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NFL draft: History of quarterbacks selected No. 1 overall, from Bryce Young to Angelo Bertelli

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The 2024 NFL draft will begin Thursday, April 25 and ends Saturday, April 27. This year is the 89th edition of the NFL draft, and Detroit is the host city.

The Chicago Bears own the No. 1 overall pick and it’s widely expected that they will select USC quarterback Caleb Williams. Since 2000, 17 quarterbacks have been selected No. 1 overall, including Bryce Young to the Carolina Panthers in the 2023 NFL Draft.

A total of 35 quarterbacks have been selected No. 1 overall in the drafts history, the most of any position. USA TODAY Sports lists the quarterbacks who have heard their name called first in the draft.

List of quarterbacks selected No. 1 overall in the NFL Draft

Selecting a quarterback No. 1 overall is a significantly more common occurrence since 2000 than in previous decades. In all but five drafts since 2001 has a quarterback not gone with the top overall selection.

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Between the merger and 2000, just 10 quarterbacks were selected with the No. 1 pick. Since 2000, 17 passers have been selected No. 1, must recently Bryce Young of the Panthers in 2023.

Here's the complete list:

YearPlayer (College)Team
2023Bryce Young (Alabama)Carolina Panthers
2021Trevor Lawrence (Clemson)Jacksonville Jaguars
2020Joe Burrow (LSU)Cincinnati Bengals
2019Kyler Murray (Oklahoma)Arizona Cardinals
2018Baker Mayfield (Oklahoma)Cleveland Browns
2016Jared Goff (California)St. Louis Rams
2015Jameis Winston (Florida State)Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2012Andrew Luck (Stanford)Indianapolis Colts
2011Cam Newton (Auburn)Carolina Panhers
2010Sam Bradford (Oklahoma)St. Louis Rams
2009Matthew Stafford (Georgia)Detroit Lions
2007JaMarcus Russell (LSU)Oakland Raiders
2005Alex Smith (Utah)San Francisco 49ers
2004Eli Manning (Ole Miss)San Diego Chargers
2003Carson Palmer (USC)Cincinnati Bengals
2002David Carr (Fresno State)Houston Texans
2001Michael Vick (Virginia Tech)Atlanta Falcons
1999Tim Couch (Kentucky)Cleveland Browns
1998Peyton Manning (Tennessee)Indianapolis Colts
1993Drew Bledsoe (Washington State)New England Patriots
1990Jeff George (Illinois)Indianapolis Colts
1989Troy Aikman (UCLA)Dallas Cowboys
1987Vinny Testaverde (Miami)Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1983John Elway (Stanford)Baltimore Colts
1975Steve Bartkowski (California)Atlanta Falcons
1971Jim Plunkett (Stanford)New England Patriots
1970Terry Bradshaw (Louisiana Tech)Pittsburgh Steelers
1963Terry Baker (Oregon State)Los Angeles Rams
1959Randy Duncan (Iowa)Green Bay Packers
1958King Hill (Rice)Chicago Cardinals
1955George Shaw (Oregon)Baltimore Colts
1954Bobby Garrett (Stanford)Cleveland Browns
1952Bill Wade (Vanderbilt)Los Angeles Rams
1946Frank Dancewicz (Notre Dame)Boston Yanks
1944Angelo Bertelli (Notre Dame)Boston Yanks

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