List of Las Vegas Raiders first-round draft picks
The Las Vegas Raiders are a professional American football team based in Paradise, Nevada. They are a member of the American Football Conference West Division (AFC West). The team began play in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League, which merged with the National Football League in 1970. In 1982, the team relocated to Los Angeles, where they remained until the franchise returned to Oakland in 1995, where they remained until 2019 when they once again relocated to the Las Vegas area. The franchise has selected 54 players in the first round, one of these being the first overall pick.
The NFL Draft, which is officially known as the "Player Selection Meeting",[1] 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 second to last (31st). Beginning in 2010, teams making the playoffs have been seeded in reverse order depending upon how far they advance.[2] 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.[3]
The Raiders have selected first once. They have also selected the second overall pick twice. The University of Southern California has the most players chosen by the Raiders from one university, with four selections.
Key[]
^ | Indicates the player was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. |
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* | Selected number one overall |
— | The Raiders did not draft a player in the first round that year. |
Year | Each year links to an article about that particular NFL Draft. |
Pick | Indicates the number of the pick within the first round |
Position | Indicates the position of the player in the NFL |
College | The player's college football team |
Player selections[]
Year | Pick | Player name | Position | College |
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1960 | N/A | Dale Hackbart | DB | Wisconsin |
1961 | 4 | Joe Rutgens | DT | Illinois |
1962 | 2 | Roman Gabriel | QB | NC State |
1963 | — | No pick | — | �� |
1964 | 7 | Tony Lorick | RB | Arizona State |
1965 | 3 | Harry Schuh | T | Memphis |
1966 | — | No pick | — | — |
1967 | 17 | Gene Upshaw^ | G | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
1968 | 25 | Eldridge Dickey | WR | Tennessee State |
1969 | 22 | Art Thoms | DT | Syracuse |
1970 | 24 | Raymond Chester | TE | Morgan State |
1971 | 19 | Jack Tatum | DB | Ohio State |
1972 | 21 | Mike Siani | WR | Villanova |
1973 | 23 | Ray Guy^ | P | Southern Mississippi |
1974 | 19 | Henry Lawrence | T | Florida A&M |
1975 | 24 | Neal Colzie | DB | Ohio State |
1976 | — | No pick | — | — |
1977 | — | No pick | — | — |
1978 | — | No pick | — | — |
1979 | — | No pick | — | — |
1980 | 15 | Marc Wilson | QB | BYU |
1981 | 21 | Ted Watts | DB | Texas Tech |
23 | Curt Marsh | G | Washington | |
1982 | 10 | Marcus Allen^ | RB | USC |
1983 | 26 | Don Mosebar | C | USC |
1984 | — | No pick | — | — |
1985 | 23 | Jessie Hester | WR | Florida State |
1986 | 24 | Bob Buczkowski | DE | Pittsburgh |
1987 | 15 | John Clay | T | Missouri |
1988 | 6 | Tim Brown^ | WR | Notre Dame |
9 | Terry McDaniel | DB | Tennessee | |
25 | Scott Davis | DT | Illinois | |
1989 | — | No pick | — | — |
1990 | 11 | Anthony Smith | DE | Arizona |
1991 | 24 | Todd Marinovich | QB | USC |
1992 | 16 | Chester McGlockton | DT | Clemson |
1993 | 12 | Patrick Bates | DB | Texas A&M |
1994 | 22 | Rob Fredrickson | LB | Michigan State |
1995 | 18 | Napoleon Kaufman | RB | Washington |
1996 | 9 | Rickey Dudley | TE | Ohio State |
1997 | 2 | Darrell Russell | DT | USC |
1998 | 4 | Charles Woodson^ | DB | Michigan |
23 | Mo Collins | G | Florida | |
1999 | 18 | Matt Stinchcomb | G | Georgia |
2000 | 17 | Sebastian Janikowski | PK | Florida State |
2001 | 28 | Derrick Gibson | DB | Florida State |
2002 | 17 | Phillip Buchanon | DB | Miami |
23 | Napoleon Harris | LB | Northwestern | |
2003 | 31 | Nnamdi Asomugha | DB | California |
32 | Tyler Brayton | DE | Colorado | |
2004 | 2 | Robert Gallery | T | Iowa |
2005 | 23 | Fabian Washington | DB | Nebraska |
2006 | 7 | Michael Huff | DB | Texas |
2007 | 1 | JaMarcus Russell* | QB | LSU |
2008 | 4 | Darren McFadden | RB | Arkansas |
2009 | 7 | Darrius Heyward-Bey | WR | Maryland |
2010 | 8 | Rolando McClain | LB | Alabama |
2011 | — | No pick | — | — |
2012 | — | No pick | — | — |
2013 | 12 | D. J. Hayden | DB | Houston |
2014 | 5 | Khalil Mack | LB | Buffalo |
2015 | 4 | Amari Cooper | WR | Alabama |
2016 | 14 | Karl Joseph | S | West Virginia |
2017 | 24 | Gareon Conley | CB | Ohio State |
2018 | 15 | Kolton Miller | T | UCLA |
2019 | 4 | Clelin Ferrell | DE | Clemson |
24 | Josh Jacobs | RB | Alabama | |
27 | Johnathan Abram | S | Mississippi State | |
2020 | 12 | Henry Ruggs | WR | Alabama |
19 | Damon Arnette | CB | Ohio State | |
2021 | 17 | Alex Leatherwood | OT | Alabama |
References[]
General[]
- "Las Vegas Raiders Draft History". Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
- Alder, James. "NFL Draft Basics:Determining Order of Selection". About.com. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
Specific[]
- ^ Branch, John (April 9, 2000). "The 2000 Liars Club/ Draft makes Broncos coach cloak intentions". The Gazette (Colorado Springs). Archived from the original on October 23, 2007. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
- ^ Duffy, Mike (March 26, 2009). "New Draft Order, More Rule Changes". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on 2009-03-29. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
- ^ Alder, James. "NFL Draft Basics:Determining Order of Selection". About.com. Retrieved May 26, 2008.
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