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List of New York Jets first-round draft picks

List of American football players

Summary

List of American football players

Joe Namath, the Jets' selection in the first round of the 1965 AFL draft

The New York Jets, originally known as the Titans of New York from the team's conception in 1960 until 1962, joined the NFL as part of the 1970 AFL–NFL merger, two years after defeating the Baltimore Colts 16–7 in Super Bowl III.

The Titans made their first American Football League draft selection in 1961. They chose Tom Brown, a defensive lineman/guard from the University of Minnesota, known as the "Rock of Gibraltar", who won the 1960 Outland Trophy as the nation's best lineman and finished 2nd in the Heisman Trophy voting. Brown later became a College Football Hall of Famer and Canadian Football Hall of Famer.

In 1970, the Jets selected Steve Tannen, a defensive back from the University of Florida, as their first pick in the NFL Draft. The team has most recently selected Olu Fashanu, an offensive tackle out of Penn State in 2024.

Every year during April, each NFL franchise seeks to add new players to its roster through a collegiate draft known as "the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting", which is more commonly known as the NFL draft. Teams are ranked in inverse order based on the previous season's record, with the worst record picking first, and the second worst picking second and so on. The two exceptions to this order are made for teams that appeared in the previous Super Bowl; the Super Bowl champion always picks 32nd, and the Super Bowl loser always picks 31st. Teams have the option of trading away their picks to other teams for different picks, players, cash, or a combination thereof. Thus, it is not uncommon for a team's actual draft pick to differ from their assigned draft pick, or for a team to have extra or no draft picks in any round due to these trades.

The Jets have selected the number one overall pick one time: Keyshawn Johnson, a wide receiver from the University of Southern California in the 1996 NFL draft. The team has also selected number two overall twice and number three overall once. The Jets have selected players from University of Southern California seven times, from the Ohio State University six times, five times from the University of Alabama and three times each from the University of Virginia and University of Miami (Florida). Three eventual Hall of Famers were selected by the Jets: Joe Namath John Riggins, and Darrelle Revis

Key

DB	Defensive back

Player selections

Year	Pick	Player name	Position	College	Yrs NFL/AFL
--	Tom Brown	DL/G	Minnesota	0	0
--	Sandy Stephens	QB	Minnesota	0	0
--	Jerry Stovall	HB	LSU	9	0
--	Matt Snell	FB	Ohio State	9	9
--	Joe Namath	QB	Alabama	13	12
--	Tom Nowatzke	FB	Indiana	8	0
--	Bill Yearby	T	Michigan	1	1
12	Paul Seiler	C/G	Notre Dame	5	2
17	Lee White	FB	Weber State	5	3
26	Dave Foley	T	Ohio State	9	3
20	Steve Tannen	DB	Florida	5	5
6	John Riggins	RB	Kansas	14	5
9	Jerome Barkum	WR/TE	Jackson State	12	12
20	Mike Taylor	LB	Michigan	2	2
13	Burgess Owens	CB/S	Miami (FL)	10	7
6	Carl Barzilauskas	DT	Indiana	6	4
No draft pick
6	Richard Todd	QB	Alabama	10	8
4	Marvin Powell	T	USC	11	9
4	Chris Ward	T	Ohio State	7	6
14	Marty Lyons	DE/DT	Alabama	11	11
2	Johnny "Lam" Jones	WR	Texas	5	5
3	Freeman McNeil	RB	UCLA	12	12
23	Bob Crable	LB	Notre Dame	6	6
24	Ken O'Brien	QB	UC Davis	10	9
10	Russell Carter	CB/S	SMU	6	4
15	Ron Faurot	DE/DT	Arkansas	2	2
10	Al Toon	WR	Wisconsin	8	8
22	Mike Haight	T/G	Iowa	7	6
21	Roger Vick	FB	Texas A&M	3	1
8	Dave Cadigan	T/G	USC	6	5
14	Jeff Lageman	LB	Virginia	10	6
2	Blair Thomas	RB	Penn State	6	4
No draft pick
15	Johnny Mitchell	TE	Nebraska	6	4
4	Marvin Jones	LB	Florida State	10	10
12	Aaron Glenn	CB	Texas A&M	14	8
9	Kyle Brady	TE	Penn State	13	8
16	Hugh Douglas	DE	Central State	10	3
1	Keyshawn Johnson	WR	USC	11	4
8	James Farrior	LB	Virginia	14	5
No draft pick
12	Shaun Ellis	DE	Tennessee	11	10
13	John Abraham	LB	South Carolina	15	6
18	Chad Pennington	QB	Marshall	11	8
27	Anthony Becht	TE	West Virginia	10	5
16	Santana Moss	WR	Miami (FL)	14	4
22	Bryan Thomas	DE	UAB	11	11
4	Dewayne Robertson	DT	Kentucky	6	5
12	Jonathan Vilma	LB	Miami (FL)	10	3
No draft pick
4	D'Brickashaw Ferguson	T	Virginia	10	10
29	Nick Mangold	C	Ohio State	11	11
14	Darrelle Revis	CB	Pittsburgh	10	8
6	Vernon Gholston	DE	Ohio State	5	2
30	Dustin Keller	TE	Purdue	5	5
5	Mark Sanchez	QB	USC	8	4
29	Kyle Wilson	CB	Boise State	6	5
30	Muhammad Wilkerson	DL	Temple	8	7
16	Quinton Coples	DE	North Carolina	4	4
9	Dee Milliner	CB	Alabama	3	3
13	Sheldon Richardson	DT	Missouri	10*	4
18	Calvin Pryor	S	Louisville	4	3
6	Leonard Williams	DT	USC	9*	5
20	Darron Lee	LB	Ohio State	6*	3
6	Jamal Adams	S	LSU	7*	3
3	Sam Darnold	QB	USC	6*	3
3	Quinnen Williams	DT	Alabama	5*	5*
11	Mekhi Becton	T	Louisville	4*	4*
2	Zach Wilson	QB	BYU	3*	3*
14	Alijah Vera-Tucker	G	USC	3*	3*
4	Sauce Gardner	CB	Cincinnati	2*	2
10	Garrett Wilson	WR	Ohio State	2*	2*
26	Jermaine Johnson	DE	Florida State	2*	2*
15	Will McDonald IV	DE	Iowa State	1*	1*
11	Olumuyiwa Fashanu	T	Penn State	0*	0*
7	Armand Membou	T	Missouri	0*	0*

Asterisks after active season numbers denote that the player is still active. Asterisks after seasons with Jets numbers denote player is still with the Jets.

Footnotes

References

(July 15, 2004). "Another Golden Gopher Tunnels Into CFHOF with Tom Brown's Enshrinement". [[College Football Hall of Fame]].
There appears to have been no real draft order in the [[American Football League draft]]s. Some sources indicate the selection number for players, but they conflict with one another.
Brown did not play in the American Football League; he played for the [[British Columbia Lions]] of the [[Canadian Football League]] from 1960 to 1965. He was later inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame.
Stephens was one of the first major black quarterbacks in collegiate football, leading the University of Minnesota to a college football championship and two [[Rose Bowl (game). Rose Bowl]] appearances during his tenure. Stephens was drafted by the Titans in the AFL, and the [[Cleveland Browns]] in the second round of the [[1962 NFL draft]], but neither team gave him any playing time. Stephens went to the Canadian Football League where he played two seasons with the [[Montreal Alouettes]].
Stovall was drafted as the second overall pick in the [[1963 NFL draft]], and opted to play with the St. Louis Cardinals.
Snell was drafted in the fourth round of the [[1964 NFL draft]] by the [[New York Giants]], but he opted to play with the Jets in the AFL. Snell was the 1964 [[American Football League Rookies of the Year]], and later contributed to the Jets' success in the Super Bowl III victory over the Baltimore Colts.
Namath was originally drafted by the [[St. Louis Cardinals (NFL). St. Louis Cardinals]] as the 12th overall pick in the [[1965 NFL draft]], but after being chosen by the Jets in the AFL Draft, he chose to play in the AFL.
"1965 NFL and AFL Draft". [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]].
Nowatzke was drafted by the [[Detroit Lions]] as the 11th overall pick in the 1965 NFL Draft, and chose to play with the Lions in the NFL instead of the Jets.
A new system called the [[Common Draft]] was implemented from 1967 to 1969. In this system, both the NFL and AFL held a joint draft for college players. The Common Draft took place after the agreement for an AFL–NFL merger in 1966.
Seiler was chosen as the 12th overall pick in the Common Draft, but he was the fourth overall selection made by an AFL team.
White was chosen as the 17th overall pick in the Common Draft, but he was the sixth overall selection made by an AFL team.
Foley was chosen as the 26th overall pick in the Common Draft, but he was the eighth overall selection made by an AFL team.
The Jets acquired their second first-round pick in the 1972 Draft from the Washington Redskins.
Jones, Richard L.. (2005-04-23). "Fans of Jets and Giants Face a Long Wait Today". [[New York Times]].
"History: 1980 Draft". [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]].
Jones won the 4 × 100 relay at the [[Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics. 1976 Summer Olympics]].
"History: 1984 Draft". [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]].
"History: 1991 Draft". [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]].
Smith, Timothy W.. (1993-04-26). "Jets Trade Down But Still Move Up". [[New York Times]].
Smith, Timothy W.. (1994-04-25). "Jets Move Up in Draft to Take Glenn, a Cornerback". [[New York Times]].
Smith, Timothy W.. (1995-04-23). "Bengals Take Carter at No. 1; Sapp Slips to 12th". [[New York Times]].
Anderson, Dave. (1997-04-20). "A Wearin' Of the Green For Tuna". [[New York Times]].
Eskenazi, Gerald. (1998-04-20). "Jets Try to Plug Team's Many Holes". [[New York Times]].
Eskenazi, Gerald. (1999-04-18). "Jets Use Their 2 Picks to Try to Strengthen Offensive Line". [[New York Times]].
Battista, Judy. (2000-04-14). "Jets Get 12th Pick in Draft From 49ers". [[New York Times]].
Battista, Judy. (2000-04-12). "Jets Close To Dealing Johnson To Bucs". [[New York Times]].
Battista, Judy. (2001-04-22). "Jets Trade Up for Johnson Replacement". [[New York Times]].
Battista, Judy. (2003-04-26). "Jets Trade Up With an Eye on a Defensive Tackle". [[New York Times]].
Jones, Richard L.. (2005-04-21). "Jets Trade First-Round Pick to Fill Void at Tight End Tackle". [[New York Times]].
Crouse, Karen. (2007-04-29). "Jets Trade Up to Draft Revis With 14th Pick Tackle". [[New York Times]].
The Jets received the 30th overall pick from the [[Green Bay Packers]].
Heyman, Brian. (2009-04-25). "In Blockbuster Deal, Jets Trade Up to Draft Sanchez". [[The New York Times]].
Bishiop, Greg. (2010-04-24). "Reviewing the Jets' Draft Picks". [[The New York Times]].
(2011-04-28). "Jets select Temple DL Wilkerson at No. 30". [[Wall Street Journal]].
(April 27, 2017). "Jets Select L.S.U. Safety Jamal Adams After Surprises Atop Draft".

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