How many wins did NFL teams gain the season after drafting the No. 1 pick?

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The Jacksonville Jaguars will have the first pick in the 2022 NFL draft. Selecting Trevor Lawrence in 2021 saw the Jags go from a single win to three. How many wins have teams gained since the common draft started after the AFL-NFL merger?

1967: Baltimore Colts, Bubba Smith

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The Colts acquired the No. 1 pick in 1967 from New Orleans.

1966: 9-5

1967: 11-1-2

1968: Minnesota Vikings, Ron Yary

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1967: 3-8-3

1968: 8-6

1969: Buffalo Bills, O.J. Simpson

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1968: 1-12-1

1969: 4-10

1970: Pittsburgh Steelers, Terry Bradshaw

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1969: 1-13

1970: 5-9

1971: New England Patriots, Jim Plunkett

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1970: 2-12

1971: 6-8

1972: Buffalo Bills, Walt Patulski

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1971: 1-13

1972: 4-9-1

1973: Houston Oilers, John Matuszak

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In addition to his contract with the Oilers, John Matuszak played, albeit briefly, for the Houston Texans of the World Football League. That didn’t sit well the Oliers, who went as far as serving Matuszak restraining order during a game, barring him from playing for two teams at the same time. Eventually, the Oilers traded him to the Kansas City Chiefs for Curley Culp and a first-round draft choice in 1975.

1972: 1-13

1973: 1-13

1974: Dallas Cowboys: Too Tall Jones

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The Cowboys had the first pick in the 1974 NFL draft via the Houston Oilers.

1973: 10-3

1974: 8-6

1975: Atlanta Falcons, Steve Bartkowski

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1974: 3-11

1975: 4-10

1976: Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Lee Roy Selmon

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1975: No team

1976: 0-14

1977: Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Ricky Bell

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1976: 0-14

1977: 2-12

1978: Houston Oilers, Earl Campbell

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1977: 8-6

1978: 10-6

1979: Buffalo Bills, Tom Cousineau

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Fun fact: Tom Cousineau was drafted by the Buffalo Bills but opted to sign with the Montreal Alouettes of the CFL. Cousineau was traded from the Bills to the Cleveland Browns for a first-round draft choice in the 1983 NFL draft, That first-round pick? Future Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly.

1979: 7-9

1980: 11-5 (Cousineau was not part of the team)

1980: Detroit Lions, Billy Sims

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1979: 2-14

1980: 9-7

1981: New Orleans Saints, George Rogers

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1980: 1-15

1981: 4-12

1982: New England Patriots, Kenneth Sims

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1981: 2-14

1982: 5-4

1983: Baltimore Colts, John Elway

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John Elway never played for the Baltimore Colts. He threatened to play for the New York Yankees and Baltimore then traded his rights to Denver in a huge deal.

1982: 0-8-1

1983: 7-9 (Elway was not part of the team)

1984: New England Patriots, Irving Fryar

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1983: 8-8

1984: 9-7

1985: Buffalo Bills, Bruce Smith

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1984: 2-14

1985: 2-14

1986: Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Bo Jackson

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Bo Jackson told the Bucs he would never play for them. Team management did not listen and chose him anyway. Jackson stuck to his word and never played for the Bucs.

1985: 2-14

1986: 2-14 (Jackson was not part of the team)

1987: Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Vinny Testaverde

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1986: 2-14

1987: 4-11

1988: Atlanta Falcons, Aundray Bruce

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1987: 3-12

1988: 5-11

1989: Dallas Cowboys, Troy Aikman

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1988: 3-13

1989: 1-15

1990: Indianapolis Colts: Jeff George

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The Colts landed the first pick in the NFL draft in 1990 via a trade with the Atlanta Falcons.

1989: 8-8

1990: 7-9

1991: Dallas Cowboys, Russell Maryland

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1990: 7-9

1991: 11-5

1992: Indianapolis Colts: Steve Emtman

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1991: 1-15

1992: 9-7

1993: New England Patriots, Drew Bledsoe

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1992: 2-14

1993: 5-11

1994: Cincinnati Bengals, Dan Wilkinson

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1993: 3-13

1994: 3-13

1995: Cincinnati Bengals, Ki-Jana Carter

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1994: 3-13

1995: 7-9

1996: New York Jets, Keyshawn Johnson

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1995: 3-13

1996: 1-15

1997: St. Louis Rams, Orlando Pace

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1996: 6-10

1997: 5-11

1998: Indianapolis Colts: Peyton Manning

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1997: 3-13

1998: 3-13

1999: Cleveland Browns, Tim Couch

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1998: No team

1999: 2-14

2000: Cleveland Browns, Courtney Brown

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1999: 2-14

2000: 3-13

2001: Atlanta Falcons, Michael Vick

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2000: 4-12

2001: 7-9

2002: Houston Texans, David Carr

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2001: No team

2002: 4-12

2003: Cincinnati Bengals, Carson Palmer

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2002: 2-14

2003: 8-8

2004: San Diego Chargers, Eli Manning

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The Chargers selected Eli Manning with the first overall pick despite him saying he would not play for the Bolts. Of course, the Chargers dealt him to the Giants in a trade that saw Philip Rivers, the No. 4 overall pick by Big Blue wind up in San Diego.

2003: 4-12

2004: 12-4 (Manning was not part of the team)

2005: San Francisco 49ers, Alex Smith

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2004: 2-14

2005: 4-12

2006: Houston Texans, Mario Williams

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2005: 2-14

2006: 6-10

2007: Oakland Raiders, JaMarcus Russell

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2006: 2-14

2007: 4-12

2008: Miami Dolphins, Jake Long

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2007: 1-15

2008: 11-5

2009: Detroit Lions, Matthew Stafford

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2008: 0-16

2009: 2-14

2010: St. Louis Rams, Sam Bradford

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2009: 1-15

2010: 7-9

2011: Carolina Panthers, Cam Newton

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2010: 2-14

2011: 6-10

2012: Indianapolis Colts, Andrew Luck

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2011: 2-14

2012: 11-5

2013: Kansas City Chiefs, Eric Fisher

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2012: 2-14

2013: 11-5

2014: Houston Texans, Jadeveon Clowney

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2014: 9-7

2015: 9-7

2015: Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Jameis Winston

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2014: 2-14

2015: 6-10

2016: Los Angeles Rams, Jared Goff

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2015: 7-9

2016: 4-12

2017: Cleveland Browns, Myles Garrett

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2016: 1-15

2017: 0-16

2018: Cleveland Browns, Baker Mayfield

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2017: 0-16

2018: 7-8-1

2019: Arizona Cardinals, Kyler Murray

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2018: 3-13

2019: 5-10-1

2020: Cincinnati Bengals, Joe Burrow

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2019: 2-14

2020: 4-11-1

2021: Jacksonville Jaguars, Trevor Lawrence

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2020: 1-15

2021: 3-14

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