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