agent by the Kansas City Chiefs, who converted him to cornerback.[ 7]
Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2008.[ 8]
Notable undrafted players [ edit ]
^ a b c "1966 NFL Draft" . Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 27, 2008 .
^ a b "Nobis, Grabowski top picks as pros tap college talent" . Toledo Blade . Ohio. Associated Press. November 28, 1965. p. 3E.
^ a b c Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
^ Mike Garrett, 1965 Heisman Trophy winner "Heisman Trophy" . Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved August 14, 2013 .
^ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant .
^ List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame" . Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008 .
^ "Emmitt Thomas player profile at profootballhof.com" . Archived from the original on September 15, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008 .
^ List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com "Pro Football Hall of Fame" . Archived from the original on July 31, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008 .