| Draft | Equipo | Jugador | Pos. | Universidad |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Chicago Bears | Caleb Williams | QB | USC |
| 2023 | Carolina Panthers | Bryce Young | QB | Alabama |
| 2022 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Travon Walker | DE | Georgia |
| 2021 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Trevor Lawrence | QB | Clemson |
| 2020 | Cincinnati Bengals | Joe Burrow | QB | LSU |
| 2019 | Arizona Cardinals | Kyler Murray | QB | Oklahoma |
| 2018 | Cleveland Browns | Baker Mayfield | QB | Oklahoma |
| 2017 | Cleveland Browns | Myles Garrett | DE | Texas A&M |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Rams | Jared Goff | QB | California |
| 2015 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Jameis Winston | QB | Florida St. |
| 2014 | Houston Texans | Jadeveon Clowney | DE | South Carolina |
| 2013 | Kansas City Chiefs | Eric Fisher | OT | Central Michigan |
| 2012 | Indianapolis Colts | Andrew Luck | QB | Stanford |
| 2011 | Carolina Panthers | Cam Newton | QB | Auburn |
| 2010 | St. Louis Rams | Sam Bradford | QB | Oklahoma |
| 2009 | Detroit Lions | Matthew Stafford | QB | Georgia |
| 2008 | Miami Dolphins | Jake Long | OT | Michigan |
| 2007 | Oakland Raiders | JaMarcus Russell | QB | LSU |
| 2006 | Houston Texans | Mario Williams | DE | N. Carolina State |
| 2005 | San Francisco 49ers | Alex Smith | QB | Utah |
| 2004 | San Diego Chargers | Eli Manning | QB | Mississippi |
| 2003 | Cincinnati Bengals | Carson Palmer | QB | Southern Cal. |
| 2002 | Houston Texans | David Carr | QB | Fresno State |
| 2001 | Atlanta Falcons | Michael Vick | QB | Virginia Tech |
| 2000 | Cleveland Browns | Courtney Brown | DE | Penn State |
| 1999 | Cleveland Browns | Tim Couch | QB | Kentucky |
| 1998 | Indianapolis Colts | *Peyton Manning | QB | Tennessee |
| 1997 | St. Louis Rams | *Orlando Pace | OT | Ohio State |
| 1996 | New York Jets | Keyshawn Johnson | WR | Southern Cal. |
| 1995 | Cincinnati Bengals | Ki-Jana Carter | RB | Penn State |
| 1994 | Cincinnati Bengals | Dan Wilkinson | DT | Ohio State |
| 1993 | New England Patriots | Drew Bledsoe | QB | Washington State |
| 1992 | Indianapolis Colts | Steve Emtman | DT | Washington |
| 1991 | Dallas Cowboys | Russell Maryland | DT | Miami, (Fla.) |
| 1990 | Indianapolis Colts | Jeff George | QB | Illinois |
| 1989 | Dallas Cowboys | *Troy Aikman | QB | UCLA |
| 1988 | Atlanta Falcons | Aundray Bruce | LB | Auburn |
| 1987 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Vinny Testaverde | QB | Miami, (Fla.) |
| 1986 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Bo Jackson | RB | Auburn |
| 1985 | Buffalo Bills | *Bruce Smith | DE | Virginia Tech |
| 1984 | New England Patriots | Irving Fryar | WR | Nebraska |
| 1983 | Baltimore Colts | *John Elway | QB | Stanford |
| 1982 | New England Patriots | Kenneth Sims | DT | Texas |
| 1981 | New Orleans Saints | George Rogers | RB | South Carolina |
| 1980 | Detroit Lions | Billy Sims | RB | Oklahoma |
| 1979 | Buffalo Bills | Tom Cousineau | LB | Ohio State |
| 1978 | Houston Oilers | *Earl Campbell | RB | Texas |
| 1977 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Ricky Bell | RB | Southern Cal. |
| 1976 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | *Lee Roy Selmon | DE | Oklahoma |
| 1975 | Atlanta Falcons | Steve Bartkowski | QB | California |
| 1974 | Dallas Cowboys | Ed “Too Tall” Jones | DE | Tennessee State |
| 1973 | Houston Oilers | John Matuszak | DE | Tampa |
| 1972 | Buffalo Bills | Walt Patulski | DT | Notre Dame |
| 1971 | New England Patriots | Jim Plunkett | QB | Stanford |
| 1970 | Pittsburgh Steelers | *Terry Bradshaw | QB | Louisiana Tech |
| 1969 | Buffalo Bills | *O.J. Simpson | RB | Southern Cal. |
| 1968 | Minnesota Vikings | *Ron Yary | OT | Southern Cal. |
| 1967 | Baltimore Colts | Bubba Smith | DE | Michigan State |
| 1966 | Miami Dolphins (AFL) | Jim Grabowski | RB | Illinois |
| 1966 | Atlanta Falcons (NFL) | Tommy Nobis | LB | Texas |
| 1965 | Houston Oilers (AFL) | Lawrence Elkins | WR | Baylor |
| 1965 | New York Giants (NFL) | Tucker Frederickson | RB | Auburn |
| 1964 | Boston Patriots (AFL) | Jack Concannon | QB | Boston College |
| 1964 | San Francisco 49ers (NFL) | Dave Parks | WR | Texas Tech |
| 1963 | Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) | *Buck Buchanan | DT | Grambling |
| 1963 | Los Angeles Rams (NFL) | Terry Baker | QB | Oregon State |
| 1962 | Oakland Raiders (AFL) | Roman Gabriel | QB | N. Carolina State |
| 1962 | Washington Redskins (NFL) | Ernie Davis | RB | Syracuse |
| 1961 | Buffalo Bills (AFL) | Ken Rice | G | Auburn |
| 1961 | Minnesota Vikings (NFL) | Tommy Mason | RB | Tulane |
| 1960 | Los Angeles Rams | Billy Cannon | RB | Louisiana State |
| 1959 | Green Bay Packers | Randy Duncan | QB | Iowa |
| 1958 | Chicago Cardinals | King Hill | QB | Rice |
| 1957 | Green Bay Packers | *Paul Hornung | HB | Notre Dame |
| 1956 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Gary Glick | DB | Colorado A&M |
| 1955 | Baltimore Colts | George Shaw | QB | Oregon |
| 1954 | Cleveland Browns | Bobby Garrett | QB | Stanford |
| 1953 | San Francisco 49ers | Harry Babcock | E | Georgia |
| 1952 | Los Angeles Rams | Bill Wade | QB | Vanderbilt |
| 1951 | New York Giants | Kyle Rote | HB | SMU |
| 1950 | Detroit Lions | Leon Hart | E | Notre Dame |
| 1949 | Philadelphia Eagles | *Chuck Bednarik | C/LB | Pennsylvania |
| 1948 | Washington Redskins | Harry Gilmer | QB | Alabama |
| 1947 | Chicago Bears | Bob Fenimore | HB | Oklahoma State |
| 1946 | Boston Yanks | Frank Dancewicz | QB | Notre Dame |
| 1945 | Chicago Cardinals | *Charley Trippi | HB | Georgia |
| 1944 | Boston Yanks | Angelo Bertelli | QB | Notre Dame |
| 1943 | Detroit Lions | Frank Sinkwich | HB | Georgia |
| 1942 | Pittsburgh Steelers | *Bill Dudley | HB | Virginia |
| 1941 | Chicago Bears | Tom Harmon | HB | Michigan |
| 1940 | Chicago Cardinals | George Cafego | HB | Tennessee |
| 1939 | Chicago Cardinals | Ki Aldrich | C | Texas Christian |
| 1938 | Cleveland Rams | Corbett Davis | FB | Indiana |
| 1937 | Philadelphia Eagles | Sam Francis | FB | Nebraska |
| 1936 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jay Berwanger | HB | Chicago |
