2007 NFL DRAFT NOTES -- 72ND NFL DRAFT -- RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL, NEW YORK CITY APRIL 28-29, 2007 – Since the first NFL Draft in 1936, a total of 1,666 players have been selected in the first round – IN THE HISTORY OF THE DRAFT, THE NO. 1 OVERALL PICK HAS BEEN TRADED 13 TIMES YEAR FROM TO PLAYER SELECTED 1941 Philadelphia Chicago Tom Harmon/RB 1967 New Orleans Baltimore Bubba Smith/DE 1968 NY Giants Minnesota Ron Yary/T 1974 Houston Dallas Ed “Too Tall” Jones/DE 1975 Baltimore Atlanta Steve Bartkowski/QB 1978 Tampa Bay Houston Earl Campbell/RB 1979 San Francisco Buffalo Tom Cousineau/LB 1984 Tampa Bay via Cincinnati New England Irving Fryar/WR 1990 Atlanta Indianapolis Jeff George/QB 1991 New England Dallas Russell Maryland/DT 1995 Carolina Cincinnati Ki-Jana Carter/RB 1997 N.Y. Jets St. Louis Orlando Pace/T 2001 San Diego Atlanta Michael Vick/QB NOTE: Nine times have teams known that the choice would be the No. 1 overall selection (1967, 1975, 1978, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1997, 2001). SEC QBs SELECTED NO. 1 OVERALL YEAR PLAYER TEAM SCHOOL 1948 Harry Gilmer Washington Alabama 1952 Billy Wade L.A. Rams Vanderbilt 1998 Peyton Manning Indianapolis Tennessee 1999 Tim Couch Cleveland Kentucky 2004 Eli Manning San Diego Mississippi NOTRE DAME QBs SELECTED IN THE TOP TEN YEAR NAME TEAM OVERALL SELECTION 1944 Angelo Bertelli Boston Yanks 1 1946 Frank Dancewicz Boston Yanks 1 1951 Bob Williams Chicago 2 1960 George Izo St. Louis Cardinals 2 1993 Rick Mirer Seattle 2 1946 Johnny Lujack Chicago 4 1955 Ralph Guglielmi Washington 4 1949 Frank Tripucka Philadelphia 9 GEORGIA TECH PLAYERS SELECTED IN THE FIRST ROUND YEAR PLAYER POSITION TEAM OVERALL SELECTION 1945 Eddie Prokop B Boston Yanks 4 1955 Larry Morris C L.A. Rams 7 1963 Rufus Guthrie G L.A. Rams 10 1979 Eddie Lee Ivery RB Green Bay 15 1979 Kent Hill T L.A. Rams 26 1992 Marco Coleman DE Miami 12 1998 Keith Brooking LB Atlanta 12 CLEMSON PLAYERS SELECTED IN THE TOP TEN YEAR PLAYER POSITION TEAM OVERALL SELECTION 1940 Banks McFadden B Dodgers 4 1979 Jerry Butler WR Buffalo 5 1982 Jeff Bryant DE Seattle 6 1949 Bobby Gage B Pittsburgh 6 1983 Terry Kinard DB N.Y. Giants 10 OKLAHOMA RBs SELECTED IN THE FIRST ROUND YEAR PLAYER TEAM OVERALL SELECTION 1953 Billy Vessels Baltimore Colts 11 1964 Joe Don Looney N.Y. Giants 12 1970 Steve Owens Detroit 19 1976 Joe Washington San Diego 4 1978 Elvis Peacock L.A. Rams 20 1980 Billy Sims Detroit 1 1981 David Overstreet Miami 13 1985 Steve Sewell Denver 26 YOUNGEST FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICKS (SINCE 1967) YEAR PLAYER POSITION TEAM AGE IN YEARS/DAYS 1994 Jamir Miller LB Arizona 20/156 2004 DeAngelo Hall CB Atlanta 20/157 1997 Reidel Anthony WR Tampa Bay 20/181 1975 Walter Payton RB Chicago 20/187 1992 Bob Whitfield T Atlanta 20/191 NOTE: LOUISVILLE DT AMOBI OKOYE will be 19 years and 322 days old on Saturday, April 28. If he is selected in Round 1 of the 2007 NFL Draft, he will be the youngest first-rounder since 1967. Quarterbacks selected No. 1 overall: 26 1944, Angelo Bertelli by Boston; 1946, Frank Dancewicz by Boston; 1948, Harry Gilmer by Washington; 1952, Bill Wade by Los Angeles; 1954, Bobby Garrett by Cleveland; 1955, George Shaw by Baltimore; 1958, King Hill by Chicago Cardinals; 1959, Randy Duncan by Green Bay; 1962, Roman Gabriel by Oakland (AFL); 1963, Terry Baker by Los Angeles; 1964, Jack Concannon by Boston (AFL); 1970, Terry Bradshaw by Pittsburgh; 1971, Jim Plunkett by New England; 1975, Steve Bartkowski by Atlanta; 1983, John Elway by Baltimore; 1987, Vinny Testaverde by Tampa Bay; 1989, Troy Aikman by Dallas; 1990, Jeff George by Indianapolis; 1993, Drew Bledsoe by New England; 1998, Peyton Manning by Indianapolis; 1999, Tim Couch by Cleveland; 2001, Michael Vick by Atlanta; 2002, David Carr by Houston; 2003, Carson Palmer by Cincinnati; 2004, QB Eli Manning by San Diego; 2005, Alex Smith by San Francisco. Quarterbacks selected 1-2 overall: 5 1954, Bobby Garrett by Cleveland and Lamar McHan by Chicago Cardinals; 1971, Jim Plunkett by Boston and Archie Manning by New Orleans; 1993, Drew Bledsoe by New England and Rick Mirer by Seattle; 1998, Peyton Manning by Indianapolis and Ryan Leaf by San Diego; 1999, Tim Couch by Cleveland and Donovan McNabb by Philadelphia. Quarterbacks were selected 1-2-3 overall twice in NFL Draft history: 1971, Jim Plunkett by Boston, Archie Manning by New Orleans and Dan Pastorini by Houston; 1999, Tim Couch by Cleveland, Donovan McNabb by Philadelphia and Akili Smith by Cincinnati. Fewest quarterbacks taken in first round: 0 in 1936, 1938, 1941, 1974, 1984, 1985, 1988 and 1996. Most frequently selected position with No. 1 overall pick in history: Quarterback –26 times (last time by San Francisco in 2005, Alex Smith) and running back – 23 times (last time by Cincinnati in 1995, Ki-Jana Carter). Running backs selected No. 1: 23 1936, Jay Berwanger by Philadelphia; 1937, Sam Francis by Philadelphia; 1938, Corbett Davis by Cleveland; 1940, George Cafego by Chicago Cardinals; 1941, Tom Harmon by Chicago Bears; 1942, Bill Dudley by Pittsburgh; 1943, Frank Sinkwich by Detroit; 1945, Charley Trippi by Chicago Cardinals; 1947, Bob Fenimore by Chicago Bears; 1951, Kyle Rote by NY Giants; 1957, Paul Hornung by Green Bay; 1960, Billy Cannon by Los Angeles; 1961, Tommy Mason by Minnesota; 1962, Ernie Davis by Washington; 1965, Tucker Fredrickson by NY Giants; 1966, Jim Grabowski by Miami (AFL); 1969, O.J. Simpson by Buffalo; 1977, Ricky Bell by Tampa Bay; 1978, Earl Campbell by Houston; 1980, Billy Sims by Detroit; 1981, George Rogers by New Orleans; 1986, Bo Jackson by Tampa Bay; 1995, Ki-Jana Carter by Cincinnati. Offensive linemen selected No. 1: 3 1961, Ken Rice/Guard by Buffalo (AFL); 1968, Ron Yary/Tackle by Minnesota; 1997, Orlando Pace/Tackle by St. Louis. Receivers selected No. 1: 6 1950, Leon Hart by Detroit; 1953, Harry Babcock by San Francisco; 1964, Dave Parks by San Francisco; 1965, Lawrence Elkins by Houston (AFL); 1984, Irving Fryar by New England; 1996, Keyshawn Johnson by NY Jets. Defensive linemen selected No. 1: 12 Defensive Ends (7) – 1972, Walt Patulski by Buffalo; 1973, John Matuszak by Houston; 1974, Ed Jones by Dallas; 1976, Lee Roy Selmon by Tampa Bay; 1985, Bruce Smith by Buffalo; 1992, Steve Emtman by Indianapolis; 2000, Courtney Brown by Cleveland; 2006, Mario Williams by Houston. Defensive Tackles (5) – 1963, Buck Buchanan by Kansas City (AFL); 1967, Bubba Smith by Baltimore; 1982, Kenneth Sims by New England; 1991, Russell Maryland by Dallas; 1994, Dan Wilkinson by Cincinnati. Linebackers selected No. 1: 3 1966, Tommy Nobis by Atlanta; 1979, Tom Cousineau by Buffalo; 1988, Aundray Bruce by Atlanta. Kickers/punters selected in the first round: 5 1966 - #6, K Charlie Gogolak (Princeton) by Washington; 1973 - #23, K/P Ray Guy (Southern Mississippi) by Oakland+; 1978 - #15, K Steve Little (Arkansas) by St. Louis; 1979 - #11, K/P Russell Erxleben (Texas) by New Orleans+; 2000 - #17, K Sebastian Janikowski (Florida State) by Oakland. (+ Used as punter in NFL career.) FIRST-ROUND TRADES SINCE 1970 Draft First-Round Draft First-Round Trades Trades 1970 3 1989 11 1971 4 1990 8 1972 6 1991 8 1973 9 1992 9 1974 9 1993 11 1975 8 1994 11 1976 7 1995 15 1977 10 1996 11 1978 8 1997 13 1979 7 1998 8 1980 10 1999 11 1981 6 2000 12 1982 9 2001 14 1983 8 2002 11 1984 9 2003 9 1985 10 2004 9 1986 10 2005 5 1987 8 2006 4 1988 7 (Yearly totals can include future selections traded in previous years.) CONSECUTIVE TOP 10 CHOICES FROM SAME COLLEGE 1937: Nebraska - HB Lloyd Cardwell (7) and E Les McDonald (8) 1943: Minnesota - HB Bill Daley (7) and T Dick Wildung (8) 1946: Notre Dame - QB Johnny Lujack (4) and T George Connor (5) 1948: Alabama - HB Lowell Tew (4) and C Vaughn Mancha (5) 1949: Notre Dame - QB Frank Tripucka (9) and G Bill Fischer (10) Southern Methodist - RB Doak Walker (3) and HB Paul Page (4) 1959: Ohio State - HB Don Clark (7) and C Dan James (8) 1967: Michigan State - DT Bubba Smith (1) and RB Clint Jones (2) 1977: Southern California - T Marvin Powell (4) and DT Gary Jeter (5) 1978: Notre Dame - TE Ken MacAfee (7) and DT Ross Browner (8) 1981: UCLA - RB Freeman McNeil (3) and DB Kenny Easley (4) 1984: Nebraska - WR Irving Fryar (1) and T Dean Steinkuhler (2) 1990: Southern California - LB Junior Seau (5) and DB Mark Carrier (6) 1991: Nebraska - DB Bruce Pickens (3) and LB Mike Croel (4) Tennessee - T Charles McRae (7) and T Antone Davis (8) 1992: Stanford - T Bob Whitfield (8) and RB Tommy Vardell (9) 1993: Alabama - DE John Copeland (5) and DE Eric Curry (6) 1996: Illinois - LB Kevin Hardy (2) and DE Simeon Rice (3) 2000: Penn State - DE Courtney Brown (1) and LB LaVar Arrington (2) 2002: Texas - T Mike Williams (4) and DB Quentin Jammer (5) 2004: Miami - S Sean Taylor (5) and TE Kellen Winslow (6) OFFENSIVE/DEFENSIVE PLAYERS SELECTED IN FIRST ROUND IN PAST 15 YEARS YEAR OFFENSE DEFENSE FIRST PICK 1990 11 14 Jeff George-QB 1991 13 14 Russell Maryland-DT 1992 13 15 Steve Emtman-DE 1993 15 14 Drew Bledsoe-QB 1994 13 16 Dan Wilkinson-DT 1995 18 14 Ki-Jana Carter-RB 1996 17 13 Keyshawn Johnson-WR 1997 14 16 Orlando Pace-T 1998 14 16 Peyton Manning-QB 1999 16 15 Tim Couch-QB 2000 17 14 Courtney Brown-DE 2001 15 16 Michael Vick-QB 2002 16 16 David Carr-QB 2003 14 18 Carson Palmer-QB 2004 19 13 Eli Manning-QB 2005 16 16 Alex Smith-QB 2006 19 13 Mario Williams-DE “MOSTS” Number of times QB and RB from same college have been chosen in top 10: 10 – 1942 (QB Frank Albert, RB Pete Kmetovic-Stanford), 1943 (QB Jack Jenkins, RB Bob Steuber- Missouri), 1944 (QB Angelo Bertelli, RB Creighton Miller-Notre Dame), 1946 (QB Frank Dancewicz, QB Johnny Lujack, RB Emil Sitko-Notre Dame), 1947 (QB Ernie Case, RB Cal Rossi-UCLA), 1948 (QB Harry Gilmer, RB Lowell Tew-Alabama), 1983 (QB Todd Blackledge, RB Curt Warner-Penn State), 1993 (QB Rick Mirer, RB Jerome Bettis- Notre Dame), 1995 (QB Kerry Collins, RB Ki-Jana Carter-Penn State), 2006 (QB Matt Leinart, RB Reggie Bush-Southern California).