The 1966 American Football League draft was held on Saturday, November 27, 1965.
[1][2] The AFL added the Miami Dolphins as an expansion team in 1966 to bring its total to nine franchises for its seventh season.
The Dolphins were awarded the first overall pick in the draft, who used it to select running back Jim Grabowski.
The only Hall of Famer to come out of this draft was kicker Jan Stenerud, who was picked by the Kansas City Chiefs in the third round of the Red Shirt portion of the draft.
This was the last competitive draft of the American Football League before the AFL–NFL merger agreement, which was announced in June 1966.
*New York deferred its first round selection, taking the 13th pick instead of the 9th.