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#42 Overall Pick
History of the #42 Overall Pick
Every player selected 42nd overall in the NFL Draft (59 players)
All #42 Overall Picks
Year
Rd
Pick
Team
Player
Pos
College
2025
2
42
NYJ
Mason Taylor
TE
LSU
2024
2
43
ARI
Max Melton
CB
Rutgers
2023
2
42
GB
Luke Musgrave
TE
Oregon State
2022
2
42
MIN
Andrew Booth
CB
Clemson
2021
2
43
LV
Tre'von Moehrig
SAF
TCU
2020
2
42
JAX
Laviska Shenault Jr.
WR
Colorado
2019
2
44
GB
Elgton Jenkins
C
Mississippi State
2018
2
44
SF
Dante Pettis
WR
Washington
2017
2
43
PHI
Sidney Jones
CB
Washington
2016
2
43
TEN
Austin Johnson
NT
Penn State
2015
2
43
HOU
Benardrick McKinney
ILB
Mississippi State
2014
2
46
PIT
Stephon Tuitt
DE
Notre Dame
2013
2
42
LV
Menelik Watson
OT
Florida State, Saddleback Community College, Marist
2012
2
43
NYJ
Stephen Hill
WR
Georgia Tech
2011
2
43
MIN
Kyle Rudolph
TE
Notre Dame
2010
2
45
DEN
Zane Beadles
G
Utah
2009
2
43
CAR
Everette Brown
LB
Florida State
2008
2
43
MIN
Tyrell Johnson
DB
Arkansas State
2007
2
45
CAR
Dwayne Jarrett
WR
USC
2006
2
42
CHI
Danieal Manning
S
Abilene Christian
2005
2
45
SEA
Lofa Tatupu
MLB
USC, Maine
2004
2
45
LV
Jake Grove
C
Virginia Tech
2003
2
44
WAS
Taylor Jacobs
WR
Florida
2002
2
43
KC
Eddie Freeman
DE
UAB
2001
2
44
CAR
Kris Jenkins
NT
Maryland
2000
2
42
NYG
Cornelius Griffin
DT
Alabama, Pearl River
1999
2
43
MIA
Rob Konrad
FB
Syracuse
1998
2
40
NO
Cameron Cleeland
TE
Washington
1997
2
42
ARI
Jake Plummer
QB
Arizona State
1996
2
43
CAR
Muhsin Muhammad
WR
Michigan State
1995
2
42
MIN
Orlando Thomas
FS
Louisiana-Lafayette
1994
2
42
PHI
Charlie Garner
RB
Tennessee, Scottsdale CC
1993
2
43
DEN
Glyn Milburn
WR
Stanford, Oklahoma
1992
2
45
SF
Amp Lee
RB
Florida State
1991
2
43
LV
Nick Bell
RB
Iowa
1990
2
45
CLE
Leroy Hoard
RB
Michigan
1989
2
42
NYJ
Dennis Byrd
DE
Tulsa
1988
2
44
PIT
Dermontti Dawson
C
Kentucky
1987
2
43
MIA
Rick Graf
LB
Wisconsin
1986
2
44
NYG
Mark Collins
DB
California State-Fullerton
1985
2
43
CIN
Carl Zander
ILB
Tennessee
1984
2
42
NO
Jumpy Geathers
DE
Wichita State University
1983
2
43
ATL
Jim Britt
DB
LSU
1982
2
43
PIT
John Meyer
OT
Arizona State
1981
2
46
DET
Curtis Green
DT
Alabama State
1980
2
43
LV
Matt Millen
MLB
Penn State
1979
2
44
GB
Steve Atkins
RB
Maryland
1978
2
45
CIN
Deacon Turner
RB
San Diego State, Bakersfield College
1977
2
43
CHI
Mike Spivey
CB
Colorado
1976
2
46
DET
David Hill
TE
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
1975
2
45
LV
Charlie Phillips
S
USC
1974
2
42
DEN
Carl Wafer
DE
Tennessee State
1973
2
45
ARI
Gary Keithley
QB
UTEP
1972
2
44
SF
Jean Barrett
OT
Tulsa
1971
2
43
ARI
Dan Dierdorf
OT
Michigan
1970
2
46
NYJ
Richard Caster
WR
Jackson State
1969
2
45
NO
Richard Neal
DE
Southern University
1968
2
46
CHI
Robert Wallace
WR
UTEP
1967
2
44
PHI
John Brooks
OG
Kent State