With the Raiders holding the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 Draft, take a look at every player who has been drafted first overall in the NFL.
| Year | First Overall Pick | Position | Team Drafted By |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Cam Ward | QB | Tennessee Titans |
| 2024 | Caleb Williams | QB | Chicago Bears |
| 2023 | Bryce Young | QB | Carolina Panthers |
| 2022 | Travon Walker | DE | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 2021 | Trevor Lawrence | QB | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| 2020 | Joe Burrow | QB | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 2019 | Kyler Murray | QB | Arizona Cardinals |
| 2018 | Baker Mayfield | QB | Cleveland Browns |
| 2017 | Myles Garrett | DE | Cleveland Browns |
| 2016 | Jared Goff | QB | Los Angeles Rams |
| 2015 | Jameis Winston | QB | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 2014 | Jadeveon Clowney | DE | Houston Texans |
| 2013 | Eric Fisher | T | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 2012 | Andrew Luck | QB | Indianapolis Colts |
| 2011 | Cam Newton | QB | Carolina Panthers |
| 2010 | Sam Bradford | QB | St. Louis Rams |
| 2009 | Matthew Stafford | QB | Detroit Lions |
| 2008 | Jake Long | T | Miami Dolphins |
| 2007 | JaMarcus Russell | QB | Oakland Raiders |
| 2006 | Mario Williams | DE | Houston Texans |
| 2005 | Alex Smith | QB | San Francisco 49ers |
| 2004 | Eli Manning | QB | San Diego Chargers |
| 2003 | Carson Palmer | QB | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 2002 | David Carr | QB | Houston Texans |
| 2001 | Michael Vick | QB | Atlanta Falcons |
| 2000 | Courtney Brown | DE | Cleveland Browns |
| 1999 | Tim Couch | QB | Cleveland Browns |
| 1998 | Peyton Manning | QB | Indianapolis Colts |
| 1997 | Orlando Pace | T | St. Louis Rams |
| 1996 | Keyshawn Johnson | WR | New York Jets |
| 1995 | Ki-Jana Carter | RB | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 1994 | Dan Wilkinson | DT | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 1993 | Drew Bledsoe | QB | New England Patriots |
| 1992 | Steve Emtman | DE | Indianapolis Colts |
| 1991 | Russell Maryland | DT | Dallas Cowboys |
| 1990 | Jeff George | QB | Indianapolis Colts |
| 1989 | Troy Aikman | QB | Dallas Cowboys |
| 1988 | Aundray Bruce | LB | Atlanta Falcons |
| 1987 | Vinny Testaverde | QB | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 1986 | Bo Jackson | RB | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 1985 | Bruce Smith | DE | Buffalo Bills |
| 1984 | Irving Fryar | WR | New England Patriots |
| 1983 | John Elway | QB | Baltimore Colts |
| 1982 | Kenneth Sims | DE | New England Patriots |
| 1981 | George Rogers | RB | New Orleans Saints |
| 1980 | Billy Sims | RB | Detroit Lions |
| 1979 | Tom Cousineau | LB | Buffalo Bills |
| 1978 | Earl Campbell | RB | Houston Oilers |
| 1977 | Ricky Bell | RB | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 1976 | Lee Roy Selmon | DE | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| 1975 | Steve Bartkowski | QB | Atlanta Falcons |
| 1974 | Ed "Too Tall" Jones | DE | Dallas Cowboys |
| 1973 | John Matuszak | DE | Houston Oilers |
| 1972 | Walt Patulski | DE | Buffalo Bills |
| 1971 | Jim Plunkett | QB | New England Patriots |
| 1970 | Terry Bradshaw | QB | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1969 | O.J. Simpson | RB | Buffalo Bills |
| 1968 | Ron Yary | T | Minnesota Vikings |
| 1967 | Bubba Smith | DE | Baltimore Colts |
| 1966 | Tommy Nobis | LB | Atlanta Falcons |
| 1965 | Tucker Frederickson | RB | New York Giants |
| 1964 | Dave Parks | SE | San Francisco 49ers |
| 1963 | Terry Baker | QB | Los Angeles Rams |
| 1962 | Ernie Davis | HB | Washington Redskins |
| 1961 | Tommy Mason | RB | Minnesota Vikings |
| 1960 | Billy Cannon | TE | Los Angeles Rams |
| 1959 | Randy Duncan | QB | Green Bay Packers |
| 1958 | King Hill | QB | Chicago Cardinals |
| 1957 | Paul Hornung | HB | Green Bay Packers |
| 1956 | Gary Glick | DB | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1955 | George Shaw | QB | Baltimore Colts |
| 1954 | Bobby Garrett | QB | Cleveland Browns |
| 1953 | Harry Babcock | E | San Francisco 49ers |
| 1952 | Billy Wade | QB | Los Angeles Rams |
| 1951 | Kyle Rote | E | New York Giants |
| 1950 | Leon Hart | E | Detroit Lions |
| 1949 | Chuck Bednarik | LB | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 1948 | Harry Gilmer | QB | Washington Redskins |
| 1947 | Bob Fenimore | HB | Chicago Bears |
| 1946 | Boley Dancewicz | QB | Boston Yanks |
| 1945 | Charley Trippi | HB | Chicago Cardinals |
| 1944 | Angelo Bertelli | QB | Boston Yanks |
| 1943 | Frankie Sinkwich | HB | Detroit Lions |
| 1942 | Bill Dudley | HB | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1941 | Tom Harmon | HB | Chicago Bears |
| 1940 | George Cafego | FB | Chicago Cardinals |
| 1939 | Ki Aldrich | C | Chicago Cardinals |
| 1938 | Corby Davis | FB | Cleveland Rams |
| 1937 | Sam Francis | FB | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 1936 | Jay Berwanger | HB | Philadelphia Eagles |
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