Selection of American football players
The 1969 NFL/AFL draft was part of the common draft, the third and final year in which the NFL and AFL held a joint draft of college players. The draft took place January 28–29, 1969.[2][3][4]
The draft began with first overall pick of O. J. Simpson, the Heisman Trophy-winning running back from USC, by the American Football League's Buffalo Bills. It ended with the twenty-sixth pick in round 17, number 442 overall, of Fred Zirkie, defensive tackle from Duke University, by the AFL's NY Jets.
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
- O. J. Simpson, running back from Southern California, taken 1st round 1st overall by AFL's Buffalo Bills
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1985.[9]
- Joe Greene, defensive tackle from North Texas, taken 1st round 4th overall by Pittsburgh Steelers
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1987.[9]
- Ted Hendricks, linebacker from Miami, taken 2nd round 33rd overall by Baltimore Colts
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1990.[10]
- Charlie Joiner, wide receiver from Grambling State, taken 4th round 93rd overall by AFL's Houston Oilers
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1996.[10]
- Roger Wehrli, cornerback from Missouri, taken 1st round 19th overall by St. Louis Cardinals
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2007.[11]
- Ken Riley, defensive back from Florida A&M, taken 6th round 135th overall by Cincinnati Bengals
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2023.
Notable undrafted players
References
- ^ "NFL Draft Locations". www.footballgeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ^ "Pro Football Draft History: 1969". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
- ^ "NFL Draft Locations". FootballGeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ^ Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015". Giants.com. New York Giants. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ a b c Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.
- ^ a b Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star team at any time in their career.
- ^ O. J. Simpson, 1968 Heisman Trophy winner "1968 Heisman Trophy winner". Archived from the original on November 8, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
- ^ This last selection is commonly referred to as Mr. Irrelevant.
- ^ a b "List of 1980s Hall of Fame Inductees". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
- ^ a b "List of 1990s Hall of Fame Inductees". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
- ^ "List of 2000s Hall of Fame Inductees". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
External links
- NFL.com – 1969 Draft
- databaseFootball.com – 1969 Draft
- Pro Football Hall of Fame
