| No. 1 picks since 1990 | | YEAR | RD | PK(OVR) | NAME | POS | SCHOOL | | 2005 | 1 | 1(1) | ALEX SMITH | QB | Utah | | 2004 | 1 | 1(1) | ELI MANNING | QB | Mississippi | | 2003 | 1 | 1(1) | CARSON PALMER | QB | USC | | 2002 | 1 | 1(1) | DAVID CARR | QB | Fresno State | | 2001 | 1 | 1(1) | MICHAEL VICK | QB | Virginia Tech | | 2000 | 1 | 1(1) | COURTNEY BROWN | DE | Penn State | | 1999 | 1 | 1(1) | TIM COUCH | QB | Kentucky | | 1998 | 1 | 1(1) | PEYTON MANNING | QB | Tennessee | | 1997 | 1 | 1(1) | ORLANDO PACE | OT | Ohio State | | 1996 | 1 | 1(1) | KEYSHAWN JOHNSON | WR | USC | | 1995 | 1 | 1(1) | KI-JANA CARTER | RB | Penn State | | 1994 | 1 | 1(1) | DAN WILKINSON | DT | Ohio State | | 1993 | 1 | 1(1) | DREW BLEDSOE | QB | Washington State | | 1992 | 1 | 1(1) | STEVE EMTMAN | DE | Washington | | 1991 | 1 | 1(1) | RUSSELL MARYLAND | DT | Miami (FL) |
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