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List of Pittsburgh Steelers first-round draft picks

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List of Pittsburgh Steelers first-round draft picks
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The Pittsburgh Steelers, a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, participated in the first NFL draft prior to the 1936 season. The franchise changed its name to the Steelers prior to the 1940 season, to represent the city's heritage of producing steel.

The event, which is officially known as the "Player Selection Meeting", is held each April. The draft is used as the primary means to distribute newly available talent (primarily from college football) equitably amongst the teams. Selections are made in reverse order based on the previous season's record, i.e. the club with the worst record from the previous season selects first. Through 2009, only two exceptions were made to this order: the Super Bowl champion always selects last (32nd), and the Super Bowl loser is awarded the penultimate (31st) pick. Beginning in 2010, teams making the playoffs will be seeded in reverse order depending upon how far they advance. The draft consists of seven rounds. Teams have the option of trading selections for players, cash and/or other selections (including future year selections). 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 Steelers have traded away their first-round pick eight times; they have had two first-round selections in two drafts.

The Steelers' first selection in the inaugural NFL draft was William Shakespeare, a halfback from Notre Dame. The Steelers have selected first overall three times, drafting Bill Dudley in 1942, Gary Glick in 1956 and Terry Bradshaw in 1970. The team has selected second overall once, and third overall four times. Through 2023, ten Steeler first-round picks have gone on to have playing careers deemed worthy of enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Terry Bradshaw, Len Dawson, Bill Dudley, Alan Faneca, Joe Greene, Franco Harris, Bobby Layne, Troy Polamalu, Lynn Swann, and Rod Woodson. The team's most recent first-round selection was Derrick Harmon, a defensive tackle from the University of Oregon.

Key

AbbreviationPositionAbbreviationPositionAbbreviationPosition
BBackKKickerNTNose tackle
CCenterLBLinebackerFBFullback
DBDefensive backPPunterHBHalfback
DEDefensive endQBQuarterbackWRWide receiver
DTDefensive tackleRBRunning backGGuard
EEndTOffensive tackleTETight end
SymbolMeaning^*—YearPickPositionCollege
Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Selected number one overall
†Selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career
No draft pick that year
Each year links to an article about that particular NFL Draft
Number of the pick within the first round
Position of the player
Attended college

Player selections

1954 first-round selection [[Johnny Lattner]] played only a single NFL season.
1972 NFL Playoffs]].
Lynn Swann, drafted in 1974, was elected to the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in 2001.
Rod Woodson, drafted in 1987, was elected to the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in 2009.
Alan Faneca was a 5-time All-Pro for the Steelers after being drafted in 1998.
Defensive Player of the Year]] in 2010.
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19363RBNotre Dame
19375RBDuquesne
19384RBColorado
193999–ZZZNo pickZZZ–ZZZ–
19403RBArkansas
194199–ZZZNo pickZZZ–ZZZ–
19421*†RBVirginia
19437FBMinnesota
194410RBSt. Mary's (CA)
19452RBFlorida
19463FBArmy
19475WRTexas
19483†QBTexas
9WRGeorgia
19496RBClemson
19508RBMichigan State
19519FBAlabama
19526FBMaryland
19535QBDetroit
19547RBNotre Dame
19556OTNotre Dame
19561*DBColorado State
19565RBMississippi State
19575†QBPurdue
195899–ZZZNo pickZZZ–ZZZ–
195999–ZZZNo pickZZZ–ZZZ–
19606FBTCU
196199–ZZZNo pickZZZ–ZZZ–
19625RBOhio State
196399–ZZZNo pickZZZ–ZZZ–
196410RBPittsburgh
196599–ZZZNo pickZZZ–ZZZ–
19663RBWVU
196799–ZZZNo pickZZZ–ZZZ–
196810OTUSC
19694†DTNorth Texas
19701*†QBLouisiana Tech
19718WRGrambling
197213†RBPenn State
197324DBFlorida State
197421†WRUSC
197526DBMichigan
197628TEClemson
197721LBNew Mexico
197822DBEastern Michigan
197928RBBaylor
198028QBArizona State
198117DEOklahoma
198212RBBaylor
198321DETexas Tech
198423WRSouthern Mississippi
198520DEWisconsin
19869GTemple
198710†DBPurdue
198818DEEastern Kentucky
19897RBGeorgia
198924OTPittsburgh
199021TELiberty
199115DEFlorida
199211OTMiami
199323DBColorado
199417WRColorado
199527TEWashington
199629OTNorth Carolina A&T
199724DBMaryland
199826†GLSU
199913WRLouisiana Tech
20008WRMichigan State
200119DTTexas
200230GAuburn
200316†DBUSC
200411QBMiami (OH)
200530TEVirginia
200625WROhio State
200715LBFlorida State
200823RBIllinois
200932DTMissouri
201018CFlorida
201131DEOhio State
201224GStanford
201317LBGeorgia
201415LBOhio State
201522LBKentucky
201625CBMiami
201730LBWisconsin
201828SVirginia Tech
201910Devin BushLBMichigan
202099–ZZZNo pickZZZ–ZZZ–
202124RBAlabama
202220QBPittsburgh
202314OTGeorgia
202420OTWashington
202521DTOregon

Notes

  • The Steelers traded their 1939 pick (2nd overall) to the Chicago Bears.
  • The Steelers traded their 1941 pick (3rd overall) to the Chicago Bears (3rd overall)
  • This was a lottery bonus pick.
  • The Steelers traded their 1958 pick (8th overall) to the San Francisco 49ers.
  • The Steelers traded their 1959 pick (8th overall) to the San Francisco 49ers.
  • The Steelers traded their 1961 pick (6th overall) to the San Francisco 49ers.
  • The Steelers traded their 1963 pick (11th overall) to the Chicago Bears.
  • The Steelers traded their 1965 pick (3rd overall) to the Chicago Bears.
  • The Steelers traded their 1967 pick (9th overall) to the Green Bay Packers.
  • The Steelers acquired the 1989 pick (24th overall) from the Minnesota Vikings.
  • The Steelers traded their 1990 pick (17th overall) to the Dallas Cowboys for Dallas' 1990 pick (21st overall, obtained from Minnesota Vikings) and a third-round pick (82nd overall, obtained from San Francisco 49ers).
  • The Steelers traded their 2001 pick (16th overall) to the New York Jets for their first-round pick (19th overall), their fourth-round pick (111th overall) and their sixth-round pick (181st overall).
  • The Steelers traded their first-round pick (27th overall), third-round pick (92nd overall) and sixth-round pick (200th overall) to obtain the 2003 pick (16th overall).
  • The Steelers obtained the 2006 pick from New York Giants by trading their first-round pick (32nd overall), their third-round pick (96th overall) and their fourth-round pick (129th overall).
  • The Steelers traded their 2020 pick (18th overall) to the Miami Dolphins to acquire Minkah Fitzpatrick.
  • The Steelers drafted Bobby Layne but immediately traded him to the Chicago Bears.

References

Specific

General

References

  1. "Steelers' History". Pittsburgh Steelers.
  2. Branch, John. (April 9, 2000). "The 2000 Liars Club/ Draft makes Broncos coach cloak intentions". [[The Gazette (Colorado Springs)]].
  3. Duffy, Mike. (March 26, 2009). "New Draft Order, More Rule Changes". BaltimoreRavens.com.
  4. Alder, James. "NFL Draft Basics: Determining Order of Selection". [[About.com]].
  5. "Steelers' All Time Draft History". Pittsburgh Steelers.
  6. "Hall of Famers by Franchise". Pro Football Hall of Fame official Web site.
  7. (June 12, 2006). "Steelers Quarterback Roethlisberger Seriously Injured in Motorcycle Crash". Fox News.
  8. "Pro Football Draft History: 1939". Pro Football Hall of Fame official Web site.
  9. "Pro Football Draft History: 1941". Pro Football Hall of Fame official Web site.
  10. "Pro Football Draft History: 1956". Pro Football Hall of Fame official Web site.
  11. "Pro Football Draft History: 1958". Pro Football Hall of Fame official Web site.
  12. "Pro Football Draft History: 1959". Pro Football Hall of Fame official Web site.
  13. "Pro Football Draft History: 1961". Pro Football Hall of Fame official Web site.
  14. "Pro Football Draft History: 1963". Pro Football Hall of Fame official Web site.
  15. "Pro Football Draft History: 1965". Pro Football Hall of Fame official Web site.
  16. "Pro Football Draft History: 1967". Pro Football Hall of Fame official Web site.
  17. "Pro Football Draft History: 1989". Pro Football Hall of Fame official Web site.
  18. "2001 NFL Draft weekend trades". CNN.
  19. (April 26, 2003). "2003 NFL Draft trades". ESPN.
  20. (April 27, 2006). "2006 NFL Draft Trader". ESPN.
  21. (September 16, 2019). "Dolphins Trade Minkah Fitzpatrick to Steelers for 2020 First-Round Pick". Sports Illustrated.
  22. "Bobby Layne".
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