1st Overall NFL Draft Picks

1st Overall Draft Picks Year Player Pos. School Drafted By 2013 Eric Fisher OT Central Michigan Kansas City 2012 Andrew Luck QB Stanford Indianapolis 2011 Cam Newton QB Auburn Carolina 2010 Sam Bradford QB Oklahoma St. Louis 2009 Matt Stafford QB Georgia Detroit 2008 Jake Long OT Michigan Miami 2007 JaMarcus Russell QB LSU Oakland 2006 Mario Williams DE North Carolina State Houton 2005 Alex D. Smith QB Utah San Francisco 2004 Eli Manning QB Mississippi San Diego 2003 Carson Palmer QB USC Cincinnati 2002 David Carr QB Fresno State Houston 2001 Michael Vick QB Virginia Tech Atlanta 2000 Courtney Brown DE Penn State Cleveland 1999 Tim Couch QB Kentucky Cleveland 1998 Peyton Manning QB Tennessee Indianapolis 1997 Orlando Pace T Ohio State St. Louis Rams 1996 Keyshawn Johnson WR USC N.Y. Jets 1995 Ki-Jana Carter RB Penn State Cincinnati 1994 Dan Wilkinson DT Ohio State Cincinnati 1993 Drew Bledsoe QB Washington State New England 1992 Steve Emtman DT Washington Indianapolis 1991 Russell Maryland DT Miami (FL) Dallas 1990 Jeff George QB Illinois Indianapolis 1989 Troy Aikman QB UCLA Dallas 1988 Aundray Bruce LB Auburn Atlanta 1987 Vinny Testaverde QB Miami (FL) Tampa Bay 1986 Bo Jackson RB Auburn Tampa Bay 1985 Bruce Smith DE Virginia Tech Buffalo 1984 Irving Fryar WR Nebraska New England 1983 John Elway QB Stanford Baltimore 1982 Kenneth Sims DT Texas New England 1981 George Rogers RB South Carolina New Orleans 1980 Billy Sims RB Oklahoma Detroit 1979 Tom Cousineau LB Ohio State Buffalo 1978 Earl Campbell RB Texas Houston 1977 Ricky Bell RB USC Tampa Bay 1976 Lee Roy Selmon DE Oklahoma Tampa Bay 1975 Steve Bartkowski QB California Atlanta 1974 Ed (Too Tall) Jones DE Tennessee State Dallas 1973 John Matuszak DE Tampa Houston 1972 Walt Patulski DE Notre Dame Buffalo 1971 Jim Plunkett QB Stanford New England 1970 Terry Bradshaw QB Louisiana Tech Pittsburgh 1969 O.J. Simpson RB USC Buffalo 1968 Ron Yary T USC Minnesota 1967 Charles (Bubba) Smith DT Michigan State Baltimore 1966 Jim Grabowski RB Illinois Atlanta (N) 1966 Tommy Nobis LB Texas Miami (A) 1965 Tucker Frederickson RB Auburn N.Y. Giants (N) 1965 Joe Namath QB Alabama Houston (A) 1964 Bob Brown T Nebraska San Francisco (N) 1964 Dave Parks WR Texas Tech Bos. Patriots (A) 1963 Terry Baker QB Oregon State L.A. Rams (N) 1963 Buck Buchanan DT Grambling Kansas City (A) 1962 Ernie Davis RB Syracuse Washington (N) 1962 Roman Gabriel QB North Carolina State Oakland (A) 1961 Bob Gaiters RB New Mexico State Minnesota (N) 1961 Tommy Mason RB Tulane Buffalo (A) 1960 Billy Cannon RB Louisiana State Los Angeles 1959 Randy Duncan QB Iowa Green Bay 1958 King Hill QB Rice Chi. Cardinals 1957 Paul Hornung RB Notre Dame Green Bay 1956 Gary Glick QB Colorado State Pittsburgh 1955 George Shaw QB Oregon Baltimore 1954 Bobby Garrett QB Stanford Cleveland 1953 Harry Babcock E Georgia San Francisco 1952 Billy Wade QB Vanderbilt L.A. Rams 1951 Kyle Rote B Southern Methodist N.Y. Giants 1950 Leon Hart E Notre Dame Detroit 1949 Chuck Bednarik C Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1948 Harry Gilmer QB Alabama Washington 1947 Bob Fenimore B Oklahoma State Chicago 1946 Frank (Boley) Dancewicz QB Notre Dame Boston 1945 Charley Trippi B Georgia Chi. Cardinals 1944 Angelo Bertelli QB Notre Dame Boston Yanks 1943 Frank Sinkwich RB Georgia Detroit 1942 Bill Dudley B Virginia Pittsburgh 1941 Tom Harmon B Michigan Chi. Bears 1940 George Cafego B Tennessee Chi. Cardinals 1939 Ki Aldrich C Texas Christian Chi. Cardinals 1938 Corbett Davis B Indiana Clev. Rams 1937 Sam Francis B Nebraska Philadelphia 1936 Jay Berwanger B Chicago Philadelphia

Here is a list players who were 1st overall picks from past NFL drafts dating back to 1936.