Joe Namath was the first overall selection in the 1965 AFL draft. The University of Alabama Crimson Tide football team has had 336 players drafted into the National Football League (NFL) since the league began holding drafts in 1936. This includes 52 players taken in the first round and two overall number one picks, Harry Gilmer in the 1948 NFL draft and Joe Namath in the 1965 AFL draft.