Player Selections
| † | Enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| Year | Pick | Player name | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | — | LeClerc, RogerRoger LeClerc | Placekicker | Trinity College | |
| 1961 | — | Gaiters, BobBob Gaiters | Halfback | New Mexico State | |
| 1962 | — | Olsen, MerlinMerlin Olsen † | Defensive tackle | Utah State | |
| 1963 | — | Alexander, KermitKermit Alexander | Defensive back | UCLA | |
| 1964 | — | Brown, BobBob Brown † | Offensive tackle | Nebraska | |
| 1965 | — | — No pick | — | — | |
| 1966 | — | Shay, JerryJerry Shay | Offensive tackle | Purdue | |
| 1967 | 70006000000000000006 | Little, FloydFloyd Little † | Running back | Syracuse | |
| 1968 | — | — No pick | — | — | |
| 1969 | — | — No pick | — | — | |
| 1970 | 700111000000000000011 | Anderson, BobbyBobby Anderson | Running back | Colorado | |
| 1971 | 700112000000000000012 | Montgomery, MarvMarv Montgomery | Offensive tackle | USC | |
| 1972 | 70005000000000000005 | Odoms, RileyRiley Odoms | Tight end | Houston | |
| 1973 | 70009000000000000009 | Armstrong, OtisOtis Armstrong | Running back | Purdue | |
| 1974 | 700114000000000000014 | Gradishar, RandyRandy Gradishar | Linebacker | Ohio State | |
| 1975 | 700117000000000000017 | Wright, LouisLouis Wright | Defensive back | San Jose State | |
| 1976 | 700115000000000000015 | Glassic, TomTom Glassic | Guard | Virginia | |
| 1977 | 700118000000000000018 | Schindler, SteveSteve Schindler | Guard | Boston College | |
| 1978 | 700127000000000000027 | Latimer, DonDon Latimer | Nose tackle | Miami (FL) | |
| 1979 | 700122000000000000022 | Clark, KelvinKelvin Clark | Offensive tackle | Nebraska | |
| 1980 | — | — No pick | — | — | |
| 1981 | 700115000000000000015 | Smith, DennisDennis Smith | Defensive back | USC | |
| 1982 | 700121000000000000021 | Willhite, GeraldGerald Willhite | Running back | San Jose State | |
| 1983 | 70004000000000000004 | Hinton, ChrisChris Hinton | Guard | Northwestern | |
| 1984 | — | — No pick | — | — | |
| 1985 | 700126000000000000026 | Sewell, SteveSteve Sewell | Running back | Oklahoma | |
| 1986 | — | — No pick | — | — | |
| 1987 | 700127000000000000027 | Nattiel, RickyRicky Nattiel | Wide receiver | Florida | |
| 1988 | 700126000000000000026 | Gregory, TedTed Gregory | Defensive tackle | Syracuse | |
| 1989 | 700120000000000000020 | Atwater, SteveSteve Atwater | Defensive back | Arkansas | |
| 1990 | — | — No pick | — | — | |
| 1991 | 70004000000000000004 | Croel, MikeMike Croel | Linebacker | Nebraska | |
| 1992 | 700125000000000000025 | Maddox, TommyTommy Maddox | Quarterback | UCLA | |
| 1993 | 700111000000000000011 | Williams, DanDan Williams | Defensive end | Toledo | |
| 1994 | — | — No pick | — | — | |
| 1995 | — | — No pick | — | — | |
| 1996 | 700115000000000000015 | Mobley, JohnJohn Mobley | Linebacker | Kutztown | |
| 1997 | 700128000000000000028 | Pryce, TrevorTrevor Pryce | Defensive tackle | Clemson | |
| 1998 | 700130000000000000030 | Nash, MarcusMarcus Nash | Wide receiver | Tennessee | |
| 1999 | 700131000000000000031 | Wilson, AlAl Wilson | Linebacker | Tennessee | |
| 2000 | 700115000000000000015 | O'Neal, DelthaDeltha O'Neal | Cornerback | California | |
| 2001 | 700124000000000000024 | Middlebrooks, WillieWillie Middlebrooks | Cornerback | Minnesota | |
| 2002 | 700119000000000000019 | Lelie, AshleyAshley Lelie | Wide receiver | Hawaii | |
| 2003 | 700120000000000000020 | Foster, GeorgeGeorge Foster | Offensive tackle | Georgia | |
| 2004 | 700117000000000000017 | Williams, D. J.D. J. Williams | Linebacker | Miami (FL) | |
| 2005 | — | — No pick | — | — | |
| 2006 | 700111000000000000011 | Cutler, JayJay Cutler | Quarterback | Vanderbilt | |
| 2007 | 700117000000000000017 | Moss, JarvisJarvis Moss | Defensive end | Florida | |
| 2008 | 700112000000000000012 | Clady, RyanRyan Clady | Offensive tackle | Boise State | |
| 2009 | 700112000000000000012 | Moreno, KnowshonKnowshon Moreno | Running back | Georgia | |
| 2009 | 700118000000000000018 | Ayers, RobertRobert Ayers | Defensive end | Tennessee | |
| 2010 | 700122000000000000022 | Thomas, DemaryiusDemaryius Thomas | Wide receiver | Georgia Tech | |
| 2010 | 700125000000000000025 | Tebow, TimTim Tebow | Quarterback | Florida | |
| 2011 | 70002000000000000002 | Miller, VonVon Miller | Linebacker | Texas A & M | |
| 2012 | — | — No pick | — | — | |
| 2013 | 700128000000000000028 | Williams, SylvesterSylvester Williams | Defensive tackle | North Carolina |
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