NFL · The first round
Draft classes
Fifty-one first-round selections, from George Thomas in 1950 through Tyler Guyton in 2024. The columns name who was taken just before and just after.
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First-round selections
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Regular draft
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Supplemental
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No. 1 overall
| Player | Pos | Team | Picked before | Picked after | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29 | Tyler Guyton | T | Dallas Cowboys | No. 28 Xavier Worthy, WR, Texas (Kansas City Chiefs) | No. 30 Nate Wiggins, CB, Clemson (Baltimore Ravens) | Source |
| 2023 | 27 | Anton Harrison | T | Jacksonville Jaguars | No. 26 Mazi Smith, DT, Michigan (Dallas Cowboys) | No. 28 Myles Murphy, DE, Clemson (Cincinnati Bengals) | Source |
| 2020 | 17 | CeeDee Lamb | WR | Dallas Cowboys | No. 16 A. J. Terrell, CB, Clemson (Atlanta Falcons) | No. 18 Austin Jackson, T, USC (Miami Dolphins) | Source |
| 2020 | 23 | Kenneth Murray | LB | Los Angeles Chargers | No. 22 Justin Jefferson, WR, LSU (Minnesota Vikings) | No. 24 Cesar Ruiz, C, Michigan (New Orleans Saints) | Source |
| 2019 | 1 | Kyler Murray | QB | Arizona Cardinals | No. 1 overall | No. 2 Nick Bosa, DE, Ohio State (San Francisco 49ers) | Source |
| 2019 | 25 | Marquise Brown | WR | Baltimore Ravens | No. 24 Josh Jacobs, RB, Alabama (Oakland Raiders) | No. 26 Montez Sweat, DE, Mississippi State (Washington Redskins) | Source |
| 2018 | 1 | Baker Mayfield | QB | Cleveland Browns | No. 1 overall | No. 2 Saquon Barkley, RB, Penn State (New York Giants) | Source |
| 2013 | 4 | Lane Johnson | T | Philadelphia Eagles | No. 3 Dion Jordan, DE, Oregon (Miami Dolphins) | No. 5 Ezekiel Ansah, DE, BYU (Detroit Lions) | Source |
| 2010 | 1 | Sam Bradford | QB | St. Louis Rams | No. 1 overall | No. 2 Ndamukong Suh, DT, Nebraska (Detroit Lions) | Source |
| 2010 | 3 | Gerald McCoy | DT | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | No. 2 Ndamukong Suh, DT, Nebraska (Detroit Lions) | No. 4 Trent WilliamsOU, T, Oklahoma (Washington Redskins) | Source |
| 2010 | 4 | Trent Williams | T | Washington Redskins | No. 3 Gerald McCoyOU, DT, Oklahoma (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) | No. 5 Eric Berry, S, Tennessee (Kansas City Chiefs) | Source |
| 2010 | 21 | Jermaine Gresham | TE | Cincinnati Bengals | No. 20 Kareem Jackson, CB, Alabama (Houston Texans) | No. 22 Demaryius Thomas, WR, Georgia Tech (Denver Broncos) | Source |
| 2007 | 7 | Adrian Peterson | RB | Minnesota Vikings | No. 6 LaRon Landry, S, LSU (Washington Redskins) | No. 8 Jamaal Anderson, DE, Arkansas (Atlanta Falcons) | Source |
| 2006 | 23 | Davin Joseph | G | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | No. 22 Manny Lawson, LB, NC State (San Francisco 49ers) | No. 24 Johnathan Joseph, CB, South Carolina (Cincinnati Bengals) | Source |
| 2005 | 13 | Jammal Brown | T | New Orleans Saints | No. 12 Shawne Merriman, LB, Maryland (San Diego Chargers) | No. 14 Thomas Davis, LB, Georgia (Carolina Panthers) | Source |
| 2005 | 22 | Mark Clayton | WR | Baltimore Ravens | No. 21 Matt Jones, WR, Arkansas (Jacksonville Jaguars) | No. 23 Fabian Washington, CB, Nebraska (Oakland Raiders) | Source |
| 2004 | 14 | Tommie Harris | DT | Chicago Bears | No. 13 Lee Evans, WR, Wisconsin (Buffalo Bills) | No. 15 Michael Clayton, WR, LSU (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) | Source |
| 2003 | 28 | Andre Woolfolk | DB | Tennessee Titans | No. 27 Larry Johnson, RB, Penn State (Kansas City Chiefs) | No. 29 Nick Barnett, LB, Oregon State (Green Bay Packers) | Source |
| 2002 | 8 | Roy Williams | DB | Dallas Cowboys | No. 7 Bryant McKinnie, T, Miami (FL) (Minnesota Vikings) | No. 9 John Henderson, DT, Tennessee (Jacksonville Jaguars) | Source |
| 2000 | 20 | Stockar McDougle | T | Detroit Lions | No. 19 Shaun Alexander, RB, Alabama (Seattle Seahawks) | No. 21 Sylvester Morris, WR, Jackson State (Kansas City Chiefs) | Source |
| 1996 | 5 | Cedric Jones | DE | New York Giants | No. 4 Jonathan Ogden, T, UCLA (Baltimore Ravens) | No. 6 Lawrence Phillips, RB, Nebraska (St. Louis Rams) | Source |
| 1988 | 5 | Rickey Dixon | DB | Cincinnati Bengals | No. 4 Paul Gruber, T, Wisconsin (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) | No. 6 Tim Brown, WR, Notre Dame (Los Angeles Raiders) | Source |
| 1988 | 13 | Keith Jackson | TE | Philadelphia Eagles | No. 12 Ken Harvey, LB, California (Phoenix Cardinals) | No. 14 Gaston Green, RB, UCLA (Los Angeles Rams) | Source |
| 1987 | 1 | Brian Bosworth | LB | Seattle Seahawks | Supplemental draft | Supplemental draft | Source |
| 1986 | 2 | Tony Casillas | DT | Atlanta Falcons | No. 1 Bo Jackson, RB, Auburn (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) | No. 3 Jim Everett, QB, Purdue (Houston Oilers) | Source |
| 1985 | 26 | Steve Sewell | RB | Denver Broncos | No. 25 Emanuel King, LB, Alabama (Cincinnati Bengals) | No. 27 Lorenzo Hampton, RB, Florida (Miami Dolphins) | Source |
| 1984 | 9 | Rick Bryan | DT | Atlanta Falcons | No. 8 Leonard Coleman, S, Vanderbilt (Indianapolis Colts) | No. 10 Russell Carter, S, SMU (New York Jets) | Source |
| 1984 | 14 | Dwight Drane | DB | Buffalo Bills | Supplemental draft | Supplemental draft | Source |
| 1984 | 14 | Jackie Shipp | LB | Miami Dolphins | No. 13 Keith Millard, DT, Washington State (Minnesota Vikings) | No. 15 Ron Faurot, DE, Arkansas (New York Jets) | Source |
| 1981 | 13 | David Overstreet | RB | Miami Dolphins | No. 12 Randy McMillan, RB, Pittsburgh (Baltimore Colts) | No. 14 Willie Scott, TE, South Carolina (Kansas City Chiefs) | Source |
| 1981 | 17 | Keith Gary | DE | Pittsburgh Steelers | No. 16 Mark Nichols, WR, San Jose State (Detroit Lions) | No. 18 Donnell Thompson, DT, North Carolina (Baltimore Colts) | Source |
| 1980 | 1 | Billy Sims | RB | Detroit Lions | No. 1 overall | No. 2 Lam Jones, WR, Texas (New York Jets) | Source |
| 1980 | 26 | George Cumby | LB | Green Bay Packers | No. 25 Vagas Ferguson, RB, Notre Dame (New England Patriots) | No. 27 Charles White, RB, USC (Cleveland Browns) | Source |
| 1978 | 20 | Elvis Peacock | RB | Los Angeles Rams | No. 19 Ken Greene, S, Washington State (St. Louis Cardinals) | No. 21 Randy Holloway, DE, Pittsburgh (Minnesota Vikings) | Source |
| 1976 | 1 | Lee Roy Selmon | DE | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | No. 1 overall | No. 2 Steve Niehaus, DT, Notre Dame (Seattle Seahawks) | Source |
| 1976 | 4 | Joe Washington | RB | San Diego Chargers | No. 3 Chuck Muncie, RB, California (New Orleans Saints) | No. 5 Mike Haynes, CB, Arizona State (New England Patriots) | Source |
| 1976 | 11 | Billy Brooks | WR | Cincinnati Bengals | No. 10 James Hunter, CB, Grambling State (Detroit Lions) | No. 12 Pete Brock, C, Colorado (New England Patriots) | Source |
| 1970 | 6 | Steve Zabel | TE | Philadelphia Eagles | No. 5 Al Cowlings, LB, USC (Buffalo Bills) | No. 7 Mike Reid, DT, Penn State (Cincinnati Bengals) | Source |
| 1970 | 13 | Jim Files | LB | New York Giants | No. 12 John Small, LB, The Citadel (Atlanta Falcons) | No. 14 Doug Wilkerson, G, North Carolina Central (Houston Oilers) | Source |
| 1970 | 19 | Steve Owens | RB | Detroit Lions | No. 18 Norm Bulaich, RB, TCU (Baltimore Colts) | No. 20 Steve Tannen, DB, Florida (New York Jets) | Source |
| 1969 | 25 | Eddie Hinton | WR | Baltimore Colts | No. 24 Calvin Hill, Running back, Yale (Dallas Cowboys) | No. 26 Dave Foley, Offensive tackle, Ohio State (New York Jets) | Source |
| 1966 | 8 | Carl McAdams | LB | St. Louis Cardinals | No. 7 Jerry Shay, Offensive tackle, Purdue (Minnesota Vikings) | No. 9 Jim Grabowski, Running back, Illinois (Green Bay Packers) | Source |
| 1964 | 12 | Joe Don Looney | RB | New York Giants | No. 11 Paul Warfield, Wide receiver, Ohio State (Cleveland Browns) | No. 13 Lloyd Voss, Defensive end, Nebraska (Green Bay Packers) | Source |
| 1959 | 5 | Dave Baker | QB | San Francisco 49ers | No. 4 Don Allard, Quarterback, Boston College (Washington Redskins) | No. 6 Nick Pietrosante, Fullback, Notre Dame (Detroit Lions) | Source |
| 1957 | 10 | Jerry Tubbs | C | Chicago Cardinals | No. 9 Don Bosseler, Fullback, Miami (FL) (Washington Redskins) | No. 11 Del Shofner, Back, Baylor (Los Angeles Rams) | Source |
| 1955 | 2 | Max Boydston | E | Chicago Cardinals | No. 1 George Shaw, Quarterback, Oregon (Baltimore Colts) | No. 3 Alan Ameche, Fullback, Wisconsin (Baltimore Colts) | Source |
| 1955 | 13 | Kurt Burris | C | Cleveland Browns | No. 12 Dave Middleton, Halfback, Auburn (Detroit Lions) | Not available | Source |
| 1953 | 2 | Billy Vessels | RB | Baltimore Colts | No. 1 Harry Babcock, End, Georgia (San Francisco 49ers) | No. 3 Jack Scarbath, Back, Maryland (Washington Redskins) | Source |
| 1951 | 4 | Leon Heath | B | Washington Redskins | No. 3 Y. A. Tittle, Quarterback, LSU (San Francisco 49ers) | No. 5 Bob Gain, Tackle, Kentucky (Green Bay Packers) | Source |
| 1950 | 6 | George Thomas | B | Washington Redskins | No. 5 Joe Watson, C, Rice (Detroit Lions) | No. 7 Travis Tidwell, B, Auburn (New York Giants) | Source |
| 1950 | 12 | Stan West | G | Los Angeles Rams | No. 11 Leo Nomellini, T, Minnesota (San Francisco 49ers) | No. 13 Ken Carpenter, B, Oregon (Cleveland Browns) | Source |
Neighboring picks from Wikipedia’s yearly NFL draft pages. Team names are the names used on draft day.