History of the 10th Overall NFL Draft Picks

Is the 10th overall pick the luckiest spot in the National Football League draft? We dive into compelling NFL news, highlighting how this draft position has produced Hall of Famers and game-changers. This video explores the career of prominent players in football, including Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs, and asks if this spot is truly the best in the mock draft.

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List of 10th Overall NFL Draft Picks

Year	Tm	Player	Pos
1937	RAM	Johnny Drake	B
1938	CHI	Joe Gray	B
1939	NYG	Walt Nielsen	FB
1940	NYG	Grenny Lansdell	HB
1941	WAS	Forest Evashevski	B
1942	CHI	Frankie Albert	QB
1943	WAS	Jack Jenkins	FB
1944	CHP	Johnny Podesto	B
1945	NYG	Elmer Barbour	BB
1946	RAM	Emil Sitko	HB
1947	NYG	Vic Schwall	HB
1948	CHI	Max Bumgardner	DE
1949	CRD	Bill Fischer	T
1950	CHI	Fred Morrison	FB
1951	CHI	Billy Stone	B
1952	CLE	Bert Rechichar	DB
1953	SFO	Tom Stolhandske	LB
1954	RAM	Ed Beatty	C
1955	SFO	Dicky Moegle	DB
1956	CHI	Menan (Tex) Schriewer	E
1957	CRD	Jerry Tubbs	LB
1958	DET	Alex Karras HOF	DT
1959	NYG	Lee Grosscup	QB
1960	BAL	Ron Mix HOF	T
1961	CLE	Bobby Crespino	SE
1962	DET	John Hadl	QB
1963	RAM	Rufus Guthrie	G
1964	PIT	Paul Martha	DB
1965	GNB	Larry Elkins	WR
1966	NYG	Francis Peay	T
1967	CHI	Loyd Phillips	DE
1968	PIT	Mike Taylor	T
1969	RAM	Jim Seymour	WR
1970	NOR	Ken Burrough	WR
1971	RAM	Isiah Robertson	LB
1972	MIN	Jeff Siemon	LB
1973	BAL	Joe Ehrmann	DT
1974	SFO	Bill Sandifer	DT
1975	SFO	Jimmy Webb	DT
1976	DET	James Hunter	DB
1977	KAN	Gary Green	DB
1978	NYG	Gordon King	T
1979	DET	Keith Dorney	T
1980	SEA	Jacob Green	DE
1981	CIN	David Verser	WR
1982	RAI	Marcus Allen HOF	RB
1983	NYG	Terry Kinard	DB
1984	NYJ	Russell Carter	DB
1985	NYJ	Al Toon	WR
1986	PHI	Keith Byars	RB
1987	PIT	Rod Woodson HOF	DB
1988	NYG	Eric Moore	G
1989	PHO	Eric Hill	LB
1990	NWE	Ray Agnew	DT
1991	DET	Herman Moore	WR
1992	SEA	Ray Roberts	T
1993	RAM	Jerome Bettis HOF	RB
1994	ARI	Jamir Miller	LB
1995	SFO	J.J. Stokes	WR
1996	CIN	Willie Anderson	T
1997	NOR	Chris Naeole	G
1998	BAL	Duane Starks	DB
1999	BAL	Chris McAlister	DB
2000	BAL	Travis Taylor	WR
2001	GNB	Jamal Reynolds	DE
2002	CIN	Levi Jones	T
2003	BAL	Terrell Suggs	LB
2004	HOU	Dunta Robinson	DB
2005	DET	Mike Williams	WR
2006	ARI	Matt Leinart	QB
2007	HOU	Amobi Okoye	DT
2008	NWE	Jerod Mayo	LB
2009	SFO	Michael Crabtree	WR
2010	JAX	Tyson Alualu	DT
2011	JAX	Blaine Gabbert	QB
2012	BUF	Stephon Gilmore	DB
2013	TEN	Chance Warmack	G
2014	DET	Eric Ebron	TE
2015	STL	Todd Gurley	RB
2016	NYG	Eli Apple	CB
2017	KAN	Patrick Mahomes	QB
2018	ARI	Josh Rosen	QB
2019	PIT	Devin Bush Jr.	LB
2020	CLE	Jedrick Wills Jr.	T
2021	PHI	DeVonta Smith	WR
2022	NYJ	Garrett Wilson	WR
2023	CHI	Darnell Wright	OL
2024	MIN	J.J. McCarthy	QB
2025	CHI	Colston Loveland	TE

Special Thanks to Pro-Football-Reference.com for the above information.

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