All-Time NFL #1 Overall Picks

Most #1 Picks by School

1	Southern California	6
2	Oklahoma	5
3	Georgia	5
4	Notre Dame	5
5	Auburn	4
6	Stanford	4
7	Louisiana State	3
8	Texas	3
9	Ohio State	3
10	Miami	3

Most #1 Picks by Team

1	HOU	5
2	TAM	5
3	CLE	5
4	BUF	4
5	NWE	4
6	IND	4
7	CIN	4
8	ATL	4
9	CRD	4
10	DET	4

By Position

1	QB	38
2	DE	13
3	RB	9
4	HB	5
5	T	4
6	LB	4
7	B	3
8	E	3
9	FB	2
10	DT	2
11	WR	2
12	C	1
13	SE	1
14	DB	1
15	TE	1
16	BB	1

Year	Player	Pos	Team	School	Age	G	PB	AP1	AV
2025	Cam Ward	QB	TEN Tennessee Titans	Miami	23	17	—	—	7
2024	Caleb Williams	QB	CHI Chicago Bears	Southern California	22	34	—	—	26
2023	Bryce Young	QB	CAR Carolina Panthers	Alabama	22	46	—	—	23
2022	Travon Walker	DE	JAX Jacksonville Jaguars	Georgia	21	63	—	—	26
2021	Trevor Lawrence	QB	JAX Jacksonville Jaguars	Clemson	21	77	1	—	52
2020	Joe Burrow	QB	CIN Cincinnati Bengals	Louisiana State	23	77	3	—	63
2019	Kyler Murray	QB	ARI Arizona Cardinals	Oklahoma	22	87	2	—	71
2018	Baker Mayfield	QB	CLE Cleveland Browns	Oklahoma	23	123	2	—	80
2017	Myles Garrett	DE	CLE Cleveland Browns	Texas A&M	21	134	7	5	104
2016	Jared Goff	QB	LAR Los Angeles Rams	California	21	151	5	—	106
2015	Jameis Winston	QB	TAM Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Florida State	21	108	1	—	63
2014	Jadeveon Clowney	DE	HOU Houston Texans	South Carolina	21	153	3	—	63
2013	Eric Fisher	T	KAN Kansas City Chiefs	Central Michigan	22	132	2	—	62
2012	Andrew Luck	QB	IND Indianapolis Colts	Stanford	22	86	4	—	72
2011	Cam Newton	QB	CAR Carolina Panthers	Auburn	22	148	3	1	115
2010	Sam Bradford	QB	STL St. Louis Rams	Oklahoma	22	83	—	—	44
2009	Matthew Stafford	QB	DET Detroit Lions	Georgia	21	239	3	1	133
2008	Jake Long	T	MIA Miami Dolphins	Michigan	23	104	4	1	54
2007	JaMarcus Russell	QB	OAK Oakland Raiders	Louisiana State	22	31	—	—	6
2006	Mario Williams	DE	HOU Houston Texans	N.C. State	21	158	4	1	79
2005	Alex Smith	QB	SFO San Francisco 49ers	Utah	21	174	3	—	98
2004	Eli Manning	QB	SDG San Diego Chargers	Mississippi	23	236	4	—	121
2003	Carson Palmer	QB	CIN Cincinnati Bengals	Southern California	23	182	3	—	107
2002	David Carr	QB	HOU Houston Texans	Fresno State	23	94	—	—	45
2001	Michael Vick	QB	ATL Atlanta Falcons	Virginia Tech	21	143	4	—	92
2000	Courtney Brown	DE	CLE Cleveland Browns	Penn State	22	61	—	—	27
1999	Tim Couch	QB	CLE Cleveland Browns	Kentucky	22	62	—	—	30
1998	Peyton Manning ★	QB	IND Indianapolis Colts	Tennessee	22	266	14	7	176
1997	Orlando Pace ★	T	STL St. Louis Rams	Ohio State	21	169	7	3	104
1996	Keyshawn Johnson	WR	NYJ New York Jets	Southern California	24	167	3	—	79
1995	Ki-Jana Carter	RB	CIN Cincinnati Bengals	Penn State	21	59	—	—	11
1994	Dan Wilkinson	DT	CIN Cincinnati Bengals	Ohio State	21	195	—	—	60
1993	Drew Bledsoe	QB	NWE New England Patriots	Washington State	21	194	4	—	105
1992	Steve Emtman	DE	IND Indianapolis Colts	Washington	22	50	—	—	13
1991	Russell Maryland	DT	DAL Dallas Cowboys	Miami	22	154	1	—	60
1990	Jeff George	QB	IND Indianapolis Colts	Illinois	22	131	—	—	66
1989	Troy Aikman ★	QB	DAL Dallas Cowboys	UCLA	22	165	6	—	96
1988	Aundray Bruce	LB	ATL Atlanta Falcons	Auburn	22	151	—	—	24
1987	Vinny Testaverde	QB	TAM Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Miami	23	233	2	—	97
1986	Bo Jackson	RB	TAM Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Auburn	23	38	1	—	22
1985	Bruce Smith ★	DE	BUF Buffalo Bills	Virginia Tech	22	279	11	8	152
1984	Irving Fryar	WR	NWE New England Patriots	Nebraska	21	255	5	—	80
1983	John Elway ★	QB	BAL	Stanford	23	234	9	—	140
1982	Kenneth Sims	DE	NWE New England Patriots	Texas	22	74	—	—	31
1981	George Rogers	RB	NOR New Orleans Saints	South Carolina	22	92	2	1	46
1980	Billy Sims	RB	DET Detroit Lions	Oklahoma	24	60	3	—	58
1979	Tom Cousineau	LB	BUF Buffalo Bills	Ohio State	22	66	—	—	38
1978	Earl Campbell ★	RB	HOU Houston Oilers	Texas	23	115	5	3	67
1977	Ricky Bell	RB	TAM Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Southern California	22	64	—	—	24
1976	Lee Roy Selmon ★	DE	TAM Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Oklahoma	21	121	6	1	78
1975	Steve Bartkowski	QB	ATL Atlanta Falcons	California	22	129	2	—	69
1974	Too Tall Jones	DE	DAL Dallas Cowboys	Tennessee State	23	224	3	1	94
1973	John Matuszak	DE	HOU Houston Oilers	Tampa	22	123	—	—	45
1972	Walt Patulski	DE	BUF Buffalo Bills	Notre Dame	22	70	—	—	20
1971	Jim Plunkett	QB	NWE New England Patriots	Stanford	23	157	—	—	85
1970	Terry Bradshaw ★	QB	PIT Pittsburgh Steelers	Louisiana Tech	22	168	3	1	107
1969	O.J. Simpson ★	RB	BUF	Southern California	22	135	6	5	98
1968	Ron Yary ★	T	MIN Minnesota Vikings	Southern California	22	207	7	6	104
1967	Bubba Smith	DE	BAL	Michigan State	22	111	2	1	69
1966	Tommy Nobis	LB	ATL Atlanta Falcons	Texas	22	133	5	1	58
1965	Tucker Frederickson	RB	NYG New York Giants	Auburn	22	66	1	—	32
1964	Dave Parks	SE	SFO San Francisco 49ers	Texas Tech	22	118	3	1	52
1963	Terry Baker	QB	RAM Los Angeles Rams	Oregon State	22	18	—	—	6
1962	Ernie Davis	B	WAS Washington Redskins	Syracuse	—	—	—	—	active
1961	Tommy Mason	RB	MIN Minnesota Vikings	Tulane	22	124	3	1	50
1960	Billy Cannon	TE	RAM Los Angeles Rams	Louisiana State	23	133	2	2	53
1959	Randy Duncan	QB	GNB Green Bay Packers	Iowa	22	14	—	—	2
1958	King Hill	QB	CRD Chicago Cardinals	Rice	21	123	—	—	20
1957	Paul Hornung ★	HB	GNB Green Bay Packers	Notre Dame	21	104	2	2	45
1956	Gary Glick	DB	PIT Pittsburgh Steelers	Colorado State	26	71	—	—	10
1955	George Shaw	QB	BAL	Oregon	22	71	—	—	9
1954	Bobby Garrett	QB	CLE Cleveland Browns	Stanford	22	9	—	—	0
1953	Harry Babcock	E	SFO San Francisco 49ers	Georgia	23	30	—	—	0
1952	Billy Wade	QB	RAM Los Angeles Rams	Vanderbilt	21	128	2	—	48
1951	Kyle Rote	E	NYG New York Giants	Southern Methodist	22	121	4	—	18
1950	Leon Hart	E	DET Detroit Lions	Notre Dame	21	92	1	1	0
1949	Chuck Bednarik ★	LB	PHI Philadelphia Eagles	Pennsylvania	24	169	8	6	27
1948	Harry Gilmer	QB	WAS Washington Redskins	Alabama	22	76	2	—	0
1947	Bob Fenimore	HB	CHI Chicago Bears	Oklahoma State	21	10	—	—	0
1946	Boley Dancewicz	QB	BOS Boston Yanks	Notre Dame	21	23	—	—	0
1945	Charley Trippi ★	HB	CRD Chicago Cardinals	Georgia	23	99	2	1	0
1944	Angelo Bertelli	QB	BOS Boston Yanks	Notre Dame	23	16	—	—	0
1943	Frankie Sinkwich	B	DET Detroit Lions	Georgia	22	35	—	1	0
1942	Bill Dudley ★	HB	PIT	Virginia	20	90	3	1	0
1941	Tom Harmon	HB	CHI Chicago Bears	Michigan	21	22	—	—	0
1940	George Cafego	FB	CRD Chicago Cardinals	Tennessee	25	35	—	—	0
1939	Ki Aldrich	C	CRD Chicago Cardinals	TCU	23	73	2	—	0
1938	Corby Davis	BB	RAM	Indiana	23	39	—	—	0
1937	Sam Francis	FB	PHI	Nebraska	23	40	—	—	0
1936	Jay Berwanger	B	PHI	Chicago	—	—	—	—	active

★ = Pro Football Hall of Fame · Blue rows = elite careers (AV 80+, 3+ Pro Bowls) · Red rows = notable busts · G = Games · PB = Pro Bowls · AP1 = All-Pro selections · AV = Career Approximate Value

1	QB	38
2	DE	13
3	RB	9
4	HB	5
5	T	4
6	LB	4
7	B	3
8	E	3
9	FB	2
10	DT	2
11	WR	2
12	C	1
13	SE	1
14	DB	1
15	TE	1
16	BB	1

1	QB	38
2	DE	13
3	RB	9
4	HB	5
5	T	4
6	LB	4
7	B	3
8	E	3
9	FB	2
10	DT	2
11	WR	2
12	C	1
13	SE	1
14	DB	1
15	TE	1
16	BB	1

All-Time #1 Overall Picks

1	QB	38
2	DE	13
3	RB	9
4	HB	5
5	T	4
6	LB	4
7	B	3
8	E	3
9	FB	2
10	DT	2
11	WR	2
12	C	1
13	SE	1
14	DB	1
15	TE	1
16	BB	1