First overall draft picks Year Name Position College Team Notes 1936 Berwanger, Jay Jay Berwanger HB Chicago Philadelphia Eagles 7000100000000000000 ♠ Heisman Trophy (1935) 1937 Francis, Sam Sam Francis FB Nebraska Philadelphia Eagles 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 1938 Davis, Corbett Corbett Davis FB Indiana Cleveland Rams 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 1939 Aldrich, Ki Ki Aldrich * TCU Chicago Cardinals 7000100000000000000 ♠ NFL All - Star Game (1939, 1942) 1940 Cafego, George George Cafego HB Tennessee Chicago Cardinals 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 1941 Harmon, Tom Tom Harmon HB Michigan Chicago Bears 7000100000000000000 ♠ Heisman Trophy (1940) 1942 Dudley, Bill Bill Dudley HB Virginia Pittsburgh Steelers 7000300000000000000 ♠ NFL All - Star Game (1950, 1951) Pro Football Hall of Fame (1966) NFL MVP (1946) 1943 Sinkwich, Frank Frank Sinkwich HB Georgia Detroit Lions 7000100000000000000 ♠ Heisman Trophy (1942) 1944 Bertelli, Angelo Angelo Bertelli QB Notre Dame Boston Yanks 7000100000000000000 ♠ Heisman Trophy (1943) 1945 Trippi, Charley Charley Trippi HB Georgia Chicago Cardinals 7000300000000000000 ♠ Pro Bowl (1952, 1953) Pro Football Hall of Fame (1968) NFL Champion (1947) 1946 Dancewicz, Frank Frank Dancewicz QB Notre Dame Boston Yanks 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 1947 Fenimore, Bob Bob Fenimore HB Oklahoma A&M Chicago Bears 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 1948 Gilmer, Harry Harry Gilmer * QB Alabama Washington Redskins 7000100000000000000 ♠ Pro Bowl (1950, 1952) 1949 Bednarik, Chuck Chuck Bednarik C, LB Penn Philadelphia Eagles 7000300000000000000 ♠ Pro Bowl (1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1960) Pro Football Hall of Fame (1967) NFL Champion (1949, 1960) 1950 Hart, Leon Leon Hart * Notre Dame Detroit Lions 7000200000000000000 ♠ Heisman Trophy (1949) Pro Bowl (1951) 1951 Rote, Kyle Kyle Rote * HB SMU New York Giants 7000100000000000000 ♠ Pro Bowl (1953, 1954, 1955, 1956) 1952 Wade, Bill Bill Wade * QB Vanderbilt Los Angeles Rams 7000100000000000000 ♠ Pro Bowl (1958, 1963) 1953 Babcock, Harry Harry Babcock Georgia San Francisco 49ers 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 1954 Garrett, Bobby Bobby Garrett QB Stanford Cleveland Browns 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 1955 Shaw, George George Shaw QB Oregon Baltimore Colts 7000100000000000000 ♠ NFL Champion (1958) 1956 Glick, Gary Gary Glick DB Colorado A&M Pittsburgh Steelers 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 1957 Hornung, Paul Paul Hornung HB Notre Dame Green Bay Packers 7000600000000000000 ♠ Heisman Trophy (1956) Pro Bowl (1959, 1960) Pro Football Hall of Fame (1986) NFL Champion (1961, 1962, 1965) Super Bowl champion (I) NFL MVP (1961) 1958 Hill, King King Hill QB Rice Chicago Cardinals 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 1959 Duncan, Randy Randy Duncan QB Iowa Green Bay Packers 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 1960 Cannon, Billy Billy Cannon RB LSU Los Angeles Rams 7000100000000000000 ♠ Heisman Trophy (1959) 1961 Mason, Tommy Tommy Mason * RB Tulane Minnesota Vikings 7000100000000000000 ♠ Pro Bowl (1962, 1963, 1964) 1962 Davis, Ernie Ernie Davis RB Syracuse Washington Redskins 7000100000000000000 ♠ Heisman Trophy (1961) 1963 Baker, Terry Terry Baker QB Oregon State Los Angeles Rams 7000100000000000000 ♠ Heisman Trophy (1962) 1964 Parks, Dave Dave Parks * WR Texas Tech San Francisco 49ers 7000100000000000000 ♠ Pro Bowl (1964, 1965, 1966) 1965 Frederickson, Tucker Tucker Frederickson * RB Auburn New York Giants 7000100000000000000 ♠ Pro Bowl (1965) 1966 Nobis, Tommy Tommy Nobis * LB Texas Atlanta Falcons 7000100000000000000 ♠ Pro Bowl (1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1972) 1967 Smith, Bubba Bubba Smith * DE Michigan State Baltimore Colts 7000200000000000000 ♠ Pro Bowl (1970, 1971) Super Bowl champion (V) 1968 Yary, Ron Ron Yary USC Minnesota Vikings 7000200000000000000 ♠ Pro Bowl (1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977) Pro Football Hall of Fame (2001) 1969 Simpson, O.J. O.J. Simpson RB USC Buffalo Bills 7000400000000000000 ♠ Heisman Trophy (1968) Pro Bowl (1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976) Pro Football Hall of Fame (1985) NFL MVP (1973) 1970 Bradshaw, Terry Terry Bradshaw QB Louisiana Tech Pittsburgh Steelers 7000500000000000000 ♠ Pro Bowl (1975, 1978, 1979) Pro Football Hall of Fame (1989) Super Bowl champion (IX, X, XIII, XIV) Super Bowl MVP (XIII, XIV) NFL MVP (1978) 1971 Plunkett, Jim Jim Plunkett QB Stanford New England Patriots 7000300000000000000 ♠ Heisman Trophy (1970) Super Bowl champion (XV, XVIII) Super Bowl MVP (XV) 1972 Patulski, Walt Walt Patulski DE Notre Dame Buffalo Bills 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 1973 Matuszak, John John Matuszak DE Tampa Houston Oilers 7000100000000000000 ♠ Super Bowl champion (XI, XV) Jones, Ed Ed Jones * DE Tennessee State Dallas Cowboys 7000200000000000000 ♠ Pro Bowl (1981, 1982, 1983) Super Bowl champion (XII) Bartkowski, Steve Steve Bartkowski * QB California Atlanta Falcons 7000100000000000000 ♠ Pro Bowl (1980, 1981) 1976 Selmon, Lee Roy Lee Roy Selmon DE Oklahoma Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7000200000000000000 ♠ Pro Bowl (1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984) Pro Football Hall of Fame (1995) 1977 Bell, Ricky Ricky Bell RB USC Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 1978 Campbell, Earl Earl Campbell RB Texas Houston Oilers 7000400000000000000 ♠ Heisman Trophy (1977) Pro Bowl (1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983) Pro Football Hall of Fame (1991) NFL MVP (1979) Rookie of the Year (1978) 1979 Cousineau, Tom Tom Cousineau LB Ohio State Buffalo Bills 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 1980 Sims, Billy Billy Sims * RB Oklahoma Detroit Lions 7000200000000000000 ♠ Heisman Trophy (1978) Pro Bowl (1980, 1981, 1982) Rookie of the Year (1980) 1981 Rogers, George George Rogers * RB South Carolina New Orleans Saints 7000300000000000000 ♠ Heisman Trophy (1980) Pro Bowl (1981, 1982) Super Bowl champion (XXII) Rookie of the Year (1981) 1982 Sims, Kenneth Kenneth Sims DE Texas New England Patriots 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- Elway, John John Elway QB Stanford Baltimore Colts 7000500000000000000 ♠ Pro Bowl (1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998) Pro Football Hall of Fame (2004) Super Bowl champion (XXXII, XXXIII) Super Bowl MVP (XXXIII) NFL MVP (1987) 1984 Fryar, Irving Irving Fryar * WR Nebraska New England Patriots 7000200000000000000 ♠ Pro Bowl (1985, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997) 1985 Smith, Bruce Bruce Smith DE Virginia Tech Buffalo Bills 7000200000000000000 ♠ Pro Bowl (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998) Pro Football Hall of Fame (2009) 1986 Jackson, Bo Bo Jackson * RB Auburn Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7000200000000000000 ♠ Heisman Trophy (1985) Pro Bowl (1990) Testaverde, Vinny Vinny Testaverde * QB Miami (FL) Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7000200000000000000 ♠ Heisman Trophy (1986) Pro Bowl (1996, 1998) 1988 Bruce, Aundray Aundray Bruce LB Auburn Atlanta Falcons 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 1989 Aikman, Troy Troy Aikman QB UCLA Dallas Cowboys 7000400000000000000 ♠ Pro Bowl (1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996) Pro Football Hall of Fame (2006) Super Bowl champion (XXVII, XXVIII, XXX) Super Bowl MVP (XXVII) 1990 George, Jeff Jeff George QB Illinois Indianapolis Colts 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 1991 Maryland, Russell Russell Maryland * DT Miami (FL) Dallas Cowboys 7000200000000000000 ♠ Pro Bowl (1993) Super Bowl champion (XXVII, XXVIII, XXX) 1992 Emtman, Steve Steve Emtman DE Washington Indianapolis Colts 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 1993 Bledsoe, Drew Drew Bledsoe * QB Washington State New England Patriots 7000200000000000000 ♠ Pro Bowl (1994, 1996, 1997, 2002) Super Bowl champion (XXXVI) 1994 Wilkinson, Dan Dan Wilkinson DT Ohio State Cincinnati Bengals 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 1995 Carter, Ki - Jana Ki - Jana Carter RB Penn State Cincinnati Bengals 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- Johnson, Keyshawn Keyshawn Johnson * WR USC New York Jets 7000200000000000000 ♠ Pro Bowl (1998, 1999, 2001) Super Bowl champion (XXXVII) 1997 Pace, Orlando Orlando Pace Ohio State St. Louis Rams 7000200000000000000 ♠ Pro Bowl (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) Pro Football Hall of Fame (2016) Super Bowl champion (XXXIV) 1998 Manning, Peyton Peyton Manning * QB Tennessee Indianapolis Colts 7000400000000000000 ♠ Pro Bowl (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014) Super Bowl champion (XLI, 50) Super Bowl MVP (XLI) NFL MVP (2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2013) 1999 Couch, Tim Tim Couch QB Kentucky Cleveland Browns 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 2000 Brown, Courtney Courtney Brown DE Penn State Cleveland Browns 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 2001 Vick, Michael Michael Vick * QB Virginia Tech Atlanta Falcons 7000100000000000000 ♠ Pro Bowl (2002, 2004, 2005, 2010) 2002 Carr, David David Carr QB Fresno State Houston Texans 7000100000000000000 ♠ Super Bowl champion (XLVI) 2003 Palmer, Carson Carson Palmer * QB USC Cincinnati Bengals 7000200000000000000 ♠ Heisman Trophy (2002) Pro Bowl (2005, 2006, 2015) Manning, Eli Eli Manning * QB Ole Miss San Diego Chargers 7000200000000000000 ♠ Pro Bowl (2008, 2011, 2012, 2015) Super Bowl champion (XLII, XLVI) Super Bowl MVP (XLII, XLVI) 2005 Smith, Alex Alex Smith * QB Utah San Francisco 49ers 7000100000000000000 ♠ Pro Bowl (2013, 2016, 2017) 2006 Williams, Mario Mario Williams * DE North Carolina State Houston Texans 7000100000000000000 ♠ Pro Bowl (2008, 2009, 2013, 2014) 2007 Russell, JaMarcus JaMarcus Russell QB LSU Oakland Raiders 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 2008 Long, Jake Jake Long * Michigan Miami Dolphins 7000100000000000000 ♠ Pro Bowl (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) 2009 Stafford, Matthew Matthew Stafford * QB Georgia Detroit Lions 7000100000000000000 ♠ Pro Bowl (2014) Bradford, Sam Sam Bradford QB Oklahoma St. Louis Rams 7000100000000000000 ♠ Heisman Trophy (2008) Rookie of the Year (2010) 2011 Newton, Cam Cam Newton * QB Auburn Carolina Panthers 7000200000000000000 ♠ Heisman Trophy (2010) Pro Bowl (2011, 2013, 2015) Rookie of the Year (2011) NFL MVP (2015) 2012 Luck, Andrew Andrew Luck * QB Stanford Indianapolis Colts 7000100000000000000 ♠ Pro Bowl (2012, 2013, 2014) 2013 Fisher, Eric Eric Fisher Central Michigan Kansas City Chiefs 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 2014 Clowney, Jadeveon Jadeveon Clowney * DE South Carolina Houston Texans 7000100000000000000 ♠ Pro Bowl (2016, 2017) 2015 Winston, Jameis Jameis Winston * QB Florida State Tampa Bay Buccaneers 7000100000000000000 ♠ Heisman Trophy (2013) 7000100000000000000 ♠ Pro Bowl (2015) 2016 Goff, Jared Jared Goff * QB California Los Angeles Rams 7000100000000000000 ♠ Pro Bowl (2017) 2017 Garrett, Myles Myles Garrett DE Texas A&M Cleveland Browns 5000000000000000000 ♠ -- 2018 Mayfield, Baker Baker Mayfield QB Oklahoma Cleveland Browns 7000100000000000000 ♠ Heisman Trophy (2017)
who was the last running back drafted number 1
Ki - Jana Carter