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| All-Time No. 1 Draft Picks |
| Year | Player, Pos. | School | Team | Years Played | Pro Bowls | | 1936 | Jay Berwanger, hb | Chicago | Philadelphia | DNP | - | | 1937 | Sam Francis, fb | Nebraska | Philadelphia | 4 | 0 | | 1938 | Corbett Davis, fb | Indiana | Clev. Rams | DNP | - | | 1939 | Ki Aldrich, c | Texas Christrian | Chi. Cardinals | 7 | 2 | | 1940 | George Cafego, hb | Tennessee | Chi. Cardinals | 4 | 0 | | 1941 | Tom Harmon, hb | Michigan | Chi. Bears | 2 | 0 | | 1942 | *Bill Dudley, hb | Virginia | Pittsburgh | 9 | 3 | | 1943 | Frank Sinkwich, hb | Georgia | Detroit | 4 | 0 | | 1944 | Angelo Bertelli, qb | Notre Dame | Boston Yanks | 3 | 0 | | 1945 | *Charley Trippi, hb | Georgia | Chi. Cardinals | 9 | 2 | | 1946 | Frank Dancewicz, qb | Notre Dame | Boston | 3 | 0 | | 1947 | Bob Fenimore, hb | Oklahoma State | Chicago | 1 | 0 | | 1948 | Harry Gilmer, qb | Alabama | Washington | 2 | 0 | | 1949 | *Chuck Bednarik, c/lb | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | 12 | 8 | | 1950 | Leon Hart, e | Notre Dame | Detroit | 8 | 1 | | 1951 | Kyle Rote, hb | SMU | N.Y. Giants | 11 | 4 | | 1952 | Bill Wade, qb | Vanderbilt | L.A. Rams | 13 | 2 | | 1953 | Harry Babcock, e | Georgia | San Francisco | 3 | 3 | | 1954 | Bobby Garrett, qb | Stanford | Cleveland | 1 | 0 | | 1955 | George Shaw, qb | Oregon | Baltimore | 8 | 0 | | 1956 | Gary Glick, db | Colorado A&M | Pittsburgh | 7 | 0 | | 1957 | *Paul Hornung, hb | Notre Dame | Green Bay | 9 | 2 | | 1958 | King Hill, qb | Rice | Chi. Cardinals | 12 | 0 | | 1959 | Randy Duncan, qb | Iowa | Green Bay | 1 | 0 | | 1960 | Billy Cannon, rb | Lousiana State | Los Angeles | 11 | 2 | | 1961 | Tommy Mason, rb | Tulane | Minnesota (N) | 11 | 3 | | 1961 | Ken Rice, g | Auburn | Buffalo (A) | 6 | 1 | | 1962 | Ernie Davis, rb | Syracuse | Washington (N) | DNP | - | | 1962 | Roman Gabriel, qb | N. Carolina State | Oakland (A) | 16 | 4 | | 1963 | Terry Baker, qb | Oregon State | L.A. Rams (N) | 3 | 0 | | 1963 | *Buck Buchanan, dt | Grambling | Kansas City (A) | 13 | 8 | | 1964 | Dave Parks, wr | Texas Tech | San Francisco (N) | 10 | 3 | | 1964 | Jack Concannon, qb | Boston College | Bos. Patriots (A) | 10 | 0 | | 1965 | T. Frederickson, rb | Auburn | N.Y. Giants (N) | 6 | 1 | | 1965 | Lawrence Elkins, wr | Baylor | Houston (A) | 2 | 0 | | 1966 | Tommy Nobis, lb | Texas | Atlanta (N) | 11 | 5 | | 1966 | Jim Grabowski, rb | Illinois | Miami (A) | 6 | 0 | | 1967 | Bubba Smith, de | Michigan State | Baltimore | 9 | 2 | | 1968 | *Ron Yary, ot | Southern Cal. | Minnesota | 15 | 7 | | 1969 | *O.J. Simpson, rb | Southern Cal. | Buffalo | 11 | 6 | | 1970 | *Terry Bradshaw, qb | Louisana Tech | Pittsburgh | 14 | 3 | | 1971 | Jim Plunkett, qb | Stanford | New England | 15 | 0 | | 1972 | Walt Patulski, dt | Notre Dame | Buffalo | 5 | 0 | | 1973 | John Matuszak, de | Tampa | Houston | 9 | 0 | | 1974 | Ed 'Too Tall' Jones, de | Tennessee State | Dallas | 15 | 3 | | 1975 | Steve Bartkowski, qb | California | Atlanta | 12 | 2 | | 1976 | *Lee Roy Selmon, de | Oklahoma | Tampa Bay | 9 | 6 | | 1977 | Ricky Bell, rb | Southern Cal | Tampa Bay | 6 | 0 | | 1978 | *Earl Campbell, rb | Texas | Houston | 8 | 5 | | 1979 | Tom Cousineau, lb | Ohio State | Buffalo | 6 | 0 | | 1980 | Billy Sims, rb | Oklahoma | Detroit | 5 | 3 | | 1981 | George Rogers, rb | South Carolina | New Orleans | 7 | 2 | | 1982 | Kenneth Sims, dt | Texas | New England | 8 | 0 | | 1983 | *John Elway, qb | Stanford | Baltimore | 16 | 10 | | 1984 | Irving Fryar, wr | Nebraska | New England | 15 | 5 | | 1985 | Bruce Smith, de | Virginia Tech | Buffalo | 18 | 11 | | 1986 | Bo Jackson, rb | Auburn | Tampa Bay | 4 | 1 | | 1987 | Vinny Testaverde, qb | Miami, (Fla.) | Tampa Bay | 21 | 2 | | 1988 | Aundray Bruce, lb | Auburn | Atlanta | 11 | 0 | | 1989 | *Troy Aikman, qb | UCLA | Dallas | 12 | 6 | | 1990 | Jeff George, qb | Illinois | Indianapolis | 13 | 0 | | 1991 | Russell Maryland, dt | Miami, (Fla.) | Dallas | 10 | 1 | | 1992 | Steve Emtman, dt | Washington | Indianapolis | 8 | 0 | | 1993 | Drew Bledsoe, qb | Washington State | New England | 14 | 4 | | 1994 | Dan Wilkinson, dt | Ohio State | Cincinnati | 13 | 0 | | 1995 | Ki-Jana Carter, rb | Penn State | Cincinnati | 8 | 0 | | 1996 | Keyshawn Johnson, wr | Southern Cal. | N.Y. Jets | 11 | 4 | | 1997 | Orlando Pace, ot | Ohio State | St. Louis Rams | 11 | 7 | | 1998 | Peyton Manning, qb | Tennessee | Indianapolis | 10 | 7 | | 1999 | Tim Couch, qb | Kentucky | Cleveland | 6 | 0 | | 2000 | Courtney Brown, de | Penn State | Cleveland | 7 | 0 | | 2001 | Michael Vick, qb | Virginia Tech | Atlanta | 6 | 3 | | 2002 | David Carr, qb | Fresno State | Houston | 6 | 0 | | 2003 | Carson Palmer, qb | Southern Cal. | Cincinnati | 5 | 2 | | 2004 | Eli Manning, qb | Mississippi | San Diego | 4 | 0 | | 2005 | Alex Smith, qb | Utah | San Francisco | 3 | 0 | | 2006 | Mario Williams, de | North Carolina State | Houston | 2 | 0 | | 2007 | JaMarcus Russell, qb | Louisiana State | Oakland | -- | -- | | 2008 | Jake Long, ot | Michigan | Miami | -- | -- | | * Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame |
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