List of NFL drafts

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The NFL draft, officially known as the "NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting",[1][2][3] is an annual event which serves as the league's most common source of player recruitment.[4] The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings; the teams with the worst win–loss records receive the earliest picks. Teams that qualified for the NFL playoffs select after non-qualifiers, and their order depends on how far they advanced, using their regular season record as a tie-breaker. The final two selections in the first round are reserved for the Super Bowl runner-up and champion. Draft picks are tradable and players or other picks can be acquired with them.[5]

In 1936, the league introduced the NFL draft after team owners voted on it in 1935.[6][7] The intention of the draft is to make the NFL more competitive, as some teams had an advantage in signing players.[5][7] From 1947 through 1958 the NFL designated the first overall selection as a "bonus" or "lottery pick". The pick was awarded by a random draw and the winner who received the "bonus pick" forfeited its selection in the final round of the draft and became ineligible for future draws. The system was abolished prior to the 1959 NFL draft, as all twelve teams in the league at the time had received a bonus choice.[8][9]

List of drafts by year

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Draft Date Rds. Picks[10] Venue[11] City First overall
selection		 Hall of
Famers[10]		 Ref.
1936 February 8, 1936 9 81 Ritz-Carlton Hotel Philadelphia Jay Berwanger 4 [12]
1937 December 12, 1936 10 100 Hotel Lincoln New York Sam Francis 2 [13]
1938 December 12, 1937 12 110 Sherman House Hotel Chicago Corbett Davis 2 [14]
1939 December 9, 1938 22 200 New Yorker Hotel New York Ki Aldrich 1 [15]
1940 December 9, 1939 22 200 Schroeder Hotel Milwaukee George Cafego 2 [16]
1941 December 10, 1940 22 204 Willard Hotel Washington Tom Harmon 1 [17]
1942 December 22, 1941 22 200 Palmer House Hotel Chicago Bill Dudley 1 [18]
1943 April 8, 1943 32 300 Palmer House Hotel Chicago Frank Sinkwich 0 [19]
1944 April 19, 1944 32 330 Warwick Hotel Philadelphia Angelo Bertelli 3 [20]
1945 April 8, 1945 32 330 Commodore Hotel New York Charley Trippi 5 [21]
1946 January 14, 1946 32 300 Commodore Hotel New York Frank Dancewicz 1 [22]
1947 December 16, 1946 32 300 Commodore Hotel New York Bob Fenimore 2 [23]
1948 December 19, 1947 32 300 Fort Pitt Hotel Pittsburgh Harry Gilmer 3 [24]
1949 December 21, 1948 25 251 The Bellevue-Stratford Hotel
Schenley Hotel		 Philadelphia Chuck Bednarik 4 [25]
1950 January 20–21, 1950 30 391 Bellevue-Stratford Hotel
Racquet Club of Philadelphia		 Philadelphia Leon Hart 5 [26]
1951 January 18–19, 1951 30 362 Blackstone Hotel Chicago Kyle Rote 8 [27]
1952 January 17, 1952 30 360 Hotel Statler New York Bill Wade 4 [28]
1953 January 22, 1953 30 360 Bellevue-Stratford Hotel Philadelphia Harry Babcock 8 [29]
1954 January 28, 1954 30 360 Bellevue-Stratford Hotel Philadelphia Bobby Garrett 1 [30]
1955 January 27–28, 1955 30 360 Bellevue-Stratford Hotel
Warwick Hotel		 New York George Shaw 1 [31]
1956 November 28, 1955,
January 17–18, 1956		 30 360 Bellevue-Stratford Hotel
Ambassador Hotel		 Philadelphia
Los Angeles		 Gary Glick 4 [32]
1957 November 26, 1956,
January 31, 1957		 30 360 Bellevue-Stratford Hotel
Warwick Hotel		 Philadelphia Paul Hornung 9 [33]
1958 December 2, 1957,
January 28, 1958		 30 360 Warwick Hotel Philadelphia King Hill 4 [34]
1959 December 1, 1958,
January 21, 1959		 30 360 Warwick Hotel Philadelphia Randy Duncan 1 [35]
1960 November 30, 1959 20 240 Warwick Hotel Philadelphia Billy Cannon 2 [36]
1961 December 27–28, 1960 20 280 Warwick Hotel Philadelphia Tommy Mason 7 [37]
1962 December 4, 1961 20 280 Sheraton Hotel & Towers Chicago Ernie Davis 2 [38]
1963 December 3, 1962 20 280 Sheraton Hotel & Towers Chicago Terry Baker 5 [39]
1964 December 2, 1963 20 280 Sheraton Hotel & Towers Chicago Dave Parks 11 [40]
1965 November 28, 1964 20 280 Summit Hotel New York Tucker Frederickson 5 [41]
1966 November 27, 1965 20 305 Summit Hotel New York Tommy Nobis 1 [42]
1967 March 14–15, 1967 17 445 Gotham Hotel New York Bubba Smith 8 [43]
1968 January 30–31, 1968 17 462 Belmont Plaza Hotel New York Ron Yary 8 [44]
1969 January 28–29, 1969 17 442 Belmont Plaza Hotel New York O. J. Simpson 5 [45]
1970 January 27–28, 1970 17 442 Belmont Plaza Hotel New York Terry Bradshaw 2 [46]
1971 January 28–29, 1971 17 442 Belmont Plaza Hotel New York Jim Plunkett 4 [47]
1972 February 1–2, 1972 17 442 Essex House New York Walt Patulski 1 [48]
1973 January 30–31, 1973 17 442 Americana Hotel New York John Matuszak 4 [49]
1974 January 29–30, 1974 17 442 Americana Hotel New York Ed "Too Tall" Jones 5 [50]
1975 January 28–29, 1975 17 442 Hilton at Rockefeller Center New York Steve Bartkowski 3 [51]
1976 April 8–9, 1976 17 487 Roosevelt Hotel New York Lee Roy Selmon 5 [52]
1977 May 3–4, 1977 12 335 Roosevelt Hotel New York Ricky Bell 1 [53]
1978 May 2–3, 1978 12 334 Roosevelt Hotel New York Earl Campbell 3 [54]
1979 May 3–4, 1979 12 330 Waldorf-Astoria Hotel New York Tom Cousineau 3 [55]
1980 April 29–30, 1980 12 333 New York Sheraton Hotel New York Billy Sims 3 [56]
1981 April 28–29, 1981 12 332 New York Sheraton Hotel New York George Rogers 6 [57]
1982 April 27–28, 1982 12 334 New York Sheraton Hotel New York Kenneth Sims 3 [58]
1983 April 26–27, 1983 12 335 New York Sheraton Hotel New York John Elway 9 [59]
1984 May 1–2, 1984 12 336 New York Sheraton Hotel New York Irving Fryar 0 [60]
1985 April 30 – May 1, 1985 12 336 New York Sheraton Hotel New York Bruce Smith 5 [61]
1986 April 29–30, 1986 12 333 New York Marriott Marquis New York Bo Jackson 1 [62]
1987 April 28–29, 1987 12 335 New York Marriott Marquis New York Vinny Testaverde 1 [63]
1988 April 24–25, 1988 12 333 New York Marriott Marquis New York Aundray Bruce 7 [64]
1989 April 23–24, 1989 12 335 New York Marriott Marquis New York Troy Aikman 5 [65]
1990 April 22–23, 1990 12 332 New York Marriott Marquis New York Jeff George 6 [66]
1991 April 21–22, 1991 12 334 New York Marriott Marquis New York Russell Maryland 2 [67]
1992 April 26–27, 1992 12 336 New York Marriott Marquis New York Steve Emtman 0 [68]
1993 April 25–26, 1993 8 224 New York Marriott Marquis New York Drew Bledsoe 5 [69]
1994 April 24–25, 1994 7 222 New York Marriott Marquis New York Dan Wilkinson 6 [70]
1995 April 22–23, 1995 7 249 Theater at Madison Square Garden New York Ki-Jana Carter 6 [71]
1996 April 20–21, 1996 7 254 Theater at Madison Square Garden New York Keyshawn Johnson 7 [72]
1997 April 19–20, 1997 7 240 Theater at Madison Square Garden New York Orlando Pace 5 [73]
1998 April 18–19, 1998 7 241 Theater at Madison Square Garden New York Peyton Manning 4 [74]
1999 April 17–18, 1999 7 253 Theater at Madison Square Garden New York Tim Couch 2 [75]
2000 April 15–16, 2000 7 254 Theater at Madison Square Garden New York Courtney Brown 1 [76]
2001 April 21–22, 2001 7 246 Theater at Madison Square Garden New York Michael Vick 4 [77]
2002 April 20–21, 2002 7 261 Theater at Madison Square Garden New York David Carr 3 [78]
2003 April 26–27, 2003 7 262 Theater at Madison Square Garden New York Carson Palmer 3 [79]
2004 April 24–25, 2004 7 255 Theater at Madison Square Garden New York Eli Manning 2 [80]
2005 April 23–24, 2005 7 255 Javits Center New York Alex Smith 1 [81]
2006 April 29–30, 2006 7 255 Radio City Music Hall New York Mario Williams 1 [82]
2007 April 28–29, 2007 7 255 Radio City Music Hall New York JaMarcus Russell 4 [83]
2008 April 26–27, 2008 7 252 Radio City Music Hall New York Jake Long 0 [84]
2009 April 25–26, 2009 7 256 Radio City Music Hall New York Matthew Stafford 0 [85]
2010 April 22–24, 2010 7 255 Radio City Music Hall New York Sam Bradford 0 [86]
2011 April 28–30, 2011 7 254 Radio City Music Hall New York Cam Newton 0 [87]
2012 April 26–28, 2012 7 253 Radio City Music Hall New York Andrew Luck 1 [88]
2013 April 25–27, 2013 7 254 Radio City Music Hall New York Eric Fisher 0 [89]
2014 May 8–10, 2014 7 256 Radio City Music Hall New York Jadeveon Clowney 0 [90]
2015 April 30 – May 2, 2015 7 256 Auditorium Theatre
Grant Park		 Chicago Jameis Winston 0 [91]
2016 April 28–30, 2016 7 253 Auditorium Theatre
Grant Park		 Chicago Jared Goff 0 [92][93]
2017 April 27–29, 2017 7 253 Eakins Oval Philadelphia Myles Garrett 0 [94][95]
2018 April 26–28, 2018 7 256 AT&T Stadium Arlington Baker Mayfield 0 [96][97]
2019 April 25–27, 2019 7 254 Lower Broadway Nashville Kyler Murray 0 [98][99]
2020 April 23–25, 2020 7 255 Virtual[a][100] Joe Burrow 0 [101]
2021 April 29 – May 1, 2021 7 259 FirstEnergy Stadium Cleveland Trevor Lawrence 0 [102][103]
2022 April 28–30, 2022 7 262 Bellagio Paradise Travon Walker 0 [104][105]
2023 April 27–29, 2023 7 259 Union Station Kansas City Bryce Young 0 [106][107]
2024 April 25–27, 2024 7 257 Hart Plaza
Campus Martius Park		 Detroit Caleb Williams 0 [108][109]
2025 April 24–26, 2025 7 257 Lambeau Field Green Bay Cam Ward 0 [110]
2026 April 23–25, 2026 7 257 Point State Park
Acrisure Stadium		 Pittsburgh [111]
2027 National Mall Washington [112]
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  1. [a]
    Originally to be held at Caesars Palace in Paradise, Nevada, the NFL canceled all live activities and the draft was replaced by video conference calls from player's homes due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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