Travis Hunter was selected second overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2025
This is a list of second overall National Football League (NFL) draft picks. The NFL draft is an annual sports draft in which National Football League teams select newly eligible players for their rosters. Thirteen players selected second overall have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Sid Luckman (1939), George McAfee (1940), Les Richter (1952), Bob Brown (1964), Tom Mack (1966), Randy White (1975), Tony Dorsett (1977), Lawrence Taylor (1981), Eric Dickerson (1983), Marshall Faulk (1994), Calvin Johnson (2007), Tony Boselli (1995), and Julius Peppers (2002).[1] In 2012, Sports Illustrated chose Taylor as the best player selected second overall.[2]
Eight Heisman Trophy winners have been selected at the spot: Glenn Davis (1946), Billy Vessels (1952), John David Crow (1957), Reggie Bush (2006), Robert Griffin III (2012), Marcus Mariota (2014), Jayden Daniels (2024), and Travis Hunter (2025). Notable draft busts selected include Lam Jones (1980), Tony Mandarich (1989), Blair Thomas (1990), Ryan Leaf (1998), Charles Rogers (2003), Jason Smith (2009), Mitchell Trubisky (2017), and Zach Wilson (2021).[3][4][5] The Cleveland / St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams have had nine selections at the spot, the most in the NFL.[1]
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List of second overall picks[1]
| Year |
Name |
Position |
College |
NFL team |
Notes
|
| 1936 |
Riley Smith |
QB |
Alabama |
Boston Redskins |
College Football Hall of Fame
|
| 1937 |
Ed Goddard |
Back |
Washington State |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
|
| 1938 |
Jim McDonald |
Back |
Ohio State |
Philadelphia Eagles |
|
| 1939 |
Sid Luckman‡ |
QB |
Columbia |
Chicago Bears |
Pro Football Hall of Fame
|
| 1940 |
George McAfee‡ |
HB |
Duke |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Pro Football Hall of Fame
|
| 1941 |
John Kimbrough |
FB |
Texas A&M |
Chicago Cardinals |
College Football Hall of Fame
|
| 1942 |
Jack Wilson |
HB |
Baylor |
Cleveland Rams |
Appeared in only 10 NFL games, 3 as a starter
|
| 1943 |
Joe Muha |
FB |
VMI |
Philadelphia Eagles |
2x All-Pro
|
| 1944 |
Pat Harder* |
FB |
Wisconsin |
Chicago Cardinals |
3× first-team All-Pro; College Football Hall of Fame
|
| 1945 |
Paul Duhart |
Back |
Florida |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
Appeared in only 13 NFL games, 7 as a starter
|
| 1946 |
Dub Jones* |
HB |
LSU |
Chicago Cardinals |
2× AAFC champion, 3× NFL champion
|
| 1947 |
Glenn Davis* |
HB |
Army |
Detroit Lions |
Heisman Trophy (1946)
|
| 1948 |
Skip Minisi |
HB |
Penn |
New York Giants |
College Football Hall of Fame
|
| 1949 |
John Rauch |
QB |
Georgia |
Detroit Lions |
College Football Hall of Fame
|
| 1950 |
Adrian Burk* |
QB |
Baylor |
Baltimore Colts |
2× Pro Bowl
|
| 1951 |
Bob Williams |
QB |
Notre Dame |
Chicago Bears |
College Football Hall of Fame
|
| 1952 |
Les Richter‡ |
LB |
California |
New York Yanks |
Pro Football Hall of Fame
|
| 1953 |
Billy Vessels |
HB |
Oklahoma |
Baltimore Colts |
Heisman Trophy (1952)
|
| 1954 |
Lamar McHan |
QB |
Arkansas |
Chicago Cardinals |
|
| 1955 |
Max Boydston |
E |
Oklahoma |
Chicago Cardinals |
|
| 1956 |
Earl Morrall* |
QB |
Michigan State |
San Francisco 49ers |
3× Super Bowl champion, NFL Most Valuable Player (1968)
|
| 1957 |
Jon Arnett* |
HB |
USC |
Los Angeles Rams |
College Football Hall of Fame; 5× Pro Bowl
|
| 1958 |
John David Crow* |
HB |
Texas A&M |
Chicago Cardinals |
Heisman Trophy (1957)
|
| 1959 |
Dick Bass* |
FB |
Pacific Tigers |
Los Angeles Rams |
3× Pro Bowl
|
| 1960 |
George Izo |
QB |
Notre Dame |
St. Louis Cardinals |
|
| 1961 |
Norm Snead* |
QB |
Wake Forest |
Washington Redskins |
4× Pro Bowl
|
| 1962 |
Roman Gabriel |
QB |
NC State |
Los Angeles Rams |
College Football Hall of Fame; 4× Pro Bowl, NFL Most Valuable Player (1969)
|
| 1963 |
Jerry Stovall* |
DB |
LSU |
St. Louis Cardinals |
3× Pro Bowl
|
| 1964 |
Bob Brown‡ |
T |
Nebraska |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Pro Football Hall of Fame
|
| 1965 |
Ken Willard* |
FB |
North Carolina |
San Francisco 49ers |
4× Pro Bowl
|
| 1966 |
Tom Mack‡ |
G |
Michigan |
Los Angeles Rams |
Pro Football Hall of Fame
|
| 1967 |
Clint Jones |
HB |
Michigan State |
Minnesota Vikings |
College Football Hall of Fame
|
| 1968 |
Bob Johnson |
C |
Tennessee |
Cincinnati Bengals |
College Football Hall of Fame
|
| 1969 |
George Kunz* |
T |
Notre Dame |
Atlanta Falcons |
8× Pro Bowl
|
| 1970 |
Mike McCoy |
DT |
Notre Dame |
Green Bay Packers |
|
| 1971 |
Archie Manning |
QB |
Ole Miss |
New Orleans Saints |
2× Pro Bowl
|
| 1972 |
Sherman White |
DE |
California |
Cincinnati Bengals |
|
| 1973 |
Bert Jones |
QB |
LSU |
Baltimore Colts |
Pro Bowl (1976), NFL Most Valuable Player (1976)
|
| 1974 |
Bo Matthews |
HB |
Colorado |
San Diego Chargers |
|
| 1975 |
Randy White‡ |
DT |
Maryland |
Dallas Cowboys |
Pro Football Hall of Fame
|
| 1976 |
Steve Niehaus |
DT |
Notre Dame |
Seattle Seahawks |
NFC Defensive Rookie of the Year (1976)
|
| 1977 |
Tony Dorsett‡ |
HB |
Pittsburgh |
Dallas Cowboys |
Pro Football Hall of Fame
|
| 1978 |
Art Still* |
DE |
Kentucky |
Kansas City Chiefs |
4× Pro Bowl
|
| 1979 |
Mike Bell |
DE |
Colorado State |
Kansas City Chiefs |
|
| 1980 |
Lam Jones |
WR |
Texas |
New York Jets |
|
| 1981 |
Lawrence Taylor‡ |
LB |
North Carolina |
New York Giants |
Pro Football Hall of Fame
|
| 1982 |
Johnie Cooks |
LB |
Mississippi State |
Baltimore Colts |
|
| 1983 |
Eric Dickerson‡ |
HB |
SMU |
Los Angeles Rams |
Pro Football Hall of Fame
|
| 1984 |
Dean Steinkuhler |
T |
Nebraska |
Houston Oilers |
Outland Trophy (1983)
|
| 1985 |
Bill Fralic |
G |
Pittsburgh |
Atlanta Falcons |
4× Pro Bowl
|
| 1986 |
Tony Casillas |
DT |
Oklahoma |
Atlanta Falcons |
College Football Hall of Fame
|
| 1987 |
Cornelius Bennett |
LB |
Alabama |
Indianapolis Colts |
5× Pro Bowl
|
| 1988 |
Neil Smith |
DE |
Nebraska |
Kansas City Chiefs |
NFL 1990s All-Decade Team, 6× Pro Bowl
|
| 1989 |
Tony Mandarich |
T |
Michigan State |
Green Bay Packers |
|
| 1990 |
Blair Thomas |
HB |
Penn State |
New York Jets |
|
| 1991 |
Eric Turner |
DB |
UCLA |
Cleveland Browns |
2× Pro Bowl
|
| 1992 |
Quentin Coryatt |
LB |
Texas A&M |
Indianapolis Colts |
|
| 1993 |
Rick Mirer |
QB |
Notre Dame |
Seattle Seahawks |
|
| 1994 |
Marshall Faulk‡ |
HB |
San Diego State |
Indianapolis Colts |
Pro Football Hall of Fame
|
| 1995 |
Tony Boselli‡ |
T |
USC |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
Pro Football Hall of Fame
|
| 1996 |
Kevin Hardy |
LB |
Illinois |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
Pro Bowl (1999)
|
| 1997 |
Darrell Russell |
DT |
USC |
Oakland Raiders |
2× Pro Bowl
|
| 1998 |
Ryan Leaf |
QB |
Washington State |
San Diego Chargers |
|
| 1999 |
Donovan McNabb* |
QB |
Syracuse |
Philadelphia Eagles |
6× Pro Bowl
|
| 2000 |
LaVar Arrington* |
LB |
Penn State |
Washington Redskins |
Bednarik Award (1999), 3× Pro Bowl
|
| 2001 |
Leonard Davis* |
G |
Texas |
Arizona Cardinals |
3× Pro Bowl
|
| 2002 |
Julius Peppers‡ |
DE |
North Carolina |
Carolina Panthers |
Pro Football Hall of Fame
|
| 2003 |
Charles Rogers |
WR |
Michigan State |
Detroit Lions |
Biletnikoff Award (2002)
|
| 2004 |
Robert Gallery |
T |
Iowa |
Oakland Raiders |
Outland Trophy (2003)
|
| 2005 |
Ronnie Brown* |
HB |
Auburn |
Miami Dolphins |
Pro Bowl (2008)
|
| 2006 |
Reggie Bush |
HB |
USC |
New Orleans Saints |
Heisman Trophy (2005)
|
| 2007 |
Calvin Johnson‡ |
WR |
Georgia Tech |
Detroit Lions |
Pro Football Hall of Fame
|
| 2008 |
Chris Long |
DE |
Virginia |
St. Louis Rams |
2× Super Bowl champion, Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year (2018)
|
| 2009 |
Jason Smith |
T |
Baylor |
St. Louis Rams |
|
| 2010 |
Ndamukong Suh* |
DT |
Nebraska |
Detroit Lions |
NFL 2010s All-Decade Team; 5× Pro Bowl
|
| 2011 |
Von Miller |
LB |
Texas A&M |
Denver Broncos |
2× Super Bowl champion, NFL 2010s All-Decade Team; 8× Pro Bowl
|
| 2012 |
Robert Griffin III |
QB |
Baylor |
Washington Redskins |
Heisman Trophy (2011), Offensive Rookie of the Year, Pro Bowl (2012)
|
| 2013 |
Luke Joeckel |
T |
Texas A&M |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
Outland Trophy (2012)
|
| 2014 |
Greg Robinson |
T |
Auburn |
St. Louis Rams |
|
| 2015 |
Marcus Mariota |
QB |
Oregon |
Tennessee Titans |
Heisman Trophy (2014)
|
| 2016 |
Carson Wentz |
QB |
North Dakota State |
Philadelphia Eagles |
Bert Bell Award (2017), Pro Bowl (2017)
|
| 2017 |
Mitchell Trubisky |
QB |
North Carolina |
Chicago Bears |
Pro Bowl (2018)
|
| 2018 |
Saquon Barkley |
HB |
Penn State |
New York Giants |
Offensive Rookie of the Year, 3× Pro Bowl
|
| 2019 |
Nick Bosa |
DE |
Ohio State |
San Francisco 49ers |
Defensive Rookie of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year (2022), 5× Pro Bowl
|
| 2020 |
Chase Young |
DE |
Ohio State |
Washington Redskins |
Defensive Rookie of the Year, Pro Bowl (2020)
|
| 2021 |
Zach Wilson |
QB |
BYU |
New York Jets |
|
| 2022 |
Aidan Hutchinson |
DE |
Michigan |
Detroit Lions |
Pro Bowl (2023)
|
| 2023 |
C. J. Stroud |
QB |
Ohio State |
Houston Texans |
Offensive Rookie of the Year, Pro Bowl (2023)
|
| 2024 |
Jayden Daniels |
QB |
LSU |
Washington Commanders |
Heisman Trophy (2023), Offensive Rookie of the Year, Pro Bowl (2024)
|
| 2025 |
Travis Hunter |
CB/WR
|
Colorado
|
Jacksonville Jaguars |
Heisman Trophy (2024)
|
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