1962 NFL Draft
The 1962 National Football League draft was held on December 4, 1961 at the Sheraton Hotel in Chicago, Illinois.
Player selections
Round one
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | Washington Redskins | Ernie Davis | Back | Syracuse |
| 2 | Los Angeles Rams | Roman Gabriel | Quarterback | North Carolina State |
| 3 | Los Angeles Rams | Merlin Olsen HOF | Defensive Tackle | Utah State |
| 4 | Cleveland Browns | Gary Collins | Wide receiver | Maryland |
| 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bob Ferguson | Back | Ohio State |
| 6 | St. Louis Cardinals | Fate Echols | Tackle | Northwestern |
| 7 | Chicago Bears | Ronnie Bull | Back | Baylor |
| 8 | San Francisco 49ers | Lance Alworth HOF | Wide Receiver | Arkansas |
| 9 | Baltimore Colts | Wendell Harris | Back | LSU |
| 10 | Detroit Lions | John Hadl | Back | Kansas |
| 11 | Cleveland Browns | Leroy Jackson | Back | Western Illinois |
| 12 | St. Louis Cardinals | Irv Goode | Guard | Kentucky |
| 13 | New York Giants | Jerry Hillebrand | Linebacker | Colorado |
| 14 | Green Bay Packers | Earl Gros | Back | LSU |
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Round two
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 15 | Washington Redskins | Joe Hernandez | Back | Arizona |
| 16 | Los Angeles Rams | Joe Carollo | Tackle | Notre Dame |
| 17 | Cleveland Browns | Chuck Hinton | Tackle | North Carolina Central |
| 18 | Dallas Cowboys | Sonny Gibbs | Quarterback | TCU |
| 19 | St. Louis Cardinals | Bob Jackson | Running Back | NMSU |
| 20 | Chicago Bears | Clyde Brock | Tackle | Utah State |
| 21 | Chicago Bears | Bennie McRae | Back | Michigan |
| 22 | San Francisco 49ers | Ed Pine | Center | Utah |
| 23 | Baltimore Colts | Bill Saul | Linebacker | Penn State |
| 24 | Detroit Lions | Eddie Wilson | Quarterback | Arizona |
| 25 | Cleveland Browns | Sandy Stephens | Back | Minnesota |
| 26 | New York Giants | Bob Bill | Tackle | Notre Dame |
| 27 | Philadelphia Eagles | Pete Case | Tackle | Georgia |
| 28 | Green Bay Packers | Ed Blaine | Guard | Missouri |
Round three
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 29 | Washington Redskins | Bob Mitinger | End | Penn State |
| 30 | Minnesota Vikings | Bill Miller | End | Miami |
| 31 | Los Angeles Rams | John Meyers | Tackle | Washington |
| 32 | Chicago Bears | Jim Bates | End | USC |
| 33 | Los Angeles Rams | John Cornett | Tackle | Rice |
| 34 | St. Louis Cardinals | Chuck Bryant | End | Ohio State |
| 35 | Chicago Bears | Bill Hull | End | Wake Forest |
| 36 | San Francisco 49ers | Billy Ray Adams | Back | Mississippi |
| 37 | Baltimore Colts | Dan Sullivan | Tackle | Boston College |
| 38 | Detroit Lions | Bobby Thompson | Back | Arizona |
| 39 | Dallas Cowboys | Bobby Plummer | Tackle | TCU |
| 40 | Philadelphia Eagles | Pat Holmes | Tackle | Texas Tech |
| 41 | Green Bay Packers | Gary Barnes | End | Clemson |
| 42 | Cleveland Browns | John Furman | Quarterback | UTEP |
Round four
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 43 | Washington Redskins | Billy Neighbors | Tackle | University of Alabama |
| 44 | Los Angeles Rams | Art Perkins | Running Back | North Texas State University |
| 45 | Minnesota Vikings | Roy Winston | Guard | Louisiana State University |
| 46 | San Francisco 49ers | Chuck Sieminski | Tackle | Penn State |
| 47 | St. Louis Cardinals | Roger Kochman | Running Back | Penn State |
| 48 | Detroit Lions | John Lomakoski | Tackle | Western Michigan University |
| 49 | Chicago Bears | Jim Cadile | Tackle | San Jose State University |
| 50 | San Francisco 49ers | Floyd Dean | Tackle | University of Florida |
| 51 | Baltimore Colts | Jim Dillard | Back | Oklahoma State University |
| 52 | Detroit Lions | Larry Ferguson | Back | University of Iowa |
| 53 | Cleveland Browns | Stan Sczurek | Guard | Purdue University |
| 54 | New York Giants | Glynn Griffing | Quarterback | University of Mississippi |
| 55 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bill Byrne | Guard | Boston College |
| 56 | Green Bay Packers | Ron Gassert | Tackle | University of Virginia |
Round five
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 57 | Chicago Bears | Mack Burton | End | San José State University |
| 58 | New York Giants | Bookie Bolin | Guard | University of Mississippi |
| 59 | New York Giants | Curtis Miranda | Center | Florida A&M University |
| 60 | Los Angeles Rams | Jim Smith | Tackle | Penn State |
| 61 | Baltimore Colts | Jerry Croft | Guard | Bowling Green |
| 62 | San Francisco 49ers | Ted Woods | Running Back | University of Colorado |
| 63 | Chicago Bears | Bill Tunnicliff | Running Back | Michigan |
| 64 | San Francisco 49ers | Mike Lind | Running Back | Notre Dame |
| 65 | Green Bay Packers | Chuck Morris | Back | University of Mississippi |
| 66 | Detroit Lions | Dan Birdwell | Center | University of Houston |
| 67 | Cleveland Browns | Henry Rivera | Running Back | Oregon State University |
| 68 | Los Angeles Rams | Ben Wilson | Running Back | USC |
| 69 | St. Louis Cardinals | Bill Rice | End | University of Alabama |
| 70 | Green Bay Packers | Jon Schopf | Guard | Michigan |
Round six
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 71 | San Francisco 49ers | Keith Luhnow | Back | Santa Ana |
| 72 | New York Giants | Bill Triplett | Back | Miami |
| 73 | Minnesota Vikings | Larry Bowie | Tackle | Purdue University |
| 74 | Dallas Cowboys | Donnie Davis | End | Southern University |
| 75 | St. Louis Cardinals | John Elwell | End | Purdue University |
| 76 | San Francisco 49ers | Jerry Brown | Guard | University of Mississippi |
| 77 | Philadelphia Eagles | Gus Gonzales | Guard | Tulane University |
| 78 | San Francisco 49ers | Bill Winter | Tackle | West Virginia University |
| 79 | Green Bay Packers | John Sutro | Tackle | San José State University |
| 80 | Detroit Lions | Mike Bundra | Tackle | USC |
| 81 | Cleveland Browns | Sam Tidmore | End | Ohio State |
| 82 | Dallas Cowboys | George Andrie | End | Marquette University |
| 83 | Philadelphia Eagles | John McGeever | Running Back | Auburn University |
| 84 | Green Bay Packers | Oscar Donahue | End | San José State University |
Round seven
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 85 | Washington Redskins | Bert Coan | Running Back | University of Kansas |
| 86 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jim Perkins | Tackle | University of Colorado |
| 87 | Los Angeles Rams | Sherwyn Thorson | Guard | University of Iowa |
| 88 | Los Angeles Rams | Jim Bakken | Quarterback | University of Wisconsin |
| 89 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jack Collins | Running Back | University of Texas |
| 90 | St. Louis Cardinals | Bill Kirchiro | Guard | Maryland |
| 91 | Chicago Bears | Ed O'Bradovich | End | University of Illinois |
| 92 | San Francisco 49ers | John Burrell | End | Rice |
| 93 | Baltimore Colts | Fred Miller | Tackle | Louisiana State University |
| 94 | Detroit Lions | Tom Hall | End | Minnesota |
| 95 | Cleveland Browns | John Havlicek | Wide Receiver | Ohio State |
| 96 | Philadelphia Eagles | Frank Budd | Wide Receiver | Villanova University |
| 97 | New York Giants | Ken Byers | Tackle | University of Cincinnati |
| 98 | Green Bay Packers | Gary Cutsinger | Tackle | Oklahoma State University |
Round eight
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 99 | Washington Redskins | Ron Hatcher | Running back | Michigan State |
| 100 | Los Angeles Rams | Dick Farris | Guard | North Texas State |
| 101 | Minnesota Vikings | Paul White | Running back | Florida |
| 102 | Dallas Cowboys | Ken Tureaud | Back | Michigan |
| 103 | St. Louis Cardinals | George Gross | Tackle | Auburn |
| 104 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Gary Ballman | Back | Michigan State |
| 105 | Chicago Bears | Ed Reynolds | Tackle | Tulane |
| 106 | San Francisco 49ers | Jim Vollenweider | Back | Miami |
| 107 | Baltimore Colts | Pete Brokaw | Back | Syracuse |
| 108 | Detroit Lions | Murdock Hopper | Tackle | Houston |
| 109 | Detroit Lions | Frank Imperiale | Guard | Southern Illinois |
| 110 | Chicago Bears | Larry Onesti | Center | Northwestern |
| 111 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ralph "Catfish" Smith | End | Mississippi |
| 112 | Green Bay Packers | Jim Tullis | Back | Florida A&M |
Round nine
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 113 | Washington Redskins | Dave Viti | End | Boston University |
| 114 | Minnesota Vikings | Marshall Shirk | Tackle | UCLA |
| 115 | Los Angeles Rams | Ike Lassiter | Tackle | St. Augustine's |
| 116 | Baltimore Colts | Roy Walker | Running back | Purdue |
| 117 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John Powers | End | Notre Dame |
| 118 | St. Louis Cardinals | Wilburn Hollis | Quarterback | Iowa |
| 119 | Chicago Bears | Kelton Winston | Running back | Wiley |
| 120 | San Francisco 49ers | Jim Roberts | Tackle | Mississippi |
| 121 | Baltimore Colts | Walt Rappold | Quarterback | Duke |
| 122 | Detroit Lions | Todd Grant | Center | Michigan |
| 123 | Cleveland Browns | Charles Dickerson | Tackle | Illinois |
| 124 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bob Butler | Tackle | Kentucky |
| 125 | New York Giants | Reed Bohovich | Tackle | Lehigh |
| 126 | Green Bay Packers | Peter Schenck | Back | Washington State |
Round ten
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 127 | Washington Redskins | John Childress | Guard | Arkansas |
| 128 | Los Angeles Rams | Jim Norris | Tackle | Houston |
| 129 | Cleveland Browns | Jerry Goerlitz | Center | Northern Michigan |
| 130 | Dallas Cowboys | John Longmeyer | Guard | Southern Illinois |
| 131 | St. Louis Cardinals | George Fracovitch | Guard | Syracuse |
| 132 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Larry Vignali | Guard | Pittsburgh |
| 133 | Chicago Bears | LeRoy Weaver | Back | Adams State |
| 134 | San Francisco 49ers | Regis Coustillac | Guard | Pittsburgh |
| 135 | Baltimore Colts | Fred Moore | Tackle | Memphis State |
| 136 | Detroit Lions | Jerry Archer | Center | Pittsburgh State |
| 137 | Cleveland Browns | Albert White | Back | Capital |
| 138 | New York Giants | J.R. Williams | Center | Fresno State |
| 139 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jim Skaggs | Guard | Washington |
| 140 | Green Bay Packers | Gale Weidner | Quarterback | Colorado |
Round eleven
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 141 | Washington Redskins | Carl Palazzo | Tackle | Adams State |
| 142 | Cleveland Browns | Ronnie Meyers | End | Villanova |
| 143 | Los Angeles Rams | Bert Wilder | Tackle | North Carolina State |
| 144 | Dallas Cowboys | Larry Hudas | End | Michigan State |
| 145 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bob Wills | End | California |
| 146 | St. Louis Cardinals | James Saxton | Back | Texas |
| 147 | Chicago Bears | Jerry Robinson | Running back | Grambling |
| 148 | San Francisco 49ers | Larry Jepson | Center | Furman |
| 149 | Baltimore Colts | Scott Tyler | Back | Miami |
| 150 | Detroit Lions | Karl Anderson | Tackle | Bowling Green |
| 151 | Cleveland Browns | Clifton McNeil | End | Grambling |
| 152 | Philadelphia Eagles | George Horne | Tackle | Brigham Young |
| 153 | New York Giants | Dave Bishop | Back | Connecticut |
| 154 | Green Bay Packers | Jim Thrush | Tackle | Xavier |
Round twelve
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 155 | Washington Redskins | Terry Terrebonne | Running back | Tulane |
| 156 | Los Angeles Rams | Marv Marinovich | Tackle | USC |
| 157 | Minnesota Vikings | Gary Fallon | Running back | Syracuse |
| 158 | Green Bay Packers | Joe Thorne | Back | South Dakota State |
| 159 | St. Louis Cardinals | Bob O'Billovich | Back | Montana State |
| 160 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Sam Mudie | Back | Rutgers |
| 161 | Chicago Bears | Bill Watts | Tackle | Miami |
| 162 | San Francisco 49ers | Milton McPike | End | Kirksville |
| 163 | Baltimore Colts | Bake Turner | Running back | Texas Tech |
| 164 | Detroit Lions | Gale Sprute | Center | Winona State |
| 165 | Cleveland Browns | Ted Stute | End | Ohio |
| 166 | New York Giants | Al Gursky | Running back | Penn State |
| 167 | Philadelphia Eagles | Larry Thompson | Center | Tulane |
| 168 | Green Bay Packers | Tom Pennington | Back | Georgia |
Round thirteen
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 169 | Washington Redskins | Bill Whisler | End | Iowa |
| 170 | Minnesota Vikings | Roger Van Cleef | Tackle | Southwestern Oklahoma |
| 171 | Los Angeles Rams | Bob Fearnside | Running back | Bowling Green |
| 172 | Dallas Cowboys | Bob Moses | End | Texas |
| 173 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dave Woodward | Tackle | Auburn |
| 174 | St. Louis Cardinals | Bill Diamond | Guard | Miami |
| 175 | Chicago Bears | Joe Perkowski | Back | Notre Dame |
| 176 | San Francisco 49ers | George Pierovich | Back | California |
| 177 | Baltimore Colts | Charles Holmes | Running back | Maryland-Eastern Shore |
| 178 | Detroit Lions | Sherlock Knight | Tackle | Central State |
| 179 | Cleveland Browns | Frank Gardner | Tackle | North Carolina Central |
| 180 | Philadelphia Eagles | George McKinney | Back | Arkansas |
| 181 | New York Giants | Billy Joe Booth | Tackle | Louisiana State |
| 182 | Green Bay Packers | Tom Kepner | Tackle | Villanova |
Round fourteen
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 183 | Washington Redskins | Jim Costen | Running back | South Carolina |
| 184 | Los Angeles Rams | Gary Henson | End | Colorado |
| 185 | Minnesota Vikings | Patrick Russ | Tackle | Purdue |
| 186 | Dallas Cowboys | Harold Hays | Guard | Southern Mississippi |
| 187 | St. Louis Cardinals | George Mans | End | Michigan |
| 188 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Jim Whitaker | End | Nevada-Reno |
| 189 | Chicago Bears | Andy Von Sonn | Center | UCLA |
| 190 | San Francisco 49ers | Dick Easterly | Back | Syracuse |
| 191 | Baltimore Colts | Stinson Jones | Back | Virginia Military Inst |
| 192 | Detroit Lions | Jim Davidson | Back | Maryland |
| 193 | Cleveland Browns | Jim Shorter | Back | Detroit |
| 194 | New York Giants | Greg Mather | End | Navy |
| 195 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jim Schwab | End | Penn State |
| 196 | Green Bay Packers | Ernie Green | Back | Louisville |
Round fifteen
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 197 | Washington Redskins | Len Velia | Tackle | Georgia |
| 198 | Minnesota Vikings | Larry Guilford | End | Pacific |
| 199 | Los Angeles Rams | Walter Kikirk | Tackle | Houston |
| 200 | Dallas Cowboys | Guy Reese | Tackle | Southern Methodist |
| 201 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Vern Hatch | End | North Carolina Central |
| 202 | St. Louis Cardinals | Dick Barlund | End | Maryland |
| 203 | Chicago Bears | Kent Martin | Tackle | Wake Forest |
| 204 | San Francisco 49ers | Ray Osborne | Tackle | Mississippi State |
| 205 | Baltimore Colts | Joe Monte | Guard | Furman |
| 206 | Detroit Lions | Dick Broadbent | End | Delaware |
| 207 | Cleveland Browns | Tom Goosby | Guard | Baldwin–Wallace |
| 208 | Philadelphia Eagles | Mike Woulfe | Guard | Colorado |
| 209 | New York Giants | Joe Taylor | Running back | North Carolina A&T |
| 210 | Green Bay Packers | Roger Holdinsky | Back | West Virginia |
Round sixteen
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 211 | Washington Redskins | Tommy Brooker | End | Alabama |
| 212 | Los Angeles Rams | Ron Skufca | Tackle | Purdue |
| 213 | Minnesota Vikings | John Contoulis | Tackle | Connecticut |
| 214 | Dallas Cowboys | Bob Johnston | Tackle | Rice |
| 215 | St. Louis Cardinals | Bill Wegener | Guard | Missouri |
| 216 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bobby Ply | Back | Baylor |
| 217 | Chicago Bears | John Nelson | Center | Xavier |
| 218 | San Francisco 49ers | Ron Frank | Tackle | South Dakota State |
| 219 | Baltimore Colts | Ray Abruzzese | Running back | Alabama |
| 220 | Detroit Lions | Tom Sestak | End | McNeese State |
| 221 | Cleveland Browns | Dennis Biodrowski | End | Memphis State |
| 222 | New York Giants | Roger Johnson | Running back | Oregon State |
| 223 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jerry Mazzanti | Tackle | Arkansas |
| 224 | Green Bay Packers | Jimmy Field | Back | Louisiana State |
Round seventeen
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 225 | Washington Redskins | Alan Miller | Guard | Ohio |
| 226 | Minnesota Vikings | Ron Staley | End | Wisconsin |
| 227 | Los Angeles Rams | Dave Steadman | Tackle | Georgia Tech |
| 228 | Dallas Cowboys | Ray Jacobs | Tackle | Howard Payne |
| 229 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Nat Tucker | Back | Florida A&M |
| 230 | St. Louis Cardinals | Don Kasso | Running back | Oregon State |
| 231 | Chicago Bears | Glenn Glass | Running back | Tennessee |
| 232 | San Francisco 49ers | Wally Foltz | End | De Pauw |
| 233 | Baltimore Colts | Bill Knocke | Running back | Fresno State |
| 234 | Detroit Lions | Rucker Wickline | Center | Marshall |
| 235 | Cleveland Browns | Herbert Harlan | End | Baylor |
| 236 | Philadelphia Eagles | Mike Martin | Tackle | Washington State |
| 237 | New York Giants | Ken Schaffer | Tackle | Marquette |
| 238 | Green Bay Packers | Buck Buchanan | Tackle | Grambling |
Round eighteen
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 239 | Washington Redskins | Carl Charon | Back | Michigan State |
| 240 | Los Angeles Rams | Charlie Furlow | Quarterback | Mississippi State |
| 241 | Minnesota Vikings | Junior Hawthorne | Tackle | Kentucky |
| 242 | Dallas Cowboys | Dave Cloutier | Back | Maine |
| 243 | St. Louis Cardinals | Don Donatelli | Center | Florida State |
| 244 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ferrell Yarbrough | Tackle | Northwestern State |
| 245 | Chicago Bears | Tommy Neck | Back | Louisiana State |
| 246 | San Francisco 49ers | Gary Brown | Tackle | Illinois |
| 247 | Baltimore Colts | Mel Rideout | Quarterback | Richmond |
| 248 | Detroit Lions | Joe Zuger | Quarterback | Arizona State |
| 249 | Cleveland Browns | Sonny Bishop | Guard | Fresno State |
| 250 | New York Giants | Bill Winter | Running back | St. Olaf |
| 251 | Philadelphia Eagles | Tom Larscheid | Back | Utah State |
| 252 | Green Bay Packers | Bob Joiner | Quarterback | Presbyterian |
Round nineteen
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 253 | Washington Redskins | Claude Crabb | Back | University of Colorado |
| 254 | Minnesota Vikings | Tomy Minteer | Back | Baylor University |
| 255 | Los Angeles Rams | Gerard Barto | Tackle | Drake University |
| 256 | Dallas Cowboys | Paul Holmes | Tackle | University of Georgia |
| 257 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John Kuprok | End | University of Pittsburgh |
| 258 | St. Louis Cardinals | Don Smith | Back | Langston |
| 259 | Chicago Bears | Bill Kellum | Tackle | Tulane University |
| 260 | San Francisco 49ers | Robert Burton, Sr. | Tackle | Murray State University |
| 261 | Baltimore Colts | Fred Gillett | Back | California State University LA |
| 262 | Detroit Lions | Jim Bernhardt | Tackle | Linfield College |
| 263 | Cleveland Browns | Jon Anabo | Quarterback | Fresno State University |
| 264 | Philadelphia Eagles | Harold Ericksen | Guard | Georgia Tech |
| 265 | New York Giants | Bob Stem | Center | Syracuse |
| 266 | Green Bay Packers | Jerry Scattini | Back | University of California |
Round twenty
| Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 267 | Washington Redskins | Ed Trancyier | Quarterback | Florida State University |
| 268 | Los Angeles Rams | Foster Andersen | Tackle | UCLA |
| 269 | Minnesota Vikings | Terry Cagaanan | Running Back | Utah State University |
| 270 | Dallas Cowboys | Amos Bullocks | Back | Southern Illinois University |
| 271 | St. Louis Cardinals | Judge Dickson | Back | Minnesota |
| 272 | Pittsburgh Steelers | John Knight | Back | Valparaiso University |
| 273 | Chicago Bears | Jack Roberts | Tackle | Ohio State |
| 274 | San Francisco 49ers | Roger McFarland | Back | University of Kansas |
| 275 | Baltimore Colts | Herm McKee | Back | Washington State University |
| 276 | Detroit Lions | Bob Brown | End | Michigan |
| 277 | Cleveland Browns | Paul Flatley | Back | Northwestern University |
| 278 | New York Giants | Jim Moss | Tackle | University of South Carolina |
| 279 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ron Turner | End | Wichita State University |
| 280 | Green Bay Packers | Mike Snodgrass | Center | Western Michigan University |
Hall of Famers
- Lance Alworth, wide receiver from Arkansas taken 1st round 8th overall by the San Francisco 49ers, but signed with the AFL San Diego Chargers.
- Merlin Olsen, defensive tackle from Utah State taken 1st round 3rd overall by the Los Angeles Rams.
- Mick Tingelgoff, center from Nebraska undrafted and signed by the Minnesota Vikings.
Notable undrafted players