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Year League Team Player Pos College
1936 NFL Philadelphia Eagles Jay Berwanger B Chicago
1937 NFL Philadelphia Eagles Sam Francis B Nebraska
1938 NFL Cleveland Rams Corby Davis B Indiana
1939 NFL Chicago Cardinals Ki Aldrich C Texas Christian
1940 NFL Chicago Cardinals George Cafego B Tennessee
1941 NFL Chicago Bears Tom Harmon B Michigan
1942 NFL Pittsburgh Steelers Bill Dudley B Virginia
1943 NFL Detroit Lions Frankie Sinkwich B Georgia
1944 NFL Boston Yanks Angelo Bertelli B Notre Dame
1945 NFL Chicago Cardinals Charley Trippi B Georgia
1946 NFL Boston Yanks Boley Dancewicz QB Notre Dame
1947 AAFC Baltimore Colts Elmer Madar E Michigan
1947 NFL Chicago Bears Bob Fenimore B Oklahoma State
1948 AAFC Chicago Rockets Tony Minisi B Pennsylvania
1948 NFL Washington Redskins Harry Gilmer B Alabama
1949 AAFC Chicago Hornets Terry Brennan B Notre Dame
1949 NFL Philadelphia Eagles Chuck Bednarik C Pennsylvania
1950 NFL Detroit Lions Leon Hart E Notre Dame
1951 NFL New York Giants Kyle Rote B Southern Methodist
1952 NFL Los Angeles Rams Billy Wade QB Vanderbilt
1953 NFL San Francisco 49ers Harry Babcock E Georgia
1954 NFL Cleveland Browns Bobby Garrett QB Stanford
1955 NFL Baltimore Colts George Shaw B Oregon
1956 NFL Pittsburgh Steelers Gary Glick QB Colorado State
1957 NFL Green Bay Packers Paul Hornung QB Notre Dame
1958 NFL Chicago Cardinals King Hill QB Rice
1959 NFL Green Bay Packers Randy Duncan QB Iowa
1960 NFL Los Angeles Rams Billy Cannon B Louisiana State
1961 AFL Buffalo Bills Ken Rice T Auburn
1961 NFL Minnesota Vikings Tommy Mason HB Tulane
1962 AFL Oakland Raiders Roman Gabriel QB North Carolina State
1962 NFL Washington Redskins Ernie Davis B Syracuse
1963 AFL Kansas City Chiefs Buck Buchanan T Grambling State
1963 NFL Los Angeles Rams Terry Baker B Oregon State
1964 AFL Boston Patriots Jack Concannon QB Boston College
1964 NFL San Francisco 49ers Dave Parks E Texas Tech
1965 AFL Houston Oilers Larry Elkins E Baylor
1965 NFL New York Giants Tucker Frederickson B Auburn
1966 AFL Miami Dolphins Jim Grabowski FB Illinois
1966 NFL Atlanta Falcons Tommy Nobis LB Texas
1967 NFL Baltimore Colts Bubba Smith DT Michigan State
1968 NFL Minnesota Vikings Ron Yary T Southern California
1969 AFL Buffalo Bills O.J. Simpson RB Southern California
1970 NFL Pittsburgh Steelers Terry Bradshaw QB Louisiana Tech
1971 NFL New England Patriots Jim Plunkett QB Stanford
1972 NFL Buffalo Bills Walt Patulski DE Notre Dame
1973 NFL Houston Oilers John Matuszak DE Tampa
1974 NFL Dallas Cowboys Ed Jones DE Tennessee State
1975 NFL Atlanta Falcons Steve Bartkowski QB California
1976 NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers Lee Roy Selmon DE Oklahoma
1977 NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ricky Bell RB Southern California
1978 NFL Houston Oilers Earl Campbell RB Texas
1979 NFL Buffalo Bills Tom Cousineau LB Ohio State
1980 NFL Detroit Lions Billy Sims RB Oklahoma
1981 NFL New Orleans Saints George Rogers RB South Carolina
1982 NFL New England Patriots Kenneth Sims DE Texas
1983 NFL Baltimore Colts John Elway QB Stanford
1984 NFL New England Patriots Irving Fryar WR Nebraska
1985 NFL Buffalo Bills Bruce Smith DE Virginia Tech
1986 NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers Bo Jackson RB Auburn
1987 NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers Vinny Testaverde QB Miami (Florida)
1988 NFL Atlanta Falcons Aundray Bruce LB Auburn
1989 NFL Dallas Cowboys Troy Aikman QB UCLA
1990 NFL Indianapolis Colts Jeff George QB Illinois
1991 NFL Dallas Cowboys Russell Maryland DT Miami (Florida)
1992 NFL Indianapolis Colts Steve Emtman DT Washington
1993 NFL New England Patriots Drew Bledsoe QB Washington State
1994 NFL Cincinnati Bengals Dan Wilkinson DT Ohio State
1995 NFL Cincinnati Bengals Ki-Jana Carter RB Penn State
1996 NFL New York Jets Keyshawn Johnson WR Southern California
1997 NFL St. Louis Rams Orlando Pace T Ohio State
1998 NFL Indianapolis Colts Peyton Manning QB Tennessee
1999 NFL Cleveland Browns Tim Couch QB Kentucky
2000 NFL Cleveland Browns Courtney Brown DE Penn State
2001 NFL Atlanta Falcons Michael Vick QB Virginia Tech
2002 NFL Houston Texans David Carr QB Fresno State
2003 NFL Cincinnati Bengals Carson Palmer QB Southern California
2004 NFL San Diego Chargers Eli Manning QB Mississippi
2005 NFL San Francisco 49ers Alex Smith QB Utah
2006 NFL Houston Texans Mario Williams DE North Carolina State
2007 NFL Oakland Raiders JaMarcus Russell QB Louisiana State
2008 NFL Miami Dolphins Jake Long T Michigan
2009 NFL Detroit Lions Matthew Stafford QB Georgia
2010 NFL St. Louis Rams Sam Bradford QB Oklahoma
2011 NFL Carolina Panthers Cam Newton QB Auburn
2012 NFL Indianapolis Colts Andrew Luck QB Stanford
2013 NFL Kansas City Chiefs Eric Fisher OT Central Michigan
2014 NFL Houston Texans Jadeveon Clowney DE South Carolina
2015 NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jameis Winston QB Florida State
2016 NFL Los Angeles Rams Jared Goff QB California
2017 NFL Cleveland Browns Myles Garrett DE Texas A&M
2018 NFL Cleveland Browns Baker Mayfield QB Oklahoma
2019 NFL Arizona Cardinals Kyler Murray QB Oklahoma
2020 NFL Cincinnati Bengals Joe Burrow QB Louisiana State
2021 NFL Jacksonville Jaguars Trevor Lawrence QB Clemson
2022 NFL Jacksonville Jaguars Travon Walker DE Georgia
2023 NFL Carolina Panthers Bryce Young QB Alabama
2024 NFL Chicago Bears Caleb Williams QB Southern California
2025 NFL Tennessee Titans Cam Ward QB Miami (Florida)
2026 NFL Las Vegas Raiders Fernando Mendoza QB Indiana
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