History of NFL Draft Overall Pick 17

In this episode, we discuss the rich history of the 17th overall pick in the NFL draft, a true goldmine for future Hall of Famers like Emmitt Smith of the Dallas Cowboys. Our sports talk dives deep into how this pick has shaped the National Football League and delivers compelling NFL news. Join us for a fascinating look at American football’s past and what makes this draft position so special.

Join Ed and Darin on their 32 Straight day quest to explore the legends of the Draft!

The List of the Number 17 Overall Selections in the NFL Draft’s History

Year	Tm	Player	Pos
1937	DET	Charley Hamrick	T
1938	PHI	Joe Bukant	B
1939	PIT	Billy Patterson	B
1940	PHI	Dick Favor	B
1941	CRD	Bob Foxx	B
1942	RAM	Roger Eason	G
1943	PHI	Monk Gafford	B
1944	CRD	Saxon Judd	E
1945	BOS	Cecil Gray	C
1946	BOS	Bob McClure	G
1947	WAS	Gene (Red) Knight	B
1948	WAS	Tommy Thompson	LB
1949	RAM	George Sims	DB
1950	GNB	Tobin Rote	QB
1951	SFO	Pete Schabarum	HB
1952	PHI	Jim Weatherall	DT
1953	CHI	Zeke Bratkowski	QB
1954	NYG	Ken Buck	E
1955	GNB	Jim Temp	DE
1956	PIT	Joe Krupa	DT
1957	CLE	Milt Plum	QB
1958	PHI	Proverb Jacobs	T
1959	SFO	Bob Harrison	LB
1960	GNB	Bob Jeter	DB
1961	NYG	Bob Gaiters	HB
1962	CLE	Chuck Hinton	DT
1963	STL	Bob Reynolds	T
1964	DAL	Mel Renfro HOF	DB
1965	CLE	Jim Garcia	DE
1966	ATL	Nick Rassas	DB
1967	OAK	Gene Upshaw HOF	G
1968	NYJ	Lee White	RB
1969	NOR	John Shinners	G
1970	SFO	Bruce Taylor	DB
1971	STL	Norm Thompson	DB
1972	NYG	Eldridge Small	DB
1973	DET	Ernie Price	DE
1974	MIN	Fred McNeill	LB
1975	DEN	Louis Wright	DB
1976	MIA	Larry Gordon	LB
1977	CLE	Robert Jackson	LB
1978	TAM	Doug Williams	QB
1979	ATL	Don Smith	NT
1980	RAM	Johnnie Johnson	DB
1981	PIT	Keith Gary	DE
1982	TAM	Sean Farrell	G
1983	STL	Leonard Smith	DB
1984	STL	Clyde Duncan	WR
1985	DAL	Kevin Brooks	DT
1986	ATL	Tim Green	LB
1987	CIN	Jason Buck	DE
1988	NWE	John Stephens	RB
1989	PHO	Joe Wolf	T
1990	DAL	Emmitt Smith HOF	RB
1991	WAS	Bobby Wilson	DT
1992	DAL	Kevin Smith	DB
1993	WAS	Tom Carter	DB
1994	PIT	Charles Johnson	WR
1995	NYG	Tyrone Wheatley	RB
1996	DET	Reggie Brown	LB
1997	WAS	Kenard Lang	DE
1998	CIN	Brian Simmons	LB
1999	NWE	Damien Woody	C
2000	OAK	Sebastian Janikowski	K
2001	SEA	Steve Hutchinson HOF	G
2002	OAK	Phillip Buchanon	DB
2003	ARI	Bryant Johnson	WR
2004	DEN	D.J. Williams	LB
2005	CIN	David Pollack	LB
2006	MIN	Chad Greenway	LB
2007	DEN	Jarvis Moss	DE
2008	DET	Gosder Cherilus	T
2009	TAM	Josh Freeman	QB
2010	SFO	Mike Iupati	G
2011	NWE	Nate Solder	T
2012	CIN	Dre Kirkpatrick	DB
2013	PIT	Jarvis Jones	LB
2014	BAL	C.J. Mosley	LB
2015	SFO	Arik Armstead	DT
2016	ATL	Keanu Neal	S
2017	WAS	Jonathan Allen	DE
2018	LAC	Derwin James	S
2019	NYG	Dexter Lawrence	DT
2020	DAL	CeeDee Lamb	WR
2021	LVR	Alex Leatherwood	OL
2022	LAC	Zion Johnson	G
2023	NWE	Christian Gonzalez	DB
2024	MIN	Dallas Turner	LB
2025	CIN	Shemar Stewart	DE

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