1968 NFL draft
| General Information | |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | January 30–31, 1968 |
| Location | Belmont Plaza Hotel in New York City, NY |
| Overview | |
| 462 total selections in 17 rounds | |
| First selection |
Ron Yary, OT Minnesota Vikings |
| Last selection | Jimmy Smith, TE Cincinnati Bengals |
| Most selections (41) | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Fewest selections (11) | New York Giants |
| Hall of Famers | 7 |
The 1968 National Football League 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.
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.
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