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Alabama passes Miami to set record for consecutive years with first-round NFL Draft pick
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Alabama has passed Miami to take hold of the NFL Draft record for consecutive years with a first-round pick.
With the Carolina Panthers taking quarterback Bryce Young with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft on Thursday night, the Crimson Tide has now had at least 1 player taken in the first round of 15 consecutive drafts dating back to 2009. The Hurricanes had a first-round draft pick each year from 1995-2008, then Alabama’s reign began.
From Julio Jones to Bryce Young — The Tide rolls into the record books pic.twitter.com/t1PPaDqDSg
— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) April 28, 2023
Miami and Alabama are also tied for the most players selected in the first round of a single draft. The Hurricanes and Crimson Tide each had 6 first-rounders in 2004 and 2021, respectively.
You can see each of the Alabama players taken in the first round during the streak below:
2009
Andre Smith, Cincinnati Bengals – No. 6
2010
Rolando McClain, Oakland Raiders – No. 8
Kareem Jackson, Houston Texans – No. 20
2011
Marcell Dareus, Buffalo Bills – No. 3
Julio Jones, Atlanta Falcons – No. 6
James Carpenter, Seattle Seahawks – No. 25
Mark Ingram, New Orleans Saints – No. 28
2012
Trent Richardson, Cleveland Browns – No. 3
Mark Barron, Tampa Bay Buccaneers – No. 7
Dre Kirkpatrick, Cincinnati Bengals – No. 17
Dont’a Hightower, New England Patriots – No. 25
2013
Dee Milliner, New York Jets – No. 9
Chance Warmack, Tennessee Titans – No. 10
DJ Fluker, San Diego Chargers – No. 11
2014
CJ Mosley, Baltimore Ravens – No. 17
Ha Ha Clinton-Dix – No. 21
2015
Amari Cooper, Oakland Raiders – No. 4
2016
Ryan Kelly, Indianapolis Colts – No. 18
2017
Marlon Humphrey, Baltimore Ravens – No. 16
Jonathan Allen, Washington Redskins – No. 17
OJ Howard, Tampa Bay Buccaneers – No. 19
Reuben Foster, San Francisco 49ers – No. 31
2018
Minkah Fitzpatrick, Miami Dolphins – No. 11
Daron Payne, Washington Redskins – No. 13
Rashaan Evans, Tennessee Titans – No. 22
Calvin Ridley, Atlanta Falcons – No. 26
2019
Quinnen Williams, New York Jets – No. 3
Jonah Williams, Cincinnati Bengals – No. 11
Josh Jacobs, Oakland Raiders – No. 24
2020
Tua Tagovailoa, Miami Dolphins – No. 5
Jedrick Wills, Cleveland Browns – No. 10
Henry Ruggs III, Las Vegas Raiders – No. 12
Jerry Jeudy, Denver Broncos – No. 15
2021
Jaylen Waddle, Miami Dolphins – No. 6
Patrick Surtain II, Denver Broncos – No. 9
DeVonta Smith, Philadelphia Eagles – No. 10
Mac Jones, New England Patriots – No. 15
Alex Leatherwood, Las Vegas Raiders – No. 17
Najee Harris, Pittsburgh Steelers – No. 24
2022
Evan Neal, New York Giants – No. 7
Jameson Williams, Detroit Lions – No. 12
2023
Bryce Young, Carolina Panthers — No. 1
Will Anderson, Houston Texans — No. 3
Derek Peterson does a bit of everything, not unlike Taysom Hill. He has covered Oklahoma, Nebraska, the Pac-12, and now delivers CFB-wide content.
