| Year, overall draft number and team | Player | College |
| 1980, #21 Miami | |
| 1981, #5 St. Louis | |
| 1982, #2 Baltimore | |
| 1983, #8 Philadelphia | |
| 1984, #11 Chicago | |
| 1985, #6 Detroit | |
| 1986, #1 Tampa Bay | |
| 1987, #2 Indianapolis | |
| 1988, #1 Atlanta | |
| 1989, #4 Kansas City | |
| 1990, #4 Tampa Bay | |
| 1991, #7 Tampa Bay | |
| 1992, #20 Kansas City | |
| 1993, #3 Phoenix | |
| 1994, #3 Washington | |
| 1995, #6 St. Louis | |
| | Year, overall draft number and team | Player | College |
| 1996, #10 Cincinnati | |
| 1997, #7 New York Giants | |
| 1998, #1 Indianapolis | |
| 1999, #1 Cleveland | |
| 2000, #3 Washington | |
| 2001, #3 Cleveland | |
| 2002, #9 Jacksonville | |
| 2003, #4 New York Jets | |
| 2004, #1 San Diego | |
| 2005, #2 Miami | |
| 2006, #11 Denver | |
| 2007, #1 Oakland | |
| 2008, #4 Oakland | |
| 2009, #1 Detroit | |
| 2010, #5 KC | |
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