Past No. 1 Picks

SEASON

DATE

TEAM

PLAYER

POS

SCHOOL

1996

April 20-21

New York Jets

Keyshawn Johnson

WR

USC

1995

April 22-23

Cincinnati

Ki-Jana Carter

RB

Penn State

1994

April 24-25

Cincinnati

Dan Wilkinson

DT

Ohio State

1993

April 25-26

New England

Drew Bledsoe

QB

Washington State

1992

April 26-27

Indianapolis

Steve Emtman

DT

Washington

1991

April 21-22

Dallas

Russell Maryland

DT

Miami

1990

April 22-23

Indianapolis

Jeff George

QB

Illinois

1989

April 23-24

Dallas

Troy Aikman

QB

UCLA

1988

April 24-25

Atlanta

Aundray Bruce

LB

Auburn

1987

April 28-29

Tampa Bay

Vinny Testaverde

QB

Miami

1986

April 29-30

Tampa Bay

Bo Jackson

RB

Auburn

1985

April 30-May 1

Buffalo

Bruce Smith

DE

Virginia Tech

1984

May 1-2

New England

Irving Fryar

WR

Nebraska

1983

April 26-27

Baltimore

John Elway

QB

Stanford

1982

April 27-28

New England

Kenneth Sims

DT

Texas

1981

April 28-29

New Orleans

George Rogers

RB

South Carolina

1980

April 29-30

Detroit

Billy Sims

RB

Oklahoma

1979

May 3-4

Buffalo

Tom Cousineau

LB

Ohio State

1978

May 2-3

Houston

Earl Campbell

RB

Texas

1977

May 3-4

Tampa Bay

Ricky Bell

RB

USC

1976

April 8-9

Tampa Bay

Lee Roy Selmon

DE

Oklahoma

1975

Jan. 28-29

Atlanta

Steve Bartkowski

QB

California

1974

Jan. 29-30

Dallas

Ed Jones

DE

Tennessee State

1973

Jan. 30-31

Houston

John Matuszak

DE

Tampa

1972

Feb. 1-2

Buffalo

Walt Patulski

DE

Notre Dame

1971

Jan. 28-29

New England

Jim Plunkett

QB

Stanford

1970

Jan. 27-28

Pittsburgh

Terry Bradshaw

QB

Louisiana Tech

1969

Jan. 28-29

Buffalo

O.J. Simpson

RB

USC

1968

Jan. 30-31

Minnesota

Ron Yary

T

USC

1967

March 14

Baltimore

Bubba Smith

DT

Michigan State

1966

Nov. 27, 1965

Atlanta

Tommy Nobis

LB

Texas

1966

Nov. 28, 1965

Miami (AFL)

Jim Grabowski

RB

Illonois

1965

Nov. 28, 1964

New York Giants

Tucker Frederickson

RB

Auburn

1965

Nov. 28, 1964

Houston (AFL)

Lawrence Elkins

E

Baylor

1964

Dec. 2, 1963

San Francisco

Dave Parks

E

Texas Tech

1964

Nov. 30, 1963

Boston (AFL)

Jack Concannon

QB

Boston College

1963

Dec. 3, 1962

Los Angeles

Terry Baker

QB

Oregon State

1963

Dec. 1, 1962

Kansas City (AFL)

Buck Buchanon

DT

Grambling

1962

Dec. 4, 1961

Washington

Ernie Davis

RB

Syracuse

1962

Dec. 2, 1961

Oakland (AFL)

Roman Gabriel

QB

North Carolina State

1961

Dec. 27-28, 1960

Minnesota

Tommy Mason

RB

Tulane

1961

Nov. 23, 1960

Buffalo (AFL)

Ken Rice

G

Auburn

1960

Secret draft

Los Angeles

Billy Cannon

RB

Louisiana State

1959

Dec. 2, 1958

Green Bay

Randy Duncan

QB

Iowa

1958

Dec. 2, 1957

Chicago Cardinals

King Hill

QB

Rice

1957

Nov. 27, 1956

Green Bay

Paul Hornung

HB

Notre Dame

1956

Nov. 29, 1955

Pittsburgh

Gary Glick

DB

Colorado A&M

1955

Jan. 27-28

Baltimore

George Shaw

QB

Oregon State

1954

Jan. 28

Cleveland

Bobby Garrett

QB

Stanford

1953

Jan. 22

San Francisco

Harry Babcock

E

Georgia

1952

Jan. 17

Los Angeles

Bill Wade

QB

Vanderbilt

1951

Jan. 18-19

New York Giants

Kyle Rote

HB

Southern Methodist

1950

Jan. 21-22

Detroit

Leon Hart

E

Notre Dame

1949

Dec. 21, 1948

Philadelphia

Chuck Bednarik

C

Pennsylvania

1948

Dec. 19, 1947

Washington

Harry Gilmer

QB

Alabama

1947

Dec. 16, 1946

Chicago Bears

Bob Fenimore

HB

Oklahoma A&M

1946

Jan. 14

Boston

Frank Dancewicz

QB

Notre Dame

1945

April 6

Chicago Cardinals

Charley Trippi

HB

Georgia

1944

April 19

Boston

Angelo Bertelli

QB

Notre Dame

1943

April 8

Detroit

Frank Sinkwich

HB

Georgia

1942

Dec. 22, 1941

Pittsburgh

Bill Dudley

HB

Virginia

1941

Dec. 10, 1940

Chicago Bears

Tom Harmon

HB

Michigan

1940

Dec. 9, 1939

Chicago Cardinals

George Cafego

HB

Tennessee

1939

Dec. 8, 1938

Chicago Cardinals

Ki Aldrich

C

Texas Christian

1938

Dec. 12, 1937

Cleveland

Corbett Davis

FB

Indiana

1937

Dec. 12, 1936

Philadelphia

Sam Francis

FB

Nebraska

1936

Feb. 8

Philadelphia

Jay Berwanger

HB

Chicago