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2015 NFL DRAFT NOTES
-- 80TH NFL DRAFT --
AUDITORIUM THEATRE OF ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY, CHICAGO
APRIL 30-MAY 2, 2015
NFL Network and ESPN/ESPN2
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DATE |
START |
ROUNDS |
SELECTION TIME |
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Thursday, April 30 |
8:00 PM ET |
Round 1 |
10 Minutes |
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Friday, May 1 |
7:00 PM ET |
Round 2 |
7 Minutes |
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Round 3* |
5 Minutes |
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Saturday, May 2 |
12:00 PM ET |
Rounds 4-6* |
5 Minutes |
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Round 7* |
4 Minutes |
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* All compensatory selections in rounds 3-7 will be 4 minutes each
Round 1 Draft Order
Pick
1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2. Tennessee Titans
3. Jacksonville Jaguars
4. Oakland Raiders
5. Washington Redskins
6. New York Jets
7. Chicago Bears
8. Atlanta Falcons
9. New York Giants
10. St. Louis Rams
11. Minnesota Vikings
12. Cleveland Browns
13. New Orleans Saints
14. Miami Dolphins
15. San Francisco 49ers
16. Houston Texans
17. San Diego Chargers
18. Kansas City Chiefs
19. Cleveland Browns (from Buffalo Bills)
20. Philadelphia Eagles
21. Cincinnati Bengals
22. Pittsburgh Steelers
23. Detroit Lions
24. Arizona Cardinals
25. Carolina Panthers
26. Baltimore Ravens
27. Dallas Cowboys
28. Denver Broncos
29. Indianapolis Colts
30. Green Bay Packers
31. New Orleans Saints (from Seattle Seahawks)
32. New England Patriots
-- NFL DRAFT --
WINDY CITY: Twenty-seven prospects will be in attendance at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University in Chicago for the 2015 NFL Draft.
The players confirmed to attend this year's NFL Draft:
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1) |
Vic Beasley |
DE |
Clemson |
15) |
DeVante Parker |
WR |
Louisville |
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2) |
La'el Collins |
T |
Louisiana State |
16) |
Andrus Peat |
T |
Stanford |
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3) |
Landon Collins |
S |
Alabama |
17) |
Breshad Perriman |
WR |
Central Florida |
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4) |
Bud Dupree |
LB |
Kentucky |
18) |
Shane Ray |
DE |
Missouri |
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5) |
Cameron Erving |
T |
Florida State |
19) |
Brandon Scherff |
T |
Iowa |
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6) |
Dante Fowler, Jr. |
DE |
Florida |
20) |
Danny Shelton |
DT |
Washington |
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7) |
Melvin Gordon |
RB |
Wisconsin |
21) |
Devin Smith |
WR |
Ohio State |
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8) |
Randy Gregory |
DE |
Nebraska |
22) |
Donovan Smith |
T |
Penn State |
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9) |
Todd Gurley |
RB |
Georgia |
23) |
Jaelen Strong |
WR |
Arizona State |
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10) |
D.J. Humphries |
T |
Florida |
24) |
Laken Tomlinson |
G |
Duke |
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11) |
Kevin Johnson |
CB |
Wake Forest |
25) |
Trae Waynes |
CB |
Michigan State |
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12) |
Byron Jones |
CB |
Connecticut |
26) |
Kevin White |
WR |
West Virginia |
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13) |
Benardrick McKinney |
LB |
Mississippi State |
27) |
Leonard Williams |
DT |
Southern California |
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14) |
Cedric Ogbuehi |
T |
Texas A&M |
-- NFL DRAFT --
ROLL TIDE: If Alabama has a player selected in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft, the Crimson Tide will tie Pittsburgh (1983-1989), Ohio State (1991-1997) and Florida (1997-2003) for the third-longest consecutive streak with at least one player drafted in the first round since the advent of the common draft in 1967. Alabama has a current streak of six consecutive drafts with at least one first round pick.
Miami (1995-2008) owns the longest such streak with at least one first-round pick in 14 consecutive drafts.
LONGEST STREAK OF CONSECUTIVE SEASONS WITH A FIRST ROUND PICK
(SINCE 1967)
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YEARS |
SCHOOL |
CONSECUTIVE SEASONS WITH A FIRST ROUND PICK |
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1995-2008 |
Miami |
14 |
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1983-1991 |
Florida |
9 |
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1983-1989 |
Pittsburgh |
7 |
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1991-1997 |
Ohio State |
7 |
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1997-2003 |
Florida |
7 |
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2009-2014 |
Alabama |
6* |
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*Active streak |
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-- NFL DRAFT --
TOP TWO QBs: Florida State QB JAMEIS WINSTON and Oregon QB MARCUS MARIOTA could hear their names called with the first two picks of the 2015 NFL Draft.
Since the beginning of the common draft in 1967, quarterbacks have been taken with the first two picks of the same draft five times. Most recently, ANDREW LUCK and ROBERT GRIFFIN III were selected with the top two picks of the 2012 NFL Draft.
QUARTERBACKS - NO. 1 & 2 OVERALL SELECTIONS IN THE SAME DRAFT
(SINCE 1967)
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YEAR |
NO. 1 PICK (COLLEGE) |
TEAM |
NO. 2 PICK (COLLEGE) |
TEAM |
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1971 |
Jim Plunkett (Stanford) |
New England |
Archie Manning (Mississippi) |
New Orleans |
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1993 |
Drew Bledsoe (Washington State) |
New England |
Rick Mirer (Notre Dame) |
Seattle |
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1998 |
Peyton Manning (Tennessee) |
Indianapolis |
Ryan Leaf (Washington State) |
San Diego |
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1999 |
Tim Couch (Kentucky) |
Cleveland |
Donovan McNabb (Syracuse) |
Philadelphia |
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2012 |
Andrew Luck (Stanford) |
Indianapolis |
Robert Griffin III (Baylor) |
Washington |
-- NFL DRAFT --
ALL IN THE FAMILY: Minnesota TE MAXX WILLIAMS, son of former first-round pick BRIAN WILLIAMS(1989, New York Giants), hopes to hear his name called in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft.
If Williams is selected in the first round, they would become the eighth father-son combination to be drafted in the first round in the common draft era.
FATHER-SON FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICKS
(SINCE 1967)
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FAMILY NAME |
FATHER |
TEAM (DRAFT YEAR) |
SON |
TEAM (DRAFT YEAR) |
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Heyward |
Craig |
New Orleans (1988) |
Cameron* |
Pittsburgh (2011) |
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Ingram |
Mark |
New York Giants (1987) |
Mark* |
New Orleans (2011) |
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Manning |
Archie |
New Orleans (1971) |
Peyton* |
Indianapolis (1998) |
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Eli* |
San Diego (2004) |
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Matthews |
Clay, Jr. |
Cleveland (1978) |
Clay* |
Green Bay (2009) |
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Matthews |
Bruce |
Houston Oilers (1983) |
Jake* |
Atlanta (2014) |
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Winslow |
Kellen |
San Diego (1979) |
Kellen, Jr. |
Cleveland (2004) |
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*Active |
-- NFL DRAFT --
CATCHING CARDINAL: Louisville WR DE VANTE PARKER can become the first wide receiver from the University of Louisville to be drafted in the first round.
In the 2014 NFL Draft, three Louisville players - S CALVIN PRYOR, LB MARCUS SMITH and QB TEDDY BRIDGEWATER - were selected in the first round. It would mark the first time the school has had a player selected in the first round of back-to-back drafts.
LOUISVILLE WIDE RECEIVERS DRAFTED
(ALL-TIME)
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YEAR |
PLAYER |
ROUND CHOSEN (OVERALL NO.) |
TEAM |
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1983 |
Mark Clayton |
8 (223) |
Miami |
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1986 |
Ernest Givins |
2 (34) |
Houston |
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2002 |
Deion Branch |
2 (65) |
New England |
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2005 |
J.R. Russell |
7 (253) |
Tampa Bay |
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2008 |
Harry Douglas |
3 (84) |
Atlanta |
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2008 |
Mario Urrutia |
7 (246) |
Cincinnati |
-- NFL DRAFT --
MOMENTOUS MOUNTAINEER: West Virginia WR KEVIN WHITE can become the fourth player in school history to be drafted in the top 10 since 1967.
White would join WR TAVON AUSTIN (2013), CB ADAM JONES (2005) and T BRIAN JOZWIAK (1986) as the only West Virginia players selected in the top 10.
WEST VIRGINIA PLAYERS SELECTED IN TOP 10
(Since 1967)
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YEAR |
PLAYER |
NO. CHOSEN |
TEAM |
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1986 |
G-T Brian Jozwiak |
7 |
Kansas City |
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2005 |
CB Adam Jones |
6 |
Tennessee |
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2013 |
WR Tavon Austin |
8 |
St. Louis |
-- NFL DRAFT --
HUSKIE HISTORY: Washington DT DANNY SHELTON can become the first Washington defensive lineman drafted in the first round since 1992, when STEVE EMTMAN was selected first overall by Indianapolis.
Shelton would become just the fifth defensive lineman drafted in the first round in school history. The previous four players were all selected in the top 10.
WASHINGTON DEFENSIVE LINEMEN SELECTED IN THE FIRST ROUND
(Since 1967)
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YEAR |
PLAYER |
NO. CHOSEN |
TEAM |
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1980 |
Doug Martin |
9 |
Minnesota |
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1985 |
Ron Holmes |
8 |
Tampa Bay |
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1987 |
Reggie Rogers |
7 |
Detroit |
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1992 |
Steve Emtman |
1 |
Indianapolis |
-- NFL DRAFT --
MR. IRRELEVANT: The Arizona Cardinals will have the honor of selecting this year's "Mr. Irrelevant" - a tongue-in-cheek title bestowed annually upon the last player chosen in the NFL Draft - with the 256th pick.
2015 marks the 40th year of the Mr. Irrelevant tradition.
Established in 1976 by PAUL SALATA, a former NFL player and Southern California businessman,IRRELEVANT WEEK is a weeklong celebration held annually in Newport Beach, CA, which celebrates the efforts of Mr. Irrelevant and raises funds for charity. Special Olympics Southern California was named as the 2015 charitable recipient. Special Olympics provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual and physical disabilities.
In 2014, Irrelevant Week, Inc. expanded its efforts by becoming THE FOUNDATION FOR THE UNDEFEATED(www.theundefeated.org), a nonprofit dedicated to championing stories of perseverance in sports to inspire greatness in others. The Irrelevant Week tradition will continue as the cornerstone within the broader mission and reach of The Foundation for the Undefeated.
Several notable "Mr. Irrelevants" (active players in italics):
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MR. IRRELEVANT |
YEAR DRAFTED/TEAM |
NOTES |
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S Lonnie Ballentine, Houston |
2014 Houston |
39th Mr. Irrelevant. Second Texans Mr. Irrelevant in the past four years, following Cheta Ozougwu in 2011. |
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K Ryan Succop, Kansas City |
2009 Kansas City |
Set Chiefs rookie record with 25 field goals made in 2009. |
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WR Ryan Hoag |
2003 Oakland |
Signed with Jaguars after spending time with Giants, Redskins and Vikings. Appeared on ABC's "The Bachelorette" in 2008. |
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S Mike Green |
2000 Chicago |
Started 48 games for Bears, Seahawks and Redskins in eight NFL seasons. |
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FB Jim Finn |
1999 Chicago |
Played six NFL seasons for Colts and Giants totaling 45 career starts. |
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LB Marty Moore |
1994 New England |
Played eight NFL seasons and became first "Mr. Irrelevant" to appear in the Super Bowl (XXXI with Patriots). |
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C Matt Elliott |
1992 Washington |
Started 14 games on inaugural Carolina Panthers team. Made 32 career starts. |
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QB Bill Kenney* |
1978 Miami |
Made the Pro Bowl in 1984 with the Chiefs and later became a Missouri State Senator. |
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WR Kelvin Kirk |
1976 Pittsburgh |
First annual "Mr. Irrelevant." Played seven years in the CFL and later worked for the Ottawa Citizen. |
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*Kenney was named as a replacement for Lee Washburn who could not attend training camp due to a back injury. |
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-- NFL DRAFT --
FIRST-ROUND TRADES SINCE 2000
(Yearly totals can include future selections traded in previous years.)
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DRAFT |
ROUND 1 TRADES |
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2000 |
16 |
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2001 |
15 |
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2002 |
14 |
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2003 |
18 |
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2004 |
17 |
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2005 |
9 |
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2006 |
11 |
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2007 |
10 |
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2008 |
17 |
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2009 |
13 |
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2010 |
15 |
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2011 |
8 |
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2012 |
19 |
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2013 |
12 |
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2014 |
11 |
CONSECUTIVE TOP 10 CHOICES FROM SAME COLLEGE
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1937 |
Nebraska - HB Lloyd Cardwell (7) and E Les McDonald (8) |
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1943 |
Minnesota - HB Bill Daley (7) and T Dick Wildung (8) |
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1946 |
Notre Dame - QB Johnny Lujack (4) and T George Connor (5) |
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1948 |
Alabama - HB Lowell Tew (4) and C Vaughn Mancha (5) |
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1949 |
Notre Dame - QB Frank Tripucka (9) and G Bill Fischer (10) |
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1949 |
Southern Methodist - RB Doak Walker (3) and HB Paul Page (4) |
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1959 |
Ohio State - HB Don Clark (7) and C Dan James (8) |
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1967 |
Michigan State - DT Bubba Smith (1) and RB Clint Jones (2) |
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1977 |
Southern California - T Marvin Powell (4) and DT Gary Jeter (5) |
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1978 |
Notre Dame - TE Ken MacAfee (7) and DT Ross Browner (8) |
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1981 |
UCLA - RB Freeman McNeil (3) and DB Kenny Easley (4) |
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1984 |
Nebraska - WR Irving Fryar (1) and T Dean Steinkuhler (2) |
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1990 |
Southern California - LB Junior Seau (5) and DB Mark Carrier (6) |
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1991 |
Nebraska - DB Bruce Pickens (3) and LB Mike Croel (4) |
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1991 |
Tennessee - T Charles McRae (7) and T Antone Davis (8) |
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1992 |
Stanford - T Bob Whitfield (8) and RB Tommy Vardell (9) |
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1993 |
Alabama - DE John Copeland (5) and DE Eric Curry (6) |
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1996 |
Illinois - LB Kevin Hardy (2) and DE Simeon Rice (3) |
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2000 |
Penn State - DE Courtney Brown (1) and LB LaVar Arrington (2) |
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2002 |
Texas - T Mike Williams (4) and DB Quentin Jammer (5) |
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2004 |
Miami - S Sean Taylor (5) and TE Kellen Winslow (6) |
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2010 |
Oklahoma - DT Gerald McCoy (3) and T Trent Williams (4) |
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2013 |
Alabama - DB Dee Milliner (9) and G Chance Warmack (10) |
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2014 |
Texas A&M - T Jake Matthews (6) and WR Mike Evans (7) |
OFFENSIVE/DEFENSIVE PLAYERS SELECTED
IN FIRST ROUND SINCE 1990
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YEAR |
OFFENSE |
DEFENSE |
FIRST OFFENSIVE PICK |
FIRST DEFENSIVE PICK |
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1990 |
11 |
14 |
Jeff George-QB (1) |
Cortez Kennedy-DT (3) |
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1991 |
13 |
14 |
Charles McRae-T (7) |
Russell Maryland-DT (1) |
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1992 |
13 |
15 |
Desmond Howard-WR (4) |
Steve Emtman-DE (1) |
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1993 |
15 |
14 |
Drew Bledsoe-QB (1) |
Marvin Jones-LB (4) |
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1994 |
13 |
16 |
Marshall Faulk-RB (2) |
Dan Wilkinson-DT (1) |
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1995 |
18 |
14 |
Ki-Jana Carter-RB (1) |
Kevin Carter-DE (6) |
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1996 |
17 |
13 |
Keyshawn Johnson-WR (1) |
Kevin Hardy-LB (2) |
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1997 |
14 |
16 |
Orlando Pace-T (1) |
Darrell Russell-DE (2) |
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1998 |
14 |
16 |
Peyton Manning-QB (1) |
Andre Wadsworth-DE (3) |
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1999 |
16 |
15 |
Tim Couch-QB (1) |
Champ Bailey-CB (7) |
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2000 |
17 |
14 |
Chris Samuel-T (3) |
Courtney Brown-DE (1) |
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2001 |
15 |
16 |
Michael Vick-QB (1) |
Gerard Warren-DT (3) |
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2002 |
16 |
16 |
David Carr-QB (1) |
Julius Peppers-DE (2) |
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2003 |
14 |
18 |
Carson Palmer-QB (1) |
Dewayne Robertson-DT (4) |
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2004 |
19 |
13 |
Eli Manning-QB (1) |
Sean Taylor-S (5) |
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2005 |
16 |
16 |
Alex Smith-QB (1) |
Adam Jones-CB (6) |
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2006 |
19 |
13 |
Reggie Bush-RB (2) |
Mario Williams-DE (1) |
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2007 |
15 |
17 |
JaMarcus Russell-QB (1) |
Gaines Adams-DE (4) |
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2008 |
16 |
15 |
Jake Long-T (1) |
Chris Long-DE (2) |
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2009 |
19 |
13 |
Matthew Stafford-QB (1) |
Tyson Jackson-DE (3) |
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2010 |
14 |
18 |
Sam Bradford-QB (1) |
Ndamukong Suh-DT (2) |
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2011 |
16 |
16 |
Cam Newton-QB (1) |
Von Miller-LB (2) |
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2012 |
15 |
17 |
Andrew Luck-QB (1) |
Morris Claiborne-CB (6) |
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2013 |
14 |
18 |
Eric Fisher-T (1) |
Dion Jordan-DE (3) |
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2014 |
14 |
18 |
Greg Robinson-T (2) |
Jadeveon Clowney-DE (1) |
"MOSTS"
Number of times QB and RB from same college have been chosen in top 10: 10 1942 (QB Frank Albert, RB Pete Kmetovic-Stanford), 1943 (QB Jack Jenkins, RB Bob Steuber-Missouri), 1944 (QB Angelo Bertelli, RB Creighton Miller-Notre Dame), 1946 (QB Frank Dancewicz, QB Johnny Lujack, RB Emil Sitko-Notre Dame), 1947 (QB Ernie Case, RB Cal Rossi-UCLA), 1948 (QB Harry Gilmer, RB Lowell Tew-Alabama), 1983 (QB Todd Blackledge, RB Curt Warner-Penn State), 1993 (QB Rick Mirer, RB Jerome Bettis-Notre Dame), 1995 (QB Kerry Collins, RB Ki-Jana Carter-Penn State), 2006 (QB Matt Leinart, RB Reggie Bush-Southern California).
Most offensive linemen taken in first round: 10
1968 - T Ron Yary, C Robert Johnson, T Russ Washington, T Mike Taylor, C Forrest Blue, G Maurice Moorman, G George Daney, T John Williams, G Bill Lueck, T Doug Crusan.
Colleges with most No. 1 overall draft choices:
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Auburn (5) |
2011: Cam Newton, QB (Carolina); 1988: Aundray Bruce, LB (Atlanta);1986: Bo Jackson, RB (Tampa Bay); 1965: Tucker Frederickson, RB (N.Y. Giants); 1961: Ken Rice, G (Buffalo) |
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Notre Dame (5) |
1973: Walt Patulski, DE (Buffalo); 1957: Paul Hornung, HB (Green Bay);1950: Leon Hart, E (Detroit); 1946: Frank Dancewicz, QB (Boston Yanks); 1944: Angelo Bertelli, QB (Boston Yanks) |
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Southern California (5) |
2003: Carson Palmer, QB (Cincinnati); 1996: Keyshawn Johnson, WR (N.Y. Jets); 1977: Ricky Bell, RB (Tampa Bay); 1969: O.J. Simpson, RB (Buffalo); 1968: Ron Yary, T (Minnesota) |
Most first-round selections from one college in single year: 6
2004 - Miami (Sean Taylor, Kellen Winslow, Jonathan Vilma, D.J. Williams, Vernon Carey, Vince Wilfork).
College with most players taken in single draft: Texas, 17 in 1984.
Consecutive first-round choices from same college that played same position:
1991: Tennessee Ts Charles McRae (#7-Tampa Bay) and Antone Davis (#8-Philadelphia).
1993: Alabama DEs John Copeland (#5-Cincinnati) and Eric Curry (#6-Tampa Bay).
1997: Miami DEs Kenard Lang (#17-Washington) and Kenny Holmes (#18-Tennessee).
Number of Pro Football Hall of Famers chosen No. 1 overall: 13
1942 - "Bullet" Bill Dudley/Pittsburgh; 1945 - Charley Trippi/Chicago Cardinals; 1949 - Chuck Bednarik/Philadelphia; 1957 - Paul Hornung/Green Bay; 1963 - Buck Buchanan/Kansas City (AFL); 1968 - Ron Yary/Minnesota; 1969 - O.J. Simpson/Buffalo; 1970 - Terry Bradshaw/Pittsburgh; 1976 - Lee Roy Selmon/Tampa Bay; 1978 - Earl Campbell/Houston; 1983 - John Elway/Baltimore Colts; 1985 - Bruce Smith/Buffalo Bills; 1989 - Troy Aikman/Dallas Cowboys.
Pro Football Hall of Famers chosen consecutively in first round by same team in one draft:
1965: Dick Butkus (#3-Illinois/LB) and Gale Sayers (#4-Kansas/RB) by Chicago Bears.
Number of times in past 10 years that two players with same surname were drafted consecutively: 4
2006: Round 1 - G Davin Joseph (Tampa Bay/#23) and DB Johnathan Joseph (Cincinatti/#24)
2006: Round 4 - LB Leon Williams (Cleveland/#110) and WR Demetrius Williams (Baltimore/#111)
2008: Round 1 - T Jake Long (Miami/#1) and DE Chris Long (St. Louis/#2)
2014: Round 7 - LB Randell Johnson (Buffalo/#221) and RB Storm Johnson (Jacksonville/#222)
DRAFT TIMES
NOTE: The first combined (AFL-NFL) draft in 1967 consisted of 17 rounds. In 1977, the draft was reduced to 12 rounds. There were eight rounds in 1993 and seven since 1994.
Longest first round since 1967: 2007 (6 hours, 8 minutes)
Shortest first round since 1967: 1972 (2 hours)
Longest seven-round draft: 2007 (18 hours, 5 minutes)
Shortest seven-round draft: 2012 (14 hours, 5 minutes)
Most rounds on draft day: 30 (1943-1959 drafts)
COLLEGES WITH THREE PLAYERS DRAFTED IN FIRST ROUND
Number of times since 2000 college has had at least 3 players chosen in first round: 25
2000: Florida State (3) - Peter Warrick/Cincinnati; Corey Simon/Philadelphia; Sebastian Janikowski/Oakland.
2001: Miami (4) - Dan Morgan/Carolina; Damione Lewis/St. Louis; Santana Moss/ N.Y. Jets; Reggie Wayne/Indianapolis.
Michigan (3) - David Terrell/Chicago; Steve Hutchinson/Seattle; Jeff Backus/Detroit.
2002: Miami (5) - Bryant McKinnie/Minnesota; Jeremy Shockey/N.Y. Giants; Phillip Buchanon/Oakland; Ed Reed/Baltimore; Mike Rumph/San Francisco.
Tennessee (3) - John Henderson/Jacksonville; Donte' Stallworth/New Orleans; Albert Haynesworth/Tennessee.
2003: Miami (4) - Andre Johnson/Houston; Jerome McDougle/Philadelphia; Willis McGahee/Buffalo; William Joseph/N.Y. Giants.
Penn State (4) - Jimmy Kennedy/St. Louis; Michael Haynes/Chicago; Bryant Johnson/Arizona; Larry Johnson/Kansas City.
2004: Miami (6) - Sean Taylor/Washington; Kellen Winslow/Cleveland; Jonathan Vilma/N.Y. Jets; D.J. Williams/Denver; Vernon Carey/Miami; Vince Wilfork/New England.
Ohio State (3) - Will Smith/New Orleans, Chris Gamble/Carolina, Mike Jenkins/Atlanta.
2005: Auburn (4) - Ronnie Brown/Miami; Jason Campbell/Washington; Carlos Rogers/Washington; Carnell Williams/Tampa Bay.
2006: Ohio State (5) - A.J. Hawk/Green Bay; Donte Whitner/Buffalo; Bobby Carpenter/Dallas; Santonio Holmes/Pittsburgh; Nick Mangold/N.Y. Jets.
Florida State (4) - Ernie Sims/Detroit; Kamerion Wimbley/Cleveland; Brodrick Bunkley/Philadelphia; Antonio Cromartie/San Diego.
North Carolina State (3) - Mario Williams/Houston; Manny Lawson/San Francisco; John McCargo/Buffalo.
2007: Louisiana State (4) - JaMarcus Russell/Oakland; LaRon Landry/Washington; Dwayne Bowe/Kansas City; Craig Davis/San Diego.
Miami (3) - Brandon Meriweather/New England; Jon Beason/Carolina; Greg Olsen/Chicago.
2008: Southern California (4) - Sedrick Ellis/New Orleans; Keith Rivers/Cincinnati; Sam Baker/Atlanta; Lawrence Jackson/Seattle.
2009: Southern California (3) - Mark Sanchez/N.Y. Jets; Brian Cushing/Houston; Clay Matthews/Green Bay;
2010: Oklahoma (4) - Sam Bradford/St. Louis; Gerald McCoy/Tampa Bay; Trent Williams/Washington; Jermaine Gresham/Cincinnati
Florida (3) - Joe Haden/Cleveland; Maurkice Pouncey/Pittsburgh; Tim Tebow/Denver
2011: Alabama (4) - Marcell Dareus/Buffalo; Julio Jones/Atlanta; James Carpenter/Seattle; Mark Ingram/New Orleans
2012: Alabama (4) - Trent Richardson/Cleveland; Mark Barron/Tampa Bay; Dre Kirkpatrick/Cincinnati; Dont'a Hightower/New England
2013: Alabama (3) - Dee Milliner/New York Jets; Chance Warmack/Tennessee; D.J. Fluker/San Diego
Florida State (3) - E.J. Manuel/Buffalo; Bjoern Werner/Indianapolis; Xavier Rhodes/Minnesota
2014: Louisville (3) - Calvin Pryor/New York Jets; Marcus Smith/Philadelphia;
Teddy Bridgewater/Minnesota
Texas A&M (3) - Jake Matthews/Atlanta; Mike Evans/Tampa Bay; Johnny Manziel/Cleveland
CALIFORNIA/FLORIDA
Number of times at least 3 players who played college football in California have been selected in top 10: 9
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1942 |
Pete Kmetovic |
Stanford |
Philadelphia (#3) |
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Bob Robertson |
USC |
Brooklyn (#7) |
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Frankie Albert |
Stanford |
Chicago Bears (#10) |
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1947 |
Cal Rossi |
UCLA |
Washington (#4) |
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Ernie Case |
UCLA |
Green Bay (#6) |
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Herman Wedemeyer |
St. Mary's (CA) |
Los Angeles (#9) |
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1953 |
Johnny Olszewski |
California |
Chicago Cardinals (#4) |
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Billy Anderson |
Compton J.C. |
Chicago Bears (#6) |
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Al Carmichael |
USC |
Green Bay (#7) |
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Donn Moomaw |
UCLA |
Los Angeles (#9) |
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1968 |
Ron Yary |
USC |
Minnesota (#1) |
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Haven Moses |
San Diego State |
Buffalo (#9) |
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Mike Taylor |
USC |
Pittsburgh (#10) |
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1972 |
Sherman White |
California |
Cincinnati (#2) |
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Gregory Sampson |
Stanford |
Houston (#6) |
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Willie Buchanon |
San Diego State |
Green Bay (#7) |
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J-eff Siemon |
Stanford |
Minnesota (#10) |
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1977 |
Ricky Bell |
USC |
Tampa Bay (#1) |
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Marvin Powell |
USC |
N.Y. Jets (#4) |
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Gary Jeter |
USC |
N.Y. Giants (#5) |
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1981 |
Freeman McNeil |
UCLA |
N.Y. Jets (#3) |
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Kenny Easley |
UCLA |
Seattle (#4) |
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Rich Campbell |
California |
Green Bay (#6) |
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Ronnie Lott |
USC |
San Francisco (#8) |
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1982 |
Chip Banks |
USC |
Cleveland (#3) |
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Darrin Nelson |
Stanford |
Minnesota (#7) |
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Marcus Allen |
USC |
Oakland (#10) |
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1994 |
Marshall Faulk |
San Diego State |
Indianapolis (#2) |
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Willie McGinest |
USC |
New England (#4) |
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Trent Dilfer |
Fresno State |
Tampa Bay (#6) |
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Jamir Miller |
UCLA |
Arizona (#10) |
Number of times three players who played college football in Florida have been selected in top 10: 4
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1987 |
Vinny Testaverde |
Miami |
Tampa Bay (#1) |
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Alonzo Highsmith |
Miami |
Houston (#3) |
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Jerome Brown |
Miami |
Philadelphia (#9) |
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1997 |
Peter Boulware |
Florida State |
Baltimore (#4) |
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Walter Jones |
Florida State |
Seattle (#6) |
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Ike Hilliard |
Florida |
N.Y. Giants (#7) |
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1998 |
Andre Wadsworth |
Florida State |
Arizona (#3) |
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Fred Taylor |
Florida |
Jacksonville (#9) |
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Duane Starks |
Miami |
Baltimore (#10) |
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2000 |
Peter Warrick |
Florida State |
Cincinnati (#4) |
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Corey Simon |
Florida State |
Philadelphia (#6) |
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Travis Taylor |
Florida |
Baltimore (#10) |
FIRST ROUND BY POSITION
Most first-round selections by position (one year):
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Quarterback (6-1983): |
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John Elway/Baltimore, Todd Blackledge/Kansas City, Jim Kelly/Buffalo, Tony Eason/New England, Ken O'Brien/N.Y. Jets, Dan Marino/Miami |
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Halfback/Running Back (9-1938, 1941): |
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(Last time) 1941 - Tom Harmon/Chicago Bears, John Kimbrough/Chicago Cardinals, Norm Standlee/Chicago Bears, John Thomason/Detroit, George Franck/New York, George Paskavan/Green Bay, Dean McAdams/Brooklyn, Don Scott/Chicago Bears, Forrest Evashevski/Washington |
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Wide Receiver (7-2004): |
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Larry Fitzgerald/Arizona, Roy Williams/Detroit, Reggie Williams/Jacksonville, Lee Evans/Buffalo, Michael Clayton/Tampa Bay, Michael Jenkins/Atlanta, Rashaun Woods/San Francisco. |
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Tight End (3-1970, 2002): |
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(Last time) 2002 - Jeremy Shockey/N.Y. Giants; Daniel Graham/New England; Jerramy Stevens/Seattle |
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Center (2-1949, 1950, 1968, 2009): |
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(Last time) 2009 - Alex Mack/Cleveland, Eric Wood/Buffalo |
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Guard (4-1982): |
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Mike Munchak/Houston, Sean Farrell/Tampa Bay, Ron Hallestrom/Green Bay, Roy Foster/Miami |
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Tackle (8-2008): |
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Jake Long/Miami, Ryan Clady/Denver, Chris Williams/Chicago, Branden Albert/Kansas City, Gosder Cherilus/Detroit, Jeff Otah/Carolina, Sam Baker/Atlanta, Duane Brown/Houston |
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Defensive Back (9-2014): |
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Justin Gilbert/Cleveland, Kyle Fuller/Chicago, Calvin Pryor/New York Jets, Ha Ha Clinton-Dix/Green Bay, Darqueze Dennard/Cincinnati, Jason Verrett/San Diego, Deone Bucannon/Arizona, Jimmie Ward/San Francisco, Bradley Roby/Denver. |
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Linebacker (7-1990): |
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Keith McCants/Tampa Bay, Junior Seau/San Diego, Chris Singleton/New England, James Francis/Cincinnati, Percy Snow/Kansas City, Lamar Lathon/Houston, Tony Bennett/Green Bay |
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Defensive End (6-1992, 2011): |
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(Last time) 2011 - J.J. Watt/Houston, Robert Quinn/St. Louis, Corey Liuget/San Diego, Adrian Clayborn/Tampa Bay, Cameron Jordan/New Orleans, Cameron Heyward/Pittsburgh |
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Defensive Tackle (6-1977, 2001, 2003): |
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(Last time) 2003 - Dewayne Robertson/N.Y. Jets, Johnathan Sullivan/New Orleans, Kevin Williams/Minnesota, Jimmy Kennedy/St. Louis, Ty Warren/New England, William Joseph/N.Y. Giants |
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Nose Tackle (1-1986, 1988, 2012): |
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(Last time) 2012 - Dontari Poe/Kansas City |
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Kicker/Punter (1-1966, 1973, 1978, 1979, 2000): |
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(Last time) 2000 - K Sebastian Janikowski/Oakland |
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MOST PLAYERS DRAFTED FROM SINGLE SCHOOL SINCE 1970
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Year |
College |
Players |
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1970 |
Grambling, Southern California |
9 |
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1971 |
Ohio State |
13 |
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1972 |
Michigan |
10 |
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1973 |
Oklahoma |
11 |
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1974 |
UCLA |
12 |
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1975 |
Southern California |
14 |
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1976 |
Nebraska, Ohio State |
11 |
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1977 |
Southern California |
14 |
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1978 |
Florida |
10 |
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1979 |
Notre Dame, Oklahoma |
10 |
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1980 |
Nebraska, Southern California |
10 |
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1981 |
Pittsburgh |
12 |
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1982 |
Texas |
12 |
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1983 |
Southern California |
11 |
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1984 |
Texas |
17 |
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1985 |
Wisconsin |
11 |
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1986 |
Illinois, Southern California |
9 |
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1987 |
Penn State |
13 |
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1988 |
Oklahoma |
13 |
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1989 |
Auburn |
10 |
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1990 |
Southern California |
10 |
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1991 |
Miami |
11 |
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1992 |
Washington |
11 |
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1993 |
Notre Dame, Miami |
9 |
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1994 |
Notre Dame |
10 |
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1995 |
Colorado, Florida State |
10 |
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1996 |
Penn State |
10 |
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1997 |
Arizona State, Miami, Nebraska |
8 |
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1998 |
Washington |
10 |
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1999 |
Florida, Ohio State |
8 |
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2000 |
Tennessee |
9 |
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2001 |
Florida State |
9 |
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2002 |
Miami |
11 |
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2003 |
Florida, Miami, Tennessee |
8 |
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2004 |
Ohio State |
14 |
|
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2005 |
Oklahoma |
11 |
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2006 |
Southern California |
11 |
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2007 |
Florida |
9 |
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2008 |
Southern California |
10 |
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2009 |
Southern California |
11 |
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2010 |
Florida |
9 |
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2011 |
North Carolina, Southern California |
9 |
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2012 |
Alabama |
8 |
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2013 |
Florida State |
11 |
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2014 |
Louisiana State |
9 |
UNDERCLASSMEN AND THE DRAFT
NOTE: Since 1990, 15 of the No. 1 overall picks have been underclassmen (Jeff George - 1990, Steve Emtman - 1992, Drew Bledsoe - 1993, Dan Wilkinson - 1994, Ki-Jana Carter - 1995, Orlando Pace - 1997, Tim Couch - 1999, Michael Vick - 2001, Mario Williams - 2006, JaMarcus Russell - 2007, Matthew Stafford - 2009, Sam Bradford - 2010, Cam Newton - 2011, Andrew Luck - 2012, Jadeveon Clowney - 2014).
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Year |
Entered |
Drafted |
Top-10 Picks |
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2014 |
98 |
61 |
6 |
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2013 |
73 |
52 |
3 |
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2012 |
65 |
44 |
8 |
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2011 |
56 |
43 |
8 |
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2010 |
53 |
46 |
5 |
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2009 |
46 |
41 |
5 |
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2008 |
53 |
39 |
4 |
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2007 |
40 |
29 |
5 |
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2006 |
52 |
33 |
6 |
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2005 |
51 |
37 |
4 |
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2004 |
43 |
35 |
5 |
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2003 |
47 |
32 |
5 |
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2002 |
38 |
26 |
2 |
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2001 |
35 |
27 |
5 |
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2000 |
26 |
20 |
4 |
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1999 |
31 |
22 |
5 |
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1998 |
32 |
19 |
3 |
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1997 |
34 |
25 |
6 |
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1996 |
24 |
16 |
4 |
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1995 |
33 |
22 |
2 |
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1994 |
31 |
25 |
6 |
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1993 |
34 |
24 |
5 |
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1992 |
30 |
21 |
5 |
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1991 |
23 |
19 |
1 |
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1990 |
28 |
18 |
5 |
COLLEGES WITH MOST FIRST-ROUND PICKS
(Since first common draft in 1967)
|
College |
Total |
College |
Total |
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Southern California |
66 |
Oklahoma |
32 |
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Miami |
56 |
Texas |
32 |
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Ohio State |
56 |
Nebraska |
28 |
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Florida |
44 |
Texas A&M |
27 |
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Alabama |
41 |
Louisiana State |
26 |
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Florida St. |
40 |
Georgia |
24 |
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Notre Dame |
39 |
UCLA |
24 |
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Tennessee |
39 |
California |
23 |
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Michigan |
34 |
Michigan State |
23 |
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Penn State |
33 |
Pittsburgh |
23 |
COLLEGES WITH MOST FIRST-ROUND PICKS BY YEAR (Since 1967)
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1967-Michigan State/4 |
1991-Tennessee/3 |
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1968-Southern California/5 |
1992-Multiple with 2 |
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1969-Notre Dame, Ohio St., Southern California/3 |
1993-Notre Dame/4 |
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1970-Oklahoma/3 |
1994-Notre Dame, Texas A&M/3 |
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1971-Ohio State/4 |
1995- Fla. St., Michigan, Ohio St., Penn St./3 |
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1972-Nebraska, Notre Dame/3 |
1996-Ohio State/3 |
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1973-Purdue, Southern California/3 |
1997-Florida State/4 |
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1974-Ohio State/3 |
1998-North Carolina, Tennessee/3 |
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1975-Ohio State/3 |
1999-Ohio State/3 |
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1976-Colorado, Oklahoma/3 |
2000-Florida State/3 |
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1977-Southern California/3 |
2001-Miami/4 |
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1978-Notre Dame/3 |
2002-Miami/5 |
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1979-Multiple with 2 |
2003-Miami/4, Penn State/4 |
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1980-Southern California, Texas/3 |
2004-Miami/6 |
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1981-Southern California, Pittsburgh/3 |
2005-Auburn/4 |
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1982-Southern California/3 |
2006-Ohio State/5 |
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1983-Pittsburgh, Southern California/3 |
2007-Lousiana State/4 |
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1984-Maryland, Nebraska, Oklahoma/2 |
2008- Southern California/4 |
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1985-Wisconsin/3 |
2009- Southern California/3 |
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1986-Iowa/3 |
2010-Oklahoma/4 |
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1987-Miami/3 |
2011-Alabama/4 |
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1988-Arizona State, Miami, Oklahoma/2 |
2012-Alabama/4 |
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1989-Florida/3 |
2013-Alabama, Florida State/3 |
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1990-Multiple with 2 |
2014-Louisville, Texas A&M/3 |