The 1967

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draft was conducted March 14–15, 1967, at the

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in New York City. It was the first common draft with the

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, part of the AFL–NFL merger agreement of June 1966. This draft was delayed as new guidelines were established;

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(or "future") players were no longer eligible. It began on a Tuesday in mid-March; the previous two years the leagues held their separate drafts on the final Saturday of November, immediately following the college football regular season. The expansion

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were initially awarded the first overall pick of the draft. The Saints traded the pick to the

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, who used it to select defensive end Bubba Smith.

Player selections

Round one

Round two

Round three

Round four

Round five

Round six

Round seven

Round eight

Round nine

Round ten

Round eleven

Round twelve

Round thirteen

Round fourteen

Round fifteen

Round sixteen

Round seventeen

Hall of Famers

Ken Houston Kenneth Ray Houston (born November 12, 1944) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1 ...

, defensive back from Prairie View A&M, taken 9th round 214th overall by AFL's Houston Oilers :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1986.List of 1980s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com * Willie Lanier, middle linebacker from Morgan State, taken 2nd round 50th overall by AFL's Kansas City Chiefs :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1986. * Gene Upshaw, offensive guard from Texas A&I, taken 1st round 17th overall by AFL's Oakland Raiders :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1987. * Alan Page, defensive end from Notre Dame, taken 1st round 15th overall by Minnesota Vikings, who converted him to defensive tackle :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1988. *

Bob Griese Robert Allen Griese (pronounced ; born February 3, 1945) is a former American football quarterback who earned All-American honors with the Purdue Boilermakers before being drafted in 1967 by the American Football League's Miami Dolphins. Gri ...

, quarterback from Purdue, taken 1st round 4th overall by AFL's Miami Dolphins :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1990.List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductee's at profootballhof.com * Jan Stenerud, placekicker from Montana State, undrafted and signed by AFL's Kansas City Chiefs :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1991. * Lem Barney, defensive back from Jackson State, taken 2nd round 34th overall by Detroit Lions :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1992. * Larry Little, offensive tackle from Bethune-Cookman, undrafted and signed by AFL's San Diego Chargers :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1993. *

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, running back from Syracuse University, taken 1st round 6th overall by Denver Broncos :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2010.Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2010 announced

Notable undrafted players

References

External links

NFL.com – 1967 Draft

Pro Football Hall of Fame
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