1968 AFL Expansion Draft - January 21

Table inside Article
PlayerPositionCollegeAFL Team
Dan Archer*TackleOregonOakland Raiders
Estes Banks*Running BackColoradoOakland Raiders
Joe BellinoRunning BackNavyBoston Patriots
Jim BoudreauxDefensive TackleLouisiana TechBoston Patriots
Dan Brabham*LinebackerArkansasHouston Oilers
Solomon BrannanDefensive BackMorris BrownN.Y. Jets
Bill BrownTackleTexas-El PasoN.Y. Jets
Gary BugenhagenTackleSyracuseBuffalo Bills
Frank Buncom*LinebackerSouthern CaliforniaSan Diego Chargers
Chris BurfordSplit End (Wide Receiver)StanfordKansas City Chiefs
Bobby BurnettRunning BackArkansasBuffalo Bills
J.D. GarrettRunning BackGramblingSan Diego Chargers
Cookie GilchristRunning BackN/ADenver Broncos
White Graves*Defensive BackLouisiana StateBoston Patriots
Jim Griffin*Defensive EndGramblingSan Diego Chargers
Ron HallDefensive BackMissouri ValleyBoston Patriots
Sherrill Headrick*LinebackerTexas ChristianKansas City Chiefs
Bobby Hunt*Defensive BackAuburnKansas City Chiefs
Joe Bob IsbellGuardHoustonHouston Oilers
Nate JohnsRunning BackSan Diego StateOakland Raiders
Willie Lee Jones*Defensive EndKansas StateHouston Oilers
Mike KelloggRunning BackSanta ClaraDenver Broncos
Charlie King*Defensive BackPurdueBuffalo Bills
Frank MarshRunning BackOregon StateSan Diego Chargers
John Matlock*CenterMiami (Fla.)N.Y. Jets
Pat Matson*GuardOregonDenver Broncos
Pete Perreault*GuardBoston UniversityN.Y. Jets
Bob PooleTight EndClemsonHouston Oilers
Al ReynoldsGuardTarkioKansas City Chiefs
Andy Rice*Defensive TackleTexas SouthernHouston Oilers
Bob SchmidtTackleMinnesotaBuffalo Bills
Rod Sherman*FlankerSouthern CaliforniaOakland Raiders
Richard SlighDefensive TackleN.C. CentralOakland Raiders
Fletcher Smith*Defensive BackTennessee StateKansas City Chiefs
Henry SorrellLinebackerTenn.-ChattanoogaDenver Broncos
Dick Van RaaphorstPlacekickerOhio StateSan Diego Chargers
Jim WaskiewiczC/LBWichita StateN.Y. Jets
Ernie Wright*TackleOhio StateSan Diego Chargers
Lonnie WrightDefensive BackColorado StateDenver Broncos
Rich ZecherDefensive TackleUtah StateBuffalo Bills

NOTES: On Jan. 21, the Bengals selected 40 players in an expansion draft, taking five from each AFL team except Miami (the Dolphins were exempt because they had their inaugural season themselves just two years earlier in 1966). An asterisk (*) denotes a player who made the Bengals' all-time roster.

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