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| Year | Name | Team | Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Caleb Williams | Bears | 1 | 1 | 1 | QB | USC |
| 2023 | Bryce Young | Panthers | 1 | 1 | 1 | QB | Alabama |
| 2022 | Travon Walker | Jaguars | 1 | 1 | 1 | DE | Georgia |
| 2021 | Trevor Lawrence | Jaguars | 1 | 1 | 1 | QB | Clemson |
| 2020 | Joe Burrow | Bengals | 1 | 1 | 1 | QB | Louisiana State |
| 2019 | Kyler Murray | Cardinals | 1 | 1 | 1 | QB | Oklahoma |
| 2018 | Baker Mayfield | Browns | 1 | 1 | 1 | QB | Oklahoma |
| 2017 | Myles Garrett | Browns | 1 | 1 | 1 | DE | Texas A&M |
| 2016 | Jared Goff | Rams | 1 | 1 | 1 | QB | California |
| 2015 | Jameis Winston | Buccaneers | 1 | 1 | 1 | QB | Florida State |
| 2014 | Jadeveon Clowney | Texans | 1 | 1 | 1 | DE | South Carolina |
| 2013 | Eric Fisher | Chiefs | 1 | 1 | 1 | T | Central Michigan |
| 2012 | Andrew Luck | Colts | 1 | 1 | 1 | QB | Stanford |
| 2011 | Cam Newton | Panthers | 1 | 1 | 1 | QB | Auburn |
| 2010 | Sam Bradford | Rams | 1 | 1 | 1 | QB | Oklahoma |
| 2009 | Matthew Stafford | Lions | 1 | 1 | 1 | QB | Georgia |
| 2008 | Jake Long | Dolphins | 1 | 1 | 1 | T | Michigan |
| 2007 | JaMarcus Russell | Raiders | 1 | 1 | 1 | QB | Louisiana State |
| 2006 | Mario Williams | Texans | 1 | 1 | 1 | DE | North Carolina State |
| 2005 | Alex Smith | 49ers | 1 | 1 | 1 | QB | Utah |
| 2004 | Eli Manning | Chargers | 1 | 1 | 1 | QB | Mississippi |
| 2003 | Carson Palmer | Bengals | 1 | 1 | 1 | QB | USC |
| 2002 | David Carr | Texans | 1 | 1 | 1 | QB | Fresno State |
| 2001 | Michael Vick | Falcons | 1 | 1 | 1 | QB | Virginia Tech |
| 2000 | Courtney Brown | Browns | 1 | 1 | 1 | DE | Penn State |
| 1999 | Tim Couch | Browns | 1 | 1 | 1 | QB | Kentucky |
| 1998 | Peyton Manning | Colts | 1 | 1 | 1 | QB | Tennessee |
| 1997 | Orlando Pace | Rams | 1 | 1 | 1 | T | Ohio State |
| 1996 | Keyshawn Johnson | Jets | 1 | 1 | 1 | WR | USC |
| 1995 | Ki-Jana Carter | Bengals | 1 | 1 | 1 | RB | Penn State |
| 1994 | Dan Wilkinson | Bengals | 1 | 1 | 1 | DT | Ohio State |
| 1993 | Drew Bledsoe | Patriots | 1 | 1 | 1 | QB | Washington State |
| 1992 | Steve Emtman | Colts | 1 | 1 | 1 | DT | Washington |
| 1991 | Russell Maryland | Cowboys | 1 | 1 | 1 | DT | Miami (FL) |
| 1990 | Jeff George | Colts | 1 | 1 | 1 | QB | Illinois |
| 1989 | Troy Aikman | Cowboys | 1 | 1 | 1 | QB | UCLA |
| 1988 | Aundray Bruce | Falcons | 1 | 1 | 1 | LB | Auburn |
| 1987 | Vinny Testaverde | Buccaneers | 1 | 1 | 1 | QB | Miami (FL) |
| 1986 | Bo Jackson | Buccaneers | 1 | 1 | 1 | RB | Auburn |
| 1985 | Bruce Smith | Bills | 1 | 1 | 1 | DE | Virginia Tech |
| 1984u | Steve Young | Buccaneers | 1 | 1 | 1 | QB | Brigham Young |
| 1984 | Irving Fryar | Patriots | 1 | 1 | 1 | WR | Nebraska |
| 1983 | John Elway | Colts | 1 | 1 | 1 | QB | Stanford |
| 1982 | Kenneth Sims | Patriots | 1 | 1 | 1 | DT | Texas |
| 1981 | George Rogers | Saints | 1 | 1 | 1 | RB | South Carolina |
| 1980 | Billy Sims | Lions | 1 | 1 | 1 | RB | Oklahoma |
| 1979 | Tom Cousineau | Bills | 1 | 1 | 1 | LB | Ohio State |
| 1978 | Earl Campbell | Oilers | 1 | 1 | 1 | RB | Texas |
| 1977 | Ricky Bell | Buccaneers | 1 | 1 | 1 | RB | USC |
| 1976 | Lee Roy Selmon | Buccaneers | 1 | 1 | 1 | DE | Oklahoma |
| 1975 | Steve Bartkowski | Falcons | 1 | 1 | 1 | QB | California |
| 1974 | Ed (Too Tall) Jones | Cowboys | 1 | 1 | 1 | DE | Tennessee State |
| 1973 | John Matuszak | Oilers | 1 | 1 | 1 | DE | Tampa |
| 1972 | Walt Patulski | Bills | 1 | 1 | 1 | DE | Notre Dame |
| 1971 | Jim Plunkett | Patriots | 1 | 1 | 1 | QB | Stanford |
| 1970 | Terry Bradshaw | Steelers | 1 | 1 | 1 | QB | Louisiana Tech |
| 1969 | O.J. Simpson | Bills | 1 | 1 | 1 | RB | USC |
| 1968 | Ron Yary | Vikings | 1 | 1 | 1 | T | USC |
| 1967 | Charles (Bubba) Smith | Colts | 1 | 1 | 1 | DT | Michigan State |
| 1966 | Tommy Nobis | Falcons | 1 | 1 | 1 | LB | Texas |
| 1966 | Jim Grabowski | Dolphins | 1 | 1 | 1 | RB | Illinois |
| 1965 | Tucker Frederickson | Giants | 1 | 1 | 1 | RB | Auburn |
| 1965 | Joe Namath | Jets | 1 | 1 | 1 | QB | Alabama |
| 1964 | Dave Parks | 49ers | 1 | 1 | 1 | WR | Texas Tech |
| 1964 | Bob Brown | Broncos | 1 | 1 | 1 | T | Nebraska |
| 1963 | Terry Baker | Rams | 1 | 1 | 1 | QB | Oregon State |
| 1963 | Buck Buchanan | Chiefs | 1 | 1 | 1 | DT | Grambling State |
| 1962 | Ernie Davis | Redskins | 1 | 1 | 1 | RB | Syracuse |
| 1962 | Roman Gabriel | Raiders | 1 | 1 | 1 | QB | North Carolina State |
| 1961 | Tommy Mason | Vikings | 1 | 1 | 1 | RB | Tulane |
| 1961 | Bob Gaiters | Broncos | 1 | 1 | 1 | RB | New Mexico State |
| 1960 | Billy Cannon | Rams | 1 | 1 | 1 | RB | Louisiana State |
| 1959 | Randy Duncan | Packers | 1 | 1 | 1 | QB | Iowa |
| 1958 | King Hill | Cardinals | 1 | 1 | 1 | QB | Rice |
| 1957 | Paul Hornung | Packers | 1 | 1 | 1 | RB | Notre Dame |
| 1956 | Gary Glick | Steelers | 1 | 1 | 1 | QB | Colorado State |
| 1955 | George Shaw | Colts | 1 | 1 | 1 | QB | Oregon |
| 1954 | Bobby Garrett | Browns | 1 | 1 | 1 | QB | Stanford |
| 1953 | Harry Babcock | 49ers | 1 | 1 | 1 | E | Georgia |
| 1952 | Billy Wade | Rams | 1 | 1 | 1 | QB | Vanderbilt |
| 1951 | Kyle Rote | Giants | 1 | 1 | 1 | B | Southern Methodist |
| 1950 | Leon Hart | Lions | 1 | 1 | 1 | E | Notre Dame |
| 1949 | Chuck Bednarik | Eagles | 1 | 1 | 1 | C | Pennsylvania |
| 1948 | Harry Gilmer | Redskins | 1 | 1 | 1 | QB | Alabama |
| 1947 | Bob Fenimore | Bears | 1 | 1 | 1 | B | Oklahoma State |
| 1946 | Frank (Boley) Dancewicz | Yanks | 1 | 1 | 1 | QB | Notre Dame |
| 1945 | Charley Trippi | Cardinals | 1 | 1 | 1 | B | Georgia |
| 1944 | Angelo Bertelli | Yanks | 1 | 1 | 1 | QB | Notre Dame |
| 1943 | Frank Sinkwich | Lions | 1 | 1 | 1 | RB | Georgia |
| 1942 | Bill Dudley | Steelers | 1 | 1 | 1 | B | Virginia |
| 1941 | Tom Harmon | Bears | 1 | 1 | 1 | B | Michigan |
| 1940 | George Cafego | Cardinals | 1 | 1 | 1 | B | Tennessee |
| 1939 | Ki Aldrich | Cardinals | 1 | 1 | 1 | C | Texas Christian |
| 1938 | Corbett Davis | Rams | 1 | 1 | 1 | B | Indiana |
| 1937 | Sam Francis | Eagles | 1 | 1 | 1 | B | Nebraska |
| 1936 | Jay Berwanger | Eagles | 1 | 1 | 1 | B | Chicago |
