Notable Firsts
- The first player ever selected in the draft, Heisman Trophy winner Jay Berwanger, chose not to play pro football. Riley Smith, taken second overall by the Boston Redskins, holds the distinction of being the first drafted player to play in the NFL.
- Ernie Davis, the Redskins' first pick in 1962, became the first African-American selected number one overall in an NFL Draft.
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