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The Indianapolis Colts and Los Angeles Rams have each held the first overall pick a total of seven times, the most of any NFL team. This includes the Colts' time in Baltimore and the Rams' time in Cleveland and St. Louis. The Boston Yanks are the only defunct franchise to have held a first overall pick. [131] The Baltimore Ravens, Denver ...
In 1936, the league introduced the NFL draft after team owners voted on it in 1935. [6] [7] The intention of the draft is to make the NFL more competitive, as some teams had an advantage in signing players. [5] [7] From 1947 through 1958 the NFL designated the first overall selection as a "bonus" or "lottery pick". The pick was awarded by a ...
This category is for players who were selected first overall in an NFL draft. Pages in category "First overall NFL draft picks" The following 91 pages are in this category, out of 91 total.
Wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald was drafted 3rd overall by the Cardinals in the 2004 NFL draft. Fitzgerald spent his entire career, 17 seasons, with the team and was a three-time All-Pro, 11-time Pro Bowler, and was the 2016 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award. He is currently second all-time in career receiving yards and was selected for the NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team. The Arizona ...
The 1939 NFL draft was held on December 9, 1938, at the New Yorker Hotel in New York City, New York. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] With the first overall pick of the draft, the Chicago Cardinals selected center Ki Aldrich .
Joe Namath, the Jets' selection in the first round of the 1965 AFL draft. The New York Jets, originally known as the Titans of New York from the team's conception in 1960 until 1962, joined the NFL as part of the 1970 AFL–NFL merger, two years after defeating the Baltimore Colts 16–7 in Super Bowl III.
Three first-round picks by the team have been named NFL Rookie of the Year: halfback Charley Taylor in 1964, [4] [5] quarterback Robert Griffin III in 2012 [6] and defensive end Chase Young in 2020. [7] Two Washington first-round draft picks have died during their active careers.
Peyton Manning, first overall pick of the 1998 draft. The Baltimore Colts joined the National Football League (NFL) in 1953 where they participated in their first NFL draft and selected Billy Vessels, a halfback from the University of Oklahoma. The team's most recent first-round selection was Laiatu Latu, a defensive end from UCLA in the 2024 ...