2012 NFL DRAFT NOTES
-- 77TH NFL DRAFT --
RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL, NEW YORK CITY
APRIL 26-28, 2012
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START |
ROUNDS |
SELECTION TIME | |
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Thursday, April 26 |
8:00 PM ET |
Round 1 |
10 Minutes |
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Friday, April 27 |
7:00 PM ET |
Round 2 |
7 Minutes |
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Round 3 |
5 Minutes |
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Saturday, April 28 |
12:00 PM ET |
Rounds 4-7 |
5 Minutes |
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NEW YORK STATE OF MIND:Twenty-six prospects will be in attendance at Radio City Music Hall in New York City for Round 1 of the 2012 NFL Draft – the most in history. This year's total eclipses last year's record of 25 players.
A record five players from BCS National Champion Alabama will be on hand: S MARK BARRON, LB DONT'A HIGHTOWER, CB DRE KIRKPATRICK, RB TRENT RICHARDSONand LB COURTNEY UPSHAW. Louisiana State will have three players in attendance, while Baylor, South Carolina, Southern California and Stanford will each have two players in New York.
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ROLL TIDE: If all five Alabama players are taken in Round 1, the Crimson Tide would tie for the second-most first round selections from one school in a single year since the advent of the common draft in 1967. The University of Miami had six first-round selections in 2004.
COLLEGES WITH MOST FIRST-ROUND PICKS IN A SINGLE YEAR
(Since first common draft in 1967)
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YEAR |
SCHOOL |
FIRST ROUND SELECTIONS |
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2004 |
Miami |
6 |
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1968 |
Southern California |
5 |
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2002 |
Miami |
5 |
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2006 |
Ohio State |
5 |
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IT'S A QB LEAGUE: Stanford QB ANDREW LUCK and Baylor QB ROBERT GRIFFIN III each hopes to hear his name called first overall Thursday night. Should this occur, 2012 would mark the fourth consecutive year a quarterback is selected first overall – the second-longest streak in NFL Draft history. A quarterback was taken off the board first in each year from 2001-2005.
Thursday would mark the 31st time in NFL Draft history a quarterback is selected first overall – the most of any position – and the 10th time in the last 12 years.
FIRST OVERALL SELECTIONS
(2001-2011)
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YEAR |
PLAYER |
POSITION |
TEAM |
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2001 |
Michael Vick |
QB |
Atlanta |
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2002 |
David Carr |
QB |
Houston |
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2003 |
Carson Palmer |
QB |
Cincinnati |
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2004 |
Eli Manning |
QB |
San Diego |
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2005 |
Alex Smith |
QB |
San Francisco |
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2006 |
Mario Williams |
DE |
Houston |
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2007 |
JaMarcus Russell |
QB |
Oakland |
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2008 |
Jake Long |
T |
Miami |
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2009 |
Matthew Stafford |
QB |
Detroit |
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2010 |
Sam Bradford |
QB |
St. Louis |
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2011 |
Cam Newton |
QB |
Carolina |
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2012 |
??? |
??? |
Indianapolis ** |
If Luck and Griffin are selected with the first two picks, they would become the fifth pair of quarterbacks to be selected No. 1 and No. 2 overall in the same year since the common draft was instituted in 1967.
QUARTERBACKS SELECTED NUMBER ONE AND NUMBER TWO OVERALL
IN THE SAME YEAR
(Since 1967)
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YEAR |
NUMBER ONE SELECTION |
NUMBER TWO SELECTION |
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1971 |
Jim Plunkett – New England |
Archie Manning – New Orleans |
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1993 |
Drew Bledsoe – New England |
Rick Mirer – Seattle |
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1998 |
Peyton Manning – Indianapolis |
Ryan Leaf – San Diego |
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1999 |
Tim Couch – Cleveland |
Donovan McNabb – Philadelphia |
If four quarterbacks are chosen among the first 32 picks, 2012 will tie for the third-most quarterbacks selected in the first round of the NFL Draft since 1970 (1987, 2003, 2004, 2011).
MOST QUARTERBACKS SELECTED IN THE FIRST ROUND (SINCE 1970)
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YEAR |
NUMBER OF QBs |
PLAYER |
SELECTION (TEAM) |
COLLEGE |
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1983 |
6 |
John Elway |
1 (Indianapolis) |
Stanford |
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Todd Blackledge |
7 (Kansas City) |
Penn State |
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Jim Kelly |
14 (Buffalo) |
Miami |
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Tony Eason |
15 (New England) |
Illinois |
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Ken O'Brien |
24 (New York Jets) |
Cal-Davis |
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Dan Marino |
27 (Miami) |
Pittsburgh |
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1999 |
5 |
Tim Couch |
1 (Cleveland) |
Kentucky |
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Donovan McNabb |
2 (Philadelphia) |
Syracuse |
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Akili Smith |
3 (Cincinnati) |
Oregon |
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Daunte Culpepper |
11 (Minnesota) |
Central Florida |
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Cade McNown |
12 (Chicago) |
UCLA |
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LUCK OF THE DRAW: Stanford QB ANDREW LUCK, the Walter Camp Football Foundation's Player of the Year and the Maxwell Award winner as the nation's top player, hopes to add his name to another prestigious list on Draft night. If the Indianapolis Colts select Luck, he would become the fourth Stanford quarterback to be taken first overall in NFL Draft history.
STANFORD QUARTERBACKS SELECTED FIRST OVERALL
(All-Time)
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YEAR |
PLAYER |
TEAM |
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1954 |
Bobby Garrett |
Cleveland |
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1971 |
Jim Plunkett |
New England |
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1983 |
John Elway |
Baltimore |
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BAYLOR DUO:Heisman Trophy winner and consensus first-team All American QB ROBERT GRIFFIN III should have his name called early on Thursday night. Griffin would become the first Baylor quarterback selected in the first round since 1967.
Griffin's college teammate WR KENDALL WRIGHT also hopes to have his name called in Round 1. If both players are selected in the first round, it would mark the second consecutive year Baylor would have two players selected on opening night. In 2011, PHIL TAYLOR (No. 21 overall, Cleveland) and DANNY WATKINS(No. 23, Philadelphia) became the first pair of Baylor players to be selected in Round 1 of an NFL Draft.
Baylor has had eight first-round picks since the inception of the common draft in 1967.
BAYLOR PLAYERS SELECTED IN THE FIRST ROUND
(Since 1967)
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YEAR |
PLAYER |
POSITION |
TEAM |
OVERALL SELECTION | |
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1977 |
Gary Green |
DB |
Kansas City |
10 |
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1979 |
Greg Hawthorne |
RB |
Pittsburgh |
28 |
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1982 |
Walter Abercrombie |
RB |
Pittsburgh |
12 |
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1990 |
James Francis |
LB |
Cincinnati |
12 |
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1996 |
Daryl Gardener |
DT |
Miami |
20 |
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2009 |
Jason Smith |
T |
St. Louis |
2 |
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2011 |
Phil Taylor |
DT |
Cleveland |
21 |
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2011 |
Danny Watkins |
G |
Philadelphia |
23 |
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TANNEHILL TWO-STEP: Three-time first-team Academic All-Big XII QB RYAN TANNEHILL completed 327 passes in 2011, a Texas A&M single-season record, while his 29 touchdown passes in 2011 place second in team annals. Tannehill can become the first Texas A&M quarterback to be selected in the first round since the advent of the common draft in 1967.
It would be the second consecutive season the Aggie's had a first-round selection. In 2011, the Denver Broncos selected LB VON MILLER with the second overall pick.
Below are the Texas A&M quarterbacks selected in the NFL Draft since 1967:
TEXAS A&M QUARTERBACKS SELECTED IN THE NFL DRAFT
(Since 1967)
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YEAR |
PLAYER |
TEAM |
ROUND | |
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1969 |
Edd Hargett |
New Orleans Saints |
16 |
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1983 |
Gary Kubiak |
Denver Broncos |
8 |
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1992 |
Bucky Richardson |
Houston Oilers |
8 |
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2009 |
Stephen McGee |
Dallas Cowboys |
4 |
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EYE OF THE TIGER:In three of the past four NFL Drafts, Louisiana State has had one player drafted in the top five. This includes last year's fifth pick, Arizona Cardinals CB PATRICK PETERSON, the highest-drafted defensive back in school history.
After a standout collegiate career, CB MORRIS CLAIBORNE, the 2011 recipient of the Jim Thorpe Award as the nation's top defensive back, hopes to add his name to the list Thursday night. Fellow Tigers DT MICHAEL BROCKERS and WR RUEBEN RANDLE could also be selected in Round 1.
LOUISIANA STATE PLAYERS SELECTED IN THE TOP FIVE SINCE 2008
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YEAR |
PLAYER |
POSITION |
TEAM |
OVERALL SELECTION | |
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2008 |
Glenn Dorsey |
DT |
Kansas City Chiefs |
5 |
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2009 |
Tyson Jackson |
DE |
Kansas City Chiefs |
3 |
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2011 |
Patrick Peterson |
CB |
Arizona Cardinals |
5 |
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WAKE UP THE ECHOES: WR MICHAEL FLOYDleft his mark at Notre Dame, establishing school records in receptions (271), receiving yards (3,686) and touchdown catches (37). Floyd looks to become just the third Notre Dame wide receiver to be selected in the first round since 1967. The most recent Fighting Irish receiver selected in Round 1 was Heisman Trophy winner TIM BROWN, who was chosen sixth overall by the Los Angeles Raiders in 1988.
NOTRE DAME WIDE RECEIVERS SELECTED IN ROUND 1
(Since 1967)
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YEAR |
PLAYER |
TEAM |
OVERALL SELECTION |
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1969 |
Jim Seymour |
Los Angeles Rams |
10 |
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1988 |
Tim Brown |
Los Angeles Raiders |
6 |
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PARTY OF TWO:South Carolina has had only nine first-round draft picks all-time, but may have two in 2012. DE MELVIN INGRAM and CB STEPHON GILMORE could hear their names called in the first round. The only year in which the school had multiple players selected was 1981.
Below are the South Carolina players selected in the first round of the NFL Draft:
SOUTH CAROLINA PLAYERS SELECTED IN THE FIRST ROUND
(All-Time)
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YEAR |
PLAYER |
POSITION |
TEAM |
OVERALL SELECTION | |
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1979 |
Rick Sanford |
DB |
New England |
25 |
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1981 |
George Rogers |
RB |
New Orleans |
1 |
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1981 |
Willie Scott |
TE |
Kansas City |
14 |
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1988 |
Sterling Sharpe |
WR |
Green Bay |
7 |
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1993 |
Ernest Dye |
T |
Phoenix |
18 |
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2000 |
John Abraham |
DE |
N.Y. Jets |
13 |
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2004 |
Dunta Robinson |
DB |
Houston |
10 |
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2005 |
Troy Williamson |
WR |
Minnesota |
7 |
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2006 |
Johnathan Joseph |
CB |
Cincinnati |
24 |
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GOING GLOBAL:Three players who first played football beyond the borders of the United States could be selected in the 2012 NFL Draft this week.
German defensive end MARKUS KUHN would become only the third European-trained player picked by a NFL team, following in the footsteps of fellow German Sebastian Vollmer (New England, 2009, R2, 58th overall) and Romeo Bandison (Washington, 1994, R3, 75th overall) from the Netherlands. Vollmer first played football with the Dusseldorf Panthers (Germany) and Bandison with the Amsterdam Crusaders (Netherlands).
Kuhn took his first steps onto the gridiron in his native Germany with the Weinheim Longhorns. He finished the 2011 NCAA college football season as a starter at North Carolina State with 45 tackles, including 9.5 for loss and 4.5 sacks.
The past 30 NFL Drafts have featured 18 Canadians selected by NFL teams and two more stars from north of the border could join that list.
Baylor University offensive lineman PHILIP BLAKE, who was raised in Toronto, did not play the sport until his senior year at Father Henry Carr Catholic Secondary School. He played at Champlain Regional College and Tyler Junior College and for the Bears became a three-year starter on the offensive line.
Boise State defensive end TYRONE CRAWFORD hails from Windsor, ON, and appeared in 13 games in 2011. Crawford registered 32 tackles on the season (13 solo), including 13.5 tackles-for-loss – tied for most on the team – and 7 sacks, the second-most on the Broncos.
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FIRST-ROUND TRADES SINCE 1970
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Draft |
First-Round Trades |
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Draft |
First-Round Trades | ||
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1970 |
3 |
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1991 |
8 |
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1971 |
4 |
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1992 |
9 |
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1972 |
6 |
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1993 |
11 |
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1973 |
9 |
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1994 |
11 |
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1974 |
9 |
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1995 |
15 |
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1975 |
8 |
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1996 |
11 |
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1976 |
7 |
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1997 |
13 |
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1977 |
10 |
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1998 |
8 |
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1978 |
8 |
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1999 |
11 |
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1979 |
7 |
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2000 |
12 |
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1980 |
10 |
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2001 |
14 |
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1981 |
6 |
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2002 |
11 |
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1982 |
9 |
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2003 |
9 |
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1983 |
8 |
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2004 |
9 |
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1984 |
9 |
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2005 |
5 |
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1985 |
10 |
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2006 |
4 |
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1986 |
10 |
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2007 |
7 |
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1987 |
8 |
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2008 |
9 |
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1988 |
7 |
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2009 |
7 |
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1989 |
11 |
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2010 |
7 |
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1990 |
8 |
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2011 |
4 |
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(Yearly totals can include future selections traded in previous years.)
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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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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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) |
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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"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).
Number of times wide receivers from same college have been selected in first round in consecutive years: 5
Ohio State – Joey Galloway (1995) and Terry Glenn (1996); Santonio Holmes (2006) and Ted Ginn Jr. (2007) and Anthony Gonzalez (2007)
Colorado – Charles Johnson (1994) and Michael Westbrook (1995)
Southern California – Curtis Conway (1993) and Johnnie Morton (1994)
Tennessee – Anthony Hancock (1982), Willie Gault (1983) and Clyde Duncan (1984)
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).
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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.
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Number of times in past 10 years that two players with same surname were drafted consecutively: 4
2004: Round 7 – CB Nathan Jones (Dallas/#205) and WR Mark Jones (Tampa Bay/#206)
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)
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: 1998 (14 hours, 25 minutes)
Most rounds on draft day: 30 (1943-1959 drafts)
CONFERENCES
Number of players drafted by conference since 2000:
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SEC |
486 |
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Mid-American |
67 |
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Big Ten |
414 |
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Sun Belt |
33 |
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PAC-12 |
363 |
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Big Sky |
29 |
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Big XII |
346 |
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Atlantic 10 |
26 |
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Big East |
302 |
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Southland Conference |
24 |
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ACC |
301 |
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Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
23 |
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Mountain West |
144 |
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Southern Conference |
22 |
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Conference USA |
110 |
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Gateway Football Conference |
21 |
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Western Athletic Conference |
107 |
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Southwestern Athletic Conference |
20 |
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Independent |
95 |
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Ohio Valley Conference |
14 |
COLLEGES WITH THREE PLAYERS DRAFTED IN FIRST ROUND
Number of times since 2000 college has had at least 3 players chosen in first round:20
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
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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Jeff 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 (7-1998, 2006): | ||
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(Last time) 2006 – Michael Huff/Texas, Donte Williams/Buffalo, Tye Hill/St. Louis, Jason Allen/Miami, Antonio Cromartie/San Diego, Johnathan Joseph/Cincinnati, Kelly Jennings/Seattle | |
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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): | ||
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(Last time) 1988 –Ted Gregory/Denver | |
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Kicker/Punter (1-1966, 1973, 1978, 1979, 2000): | ||
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(Last time) 2000 – K Sebastian Janikowski/Oakland | |
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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UNDERCLASSMEN AND THE DRAFT
NOTE: Since 1990, 13 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).
|
Year |
Entered |
Drafted |
Top-10 Picks |
|
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 |
|
USC |
64 |
Oklahoma |
31 |
|
Miami |
56 |
Texas |
31 |
|
Ohio State |
54 |
Nebraska |
28 |
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Florida |
41 |
California |
23 |
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Tennessee |
37 |
Arizona State |
22 |
|
Florida St. |
36 |
Colorado |
22 |
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Notre Dame |
35 |
Michigan State |
22 |
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Michigan |
33 |
Pittsburgh |
22 |
|
Penn State |
33 |
Texas A&M |
22 |
|
Alabama |
32 |
UCLA |
22 |
COLLEGES WITH MOST FIRST-ROUND PICKS BY YEAR (Since 1967)
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1967-Michigan State/4 |
1990-Multiple with 2 |
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1968-Southern California/5 |
1991-Tennessee/3 |
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1969-Notre Dame, Ohio St., Southern California /2 |
1992-Multiple with 2 |
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1970-Oklahoma/3 |
1993-Notre Dame/4 |
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1971-Ohio State/4 |
1994-Notre Dame, Texas A&M/3 |
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1972-Nebraska, Notre Dame/3 |
1995- Fla. St., Michigan, Ohio St., Penn St./3 |
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1973-Purdue, Southern California/3 |
1996-Ohio State/3 |
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1974-Ohio State/3 |
1997-Florida State/4 |
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1975-Ohio State/3 |
1998-North Carolina, Tennessee/3 |
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1976-Colorado, Oklahoma/3 |
1999-Ohio State/3 |
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1977-Southern California/3 |
2000-Florida State/3 |
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1978-Notre Dame/3 |
2001-Miami/4 |
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1979-Multiple with 2 |
2002-Miami/5 |
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1980-Southern California, Texas/3 |
2003-Miami/4, Penn State/4 |
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1981-Southern California, Pittsburgh/3 |
2004-Miami/6 |
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1982-Southern California/3 |
2005-Auburn/4 |
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1983-Pittsburgh, Southern California/3 |
2006-Ohio State/5 |
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1984-Maryland, Nebraska, Oklahoma/2 |
2007-Lousiana State/4 |
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1985-Wisconsin/3 |
2008- Southern California/4 |
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1986-Iowa/3 |
2009- Southern California/3 |
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1987-Miami/3 |
2010-Oklahoma/4 |
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1988-Arizona State, Miami, Oklahoma/2 |
2011-Alabama/4 |
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1989-Florida/3 |
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