Each NFL
franchise seeks to add new players through the annual NFL Draft. The team with the worst record the previous year picks first, the next-worst team second, and so on. Teams that did not make the playoffs are ordered by their regular-season record with any remaining ties broken by
strength of schedule.
Playoff participants are sequenced after non-playoff teams, based on their round of elimination (wild card, division, conference, and
Super Bowl).[6]
Before the
merger agreements in 1966, the
American Football League (AFL) operated in direct competition with the NFL and held a separate
draft. This led to a massive bidding war over top prospects between the two leagues. As part of the merger agreement on June 8, 1966, the two leagues would hold a multiple round "
Common Draft". Once the AFL officially merged with the NFL in 1970, the "Common Draft" simply became the NFL Draft.[2][3][7]
A total of 31 former Sooners have been selected to at least one Pro Bowl, 18 to more than one, and 35 former Sooners have won a league championship.
Selected to a Pro Bowl and won a league championship
Selections
Jammal Brown was drafted 13th overall by the New Orleans Saints in the
2005 NFL draft.Brandon Jones was drafted 96th overall by the Tennessee Titans in the
2005 NFL draft.Adrian Peterson was drafted 7th overall by the Minnesota Vikings in the
2007 NFL draft.Sam Bradford was selected by the St. Louis Rams with the 1st overall pick in the
2010 NFL draft.DeMarco Murray was selected by the Dallas Cowboys with the 71st overall draft pick in the
2011 NFL draft.Trent Williams is awarded his 7th straight Pro bowl appearance in 2018.Baker Mayfield is drafted 1st overall by the Cleveland Browns in the
2018 NFL draftKyler Murray being Drafted 1st Overall by the
Arizona Cardinals in the
2019 NFL draft would mark the second time in Draft History that a college has gotten back to back first overall picks and the first time in draft history that two quarterbacks from the same college have been drafted No. 1 overall two years in a row.CeeDee Lamb is drafted 17th Overall by the Dallas Cowboys in the 2020 NFL draft
^Because of the NFL–AFL merger agreement, the history of the AFL is officially recognized by the NFL and therefore this list includes the
AFL Draft (1960–1966) and the
Common Draft (1967–1969).[2][3]
^From 1960 through 1966, teams with a superscript AFL denotes player drafted in the
AFL Draft and teams with a superscript NFL denotes a player drafted in the
NFL draft.
^This is the team that drafted the player, not their most recent team.
^
abJoe Golding was drafted in 1944 by the Brooklyn Tigers (276th overall) and in 1946 by the Chicago Cardinals (31st overall).
^
abMike McClellan was drafted in 1961 by the San Francisco 49ers (80th overall) and in 1962 by the New York Titans (237th overall).
^
abPhil Loman was drafted in 1961 by the Cleveland Browns (195th overall) and in 1962 by the San Diego Chargers (272nd overall).
^
abDennis Ward was drafted in 1963 by the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL (116th overall) and the Kansas City Chiefs of the AFL (104th overall).
^
abcJoe Don Looney was drafted in 1963 by the Houston Oilers (118th overall) and in 1964 by both the New York Giants of the NFL (12th overall) and the Kansas City Chiefs of the AFL (44th overall).
^
abPaul Lea was drafted in 1963 by the St. Louis Cardinals of the NFL (185th overall) and the Houston Oilers of the AFL (143rd overall).
^
abGlen Condren was drafted in 1964 by the New York Giants of the NFL (152nd overall) and the New York Jets of the AFL (147th overall).
^
abJohn Garrett was drafted in 1964 by the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL (189th overall) and the Houston Oilers of the AFL (190th overall).
^
abLance Rentzel was drafted in 1965 by the Minnesota Vikings of the NFL (23rd overall) and the Buffalo Bills of the AFL (48th overall).
^
abRalph Neely was drafted in 1965 by the Baltimore Colts of the NFL (28th overall) and the Houston Oilers of the AFL (15th overall).
^
abJim Grisham was drafted in 1965 by the Minnesota Vikings of the NFL (79th overall) and the Houston Oilers of the AFL (130th overall).
^
abCarl McAdams was drafted in 1966 by the St. Louis Cardinals of the NFL (8th overall) and the New York Jets of the AFL (22nd overall).
^
abMike Ringer was drafted in 1966 by the St. Louis Cardinals of the NFL (149th overall) and the Denver Broncos of the AFL (130th overall).
^Dwight Drane was the 14th pick in the first round of the 1984 Supplemental Draft.
^Darryl Goodlow was the 4th pick in the second round of the 1984 Supplemental Draft.
^Brian Bosworth was the 1st pick in the first round of the 1987 Supplemental Draft.
"Oklahoma Players/Alumni". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com.
Archived from the original on October 20, 2009. Retrieved November 3, 2009.
^
abCross, B. Duane (January 22, 2001).
"The AFL: A Football Legacy". Sports Illustrated. Archived from
the original on December 17, 2009. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
^"1940 NFL Pro Bowlers". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com.
Archived from the original on October 6, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
^
abc"1942 NFL Pro Bowlers". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com.
Archived from the original on December 6, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
^"1941 NFL Pro Bowlers". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com.
Archived from the original on October 6, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
^"1951 NFL Pro Bowlers". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com.
Archived from the original on January 4, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
^"1955 NFL Pro Bowlers". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com.
Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
^"1956 NFL Pro Bowlers". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com.
Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
^"Jim Weatherall". Jim Thorpe Association / Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from
the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
^"Jerry Tubbs". Jim Thorpe Association / Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from
the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
^
ab"Tommy McDonald". Jim Thorpe Association / Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from
the original on October 29, 2009. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
^"1963 NFL Pro Bowlers". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com.
Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
^"1959 NFL Pro Bowlers". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com.
Archived from the original on January 21, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
^Haisten, Bill (April 25, 2009).
"The way things used to be". Tulsa World.
Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
^"1964 NFL Pro Bowlers". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com.
Archived from the original on January 21, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
^
abFink, David (January 3, 1978).
"Jones Stands Tall for Dallas". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 10.
Archived from the original on November 26, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
^"Cowboys' Defense Faces 'Unitas Test'". The Free-Lance Star. Fredericksburg, Virginia. The Associated Press. January 16, 1971. p. 6.
Archived from the original on November 26, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
^"Pro Bowl". Ludington Daily News.
Ludington, Michigan. United Press International. January 22, 1972. p. 5.
Archived from the original on November 26, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
^"Greg Pruitt". Jim Thorpe Association / Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from
the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
^"Miami puts 12 on Pro Bowl team". The Free-Lance Star. Fredericksburg, Virginia. The Associated Press. December 20, 1973. p. 12.
Archived from the original on November 25, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
^Shapiro, Leonard (January 16, 1978).
"Cowboys Rip Erring Broncos". Washington Post.
Archived from the original on November 16, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
^Dielschneider, Jim (September 6, 1981).
"Lee Roy Selmon: A Man Among Boys". Gainesville Sun. p. 11-C.
Archived from the original on November 25, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
^"Joe Washington". Jim Thorpe Association / Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from
the original on February 1, 2006. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
^Lea, Bud (January 26, 1981).
"Plunkett passes ground Eagles". Milwaukee Sentinel.
Archived from the original on November 26, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
^Zier, Patrick (January 23, 1981).
"King no longer a blocking back". The Ledger. Lakeland, Florida. p. 3D.
Archived from the original on November 25, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
^Whiteside, Kelly (March 7, 2001).
"Sims still getting hit hard". USA Today.
Archived from the original on November 19, 2009. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
^George, Thomas (January 23, 1990).
"49er Offense's Unknown Factor". The New York Times.
Archived from the original on January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
^"Eagles Outraged". The Seattle Times. Times News Service. January 9, 1991.
Archived from the original on September 23, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
^"1996 NFL Pro Bowlers". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com.
Archived from the original on October 7, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
Each NFL
franchise seeks to add new players through the annual NFL Draft. The team with the worst record the previous year picks first, the next-worst team second, and so on. Teams that did not make the playoffs are ordered by their regular-season record with any remaining ties broken by
strength of schedule.
Playoff participants are sequenced after non-playoff teams, based on their round of elimination (wild card, division, conference, and
Super Bowl).[6]
Before the
merger agreements in 1966, the
American Football League (AFL) operated in direct competition with the NFL and held a separate
draft. This led to a massive bidding war over top prospects between the two leagues. As part of the merger agreement on June 8, 1966, the two leagues would hold a multiple round "
Common Draft". Once the AFL officially merged with the NFL in 1970, the "Common Draft" simply became the NFL Draft.[2][3][7]
A total of 31 former Sooners have been selected to at least one Pro Bowl, 18 to more than one, and 35 former Sooners have won a league championship.
Selected to a Pro Bowl and won a league championship
Selections
Jammal Brown was drafted 13th overall by the New Orleans Saints in the
2005 NFL draft.Brandon Jones was drafted 96th overall by the Tennessee Titans in the
2005 NFL draft.Adrian Peterson was drafted 7th overall by the Minnesota Vikings in the
2007 NFL draft.Sam Bradford was selected by the St. Louis Rams with the 1st overall pick in the
2010 NFL draft.DeMarco Murray was selected by the Dallas Cowboys with the 71st overall draft pick in the
2011 NFL draft.Trent Williams is awarded his 7th straight Pro bowl appearance in 2018.Baker Mayfield is drafted 1st overall by the Cleveland Browns in the
2018 NFL draftKyler Murray being Drafted 1st Overall by the
Arizona Cardinals in the
2019 NFL draft would mark the second time in Draft History that a college has gotten back to back first overall picks and the first time in draft history that two quarterbacks from the same college have been drafted No. 1 overall two years in a row.CeeDee Lamb is drafted 17th Overall by the Dallas Cowboys in the 2020 NFL draft
^Because of the NFL–AFL merger agreement, the history of the AFL is officially recognized by the NFL and therefore this list includes the
AFL Draft (1960–1966) and the
Common Draft (1967–1969).[2][3]
^From 1960 through 1966, teams with a superscript AFL denotes player drafted in the
AFL Draft and teams with a superscript NFL denotes a player drafted in the
NFL draft.
^This is the team that drafted the player, not their most recent team.
^
abJoe Golding was drafted in 1944 by the Brooklyn Tigers (276th overall) and in 1946 by the Chicago Cardinals (31st overall).
^
abMike McClellan was drafted in 1961 by the San Francisco 49ers (80th overall) and in 1962 by the New York Titans (237th overall).
^
abPhil Loman was drafted in 1961 by the Cleveland Browns (195th overall) and in 1962 by the San Diego Chargers (272nd overall).
^
abDennis Ward was drafted in 1963 by the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL (116th overall) and the Kansas City Chiefs of the AFL (104th overall).
^
abcJoe Don Looney was drafted in 1963 by the Houston Oilers (118th overall) and in 1964 by both the New York Giants of the NFL (12th overall) and the Kansas City Chiefs of the AFL (44th overall).
^
abPaul Lea was drafted in 1963 by the St. Louis Cardinals of the NFL (185th overall) and the Houston Oilers of the AFL (143rd overall).
^
abGlen Condren was drafted in 1964 by the New York Giants of the NFL (152nd overall) and the New York Jets of the AFL (147th overall).
^
abJohn Garrett was drafted in 1964 by the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL (189th overall) and the Houston Oilers of the AFL (190th overall).
^
abLance Rentzel was drafted in 1965 by the Minnesota Vikings of the NFL (23rd overall) and the Buffalo Bills of the AFL (48th overall).
^
abRalph Neely was drafted in 1965 by the Baltimore Colts of the NFL (28th overall) and the Houston Oilers of the AFL (15th overall).
^
abJim Grisham was drafted in 1965 by the Minnesota Vikings of the NFL (79th overall) and the Houston Oilers of the AFL (130th overall).
^
abCarl McAdams was drafted in 1966 by the St. Louis Cardinals of the NFL (8th overall) and the New York Jets of the AFL (22nd overall).
^
abMike Ringer was drafted in 1966 by the St. Louis Cardinals of the NFL (149th overall) and the Denver Broncos of the AFL (130th overall).
^Dwight Drane was the 14th pick in the first round of the 1984 Supplemental Draft.
^Darryl Goodlow was the 4th pick in the second round of the 1984 Supplemental Draft.
^Brian Bosworth was the 1st pick in the first round of the 1987 Supplemental Draft.
"Oklahoma Players/Alumni". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com.
Archived from the original on October 20, 2009. Retrieved November 3, 2009.
^
abCross, B. Duane (January 22, 2001).
"The AFL: A Football Legacy". Sports Illustrated. Archived from
the original on December 17, 2009. Retrieved September 17, 2009.
^"1940 NFL Pro Bowlers". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com.
Archived from the original on October 6, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
^
abc"1942 NFL Pro Bowlers". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com.
Archived from the original on December 6, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
^"1941 NFL Pro Bowlers". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com.
Archived from the original on October 6, 2022. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
^"1951 NFL Pro Bowlers". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com.
Archived from the original on January 4, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
^"1955 NFL Pro Bowlers". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com.
Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
^"1956 NFL Pro Bowlers". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com.
Archived from the original on March 9, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
^"Jim Weatherall". Jim Thorpe Association / Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from
the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
^"Jerry Tubbs". Jim Thorpe Association / Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from
the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
^
ab"Tommy McDonald". Jim Thorpe Association / Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from
the original on October 29, 2009. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
^"1963 NFL Pro Bowlers". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com.
Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
^"1959 NFL Pro Bowlers". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com.
Archived from the original on January 21, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
^Haisten, Bill (April 25, 2009).
"The way things used to be". Tulsa World.
Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
^"1964 NFL Pro Bowlers". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com.
Archived from the original on January 21, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
^
abFink, David (January 3, 1978).
"Jones Stands Tall for Dallas". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 10.
Archived from the original on November 26, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
^"Cowboys' Defense Faces 'Unitas Test'". The Free-Lance Star. Fredericksburg, Virginia. The Associated Press. January 16, 1971. p. 6.
Archived from the original on November 26, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
^"Pro Bowl". Ludington Daily News.
Ludington, Michigan. United Press International. January 22, 1972. p. 5.
Archived from the original on November 26, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2009.
^"Greg Pruitt". Jim Thorpe Association / Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from
the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
^"Miami puts 12 on Pro Bowl team". The Free-Lance Star. Fredericksburg, Virginia. The Associated Press. December 20, 1973. p. 12.
Archived from the original on November 25, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
^Shapiro, Leonard (January 16, 1978).
"Cowboys Rip Erring Broncos". Washington Post.
Archived from the original on November 16, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
^Dielschneider, Jim (September 6, 1981).
"Lee Roy Selmon: A Man Among Boys". Gainesville Sun. p. 11-C.
Archived from the original on November 25, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
^"Joe Washington". Jim Thorpe Association / Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from
the original on February 1, 2006. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
^Lea, Bud (January 26, 1981).
"Plunkett passes ground Eagles". Milwaukee Sentinel.
Archived from the original on November 26, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
^Zier, Patrick (January 23, 1981).
"King no longer a blocking back". The Ledger. Lakeland, Florida. p. 3D.
Archived from the original on November 25, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
^Whiteside, Kelly (March 7, 2001).
"Sims still getting hit hard". USA Today.
Archived from the original on November 19, 2009. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
^George, Thomas (January 23, 1990).
"49er Offense's Unknown Factor". The New York Times.
Archived from the original on January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
^"Eagles Outraged". The Seattle Times. Times News Service. January 9, 1991.
Archived from the original on September 23, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
^"1996 NFL Pro Bowlers". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com.
Archived from the original on October 7, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2009.