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List of NFL drafts

The NFL draft, officially known as the "NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting",[1][2][3] is an annual event which serves as the league's most common source of player recruitment.[4] The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings; the teams with the worst win–loss records receive the earliest picks. Teams that qualified for the NFL playoffs select after non-qualifiers, and their order depends on how far they advanced, using their regular season record as a tie-breaker. The final two selections in the first round are reserved for the Super Bowl runner-up and champion. Draft picks are tradable and players or other picks can be acquired with them.[5]

In 1936, the league introduced the NFL draft after team owners voted on it in 1935.[6][7] The intention of the draft is to make the NFL more competitive, as some teams had an advantage in signing players.[5][7] From 1947 through 1958 the NFL designated the first overall selection as a "bonus" or "lottery pick". The pick was awarded by a random draw and the winner who received the "bonus pick" forfeited its selection in the final round of the draft and became ineligible for future draws. The system was abolished prior to the 1959 NFL draft, as all twelve teams in the league at the time had received a bonus choice.[8][9]

List of drafts by year

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Draft Date Rds. Picks[10] City First overall
selection 		Hall of
Famers[10] 		Ref.
1936 February 8, 1936 9 81 Philadelphia, PA Jay Berwanger 4 [11]
1937 December 12, 1936 10 100 New York, NY Sam Francis 2 [12]
1938 December 12, 1937 12 110 Chicago, IL Corbett Davis 2 [13]
1939 December 9, 1938 22 200 New York, NY Ki Aldrich 1 [14]
1940 December 9, 1939 22 200 Milwaukee, WI George Cafego 2 [15]
1941 December 10, 1940 22 204 Washington, DC Tom Harmon 1 [16]
1942 December 22, 1941 22 200 Chicago, IL Bill Dudley 1 [17]
1943 April 8, 1943 32 300 Chicago, IL Frank Sinkwich 0 [18]
1944 April 19, 1944 32 330 Philadelphia, PA Angelo Bertelli 3 [19]
1945 April 8, 1945 32 330 New York, NY Charley Trippi 5 [20]
1946 January 14, 1946 32 300 New York, NY Frank Dancewicz 1 [21]
1947 December 16, 1946 32 300 New York, NY Bob Fenimore 2 [22]
1948 December 19, 1947 32 300 Pittsburgh, PA Harry Gilmer 3 [23]
1949 December 21, 1948 25 251 Philadelphia, PA Chuck Bednarik 4 [24]
1950 January 20–21, 1950 30 391 Philadelphia, PA Leon Hart 5 [25]
1951 January 18–19, 1951 30 362 Chicago, IL Kyle Rote 8 [26]
1952 January 17, 1952 30 360 New York, NY Bill Wade 4 [27]
1953 January 22, 1953 30 360 Philadelphia, PA Harry Babcock 8 [28]
1954 January 28, 1954 30 360 Philadelphia, PA Bobby Garrett 1 [29]
1955 January 27–28, 1955 30 360 New York, NY George Shaw 1 [30]
1956 November 28, 1955,
January 17–18, 1956 		30 360 Philadelphia, PA
Los Angeles, CA 		Gary Glick 4 [31]
1957 November 26, 1956,
January 31, 1957 		30 360 Philadelphia, PA Paul Hornung 9 [32]
1958 December 2, 1957,
January 28, 1958 		30 360 Philadelphia, PA King Hill 4 [33]
1959 December 1, 1958,
January 21, 1959 		30 360 Philadelphia, PA Randy Duncan 1 [34]
1960 November 30, 1959 20 240 Philadelphia, PA Billy Cannon 2 [35]
1961 December 27–28, 1960 20 280 Philadelphia, PA Tommy Mason 7 [36]
1962 December 4, 1961 20 280 Chicago, IL Ernie Davis 2 [37]
1963 December 3, 1962 20 280 Chicago, IL Terry Baker 5 [38]
1964 December 2, 1963 20 280 Chicago, IL Dave Parks 11 [39]
1965 November 28, 1964 20 280 New York, NY Tucker Frederickson 5 [40]
1966 November 27, 1965 20 305 New York, NY Tommy Nobis 1 [41]
1967 March 14–15, 1967 17 445 New York, NY Bubba Smith 8 [42]
1968 January 30–31, 1968 17 462 New York, NY Ron Yary 8 [43]
1969 January 28–29, 1969 17 442 New York, NY O. J. Simpson 5 [44]
1970 January 27–28, 1970 17 442 New York, NY Terry Bradshaw 2 [45]
1971 January 28–29, 1971 17 442 New York, NY Jim Plunkett 4 [46]
1972 February 1–2, 1972 17 442 New York, NY Walt Patulski 1 [47]
1973 January 30–31, 1973 17 442 New York, NY John Matuszak 4 [48]
1974 January 29–30, 1974 17 442 New York, NY Ed "Too Tall" Jones 5 [49]
1975 January 28–29, 1975 17 442 New York, NY Steve Bartkowski 3 [50]
1976 April 8–9, 1976 17 487 New York, NY Lee Roy Selmon 5 [51]
1977 May 3–4, 1977 12 335 New York, NY Ricky Bell 1 [52]
1978 May 2–3, 1978 12 334 New York, NY Earl Campbell 3 [53]
1979 May 3–4, 1979 12 330 New York, NY Tom Cousineau 3 [54]
1980 April 29–30, 1980 12 333 New York, NY Billy Sims 3 [55]
1981 April 28–29, 1981 12 332 New York, NY George Rogers 6 [56]
1982 April 27–28, 1982 12 334 New York, NY Kenneth Sims 3 [57]
1983 April 26–27, 1983 12 335 New York, NY John Elway 7 [58]
1984 May 1–2, 1984 12 336 New York, NY Irving Fryar 0 [59]
1985 April 30 – May 1, 1985 12 336 New York, NY Bruce Smith 5 [60]
1986 April 29–30, 1986 12 333 New York, NY Bo Jackson 1 [61]
1987 April 28–29, 1987 12 335 New York, NY Vinny Testaverde 1 [62]
1988 April 24–25, 1988 12 333 New York, NY Aundray Bruce 5 [63]
1989 April 23–24, 1989 12 335 New York, NY Troy Aikman 4 [64]
1990 April 22–23, 1990 12 332 New York, NY Jeff George 4 [65]
1991 April 21–22, 1991 12 334 New York, NY Russell Maryland 2 [66]
1992 April 26–27, 1992 12 336 New York, NY Steve Emtman 0 [67]
1993 April 25–26, 1993 8 224 New York, NY Drew Bledsoe 5 [68]
1994 April 24–25, 1994 7 222 New York, NY Dan Wilkinson 5 [69]
1995 April 22–23, 1995 7 249 New York, NY Ki-Jana Carter 6 [70]
1996 April 20–21, 1996 7 254 New York, NY Keyshawn Johnson 5 [71]
1997 April 19–20, 1997 7 240 New York, NY Orlando Pace 4 [72]
1998 April 18–19, 1998 7 241 New York, NY Peyton Manning 4 [73]
1999 April 17–18, 1999 7 253 New York, NY Tim Couch 2 [74]
2000 April 15–16, 2000 7 254 New York, NY Courtney Brown 1 [75]
2001 April 21–22, 2001 7 246 New York, NY Michael Vick 3 [76]
2002 April 20–21, 2002 7 261 New York, NY David Carr 1 [77]
2003 April 26–27, 2003 7 262 New York, NY Carson Palmer 1 [78]
2004 April 24–25, 2004 7 255 New York, NY Eli Manning 0 [79]
2005 April 23–24, 2005 7 255 New York, NY Alex Smith 0 [80]
2006 April 29–30, 2006 7 255 New York, NY Mario Williams 0 [81]
2007 April 28–29, 2007 7 255 New York, NY JaMarcus Russell 4 [82]
2008 April 26–27, 2008 7 252 New York, NY Jake Long 0 [83]
2009 April 25–26, 2009 7 256 New York, NY Matthew Stafford 0 [84]
2010 April 22–24, 2010 7 255 New York, NY Sam Bradford 0 [85]
2011 April 28–30, 2011 7 254 New York, NY Cam Newton 0 [86]
2012 April 26–28, 2012 7 253 New York, NY Andrew Luck 0 [87]
2013 April 25–27, 2013 7 254 New York, NY Eric Fisher 0 [88]
2014 May 8–10, 2014 7 256 New York, NY Jadeveon Clowney 0 [89]
2015 April 30 – May 2, 2015 7 256 Chicago, IL Jameis Winston 0 [90]
2016 April 28–30, 2016 7 253 Chicago, IL Jared Goff 0 [91][92]
2017 April 27–29, 2017 7 253 Philadelphia, PA Myles Garrett 0 [93][94]
2018 April 26–28, 2018 7 256 Arlington, TX Baker Mayfield 0 [95][96]
2019 April 25–27, 2019 7 254 Nashville, TN Kyler Murray 0 [97][98]
2020 April 23–25, 2020 7 255 Various[a][99] Joe Burrow 0 [100]
2021 April 29 – May 1, 2021 7 259 Cleveland, OH Trevor Lawrence 0 [101][102]
2022 April 28–30, 2022 7 262 Paradise, NV Travon Walker 0 [103][104]
2023 April 27–29, 2023 7 259 Kansas City, MO Bryce Young 0 [105][106]
2024 April 25–27, 2024 7 257 Detroit, MI Caleb Williams 0 [107][108]
2025 April 24–26, 2025 7 — Green Bay, WI — 0 [109]

Notes

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  1. ^ Originally to be held at Caesars Palace in Paradise, Nevada, the NFL canceled all live activities and the draft was replaced by video conference calls from player's homes due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

See also

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References

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