The 1968 NFL/AFL draft was part of the common draft, in the second year in which the NFL and AFL held a joint draft of college players. It took place at the Belmont Plaza Hotel in New York City on January 30–31, 1968.
The Minnesota Vikings acquired the first overall pick in the draft through a trade with the New York Giants in March 1967 for quarterback Fran Tarkenton. When establishing the common draft between the NFL and AFL, the Giants were able to negotiate that they would receive the option to pick first in either the 1967 or 1968 NFL/AFL drafts, regardless of the presence of an expansion team or their own record from the previous season. They traded this "special wild card" pick in the Tarkenton trade, and the Vikings chose to exercise it in 1968. The expansion Cincinnati Bengals picked second. The Vikings used the first overall pick to select offensive tackle Ron Yary.
This was the last draft until 1980 in which the Washington Redskins exercised their first-round pick. Most of them were traded away by coach George Allen between 1971 and 1977 due to Allen's well-known preference for veteran players over rookies.
Player selections = Pro BowlerPlayers are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro-Bowl at any time in their career.= AFL All-StarPlayers are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star team at any time in their career.= Hall of Famer
Round 1
Pick # NFL team Player Position College1Minnesota Vikings NFLRon YaryOffensive tackleUSC2Cincinnati Bengals AFLBob JohnsonCenterTennessee3Atlanta Falcons NFLClaude HumphreyDefensive endTennessee State4San Diego Chargers AFLRuss WashingtonOffensive tackleMissouri5Green Bay Packers NFLFred CarrLinebackerUTEP6Boston Patriots AFL Dennis ByrdDefensive tackleNorth Carolina State7New Orleans Saints NFLKevin HardyDefensive endNotre Dame8Miami Dolphins AFLLarry CsonkaFullbackSyracuse9Buffalo Bills AFLHaven MosesWide ReceiverSan Diego State10Pittsburgh Steelers NFLMike TaylorOffensive tackleUSC11Detroit Lions NFLGreg LandryQuarterbackUMass12Washington Redskins NFLJim SmithDefensive backOregon13St. Louis Cardinals NFLMacArthur LaneRunning backUtah State14Philadelphia Eagles NFLTim RossovichLinebackerUSC15San Francisco 49ers NFLForrest BlueCenterAuburn16Chicago Bears NFLMike HullRunning backUSC17New York Jets AFLLee WhiteRunning backWeber State18San Diego Chargers AFLJim HillDefensive backTexas A&M Kingsville19Kansas City Chiefs AFLMo MoormanOffensive guardTexas A&M20Dallas Cowboys NFLDennis HomanWide receiverAlabama21Cleveland Browns NFLMarvin UpshawDefensive endTrinity22Kansas City Chiefs AFLGeorge DaneyOffensive guardUTEP23Baltimore Colts NFLJohn WilliamsOffensive tackleMinnesota24Detroit Lions NFLEarl McCullouchWide receiverUSC25Oakland Raiders AFLEldridge DickeyQuarterbackTennessee State26Green Bay Packers NFLBill LueckOffensive guardArizona27Miami Dolphins AFLDoug CrusanOffensive tackleIndiana
Round 2
Pick # NFL team Player Position College28Cincinnati BengalsBill StaleyDefensive endUtah State29Atlanta FalconsCarlton DabneyDefensive endMorgan State30Los Angeles RamsGary BebanGary Beban, 1967 Heisman Trophy winner QuarterbackUCLA31Denver BroncosCurley CulpDefensive endArizona State32Boston PatriotsTom FunchessTackleJackson State33Minnesota VikingsCharlie WestDefensive backTexas–El Paso34Buffalo BillsBob TatarekDefensive tackleMiami (FL)35Miami DolphinsJimmy KeyesKicker/LinebackerMississippi36Pittsburgh SteelersErnie RupleTackleArkansas37Detroit LionsJerry DePoysterKickerWyoming38Washington RedskinsTom RousselLinebackerSouthern Mississippi39Philadelphia EaglesCyril PinderRunning backIllinois40St. Louis CardinalsFred HyattWide receiverAuburn41New York GiantsRich BuzinTacklePenn State42St. Louis CardinalsBob AtkinsDefensive backGrambling43San Diego ChargersBill LenkaitisCenterPenn State44New York JetsSteve ThompsonDefensive endWashington45Dallas CowboysDave McDanielsWide receiverMississippi Valley State46Chicago BearsBob WallaceWide receiverTexas–El Paso47Cleveland BrownsJohn GarlingtonLinebackerLSU48Kansas City ChiefsMike LivingstonQuarterbackSouthern Methodist49Houston OilersMac HaikWide receiverMississippi50Baltimore ColtsBob GrantLinebackerWake Forest51Los Angeles RamsMike LaHoodGuardWyoming52Oakland RaidersKen StablerQuarterbackAlabama53Atlanta FalconsJohn WrightWide receiverIllinois54Miami DolphinsJim CoxWide receiverMiami (FL)55Cincinnati BengalsTom SmileyRunning backLamar
Round 3
Pick # NFL team Player Position College56Cincinnati BengalsGary DavisQuarterbackVanderbilt57Chicago BearsMajor HazeltonDefensive backFlorida A&M58Denver BroncosGarrett FordRunning backWest Virginia59New Orleans SaintsDave SzymakowskiWide receiverWest Texas State60Boston PatriotsAaron MarshWide receiverEastern Kentucky61Pittsburgh SteelersJon HendersonDefensive backColorado State62Miami DolphinsJim UrbanekDefensive tackleMississippi63Buffalo BillsRichard TrappEndFlorida64Cleveland BrownsHarry OlszewskiGuardClemson65San Francisco 49ersLance OlssenTacklePurdue66Cleveland BrownsReece MorrisonRunning backSouthwest Texas State67Green Bay PackersBilly StevensQuarterbackTexas–El Paso68Philadelphia EaglesAdrian YoungLinebackerUSC69San Francisco 49ersSkip VanderbundtLinebackerOregon State70New York GiantsBobby DuhonRunning backTulane71Dallas CowboysEd HarmonLinebackerLouisville72New York JetsSam WaltonTackleEast Texas State73Miami DolphinsDick AndersonDefensive backColorado74Detroit LionsCharlie SandersTight endMinnesota75Denver BroncosBob VaughnOffensive tackleMississippi76Minnesota VikingsMike McGillLinebackerNotre Dame77Houston OilersElvin BetheaDefensive endNorth Carolina A&T78Baltimore ColtsRich O'HaraWide receiverNorthern Arizona79Pittsburgh SteelersKen HebertWide receiverHouston80Oakland RaidersArt ShellTackleMaryland-Eastern Shore81Green Bay PackersDick HimesTackleOhio State82Cincinnati BengalsPaul RobinsonRunning backArizona83Cincinnati BengalsDale LivingstonKickerWestern Michigan
Round 4
Pick # NFL team Player Position College84Cincinnati BengalsJess PhillipsDefensive backMichigan State85St. Louis CardinalsDon FitzgeraldRunning backKent State86New Orleans SaintsWillie CrittendonDefensive tackleTulsa87Buffalo BillsEdgar ChandlerTackleGeorgia88Boston PatriotsR. C. GambleRunning backSouth Carolina State89Minnesota VikingsMike FreemanDefensive backFresno State90Kansas City ChiefsMickey McCartyTight endTexas Christian91Denver BroncosGordon LambertLinebackerTennessee-Martin92Green Bay PackersBrendan McCarthyRunning backBoston College93Detroit LionsEd MooneyLinebackerTexas Tech94Washington RedskinsDennis CraneDefensive tackleUSC95Philadelphia EaglesLen McNeilGuardFresno State96St. Louis CardinalsJoe SchmiesingLinebackerNew Mexico State97Dallas CowboysJohn DouglasLinebackerMissouri98San Francisco 49ersJohnny FullerWide receiverLamar99Chicago BearsWayne MassTackleClemson100San Diego ChargersKen DyerWide receiverArizona State101New York JetsGary MagnerDefensive tackleUSC102Denver BroncosDrake GarrettDefensive backMichigan State103New Orleans SaintsDan SartinTackleMississippi104Cleveland BrownsWayne MeylanLinebackerNebraska105Houston OilersJim BeirneWide receiverPurdue106Chicago BearsAlan BushGuardMississippi107Baltimore ColtsJim DuncanRunning backMaryland-Eastern Shore108Green Bay PackersJohn RobinsonWide receiverTennessee State109Cincinnati BengalsWarren McVeaRunning backHouston110Oakland RaidersCharlie SmithRunning backUtah111Denver BroncosGus HollomonDefensive backHouston
Round 5
Pick # NFL team Player Position College112Cincinnati BengalsDave MiddendorfGuardWashington State113Washington RedskinsKen BarefootTight endVirginia Tech114Buffalo BillsBen GregoryRunning backNebraska115New Orleans SaintsRonnie Lee SouthQuarterbackArkansas116 Boston PatriotsJim SmithbergerDefensive backNotre Dame117Washington RedskinsMike BraggKickerRichmond118Miami DolphinsJim KiickRunning backWyoming119Buffalo BillsMike McBathDefensive endPenn State120Detroit LionsPhil OdleWide receiverBrigham Young121Green Bay PackersSteve DuichTackleSan Diego State122Philadelphia EaglesMike DirksTackleWyoming123St. Louis CardinalsRocky RosemaLinebackerMichigan124Philadelphia EaglesMark NordquistTacklePacific125San Francisco 49ersDwight LeeRunning backMichigan State126Baltimore ColtsPaul ElzeyLinebackerToledo127Chicago BearsCecil TurnerWide receiverCal Poly-San Luis Obispo128New York JetsLee JacobsenLinebackerKearney State129San Diego ChargersBill PerryTight endKent State130Dallas CowboysBlaine NyeTackleStanford131Cleveland BrownsMike WempeTackleMissouri132Buffalo Bills Max AndersonRunning backArizona State133Houston OilersBob LongoWide receiverPittsburgh134Cleveland BrownsJackie JacksonRunning backClemson135Los Angeles RamsDon MartinKickerWashington136Oakland RaidersJohn NaponicTackleVirginia137Green Bay PackersFrancis WinklerDefensive endMemphis State138Cincinnati BengalsAl BeauchampLinebackerSouthern
Round 6
Pick # NFL team Player Position College139Cincinnati BengalsHoward FestTackleTexas140Atlanta FalconsJim HagleRunning backSouthern Methodist141San Francisco 49ersLeo JohnsonWide receiverTennessee State142Miami DolphinsKim HammondQuarterbackFlorida State143Cincinnati BengalsBill KindricksTackleAlabama A&M144Minnesota VikingsBob GoodridgeWide receiverVanderbilt145Cincinnati BengalsJohn NeidertLinebackerLouisville146Miami DolphinsJimmy HinesWide receiverTexas Southern147Atlanta FalconsJoe WynnsDefensive backSouth Carolina State148Detroit LionsMike SpitzerDefensive endSan Jose State149Washington RedskinsWillie BanksGuardAlcorn State150Philadelphia EaglesThurman RandleTackleTexas–El Paso151St. Louis CardinalsFrank LaneLinebackerStephen F. Austin152Cleveland BrownsNathaniel JamesDefensive backFlorida A&M153San Francisco 49ersBill BelkDefensive endMaryland-Eastern Shore154Chicago BearsJim SchmeddingCenterWeber State155Cincinnati BengalsDewey WarrenQuarterbackTennessee156Cincinnati BengalsEssex JohnsonDefensive backGrambling157Philadelphia EaglesDave MartinDefensive backNotre Dame158Cincinnati BengalsElmo MalpleWide receiverSouthern159Dallas CowboysD.D. LewisLinebackerMississippi State160Cincinnati BengalsSidney EllisDefensive backJackson161Los Angeles RamsBobby WebbCenterSouthern Mississippi162Atlanta FalconsRick EberWide receiverTulsa163Cincinnati BengalsCharles WilliamsRunning backArkansas-Pine Bluff164Green Bay PackersWalter ChadwickRunning backTennessee165Cincinnati BengalsJames JohnsonDefensive backSouth Carolina State
Round 7
Pick # NFL team Player Position College166Cincinnati BengalsSteve SmithTight endMiami (FL)167Minnesota VikingsOscar ReedWide receiverColorado State168Oakland RaidersJohn HarperCenterAdams State169New Orleans SaintsRay PhillipsGuardMichigan170Boston PatriotsJohn SchneiderQuarterbackToledo171Minnesota VikingsLenny SnowRunning backGeorgia Tech172Miami DolphinsJohn BoyntonTackleTennessee173Buffalo BillsPete RichardsonDefensive backDayton174Pittsburgh SteelersDoug DaltonRunning backNew Mexico State175New Orleans SaintsGene HowardWide receiverLangston176Washington RedskinsBob BrunetRunning backLouisiana Tech177St. Louis CardinalsKen HenryWide receiverWake Forest178Philadelphia EaglesJoe PrzybyckiGuardMichigan State179San Francisco 49ersJerry RichardsonLinebackerMississippi180New York GiantsDoug ChatmanDefensive endJackson State181Chicago BearsWillie HolmanDefensive endSouth Carolina State182New York JetsOscar LubkeTackleBall State183San Diego ChargersLane FennerWide receiverFlorida State184Kansas City ChiefsSammy GrezaffiDefensive backLSU185Dallas CowboysBob TaucherTackleNebraska186Cleveland BrownsDale BradyRunning backMemphis State187Houston OilersPaul ToscanoDefensive backWyoming188Baltimore ColtsAnthony AndrewsRunning backHampton189Pittsburgh SteelersBill GlennonDefensive tackleWashington190Oakland RaidersGeorge AtkinsonSafetyMorris Brown191Green Bay PackersAndy BeathDefensive backDuke192Cincinnati BengalsWes BeanLinebackerGrambling
Round 8