List of first overall NFL draft picks

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The NFL draft is an annual sports draft in which National Football League (NFL) teams select newly eligible players for their rosters. [1] [2] [3] To be eligible for the NFL draft, a player must be at least three years removed from high school. While the regulations do not explicitly require collegiate attendance, players must either exhaust their college eligibility or seek a special exemption from the league. [4] Each NFL franchise seeks to add new players through the draft as it is the league's most common source of player recruitment. [5] Each team is assigned a position in the drafting order based on the reverse of its record from the previous year. The team with the worst record selects first, followed by the team with the second-worst record, and so forth. 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). [6] [7] [8]

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From 1947 through 1958, the first selection in the NFL draft was awarded by a random draw known as the "bonus pick." The team that received the bonus pick forfeited its selection in the final round of the draft, and once a team won, it was excluded from future draws. By the 1958 draft, all twelve league teams had received a bonus pick, leading to the system’s abolition. Following this, the NFL faced competition from the American Football League (AFL), which held a separate draft prior to the merger agreements in 1966. This rivalry resulted in both leagues often drafting the same players, sparking bidding wars for top prospects. As part of the merger agreement on June 8, 1966, the two leagues adopted a unified "common draft" system. After the AFL-NFL merger was finalized in 1970, the common draft became the modern NFL Draft. [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

Through the 2025 NFL draft, 90 players have been selected first overall, with the first being Jay Berwanger and the most recent being Cam Ward. The Indianapolis Colts and the Los Angeles Rams have each made the most first overall selections in history with seven, while the Baltimore Ravens (the franchise had the first pick in 1954 when they were the Cleveland Browns), the Seattle Seahawks, and the Denver Broncos have never selected a player first overall. [14] The University of Southern California is the college with the most selections with 6, followed by the University of Notre Dame, the University of Oklahoma, and the University of Georgia with 5. [15] Quarterbacks are most commonly selected position with 40, followed by running backs with 23. [16] Of the first overall draft picks, 43 have been selected to a Pro Bowl and 14 have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

List of first overall picks

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
First overall draft picks
YearNamePositionCollegeTeamNotesRef
1936 Jay Berwanger [A] HB Chicago Philadelphia Eagles [18]
1937 Sam Francis FB Nebraska Philadelphia Eagles [18]
1938 Corbett Davis FB Indiana Cleveland Rams [18]
1939 Ki Aldrich *C TCU Chicago Cardinals [18]
1940 George Cafego HB Tennessee Chicago Cardinals [18]
1941 Tom Harmon HB Michigan Chicago Bears [18]
1942 Bill Dudley ‡HB Virginia Pittsburgh Steelers [18]
1943 Frank Sinkwich HB Georgia Detroit Lions [18]
1944 Angelo Bertelli QB Notre Dame Boston Yanks [18]
1945 Charley Trippi ‡HB Georgia Chicago Cardinals [18]
1946 Frank Dancewicz QB Notre Dame Boston Yanks [18]
1947 Bob Fenimore HB Oklahoma A&M Chicago Bears [18]
1948 Harry Gilmer *HB, WR Alabama Washington Redskins [18]
1949 Chuck Bednarik ‡C, LB Penn Philadelphia Eagles [18]
1950 Leon Hart *E Notre Dame Detroit Lions [18]
1951 Kyle Rote *HB SMU New York Giants [18]
1952 Bill Wade *QB Vanderbilt Los Angeles Rams [18]
1953 Harry Babcock E Georgia San Francisco 49ers [18]
1954 Bobby Garrett QB Stanford Cleveland Browns [18]
1955 George Shaw QB Oregon Baltimore Colts [18]
1956 Gary Glick DB Colorado A&M Pittsburgh Steelers [18]
1957 Paul Hornung ‡HB Notre Dame Green Bay Packers [18]
1958 King Hill QB Rice Chicago Cardinals [18]
1959 Randy Duncan QB Iowa Green Bay Packers [18]
1960 Billy Cannon [B] HB LSU Los Angeles Rams [18]
1961 Tommy Mason *HB Tulane Minnesota Vikings § [18]
1962 Ernie Davis [C] HB Syracuse Washington Redskins [18]
1963 Terry Baker QB Oregon State Los Angeles Rams [18]
1964 Dave Parks *WR Texas Tech San Francisco 49ers [18]
1965 Tucker Frederickson *HB Auburn New York Giants [18]
1966 Tommy Nobis *LB Texas Atlanta Falcons § [18]
1967 [D] Bubba Smith *DE Michigan State Baltimore Colts [E] [18]
1968 [D] Ron Yary ‡T USC Minnesota Vikings [F] [18]
1969 [D] O. J. Simpson ‡HB USC Buffalo Bills [18]
1970 Terry Bradshaw ‡QB Louisiana Tech Pittsburgh Steelers [18]
1971 Jim Plunkett QB Stanford New England Patriots [18]
1972 Walt Patulski DE Notre Dame Buffalo Bills [18]
1973 John Matuszak DE Tampa Houston Oilers [18]
1974 Ed Jones *DE Tennessee State Dallas Cowboys [G] [18]
1975 Steve Bartkowski *QB California Atlanta Falcons [H] [18]
1976 Lee Roy Selmon ‡DE Oklahoma Tampa Bay Buccaneers § [18]
1977 Ricky Bell HB USC Tampa Bay Buccaneers [18]
1978 Earl Campbell ‡HB Texas Houston Oilers [I] [18]
1979 Tom Cousineau [J] LB Ohio State Buffalo Bills [18]
1980 Billy Sims *HB Oklahoma Detroit Lions [18]
1981 George Rogers *HB South Carolina New Orleans Saints [18]
1982 Kenneth Sims DE Texas New England Patriots [18]
1983 John Elway ‡ [K] QB Stanford Baltimore Colts [18]
1984 [L] [M] Irving Fryar *WR Nebraska New England Patriots [18]
1985 Bruce Smith ‡DE Virginia Tech Buffalo Bills [18]
1986 Bo Jackson * [N] HB Auburn Tampa Bay Buccaneers [O] [18]
1987 Vinny Testaverde *QB Miami (FL) Tampa Bay Buccaneers [18]
1988 Aundray Bruce LB Auburn Atlanta Falcons [18]
1989 Troy Aikman ‡QB UCLA Dallas Cowboys [18]
1990 Jeff George QB Illinois Indianapolis Colts [P] [Q] [18]
1991 Russell Maryland *DT Miami (FL) Dallas Cowboys [R] [18]
1992 Steve Emtman DE Washington Indianapolis Colts [18]
1993 Drew Bledsoe *QB Washington State New England Patriots [18]
1994 Dan Wilkinson DT Ohio State Cincinnati Bengals [18]
1995 Ki-Jana Carter HB Penn State Cincinnati Bengals [S] [18]
1996 Keyshawn Johnson *WR USC New York Jets [18]
1997 Orlando Pace ‡T Ohio State St. Louis Rams [T] [18]
1998 Peyton Manning ‡QB Tennessee Indianapolis Colts [18]
1999 Tim Couch QB Kentucky Cleveland Browns § [18]
2000 Courtney Brown DE Penn State Cleveland Browns [18]
2001 Michael Vick *QB Virginia Tech Atlanta Falcons [U] [18]
2002 David Carr QB Fresno State Houston Texans § [18]
2003 Carson Palmer *QB USC Cincinnati Bengals [18]
2004 Eli Manning * [V] QB Ole Miss San Diego Chargers [18]
2005 Alex Smith *QB Utah San Francisco 49ers [18]
2006 Mario Williams *DE North Carolina State Houston Texans [18]
2007 JaMarcus Russell QB LSU Oakland Raiders [18]
2008 Jake Long *T Michigan Miami Dolphins [18]
2009 Matthew Stafford *QB Georgia Detroit Lions [18]
2010 Sam Bradford QB Oklahoma St. Louis Rams [18]
2011 Cam Newton *QB Auburn Carolina Panthers [18]
2012 Andrew Luck *QB Stanford Indianapolis Colts [18]
2013 Eric Fisher *T Central Michigan Kansas City Chiefs [18]
2014 Jadeveon Clowney *DE South Carolina Houston Texans [18]
2015 Jameis Winston *QB Florida State Tampa Bay Buccaneers [18]
2016 Jared Goff *QB California Los Angeles Rams [W] [18]
2017 Myles Garrett *DE Texas A&M Cleveland Browns [18]
2018 Baker Mayfield *QB Oklahoma Cleveland Browns [18]
2019 Kyler Murray *QB Oklahoma Arizona Cardinals [18]
2020 Joe Burrow *QB LSU Cincinnati Bengals [18]
2021 Trevor Lawrence *QB Clemson Jacksonville Jaguars [18]
2022 Travon Walker DE Georgia Jacksonville Jaguars — [18]
2023 Bryce Young QB Alabama Carolina Panthers [X] Heisman Trophy (2021) [128] [18]
2024 Caleb Williams QB USC Chicago Bears [Y] Heisman Trophy (2022) [130] [18]
2025 Cam Ward QB Miami (FL) Tennessee Titans — [18]

First overall picks by NFL team

The Indianapolis Colts and 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. [131] The Baltimore Ravens, Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks are the only teams that have never had the first overall pick. [132]

TeamPicksYear(s)NotesRef.
Indianapolis Colts 7 1955, 1967, 1983, 1990, 1992
1998, 2012
  • 3 as the Baltimore Colts
  • 4 as the Indianapolis Colts
 [133]
Los Angeles Rams 7 1938, 1952, 1960, 1963, 1997
2010, 2016
  • 1 as the Cleveland Rams
  • 2 as the St. Louis Rams
  • 4 as the Los Angeles Rams
 [134]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5 1976, 1977, 1986, 1987, 2015 [135]
Cleveland Browns 5 1954, 1999, 2000, 2017, 2018 [136]
Arizona Cardinals 5 1939, 1940, 1945, 1958, 2019
  • 4 as the Chicago Cardinals
 [137]
Detroit Lions 4 1943, 1950, 1980, 2009 [138]
Atlanta Falcons 4 1966, 1975, 1988, 2001 [139]
Buffalo Bills 4 1969, 1972, 1979, 1985 [140]
Cincinnati Bengals 4 1994, 1995, 2003, 2020 [141]
New England Patriots 4 1971, 1982, 1984, 1993
  • Also had first selection in the 1964 AFL draft
    (as the Boston Patriots)
 [142]
Philadelphia Eagles 3 1936, 1937, 1949 [143]
Chicago Bears 3 1941, 1947, 2024 [144]
Pittsburgh Steelers 3 1942, 1956, 1970 [145]
San Francisco 49ers 3 1953, 1964, 2005 [146]
Dallas Cowboys 3 1974, 1989, 1991 [147]
Houston Texans 3 2002, 2006, 2014 [148]
Tennessee Titans 3 1973, 1978, 2025
  • 2 as the Houston Oilers
 [149]
Boston Yanks 2 1944, 1946 [131]
Washington Commanders 2 1948, 1962
  • 2 as the Washington Redskins
 [150]
New York Giants 2 1951, 1965 [151]
Green Bay Packers 2 1957, 1959 [152]
Minnesota Vikings 2 1961*, 1968 [153]
Carolina Panthers 2 2011, 2023 [154]
Jacksonville Jaguars 2 2021, 2022 [155]
New Orleans Saints 1 1981 [156]
New York Jets 1 1996 [157]
Los Angeles Chargers 1 2004
  • 1 as the San Diego Chargers
 [158]
Las Vegas Raiders 1 2007
  • 1 as the Oakland Raiders
  • Also had first selection in the 1962 AFL draft
[159]
Miami Dolphins 1 2008 [160]
Kansas City Chiefs 1 2013 [161]

First overall picks by school

USC has the most first overall picks with 6. Notre Dame, Oklahoma, and Georgia are tied for second-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). [162]

School [163] Total [163] Year(s) [163]
USC 6 1968, 1969, 1977, 1996, 2003, 2024
Notre Dame 5 1944, 1946, 1950, 1957, 1972
Oklahoma 5 1976, 1980, 2010, 2018, 2019
Georgia 5 1943, 1945, 1953, 2009, 2022
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
Miami (FL) 3 1987, 1991, 2025
Alabama 2 1948, 2023
Nebraska 2 1937, 1984
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
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 picks by position

First overall selections by position played [16] : 545 
PositionNumber of selectionsLast year selected
Quarterbacks
40
2025
Running backs
23
1995
Defensive linemen
15
2022
Offensive linemen
7
2013
Wide receivers
6
1996
Linebackers
4
1988
Defensive backs
1
1956

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Billy Cannon signed with the AFL team Houston Oilers rather than the Los Angeles Rams.
  3. ↑ Ernie Davis was subsequently traded to the Cleveland Browns after being drafted by the Washington Redskins.
  4. 1 2 3 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.
  5. ↑ Pick received from New Orleans Saints. [49]
  6. ↑ Pick received from New York Giants. [49]
  7. ↑ Pick received from Houston Oilers. [49]
  8. ↑ Pick received from Baltimore Colts. [49]
  9. ↑ Pick received from Tampa Bay Buccaneers. [49]
  10. ↑ Tom Cousineau chose to sign with the CFL team Montreal Alouettes over the Buffalo Bills.
  11. ↑ John Elway was subsequently traded to the Denver Broncos after being drafted by the Baltimore Colts.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ Pick received from Tampa Bay Buccaneers. [49]
  14. ↑ Bo Jackson did not sign with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and chose to enter the 1987 NFL draft the following year.
  15. ↑ 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.
  16. ↑ Pick received from Atlanta Falcons. [49]
  17. ↑ 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.
  18. ↑ Pick received from New England Patriots. [49]
  19. ↑ Pick received from Carolina Panthers. [49]
  20. ↑ Pick received from New York Jets. [49]
  21. ↑ Pick received from San Diego Chargers. [49]
  22. ↑ Eli Manning's rights were subsequently traded to the New York Giants after being drafted by the San Diego Chargers.
  23. ↑ Pick received from Tennessee Titans. [49]
  24. ↑ Pick received from the Chicago Bears. [49]
  25. ↑ Pick received from the Carolina Panthers. [129]

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