Every quarterback selected No. 1 overall in NFL draft History

NFL draft: History of quarterbacks selected No. 1 overall, from Bryce Young to Angelo Bertelli.

The 2024 NFL draft will begin Thursday, April 25 and ends Saturday, April 27. This year is the 89th edition of the NFL draft, and Detroit is the host city.

The Chicago Bears own the No. 1 overall pick and it’s widely expected that they will select USC quarterback Caleb Williams. Since 2000, 17 quarterbacks have been selected No. 1 overall, including Bryce Young to the Carolina Panthers in the 2023 NFL Draft.

A total of 35 quarterbacks have been selected No. 1 overall in the drafts history, the most of any position. Sportshistori.com lists the quarterbacks who have heard their name called first in the draft.

List of quarterbacks selected No. 1 overall in the NFL Draft history 1944-2024

Selecting a quarterback No. 1 overall is a significantly more common occurrence since 2000 than in previous decades. In all but five drafts since 2001 has a quarterback not gone with the top overall selection.

Between the merger and 2000, just 10 quarterbacks were selected with the No. 1 pick. Since 2000, 17 passers have been selected No. 1, must recently Bryce Young of the Panthers in 2023.

Here's the complete list:

Year Player (College) Team

2023  Bryce Young (Alabama) Carolina Panthers

2021  Trevor Lawrence (Clemson) Jacksonville Jaguars

2020  Joe Burrow (LSU) Cincinnati Bengals

2019  Kyler Murray (Oklahoma) Arizona Cardinals

2018  Baker Mayfield (Oklahoma) Cleveland Browns

2016  Jared Goff (California) St. Louis Rams

2015  Jameis Winston (Florida State) Tampa Bay Buccaneers

2012  Andrew Luck (Stanford) Indianapolis Colts

2011  Cam Newton (Auburn) Carolina Panhers

2010  Sam Bradford (Oklahoma) St. Louis Rams

2009  Matthew Stafford (Georgia) Detroit Lions

2007  JaMarcus Russell (LSU) Oakland Raiders

2005  Alex Smith (Utah) San Francisco 49ers

2004  Eli Manning (Ole Miss) San Diego Chargers

2003  Carson Palmer (USC) Cincinnati Bengals

2002  David Carr (Fresno State) Houston Texans

2001  Michael Vick (Virginia Tech) Atlanta Falcons

1999  Tim Couch (Kentucky) Cleveland Browns

1998  Peyton Manning (Tennessee) Indianapolis Colts

1993  Drew Bledsoe (Washington State) New England Patriots

1990  Jeff George (Illinois) Indianapolis Colts

1989  Troy Aikman (UCLA) Dallas Cowboys

1987  Vinny Testaverde (Miami) Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1983  John Elway (Stanford) Baltimore Colts

1975  Steve Bartkowski (California) Atlanta Falcons

1971  Jim Plunkett (Stanford) New England Patriots

1970  Terry Bradshaw (Louisiana Tech) Pittsburgh Steelers

1963  Terry Baker (Oregon State) Los Angeles Rams

1959  Randy Duncan (Iowa) Green Bay Packers

1958  King Hill (Rice) Chicago Cardinals

1955  George Shaw (Oregon) Baltimore Colts

1954  Bobby Garrett (Stanford) Cleveland Browns

1952  Bill Wade (Vanderbilt) Los Angeles Rams

1946  Frank Dancewicz (Notre Dame) Boston Yanks

1944  Angelo Bertelli (Notre Dame) Boston Yanks

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