NFL draft history
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Note: Some Hall of Fame players were selected earlier in AFL drafts from 1960-1966
NFL overall No. 1 draft selections
Hall of Famer
Year | Player | Position | Team | School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | Sam Bradford | QB | Rams | Oklahoma | |
2009 | Matthew Stafford | QB | Lions | Georgia | |
2008 | Jake Long | OT | Dolphins | Michigan | |
2007 | JaMarcus Russell | QB | Raiders | LSU | |
2006 | Mario Williams | DE | Texans | N. Carolina State | |
2005 | Alex Smith | QB | 49ers | Utah | |
2004 | Eli Manning | QB | Chargers | Mississippi | |
2003 | Carson Palmer | QB | Bengals | USC | |
2002 | David Carr | QB | Texans | Fresno State | |
2001 | Michael Vick | QB | Falcons | Virginia Tech | |
2000 | Courtney Brown | DE | Browns | Penn State | |
1999 | Tim Couch | QB | Browns | Kentucky | |
1998 | Peyton Manning | QB | Colts | Tennessee | |
1997 | Orlando Pace | OT | Rams | Ohio State | |
1996 | Keyshawn Johnson | WR | Jets | USC | |
1995 | Ki-Jana Carter | RB | Bengals | Penn State | |
1994 | Dan Wilkinson | DT | Bengals | Ohio State | |
1993 | Drew Bledsoe | QB | Patriots | Washington State | |
1992 | Steve Emtman | DT | Colts | Washington | |
1991 | Russell Maryland | DT | Cowboys | Miami, (Fla.) | |
1990 | Jeff George | QB | Colts | Illinois | |
 | 1989 | Troy Aikman | QB | Cowboys | UCLA |
1988 | Aundray Bruce | LB | Falcons | Auburn | |
1987 | Vinny Testaverde | QB | Bucs | Miami, (Fla.) | |
1986 | Bo Jackson | RB | Bucs | Auburn | |
| 1985 | Bruce Smith | DE | Bills | Virginia Tech |
| 1984* | Steve Young | QB | Bucs | Brigham Young |
1984 | Irving Fryar | WR | Patriots | Nebraska | |
| 1983 | John Elway | QB | Colts | Stanford |
1982 | Kenneth Sims | DT | Patriots | Texas | |
1981 | George Rogers | RB | Saints | South Carolina | |
1980 | Bill Sims | RB | Lions | Oklahoma | |
1979 | Tom Cousineau | LB | Bills | Ohio State | |
| 1978 | Earl Campbell | RB | Oilers | Texas |
1977 | Ricky Bell | RB | Bucs | USC | |
| 1976 | Lee Roy Selmon | DE | Bucs | Oklahoma |
1975 | Steve Bartkowski | QB | Falcons | California | |
1974 | Ed 'Too Tall' Jones | DE | Cowboys | Tennessee State | |
1973 | John Matuszak | DE | Oilers | Tampa | |
1972 | Walt Patulski | DT | Bills | Notre Dame | |
1971 | Jim Plunkett | QB | Patriots | Stanford | |
| 1970 | Terry Bradshaw | QB | Steelers | Louisiana Tech |
| 1969 | O.J. Simpson | RB | Bills | USC |
| 1968 | Ron Yary | OT | Vikings | USC |
1967 | Bubba Smith | DE | Colts | Michigan State | |
1966 | Tommy Nobis | LB | Falcons | Texas | |
1965 | T. Frederickson | RB | Giants | Auburn | |
1964 | Dave Parks | WR | 49ers | Texas Tech | |
1963 | Terry Baker | QB | Rams | Oregon State | |
1962 | Ernie Davis | RB | Redskins | Syracuse | |
1961 | Tommy Mason | RB | Vikings | Tulane | |
1960 | Billy Cannon | RB | Rams | Louisiana State | |
1959 | Randy Duncan | QB | Packers | Iowa | |
1958 | King Hill | QB | Cardinals | Rice | |
| 1957 | Paul Hornung | HB | Packers | Notre Dame |
1956 | Gary Glick | DB | Steelers | Colorado A&M | |
1955 | George Shaw | QB | Colts | Oregon | |
1954 | Bobby Garrett | QB | Browns | Stanford | |
1953 | Harry Babcock | E | 49ers | Georgia | |
1952 | Bill Wade | QB | Rams | Vanderbilt | |
1951 | Kyle Rote | HB | Giants | SMU | |
1950 | Leon Hart | E | Lions | Notre Dame | |
| 1949 | Chuck Bednarik | C/LB | Eagles | Pennsylvania |
1948 | Harry Gilmer | QB | Redskins | Alabama | |
1947 | Bob Fenimore | HB | Bears | Oklahoma State | |
1946 | Frank Dancewicz | QB | Yanks | Notre Dame | |
| 1945 | Charley Trippi | HB | Cardinals | Georgia |
1944 | Angelo Bertelli | QB | Yanks | Notre Dame | |
1943 | Frank Sinkwich | HB | Lions | Georgia | |
| 1942 | Bill Dudley | HB | Steelers | Virginia |
1941 | Tom Harmon | HB | Bears | Michigan | |
1940 | George Cafego | HB | Cardinals | Tennessee | |
1939 | Ki Aldrich | C | Cardinals | Texas Christian | |
1938 | Corbett Davis | FB | Rams | Indiana | |
1937 | Sam Francis | FB | Eagles | Nebraska | |
1936 | Jay Berwanger | HB | Eagles | Chicago | |
* Supplemental draft | |||||
Matthew Stafford started 10 games for the Lions in '09.
Courtney Brown played four years for the Browns but suffered a career-ending ACL injury in '07 with Denver.
Troy Aikman helped the Cowboys win three Super Bowls.
Bo Jackson suffered a career-ending injury with the Raiders in January 1991.
Earl Campbell was rookie of the year with the Oilers in '78.
Terry Bradshaw helped the Steelers to four Super Bowl wins.
Chuck Bednarik was the last two-way player in the NFL.
