NFL Draft No. 1 Selections

 

The first choice in the annual selection of college players by professional football with player, team, position and college:
2006 – Mario Williams, Houston, DE, North Carolina State.
2005 – Alex Smith, San Francisco, QB, Utah.
2004 – Eli Manning, San Diego, QB, Mississippi.
2003 – Carson Palmer, Cincinnati, QB, Southern California.
2002 – David Carr, Houston, QB, Fresno State.
2001 – Michael Vick, Atlanta, QB, Virginia Tech.
2000 – Courtney Brown, Cleveland, DE, Penn State.
1999 – Tim Couch, Cleveland, QB, Kentucky.
1998 – Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, QB, Tennessee.
1997 – Orlando Pace, St. Louis Rams, T, Ohio State.
1996 – Keyshawn Johnson, New York Jets, WR, Southern California.
1995 – Ki-Jana Carter, Cincinnati, RB, Penn State.
1994 – Dan Wilkinson, Cincinnati, DE, Ohio State.
1993 – Drew Bledsoe, New England, QB, Washington State.
1992 – Steve Emtman, Indianapolis, DE, Washington.
1991 – Russell Maryland, Dallas, DL, Miami.
1990 – Jeff George, Indianapolis, QB, Illinois.
1989 – Troy Aikman, Dallas, QB, UCLA.
1988 – Aundray Bruce, Atlanta, LB, Auburn.
1987 – Vinny Testaverde, Tampa Bay, QB, Miami.
1986 – Bo Jackson, Tampa Bay, RB, Auburn.
1985 – Bruce Smith, Buffalo, DT, Virginia Tech.
1984 – Irving Fryar, New England, WR, Nebraska.
1983 – John Elway, Baltimore, QB, Stanford.
1982 – Kenneth Sims, New England, DT, Texas.
1981 – George Rogers, New Orleans, RB, South Carolina.
1980 – Billy Sims, Detroit, RB, Oklahoma.
1979 – Tom Cousineau, Buffalo, LB, Ohio State.
1978 – Earl Campbell, Houston, RB, Texas.
1977 – Ricky Bell, Tampa Bay, RB, Southern California.
1976 – Lee Roy Selmon, Tampa Bay, DE, Oklahoma.
1975 – Steve Bartkowski, Atlanta, QB, California.
1974 – Ed Jones, Dallas, DE, Tennessee State.
1973 – John Matuszak, Houston, DE, Tampa.
1972 – Walt Patulski, Buffalo, DE, Notre Dame.
1971 – Jim Plunkett, New England, QB, Stanford.
1970 – Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh, QB, Louisiana Tech.
1969 – O.J. Simpson, Buffalo (AFL), RB, Southern California.
1968 – Ron Yary, Minnesota, T, Southern California.
1967 – Bubba Smith, Baltimore, DT, Michigan State.
1966 – Tommy Nobis, Atlanta, LB, Texas.
1966 – Jim Grabowski, Miami (AFL), RB, Illinois.
1965 – Tucker Frederickson, N.Y. Giants, RB, Auburn.
1965 – Lawrence Elkins, Houston (AFL), WR, Baylor.
1964 – Dave Parks, San Francisco, WR, Texas Tech.
1964 – Jack Concannon, Boston (AFL), QB, Boston College.
1963 – Terry Baker, Los Angeles, QB, Oregon State.
1963 – Buck Buchanan, Kansas City (AFL), DT, Grambling.
1962 – Ernie Davis, Washington, RB, Syracuse.
1962 – Roman Gabriel, Oakland (AFL), QB, North Carolina State.
1961 – Tommy Mason, Minnesota, RB, Tulane.
1961 – Ken Rice, Buffalo (AFL), G, Auburn.
1960 – Billy Cannon, Los Angeles, RB, LSU.
1959 – Randy Duncan, Green Bay, QB, Iowa.
1958 – King Hill, Chicago Cardinals, QB, Rice.
1957 – Paul Hornung, Green Bay, HB, Notre Dame.
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1955 – George Shaw, Baltimore, QB, Oregon.
1954 – Bobby Garrett, Cleveland, QB, Stanford.
1953 – Harry Babcock, San Francisco, WR, Georgia.
1952 – Bill Wade, Los Angeles, QB, Vanderbilt.
1951 – Kyle Rote, New York Giants, HB, SMU.
1950 – Leon Hart, Detroit, WR, Notre Dame.
1949 – Chuck Bednarik, Philadelphia, C, Pennsylvania.
1948 – Harry Gilmer, Washington, QB, Alabama.
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1946 – Frank Dancewicz, Boston, QB, Notre Dame.
1945 – Charley Trippi, Chicago Cardinals, HB, Georgia.
1944 – Angelo Bertelli, Boston, QB, Notre Dame.
1943 – Frank Sinkwich, Detroit, HB, Georgia.
1942 – Bill Dudley, Pittsburgh, HB, Virginia.
1941 – Tom Harmon, Chicago Bears, HB, Michigan.
1940 – George Cafego, Chicago Cardinals, HB, Tennessee.
1939 – Ki Aldrich, Chicago Cardinals, C, TCU.
1938 – Corbett Davis, Cleveland, FB, Indiana.
1937 – Sam Francis, Philadelphia, FB, Nebraska.
1936 – Jay Berwanger, Philadelphia, HB, Chicago.