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| NFL All-Time No. 1 Draft Picks |
| Year |
Player |
Team |
Pos. |
School |
| 2002 |
David Carr |
Houston |
QB |
Fresno St. |
| 2001 |
Michael Vick |
Atlanta |
QB |
Virginia Tech |
| 2000 |
Courtney Brown |
Cleveland |
DE |
Penn St. |
| 1999 |
Tim Couch |
Cleveland |
QB |
Kentucky |
| 1998 |
Peyton Manning |
Indianapolis |
QB |
Tennessee |
| 1997 |
Orlando Pace |
St Louis Rams |
T |
Ohio St. |
| 1996 |
Keyshawn Johnson |
New York Jets |
WR |
USC |
| 1995 |
Ki-Jana Carter |
Cincinnati |
RB |
Penn St. |
| 1994 |
Dan Wilkinson |
Cincinnati |
DE |
Ohio St. |
| 1993 |
Drew Bledsoe |
New England |
QB |
Washington St. |
| 1992 |
Steve Emtman |
Indianapolis |
DE |
Washington |
| 1991 |
Russell Maryland |
Dallas |
DT |
Miami |
| 1990 |
Jeff George |
Indianapolis |
QB |
Illinois |
| 1989 |
Troy Aikman |
Dallas |
QB |
UCLA |
| 1988 |
Aundray Bruce |
Atlanta |
LB |
Auburn |
| 1987 |
Vinny Testaverde |
Tampa Bay |
QB |
Miami |
| 1986 |
Bo Jackson |
Tampa Bay |
RB |
Auburn |
| 1985 |
Bruce Smith |
Buffalo |
DT |
Virginia Tech |
| 1984 |
Irving Fryar |
New England |
WR |
Nebraska |
| 1983 |
John Elway |
Baltimore |
QB |
Stanford |
| 1982 |
Kenneth Sims |
New England |
DT |
Texas |
| 1981 |
George Rogers |
New Orleans |
RB |
South Carolina |
| 1980 |
Billy Sims |
Detroit |
RB |
Oklahoma |
| 1979 |
Tom Cousineau |
Buffalo |
LB |
Ohio St. |
| 1978 |
Earl Campbell |
Houston |
RB |
Texas |
| 1977 |
Ricky Bell |
Tampa Bay |
RB |
USC |
| 1976 |
Lee Roy Selmon |
Tampa Bay |
DE |
Oklahoma |
| 1975 |
Steve Bartkowski |
Atlanta |
QB |
California |
| 1974 |
Ed Jones |
Dallas |
DE |
Tennessee St. |
| 1973 |
John Matuszak |
Houston |
DE |
Tampa |
| 1972 |
Walt Patulski |
Buffalo |
DE |
Notre Dame |
| 1971 |
Jim Plunkett |
New England |
QB |
Stanford |
| 1970 |
Terry Bradshaw |
Pittsburgh |
QB |
Louisiana Tech |
| 1969 |
O.J. Simpson |
Buffalo (AFL) |
RB |
USC |
| 1968 |
Ron Yary |
Minnesota |
T |
USC |
| 1967 |
Bubba Smith |
Baltimore |
DT |
Michigan St. |
| 1966 |
Jim Grabowski |
Miami (AFL) |
RB |
Illinois |
| 1966 |
Tommy Nobis |
Atlanta |
LB |
Texas |
| 1965 |
Tucker Frederickson |
NY Giants |
RB |
Auburn |
| 1965 |
Lawrence Elkins |
Houston (AFL) |
WR |
Baylor |
| 1964 |
Dave Parks |
San Francisco |
WR |
Texas Tech |
| 1964 |
Jack Concannon |
Boston (AFL) |
QB |
Boston College |
| 1963 |
Terry Baker |
Los Angeles |
QB |
Oregon St. |
| 1963 |
Buck Buchanan |
Kansas City (AFL) |
DT |
Grambling |
| 1962 |
Ernie Davis |
Washington |
RB |
Syracuse |
| 1962 |
Roman Gabriel |
Oakland (AFL) |
QB |
N Carolina St. |
| 1961 |
Tommy Mason |
Minnesota |
RB |
Tulane |
| 1961 |
Ken Rice |
Buffalo (AFL) |
G |
Auburn |
| 1960 |
Billy Cannon |
Los Angeles |
RB |
LSU |
| 1959 |
Randy Duncan |
Green Bay |
QB |
Iowa |
| 1958 |
King Hill |
Chicago Cardinals |
QB |
Rice |
| 1957 |
Paul Hornung |
Green Bay |
HB |
Notre Dame |
| 1956 |
Gary Glick |
Pittsburgh |
DB |
Colorado A&M |
| 1955 |
George Shaw |
Baltimore |
QB |
Oregon |
| 1954 |
Bobby Garrett |
Cleveland |
QB |
Stanford |
| 1953 |
Harry Babcock |
San Francisco |
WR |
Georgia |
| 1952 |
Bill Wade |
Los Angeles |
QB |
Vanderbilt |
| 1951 |
Kyle Rote |
New York Giants |
HB |
SMU |
| 1950 |
Leon Hart |
Detroit |
WR |
Notre Dame |
| 1949 |
Chuck Bednarik |
Philadelphia |
C |
Pennsylvania |
| 1948 |
Harry Gilmer |
Washington |
QB |
Alabama |
| 1947 |
Bob Fenimore |
Chicago Bears |
HB |
Oklahoma A&M |
| 1946 |
Frank Dancewicz |
Boston |
QB |
Notre Dame |
| 1945 |
Charley Trippi |
Chicago Cardinals |
HB |
Georgia |
| 1944 |
Angelo Bertelli |
Boston |
QB |
Notre Dame |
| 1943 |
Frank Sinkwich |
Detroit |
HB |
Georgia |
| 1942 |
Bill Dudley |
Pittsburgh |
HB |
Virginia |
| 1941 |
Tom Harmon |
Chicago Bears |
HB |
Michigan |
| 1940 |
George Cafego |
Chicago Cardinals |
HB |
Tennessee |
| 1939 |
Ki Aldrich |
Chicago Cardinals |
C |
TCU |
| 1938 |
Corbett Davis |
Cleveland |
FB |
Indiana |
| 1937 |
Sam Francis |
Philadelphia |
FB |
Nebraska |
| 1936 |
Jay Berwanger |
Philadelphia |
HB |
Chicago |
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