Player Selections
| * | Selected with 1st overall pick |
| † | Inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| Year | Pick | Player name | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 7 | Stydahar, JoeJoe Stydahar † | Tackle | West Virginia | |
| 1937 | 6 | McDonald, LesLes McDonald | Offensive end | Nebraska | |
| 1938 | 10 | Gray, JoeJoe Gray | Half Back | Oregon State | |
| 1939 | 2 | Luckman, SidSid Luckman † | Quarterback | Columbia | |
| 1939 | 6 | Osmanski, BillBill Osmanski | Fullback | Holy Cross | |
| 1940 | 7 | Turner, ClydeClyde Turner † | Center/Linebacker | Hardin-Simmons | |
| 1941 | 1 | Harmon, TomTom Harmon* | Half Back | Michigan | |
| 1941 | 3 | Standlee, NormNorm Standlee | Fullback | Standford | |
| 1941 | 9 | Scott, DonDon Scott | Half Back | Ohio State | |
| 1942 | 10 | Albert, FrankieFrankie Albert | Quarterback | Stanford | |
| 1943 | 9 | Steuber, BobBob Steuber | Half Back | Missouri/DePauw | |
| 1944 | 9 | Evans, RayRay Evans | Half Back | Kansas | |
| 1945 | 11 | Lund, DonDon Lund | Half Back | Michigan | |
| 1946 | 4 | Lujack, JohnnyJohnny Lujack | Quarterback | Notre Dame | |
| 1947 | 1 | Fenimore, BobBob Fenimore* | Half Back | Oklahoma State | |
| 1947 | 11 | Kindt, DickDick Kindt | Half Back | Wisconsin | |
| 1948 | 3 | Layne, BobbyBobby Layne † | Quarterback | Texas | |
| 1948 | 10 | Baumgardner, MaxMax Baumgardner | Defensive end | Texas | |
| 1949 | 11 | Harris, DickDick Harris | Center | Texas | |
| 1950 | 3 | Hunsinger, ChuckChuck Hunsinger | Half Back | Florida | |
| 1950 | 10 | Morrison, FredFred Morrison | Half Back | Ohio State | |
| 1951 | 2 | Williams, BobBob Williams | Quarterback | Notre Dame | |
| 1951 | 10 | Stone, BillyBilly Stone | Half Back | Bradley | |
| 1951 | 12 | Schroeder, GeneGene Schroeder | Defensive end/Defensive back | Virginia | |
| 1952 | 8 | Dooley, JimJim Dooley | B/E/FL/TE | Miami | |
| 1953 | 6 | Anderson, BillyBilly Anderson | Half Back/Defensive back | Compton JC | |
| 1954 | 6 | Wallace, StanStan Wallace | Half Back | Illinois | |
| 1955 | 11 | Drzewiecki, DonDon Drzewiecki | Half Back | Marquette | |
| 1956 | 10 | Schriewer, MenanMenan Schriewer | End | Texas | |
| 1957 | 13 | Leggett, EarlEarl Leggett | Defensive tackle | Louisiana State | |
| 1958 | 7 | Howley, ChuckChuck Howley | Linebacker/Guard | West Virginia | |
| 1959 | 7 | Clark, DonDon Clark | Half Back | Ohio State | |
| 1960 | 7 | Davis, RogerRoger Davis | Guard | Syracuse | |
| 1961 | 5 | Ditka, MikeMike Ditka † | Tight end | Pittsburgh | |
| 1962 | 7 | Bull, RonnieRonnie Bull | Half Back | Baylor | |
| 1963 | 11 | Behrman, DaveDave Behrman | Center | Michigan State | |
| 1964 | 14 | Evey, DickDick Evey | Defensive tackle | Tennessee | |
| 1965 | 3 | Butkus, DickDick Butkus † | Linebacker | Illinois | |
| 1965 | 4 | Sayers, GaleGale Sayers † | Half Back | Kansas | |
| 1965 | 6 | DeLong, SteveSteve DeLong | Defensive end | Tennessee | |
| 1966 | 12 | Rice, GeorgeGeorge Rice | Defensive tackle | Louisiana State | |
| 1967 | 10 | Phillips, LoydLoyd Phillips | Defensive end | Arkansas | |
| 1968 | 16 | Hull, MikeMike Hull | Half Back | Southern California | |
| 1969 | 14 | Mayes, RufusRufus Mayes | Offensive tackle | Ohio State | |
| 1970 | — | No Pick | — | — | |
| 1971 | 11 | Moore, JoeJoe Moore | Half Back | Missouri | |
| 1972 | 3 | Antoine, LionelLionel Antoine | Offensive tackle | Southern Illinois | |
| 1972 | 12 | Clemons, CraigCraig Clemons | Safety/DB | Iowa | |
| 1973 | 8 | Chambers, WallyWally Chambers | Defensive tackle | Eastern Kentucky | |
| 1974 | 4 | Bryant, WaymondWaymond Bryant | Linebacker | Tennessee State | |
| 1974 | 20 | Gallagher, DaveDave Gallagher | Defensive end | Michigan | |
| 1975 | 4 | Payton, WalterWalter Payton † | Half Back | Jackson State | |
| 1976 | 8 | Lick, DennisDennis Lick | Offensive tackle | Wisconsin | |
| 1977 | 15 | Albrecht, TedTed Albrecht | Offensive tackle | California | |
| 1978 | — | No Pick | — | — | |
| 1979 | 4 | Hampton, DanDan Hampton † | Defensive tackle | Arkansas | |
| 1979 | 9 | Harris, AlAl Harris | Defensive end | Arizona State | |
| 1980 | 19 | Wilson, OtisOtis Wilson | Linebacker | Louisville | |
| 1981 | 11 | Van Horne, KeithKeith Van Horne | Offensive tackle | Southern California | |
| 1982 | 5 | McMahon, JimJim McMahon | Quarterback | Brigham Young | |
| 1983 | 6 | Covert, JimJim Covert | Offensive tackle | Pittsburgh | |
| 1983 | 18 | Gault, WillieWillie Gault | Wide receiver | Tennessee | |
| 1984 | 11 | Marshall, WilberWilber Marshall | Linebacker | Florida | |
| 1985 | 22 | Perry, WilliamWilliam Perry | Defensive tackle | Clemson | |
| 1986 | 27 | Anderson, NealNeal Anderson | Half Back | Florida | |
| 1987 | 26 | Harbaugh, JimJim Harbaugh | Quarterback | Michigan | |
| 1988 | 23 | Muster, BradBrad Muster | Fullback | Stanford | |
| 1988 | 27 | Davis, WendellWendell Davis | Wide receiver | Louisiana State | |
| 1989 | 11 | Woolford, DonnellDonnell Woolford | Defensive back | Clemson | |
| 1989 | 12 | Armstrong, TraceTrace Armstrong | Defensive end | Florida | |
| 1990 | 6 | Carrier, MarkMark Carrier | Safety | Southern California | |
| 1991 | 22 | Thomas, StanStan Thomas | Offensive tackle | Texas | |
| 1992 | 22 | Spellman, AlonzoAlonzo Spellman | Defensive end | Ohio State | |
| 1993 | 7 | Conway, CurtisCurtis Conway | Wide Receiver | Southern California | |
| 1994 | 11 | Thierry, JohnJohn Thierry | Defensive end | Alcorn State | |
| 1995 | 21 | Salaam, RashaanRashaan Salaam | Half Back | Colorado | |
| 1996 | 13 | Harris, WaltWalt Harris | Defensive back | Mississippi State | |
| 1997 | — | No Pick | — | — | |
| 1998 | 5 | Enis, CurtisCurtis Enis | Half Back | Penn State | |
| 1999 | 12 | McNown, CadeCade McNown | Quarterback | UCLA | |
| 2000 | 9 | Urlacher, BrianBrian Urlacher | Linebacker/Safety | New Mexico | |
| 2001 | 8 | Terrell, DavidDavid Terrell | Wide Receiver | Michigan | |
| 2002 | 29 | Colombo, MarcMarc Colombo | Offensive tackle | Boston College | |
| 2003 | 14 | Haynes, MichaelMichael Haynes | Defensive end | Penn State | |
| 2003 | 22 | Grossman, RexRex Grossman | Quarterback | Florida | |
| 2004 | 14 | Harris, TommieTommie Harris | Defensive tackle | Oklahoma | |
| 2005 | 4 | Benson, CedricCedric Benson | Half Back | Texas | |
| 2006 | — | No Pick | — | — | |
| 2007 | 31 | Olsen, GregGreg Olsen | Tight End | Miami | |
| 2008 | 14 | Williams, ChrisChris Williams | Offensive tackle | Vanderbilt | |
| 2009 | — | No Pick | — | — | |
| 2010 | — | No Pick | — | — | |
| 2011 | 29 | Carimi, GabeGabe Carimi | Offensive tackle | Wisconsin | |
| 2012 | 19 | McClellin, SheaShea McClellin | Defensive End | Boise State |
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