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NFL draft all-time No. 1 selections

NFL Draft No. 1 Selections
YearPlayerTeamPositionSchool
2008Jake LongMiamiOTMichigan
2007JaMarcus RussellOaklandQBLSU
2006Mario WilliamsHoustonDENorth Carolina State
2005Alex SmithSan FranciscoQBUtah
2004Eli ManningSan DiegoQBMississippi
2003Carson PalmerCincinnatiQBSouthern California
2002David CarrHoustonQBFresno State
2001Michael VickAtlantaQBVirginia Tech
2000Courtney BrownClevelandDEPenn State
1999Tim CouchClevelandQBKentucky
1998Peyton ManningIndianapolisQBTennessee
1997Orlando PaceSt. Louis RamsTOhio State
1996Keyshawn JohnsonNew York JetsWRSouthern California
1995Ki-Jana CarterCincinnatiRBPenn State
1994Dan WilkinsonCincinnatiDEOhio State
1993Drew BledsoeNew EnglandQBWashington State
1992Steve EmtmanIndianapolisDEWashington
1991Russell MarylandDallasDLMiami
1990Jeff GeorgeIndianapolisQBIllinois
1989Troy AikmanDallasQBUCLA
1988Aundray BruceAtlantaLBAuburn
1987Vinny TestaverdeTampa BayQBMiami
1986Bo JacksonTampa BayRBAuburn
1985Bruce SmithBuffaloDTVirginia Tech
1984Irving FryarNew EnglandWRNebraska
1983John ElwayBaltimoreQBStanford
1982Kenneth SimsNew EnglandDTTexas
1981George RogersNew OrleansRBSouth Carolina
1980Billy SimsDetroitRBOklahoma
1979Tom CousineauBuffaloLBOhio State
1978Earl CampbellHoustonRBTexas
1977Ricky BellTampa BayRBSouthern California
1976Lee Roy SelmonTampa BayDEOklahoma
1975Steve BartkowskiAtlantaQBCalifornia
1974Ed JonesDallasDETennessee State
1973John MatuszakHoustonDETampa
1972Walt PatulskiBuffaloDENotre Dame
1971Jim PlunkettNew EnglandQBStanford
1970Terry BradshawPittsburghQBLouisiana Tech
1969O.J. SimpsonBuffalo (AFL)RBSouthern California
1968Ron YaryMinnesotaTSouthern California
1967Bubba SmithBaltimoreDTMichigan State
1966Tommy NobisAtlantaLBTexas
1966Jim GrabowskiMiami (AFL)RBIllinois
1965Tucker FredericksonN.Y. GiantsRBAuburn
1965Lawrence ElkinsHouston (AFL)WRBaylor
1964Dave ParksSan FranciscoWRTexas Tech
1964Jack ConcannonBoston (AFL)QBBoston College
1963Terry BakerLos AngelesQBOregon State
1963Buck BuchananKansas City (AFL)DTGrambling
1962Ernie DavisWashingtonRBSyracuse
1962Roman GabrielOakland (AFL)QBNorth Carolina State
1961Tommy MasonMinnesotaRBTulane
1961Ken RiceBuffalo (AFL)GAuburn
1960Billy CannonLos AngelesRBLSU
1959Randy DuncanGreen BayQBIowa
1958King HillChicago CardinalsQBRice
1957Paul HornungGreen BayHBNotre Dame
1956Gary GlickPittsburghDBColorado A&M
1955George ShawBaltimoreQBOregon
1954Bobby GarrettClevelandQBStanford
1953Harry BabcockSan FranciscoWRGeorgia
1952Bill WadeLos AngelesQBVanderbilt
1951Kyle RoteNew York GiantsHBSMU
1950Leon HartDetroitWRNotre Dame
1949Chuck BednarikPhiladelphiaCPennsylvania
1948Harry GilmerWashingtonQBAlabama
1947Bob FenimoreChicago BearsHBOklahoma A&M
1946Frank DancewiczBostonQBNotre Dame
1945Charley TrippiChicago CardinalsHBGeorgia
1944Angelo BertelliBostonQBNotre Dame
1943Frank SinkwichDetroitHBGeorgia
1942Bill DudleyPittsburghHBVirginia
1941Tom HarmonChicago Bears, HB, Michigan
1940George CafegoChicago CardinalsHBTennessee
1939Ki AldrichChicago CardinalsCTCU
1938Corbett DavisClevelandFBIndiana
1937Sam FrancisPhiladelphiaFBNebraska
1936Jay BerwangerPhiladelphiaHBChicago
updated 3:33 p.m. ET April 26, 2008
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