List of first overall National Football League Draft picks
The National Football League Draft is an annual sports draft in which NFL teams select newly eligible players for their rosters. To be eligible, a player must be out of high school for at least three years. Each NFL franchise seeks to add new players through the annual NFL Draft. The draft rules were last updated in 2009. The team with the worst record the previous year picks first, the next-worst team second, and so on. 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).[1]
From 1947 through 1958 the first selection was awarded by a random draw. The team which received this "bonus" pick forfeited its selection in the final round of the draft. The winner of the "bonus pick" was eliminated from the draw in future years. By 1958 all twelve clubs in the league at the time had received a bonus choice and the system was abolished.[2][3]
Before the merger agreements in 1966, the American Football League (AFL) operated in direct competition with the NFL and held a separate draft. This led to a massive bidding war over top prospects between the two leagues, along with the subsequent drafting of the same player in each draft. As part of the merger agreement on June 8, 1966, the two leagues held a multiple round "common draft". Once the AFL officially merged with the NFL in 1970, the "common draft" simply became the NFL draft.[4][5][6] The draft is one of the most notable events in American sports, with live broadcasts of it produced by ESPN, Fox and ABC.[7]
Through the 2021 NFL Draft, 86 players have been selected first overall, with the most recent being Trevor Lawrence from Clemson. The Indianapolis Colts and Los Angeles Rams have each made the most first overall selections in history with seven. Of the first overall draft picks, 43 have been selected to a Pro Bowl and of those 43, twelve have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. While the Heisman Trophy is awarded annually to the most outstanding player in U.S. college football, only 21 of those Heisman winners have been selected first overall in the NFL draft. Only six first overall draft pick players have been selected the NFL Rookie of the Year: Earl Campbell (1978); Billy Sims (1980); George Rogers (1981); Sam Bradford (2010); Cam Newton (2011); and Kyler Murray (2019).
Key[]
K | Kicker | NT | Nose tackle | C | Center |
LB | Linebacker | FB | Fullback | DB | Defensive back |
P | Punter | HB | Halfback | DE | Defensive end |
QB | Quarterback | WR/E | Wide receiver/End | DT | Defensive tackle |
G | Guard | T | Offensive tackle | TE | Tight end |
* | Selected to a Pro Bowl/All-Star Game | ||||
‡ | Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame (all were also selected to a Pro Bowl) | ||||
§ | Denotes an expansion team |
List of first overall picks[]
Year | Name | Position | College | Team | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1936 | Jay Berwanger[A 1] | HB | Chicago | Philadelphia Eagles | Heisman Trophy (1935) |
1937 | Sam Francis | FB | Nebraska | — | |
1938 | Corbett Davis | Indiana | Cleveland Rams | — | |
1939 | Ki Aldrich* | C | TCU | Chicago Cardinals | NFL All-Star Game (1939, 1942)[8] |
1940 | George Cafego | HB | Tennessee | Chicago Cardinals | — |
1941 | Tom Harmon | Michigan | Chicago Bears | Heisman Trophy (1940) | |
1942 | Bill Dudley‡ | HB | Virginia | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL All-Star Game (1950, 1951)[9] Pro Football Hall of Fame (1966)[9] NFL MVP (1946)[9] |
1943 | Frank Sinkwich | HB | Georgia | Detroit Lions | Heisman Trophy (1942) NFL MVP (1944) |
1944 | Angelo Bertelli | QB | Notre Dame | Boston Yanks | Heisman Trophy (1943) |
1945 | Charley Trippi‡ | HB | Georgia | Chicago Cardinals | Pro Bowl (1952, 1953)[10] Pro Football Hall of Fame (1968)[10] NFL Champion (1947)[11] |
1946 | Frank Dancewicz | QB | Notre Dame | Boston Yanks | — |
1947 | Bob Fenimore | HB | Oklahoma A&M | Chicago Bears | — |
1948 | Harry Gilmer* | HB, WR | Alabama | Washington Football Team | Pro Bowl (1950, 1952)[12] |
1949 | Chuck Bednarik‡ | C, LB | Penn | Philadelphia Eagles | Pro Bowl (1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1960)[13] Pro Football Hall of Fame (1967)[13] NFL Champion (1949, 1960)[14][15] |
1950 | Leon Hart* | E | Notre Dame | Detroit Lions | Heisman Trophy (1949) Pro Bowl (1951)[16] |
1951 | Kyle Rote* | HB | SMU | New York Giants | Pro Bowl (1953, 1954, 1955, 1956)[17] |
1952 | Bill Wade* | QB | Vanderbilt | Los Angeles Rams | Pro Bowl (1958, 1963)[18] |
1953 | Harry Babcock | E | Georgia | San Francisco 49ers | — |
1954 | Bobby Garrett | QB | Stanford | Cleveland Browns | — |
1955 | George Shaw | Oregon | Baltimore Colts | NFL Champion (1958)[19] | |
1956 | Gary Glick | DB | Colorado A&M | Pittsburgh Steelers | — |
1957 | Paul Hornung‡ | HB | Notre Dame | Green Bay Packers | Heisman Trophy (1956) Pro Bowl (1959, 1960)[20] Pro Football Hall of Fame (1986)[20] NFL Champion (1961, 1962, 1965)[21][22][23] Super Bowl champion (I)[24] NFL MVP (1961)[20] |
1958 | King Hill | QB | Rice | Chicago Cardinals | — |
1959 | Randy Duncan | Iowa | Green Bay Packers | — | |
1960 | Billy Cannon[A 2] | HB | LSU | Los Angeles Rams | Heisman Trophy (1959) AFL Champion (1960, 1961, 1967) AFL All Star (1961, 1969) |
1961 | Tommy Mason* | HB | Tulane | Minnesota Vikings§ | Pro Bowl (1962, 1963, 1964)[25] |
1962 | Ernie Davis[A 3] | HB | Syracuse | Washington Football Team | Heisman Trophy (1961) |
1963 | Terry Baker | QB | Oregon State | Los Angeles Rams | Heisman Trophy (1962) |
1964 | Dave Parks* | WR | Texas Tech | San Francisco 49ers | Pro Bowl (1964, 1965, 1966)[26] |
1965 | Tucker Frederickson* | HB | Auburn | New York Giants | Pro Bowl (1965)[27] |
1966 | Tommy Nobis* | LB | Texas | Atlanta Falcons§ | Pro Bowl (1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1972)[28] |
1967[A 4] | Bubba Smith* | DE | Michigan State | Baltimore Colts | Pro Bowl (1970, 1971)[29] Super Bowl champion (V)[30] |
1968[A 4] | Ron Yary‡ | T | USC | Minnesota Vikings | Pro Bowl (1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977)[31] Pro Football Hall of Fame (2001)[31] |
1969[A 4] | O. J. Simpson‡ | HB | Buffalo Bills[A 5] | Heisman Trophy (1968) Pro Bowl (1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976)[32] Pro Football Hall of Fame (1985)[32] NFL MVP (1973)[32] | |
1970 | Terry Bradshaw‡ | QB | Louisiana Tech | Pittsburgh Steelers | Pro Bowl (1975, 1978, 1979)[33] Pro Football Hall of Fame (1989)[33] Super Bowl champion (IX, X, XIII, XIV)[34][35][36][37] Super Bowl MVP (XIII, XIV)[33] NFL MVP (1978)[33] |
1971 | Jim Plunkett | QB | Stanford | New England Patriots | Heisman Trophy (1970) Super Bowl champion (XV, XVIII)[38][39] Super Bowl MVP (XV)[40] |
1972 | Walt Patulski | DE | Notre Dame | Buffalo Bills | — |
1973 | John Matuszak | Tampa | Houston Oilers | Super Bowl champion (XI, XV)[38][41] | |
1974 | Ed Jones* | DE | Tennessee State | Dallas Cowboys | Pro Bowl (1981, 1982, 1983)[42] Super Bowl champion (XII)[43] |
1975 | Steve Bartkowski* | QB | California | Atlanta Falcons | Pro Bowl (1980, 1981)[44] |
1976 | Lee Roy Selmon‡ | DE | Oklahoma | Tampa Bay Buccaneers§ | Pro Bowl (1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)[45] Pro Football Hall of Fame (1995)[45] |
1977 | Ricky Bell | HB | USC | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | — |
1978 | Earl Campbell‡ | HB | Texas | Houston Oilers | Heisman Trophy (1977) Pro Bowl (1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983)[46] Pro Football Hall of Fame (1991)[46] NFL MVP (1979)[46] Offensive Rookie of the Year (1978) |
1979 | Tom Cousineau[A 6] | LB | Ohio State | Buffalo Bills | — |
1980 | Billy Sims* | HB | Oklahoma | Detroit Lions | Heisman Trophy (1978) Pro Bowl (1980, 1981, 1982)[47] Offensive Rookie of the Year (1980) |
1981 | George Rogers* | South Carolina | New Orleans Saints | Heisman Trophy (1980) Pro Bowl (1981, 1982)[48] Super Bowl champion (XXII)[49] Offensive Rookie of the Year (1981) | |
1982 | Kenneth Sims | DE | Texas | New England Patriots | — |
1983 | John Elway‡[A 7] | QB | Stanford | Baltimore Colts | Pro Bowl (1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998)[50] Pro Football Hall of Fame (2004)[50] Super Bowl champion (XXXII, XXXIII)[51][52] Super Bowl MVP (XXXIII)[50] NFL MVP (1987)[50] |
1984[A 8] | Irving Fryar* | WR | Nebraska | New England Patriots | Pro Bowl (1985, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997)[53] |
1985 | Bruce Smith‡ | DE | Virginia Tech | Buffalo Bills | Pro Bowl (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998)[54] Pro Football Hall of Fame (2009)[54] |
1986 | Bo Jackson*[A 9] | HB | Auburn | Tampa Bay Buccaneers[A 10] | Heisman Trophy (1985) Pro Bowl (1990)[55] |
1987 | Vinny Testaverde* | QB | Miami (FL) | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Heisman Trophy (1986) Pro Bowl (1996, 1998)[56] |
1988 | Aundray Bruce | LB | Auburn | Atlanta Falcons | — |
1989 | Troy Aikman‡ | QB | UCLA | Dallas Cowboys | Pro Bowl (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996)[57] Pro Football Hall of Fame (2006)[57] Super Bowl champion (XXVII, XXVIII, XXX)[58][59][60] Super Bowl MVP (XXVII)[57] |
1990 | Jeff George | QB | Illinois | Indianapolis Colts[A 11] | — |
1991 | Russell Maryland* | DT | Miami (FL) | Dallas Cowboys | Pro Bowl (1993)[61] Super Bowl champion (XXVII, XXVIII, XXX)[58][59][60] |
1992 | Steve Emtman | DE | Washington | Indianapolis Colts | — |
1993 | Drew Bledsoe* | QB | Washington State | New England Patriots | Pro Bowl (1994, 1996, 1997, 2002)[62] Super Bowl champion (XXXVI)[63] |
1994 | Dan Wilkinson | DT | Ohio State | Cincinnati Bengals | — |
1995 | Ki-Jana Carter | HB | Penn State | — | |
1996 | Keyshawn Johnson* | WR | USC | New York Jets | Pro Bowl (1998, 1999, 2001)[64] Super Bowl champion (XXXVII)[65] |
1997 | Orlando Pace‡ | T | Ohio State | St. Louis Rams | Pro Bowl (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)[66] Pro Football Hall of Fame (2016)[66] Super Bowl champion (XXXIV)[67] |
1998 | Peyton Manning‡ | QB | Tennessee | Indianapolis Colts | Pro Bowl (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014)[68] Pro Football Hall of Fame (2021) Super Bowl champion (XLI, 50)[69] Super Bowl MVP (XLI)[68] NFL MVP (2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2013)[68] |
1999 | Tim Couch | QB | Kentucky | Cleveland Browns§ | — |
2000 | Courtney Brown | DE | Penn State | Cleveland Browns | — |
2001 | Michael Vick* | QB | Virginia Tech | Atlanta Falcons | Pro Bowl (2002, 2004, 2005, 2010)[70] |
2002 | David Carr | QB | Fresno State | Houston Texans§ | Super Bowl champion (XLVI) |
2003 | Carson Palmer* | QB | USC | Cincinnati Bengals | Heisman Trophy (2002) Pro Bowl (2005, 2006, 2015)[71] |
2004 | Eli Manning*[A 12] | Ole Miss | San Diego Chargers | Pro Bowl (2008, 2011, 2012, 2015)[72] Super Bowl champion (XLII, XLVI)[73][74] Super Bowl MVP (XLII, XLVI)[72] | |
2005 | Alex Smith* | Utah | San Francisco 49ers | Pro Bowl (2013, 2016, 2017) | |
2006 | Mario Williams* | DE | North Carolina State | Houston Texans | Pro Bowl (2008, 2009, 2013, 2014)[75] |
2007 | JaMarcus Russell | QB | LSU | Oakland Raiders | — |
2008 | Jake Long* | T | Michigan | Miami Dolphins | Pro Bowl (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)[76] |
2009 | Matthew Stafford* | QB | Georgia | Detroit Lions | Pro Bowl (2014) |
2010 | Sam Bradford | QB | Oklahoma | St. Louis Rams | Heisman Trophy (2008) Rookie of the Year (2010) |
2011 | Cam Newton* | QB | Auburn | Carolina Panthers | Heisman Trophy (2010) Pro Bowl (2011, 2013, 2015)[77] Offensive Rookie of the Year (2011) NFL MVP (2015) |
2012 | Andrew Luck* | Stanford | Indianapolis Colts | Pro Bowl (2012, 2013, 2014, 2018)[78] | |
2013 | Eric Fisher* | T | Central Michigan | Kansas City Chiefs | Pro Bowl (2018, 2020) Super Bowl champion (LIV) |
2014 | Jadeveon Clowney* | DE | South Carolina | Houston Texans | Pro Bowl (2016, 2017, 2018) |
2015 | Jameis Winston* | QB | Florida State | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Heisman Trophy (2013) Pro Bowl (2015) |
2016 | Jared Goff* | California | Los Angeles Rams | Pro Bowl (2017, 2018) | |
2017 | Myles Garrett* | DE | Texas A&M | Cleveland Browns | Pro Bowl (2018, 2020) |
2018 | Baker Mayfield | QB | Oklahoma | Cleveland Browns | Heisman Trophy (2017) |
2019 | Kyler Murray* | QB | Oklahoma | Arizona Cardinals | Heisman Trophy (2018) Offensive Rookie of the Year (2019) Pro Bowl (2020) |
2020 | Joe Burrow | QB | LSU | Cincinnati Bengals | Heisman Trophy (2019) |
2021 | Trevor Lawrence | Clemson | Jacksonville Jaguars | — | |
2022 | TBD | TBD | TBD | — |
Statistics[]
- The Denver Broncos, Baltimore Ravens, and Seattle Seahawks have never had the first overall pick.
- Eight teams have made the playoffs in the same season in which they made the first overall selection in the draft. They were the 1968 Minnesota Vikings, 1978 Houston Oilers, 1982 New England Patriots, 1991 Dallas Cowboys, 2004 San Diego Chargers, 2008 Miami Dolphins, 2012 Indianapolis Colts, and 2013 Kansas City Chiefs.
- No team has ever gone from the first overall pick to a Super Bowl win in the same season. The Minnesota Vikings lost Super Bowl IV the year after they had the first overall pick, the Dallas Cowboys lost Super Bowl X the year after they had the first overall pick, and the New England Patriots lost Super Bowl XX the year after they had the first overall pick.
First overall draft picks per team[]
The Indianapolis Colts and the 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.[79]
Team | Total number |
Year(s) | Notes | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
Indianapolis Colts | 7 | 1955, 1967, 1983, 1990, 1992 1998, 2012 |
|
[80] |
Los Angeles Rams | 7 | 1938, 1952, 1960, 1963, 1997 2010, 2016 |
|
[81] |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5 | 1976*, 1977, 1986, 1987, 2015 |
|
[82] |
Cleveland Browns | 5 | 1954, 1999, 2000, 2017, 2018 | [83] | |
Arizona Cardinals | 5 | 1939, 1940, 1945, 1958, 2019 |
|
[84] |
Detroit Lions | 4 | 1943, 1950, 1980, 2009 | [85] | |
Atlanta Falcons | 4 | 1966*, 1975, 1988, 2001 | [86] | |
Buffalo Bills | 4 | 1969, 1972, 1979, 1985 |
|
[87] |
Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 1994, 1995, 2003, 2020 | [88] | |
New England Patriots | 4 | 1971, 1982, 1984, 1993 |
|
[89] |
Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 1936, 1937, 1949 | [90] | |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 1942, 1956, 1970 | [91] | |
San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 1953, 1964, 2005 | [92] | |
Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 1974, 1989, 1991 | [93] | |
Houston Texans | 3 | 2002*, 2006, 2014 | [94] | |
Chicago Bears | 2 | 1941, 1947 | [95] | |
Boston Yanks | 2 | 1944*, 1946 | [79] | |
Washington Football Team | 2 | 1948, 1962 |
|
[96] |
New York Giants | 2 | 1951, 1965 | [97] | |
Green Bay Packers | 2 | 1957, 1959 | [98] | |
Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 1961*, 1968 | [99] | |
Tennessee Titans | 2 | 1973, 1978 |
|
[100] |
Jacksonville Jaguars | 2 | 2021, 2022 | [101] | |
New Orleans Saints | 1 | 1981 | [102] | |
New York Jets | 1 | 1996 |
|
[103] |
Los Angeles Chargers | 1 | 2004 |
|
[104] |
Las Vegas Raiders | 1 | 2007 |
|
[105] |
Miami Dolphins | 1 | 2008 |
|
[106] |
Carolina Panthers | 1 | 2011 | [107] | |
Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 2013 |
|
[108] |
- Notes: (*) indicates the team selected first overall in their inaugural season.
First overall draft picks by school[]
Notre Dame, USC, and Oklahoma are tied for 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).[109]
School | Total number |
Year(s) |
---|---|---|
Notre Dame | 5 | 1944, 1946, 1950, 1957, 1972 |
USC | 5 | 1968, 1969, 1977, 1996, 2003 |
Oklahoma | 5 | 1976, 1980, 2010, 2018, 2019 |
Georgia | 4 | 1943, 1945, 1953, 2009 |
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 |
Nebraska | 2 | 1937, 1984 |
Miami (FL) | 2 | 1987, 1991 |
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 |
Alabama | 1 | 1948 |
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 draft picks by position[]
Position | Number of selections | Last year selected |
---|---|---|
Quarterbacks | ||
Running backs | ||
Defensive linemen | ||
Offensive linemen | ||
Wide receivers/ends | ||
Linebackers | ||
Defensive backs |
See also[]
- List of second overall National Football League Draft picks
- Mr. Irrelevant – title given to the final player selected in an NFL draft
Notes[]
- ^ Jay Berwanger did not sign with the Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles traded his rights to the Chicago Bears; he did not sign with them either.
- ^ Billy Cannon signed with the AFL team Houston Oilers rather than the Los Angeles Rams.
- ^ Ernie Davis was subsequently traded to the Cleveland Browns after being drafted by the Washington Football Team.
- ^ a b c Because of the NFL–AFL merger agreement, the history of the AFL is officially recognized by the NFL and therefore this list includes the common draft for the years 1967, 1968, and 1969.
- ^ The Buffalo Bills were a part of the AFL when they selected Simpson with the first overall pick in the 1969 draft. The Bills joined the NFL the next year, in 1970.
- ^ Tom Cousineau chose to sign with the CFL team Montreal Alouettes over the Buffalo Bills.
- ^ John Elway was subsequently traded to the Denver Broncos after being drafted by the Baltimore Colts.
- ^ College seniors who had already signed with the USFL or CFL were not eligible for the regular draft. Instead the NFL held a three round special draft on June 5, 1984. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected Steve Young first overall in that draft.
- ^ Bo Jackson did not sign with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and chose to enter the 1987 NFL draft the following year.
- ^ The Cleveland Browns – via the Buffalo Bills originally – possessed the number one overall pick but because they selected Bernie Kosar in the 1985 Supplemental Draft, the pick was subsequently given to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
- ^ The Dallas Cowboys originally possessed the number one overall pick but because they selected Steve Walsh in the 1989 Supplemental Draft, the pick was given to the Indianapolis Colts who originally held the second overall pick.
- ^ Eli Manning's rights were subsequently traded to the New York Giants after being drafted by the San Diego Chargers.
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