1965 Minnesota Vikings Draftees

Record: 7-7-0, 5th in NFL West Division (Schedule and Results)

Points For: 383 (27.4/g) 4th of 14

Points Against: 403 (28.8/g) 14th of 14

SRS: 5.11 (5th of 14), SOS: 6.54

Other Notable Asst.: Marion Campbell (Defensive Line), Lew Carpenter (Receivers) and Jack Faulkner (Defensive Backs)

Stadium: Metropolitan Stadium

Co-Owner: Bill Boyer

Co-Owner/President: Max Winter

General Manager: Jim Finks

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Training Camp: Bemidji State (Bemidji, Minnesota)

Drafted Players

Drafted Players Table
							Misc					Passing					Rushing			Receiving
Rnd	Player	Pick	Pos	Yrs	From	To	AP1	PB	St	wAV	G	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Att	Yds	TD	Rec	Yds	TD	College/Univ
1	Jack Snow	8	WR	11	1965	1975	0	1	10	61	150				0		2	3	0	340	6012	45	Notre Dame
2	Archie Sutton	15	T	3	1965	1967	0	0	0	6	19				0				0			0	Illinois
2	Lance Rentzel	23	WR	9	1965	1974	0	0	6	56	115	1	1	58	1	0	26	196	2	268	4826	38	Oklahoma
4	Jim Whalen	51	TE	7	1965	1971	1	0	6	29	89				0		1	0	0	197	3155	20	Boston Col.
4	Jim Harris	55	DT	3	1965	1967	0	0	3	18	42				0				0			0	Utah St.
6	Jim Grisham	79	B				0	0	0														Oklahoma
8	John Hankinson	100	QB				0	0	0														Minnesota
8	Jeff Jordan	107	DB	3	1965	1967	0	0	0	7	37				0				0			0	Tulsa
9	Frank McClendon	120	T				0	0	0														Alabama
10	Jerald Schweiger	135	T				0	0	0														Wisconsin–Superior
11	John Thomas	148	E				0	0	0														USC
12	Mike Tilleman	163	DT	11	1966	1976	0	0	10	51	149				0				0			0	Montana
13	Dave Osborn	176	RB	12	1965	1976	0	1	5	48	143				0		1179	4336	29	173	1412	7	North Dakota
14	Max Leetzow	191	DE	2	1965	1966	0	0	1	8	28				0				0			0	Idaho
15	Phillip Morgan	204	B				0	0	0														East Tennessee St.
16	Paul Labinski	219	T				0	0	0
17	Veran Smith	232	B				0	0	0														Utah St.
18	Rich Kotite	247	TE	5	1967	1972	0	0	0	2	35				0				0	17	213	5	Wagner
19	Ellis Johnson	260	HB	2	1965	1966	0	0	0	0	28				0		19	29	0	4	29	0	Southeastern Louisiana
20	Cosmo Iacavazzi	275	HB	1	1965	1965	0	0	0	0	2				0				0			0	Princeton