Pick #3 in NFL Drafts
| Year | Player | Team | Position | School | Height | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Quinnen Williams** |  |
NY Jets | DE | Alabama | 6' 4 | 290 |
| 2018 | Sam Darnold** | |
NY Jets
 | QB | USC | 6' 4 | 225 |
| 2017 | Solomon Thomas** |  |
San Francisco
| DE | Stanford | 6' 2 | 280 |
| 2016 | Joey Bosa* |  |
LA Chargers | DE | Ohio State | 6' 4 | 275 |
| 2015 | Dante Fowler Jr.* |  |
Jacksonville | DE | Florida | 6' 3 | 260 |
| 2014 | Blake Bortles* | |
Jacksonville | QB | UCF | 6' 5 | 232 |
| 2013 | Dion Jordan |  |
Miami
| DE | Oregon | 6' 7 | 231 |
| 2012 | Trent Richardson* |  |
Cleveland
| RB | Alabama | 5' 11 | 220 |
| 2011 | Marcell Dareus* |  |
Buffalo | DT | Alabama | 6' 3.1 | 319 |
| 2010 | Gerald McCoy* |  |
Tampa Bay | DT | Oklahoma | 6' 4 | 295 |
| 2009 | Tyson Jackson |  |
Kansas City | DE | LSU | 6' 5 | 300 |
| 2008 | Matt Ryan |  |
Atlanta | QB | Boston College | 6' 4.5 | 228 |
| 2007 | Joe Thomas | |
Cleveland | OT | Wisconsin | 6' 6 | 311 |
| 2006 | Vince Young* |  |
Tennessee | QB | Texas | 6' 5 | 233 |
| 2005 | Braylon Edwards | |
Cleveland | WR | Michigan | ||
| 2004 | Larry Fitzgerald |  |
Arizona | WR | Pitt | 6' 3 | 217 |
| 2003 | Andre Johnson |  |
Houston | WR | Miami | 6' 2 | 230 |
| 2002 | Joey Harrington |  |
Detroit | QB | Oregon | ||
| 2001 | Gerard Warren | |
Cleveland | DT | Florida | ||
| 2000 | Chris Samuels |  |
Washington | OT | Alabama |
* = Junior, ** = Sophomore, *** = Freshman
