While the NFL season comes to a halt in February for fans, teams start to prepare for the NFL Scouting Combine, and Pro Day to gauge college athletes participating in the NFL draft. The NFL draft is an opportunity for franchises to add players on rookie deals (usually cheaper than players making in free agency) and make the team better in a salary cap era. Unlike its counterpart leagues (NHL, NBA, MLB), the NFL does not have a lottery-based draft.
The upcoming 2025 NFL draft will have 257 total selections in seven rounds. The location of the draft has continually changed over the years with early years, from the mid-1930s to the mid-1960s, saw various cities being host to the event. New York City hosted the event for half a decade before future draft locations started being determined through a yearly bidding process in 2015.
How many No.1 overall picks have each team received?
Here is the list of all the number one overall draft picks by team:
| Team | No. of players drafted | Years |
| Indianapolis Colts | 7 | 1955, 1967, 1983, 1990, 1992, 1998, 2012 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 7 | 1938, 1952, 1960, 1963, 1997, 2010, 2016 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 5 | 1939, 1940, 1945, 1958, 2019 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5 | 1976, 1977, 1986, 1987, 2015 |
| Cleveland Browns | 5 | 1954, 1999, 2000, 2017, 2018 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 4 | 1966, 1975, 1988, 2001 |
| Buffalo Bills | 4 | 1969, 1972, 1979, 1985 |
| Detroit Lions | 4 | 1943, 1950, 1980, 2009 |
| New England Patriots | 4 | 1971, 1982, 1984, 1993 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 1994, 1995, 2003, 2020 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 1974, 1989, 1991 |
| Houston Texans | 3 | 2002, 2006, 2014 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 1936, 1937, 1949 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 1942, 1956, 1970 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 1953, 1964, 2005 |
| Chicago Bears | 3 | 1941, 1947, 2024 |
| Tennessee Titans | 3 | 1973, 1978, 2025 |
| Boston Yanks | 2 | 1944, 1946 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 1961, 1968 |
| New York Giants | 2 | 1951, 1965 |
| Washington Commanders | 2 | 1948, 1962 |
| Green Bay Packers | 2 | 1957, 1959 |
| Carolina Panthers | 2 | 2011, 2023 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 2 | 2021, 2022 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 2013 |
| Miami Dolphins | 1 | 2008 |
| New Orleans Saints | 1 | 1981 |
| New York Jets | 1 | 1996 |
| Las Vegas Raiders | 1 | 2007 |
| Los Angeles Chargers | 1 | 2004 |
*a defunct franchise as of 2025
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