NFL Draft History All Years
| Results | ||||||
| YEAR | ROUND | PK(OVR) | TEAM | NAME | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 2011 | 1 | 1(1) | Panthers | Cam Newton | QB | Auburn |
| 2010 | 1 | 1(1) | Rams | Sam Bradford | QB | Oklahoma |
| 2009 | 1 | 1(1) | Lions | Matthew Stafford | QB | Georgia |
| 2008 | 1 | 1(1) | Dolphins | Jake Long | OT | Michigan |
| 2007 | 1 | 1(1) | Raiders | JaMarcus Russell | QB | LSU |
| 2006 | 1 | 1(1) | Texans | Mario Williams | DE | North Carolina State |
| Distinctions | All Pro Second Team: 2007 | |||||
| 2005 | 1 | 1(1) | 49ers | Alex Smith | QB | Utah |
| 2004 | 1 | 1(1) | Chargers | Eli Manning | QB | Mississippi |
| Distinctions | Heisman Finalist: 2003 (3rd); Super Bowl Wins: XLII | |||||
| 2003 | 1 | 1(1) | Bengals | Carson Palmer | QB | USC |
| Distinctions | Heisman Finalist: 2002 (1st) | |||||
| 2002 | 1 | 1(1) | Texans | David Carr | QB | Fresno State |
| 2001 | 1 | 1(1) | Falcons | Michael Vick | QB | Virginia Tech |
| Pick Note | from San Diego | |||||
| Distinctions | Heisman Finalist: 1999 (3rd) | |||||
| 2000 | 1 | 1(1) | Browns | Courtney Brown | DE | Penn State |
| 1999 | 1 | 1(1) | Browns | Tim Couch | QB | Kentucky |
| 1998 | 1 | 1(1) | Colts | Peyton Manning | QB | Tennessee |
| Distinctions | Heisman Finalist: 1997 (2nd); MVP: 2003, 2004, 2008; All Pro First Team: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008; All Pro Second Team: 1999, 2000, 2006; Offensive Player of the Year: 2004; Super Bowl Wins: XLI | |||||
| 1997 | 1 | 1(1) | Rams | Orlando Pace | OT | Ohio State |
| Pick Note | from N.Y. Jets | |||||
| Distinctions | All Pro First Team: 1999, 2001, 2003; All Pro Second Team: 2000; Super Bowl Wins: XXXIV; Super Bowl Losses: XXXVI | |||||
| 1996 | 1 | 1(1) | Jets | Keyshawn Johnson | WR | USC |
| Distinctions | Super Bowl Wins: XXXVII | |||||
| 1995 | 1 | 1(1) | Bengals | Ki-Jana Carter | RB | Penn State |
| Pick Note | from Carolina | |||||
| Distinctions | Heisman Finalist: 1994 (2nd) | |||||
| 1994 | 1 | 1(1) | Bengals | Dan Wilkinson | DT | Ohio State |
| 1993 | 1 | 1(1) | Patriots | Drew Bledsoe | QB | Washington State |
| Distinctions | Super Bowl Wins: XXXVI; Super Bowl Losses: XXXI | |||||
| 1992 | 1 | 1(1) | Colts | Steve Emtman | DE | Washington |
| 1991 | 1 | 1(1) | Cowboys | Russell Maryland | DT | Miami (FL) |
| Pick Note | from New England | |||||
| Distinctions | Super Bowl Wins: XXVII, XXVIII, XXX | |||||
| 1990 | 1 | 1(1) | Colts | Jeff George | QB | Illinois |
| Pick Note | from Atlanta | |||||
| 1989 | 1 | 1(1) | Cowboys | Troy Aikman | QB | UCLA |
| Distinctions | Heisman Finalist: 1988 (3rd); Hall of Fame Induction: 2006; Super Bowl Wins: XXVII, XXVIII, XXX | |||||
| 1988 | 1 | 1(1) | Falcons | Aundray Bruce | LB | Auburn |
| 1987 | 1 | 1(1) | Buccaneers | Vinny Testaverde | QB | Miami (FL) |
| Distinctions | Heisman Finalist: 1986 (1st) | |||||
| 1986 | 1 | 1(1) | Buccaneers | Bo Jackson | RB | Auburn |
| Pick Note | Cleveland from Buffalo | |||||
| Distinctions | Heisman Finalist: 1985 (1st) | |||||
| 1985 | 1 | 1(1) | Bills | Bruce Smith | DE | Virginia Tech |
| Distinctions | All Pro First Team: 1987, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997; All Pro Second Team: 1989, 1992, 1998; Defensive Player of the Year: 1990, 1996; Hall of Fame Induction: 2009; Super Bowl Losses: XXV, XXVI, XXVII, XXVIII | |||||
| 1984 | 1 | 1(1) | Patriots | Irving Fryar | WR | Nebraska |
| Pick Note | from Tampa Bay through Cincinnati | |||||
| Distinctions | All Pro Second Team: 1994, 1985; Super Bowl Losses: XX | |||||
| 1983 | 1 | 1(1) | Colts | John Elway | QB | Stanford |
| Distinctions | Heisman Finalist: 1982 (2nd); MVP: 1987; All Pro Second Team: 1987, 1993, 1996; Hall of Fame Induction: 2004; Super Bowl Wins: XXXII, XXXIII; Super Bowl Losses: XXI, XXII, XXIV | |||||
| 1982 | 1 | 1(1) | Patriots | Kenneth Sims | DT | Texas |
| 1981 | 1 | 1(1) | Saints | George Rogers | RB | South Carolina |
| Distinctions | Heisman Finalist: 1980 (1st); All Pro First Team: 1981; Offensive Rookie of the Year: 1981; Super Bowl Wins: XXII | |||||
| 1980 | 1 | 1(1) | Lions | Billy Sims | RB | Oklahoma |
| Distinctions | Heisman Finalist: 1978 (1st), 1979 (2nd); All Pro Second Team: 1980, 1981; Offensive Rookie of the Year: 1980 | |||||
| 1979 | 1 | 1(1) | Bills | Tom Cousineau | LB | Ohio State |
| Pick Note | from San Francisco | |||||
| Distinctions | All Pro Second Team: 1984 | |||||
| 1978 | 1 | 1(1) | Oilers | Earl Campbell | RB | Texas |
| Pick Note | from Tampa Bay | |||||
| Distinctions | Heisman Finalist: 1977 (1st); MVP: 1979; All Pro First Team: 1978, 1979, 1980; Offensive Player of the Year: 1978, 1979, 1980; Offensive Rookie of the Year: 1978; Hall of Fame Induction: 1991 | |||||
| 1977 | 1 | 1(1) | Buccaneers | Ricky Bell | RB | USC |
| Distinctions | Heisman Finalist: 1975 (3rd), 1976 (2nd) | |||||
| 1976 | 1 | 1(1) | Buccaneers | Lee Roy Selmon | DE | Oklahoma |
| Distinctions | All Pro First Team: 1979; All Pro Second Team: 1978, 1980, 1982; Defensive Player of the Year: 1979; Hall of Fame Induction: 1995 | |||||
| 1975 | 1 | 1(1) | Falcons | Steve Bartkowski | QB | California |
| Pick Note | from Baltimore | |||||
| 1974 | 1 | 1(1) | Cowboys | Ed Jones | DE | Tennessee State |
| Pick Note | from Houston | |||||
| Distinctions | All Pro First Team: 1982; All Pro Second Team: 1981, 1983; Super Bowl Wins: XII; Super Bowl Losses: X, XIII | |||||
| 1973 | 1 | 1(1) | Oilers | John Matuszak | DE | Tampa |
| Distinctions | Super Bowl Wins: XI, XV | |||||
| 1972 | 1 | 1(1) | Bills | Walt Patulski | DE | Notre Dame |
| 1971 | 1 | 1(1) | Patriots | Jim Plunkett | QB | Stanford |
| Distinctions | Heisman Finalist: 1970 (1st); Super Bowl Wins: XV, XVIII | |||||
| 1970 | 1 | 1(1) | Steelers | Terry Bradshaw | QB | Louisiana Tech |
| Distinctions | MVP: 1978; All Pro First Team: 1978; Hall of Fame Induction: 1989; Super Bowl Wins: IX, X, XIII, XIV | |||||
| 1969 | 1 | 1(1) | Bills | O.J. Simpson | RB | USC |
| Distinctions | Heisman Finalist: 1967 (2nd), 1968 (1st); MVP: 1973; All Pro First Team: 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976; Offensive Player of the Year: 1973; Hall of Fame Induction: 1985 | |||||
| 1968 | 1 | 1(1) | Vikings | Ron Yary | OT | USC |
| Pick Note | from N.Y. Giants | |||||
| Distinctions | All Pro First Team: 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976; All Pro Second Team: 1977; Hall of Fame Induction: 2001; Super Bowl Losses: IV, VIII, IX, XI | |||||
| 1967 | 1 | 1(1) | Colts | Bubba Smith | DE | Michigan State |
| Pick Note | from New Orleans | |||||
| Distinctions | All Pro First Team: 1971; All Pro Second Team: 1968; Super Bowl Wins: V; Super Bowl Losses: III | |||||