NFL quiz
NFL first overall draft picks since 1967
Sixty drafts of the common draft era, 1967 to 2026, and the player taken first in each. Surnames are enough; a surname shared by several picks, such as Smith, fills them all.
- Format
- Type them all
- Items
- 60 answers
- Limit
- 8:00
- Level
- Hard
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
- Answers
- 60
- Time limit
- 8:00
- Order
- Any order
- Matching
- Case and accents ignored
- Type an answer; it files itself the moment it matches.
- One answer can fill several slots.
- Give up at any time to see what you missed.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
Name the first overall pick of every NFL draft since 1967.
| Draft | Team | Player | College |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Baltimore Colts | Not found yet | |
| 1968 | Minnesota Vikings | Not found yet | |
| 1969 | Buffalo Bills | Not found yet | |
| 1970 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Not found yet | |
| 1971 | New England Patriots | Not found yet | |
| 1972 | Buffalo Bills | Not found yet | |
| 1973 | Houston Oilers | Not found yet | |
| 1974 | Dallas Cowboys | Not found yet | |
| 1975 | Atlanta Falcons | Not found yet | |
| 1976 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Not found yet | |
| 1977 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Not found yet | |
| 1978 | Houston Oilers | Not found yet | |
| 1979 | Buffalo Bills | Not found yet | |
| 1980 | Detroit Lions | Not found yet | |
| 1981 | New Orleans Saints | Not found yet | |
| 1982 | New England Patriots | Not found yet | |
| 1983 | Baltimore Colts | Not found yet | |
| 1984 | New England Patriots | Not found yet | |
| 1985 | Buffalo Bills | Not found yet | |
| 1986 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Not found yet |
| Draft | Team | Player | College |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Not found yet | |
| 1988 | Atlanta Falcons | Not found yet | |
| 1989 | Dallas Cowboys | Not found yet | |
| 1990 | Indianapolis Colts | Not found yet | |
| 1991 | Dallas Cowboys | Not found yet | |
| 1992 | Indianapolis Colts | Not found yet | |
| 1993 | New England Patriots | Not found yet | |
| 1994 | Cincinnati Bengals | Not found yet | |
| 1995 | Cincinnati Bengals | Not found yet | |
| 1996 | New York Jets | Not found yet | |
| 1997 | St. Louis Rams | Not found yet | |
| 1998 | Indianapolis Colts | Not found yet | |
| 1999 | Cleveland Browns | Not found yet | |
| 2000 | Cleveland Browns | Not found yet | |
| 2001 | Atlanta Falcons | Not found yet | |
| 2002 | Houston Texans | Not found yet | |
| 2003 | Cincinnati Bengals | Not found yet | |
| 2004 | San Diego Chargers | Not found yet | |
| 2005 | San Francisco 49ers | Not found yet | |
| 2006 | Houston Texans | Not found yet |
| Draft | Team | Player | College |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Oakland Raiders | Not found yet | |
| 2008 | Miami Dolphins | Not found yet | |
| 2009 | Detroit Lions | Not found yet | |
| 2010 | St. Louis Rams | Not found yet | |
| 2011 | Carolina Panthers | Not found yet | |
| 2012 | Indianapolis Colts | Not found yet | |
| 2013 | Kansas City Chiefs | Not found yet | |
| 2014 | Houston Texans | Not found yet | |
| 2015 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Not found yet | |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Rams | Not found yet | |
| 2017 | Cleveland Browns | Not found yet | |
| 2018 | Cleveland Browns | Not found yet | |
| 2019 | Arizona Cardinals | Not found yet | |
| 2020 | Cincinnati Bengals | Not found yet | |
| 2021 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Not found yet | |
| 2022 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Not found yet | |
| 2023 | Carolina Panthers | Not found yet | |
| 2024 | Chicago Bears | Not found yet | |
| 2025 | Tennessee Titans | Not found yet | |
| 2026 | Las Vegas Raiders | Not found yet |
About this quiz
Since the NFL and the AFL began drafting together in 1967, sixty players have heard their name called first. Exactly half of them were quarterbacks.
- Thirty of the sixty first picks since 1967 were quarterbacks, including eight of the ten from 2017 to 2026.
- Three players named Smith have gone first: Bubba Smith in 1967, Bruce Smith in 1985 and Alex Smith in 2005.
- Peyton Manning (1998) and Eli Manning (2004) are both on the list.
- The Tampa Bay Buccaneers held the first pick in back to back years twice: 1976 and 1977, then 1986 and 1987.
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