Where Hall of Famers Were Drafted: Every Round Since 1980

By NFL Records · Updated September 28, 2026

102 players drafted since 1980 are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. 66 were first-round picks; 36 came later, which is a reminder that scouting misses even on the very best players.

Round	Pick	Player	Pos	Year	Team	College
1	1	John Elway	QB	1983	BAL	Stanford
1	1	Bruce Smith	DE	1985	BUF	Virginia Tech
1	1	Troy Aikman	QB	1989	DAL	UCLA
1	1	Orlando Pace	T	1997	STL	Ohio St.
1	1	Peyton Manning	QB	1998	IND	Tennessee
1	2	Lawrence Taylor	LB	1981	NYG	North Carolina
1	2	Eric Dickerson	RB	1983	RAM	SMU
1	2	Marshall Faulk	RB	1994	IND	San Diego St.
1	2	Tony Boselli	T	1995	JAX	USC
1	2	Julius Peppers	DE	2002	CAR	North Carolina
1	2	Calvin Johnson	WR	2007	DET	Georgia Tech
1	3	Anthony Munoz	T	1980	CIN	USC
1	3	Barry Sanders	RB	1989	DET	Oklahoma St.
1	3	Cortez Kennedy	DT	1990	SEA	Miami (FL)
1	3	Andre Johnson	WR	2003	HOU	Miami (FL)
1	3	Larry Fitzgerald	WR	2004	ARI	Pittsburgh
1	3	Joe Thomas	T	2007	CLE	Wisconsin
1	4	Kenny Easley	DB	1981	SEA	UCLA
1	4	Chris Doleman	DE	1985	MIN	Pittsburgh
1	4	Derrick Thomas	LB	1989	KAN	Alabama
1	4	Jonathan Ogden	T	1996	BAL	UCLA
1	4	Charles Woodson	DB	1998	OAK	Michigan
1	4	Edgerrin James	RB	1999	IND	Miami (FL)
1	5	Deion Sanders	DB	1989	ATL	Florida St.
1	5	Junior Seau	LB	1990	SDG	USC
1	5	LaDainian Tomlinson	RB	2001	SDG	TCU
1	6	Jimbo Covert	T	1983	CHI	Pittsburgh
1	6	Tim Brown	WR	1988	RAI	Notre Dame
1	6	Walter Jones	T	1997	SEA	Florida St.
1	6	Richard Seymour	DE	2001	NWE	Georgia
1	7	Sterling Sharpe	WR	1988	GNB	South Carolina
1	7	Bryant Young	DT	1994	SFO	Notre Dame
1	7	Champ Bailey	DB	1999	WAS	Georgia
1	8	Ronnie Lott	DB	1981	SFO	USC
1	8	Mike Munchak	G	1982	HOU	Penn St.
1	8	Willie Roaf	T	1993	NOR	Louisiana Tech
1	9	Bruce Matthews	G	1983	HOU	USC
1	9	Brian Urlacher	LB	2000	CHI	New Mexico
1	9	Luke Kuechly	LB	2012	CAR	Boston Col.
1	10	Marcus Allen	RB	1982	RAI	USC
1	10	Rod Woodson	DB	1987	PIT	Purdue
1	10	Jerome Bettis	RB	1993	RAM	Notre Dame
1	11	Michael Irvin	WR	1988	DAL	Miami (FL)
1	11	Dwight Freeney	DE	2002	IND	Syracuse
1	11	DeMarcus Ware	LB	2005	DAL	Troy
1	11	Patrick Willis	LB	2007	SFO	Mississippi
1	12	Warren Sapp	DT	1995	TAM	Miami (FL)
1	13	Tony Gonzalez	TE	1997	KAN	California
1	14	Jim Kelly	QB	1983	BUF	Miami (FL)
1	14	Darrelle Revis	DB	2007	NYJ	Pittsburgh
1	16	Jerry Rice	WR	1985	SFO	Miss. Valley St.
1	16	Troy Polamalu	DB	2003	PIT	USC
1	17	Emmitt Smith	RB	1990	DAL	Florida
1	17	Steve Hutchinson	G	2001	SEA	Michigan
1	18	Art Monk	WR	1980	WAS	Syracuse
1	19	Randall McDaniel	G	1988	MIN	Arizona St.
1	19	Marvin Harrison	WR	1996	IND	Syracuse
1	20	Steve Atwater	DB	1989	DEN	Arkansas
1	21	Randy Moss	WR	1998	MIN	Marshall
1	23	Ty Law	DB	1995	NWE	Michigan
1	24	Ed Reed	DB	2002	BAL	Miami (FL)
1	26	Ray Lewis	LB	1996	BAL	Miami (FL)
1	26	Alan Faneca	G	1998	PIT	LSU
1	27	Dan Marino	QB	1983	MIA	Pittsburgh
1	28	Darrell Green	DB	1983	WAS	Texas A&M-Kingsville
1	28	Derrick Brooks	LB	1995	TAM	Florida St.
2	30	Eric Allen	DB	1988	PHI	Arizona St.
2	32	Drew Brees	QB	2001	SDG	Purdue
2	33	Brett Favre	QB	1991	ATL	Southern Miss
2	33	Isaac Bruce	WR	1994	RAM	Memphis
2	36	Kevin Mawae	C	1994	SEA	LSU
2	38	Mike Singletary	LB	1981	CHI	Baylor
2	40	Thurman Thomas	RB	1988	BUF	Oklahoma St.
2	40	Michael Strahan	DE	1993	NYG	Texas Southern
2	41	Andre Tippett	LB	1982	NWE	Iowa
2	44	Dermontti Dawson	C	1988	PIT	Kentucky
2	46	Larry Allen	G	1994	DAL	Sonoma St.
2	48	Dwight Stephenson	C	1980	MIA	Alabama
2	48	Howie Long	DE	1981	OAK	Villanova
2	48	LeRoy Butler	DB	1990	GNB	Florida St.
2	49	Roger Craig	RB	1983	SFO	Nebraska
2	51	Rickey Jackson	LB	1981	NOR	Pittsburgh
2	57	Devin Hester	DB	2006	CHI	Miami (FL)
2	61	Brian Dawkins	DB	1996	PHI	Clemson
3	59	Aeneas Williams	DB	1991	PHO	Southern
3	66	Ronde Barber	DB	1997	TAM	Virginia
3	69	Russ Grimm	G	1981	WAS	Pittsburgh
3	73	Steve McMichael	DT	1980	NWE	Texas
3	73	Jason Taylor	DE	1997	MIA	Akron
3	74	Will Shields	G	1993	KAN	Nebraska
3	74	Curtis Martin	RB	1995	NWE	Pittsburgh
3	82	John Lynch	DB	1993	TAM	Stanford
3	89	Terrell Owens	WR	1996	SFO	Chattanooga
4	86	Morten Andersen	K	1982	NOR	Michigan St.
4	86	Andre Reed	WR	1985	BUF	Kutztown (PA)
4	96	Charles Haley	DE	1986	SFO	James Madison
4	126	Jared Allen	DE	2004	KAN	Idaho St.
5	113	Kevin Greene	LB	1985	RAM	Auburn
5	154	Zach Thomas	LB	1996	MIA	Texas Tech
6	196	Terrell Davis	RB	1995	DEN	Georgia
7	192	Shannon Sharpe	TE	1990	DEN	Savannah St.
8	203	Richard Dent	DE	1983	CHI	Tennessee St.

Data: nflverse draft data (compiled from Pro Football Reference), 1980–2026 drafts. Career outcomes are only compared for classes through 2023, since more recent players are still early in their careers. "Approximate Value" (AV) is Pro Football Reference's single-number estimate of a player's career contribution; it is useful for comparing careers across positions but is not a precise measure. Updated September 28, 2026.