The 1969 National Football League draft was part of the common draft, the third and final year in which the

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and

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(AFL) held a joint draft of college players. The draft took place January 28–29, 1969. The draft began with first overall pick of

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, the Heisman Trophy-winning

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from USC, by the American Football League's

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. It ended with the twenty-sixth pick in round 17, number 442 overall, of Fred Zirkie, defensive tackle from Duke University, by the AFL's NY Jets.

Player selections

Round one

Round two

Round three

Round four

Round five

Round six

Round seven

Round eight

Round nine

Round ten

Round eleven

Round twelve

Round thirteen

Round fourteen

Round fifteen

Round sixteen

Round seventeen

Hall of Famers

, running back from Southern California, taken 1st round 1st overall by AFL's Buffalo Bills :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1985. * Joe Greene, defensive tackle from North Texas, taken 1st round 4th overall by Pittsburgh Steelers :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1987. * Ted Hendricks, linebacker from Miami, taken 2nd round 33rd overall by Baltimore Colts :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1990. *

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, wide receiver from Grambling State, taken 4th round 93rd overall by AFL's Houston Oilers :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 1996. *

Roger Wehrli Roger Russell Wehrli (born November 26, 1947) is an American former football player who was a cornerback for his entire 14-year career with the St. Louis Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL) from 1969 until 1982. He was a seven-time ...

, cornerback from Missouri, taken 1st round 19th overall by St. Louis Cardinals :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame class of 2007.

Notable undrafted players

References

External links

NFL.com – 1969 Draft

Pro Football Hall of Fame
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Draft Draft