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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Thursday, April 22, 2010

NFL Draft: No. 1 Selections


The Associated Press

The first choice in the annual selection of college players by professional football with player, team, position and college:

2010 � Sam Bradford, St. Louis, QB, Oklahoma.

2009 � Matthew Stafford, Detroit, QB, Georgia.

2008 � Jake Long, Miami, OT, Michigan.

2007 � JaMarcus Russell, Oakland, QB, LSU.

2006 � Mario Williams, Houston, DE, North Carolina State.

2005 � Alex Smith, San Francisco, QB, Utah.

2004 � Eli Manning, San Diego, QB, Mississippi.

2003 � Carson Palmer, Cincinnati, QB, Southern California.

2002 � David Carr, Houston, QB, Fresno State.

2001 � Michael Vick, Atlanta, QB, Virginia Tech.

2000 � Courtney Brown, Cleveland, DE, Penn State.

1999 � Tim Couch, Cleveland, QB, Kentucky.

1998 � Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, QB, Tennessee.

1997 � Orlando Pace, St. Louis Rams, T, Ohio State.

1996 � Keyshawn Johnson, New York Jets, WR, Southern California.

1995 � Ki-Jana Carter, Cincinnati, RB, Penn State.

1994 � Dan Wilkinson, Cincinnati, DE, Ohio State.

1993 � Drew Bledsoe, New England, QB, Washington State.

1992 � Steve Emtman, Indianapolis, DE, Washington.

1991 � Russell Maryland, Dallas, DL, Miami.

1990 � Jeff George, Indianapolis, QB, Illinois.

1989 � Troy Aikman, Dallas, QB, UCLA.

1988 � Aundray Bruce, Atlanta, LB, Auburn.

1987 � Vinny Testaverde, Tampa Bay, QB, Miami.

1986 � Bo Jackson, Tampa Bay, RB, Auburn.

1985 � Bruce Smith, Buffalo, DT, Virginia Tech.

1984 � Irving Fryar, New England, WR, Nebraska.

1983 � John Elway, Baltimore, QB, Stanford.

1982 � Kenneth Sims, New England, DT, Texas.

1981 � George Rogers, New Orleans, RB, South Carolina.

1980 � Billy Sims, Detroit, RB, Oklahoma.

1979 � Tom Cousineau, Buffalo, LB, Ohio State.

1978 � Earl Campbell, Houston, RB, Texas.

1977 � Ricky Bell, Tampa Bay, RB, Southern California.

1976 � Lee Roy Selmon, Tampa Bay, DE, Oklahoma.

1975 � Steve Bartkowski, Atlanta, QB, California.

1974 � Ed Jones, Dallas, DE, Tennessee State.

1973 � John Matuszak, Houston, DE, Tampa.

1972 � Walt Patulski, Buffalo, DE, Notre Dame.

1971 � Jim Plunkett, New England, QB, Stanford.

1970 � Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh, QB, Louisiana Tech.

1969 � O.J. Simpson, Buffalo (AFL), RB, Southern California.

1968 � Ron Yary, Minnesota, T, Southern California.

1967 � Bubba Smith, Baltimore, DT, Michigan State.

1966 � Tommy Nobis, Atlanta, LB, Texas.

1966 � Jim Grabowski, Miami (AFL), RB, Illinois.

1965 � Tucker Frederickson, N.Y. Giants, RB, Auburn.

1965 � Lawrence Elkins, Houston (AFL), WR, Baylor.

1964 � Dave Parks, San Francisco, WR, Texas Tech.

1964 � Jack Concannon, Boston (AFL), QB, Boston College.

1963 � Terry Baker, Los Angeles, QB, Oregon State.

1963 � Buck Buchanan, Kansas City (AFL), DT, Grambling.

1962 � Ernie Davis, Washington, RB, Syracuse.

1962 � Roman Gabriel, Oakland (AFL), QB, North Carolina State.

1961 � Tommy Mason, Minnesota, RB, Tulane.

1961 � Ken Rice, Buffalo (AFL), G, Auburn.

1960 � Billy Cannon, Los Angeles, RB, LSU.

1959 � Randy Duncan, Green Bay, QB, Iowa.

1958 � King Hill, Chicago Cardinals, QB, Rice.

1957 � Paul Hornung, Green Bay, HB, Notre Dame.

1956 � Gary Glick, Pittsburgh, DB, Colorado A&M.

1955 � George Shaw, Baltimore, QB, Oregon.

1954 � Bobby Garrett, Cleveland, QB, Stanford.

1953 � Harry Babcock, San Francisco, WR, Georgia.

1952 � Bill Wade, Los Angeles, QB, Vanderbilt.

1951 � Kyle Rote, New York Giants, HB, SMU.

1950 � Leon Hart, Detroit, WR, Notre Dame.

1949 � Chuck Bednarik, Philadelphia, C, Pennsylvania.

1948 � Harry Gilmer, Washington, QB, Alabama.

1947 � Bob Fenimore, Chicago Bears, HB, Oklahoma A&M.

1946 � Frank Dancewicz, Boston, QB, Notre Dame.

1945 � Charley Trippi, Chicago Cardinals, HB, Georgia.

1944 � Angelo Bertelli, Boston, QB, Notre Dame.

1943 � Frank Sinkwich, Detroit, HB, Georgia.

1942 � Bill Dudley, Pittsburgh, HB, Virginia.

1941 � Tom Harmon, Chicago Bears, HB, Michigan.

1940 � George Cafego, Chicago Cardinals, HB, Tennessee.

1939 � Ki Aldrich, Chicago Cardinals, C, TCU.

1938 � Corbett Davis, Cleveland, FB, Indiana.

1937 � Sam Francis, Philadelphia, FB, Nebraska.

1936 � Jay Berwanger, Philadelphia, HB, Chicago.