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Encyclopedia > List of Professional Football Drafts

This is a list of professional football drafts.

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American Football League

1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 AFL logo The American Football League (AFL) was a professional league of American football that operated from 1960 to 1969. ... The draft for the 1960 American Football League season was held in late 1959, shortly after the organization of the AFL. The first AFL draft, lasting 33 rounds, took place on November 22, 1959. ... Because another league was in competition for the class of 1961 college stars, the American Football League draft for 1961 graduates was actually held in 1960, with a six-round telephone draft on November 23rd, that saw the Buffalo Bills select Auburns Ken Rice as the overall first draft...             Note: Asterisk (*) signifies future selection. ...


National Football League

1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 The National Football League (NFL) is the largest professional American football league, consisting of thirty-two teams from American cities and regions. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The 1937 NFL Draft // This draft was the second NFL Draft. ... The 1938 NFL Draft was held on December 12, 1937. ... The 1939 NFL Draft was held on December 9, 1938. ... The 1940 NFL Draft was held on December 9, 1939. ... The 1941 NFL Draft was held on December 10, 1940. ... The 1942 NFL Draft was held on December 22, 1941. ... The 1943 NFL Draft was held on April 8, 1943. ... The 1944 NFL Draft was held on April 19, 1944. ... The 1945 NFL Draft was held on April 8, 1945. ... The 1946 NFL Draft was held on January 14, 1946. ... The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. ... The 1948 NFL Draft was held on December 19, 1947. ... The 1949 NFL Draft was held on December 21, 1948. ... The 1950 NFL Draft was held on January 20-21, 1950. ... The 1951 NFL Draft was held on January 18-19, 1951. ... The 1952 NFL Draft was held on January 17, 1952. ... The 1953 NFL Draft was held on January 22, 1953. ... The 1954 NFL Draft was held on January 28, 1954. ... The 1955 NFL Draft was held on January 27-28, 1955. ... The 1956 NFL Draft was held on November 29, 1955. ... The 1957 NFL Draft was held on November 27, 1956. ... The 1958 NFL Draft was held on December 2, 1957 (rounds 1-4) and January 28, 1958 (rounds 5-30). ... The 1959 NFL Draft was held on December 2, 1958 (rounds 1-4) and January 21, 1958 (rounds 5-30). ... The 1960 NFL Draft was held in secret. ... The 1961 National Football League Draft took place on December 27 and December 28, 1960. ... The 1965 National Football League Draft took place on November 28, 1964. ... The 1966 National Football League Draft featured the last draft in which the NFL and the AFL drafted their players separate of one another. ... The 1967 National Football League Draft was the first year in which the NFL and AFL held the first joint draft of college players. ... The 1968 National Football League Draft. ... Round one Other Notable Players Selected Terry Hanratty, Quarterback, -Pittsburgh Steelers, 2nd Round, Notre Dame Ted Hendricks, Linebacker -Baltimore Colts, 2nd Round, Miami (FL) Ed Podolak, Running Back -Kansas City Chiefs, 2nd Round, Iowa Al Woodall, Quarterback -New York Jets, 2nd Round, Duke Mercury Morris, Running Back -Miami Dolphins, 3rd... The 1970 NFL Draft was held on January 27-28, 1970 // [edit] Round One [edit] Hall of Famers Terry Bradshaw, QB, Louisiana Tech - taken 1st round, 1st overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers. ... The 1971 NFL Draft was held on January 28-29, 1971 // Round One Hall of Famers John Riggins, RB, Kansas - taken 1st round, 6th overall by the New York Jets. ... The 1972 NFL Draft was held on February 1-2, 1972 // Franco Harris, RB, Penn State - taken 1st round, 13th overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers. ... The 1973 NFL Draft was held on January 30-31, 1973 // 1From New Orleans Saints 2From San Diego Chargers 3From Los Angeles Rams 4From Atlanta Falcons 5From New York Giants 6From Chicago Bears 7From Washington Redskins via Baltimore Colts 8From Miami Dolphins John Hannah, G, Alabama -- taken 1st round, 4th... The 1974 NFL Draft Round 1 Categories: | | ... The 1975 NFL Draft Round 1 Categories: | | ... // Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 125) TAM Michael Kelson West Texas State 126) SEA Don Dufek Michigan 127) NOR Scott Parrish Utah State 128) LAM Carl Ekern San Jose State 129) NYJ Steve King Michigan 130) CLE Henry Sheppard Southern Methodist 131) SDG Woodrow Lowe... The 1977 NFL Draft Round One Categories: | | ... 1978 NFL Draft Round one Categories: | | ... The 1979 NFL Draft Round one Round two External link Hickok Sports: 1979 NFL Draft Categories: | ... The 1980 NFL Draft Round one Round two External link Hickok Sports: 1980 NFL Draft Categories: | ... The 1981 NFL Draft Round one Round two External link Hickok Sports: 1981 NFL Draft Categories: | ... The 1982 NFL Draft Round 1 Round 2 External links 1982 NFL Draft Categories: | ... The 1983 NFL Draft is also frequently known as the Quarterback class of 1983, because of the six quarterbacks taken in the first round. ... The 1984 NFL Draft Round 1 External links 1984 NFL Draft Categories: | ... The 1985 NFL Draft Round 1 External links 1985 NFL Draft Categories: | ... The 1986 NFL Draft Round one External links 1986 NFL Draft Categories: | ... The 1987 NFL Draft Round one External links The 1987 NFL Draft Categories: | ... // Round One Round Two Sel# Team Player Pos. ... Round 1 Category: ... The 1990 NFL Draft Categories: | ... The 1991 NFL Draft Categories: | ... The 1992 NFL Draft Round one External links 1992 NFL Draft Categories: | ... The 1993 NFL Draft Round one External links 1993 NFL Draft Categories: | ... The 1994 NFL Draft Round one Where Are They Now? Marshall Faulk tore up his knee on July 22, 2006 which may indicate he will likely retire. ... The 1995 NFL Draft There were 32 picks on the first round of this draft due to the new expansion teams, the Carolina Panthers and Jacksonville Jaguars, receiving 2 first-round picks. ... The 1996 NFL Draft Categories: | ... The 1997 NFL Draft Categories: | ... The 1998 NFL Draft Round one External links 1998 NFL Draft Categories: | ... The 1999 NFL Draft Categories: | ... The 2000 NFL Draft Round 1 External links 2002 NFL Draft Categories: | ... The 2001 NFL Draft Categories: | ... Round 1 Round 2 Categories: National Football League players | American football biography stubs ... The 2003 NFL Draft took place on April 23-24 of 2003. ... The 2004 NFL Draft took place on April 24th and 25th of 2004. ... The 2005 NFL Draft took place on April 23 and April 24, 2005. ... The 2006 NFL Draft, the 71st in league history, took place in New York City at Radio City Music Hall on April 29 and April 30, 2006. ...


United States Football League

1983 1984 1985 The United States Football League was a professional American football league that played three seasons between 1983 and 1985. ...


World Football League

1974 1975 WFL logo The World Football League was an American football league that played in 1974 and part of 1975. ...


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The next year 1969, another American Football League team, the Buffalo Bills were the first professional football team of the modern era to begin the season with a fl, James Harris as their starting quarterback.
Professional football in the United States dates at least to 1892, when an athletic club in Pittsburgh paid William "Pudge" Heffelfinger $500 to take part in a game.
The rise of professional football was so fast that by the mid-'60s, it had surpassed baseball as Americans' favorite spectator sport in some surveys.
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The next year 1969, another American Football League team, the Buffalo Bills were the first professional football team of the modern era to begin the season with an African American, James Harris as their starting quarterback.
Like the American college football game from which it sprung, NFL football is a descendant of rugby football, which was imported to the United States from Canada in 1874, and then transformed into American college football after McGill University in Montreal invited Harvard University to Quebec to play a new Canadian version of "rugby football".
Over the next few decades, while most attention was paid to football at elite colleges on the East Coast, the professional game spread widely in the Midwest, particularly in Ohio where in 1903 the Massillon Tigers, a strong amateur team, hired four Pittsburgh pros to play in their season-ending game against Akron.
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