| All Time Number 1 Draft Picks |
| Year |
Player |
Position |
School |
Team |
Years Played |
Pro Bowls |
| 2010 |
Sam Bradford |
QB |
Oklahoma |
St. Louis Rams |
1 |
0 |
| 2009 |
Matthew Stafford |
QB |
Georgia |
Detroit Lions |
- |
- |
| 2008 |
Jake Long |
OT |
Michigan |
Miami Dolphins |
1 |
1 |
| 2007 |
JaMarcus Russell |
QB |
LSU |
Oakland Raiders |
2 |
0 |
| 2006 |
Mario Williams |
DE |
N. Carolina State |
Houston Texans |
3 |
1 |
| 2005 |
Alex Smith |
QB |
Utah |
San Francisco 49ers |
4 |
0 |
| 2004 |
Eli Manning |
QB |
Mississippi |
San Diego Chargers |
5 |
1 |
| 2003 |
Carson Palmer |
QB |
Southern Cal. |
Cincinnati Bengals |
6 |
2 |
| 2002 |
David Carr |
QB |
Fresno State |
Houston Texans |
7 |
0 |
| 2001 |
Michael Vick |
QB |
Virginia Tech |
Atlanta Falcons |
6 |
3 |
| 2000 |
Courtney Brown |
DE |
Penn State |
Cleveland Browns |
7 |
0 |
| 1999 |
Tim Couch |
QB |
Kentucky |
Cleveland Browns |
6 |
0 |
| 1998 |
Peyton Manning |
QB |
Tennessee |
Indianapolis Colts |
11 |
9 |
| 1997 |
Orlando Pace |
OT |
Ohio State |
St. Louis Rams |
12 |
7 |
| 1996 |
Keyshawn Johnson |
WR |
Southern Cal. |
New York Jets |
11 |
4 |
| 1995 |
Ki-Jana Carter |
RB |
Penn State |
Cincinnati Bengals |
8 |
0 |
| 1994 |
Dan Wilkinson |
DT |
Ohio State |
Cincinnati Bengals |
13 |
0 |
| 1993 |
Drew Bledsoe |
QB |
Washington State |
New England Patriots |
14 |
4 |
| 1992 |
Steve Emtman |
DT |
Washington |
Indianapolis Colts |
8 |
0 |
| 1991 |
Russell Maryland |
DT |
Miami, (Fla.) |
Dallas Cowboys |
10 |
1 |
| 1990 |
Jeff George |
QB |
Illinois |
Indianapolis Colts |
13 |
0 |
| 1989 |
*Troy Aikman |
QB |
UCLA |
Dallas Cowboys |
12 |
6 |
| 1988 |
Aundray Bruce |
LB |
Auburn |
Atlanta Falcons |
11 |
0 |
| 1987 |
Vinny Testaverde |
QB |
Miami, (Fla.) |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
21 |
2 |
| 1986 |
Bo Jackson |
RB |
Auburn |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
4 |
1 |
| 1985 |
Bruce Smith |
DE |
Virginia Tech |
Buffalo Bills |
18 |
11 |
| 1984 |
Irving Fryar |
WR |
Nebraska |
New England Patriots |
15 |
5 |
| 1983 |
*John Elway |
QB |
Stanford |
Baltimore Colts |
16 |
10 |
| 1982 |
Kenneth Sims |
DT |
Texas |
New England Patriots |
8 |
0 |
| 1981 |
George Rogers |
RB |
South Carolina |
New Orleans Saints |
7 |
2 |
| 1980 |
Bill Sims |
RB |
Oklahoma |
Detroit Lions |
5 |
3 |
| 1979 |
Tom Cousineau |
LB |
Ohio State |
Buffalo Bills |
6 |
0 |
| 1978 |
*Earl Campbell |
RB |
Texas |
Houston Oilers |
8 |
5 |
| 1977 |
Ricky Bell |
RB |
Southern Cal. |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
6 |
0 |
| 1976 |
*Lee Roy Selmon |
DE |
Oklahoma |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
9 |
6 |
| 1975 |
Steve Bartkowski |
QB |
California |
Atlanta Falcons |
12 |
2 |
| 1974 |
Ed 'Too Tall' Jones |
DE |
Tennessee State |
Dallas Cowboys |
15 |
3 |
| 1973 |
John Matuszak |
DE |
Tampa |
Houston Oilers |
9 |
0 |
| 1972 |
Walt Patulski |
DT |
Notre Dame |
Buffalo Bills |
5 |
0 |
| 1971 |
Jim Plunkett |
QB |
Stanford |
New England Patriots |
15 |
0 |
| 1970 |
*Terry Bradshaw |
QB |
Louisiana Tech |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
14 |
3 |
| 1969 |
*O.J. Simpson |
RB |
Southern Cal. |
Buffalo Bills |
11 |
6 |
| 1968 |
*Ron Yary |
OT |
Southern Cal. |
Minnesota Vikings |
15 |
7 |
| 1967 |
Bubba Smith |
DE |
Michigan State |
Baltimore Colts |
9 |
2 |
| 1966 |
Jim Grabowski |
RB |
Illinois |
Miami Dolphins (AFL) |
6 |
0 |
| 1966 |
Tommy Nobis |
LB |
Texas |
Atlanta Falcons (NFL) |
11 |
5 |
| 1965 |
Lawrence Elkins |
WR |
Baylor |
Houston Oilers (AFL) |
2 |
0 |
| 1965 |
T. Frederickson |
RB |
Auburn |
New York Giants (NFL) |
6 |
1 |
| 1964 |
Jack Concannon |
QB |
Boston College |
Boston Patriots (AFL) |
10 |
0 |
| 1964 |
Dave Parks |
WR |
Texas Tech |
San Francisco 49ers (NFL) |
10 |
3 |
| 1963 |
*Buck Buchanan |
DT |
Grambling |
Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) |
13 |
8 |
| 1963 |
Terry Baker |
QB |
Oregon State |
Los Angeles Rams (NFL) |
3 |
0 |
| 1962 |
Roman Gabriel |
QB |
N. Carolina State |
Oakland Raiders (AFL) |
16 |
4 |
| 1962 |
Ernie Davis |
RB |
Syracuse |
Washington Redskins (NFL) |
DNP |
- |
| 1961 |
Ken Rice |
G |
Auburn |
Buffalo Bills (AFL) |
6 |
1 |
| 1961 |
Tommy Mason |
RB |
Tulane |
Minnesota Vikings (NFL) |
11 |
3 |
| 1960 |
Billy Cannon |
RB |
Louisiana State |
Los Angeles Rams |
11 |
2 |
| 1959 |
Randy Duncan |
QB |
Iowa |
Green Bay Packers |
1 |
0 |
| 1958 |
King Hill |
QB |
Rice |
Chicago Cardinals |
12 |
0 |
| 1957 |
*Paul Hornung |
HB |
Notre Dame |
Green Bay Packers |
9 |
2 |
| 1956 |
Gary Glick |
DB |
Colorado A&M |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
7 |
0 |
| 1955 |
George Shaw |
QB |
Oregon |
Baltimore Colts |
8 |
0 |
| 1954 |
Bobby Garrett |
QB |
Stanford |
Cleveland Browns |
1 |
0 |
| 1953 |
Harry Babcock |
E |
Georgia |
San Francisco 49ers |
3 |
3 |
| 1952 |
Bill Wade |
QB |
Vanderbilt |
Los Angeles Rams |
13 |
2 |
| 1951 |
Kyle Rote |
HB |
SMU |
New York Giants |
11 |
4 |
| 1950 |
Leon Hart |
E |
Notre Dame |
Detroit Lions |
8 |
1 |
| 1949 |
*Chuck Bednarik |
C/LB |
Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia Eagles |
12 |
8 |
| 1948 |
Harry Gilmer |
QB |
Alabama |
Washington Redskins |
2 |
0 |
| 1947 |
Bob Fenimore |
HB |
Oklahoma State |
Chicago Bears |
1 |
0 |
| 1946 |
Frank Dancewicz |
QB |
Notre Dame |
Boston Yanks |
3 |
0 |
| 1945 |
*Charley Trippi |
HB |
Georgia |
Chicago Cardinals |
9 |
2 |
| 1944 |
Angelo Bertelli |
QB |
Notre Dame |
Boston Yanks |
3 |
0 |
| 1943 |
Frank Sinkwich |
HB |
Georgia |
Detroit Lions |
4 |
0 |
| 1942 |
*Bill Dudley |
HB |
Virginia |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
9 |
3 |
| 1941 |
Tom Harmon |
HB |
Michigan |
Chicago Bears |
2 |
0 |
| 1940 |
George Cafego |
HB |
Tennessee |
Chicago Cardinals |
4 |
0 |
| 1939 |
Ki Aldrich |
C |
Texas Christian |
Chicago Cardinals |
7 |
2 |
| 1938 |
Corbett Davis |
FB |
Indiana |
Cleveland Rams |
DNP |
- |
| 1937 |
Sam Francis |
FB |
Nebraska |
Philadelphia Eagles |
4 |
0 |
| 1936 |
Jay Berwanger |
HB |
Chicago |
Philadelphia Eagles |
DNP |
- |
* Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame