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Caleb Williams was selected first overall in 2024. The NFL draft is an annual sports draft in which National Football League (NFL) teams select newly eligible players for their rosters. [1] [2] [3] To be eligible for the NFL draft, a player must be at least three years removed from high school.
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 ...
Pages in category "Lists of first-round draft picks by National Football League team" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Lists of first-round draft picks by National Football League team (33 P) Pages in category "National Football League draft history by team" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
The Cowboys drafted quarterback Troy Aikman first overall in the 1989 NFL draft. Aikman spent his entire 12-year career with Dallas and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006. The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The Cowboys compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football ...
Tim Brown was a wide receiver and return specialist who was drafted sixth overall by the Raiders in the 1988 NFL draft. Brown spent 16 seasons with the Raiders, during which time he was an All-Pro, a nine-time Pro Bowler, and was selected to the 1990s All-Decade Team. He had nine seasons with over 1,000 receiving yards and, at the time of his retirement, was second in career receiving yards ...
Wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald was drafted 3rd overall by the Cardinals in the 2004 NFL draft. Fitzgerald spent his entire career, 17 seasons, with the team and was a three-time All-Pro, 11-time Pro Bowler, and was the 2016 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award. He is currently second all-time in career receiving yards and was selected for the NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team. The Arizona ...
Patrick Mahomes was drafted 10th overall in the 2017 NFL draft. Since becoming the team's starting quarterback in 2018, Mahomes has been the league's Most Valuable Player twice (2018 and 2022), the 2018 Offensive Player of the Year, a three-time All-Pro, a six-time Pro Bowler, and the 2020 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year. Mahomes has also played in four Super Bowls, three of which the ...