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La seguente è la lista delle prime scelte assolute nel draft della National Football League. Il Draft NFL è una selezione annuale dei migliori giocatori di football universitario che si sono dichiarati eleggibili per essere chiamati dalle franchigie della NFL. Per essere considerati eleggibili bisogna aver lasciato la scuola superiore da almeno tre anni. L'ordine di selezione è basato sull'inversione della classifica dell'anno precedente, così la squadra col peggior record sceglie per prima e così via. Al Draft NFL 2024, un totale di 88 giocatori sono stati scelti come primi assoluti.

Lista delle prime scelte assolute

John Elway fu scelto nel 1983 come primo assoluto

= Pro Bowler^[1] (37 giocatori)

= Hall of Famer (14 giocatori)

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

* Dal 1967 al 1969 la NFL tenne un draft comune con American Football League, che si fuse con la NFL nel 1970.
** I Cleveland Browns rinunciarono alla prima scelta assoluta nel 1986 per scegliere Bernie Kosar nel draft supplementare del 1985.
*** I Dallas Cowboys rinunciarono alla prima scelta assoluta nel 1990 per scegliere Steve Walsh nel draft supplementare del 1989.

Statistiche

I Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts sono state la squadra con più prime scelte assolute, 6.
Solo cinque giocatori hanno vinto il premio come rookie dell'anno: Earl Campbell (1978); Billy Sims (1980); George Rogers (1981); Sam Bradford (2010) e Cam Newton (2011).
Un totale di 14 giocatori è stato inserito nella Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Un totale di 37 giocatori è stato convocato almeno una volta per il Pro Bowl