1966 American Football League draft
Original NFL team Player Pos College Conf
Denver Broncos Larry Kaminski C Purdue Big Ten
Denver Broncos Pat Matson G Oregon AAWU
Kansas City Chiefs Andy Rice DT Texas Southern SWAC
Kansas City Chiefs Emmitt Thomas CB Bishop Ind . ( Coll . )
Miami Dolphins Bob Bruggers LB Minnesota Big Ten
Miami Dolphins Karl Noonan WR Iowa Big Ten
New York Jets Paul Crane C Alabama SEC
Oakland Raiders Mike Eischeid P Upper Iowa IIAC
Oakland Raiders Rich Jackson DE Southern SWAC
Denver Broncos Lonnie Wright S Colorado State Ind
Notable undrafted players
† = Pro Bowler
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 only Hall of Famer to come out of this draft was 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.