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List of first overall NFL draft picks
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The NFL draft is an annual sports draft in which National Football League (NFL) teams select newly eligible players for their rosters. To be eligible for the NFL draft, a player must be at least three years removed from high school. While the regulations do not explicitly require collegiate attendance, players must either exhaust their college eligibility or seek a special exemption from the league. Each NFL franchise seeks to add new players through the draft as it is the league's most common source of player recruitment. Each team is assigned a position in the drafting order based on the reverse of its record from the previous year. The team with the worst record selects first, followed by the team with the second-worst record, and so forth. Teams also have the option to trade with another team to move up to a better draft position. Teams that did not make the playoffs are ordered by their regular-season record, with any remaining ties broken by strength of schedule. Playoff participants are sequenced after non-playoff teams, based on their round of elimination (wild card, division, conference, and Super Bowl).
From through , the first selection in the NFL draft was awarded by a random draw known as the "bonus pick." The team that received the bonus pick forfeited its selection in the final round of the draft, and once a team won, it was excluded from future draws. By the 1958 draft, all twelve league teams had received a bonus pick, leading to the system's abolition. Following this, the NFL faced competition from the American Football League (AFL), which held a separate draft prior to the merger agreements in 1966. This rivalry resulted in both leagues often drafting the same players, sparking bidding wars for top prospects. As part of the merger agreement on June 8, 1966, the two leagues adopted a unified "common draft" system. After the AFL-NFL merger was finalized in 1970, the common draft became the modern NFL draft.
Through the 2025 NFL draft, 90 players have been selected first overall, with the first being Jay Berwanger and the most recent being Cam Ward. The Indianapolis Colts and the Los Angeles Rams have each made the most first overall selections in history with seven, while the Baltimore Ravens, the Seattle Seahawks, and the Denver Broncos have never selected a player first overall. USC is the college with the most selections with 6, followed by Notre Dame, Oklahoma, and Georgia with 5. Quarterbacks are most commonly selected position with 40, followed by running backs with 23. Of the first overall draft picks, 43 have been selected to a Pro Bowl and 14 have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
List of first overall picks
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| G | Guard | T | Offensive tackle | TE | Tight end |
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| Year | Name | Position | College | Team | Notes | Ref | |||||||
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| 1936 | HB | Chicago | Philadelphia Eagles | Heisman Trophy (1935) | title=NFL and AFL Draft History | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/ | access-date=2025-01-05 | website=Pro-Football-Reference.com | language=en | archive-date=2024-12-22 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241222125141/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/ | url-status=live }} | |
| 1937 | FB | Nebraska | Philadelphia Eagles | — | |||||||||
| 1938 | FB | Indiana | Cleveland Rams | — | |||||||||
| 1939 | * | C | TCU | Chicago Cardinals | NFL All-Star Game (1939, 1942) | ||||||||
| 1940 | HB | Tennessee | Chicago Cardinals | — | |||||||||
| 1941 | HB | Michigan | Chicago Bears | Heisman Trophy (1940) | |||||||||
| 1942 | ‡ | HB | Virginia | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL All-Star Game (1950, 1951) | ||||||||
| Pro Football Hall of Fame (1966) | |||||||||||||
| NFL MVP (1946) | |||||||||||||
| 1943 | HB | Georgia | Detroit Lions | Heisman Trophy (1942) | |||||||||
| NFL MVP (1944) | |||||||||||||
| 1944 | QB | Notre Dame | Boston Yanks | Heisman Trophy (1943) | |||||||||
| 1945 | ‡ | HB | Georgia | Chicago Cardinals | Pro Bowl (1952, 1953) | ||||||||
| Pro Football Hall of Fame (1968) | |||||||||||||
| NFL Champion (1947) | |||||||||||||
| 1946 | QB | Notre Dame | Boston Yanks | — | |||||||||
| 1947 | HB | Oklahoma A&M | Chicago Bears | — | |||||||||
| 1948 | * | HB, WR | Alabama | Washington Redskins | Pro Bowl (1950, 1952) | ||||||||
| 1949 | ‡ | C, LB | Penn | Philadelphia Eagles | Pro Bowl (1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1960) | ||||||||
| Pro Football Hall of Fame (1967) | |||||||||||||
| NFL Champion (1949, 1960) | |||||||||||||
| 1950 | * | E | Notre Dame | Detroit Lions | Heisman Trophy (1949) | ||||||||
| Pro Bowl (1951) | |||||||||||||
| 1951 | * | HB | SMU | New York Giants | Pro Bowl (1953, 1954, 1955, 1956) | ||||||||
| 1952 | * | QB | Vanderbilt | Los Angeles Rams | Pro Bowl (1958, 1963) | ||||||||
| 1953 | E | Georgia | San Francisco 49ers | — | |||||||||
| 1954 | QB | Stanford | Cleveland Browns | — | |||||||||
| 1955 | QB | Oregon | Baltimore Colts | NFL Champion (1958) | |||||||||
| 1956 | DB | Colorado A&M | Pittsburgh Steelers | — | |||||||||
| 1957 | ‡ | HB | Notre Dame | Green Bay Packers | Heisman Trophy (1956) | ||||||||
| Pro Bowl (1959, 1960) | |||||||||||||
| Pro Football Hall of Fame (1986) | |||||||||||||
| NFL Champion (1961, 1962, 1965) | |||||||||||||
| Super Bowl champion (I) | |||||||||||||
| NFL MVP (1961) | |||||||||||||
| 1958 | QB | Rice | Chicago Cardinals | — | |||||||||
| 1959 | QB | Iowa | Green Bay Packers | — | |||||||||
| 1960 | HB | LSU | Los Angeles Rams | Heisman Trophy (1959) | |||||||||
| AFL Champion (1960, 1961, 1967) | |||||||||||||
| AFL All Star (1961, 1969) | |||||||||||||
| 1961 | * | HB | Tulane | Minnesota Vikings§ | Pro Bowl (1962, 1963, 1964) | ||||||||
| 1962 | HB | Syracuse | Washington Redskins | Heisman Trophy (1961) | |||||||||
| 1963 | QB | Oregon State | Los Angeles Rams | Heisman Trophy (1962) | |||||||||
| 1964 | * | WR | Texas Tech | San Francisco 49ers | Pro Bowl (1964, 1965, 1966) | ||||||||
| 1965 | * | HB | Auburn | New York Giants | Pro Bowl (1965) | ||||||||
| 1966 | * | LB | Texas | Atlanta Falcons§ | Pro Bowl (1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1972) | ||||||||
| 1967 | * | DE | Michigan State | Baltimore Colts | Pro Bowl (1970, 1971) | ||||||||
| Super Bowl champion (V) | |||||||||||||
| 1968 | ‡ | T | USC | Minnesota Vikings | Pro Bowl (1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977) | ||||||||
| Pro Football Hall of Fame (2001) | |||||||||||||
| 1969 | ‡ | HB | USC | Buffalo Bills | Heisman Trophy (1968) | ||||||||
| Pro Bowl (1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976) | |||||||||||||
| Pro Football Hall of Fame (1985) | |||||||||||||
| NFL MVP (1973) | |||||||||||||
| 1970 | ‡ | QB | Louisiana Tech | Pittsburgh Steelers | Pro Bowl (1975, 1978, 1979) | ||||||||
| Pro Football Hall of Fame (1989) | |||||||||||||
| Super Bowl champion (IX, X, XIII, XIV) | |||||||||||||
| Super Bowl MVP (XIII, XIV) | |||||||||||||
| NFL MVP (1978) | |||||||||||||
| 1971 | QB | Stanford | New England Patriots | Heisman Trophy (1970) | |||||||||
| Super Bowl champion (XV, XVIII) | |||||||||||||
| Super Bowl MVP (XV) | |||||||||||||
| 1972 | DE | Notre Dame | Buffalo Bills | — | |||||||||
| 1973 | DE | Tampa | Houston Oilers | Super Bowl champion (XI, XV) | |||||||||
| 1974 | * | DE | Tennessee State | Dallas Cowboys | Pro Bowl (1981, 1982, 1983) | ||||||||
| Super Bowl champion (XII) | |||||||||||||
| 1975 | * | QB | California | Atlanta Falcons | Pro Bowl (1980, 1981) | ||||||||
| 1976 | ‡ | DE | Oklahoma | Tampa Bay Buccaneers§ | Pro Bowl (1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984) | ||||||||
| Pro Football Hall of Fame (1995) | |||||||||||||
| 1977 | HB | USC | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | — | |||||||||
| 1978 | ‡ | HB | Texas | Houston Oilers | Heisman Trophy (1977) | ||||||||
| Pro Bowl (1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983) | |||||||||||||
| Pro Football Hall of Fame (1991) | |||||||||||||
| NFL MVP (1979) | |||||||||||||
| Offensive Rookie of the Year (1978) | |||||||||||||
| 1979 | LB | Ohio State | Buffalo Bills | — | |||||||||
| 1980 | * | HB | Oklahoma | Detroit Lions | Heisman Trophy (1978) | ||||||||
| Pro Bowl (1980, 1981, 1982) | |||||||||||||
| Offensive Rookie of the Year (1980) | |||||||||||||
| 1981 | * | HB | South Carolina | New Orleans Saints | Heisman Trophy (1980) | ||||||||
| Pro Bowl (1981, 1982) | |||||||||||||
| Super Bowl champion (XXII) | |||||||||||||
| Offensive Rookie of the Year (1981) | |||||||||||||
| 1982 | DE | Texas | New England Patriots | — | |||||||||
| 1983 | ‡ | QB | Stanford | Baltimore Colts | Pro Bowl (1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998) | ||||||||
| Pro Football Hall of Fame (2004) | |||||||||||||
| Super Bowl champion (XXXII, XXXIII) | |||||||||||||
| Super Bowl MVP (XXXIII) | |||||||||||||
| NFL MVP (1987) | |||||||||||||
| 1984 | * | WR | Nebraska | New England Patriots | Pro Bowl (1985, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997) | ||||||||
| 1985 | ‡ | DE | Virginia Tech | Buffalo Bills | Pro Bowl (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998) | ||||||||
| Pro Football Hall of Fame (2009) | |||||||||||||
| 1986 | * | HB | Auburn | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Heisman Trophy (1985) | ||||||||
| Pro Bowl (1990) | |||||||||||||
| 1987 | * | QB | Miami (FL) | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Heisman Trophy (1986) | ||||||||
| Pro Bowl (1996, 1998) | |||||||||||||
| 1988 | LB | Auburn | Atlanta Falcons | — | |||||||||
| 1989 | ‡ | QB | UCLA | Dallas Cowboys | Pro Bowl (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996) | ||||||||
| Pro Football Hall of Fame (2006) | |||||||||||||
| Super Bowl champion (XXVII, XXVIII, XXX) | |||||||||||||
| Super Bowl MVP (XXVII) | |||||||||||||
| 1990 | QB | Illinois | Indianapolis Colts | — | |||||||||
| 1991 | * | DT | Miami (FL) | Dallas Cowboys | Pro Bowl (1993) | ||||||||
| Super Bowl champion (XXVII, XXVIII, XXX) | |||||||||||||
| 1992 | DE | Washington | Indianapolis Colts | — | |||||||||
| 1993 | * | QB | Washington State | New England Patriots | Pro Bowl (1994, 1996, 1997, 2002) | ||||||||
| Super Bowl champion (XXXVI) | |||||||||||||
| 1994 | DT | Ohio State | Cincinnati Bengals | — | |||||||||
| 1995 | HB | Penn State | Cincinnati Bengals | — | |||||||||
| 1996 | * | WR | USC | New York Jets | Pro Bowl (1998, 1999, 2001) | ||||||||
| Super Bowl champion (XXXVII) | |||||||||||||
| 1997 | ‡ | T | Ohio State | St. Louis Rams | Pro Bowl (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) | ||||||||
| Pro Football Hall of Fame (2016) | |||||||||||||
| Super Bowl champion (XXXIV) | |||||||||||||
| 1998 | ‡ | QB | Tennessee | Indianapolis Colts | Pro Bowl (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014) | ||||||||
| Pro Football Hall of Fame (2021) | |||||||||||||
| Super Bowl champion (XLI, 50) | |||||||||||||
| Super Bowl MVP (XLI) | |||||||||||||
| NFL MVP (2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2013) | |||||||||||||
| 1999 | QB | Kentucky | Cleveland Browns§ | — | |||||||||
| 2000 | DE | Penn State | Cleveland Browns | — | |||||||||
| 2001 | * | QB | Virginia Tech | Atlanta Falcons | Pro Bowl (2002, 2004, 2005, 2010) | ||||||||
| 2002 | QB | Fresno State | Houston Texans§ | Super Bowl champion (XLVI) | |||||||||
| 2003 | * | QB | USC | Cincinnati Bengals | Heisman Trophy (2002) | ||||||||
| Pro Bowl (2005, 2006, 2015) | |||||||||||||
| 2004 | * | QB | Ole Miss | San Diego Chargers | Pro Bowl (2008, 2011, 2012, 2015) | ||||||||
| Super Bowl champion (XLII, XLVI) | |||||||||||||
| Super Bowl MVP (XLII, XLVI) | |||||||||||||
| 2005 | * | QB | Utah | San Francisco 49ers | Pro Bowl (2013, 2016, 2017) | ||||||||
| 2006 | * | DE | North Carolina State | Houston Texans | Pro Bowl (2008, 2009, 2013, 2014) | ||||||||
| 2007 | QB | LSU | Oakland Raiders | — | |||||||||
| 2008 | * | T | Michigan | Miami Dolphins | Pro Bowl (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) | ||||||||
| 2009 | * | QB | Georgia | Detroit Lions | Pro Bowl (2014, 2023, 2025) | ||||||||
| Super Bowl champion (LVI) | |||||||||||||
| 2010 | QB | Oklahoma | St. Louis Rams | Heisman Trophy (2008) | |||||||||
| Offensive Rookie of the Year (2010) | |||||||||||||
| 2011 | * | QB | Auburn | Carolina Panthers | Heisman Trophy (2010) | ||||||||
| Pro Bowl (2011, 2013, 2015) | |||||||||||||
| Offensive Rookie of the Year (2011) | |||||||||||||
| NFL MVP (2015) | |||||||||||||
| 2012 | * | QB | Stanford | Indianapolis Colts | Pro Bowl (2012, 2013, 2014, 2018) | ||||||||
| 2013 | * | T | Central Michigan | Kansas City Chiefs | Pro Bowl (2018, 2020) | ||||||||
| Super Bowl champion (LIV) | |||||||||||||
| 2014 | * | DE | South Carolina | Houston Texans | Pro Bowl (2016, 2017, 2018) | ||||||||
| 2015 | * | QB | Florida State | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Heisman Trophy (2013) | ||||||||
| Pro Bowl (2015) | |||||||||||||
| 2016 | * | QB | California | Los Angeles Rams | Pro Bowl (2017, 2018, 2022, 2024, 2025) | ||||||||
| 2017 | * | DE | Texas A&M | Cleveland Browns | Pro Bowl (2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025) | ||||||||
| 2018 | * | QB | Oklahoma | Cleveland Browns | Heisman Trophy (2017) | ||||||||
| Pro Bowl (2023, 2024) | |||||||||||||
| 2019 | * | QB | Oklahoma | Arizona Cardinals | Heisman Trophy (2018) | ||||||||
| Offensive Rookie of the Year (2019) | |||||||||||||
| Pro Bowl (2020, 2021) | |||||||||||||
| 2020 | * | QB | LSU | Cincinnati Bengals | Heisman Trophy (2019) | ||||||||
| Pro Bowl (2022, 2024) | |||||||||||||
| 2021 | * | QB | Clemson | Jacksonville Jaguars | Pro Bowl (2022) | ||||||||
| 2022 | DE | Georgia | Jacksonville Jaguars | — | |||||||||
| 2023 | QB | Alabama | Carolina Panthers | Heisman Trophy (2021) | |||||||||
| 2024 | QB | USC | Chicago Bears | Heisman Trophy (2022) | |||||||||
| 2025 | Cam Ward | QB | Miami (FL) | Tennessee Titans | — | ||||||||
| 2026 | Las Vegas Raiders | — |
| File:Bill dudley bowman 1948.jpg | 1942 first overall pick Bill Dudley was the first player to score six different types of touchdowns | File:CharleyTrippi1948Bowman.jpg | 1945 first overall pick Charley Trippi retired as the leader in NFL offensive yards | File:ChuckBednarik1952Bowman.jpg | 1949 first overall pick Chuck Bednarik was one of the last NFL players to hold an offensive and defensive position | File:1961 Topps 40 Paul Hornung.jpg | 1957 first overall pick Paul Hornung held the single season scoring record for 46 years | File:O.J. Simpson 1990 · DN-ST-91-03444 crop.JPEG | 1969 first overall pick O. J. Simpson is the only player to rush for 2,000 yards in a 14-game season | File:Terry Bradshaw.jpg | 1970 first overall pick Terry Bradshaw was the first quarterback to win four Super Bowls | File:Earl campbell shaggybevo.jpg | 1978 first overall pick Earl Campbell set the record for NFL Offensive Player of the Year awards | File:Uso-show-john-elway-defenselink-mil.jpg | 1983 first overall pick John Elway was the first quarterback to start in five Super Bowls | File:Bruce Smith Pro Bowl cropped.jpg | 1985 first overall pick Bruce Smith is the NFL leader in quarterback sacks | File:Troy aikman 2011 cropped.jpg | 1989 first overall pick Troy Aikman helped establish the Dallas Cowboys as a dynasty during the 1990s | File:NFL Hall of Famers visit Osan 180908-F-IH072-1006 (cropped).jpg | 1997 first overall pick Orlando Pace protected three consecutive NFL MVPs as their offensive tackle | File:Peyton Manning 2022 (cropped).jpg | 1998 first overall pick Peyton Manning holds the record for NFL MVP awards | File:Myles Garrett (2021).jpg | 2017 first overall pick Myles Garrett holds the single season sack record
First overall picks by NFL team
The Indianapolis Colts and Los Angeles Rams have each held the first overall pick a total of seven times, the most of any NFL team. This includes the Colts' time in Baltimore and the Rams' time in Cleveland and St. Louis. The Boston Yanks are the only defunct franchise to have held a first overall pick. The Baltimore Ravens, Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks are the only teams that have never had the first overall pick.
| Team | Picks | Year(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | 7 | 1955, 1967, 1983, 1990, 1992, 1998, 2012 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | 7 | 1938, 1952, 1960, 1963, 1997, 2010, 2016 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5 | 1976, 1977, 1986, 1987, 2015 | |
| Cleveland Browns | 5 | 1954, 1999, 2000, 2017, 2018 | |
| Arizona Cardinals | 5 | 1939, 1940, 1945, 1958, 2019 | |
| Detroit Lions | 4 | 1943, 1950, 1980, 2009 | |
| Atlanta Falcons | 4 | 1966, 1975, 1988, 2001 | |
| Buffalo Bills | 4 | 1969, 1972, 1979, 1985 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 1994, 1995, 2003, 2020 | |
| New England Patriots | 4 | 1971, 1982, 1984, 1993 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 1936, 1937, 1949 | |
| Chicago Bears | 3 | 1941, 1947, 2024 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 1942, 1956, 1970 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 1953, 1964, 2005 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 1974, 1989, 1991 | |
| Houston Texans | 3 | 2002, 2006, 2014 | |
| Tennessee Titans | 3 | 1973, 1978, 2025 | |
| Boston Yanks | 2 | 1944, 1946 | |
| Washington Commanders | 2 | 1948, 1962 | |
| New York Giants | 2 | 1951, 1965 | |
| Green Bay Packers | 2 | 1957, 1959 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 1961*, 1968 | |
| Carolina Panthers | 2 | 2011, 2023 | |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 2 | 2021, 2022 | |
| Las Vegas Raiders | 2 | 2007, 2026 | |
| New Orleans Saints | 1 | 1981 | |
| New York Jets | 1 | 1996 | |
| Los Angeles Chargers | 1 | 2004 | |
| Miami Dolphins | 1 | 2008 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 2013 |
First overall picks by school
USC has the most first overall picks with 6. Notre Dame, Oklahoma, and Georgia are tied for second-most first overall picks with 5 each. Only two schools have had first overall picks in consecutive years: USC, with Ron Yary (1968) and O. J. Simpson (1969), and Oklahoma, with Baker Mayfield (2018) and Kyler Murray (2019).
| School | Total | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| USC | 6 | 1968, 1969, 1977, 1996, 2003, 2024 |
| Notre Dame | 5 | 1944, 1946, 1950, 1957, 1972 |
| Oklahoma | 5 | 1976, 1980, 2010, 2018, 2019 |
| Georgia | 5 | 1943, 1945, 1953, 2009, 2022 |
| Auburn | 4 | 1965, 1986, 1988, 2011 |
| Stanford | 4 | 1954, 1971, 1983, 2012 |
| LSU | 3 | 1960, 2007, 2020 |
| Texas | 3 | 1966, 1978, 1982 |
| Ohio State | 3 | 1979, 1994, 1997 |
| Miami (FL) | 3 | 1987, 1991, 2025 |
| Alabama | 2 | 1948, 2023 |
| Nebraska | 2 | 1937, 1984 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 1940, 1998 |
| Penn State | 2 | 1995, 2000 |
| Virginia Tech | 2 | 1985, 2001 |
| Michigan | 2 | 1941, 2008 |
| South Carolina | 2 | 1981, 2014 |
| California | 2 | 1975, 2016 |
| Chicago | 1 | 1936 |
| Indiana | 1 | 1938 |
| TCU | 1 | 1939 |
| Virginia | 1 | 1942 |
| Oklahoma State | 1 | 1947 |
| Penn | 1 | 1949 |
| SMU | 1 | 1951 |
| Vanderbilt | 1 | 1952 |
| Oregon | 1 | 1955 |
| Colorado State | 1 | 1956 |
| Rice | 1 | 1958 |
| Iowa | 1 | 1959 |
| Tulane | 1 | 1961 |
| Syracuse | 1 | 1962 |
| Oregon State | 1 | 1963 |
| Texas Tech | 1 | 1964 |
| Michigan State | 1 | 1967 |
| Louisiana Tech | 1 | 1970 |
| Tampa | 1 | 1973 |
| Tennessee State | 1 | 1974 |
| UCLA | 1 | 1989 |
| Illinois | 1 | 1990 |
| Washington | 1 | 1992 |
| Washington State | 1 | 1993 |
| Kentucky | 1 | 1999 |
| Fresno State | 1 | 2002 |
| Ole Miss | 1 | 2004 |
| Utah | 1 | 2005 |
| North Carolina State | 1 | 2006 |
| Central Michigan | 1 | 2013 |
| Florida State | 1 | 2015 |
| Texas A&M | 1 | 2017 |
| Clemson | 1 | 2021 |
First overall picks by position
| Position | Number of selections | Last year selected |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | ||
| Running backs | ||
| Defensive linemen | ||
| Offensive linemen | ||
| Wide receivers | ||
| Linebackers | ||
| Defensive backs |
Notes
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- "Colleges with the most overall No. 1 picks in NFL draft history {{!}} NCAA.com".
- "Ki Aldrich NFL Statistics".
- "Bill Dudley NFL Statistics".
- "Charlie Trippi NFL Statistics".
- "Harry Gilmer NFL Statistics".
- "Chuck Bednarik NFL Statistics".
- "Leon Hart NFL Statistics".
- "Kyle Rote NFL Statistics".
- "Billy Wade NFL Statistics".
- "Paul Hornung NFL Statistics".
- "Tommy Mason NFL Statistics".
- "Dave Parks NFL Statistics".
- "Tucker Frederickson NFL Statistics".
- "Tommy Nobis NFL Statistics".
- "Bubba Smith NFL Statistics".
- "Ron Yary NFL Statistics".
- "O.J. Simpson NFL Statistics".
- "Terry Bradshaw NFL Statistics".
- "Jim Plunkett NFL Statistics".
- "Too Tall Jones NFL Statistics".
- "Steve Bartkowski NFL Statistics".
- "Lee Roy Selmon NFL Statistics".
- "Earl Campbell NFL Statistics".
- "Billy Sims NFL Statistics".
- "George Rogers NFL Statistics".
- "John Elway NFL Statistics".
- "Irving Fryar NFL Statistics".
- "Bruce Smith NFL Statistics".
- "Bo Jackson NFL Statistics".
- "Vinny Testaverde NFL Statistics".
- "Troy Aikman NFL Statistics".
- "Russell Maryland NFL Statistics".
- "Drew Bledsoe NFL Statistics".
- "Keyshawn Johnson NFL Statistics".
- "Orlando Pace NFL Statistics".
- "Peyton Manning NFL Statistics".
- "Michael Vick NFL Statistics".
- "Bo Jackson NFL Statistics".
- "Eli Manning NFL Statistics".
- "Mario Williams NFL Statistics".
- "Jake Long NFL Statistics".
- "Cam Newton NFL Statistics".
- "Andrew Luck NFL Statistics".
- "1947 Chicago Cardinals".
- "1949 Philadelphia Eagles".
- "1958 Baltimore Colts".
- "1960 Philadelphia Eagles".
- "1961 Green Bay Packers".
- "1962 Green Bay Packers".
- "1965 Green Bay Packers".
- "1966 Green Bay Packers".
- "1970 Baltimore Colts".
- "1974 Pittsburgh Steelers".
- "1975 Pittsburgh Steelers".
- "1986 Oakland Raiders".
- "1977 Dallas Cowboys".
- "1978 Pittsburgh Steelers".
- "1979 Pittsburgh Steelers".
- "1980 Oakland Raiders".
- "1983 Los Angeles Raiders".
- "1987 Washington Redskins".
- "1992 Dallas Cowboys".
- "1993 Dallas Cowboys".
- "1995 Dallas Cowboys".
- "1997 Denver Broncos".
- "1998 Denver Broncos".
- "1999 St. Louis Rams".
- "2001 New England Patriots".
- "2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers".
- "2006 Indianapolis Colts".
- "2007 New York Giants".
- "2011 New York Giants".
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