List of NFL first overall draft choices
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Player
Position
College
Pro Team
1936
Jay Berwanger
Halfback
Chicago
Philadelphia Eagles
1937
Sam Francis
Fullback
Nebraska
Philadelphia Eagles
1938
Corbett Davis
Fullback
Indiana
Cleveland Rams
1939
Ki Aldrich
Center
TCU
Chicago Cardinals
1940
George Cafego
Halfback
Tennessee
Chicago Cardinals
1941
Tom Harmon
Halfback
Michigan
Chicago Bears
1942
Bill Dudley
Halfback
Virginia
Pittsburgh Steelers
1943
Frank Sinkwich
Halfback
Georgia
Detroit Lions
1944
Angelo Bertelli
Quarterback
Notre Dame
Boston Yanks
1945
Charley Trippi
Halfback
Georgia
Chicago Cardinals
1946
Frank Dancewicz
Quarterback
Notre Dame
Boston Yanks
1947
Bob Fenimore
Halfback
Oklahoma A&M
Chicago Bears
1948
Harry Gilmer
Quarterback
Alabama
Washington Redskins
1949
Chuck Bednarik
Center
/
Linebacker
Penn
Philadelphia Eagles
1950
Leon Hart
End
Notre Dame
Detroit Lions
1951
Kyle Rote
Halfback
SMU
New York Giants
1952
Bill Wade
Quarterback
Vanderbilt
Los Angeles Rams
1953
Harry Babcock
End
Georgia
San Francisco 49ers
1954
Bobby Garrett
Quarterback
Stanford
Cleveland Browns
1955
George Shaw
Quarterback
Oregon
Baltimore Colts
1956
Gary Glick
Defensive back
Colorado A&M
Pittsburgh Steelers
1957
Paul Hornung
Halfback
Notre Dame
Green Bay Packers
1958
King Hill
Quarterback
Rice
Chicago Cardinals
1959
Randy Duncan
Quarterback
Iowa
Green Bay Packers
1960
Billy Cannon
Running back
LSU
LA Rams
(Signed with
Houston Oilers
/
American Football League
)
1961
Tommy Mason
Running back
Tulane
Minnesota Vikings
1962
Ernie Davis
Running back
Syracuse
Washington Redskins
1963
Terry Baker
Quarterback
Oregon State
Los Angeles Rams
1964
Dave Parks
End
Texas Tech
San Francisco 49ers
1965
Tucker Frederickson
Running back
Auburn
New York Giants
1966
Tommy Nobis
Linebacker
Texas
Atlanta Falcons
1967
Bubba Smith
Defensive end
Michigan State
Baltimore Colts
1968
Ron Yary
Offensive tackle
USC
Minnesota Vikings
1969
O.J. Simpson
Running back
USC
Buffalo Bills
(
AFL
)
1970
Terry Bradshaw
Quarterback
Louisiana Tech
Pittsburgh Steelers
1971
Jim Plunkett
Quarterback
Stanford
New England Patriots
1972
Walt Patulski
Defensive tackle
Notre Dame
Buffalo Bills
1973
John Matuszak
Defensive end
Tampa
Houston Oilers
1974
Ed "Too Tall" Jones
Defensive end
Tennessee State
Dallas Cowboys
1975
Steve Bartkowski
Quarterback
California
Atlanta Falcons
1976
Lee Roy Selmon
Defensive end
Oklahoma
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1977
Ricky Bell
Running back
USC
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1978
Earl Campbell
Running back
Texas
Houston Oilers
1979
Tom Cousineau
Linebacker
Ohio State
Buffalo Bills
1980
Billy Sims
Running back
Oklahoma
Detroit Lions
1981
George Rogers
Running back
South Carolina
New Orleans Saints
1982
Kenneth Sims
Defensive tackle
Texas
New England Patriots
1983
John Elway
Quarterback
Stanford
Baltimore Colts
(later traded to
Denver Broncos
)
1984
Irving Fryar
Wide receiver
Nebraska
New England Patriots
1985
Bruce Smith
Defensive end
Virginia Tech
Buffalo Bills
1986
Bo Jackson
Running back
Auburn
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
(did not sign, entered 1987 draft)
1987
Vinny Testaverde
Quarterback
Miami (FL)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1988
Aundray Bruce
Linebacker
Auburn
Atlanta Falcons
1989
Troy Aikman
Quarterback
UCLA
Dallas Cowboys
1990
Jeff George
Quarterback
Illinois
Indianapolis Colts
1991
Russell Maryland
Defensive tackle
Miami (FL)
Dallas Cowboys
1992
Steve Emtman
Defensive tackle
Washington
Indianapolis Colts
1993
Drew Bledsoe
Quarterback
Washington State
New England Patriots
1994
Dan Wilkinson
Defensive tackle
Ohio State
Cincinnati Bengals
1995
Ki-Jana Carter
Running back
Penn State
Cincinnati Bengals
1996
Keyshawn Johnson
Wide receiver
USC
New York Jets
1997
Orlando Pace
Offensive tackle
Ohio State
St. Louis Rams
1998
Peyton Manning
Quarterback
Tennessee
Indianapolis Colts
1999
Tim Couch
Quarterback
Kentucky
Cleveland Browns
2000
Courtney Brown
Defensive end
Penn State
Cleveland Browns
2001
Michael Vick
Quarterback
Virginia Tech
Atlanta Falcons
2002
David Carr
Quarterback
Fresno State
Houston Texans
2003
Carson Palmer
Quarterback
USC
Cincinnati Bengals
2004
Eli Manning
Quarterback
Ole Miss
San Diego Chargers
(later traded to the
New York Giants
)
2005
Alex Smith
Quarterback
Utah
San Francisco 49ers
2006
Mario Williams
Defensive End
North Carolina State
Houston Texans
Note: From 1967-69 the NFL and AFL held a combined draft.
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