PFM NFL Draft
NFL Draft History
Every NFL Draft pick in PFM’s archive is here, from 1980 through the latest completed draft in 2026. Search by year, team, round, position, player or college to follow how draft classes came together and where players came off the board.
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259 picks · Showing 1–50
Filtered view| Year | Pick | Round | Team | Player | Pos. | College | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | JAX | Trevor Lawrence | QB | Clemson | 1 Pro Bowl · 5 seasons started |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | NYJ | Zach Wilson | QB | BYU | 38 games · 3 seasons started |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | SFO | Trey Lance | QB | North Dakota St. | 16 games |
| 2021 | 4 | 1 | ATL | Kyle Pitts | TE | Florida | 1 Pro Bowl · 5 seasons started |
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | CIN | Ja'Marr Chase | WR | LSU | 5 Pro Bowls · 2 All-Pros |
| 2021 | 6 | 1 | MIA | Jaylen Waddle | WR | Alabama | 81 games · 5 seasons started |
| 2021 | 7 | 1 | DET | Penei Sewell | OL | Oregon | 4 Pro Bowls · 3 All-Pros |
| 2021 | 8 | 1 | CAR | Jaycee Horn | DB | South Carolina | 2 Pro Bowls · 3 seasons started |
| 2021 | 9 | 1 | DEN | Patrick Surtain II | DB | Alabama | 4 Pro Bowls · 2 All-Pros |
| 2021 | 10 | 1 | PHI | DeVonta Smith | WR | Alabama | 83 games · 5 seasons started |
| 2021 | 11 | 1 | CHI | Justin Fields | QB | Ohio St. | 60 games · 4 seasons started |
| 2021 | 12 | 1 | DAL | Micah Parsons | LB | Penn St. | 5 Pro Bowls · 3 All-Pros |
| 2021 | 13 | 1 | LAC | Rashawn Slater | OL | Northwestern | 2 Pro Bowls · 3 seasons started |
| 2021 | 14 | 1 | NYJ | Alijah Vera-Tucker | OL | USC | 46 games · 2 seasons started |
| 2021 | 15 | 1 | NWE | Mac Jones | QB | Alabama | 1 Pro Bowl · 3 seasons started |
| 2021 | 16 | 1 | ARI | Zaven Collins | LB | Tulsa | 87 games · 4 seasons started |
| 2021 | 17 | 1 | LVR | Alex Leatherwood | OL | Alabama | 21 games · 1 seasons started |
| 2021 | 18 | 1 | MIA | Jaelan Phillips | DL | Miami (FL) | 66 games · 2 seasons started |
| 2021 | 19 | 1 | WAS | Jamin Davis | LB | Kentucky | 56 games · 2 seasons started |
| 2021 | 20 | 1 | NYG | Kadarius Toney | WR | Florida | 35 games |
| 2021 | 21 | 1 | IND | Kwity Paye | DL | Michigan | 78 games · 5 seasons started |
| 2021 | 22 | 1 | TEN | Caleb Farley | DB | Virginia Tech | 21 games |
| 2021 | 23 | 1 | MIN | Christian Darrisaw | OL | Virginia Tech | 61 games · 4 seasons started |
| 2021 | 24 | 1 | PIT | Najee Harris | RB | Alabama | 1 Pro Bowl · 4 seasons started |
| 2021 | 25 | 1 | JAX | Travis Etienne | RB | Clemson | 69 games · 4 seasons started |
| 2021 | 26 | 1 | CLE | Greg Newsome II | DB | Northwestern | 74 games · 4 seasons started |
| 2021 | 27 | 1 | BAL | Rashod Bateman | WR | Minnesota | 67 games · 3 seasons started |
| 2021 | 28 | 1 | NOR | Payton Turner | DE | Houston | 31 games |
| 2021 | 29 | 1 | GNB | Eric Stokes | DB | Georgia | 64 games · 4 seasons started |
| 2021 | 30 | 1 | BUF | Gregory Rousseau | DL | Miami (FL) | 81 games · 5 seasons started |
| 2021 | 31 | 1 | BAL | Odafe Oweh | DE | Penn St. | 82 games · 1 seasons started |
| 2021 | 32 | 1 | TAM | Joe Tryon-Shoyinka | OLB | Washington | 82 games · 3 seasons started |
| 2021 | 33 | 2 | JAX | Tyson Campbell | DB | Georgia | 74 games · 5 seasons started |
| 2021 | 34 | 2 | NYJ | Elijah Moore | WR | Mississippi | 71 games · 3 seasons started |
| 2021 | 35 | 2 | DEN | Javonte Williams | RB | North Carolina | 73 games · 3 seasons started |
| 2021 | 36 | 2 | MIA | Jevon Holland | S | Oregon | 77 games · 5 seasons started |
| 2021 | 37 | 2 | PHI | Landon Dickerson | OL | Alabama | 3 Pro Bowls · 5 seasons started |
| 2021 | 38 | 2 | NWE | Christian Barmore | DL | Alabama | 68 games · 1 seasons started |
| 2021 | 39 | 2 | CHI | Teven Jenkins | OL | Oklahoma St. | 62 games · 3 seasons started |
| 2021 | 40 | 2 | ATL | Richie Grant | DB | Central Florida | 68 games · 2 seasons started |
| 2021 | 41 | 2 | DET | Levi Onwuzurike | DL | Washington | 44 games · 1 seasons started |
| 2021 | 42 | 2 | MIA | Liam Eichenberg | OL | Notre Dame | 60 games · 4 seasons started |
| 2021 | 43 | 2 | LVR | Tre'von Moehrig | S | TCU | 85 games · 5 seasons started |
| 2021 | 44 | 2 | DAL | Kelvin Joseph | DB | Kentucky | 33 games |
| 2021 | 45 | 2 | JAX | Walker Little | T | Stanford | 73 games · 2 seasons started |
| 2021 | 46 | 2 | CIN | Jackson Carman | T | Clemson | 30 games |
| 2021 | 47 | 2 | LAC | Asante Samuel Jr. | DB | Florida St. | 59 games · 3 seasons started |
| 2021 | 48 | 2 | SFO | Aaron Banks | OL | Notre Dame | 69 games · 4 seasons started |
| 2021 | 49 | 2 | ARI | Rondale Moore | WR | Purdue | 39 games |
| 2021 | 50 | 2 | NYG | Azeez Ojulari | OLB | Georgia | 49 games · 1 seasons started |
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Draft Classes Changed Across Eras
PFM’s draft history starts in 1980, but the draft has changed quite a bit since then. Some older drafts lasted 12 rounds, while today’s draft ends after 7, so simply comparing the number of picks from one era to another can give the wrong impression.
A better way to compare teams is to look at the same part of the draft, whether that’s the first round, the first three rounds or a specific position. That gives you a better picture of where a team kept investing its picks and how those priorities changed over time.
Team abbreviations are shown as they were at the time of each pick. Historical draft records stay tied to the franchise identity from that season.
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Sources and update policy
Draft records and career totals come from nflverse, with original draft data courtesy of Pro Football Reference. PFM publishes the history page only after the source is reviewed and keeps the source’s historical team abbreviations intact.