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NAME POS. COLLEGE NAME POS. COLLEGEJaire Alexander CB Louisville Derrius Guice RB LSU

Josh Allen QB Wyoming Josh Jackson CB Iowa

Saquon Barkley RB Penn State Lamar Jackson QB Louisville

Taven Bryan DT Florida Derwin James S Florida State

Bradley Chubb DE North Carolina State Kolton Miller T UCLA

Sam Darnold QB Southern California Josh Rosen QB UCLA

Marcus Davenport DE Texas-San Antonio Roquan Smith LB Georgia

Tremaine Edmunds LB Virginia Tech Leighton Vander Esch LB Boise State

Rashaan Evans LB Alabama Vita Vea DT Washington

Minkah Fitzpatrick DB Alabama Denzel Ward CB Ohio State

Shaquem Griffin LB UCF Connor Williams T Texas

THE PLAYERS CONFIRMED TO ATTEND THE 2018 NFL DRAFT

2018 NFL DRAFT

NAME COLLEGE NAME COLLEGECraig Bohl Wyoming Urban Meyer Ohio State

Dave Doeren North Carolina State Jim Mora Formerly UCLA

Kirk Ferentz Iowa Ed Orgeron LSU

James Franklin Penn State Chris Petersen Washington

Scott Frost Nebraska (Formerly UCF) Nick Saban Alabama

Justin Fuente Virginia Tech Kirby Smart Georgia

Bryan Harsin Boise State Frank Wilson Texas-San Antonio

Clay Helton Southern California

THE COLLEGE HEAD COACHES CONFIRMED TO ATTEND THE 2018 NFL DRAFT

2018 NFL DRAFT FACTS & FIGURES

WHAT: 83rd Annual National Football League Player Selection Meeting. WHERE: AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas. WHEN: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, April 26 (Round 1). 7:00 PM ET, Friday, April 27 (Rounds 2-3). Noon ET, Saturday, April 28 (Rounds 4-7).

TIMING: Round 1: 10 minutes per selection. Round 2: Seven minutes per selection. Rounds 3 through 6, including Compensatory Picks: Five minutes per selection. Round 7, including Compensatory Picks: Four minutes per selection.

TV & RADIO: The 2018 NFL Draft will be televised nationally by NFL Network, ESPN/ESPN 2, FOX and ABC, and can be heard nationwide on Westwood One Radio, SiriusXM NFL Radio and TuneIn Radio.

THE PROSPECTSQUARTERBACKS

1999 NFL DRAFT

NAME SCHOOL NO. CHOSEN TEAMTim Couch Kentucky 1 Cleveland

Donovan McNabb Syracuse 2 Philadelphia

Akili Smith Oregon 3 Cincinnati

1971 NFL DRAFT

NAME SCHOOL NO. CHOSEN TEAMJim Plunkett Stanford 1 New England

Archie Manning Mississippi 2 New Orleans

Dan Pastorini Santa Clara 3 Houston Oilers

THREE’S COMPANYIf three quarterbacks are selected within the top five picks of the 2018 NFL Draft, it would mark the third time since 1967 in which three quarterbacks were selected in the top five, joining the 1971 and 1999 NFL Drafts.

ALLEN

DARNOLD

JACKSON

MAYFIELD

ROSEN

QUINTET OF QUARTERBACKSFive quarterbacks - Wyoming’s JOSH ALLEN, USC’s SAM DARNOLD, Louisville’s LAMAR JACKSON, Oklahoma’s BAKER MAYFIELD and UCLA’s JOSH ROSEN - are projected to be selected in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft.

If all five quarterbacks are selected in the first round, it would mark the third time that at least five quarterbacks have been selected in the Draft’s opening round since the inception of the common draft in 1967. The 1983 NFL Draft holds the record with six quarterbacks selected in the first round, including Pro Football Hall of Famers JOHN ELWAY, JIM KELLY and DAN MARINO.

YEAR NUMBER OF QUARTERBACKS SELECTED IN FIRST ROUND

1983 6 (John Elway*, Todd Blackledge, Jim Kelly*, Tony Eason, Ken O’Brien, Dan Marino*)

1999 5 (Tim Couch, Donovan McNabb, Akili Smith, Daunte Culpepper, Cade McNown)

2012 4 (Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III, Ryan Tannehill, Brandon Weeden)

2011 4 (Cam Newton, Jake Locker, Blaine Gabbert, Christian Ponder)

2004 4 (Eli Manning, Philip Rivers, Ben Roethlisberger, J.P. Losman)

2003 4 (Carson Palmer, Byron Leftwich, Kyle Boller, Rex Grossman)

1987 4 (Vinny Testaverde, Kelly Stouffer, Chris Miller, Jim Harbaugh)

*Pro Football Hall of Famer

YEAR NAME NO. CHOSEN TEAM2009 Mark Sanchez 5 New York Jets

2006 Matt Leinart 10 Arizona

2003 Carson Palmer 1 Cincinnati

USC quarterback SAM DARNOLD is projected to be one of the first quarterbacks off the board in the first round of the NFL Draft.

Darnold can become the fourth Trojan quarterback to be selected in the top ten of the first round in the common draft era.

The USC quarterbacks selected in the top ten of the NFL Draft since 1967:

YEAR NAME COLLEGE NO. CHOSEN TEAM2016 Jared Goff California 1 LA Rams

2015 Marcus Mariota Oregon 2 Tennessee

2012 Andrew Luck Stanford 1 Indianapolis

DRAFT TRENDPAC-12 QBs ON THE RISE

Since 2012, three quarterbacks from the Pac-12 have been selected in the top five.

YEAR NAME NO. CHOSEN TEAM1999 Cade McNown 12 Chicago

1992 Tommy Maddox 25 Denver

1989 Troy Aikman* 1 Dallas


UCLA quarterback JOSH ROSEN is projected to be selected in the first round of the NFL Draft.

If selected in the first round, Rosen would become the fourth Bruin quarterback to be selected in the first round in the common draft era.

If selected in the top ten, he would join Pro Football Hall of Famer TROY AIKMAN (1989) as the only UCLA quarterbacks to be selected with a top-ten pick since 1967.

The UCLA quarterbacks selected in the first round of the NFL Draft since 1967:

USC’s SAM DARNOLD and UCLA’s JOSH ROSEN can become the first pair of quarterbacks from the same conference to be selected in the top ten since

the 2012 NFL Draft (Robert Griffin III & Ryan Tannehill of the Big 12).


THE ROSEN ONE

SUPER SAM


Lamar Jackson Louisville, 2016

3,543 Pass Yards30 Pass TDs1,571 Rush Yards21 Rush TDs51 Total TDs

Baker MayfieldOklahoma, 2017

4,627 Pass Yards43 Pass TDs311 Rush Yards5 Rush TDs1 Rec. TD49 Total TDs

HEISMAN QBsOklahoma quarterback BAKER MAYFIELD and Louisville quarterback LAMAR JACKSON could become the third pair of Heisman Trophy winning quarterbacks to be selected in the same draft since 1967. Mayfield, who won the Heisman in 2017, and Jackson, who won the award in 2016, are both projected to be first-round picks.

The NFL Drafts with multiple Heisman Trophy winning QBs selected since 1967:

YEAR NAME HEISMAN YEAR COLLEGE ROUND OVERALL PICK TEAM2015 Jameis Winston 2013 Florida State 1 1 Tampa Bay

Marcus Mariota 2014 Oregon 1 2 Tennessee

2010 Sam Bradford 2008 Oklahoma 1 1 St. Louis

Tim Tebow 2007 Florida 1 25 Denver

YEAR NAME POSITION NO. CHOSEN TEAM1976 Lawrence Gaines RB 16 Detroit

1976 Aaron Kyle DB 27 Dallas

1967 Ron Billingsley DT 14 San Diego

Wyoming quarterback JOSH ALLEN can become the fourth player in school history and the first since 1976 to be drafted in the first round of the NFL Draft.

If selected in the first round, Allen would become the first Wyoming quarterback to be taken in the first round in the common draft era.

The Wyoming players selected in the first round of the NFL Draft since 1967:

AWESOME ALLEN

THE PROSPECTSRUNNING BACKS/WIDE RECEIVERS

Penn State running back SAQUON BARKLEY is projected to be the first running back off the board in the 2018 NFL Draft. If selected first overall, Barkley would become the seventh running back in the common draft era to earn that distinction and first since KI-JANA CARTER in 1995. The running backs selected first overall in the NFL Draft since 1967:

YEAR NAME COLLEGE TEAM1995 Ki-Jana Carter Penn State Cincinnati

1986 Bo Jackson Auburn Tampa Bay

1981 George Rogers South Carolina New Orleans

1980 Billy Sims Oklahoma Detroit

1978 Earl Campbell* Texas Houston

1977 Ricky Bell Southern California Tampa Bay

1969 O.J. Simpson* Southern California Buffalo

YEAR NAME NO. CHOSEN TEAM2015 Amari Cooper 4 Oakland

2011 Julio Jones 6 Atlanta

1968 Dennis Homan 20 Dallas

Alabama wide receiver CALVIN RIDLEY is projected to be one of the first wide receivers selected in the NFL Draft.

If chosen in the first round, Ridley would become the fourth Crimson Tide wide receiver to be selected in the first round in the common draft era.

The Alabama wide receivers selected in the first round of the NFL Draft since 1967:


DRAFT TRENDTOP-FIVE RUN ON RBs

If Barkley is selected in the top five, it would mark the third consecutive year in which a running back has been a top five pick, tied for the third-longest streak in the common draft era.

The most consecutive drafts with a running back selected in the top five since 1967:

YEARS CONSECUTIVE DRAFTS1974-1978 5

1998-2001 4

1993-1995 3

TOP BACK

CRIMSON CATCHERS

THE PROSPECTSOFFENSIVE LINE

Notre Dame offensive linemen QUENTON NELSON and MIKE MC GLINCHEY hope to hear their names called in the first round of the Draft.

If both Nelson and McGlinchey are selected in the first round, they would be the second pair of Notre Dame offensive linemen to be selected in the first round of the same NFL Draft since 1967, joining PAUL SEILER (12th overall) and TOM REGNER (23rd overall) who were both taken in the first round of the 1967 NFL Draft.

Nelson, who is projected to be one of the first offensive linemen selected, can become the third Notre Dame offensive lineman selected in the top ten of an NFL Draft since 1967, joining RONNIE STANLEY and GEORGE KUNZ.

If both Nelson and McGlinchey are selected in the top 20, it would mark the eighth time since 1967 that two offensive line teammates have been selected in the first 20 picks of the first round of the same NFL Draft.

The NFL Drafts with offensive line teammates selected in the top 20 since 1967:

YEAR NAME POSITION COLLEGE NO. CHOSEN TEAM2013 Chance Warmack G Alabama 10 Tennessee

D.J. Fluker T Alabama 11 San Diego

2001 Steve Hutchinson G Michigan 17 Seattle

Jeff Backus T Michigan 18 Detroit

1991 Charles McRae T Tennessee 7 Tampa Bay

Antone Davis T Tennessee 8 Philadelphia

1982 Mike Munchak* G Penn State 8 Houston Oilers

Sean Farrell G Penn State 17 Tampa Bay

1980 Anthony Muñoz* T USC 3 Cincinnati

Brad Budde G USC 11 Kansas City

1975 Kurt Schumacher G Ohio State 12 New Orleans

Doug France T Ohio State 20 LA Rams

1968 Ron Yary* T USC 1 Minnesota

Mike Taylor T USC 10 Pittsburgh


DRAFT TRENDRUN ON TACKLES

At least two offensive tackles have been selected in the first round of 11 consecutive NFL Drafts and in 26 of the past 27 drafts dating back

to 1991.

LUCK OF THE IRISH

TEAMMATES IN THE TRENCHES

THE PROSPECTSDEFENSIVE LINE

North Carolina State defensive end BRADLEY CHUBB is projected to be taken early in the first round of the NFL Draft.

If chosen in the top five, Chubb would become the third player in North Carolina State history to be selected with a top five pick in the common draft era.

The North Carolina State players selected in the top five of the NFL Draft since 1967:

Washington defensive tackle VITA VEA is projected to be taken in the first round of the NFL Draft.

Vea could become the eighth defensive lineman from the Pac-12 to be picked in the first round in the past four NFL Drafts.

DRAFT TRENDPREMIUM ON THE PASS RUSH

Six defensive ends have been selected with a top-five pick in the past five NFL Drafts, including number one overall picks Myles Garrett (2017) and Jadeveon Clowney (2014).

ELITE PACK

PAC-12 D-LINE

YEAR NAME NO. CHOSEN TEAM2017 Myles Garrett 1 Cleveland

2017 Solomon Thomas 3 San Francisco

2016 Joey Bosa 3 San Diego

2014 Jadeveon Clowney 1 Houston

2013 Dion Jordan 3 Miami

2013 Ezekiel Ansah 5 Detroit

YEAR NAME POSITION NO. CHOSEN TEAM2006 Mario Williams DE 1 Houston

2004 Philip Rivers QB 4 New York Giants

YEAR NAME SCHOOL NO. CHOSEN TEAM2017 Solomon Thomas Stanford 3 San Francisco

Takkarist McKinley UCLA 26 Atlanta

2016 DeForest Buckner Oregon 7 San Francisco

Kenny Clark UCLA 27 Green Bay

2015 Leonard Williams USC 6 New York Jets

Danny Shelton Washington 12 Cleveland

Arik Armstead Oregon 17 San Francisco

THE PROSPECTSLINEBACKERS

Georgia linebacker ROQUAN SMITH is projected to be taken early in the first round of the NFL Draft.

If chosen in the top ten, Smith would become the fifth defensive player from Georgia to be selected with a top ten pick in the common draft era.

The Georgia defensive players selected in the top ten of the NFL Draft since 1967:

DRAFT TRENDCOLLEGE DEFENSIVE AWARD WINNERSAs a junior in 2017, Roquan Smith was honored as the SEC Defensive Player of the Year and the Butkus Award winner, given to the nation’s top linebacker.

Since 2003, 11 of the 15 SEC Defensive Players/Co-Players of the Year have been selected in the first round of the NFL Draft, including 2017 first-round pick Jonathan Allen.

Since 2008, six of the nine Butkus Award winners have been selected in the first round of the NFL Draft.

SENSATIONAL SMITH

YEAR NAME POS. NO. CHOSEN TEAM2016 Leonard Floyd LB 9 Chicago

2003 Johnathan Sullivan DT 6 New Orleans

2001 Richard Seymour DT 6 New England

1999 Champ Bailey CB 7 Washington

YEAR NAME POS. NO. CHOSEN TEAM2014 Kyle Fuller CB 14 Chicago

2004 DeAngelo Hall CB 8 Atlanta

1985 Bruce Smith* DE 1 Buffalo


Virginia Tech linebacker TREMAINE EDMUNDS is projected to be one of the first defensive players selected in the first round of the NFL Draft.

If selected in the first round, Edmunds would become the third Hokie defensive player to be picked in the first round in the common draft era.

The Virginia Tech defensive players selected in the first round of the NFL Draft since 1967:

HIGHLY-TOUTED HOKIE

DRAFT TRENDTHE TIDE ROLLS ON

If Alabama has a player selected in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft, the Crimson Tide will pass Florida (1983-91) for the second-longest consecutive streak of players drafted in the first round since the advent of the common draft in 1967. Alabama currently has nine consecutive drafts with at least one first-round pick.

Miami (1995-2008) holds the longest streak with 14 consecutive drafts having at least one player selected in the first round.

THE PROSPECTSDEFENSIVE BACKS

Alabama defensive back MINKAH FITZPATRICK is projected to be taken early in the first round of the NFL Draft.

If chosen in the top ten, Fitzpatrick would become the fourth Crimson Tide defensive back to be selected with a top ten pick in the common draft era and the third since 2012.

The Alabama defensive backs selected in the top ten of the NFL Draft since 1967:

BAMA BACKS

SEMINOLE SUCCESS

YEAR NAME NO. CHOSEN TEAM2013 Dee Milliner 9 New York Jets

2012 Mark Barron 7 Tampa Bay

1994 Antonio Langham 9 Cleveland

YEAR NAME NO. CHOSEN TEAM2016 Jalen Ramsey 5 Jacksonville

1992 Terrell Buckley 5 Green Bay

1989 Deion Sanders* 5 Atlanta


Florida State defensive back DERWIN JAMES hopes to hear his named called near the top of the NFL Draft.

If chosen in the top ten, James would become the fourth defensive back from Florida State to be selected in the top ten in the common draft era.

The Florida State defensive backs selected in the top ten of the NFL Draft since 1967:

YEARS SCHOOL CONSECUTIVE SEASONS WITH A 1ST-ROUNDER1995-2008 Miami 14

2009-2017 Alabama 9*

1983-1991 Florida 9

*Active streak

THE PROSPECTSDEFENSIVE BACKS

YEAR NAME NO. CHOSEN TEAM2017 Marshon Lattimore 11 New Orleans

2017 Malik Hooker 15 Indianapolis

2017 Gareon Conley 24 Oakland

2016 Eli Apple 10 NY Giants

Ohio State cornerback DENZEL WARD is projected to be taken early in the first round of the NFL Draft.

If chosen in the first round, Ohio State would become the first school in the common draft era to have five defensive backs selected in the first round over a three-year span.

The Ohio State defensive backs selected in the first round since 2016:

YEAR NAME POS. NO. CHOSEN TEAM2016 Sheldon Rankins DT 12 New Orleans

2007 Amobi Okoye DT 10 Houston

1994 Joe Johnson DE 13 New Orleans

Louisville cornerback JAIRE ALEXANDER is projected to be one of the first defensive backs off the board in the first round of the NFL Draft.

If chosen in the top 15, Alexander would become the fourth player from the Cardinals’ defense to be selected with a top 15 pick in the common draft era.

The Louisville defensive players selected in the top 15 of the NFL Draft since 1967:

YEAR NAME POS. NO. CHOSEN TEAM2011 Adrian Clayborn DE 20 Tampa Bay

2006 Chad Greenway LB 17 Minnesota

1997 Tom Knight CB 9 Arizona

1972 Craig Clemons DB 12 Chicago

Iowa cornerback JOSH JACKSON is projected to be selected in the first round of the NFL Draft.

If selected in the first round, Jackson would become the fifth defensive player from Iowa to be chosen in the first round in the common draft era.

The Iowa defensive players selected in the first round of the NFL Draft since 1967:

BUCKEYE BRILLIANCE

HAWKEYE HISTORY

FLYING CARDINALS

YEAR ROUND 1 TRADES2000 16

2001 15

2002 14

2003 18

2004 17

2005 9

2006 11

2007 10

2008 17

2009 13

2010 15

2011 8

2012 19

2013 12

2014 11

2015 6

2016 8

2017 10

FIRST-ROUND TRADES SINCE 2000(Yearly totals can include future selections traded in

previous years.)

YEAR COLLEGE & SELECTIONS1937 Nebraska - HB Lloyd Cardwell (7) & E Les McDonald (8)

1943 Minnesota - HB Bill Daley (7) & T Dick Wildung (8)

1946 Notre Dame - QB Johnny Lujack (4) & T George Connor (5)

1948 Alabama - HB Lowell Tew (4) & C Vaughn Mancha (5)

1949 Notre Dame - QB Frank Tripucka (9) & G Bill Fischer (10)

1949 Southern Methodist - RB Doak Walker (3) & HB Paul Page (4)

1959 Ohio State - HB Don Clark (7) & C Dan James (8)

1967 Michigan State - DT Bubba Smith (1) & RB Clint Jones (2)

1977 Southern California - T Marvin Powell (4) & DT Gary Jeter (5)

1978 Notre Dame - TE Ken MacAfee (7) & DT Ross Browner (8)

1981 UCLA - RB Freeman McNeil (3) & DB Kenny Easley (4)

1984 Nebraska - WR Irving Fryar (1) & T Dean Steinkuhler (2)

1990 Southern California - LB Junior Seau (5) & DB Mark Carrier (6)

1991 Nebraska - DB Bruce Pickens (3) & LB Mike Croel (4)

1991 Tennessee - T Charles McRae (7) & T Antone Davis (8)

1992 Stanford - T Bob Whitfield (8) & RB Tommy Vardell (9)

1993 Alabama - DE John Copeland (5) & DE Eric Curry (6)

1996 Illinois - LB Kevin Hardy (2) & DE Simeon Rice (3)

2000 Penn State - DE Courtney Brown (1) & LB LaVar Arrington (2)

2002 Texas - T Mike Williams (4) & DB Quentin Jammer (5)

2004 Miami - S Sean Taylor (5) & TE Kellen Winslow (6)

2010 Oklahoma - DT Gerald McCoy (3) & T Trent Williams (4)

2013 Alabama - DB Dee Milliner (9) & G Chance Warmack (10)

2014 Texas A&M - T Jake Matthews (6) & WR Mike Evans (7)

2016 Ohio State – DE Joey Bosa (3) & RB Ezekiel Elliott (4)

CONSECUTIVE TOP 10 CHOICES FROM SAME COLLEGE

During the 2017 NFL Draft, the Houston Texans traded the No. 25 overall pick and their 2018 first-round selection to the Cleveland Browns for the No. 12 overall pick, which they used to select Clemson QB DESHAUN WATSON.

DRAFT HISTORY

YEAR OFFENSE DEFENSE FIRST OFFENSIVE PICK FIRST DEFENSIVE PICK1990 11 14 QB Jeff George (1) DT Cortez Kennedy (3)

1991 13 14 T Charles McRae (7) DT Russell Maryland (1)

1992 13 15 WR Desmond Howard (4) DE Steve Emtman (1)

1993 15 14 QB Drew Bledsoe (1) LB Marvin Jones (4)

1994 13 16 RB Marshall Faulk (2) DT Dan Wilkinson (1)

1995 18 14 RB Ki-Jana Carter (1) DE Kevin Carter (6)

1996 17 13 WR Keyshawn Johnson (1) LB Kevin Hardy (2)

1997 14 16 T Orlando Pace (1) DE Darrell Russell (2)

1998 14 16 QB Peyton Manning (1) DE Andre Wadsworth (3)

1999 16 15 QB Tim Couch (1) CB Champ Bailey (7)

2000 17 14 T Chris Samuel (3) DE Courtney Brown (1)

2001 15 16 QB Michael Vick (1) DT Gerard Warren (3)

2002 16 16 QB David Carr (1) DE Julius Peppers (2)

2003 14 18 QB Carson Palmer (1) DT Dewayne Robertson (4)

2004 19 13 QB Eli Manning (1) S Sean Taylor (5)

2005 16 16 QB Alex Smith (1) CB Adam Jones (6)

2006 19 13 RB Reggie Bush (2) DE Mario Williams (1)

2007 15 17 QB JaMarcus Russell (1) DE Gaines Adams (4)

2008 16 15 T Jake Long (1) DE Chris Long (2)

2009 19 13 QB Matthew Stafford (1) DE Tyson Jackson (3)

2010 14 18 QB Sam Bradford (1) DT Ndamukong Suh (2)

2011 16 16 QB Cam Newton (1) LB Von Miller (2)

2012 15 17 QB Andrew Luck (1) CB Morris Claiborne (6)

2013 14 18 T Eric Fisher (1) DE Dion Jordan (3)

2014 14 18 T Greg Robinson (2) DE Jadeveon Clowney (1)

2015 17 15 QB Jameis Winston (1) DE Dante Fowler (3)

2016 15 16 QB Jared Goff (1) DE Joey Bosa (3)

2017 13 19 QB Mitchell Trubisky (2) DE Myles Garrett (1)

BREAKDOWN OF OFFENSIVE/DEFENSIVE PLAYERS SELECTED IN FIRST ROUND SINCE 1990

Defensive end MYLES GARRETT (No. 1 overall) and quarterback MITCHELL TRUBISKY (No. 2 overall) were the first defensive and offensive players selected in the 2017 NFL Draft.

DRAFT HISTORY

COLLEGE SELECTIONSAuburn (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)

Notre Dame (5) 1972: Walt Patulski, DT (Buffalo)1957: Paul Hornung, HB (Green Bay)1950: Leon Hart, E (Detroit)1946: Frank Dancewicz, QB (Boston Yanks)1944: Angelo Bertelli, QB (Boston Yanks)

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)

COLLEGES WITH THE MOST NO. 1 OVERALL DRAFT CHOICES

YEAR NAME TEAM1942 “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 Oilers

1983 John Elway Baltimore Colts

1985 Bruce Smith Buffalo

1989 Troy Aikman Dallas

1997 Orlando Pace St. Louis

PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAMERS SELECTED NO. 1 OVERALL

DRAFT HISTORY

MOST FIRST-ROUND SELECTIONS FROM ONE COLLEGE IN A SINGLE YEAR

YEAR COLLEGE SELECTIONS2004 Miami 6 - Sean Taylor, Kellen Winslow, Jonathan Vilma,

D.J. Williams, Vernon Carey, Vince Wilfork

COLLEGE WITH MOST PLAYERS TAKEN IN SINGLE DRAFT

YEAR COLLEGE PLAYERS SELECTED1984 Texas 17

MOST OFFENSIVE PLAYERS SELECTED IN THE FIRST ROUND

YEAR PLAYERS SELECTED1968 19

2004 19

2009 19

MOST DEFENSIVE PLAYERS SELECTED IN THE FIRST ROUND

YEAR PLAYERS SELECTED2006 19

2017 19

CONSECUTIVE FIRST-ROUND CHOICES FROM SAME COLLEGE THAT PLAYED SAME POSITION

YEAR COLLEGE POSITION SELECTIONS1991 Tennessee T Charles McRae (#7, Tampa Bay) and Antone Davis (#8, Philadelphia)

1993 Alabama DE John Copeland (#5, Cincinnati) and Eric Curry (#6, Tampa Bay)

1997 Miami DE Kenard Lang (#17, Washington) and Kenny Holmes (#18, Tennessee)

‘09

QB Matthew StaffordGeorgia

‘17

CB Marshon LattimoreOhio State

DRAFT HISTORY

MOST CONSECUTIVE OFFENSIVE PLAYERS SELECTED TO START NFL DRAFT

YEAR SELECTIONS1999 6 - QB Tim Couch (Cleveland), QB Donovan McNabb (Philadelphia), QB Akili Smith (Cincinnati), RB

Edgerrin James (Indianapolis), RB Ricky Williams (New Orleans), WR Torry Holt (St. Louis)

MOST CONSECUTIVE DEFENSIVE PLAYERS SELECTED TO START NFL DRAFT

YEAR SELECTIONS1991 6 - DT Russell Maryland (Dallas), S Eric Turner (Cleveland), CB Bruce Pickens (Atlanta), OLB Mike

Croel (Denver), CB Todd Lyght (Los Angeles Rams), DT Eric Swann (Phoenix)

MOST OFFENSIVE LINEMEN TAKEN IN FIRST ROUNDYEAR SELECTIONS1968 10 - 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

DRAFT TIMESNOTE: 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.

YEAR TIMELongest 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 2015 13 hours, 45 minutes

DRAFTS # OF ROUNDSMost rounds on draft day 1943-1959 30

DRAFT HISTORY

QUARTERBACKS AND RUNNING BACKS FROM SAME COLLEGE SELECTED IN FIRST ROUND OF THE SAME DRAFT

YEAR COLLEGE SELECTIONS1942 Stanford QB Frank Albert, RB Pete Kmetovic

1943 Missouri QB Jack Jenkins, RB Bob Steuber

1944 Notre Dame QB Angelo Bertelli, RB Creighton Miller

1946 Notre Dame QB Frank Dancewicz, QB Johnny Lujack, RB Emil Sitko

1947 UCLA QB Ernie Case, RB Cal Rossi

1948 Alabama QB Harry Gilmer, RB Lowell Tew

1983 Penn State QB Todd Blackledge, RB Curt Warner

1993 Notre Dame QB Rick Mirer, RB Jerome Bettis

1995 Penn State QB Kerry Collins, RB Ki-Jana Carter

2006 Southern California QB Matt Leinart, RB Reggie Bush

COLLEGES WITH THREE PLAYERS DRAFTED IN THE FIRST ROUND(SINCE 2000)

YEAR COLLEGE SELECTIONS2000 Florida State (3) Peter Warrick (Cincinnati), Corey Simon (Philadelphia), Sebastian Janikowski

(Oakland)

2001 Miami (4) Dan Morgan (Carolina), Damione Lewis (St. Louis), Santana Moss (New York Jets), Reggie Wayne (Indianapolis)

Michigan (3) David Terrell (Chicago), Steve Hutchinson (Seattle), Jeff Backus (Detroit)

2002 Miami (5) Bryant McKinnie (Minnesota), Jeremy Shockey (New York 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 (New York 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 (New York 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 (New York 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)

DRAFT HISTORY

COLLEGES WITH THREE PLAYERS DRAFTED IN THE FIRST ROUND (SINCE 2000) (CONT.)

YEAR COLLEGE SELECTIONS2007 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 (New York 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)

2012 Alabama (4) Trent Richardson (Cleveland), Mark Barron (Tampa Bay), Dre Kirkpatrick (Cincinnati), Dont’a Hightower (New England)

2013 Alabama (3) Dee Milliner (New York Jets), Chance Warmack (Tennessee), D.J. Fluker (San Diego)

Florida State (3) E.J. Manuel (Buffalo), Bjoern Werner (Indianapolis), Xavier Rhodes (Minnesota)

2014 Louisville (3) Calvin Pryor (New York Jets), Marcus Smith (Philadelphia), Teddy Bridgewater (Minnesota)

Texas A&M (3) Jake Matthews (Atlanta), Mike Evans (Tampa Bay), Johnny Manziel (Cleveland)

2015 Washington (3) Danny Shelton (Cleveland), Marcus Peters (Kansas City), Shaq Thompson (Carolina)

2016 Ohio State (5) Joey Bosa (San Diego), Ezekiel Elliott (Dallas), Eli Apple (New York Giants), Taylor Decker (Detroit), Darron Lee (New York Jets)

Mississippi (3) Laremy Tunsil (Miami), Laquon Treadwell (Minnesota), Robert Nkemdiche (Arizona)

2017 Alabama (4) Marlon Humphrey (Baltimore), Jonathan Allen (Washington), O.J. Howard (Tampa Bay), Reuben Foster (San Francisco)

LSU (3) Leonard Fournette (Jacksonville), Jamal Adams (New York Jets), Tre’Davious White (Buffalo)

Ohio State (3) Marshon Lattimore (New Orleans), Malik Hooker (Indianapolis), Gareon Conley (Oakland)

DRAFT HISTORY

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MOST FIRST-ROUND SELECTIONS BY POSITION (SINGLE DRAFT)

POSITION SELECTIONSQuarterback (6 in 1983) John Elway (Baltimore Colts), Todd Blackledge (Kansas City),

Jim Kelly (Buffalo), Tony Eason (New England), Ken O’Brien (New York Jets), Dan Marino (Miami)

John Elway - hoF Class oF ‘04 Jim KElly - hoF Class oF ‘02 Dan marino - hoF Class oF ‘05

POSITION SELECTIONSHalfback/Running Back (9 in 1938 and 1941) (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)

POSITION SELECTIONSWide Receiver (7 in 2004) Larry Fitzgerald (Arizona), Roy Williams (Detroit), Reggie

Williams (Jacksonville), Lee Evans (Buffalo), Michael Clayton (Tampa Bay), Michael Jenkins (Atlanta), Rashaun Woods (San Francisco)

POSITION SELECTIONSTight End (3 in 1970, 2002 and 2017) (Last time) 2017 – O.J. Howard (Tampa Bay), Evan Engram (New

York Giants), David Njoku (Cleveland)

POSITION SELECTIONSCenter (2 in 1949, 1950, 1968 and 2009) (Last time) 2009 – Alex Mack (Cleveland), Eric Wood (Buffalo)

POSITION SELECTIONSGuard (4 in 1982) Mike Munchak (Houston Oilers), Sean Farrell (Tampa Bay), Ron

Hallestrom (Green Bay), Roy Foster (Miami)

POSITION SELECTIONSTackle (8 in 2008) 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)

DRAFT HISTORY

MOST FIRST-ROUND SELECTIONS BY POSITION (SINGLE DRAFT)

POSITION SELECTIONSDefensive Back (9 in 2014) Justin Gilbert (Cleveland), Kyle Fuller (Chicago), Calvin Pryor

(New York Jets), Ha Ha Clinton-Dix (Green Bay), Darqueze Dennard (Cincinnati), Jason Verrett (San Diego), Deone Bucannon (Arizona), Jimmie Ward (San Francisco), Bradley Roby (Denver)

POSITION SELECTIONSLinebacker (7 in 1990) 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)

POSITION SELECTIONSDefensive End (7 in 2017) Myles Garrett (Cleveland), Solomon Thomas (San Francisco),

Derek Barnett (Philadelphia), Jonathan Allen (Washington), Charles Harris (Miami), Takkarist McKinley (Atlanta), Taco Charlton (Dallas)

POSITION SELECTIONSDefensive Tackle (6 in 1977, 2001 and 2003) (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)

POSITION SELECTIONSNose Tackle (1 in 1986, 1988 and 2012) (Last time) 2012 – Dontari Poe (Kansas City)

POSITION SELECTIONSKicker/Punter (1 in 1966, 1973, 1978, 1979 and 2000) (Last time) 2000 – K Sebastian Janikowski (Oakland)

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26

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Myles Garrett

Solomon Thomas

Derek Barnett

Jonathan Allen

Charles Harris

Takkarist McKinley

Taco Charlton

DRAFT HISTORY

MOST PLAYERS DRAFTED FROM SINGLE SCHOOL SINCE 1970YEAR COLLEGE PLAYERS

1970 Grambling, Southern California 9

1971 Ohio State 13

1972 Michigan 10

1973 Oklahoma 11

1974 UCLA 12

1975 Southern California 14

1976 Nebraska, Ohio State 11


1978 Florida 10

1979 Notre Dame, Oklahoma 10

1980 Nebraska, Southern California 10

1981 Pittsburgh 12

1982 Texas 12


1984 Texas 17

1985 Wisconsin 11

1986 Illinois, Southern California 9

1987 Penn State 13

1988 Oklahoma 13

1989 Auburn 10


1991 Miami 11

1992 Washington 11

1993 Notre Dame, Miami 9

YEAR COLLEGE PLAYERS1994 Notre Dame 10

1995 Colorado, Florida State 10

1996 Penn State 10

1997 Arizona State, Miami, Nebraska 8

1998 Washington 10

1999 Florida, Ohio State 8

2000 Tennessee 9

2001 Florida State 9

2002 Miami 11

2003 Florida, Miami, Tennessee 8

2004 Ohio State 14

2005 Oklahoma 11


2007 Florida 9



2010 Florida 9

2011 North Carolina, Southern California 9

2012 Alabama 8


2014 LSU 9


2016 Ohio State 12

2017 Michigan 11

‘13

Xavier RhodesFlorida State

Odell Beckham, Jr.LSU

Jameis WinstonFlorida State

Joey BosaOhio State

Jabrill PeppersMichigan

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DRAFT HISTORY

UNDERCLASSMEN AND THE DRAFTYEAR DRAFTED TOP-10 PICKS2017 67 8

2016 70 8

2015 55 6

2014 61 6

2013 52 3

2012 44 8

2011 43 8

2010 46 5

2009 41 5

2008 39 4

2007 29 5

2006 33 6

2005 37 4

2004 35 5

YEAR DRAFTED TOP-10 PICKS2003 32 5

2002 26 2

2001 27 5

2000 20 4

1999 22 5

1998 19 3

1997 25 6

1996 16 4

1995 22 2

1994 25 6

1993 24 5

1992 21 5

1991 19 1

1990 18 5

COLLEGES WITH MOST FIRST-ROUND PICKS (SINCE 1967)COLLEGE PLAYERSSouthern California 69

Ohio State 64

Miami 60

Florida 49

Alabama 47

Florida State 43

Notre Dame 41

Tennessee 40

Michigan 36

Penn State 33

Texas 33

Oklahoma 32

COLLEGE PLAYERSTexas A&M 30

Louisiana State 29

Nebraska 28

Clemson 26

Georgia 26

UCLA 26

Michigan State 25

California 24

Arizona State 23

North Carolina 23

Pittsburgh 23

Wisconsin 23

DRAFT HISTORY

NOTE: Since 1990, 18 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, Andrew Luck – 2012, Jadeveon Clowney – 2014,

Jameis Winston – 2015, Jared Goff – 2016, Myles Garrett – 2017).

COLLEGES WITH MOST FIRST-ROUND PICKS BY YEAR (SINCE 1967)YEAR COLLEGE SELECTIONS

1967 Michigan State 4


1969 Notre Dame, Ohio State, Southern California

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1970 Oklahoma 3

1971 Ohio State 4

1972 Nebraska, Notre Dame 3

1973 Purdue, Southern California 3

1974 Ohio State 3

1975 Ohio State 3

1976 Colorado, Oklahoma 3


1978 Notre Dame 3

1979 Alabama, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Miami, Nebraska, UCLA

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1980 Southern California, Texas 3

1981 Southern California, Pittsburgh

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1983 Pittsburgh, Southern California

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1984 Maryland, Nebraska, Oklahoma

2

1985 Wisconsin 3

1986 Iowa 3

1987 Miami 3

1988 Arizona State, Miami, Oklahoma

2

1989 Florida 3

1990 Arizona, Georgia, Houston, Southern California

2

1991 Tennessee 3

1992 Miami, Stanford, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Washington

2

1993 Notre Dame 4

1994 Notre Dame, Texas A&M 3

1995 Florida State, Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State

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1996 Ohio State 3

YEAR COLLEGE SELECTIONS1997 Florida State 4

1998 North Carolina, Tennessee 3

1999 Ohio State 3


2001 Miami 4

2002 Miami 5

2003 Miami, Penn State 4

2004 Miami 6

2005 Auburn 4

2006 Ohio State 5

2007 LSU 4



2010 Oklahoma 4

2011 Alabama 4

2012 Alabama 4

2013 Alabama, Florida State 3

2014 Louisville, Texas A&M 3

2015 Washington 3

2016 Ohio State 5

2017 Alabama 4

‘93

Jerome BettisNotre Dame

‘96

Eddie GeorgeOhio State

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