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  2. List of NFL drafts - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. List of first overall NFL draft picks - Wikipedia

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    Once the AFL officially merged with the NFL in 1970, the "common draft" simply became the NFL draft. [4] [5] [6] The draft is one of the most notable events in American sports, with live broadcasts of it produced by ESPN, Fox and ABC. [7] Through the 2024 NFL draft, 89 players have been selected first overall, with the most recent being Caleb ...

  4. List of professional American football drafts - Wikipedia

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    The Canadian college draft and American Football League draft are others. In the NFL draft, each team is given a position in the drafting order in reverse order relative to its record in the previous year, which means that the last place team is positioned first and the Super Bowl champion is last. From this position, the team can either select ...

  5. NFL draft - Wikipedia

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    If no other team places a bid on that player at an earlier spot, the team is awarded the player and has to give up an equivalent pick in the following year's draft. [130] For example, FS Paul Oliver was taken by the San Diego Chargers in the fourth round of the supplemental draft in 2007; thus, in the 2008 NFL draft , the Chargers forfeited a ...

  6. Category:NFL draft - Wikipedia

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    1973 NFL draft; 1974 NFL draft; 1975 NFL draft; 1976 NFL draft; 1977 NFL draft; 1978 NFL draft; 1979 NFL draft; 1980 NFL draft; 1981 NFL draft; 1982 NFL draft; 1983 NFL draft; 1984 NFL draft; 1984 NFL supplemental draft of USFL and CFL players; 1985 NFL draft; 1986 NFL draft; 1987 NFL draft; 1988 NFL draft; 1989 NFL draft; 1990 NFL draft; 1991 ...

  7. List of Oklahoma Sooners in the NFL draft - Wikipedia

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    In the 2010 NFL draft, Oklahoma became the only school in history to have three players selected in the first four picks of the draft. [5] Each NFL franchise seeks to add new players through the annual NFL Draft. The team with the worst record the previous year picks first, the next-worst team second, and so on.

  8. 2023 NFL draft - Wikipedia

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    A supplemental draft was held on July 11, 2023. For each player selected in the supplemental draft, the team forfeits its pick in that round in the draft of the following season. It was the first time the event had taken place since 2019. [40] Although two players – Milton Wright and Malachi Wideman – were eligible, neither was selected. [41]

  9. List of Houston Texans first-round draft picks - Wikipedia

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    J.J. Watt, widely regarded to be the greatest Texans player of all time, was drafted 11th overall in the 2011 NFL draft. [1] The Houston Texans are a professional American football team from Houston, playing in the National Football League (NFL). They joined the NFL in 2002 as an expansion franchise.