2 -- Colleges with a record five No. 1 overall draft choices: Notre Dame and Southern California. Auburn has four.
QB Carson Palmer hopes to become the 11th No. 1 overall to make the Hall of Fame. AP
2 -- Offensive linemen selected No. 1: 1968, tackle Ron Yary by Minnesota; 1997, tackle Orlando Pace by St. Louis.
3 -- Wide receivers selected No. 1: 1964, Dave Parks by San Francisco; 1984, Irving Fryar by New England; 1996, Keyshawn Johnson by New Yor Jets.
3 -- Linebackers selected No. 1: 1966, Tommy Nobis by Atlanta; 1979, Tom Cousineau by Buffalo; 1988, Aundray Bruce by Atlanta.
4 -- Kickers/punters selected in the first round: 1973, K/P Ray Guy by Oakland; 1978, K Steve Little by St. Louis; 1979, K/P Russell Erxleben by New Orleans; 2000, K Sebastian Janikowski by Oakland.
5 -- Players from Southern California selected No. 1 overall: 1968, T Ron Yary (Minnesota); 1969, RB O.J. Simpson (Buffalo); 1977, RB Ricky Bell (Tampa Bay); 1996, WR Keyshawn Johnson (N.Y. Jets); 2003, QB Carson Palmer (Cincinnati).
5 -- Most first-round selections from one college in single year: 1968, Southern California -- T Ron Yary, T Mike Taylor, DE Tim Rossovich, RB Mike Hull, WR Earl McCullouch. 2002, Miami (Fla.) -- T Bryant McKinnie, TE Jeremy Shockey, DB Phillip Buchanon, DB Ed Reed, DB Mike Rumph. Miami (Fla.) and Penn State both had four picks this year.
8 -- Drafts in which no quarterbacks were taken in the first round: 1996, 1988, 1985, 1984, 1974, 1941, 1938 and 1936.
10 -- Pro Football Hall of Famers chosen No. 1 overall: 1942, "Bullet" Bill Dudley by Pittsburgh; 1945, Charley Trippi by the Chicago Cardinals; 1949, Chuck Bednarik by Philadelphia; 1957, Paul Hornung by Green Bay; 1963, Buck Buchanan by Kansas City; 1968, Ron Yary by Minnesota; 1969, O.J. Simpson by Buffalo; 1970, Terry Bradshaw by Pittsburgh; 1976, by Lee Roy Selmon by Tampa Bay; 1978, Earl Campbell by Houston.
11 -- Defensive linemen selected No. 1: Defensive Ends (7) -- 1972, Walt Patulski by Buffalo; 1973, John Matuszak by Houston; 1974, Ed Jones by Dallas; 1976, Lee Roy Selmon by Tampa Bay; 1985, Bruce Smith by Buffalo; 1992, Steve Emtman by Indianapolis; 2000, Courtney Brown by Cleveland. Defensive Tackles (4) -- 1967, Bubba Smith by Baltimore; 1982, Kenneth Sims by New England; 1991, Russell Maryland by Dallas; 1994, Dan Wilkinson by Cincinnati.
13 -- Players from the Pac-10 selected No. 1 overall: QB Bobby Garrett (Stanford); 1955, QB George Shaw (Oregon); 1968, T Ron Yary (USC); 1969, RB O.J. Simpson (USC); 1971, QB Jim Plunkett (Stanford); 1975, QB Steve Bart (California); 1977, RB Ricky Bell (USC); 1983, QB John Elway (Stanford); 1989, QB Troy Aikman (UCLA); 1992, DT Steve Emtman (Washington); 1993, QB Drew Bledsoe (Washington State); 1996, WR Keyshawn Johnson (USC); 2003, QB Carson Palmer (USC).
17 -- Hesiman Trophy winners selected with the No. 1 overall pick. The first was Jay Berwanger by Philadelphia in 1936. Carson Palmer by Cincinnati was the top pick this year.
17 -- Players selected from Texas in 1984, the draft record.
22 -- QBs selected No. 1 overall, including USC's Carson Palmer in 2003.
22 -- Times a running back has been drafted first, tied with QB as the most frequently selected position with overall No. 1 pick in draft history. Ki-Jana Carter (Cincinnati in 1995) was the last RB to be selected first.
1,602 -- Players selected in Round 1 since the first NFL Draft in 1936.
