Draft NFL 1968

Il Draft NFL 1968 si è tenuto dal 30 al 31 gennaio 1968. Questo fu il secondo draft in cui National Football League e American Football League tennero un draft comune.

Draft NFL 1969
Data	28-29 gennaio 1968
Scelte
Prima scelta	Ron Yary, OT Minnesota Vikings
Mr. Irrelevant	Jimmy Smith, TE Cincinnati Bengals
Selezioni totali	462
1967 1969

Primo giro

= Pro Bowler

= AFL All-Star

= Hall of Famer

Scelta #	Squadra	Giocatore	Ruolo	College
1	Minnesota Vikings NFL	Ron Yary	Offensive tackle	USC
2	Cincinnati Bengals AFL	Bob Johnson	Center	Tennessee
3	Atlanta Falcons NFL	Claude Humphrey	Defensive end	Tennessee State
4	San Diego Chargers AFL	Russ Washington	Offensive Tackle	Missouri
5	Green Bay Packers NFL	Fred Carr	Linebacker	UTEP
6	Boston Patriots AFL	Dennis Byrd	Defensive tackle	North Carolina State
7	New Orleans Saints NFL	Kevin Hardy	Defensive End	Notre Dame
8	Miami Dolphins AFL	Larry Csonka	Running back	Syracuse
9	Buffalo Bills AFL	Haven Moses	Wide Receiver	San Diego St.
10	Pittsburgh Steelers NFL	Mike Taylor	Offensive Tackle	USC
11	Detroit Lions NFL	Greg Landry	Quarterback	UMass
12	Washington Redskins NFL	Jim Smith	Defensive back	Oregon
13	St. Louis Cardinals NFL	MacArthur Lane	Running Back	Utah State
14	Philadelphia Eagles NFL	Tim Rossovich	Defensive End	USC
15	San Francisco 49ers NFL	Forrest Blue	Center	Auburn
16	Chicago Bears NFL	Mike Hull	Running Back	USC
17	New York Jets AFL	Lee White	Running Back	Weber State
18	San Diego Chargers AFL	Jim Hill	Defensive Back	Texas A&M Kingsville
19	Kansas City Chiefs AFL	Mo Moorman	Offensive Guard	Texas A&M
20	Dallas Cowboys NFL	Dennis Homan	Wide receiver	Alabama
21	Cleveland Browns NFL	Marvin Upshaw	Defensive End	Trinity
22	Kansas City Chiefs AFL	George Daney	Offensive Guard	UTEP
23	Baltimore Colts NFL	John Williams	Offensive Tackle	Minnesota
24	Detroit Lions NFL	Earl McCullouch	Wide Receiver	USC
25	Oakland Raiders AFL	Eldridge Dickey	Quarterback	Tennessee State
26	Green Bay Packers NFL	Bill Lueck	Offensive Guard	Arizona
27	Miami Dolphins AFL	Doug Crusan	Offensive Tackle	Indiana

Hall of Fame

All'annata 2013, sette giocatori della classe del Draft 1968 sono stati inseriti nella Pro Football Hall of Fame:

• Larry Csonka, Running Back da Syracuse scelto come ottavo assoluto dai Miami Dolphins della AFL.

Induzione: Professional Football Hall of Fame, classe del 1987.

• Art Shell, Offensive Tackle dalla University of Maryland Eastern Shore scelto nel terzo giro come 80º assoluto dagli Oakland Raiders della AFL.

Induzione: Professional Football Hall of Fame, classe del 1989.

• Ron Yary, Offensive Tackle da USC scelto come primo assoluto dai Minnesota Vikinga.

Induzione: Professional Football Hall of Fame, classe del 2001.

• Elvin Bethea, Offensive Tackle da North Carolina A&T taken scelto nel terzo giro come 77º assoluto dagli Houston Oilers della AFL.

Induzione: Professional Football Hall of Fame, classe del 2003.

• Charlie Sanders, Tight End da Minnesota scelto nel terzo giro come 74º assoluto dai Detroit Lions.

Induzione: Professional Football Hall of Fame, classe del 2007.

• Curley Culp, Defensive Tackle da Arizona State scelto nel secondo giro come 31º assoluto dai Denver Broncos della AFL. Scambiato nel training camp coi Kansas City Chiefs della AFL.

Induzione: Professional Football Hall of Fame, classe del 2013.

• Claude Humphrey, Defensive End da Tennessee State scelto come terzo assoluto dagli Atlanta Falcons.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame, classe del 2014.

Collegamenti esterni

• (EN) Il draft NFL 1968 sul sito ufficiale NFL , su nfl.com.
• (EN) Il draft NFL 1968 su ESPN