List of second overall NFL draft picks


This is a list of second overall National Football League draft picks. The NFL draft is an annual sports draft in which National Football League teams select newly eligible players for their rosters. Thirteen players selected second overall have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Sid Luckman, George McAfee, Les Richter, Bob Brown, Tom Mack, Randy White, Tony Dorsett, Lawrence Taylor, Eric Dickerson, Marshall Faulk, Tony Boselli, Julius Peppers, and Calvin Johnson. In 2012, Sports Illustrated chose Taylor as the best player selected second overall.
Nine Heisman Trophy winners have been selected at the spot: Glenn Davis, Billy Vessels, John David Crow, Tony Dorsett, Reggie Bush, Robert Griffin III, Marcus Mariota, Jayden Daniels, and Travis Hunter. The Cleveland / St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams have had nine selections at the spot, the most in the NFL.

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KKickerNTNose tackleCCenter
LBLinebackerFBFullbackDBDefensive back
PPunterHBHalfbackDEDefensive end
QBQuarterbackWR/EWide receiver / endDTDefensive tackle
GGuardTOffensive tackleTETight end

Second overall picks by NFL team

The Los Angeles Rams and Arizona Cardinals have each held the second overall pick a total of nine times, the most of any NFL team. This includes the Rams' time in Cleveland and St. Louis and the Cardinals' time in Chicago and St. Louis. The Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers are the only teams that have never had the second overall pick.
TeamPicksYearNotes
Los Angeles Rams91942, 1957, 1959, 1962, 1966, 1983, 2008, 2009, 2014
  • 1 as the Cleveland Rams
  • 3 as the St. Louis Rams
  • 5 as the Los Angeles Rams
Arizona Cardinals91941, 1944, 1946, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1960, 1963, 2001
  • 6 as the Chicago Cardinals
  • 2 as the St. Louis Cardinals
  • 1 as the Arizona Cardinals
    • Indianapolis Colts71950, 1953, 1973, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1994
  • 4 as the Baltimore Colts
  • 3 as the Indianapolis Colts
    • Detroit Lions61947, 1949, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2022-
    Philadelphia Eagles61938, 1940, 1943, 1964, 1999, 2016-
    Washington Commanders61936, 1961, 2000, 2012, 2020, 2024
  • 4 as the Washington Redskins
  • 1 as Boston Redskins
    • Jacksonville Jaguars41995, 1996, 2013, 2025-
    New York Jets41980, 1990, 2021, 2026-
    Atlanta Falcons31969, 1985, 1986-
    Chicago Bears31939, 1951, 2017-
    Kansas City Chiefs31978, 1979, 1988-
    New York Giants31948, 1981, 2018-
    San Francisco 49ers31956, 1965, 2019-
    Cincinnati Bengals21968, 1972-
    Dallas Cowboys21975, 1977-
    Green Bay Packers21970, 1989-
    Las Vegas Raiders21997, 2004
  • Both as the Oakland Raiders
    • Los Angeles Chargers21974, 1998
  • Both as the San Diego Chargers
    • New Orleans Saints21971, 2006-
    Seattle Seahawks21976, 1993-
    Tennessee Titans21984, 2015
  • 1 as the Houston Oilers
    • Brooklyn Dodgers 11937-
    Carolina Panthers12002-
    Cleveland Browns11991-
    Denver Broncos12011-
    Houston Texans12023-
    Miami Dolphins12005-
    Minnesota Vikings11967-
    New York Yanks11952-
    Pittsburgh Steelers11945-

    Second overall picks by school

    has the most second overall picks with 6. Texas A&M has the second-most second overall picks with 5. Baylor, LSU, Michigan State, North Carolina, Nebraska, Ohio State, and USC are tied for third-most second overall picks with 4 each. Only two schools have had second overall picks in consecutive years: Ohio State with Nick Bosa and Chase Young, and Notre Dame with George Kunz and Mike McCoy.
    SchoolTotalYear
    Notre Dame61951, 1960, 1969, 1970, 1976, 1993
    Texas A&M51941, 1958, 1992, 2011, 2013
    Baylor41942, 1950, 2009, 2012
    LSU41946, 1963, 1973, 2024
    Michigan State41956, 1967, 1989, 2003
    North Carolina41965, 1981, 2002, 2017
    Nebraska41964, 1984, 1988, 2010
    Ohio State41938, 2019, 2020, 2023
    USC41957, 1995, 2006, 2008
    Oklahoma31953, 1955, 1986
    Penn State31990, 2000, 2018
    Alabama21936, 1987
    Auburn22005, 2014
    California21952, 1972
    Colorado21974, 2025
    Michigan21966, 2022
    Pittsburgh21977, 1985
    Texas21980, 2001
    Washington State21937, 1998
    Arkansas11954
    Army11947
    BYU12021
    Colorado State11979
    Columbia11939
    Duke11940
    Florida11945
    Georgia11949
    Illinois11996
    Iowa12003
    Kentucky11978
    Maryland11975
    Mississippi State11982
    North Carolina State11962
    North Dakota State12016
    Ole Miss11971
    Oregon12015
    Pacific11959
    Penn11948
    San Diego State11994
    SMU11983
    Syracuse11999
    Tennessee11968
    UCLA11957
    Virginia12008
    VMI11943
    Wake Forest11961
    Wisconsin11944

    Second overall picks by position

    PositionNumber of selectionsLast year selected
    Quarterbacks242024
    Running backs192018
    Defensive linemen152022
    Offensive linemen132014
    Wide receivers32007
    Linebackers82011
    Defensive backs32025