History of the #8 Overall Pick

57 players selected at this slot · 1967–2025

Summary

57Times Used

57Seasons Covered

Every player taken with the 8th overall pick in our database, 1967–2025. The most productive by games played is Ryan Tannehill (159), drafted in 2012. DE is the most common position selected at this slot (9 times).

Every #8 Overall Pick

Year	Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1967	1	8	MIN	Gene Washington	WR	Michigan State
1968	1	8	MIA	Larry Csonka	RB	Syracuse
1970	1	8	ARI	Larry Stegent	RB	Texas A&M
1971	1	8	PIT	Frank Lewis	WR	Grambling State
1972	1	8	NO	Royce Smith	OG	Georgia
1973	1	8	CHI	Wally Chambers	DE	Eastern Kentucky
1974	1	8	DET	Ed O'Neil	ILB	Penn State
1975	1	8	LAC	Gary Johnson	DT	Grambling State
1976	1	8	CHI	Dennis Lick	OT	Wisconsin
1977	1	8	CIN	Wilson Whitley	DE	Houston
1978	1	8	CIN	Ross Browner	NT	Notre Dame
1979	1	8	LA	Ottis Anderson	RB	Miami
1980	1	8	NYG	Mark Haynes	DB	Colorado
1981	1	8	SF	Ronnie Lott	SAF	USC
1982	1	8	HOU	Mike Munchak	G	Penn State
1983	1	8	PHI	Michael Haddix	FB	Mississippi State
1984	1	8	IND	Leonard Coleman	DB	Vanderbilt
1985	1	8	TB	Ron Holmes	DE	Washington
1986	1	8	LAC	Leslie O'Neal	DE	Oklahoma State
1987	1	8	BUF	Shane Conlan	MLB	Penn State
1988	1	8	NYJ	Dave Cadigan	G	USC
1989	1	8	LAC	Burt Grossman	DE	Pittsburgh
1990	1	8	NE	Chris Singleton	OLB	Arizona
1991	1	8	PHI	Antone Davis	OT	Tennessee
1992	1	8	ATL	Bob Whitfield	OT	Stanford
1993	1	8	NO	Willie Roaf	OT	Louisiana Tech
1994	1	8	SEA	Sam Adams	DT	Texas A&M
1995	1	8	SEA	Joey Galloway	WR	Ohio State
1996	1	8	CAR	Tim Biakabutuka	RB	Michigan
1997	1	8	NYJ	James Farrior	ILB	Virginia
1998	1	8	DAL	Greg Ellis	DE	North Carolina
1999	1	8	ARI	David Boston	WR	Ohio State
2000	1	8	PIT	Plaxico Burress	WR	Michigan State
2002	1	8	DAL	Roy Williams	S	Oklahoma
2003	1	8	CAR	Jordan Gross	OT	Utah
2004	1	8	ATL	DeAngelo Hall	S	Virginia Tech
2005	1	8	ARI	Antrel Rolle	S	Miami
2006	1	8	BUF	Donte Whitner	S	Ohio State
2007	1	8	ATL	Jamaal Anderson	DE	Arkansas
2008	1	8	JAX	Derrick Harvey	DE	Florida
2009	1	8	JAX	Eugene Monroe	OT	Virginia
2010	1	8	LV	Rolando McClain	MLB	Alabama
2011	1	8	TEN	Jake Locker	QB	Washington
2012	1	8	MIA	Ryan Tannehill	QB	Texas A&M
2013	1	8	LA	Tavon Austin	WR	West Virginia
2014	1	8	CLE	Justin Gilbert	DB	Oklahoma State
2015	1	8	ATL	Vic Beasley	DE	Clemson
2016	1	8	TEN	Jack Conklin	OT	Michigan State
2017	1	8	CAR	Christian McCaffrey	RB	Stanford
2018	1	8	CHI	Roquan Smith	ILB	Georgia
2019	1	8	DET	T.J. Hockenson	TE	Iowa
2020	1	8	ARI	Isaiah Simmons	LB	Clemson
2021	1	8	CAR	Jaycee Horn	CB	South Carolina
2022	1	8	ATL	Drake London	WR	USC
2023	1	8	ATL	Bijan Robinson	RB	Texas
2024	1	8	ATL	Michael Penix Jr.	QB	Washington; Indiana
2025	1	8	CAR	Tetairoa McMillan	WR	Arizona