History of the #12 Overall Pick

59 players selected at this slot · 1967–2025

Summary

59Times Used

58Seasons Covered

Every player taken with the 12th overall pick in our database, 1967–2025. The most productive by games played is Marshawn Lynch (162), drafted in 2007. DT is the most common position selected at this slot (13 times).

Every #12 Overall Pick

Year	Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1967	1	12	NYJ	Paul Seiler	OT	Notre Dame
1969	1	12	GB	Rich Moore	DT	Villanova
1970	1	12	ATL	John Small	DT	Citadel
1971	1	12	DEN	Marv Montgomery	OT	USC
1972	1	12	CHI	Craig Clemons	DB	Iowa
1973	1	12	MIN	Chuck Foreman	RB	Miami (FL)
1974	1	12	GB	Barty Smith	RB	Richmond
1975	1	12	NO	Kurt Schumacher	G	Ohio State
1976	1	12	NE	Pete Brock	C	Colorado
1977	1	12	BUF	Phil Dokes	DT	Oklahoma State
1978	1	12	CLE	Clay Matthews	DE	USC
1979	1	12	CIN	Charles Alexander	RB	LSU
1980	1	12	NO	Stan Brock	OT	Colorado
1981	1	12	BAL	Randy McMillan	RB	Pittsburgh; Harford Community College
1982	1	12	PIT	Walter Abercrombie	RB	Baylor
1983	1	12	BUF	Tony Hunter	TE	Notre Dame
1984	1	12	GB	Alphonso Carreker	DE	Florida State
1984	1	12	GB	Buford Jordan	RB	McNeese State
1985	1	12	LAC	Jim Lachey	OT	Ohio State
1986	1	12	DET	Chuck Long	QB	Iowa
1987	1	12	DAL	Danny Noonan	DT	Nebraska
1988	1	12	ARI	Ken Harvey	OLB	California; Laney College
1989	1	12	CHI	Trace Armstrong	DE	Florida; Arizona State
1990	1	12	CIN	James Francis	LB	Baylor
1991	1	12	DAL	Alvin Harper	WR	Tennessee
1992	1	12	MIA	Marco Coleman	DE	Georgia Tech
1993	1	12	LV	Patrick Bates	FS	Texas A&M
1994	1	12	NYJ	Aaron Glenn	DB	Texas A&M; Navarro
1995	1	12	TB	Warren Sapp	DT	Miami
1996	1	12	TB	Regan Upshaw	DE	California
1997	1	12	TB	Warrick Dunn	RB	Florida State
1998	1	12	ATL	Keith Brooking	MLB	Georgia Tech
1999	1	12	CHI	Cade McNown	QB	UCLA
2000	1	12	NYJ	Shaun Ellis	DE	Tennessee
2001	1	12	LA	Damione Lewis	DT	Miami
2002	1	12	ARI	Wendell Bryant	DT	Wisconsin
2003	1	12	LA	Jimmy Kennedy	DT	Penn State
2004	1	12	NYJ	Jonathan Vilma	OLB	Miami
2005	1	12	LAC	Shawne Merriman	DE	Maryland
2006	1	12	BAL	Haloti Ngata	DT	Oregon
2007	1	12	BUF	Marshawn Lynch	RB	California
2008	1	12	DEN	Ryan Clady	OT	Boise State
2009	1	12	DEN	Knowshon Moreno	RB	Georgia
2010	1	12	LAC	Ryan Mathews	RB	Fresno State
2011	1	12	MIN	Christian Ponder	QB	Florida State
2012	1	12	PHI	Fletcher Cox	DT	Mississippi State
2013	1	12	LV	D.J. Hayden	DB	Houston; Navarro
2014	1	12	NYG	Odell Beckham Jr.	WR	LSU
2015	1	12	CLE	Danny Shelton	DT	Washington
2016	1	12	NO	Sheldon Rankins	DT	Louisville
2017	1	12	HOU	Deshaun Watson	QB	Clemson
2018	1	12	TB	Vita Vea	DT	Washington
2019	1	12	GB	Rashan Gary	DE	Michigan
2020	1	12	LV	Henry Ruggs III	WR	Alabama
2021	1	12	DAL	Micah Parsons	DE	Penn State
2022	1	12	DET	Jameson Williams	WR	Alabama; Ohio State
2023	1	12	DET	Jahmyr Gibbs	RB	Alabama; Georgia Tech
2024	1	12	DEN	Bo Nix	QB	Oregon; Auburn
2025	1	12	DAL	Tyler Booker	G	Alabama