<P> Through the 2018 NFL draft , 83 players have been selected first overall , with the most recent being Baker Mayfield . The Indianapolis Colts -- formerly the Baltimore Colts -- have made the most first overall selections in history with seven . Of the first overall draft picks , 43 have been selected to a Pro Bowl and of those 43 , twelve have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame . While the Heisman Trophy is awarded annually to the most outstanding player in U.S. college football , only 21 of those Heisman winners have been selected first overall in the NFL draft . Only five first overall draft pick players have been selected the NFL Rookie of the Year : Earl Campbell ( 1978 ) ; Billy Sims ( 1980 ) ; George Rogers ( 1981 ) ; Sam Bradford ( 2010 ) ; and Cam Newton ( 2011 ) . </P>
<P> Through the 2018 NFL draft , 83 players have been selected first overall , with the most recent being Baker Mayfield . The Indianapolis Colts -- formerly the Baltimore Colts -- have made the most first overall selections in history with seven . Of the first overall draft picks , 43 have been selected to a Pro Bowl and of those 43 , twelve have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame . While the Heisman Trophy is awarded annually to the most outstanding player in U.S. college football , only 21 of those Heisman winners have been selected first overall in the NFL draft . Only five first overall draft pick players have been selected the NFL Rookie of the Year : Earl Campbell ( 1978 ) ; Billy Sims ( 1980 ) ; George Rogers ( 1981 ) ; Sam Bradford ( 2010 ) ; and Cam Newton ( 2011 ) . </P>
who has the most first round draft picks nfl
who has the most first round draft picks nfl
Indianapolis Colts
Indianapolis Colts