Which NFL team has the No. 1 draft pick in 2025?
The Titans hold the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft after finishing 3-14 last season.
What NFL team has had the most No. 1 overall picks?
Two franchises have picked first overall seven times: the Indianapolis Colts and the Los Angeles Rams.
The Colts’ No. 1 picks include George Shaw (1955), Bubba Smith (1967), John Elway (1983), Jeff George (1990), Steve Emtman (1992), Peyton Manning (1998), and Andrew Luck (2012). The Rams’ top overall picks were Corbett Davis (1938), Bill Wade (1952), Billy Cannon (1960), Terry Baker (1963), Orlando Pace (1997), Sam Bradford (2010), and Jared Goff (2016).
Behind the Colts and Rams, the Arizona Cardinals, Cleveland Browns, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers have each picked first overall five times.
What NFL teams have never had the first pick?
The Baltimore Ravens, Seattle Seahawks, and Denver Broncos are the only NFL franchises to never hold the No. 1 draft pick.
What position is most frequently picked No. 1?
Quarterback is the most common position for No. 1 overall picks. A whopping 36 quarterbacks have been taken first in the draft through 2024.
What school has the most No. 1 picks in the NFL?
USC has had the most players drafted first with six, including Caleb Williams in 2024.
Notre Dame, Oklahoma, and Georgia have each had five players picked No. 1, while Auburn and Stanford both have had four players at the top of the draft.
How many No. 1 picks have made the Hall of Fame?
Fourteen players have made the Pro Football Hall of Fame after being the first pick.
Full list of No. 1 overall picks in NFL Draft
The NFL Draft has been held annually since 1936. Here’s the full list of players to be selected first overall, plus their college and the team that selected them:
- 2024: QB Caleb Williams, USC, Bears
- 2023: QB Bryce Young, Alabama, Panthers
- 2022: DE Travon Walker, Georgia, Jaguars
- 2021: QB Trevor Lawrence, Clemson, Jaguars
- 2020: QB Joe Burrow, LSU, Bengals
- 2019: QB Kyler Murray, Oklahoma, Cardinals
- 2018: QB Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma, Browns
- 2017: DE Myles Garrett, Texas A&M, Browns
- 2016: QB Jared Goff, Cal, Rams
- 2015: QB Jameis Winston, Florida State, Buccaneers
- 2014: DE Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina
- 2013: OT Eric Fisher, Central Michigan, Chiefs
- 2012: QB Andrew Luck, Stanford, Colts
- 2011: QB Cam Newton, Auburn, Panthers
- 2010: QB Sam Bradford, Oklahoma, Rams
- 2009: QB Matthew Stafford, Georgia, Lions
- 2008: OT Jake Long, Michigan, Dolphins
- 2007: QB JaMarcus Russell, LSU, Raiders
- 2006: DE Mario Williams, North Carolina State, Texans
- 2005: QB Alex Smith, Utah, 49ers
- 2004: QB Eli Manning, Ole Miss, Chargers
- 2003: QB Carson Palmer, USC, Bengals
- 2002: QB David Carr, Fresno State, Texans
- 2001: QB Michael Vick, Virginia Tech, Falcons
- 2000: DE Courtney Brown, Penn State, Browns
- 1999: QB Tim Couch, Kentucky, Browns
- 1998: QB Peyton Manning, Tennessee, Colts
- 1997: OT Orlando Pace, Ohio State, Rams
- 1996: WR Keyshawn Johnson, USC, Jets
- 1995: HB Ki-Jana Carter, Penn State, Bengals
- 1994: DT Dan Wilkinson, Ohio State, Bengals
- 1993: QB Drew Bledsoe, Washington State, Patriots
- 1992: DE Steve Emtman, Washington, Colts
- 1991: DT Russell Maryland, Miami (FL), Cowboys
- 1990: QB Jeff George, Illinois, Colts
- 1989: QB Troy Aikman, UCLA, Cowboys
- 1988: LB Aundray Bruce, Auburn, Falcons
- 1987: QB Vinny Testaverde, Miami (FL), Buccaneers
- 1986: HB Bo Jackson, Auburn, Buccaneers
- 1985: DE Bruce Smith, Virginia Tech, Bills
- 1984: WR Irving Fryar, Nebraska, Patriots
- 1983: QB John Elway, Stanford, Colts
- 1982: DE Kenneth Sims, Texas, Patriots
- 1981: HB George Rogers, South Carolina, Saints
- 1980: HB Billy Sims, Oklahoma, Lions
- 1979: LB Tom Cousineau, Ohio State, Bills
- 1978: HB Earl Campbell, Texas, Oilers
- 1977: HB Ricky Bell, USC, Buccaneers
- 1976: DE Lee Roy Selmon, Oklahoma, Buccaneers
- 1975: QB Steve Bartkowski, Cal, Falcons
- 1974: DE Ed Jones, Tennessee State, Cowboys
- 1973: DE John Matuszak, Tampa, Oilers
- 1972: DE Walt Patulski, Notre Dame, Bills
- 1971: QB Jim Plunkett, Stanford, Patriots
- 1970: QB Terry Bradshaw, Louisiana Tech, Steelers
- 1969: HB O.J. Simpson, USC, Bills
- 1968: OT Ron Yary, USC, Vikings
- 1967: DE Bubba Smith, Michigan State, Colts
- 1966: LB Tommy Nobis, Texas, Falcons
- 1965: HB Tucker Frederickson, Auburn, Giants
- 1964: WR Dave Parks, Texas Tech, 49ers
- 1963: QB Terry Baker, Oregon State, Rams
- 1962: HB Ernie Davis, Syracuse, Washington
- 1961: HB Tommy Mason, Tulane, Vikings
- 1960: HB Billy Cannon, LSU, Rams
- 1959: QB Randy Duncan, Iowa, Packers
- 1958: QB King Hill, Rice, Cardinals
- 1957: HB Paul Hornung, Notre Dame, Packers
- 1956: DB Gary Glick, Colorado A&M, Steelers
- 1955: QB George Shaw, Oregon, Colts
- 1954: QB Bobby Garrett, Stanford, Browns
- 1953: OE Harry Babcock, Georgia, 49ers
- 1952: QB Bill Wade, Vanderbilt, Rams
- 1951: HB Kyle Rote, SMU, Giants
- 1950: OE Leon Hart, Notre Dame, Lions
- 1949: C/LB Chuck Bednarik, Penn, Eagles
- 1948: HB/WR Harry Gilmer, Alabama, Washington
- 1947: HB Bob Fenimore, Oklahoma A&M, Bears
- 1946: QB Frank Dancewicz, Notre Dame, Yanks
- 1945: HB Charley Trippi, Georgia, Cardinals
- 1944: QB Angelo Bertelli, Notre Dame, Yanks
- 1943: HB Frank Sinkwich, Georgia, Lions
- 1942: HB Bill Dudley, Virginia, Steelers
