List of Pittsburgh Steelers First-round Draft Picks - Player Selections

Player Selections

Year Pick Player Position College Notes
  • Gallery of Steelers first-round draft selections

  • Byron "Whizzer" White was selected fourth overall in the 1938 draft – he went on to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court.

  • 1954 first-round selection Johnny Lattner played only a single NFL season.

  • Franco Harris caught the "Immaculate Reception in the 1972 NFL Playoffs.

  • Lynn Swann, drafted in 1974, was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2001.

  • Rod Woodson, drafted in 1987, was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2009.

  • Alan Faneca (center) was a 5-time All-Pro for the Steelers after being drafted in 1998.

  • Plaxico Burress caught the game winning TD of Super Bowl XLII for the New York Giants.

  • Kendall Simmons (#73, right) was the team's Rookie of the Year in 2002.

  • Troy Polamalu made the Pro Bowl six consecutive years from 2004 to 2009.

  • Drafted in 2004, Ben Roethlisberger became the youngest quarterback to win a Super Bowl in 2005 at the age of 23.

  • Heath Miller (#83, center) was the team's Rookie of the Year in 2005.

  • Santonio Holmes was the MVP of Super Bowl XLIII.
1936 3 Shakespeare, WilliamWilliam Shakespeare RB Notre Dame
1937 5 Basrak, MikeMike Basrak RB Duquesne
1938 4 White, ByronByron White RB Colorado
1939 99– ZZZNo pick ZZZ– ZZZ–
1940 3 Eakin, KayKay Eakin RB Arkansas
1941 99– ZZZNo pick ZZZ– ZZZ–
1942 1 Dudley, BillBill Dudley*† RB Virginia
1943 7 Daley, BillBill Daley FB Minnesota
1944 10 Podesto, JohnnyJohnny Podesto RB St. Mary's (CA)
1945 2 Duhart, PaulPaul Duhart RB Florida
1946 3 Blanchard, DocDoc Blanchard FB Army
1947 5 Bechtol, HubHub Bechtol WR Texas
1948 9 Edwards, DanDan Edwards WR Georgia
1949 6 Gage, BobbyBobby Gage RB Clemson
1950 8 Chandnois, LynnLynn Chandnois RB Michigan State
1951 9 Avinger, ButchButch Avinger FB Alabama
1952 6 Modzelewski, EdEd Modzelewski FB Maryland
1953 5 Marchibroda, TedTed Marchibroda QB Detroit
1954 7 Lattner, JohnnyJohnny Lattner RB Notre Dame
1955 6 Varrichione, FrankFrank Varrichione OT Notre Dame
1956 1 Glick, GaryGary Glick* QB Colorado State
1956 5 Davis, ArtArt Davis RB Mississippi State
1957 5 Dawson, LenLen Dawson† QB Purdue
1958 99– ZZZNo pick ZZZ– ZZZ–
1959 99– ZZZNo pick ZZZ– ZZZ–
1960 6 Spikes, JackJack Spikes FB Texas Christian
1961 99– ZZZNo pick ZZZ– ZZZ–
1962 5 Ferguson, BobBob Ferguson RB Ohio State
1963 99– ZZZNo pick ZZZ– ZZZ–
1964 10 Martha, PaulPaul Martha RB Pittsburgh
1965 99– ZZZNo pick ZZZ– ZZZ–
1966 3 Leftridge, DickDick Leftridge RB WVU
1967 99– ZZZNo pick ZZZ– ZZZ–
1968 10 Taylor, MikeMike Taylor OT USC
1969 4 Greene, JoeJoe Greene† DT North Texas
1970 1 Bradshaw, TerryTerry Bradshaw*† QB Louisiana Tech
1971 8 Lewis, FrankFrank Lewis WR Grambling
1972 13 Harris, FrancoFranco Harris† RB Penn State
1973 4 Thomas, J. T.J. T. Thomas DB Florida State
1974 21 Swann, LynnLynn Swann† WR USC
1975 26 Brown, DaveDave Brown DB Michigan
1976 28 Cunningham, BennieBennie Cunningham TE Clemson
1977 21 Cole, RobinRobin Cole LB New Mexico
1978 22 Johnson, RonRon Johnson DB Eastern Michigan
1979 28 Hawthorne, GregGreg Hawthorne RB Baylor
1980 28 Malone, MarkMark Malone QB Arizona State
1981 17 Gary, KeithKeith Gary DE Oklahoma
1982 12 Abercrombie, WalterWalter Abercrombie RB Baylor
1983 21 Rivera, GabrielGabriel Rivera DE Texas Tech
1984 23 Lipps, LouisLouis Lipps WR Southern Mississippi
1985 20 Sims, DarrylDarryl Sims DE Wisconsin
1986 9 Rienstra, JohnJohn Rienstra G Temple
1987 10 Woodson, RodRod Woodson† DB Purdue
1988 18 Jones, AaronAaron Jones DE Eastern Kentucky
1989 7 Worley, TimTim Worley RB Georgia
1989 24 Ricketts, TomTom Ricketts OT Pittsburgh
1990 21 Green, EricEric Green TE Liberty
1991 15 Richardson, HueyHuey Richardson DE Florida
1992 11 Searcy, LeonLeon Searcy OT Miami
1993 23 Figures, DeonDeon Figures DB Colorado
1994 17 Johnson, CharlesCharles Johnson WR Colorado
1995 27 Bruener, MarkMark Bruener TE Washington
1996 29 Stephens, JamainJamain Stephens OT North Carolina A&T
1997 24 Scott, ChadChad Scott DB Maryland
1998 26 Faneca, AlanAlan Faneca G LSU
1999 13 Edwards, TroyTroy Edwards WR Louisiana Tech
2000 8 Burress, PlaxicoPlaxico Burress WR Michigan State
2001 19 Hampton, CaseyCasey Hampton DT Texas
2002 30 Simmons, KendallKendall Simmons G Auburn
2003 16 Polamalu, TroyTroy Polamalu DB USC
2004 11 Roethlisberger, BenBen Roethlisberger QB Miami (OH)
2005 30 Miller, HeathHeath Miller TE Virginia
2006 25 Holmes, SantonioSantonio Holmes WR Ohio State
2007 15 Timmons, LawrenceLawrence Timmons LB Florida State
2008 23 Mendenhall, RashardRashard Mendenhall RB Illinois
2009 32 Hood, EvanderEvander Hood DT Missouri
2010 18 Pouncey, MaurkiceMaurkice Pouncey C Florida
2011 31 Heyward, CameronCameron Heyward DE Ohio State
2012 24 Decastro, DavidDavid DeCastro G Stanford

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