History of the #9 Overall Pick

59 players selected at this slot · 1967–2025

Summary

59Times Used

57Seasons Covered

Every player taken with the 9th overall pick in our database, 1967–2025. The most productive by games played is Ted Ginn (186), drafted in 2007. RB is the most common position selected at this slot (8 times).

Every #9 Overall Pick

Year	Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1967	1	9	GB	Bob Hyland		Boston College
1968	1	9	BUF	Haven Moses	WR	San Diego State
1969	1	9	SD	Marty Domres	QB	Columbia
1970	1	9	SF	Cedrick Hardman	DE	North Texas
1971	1	9	GB	John Brockington	RB	Ohio State
1972	1	9	NYJ	Jerome Barkum	TE	Jackson State
1973	1	9	DEN	Otis Armstrong	RB	Purdue
1974	1	9	SF	Wilbur Jackson	RB	Alabama
1975	1	9	LA	Mike Fanning	DT	Notre Dame
1976	1	9	ATL	Bubba Bean	RB	Texas A&M
1977	1	9	GB	Mike Butler	DE	Kansas
1978	1	9	SEA	Keith Simpson	DB	Memphis
1979	1	9	CHI	Al Harris	LB	Arizona State
1981	1	9	LA	Mel Owens	LB	Michigan
1982	1	9	ATL	Gerald Riggs	RB	Arizona State
1983	1	9	HOU	Bruce Matthews	C	USC
1984	1	9	ATL	Rick Bryan	DT	Oklahoma
1984	1	9	ATL	Joey Jones	WR	Alabama
1985	1	9	PHI	Kevin Allen	OT	Indiana
1986	1	9	PIT	John Rienstra	G	Temple
1987	1	9	PHI	Jerome Brown	DT	Miami
1988	1	9	LV	Terry McDaniel	DB	Tennessee
1989	1	9	MIA	Sammie Smith	RB	Florida State
1990	1	9	MIA	Richmond Webb	OT	Texas A&M
1991	1	9	LAC	Stanley Richard	FS	Texas
1992	1	9	CLE	Tommy Vardell	FB	Stanford
1993	1	9	ATL	Lincoln Kennedy	OT	Washington
1994	1	9	CLE	Antonio Langham	DB	Alabama
1995	1	9	NYJ	Kyle Brady	TE	Penn State
1996	1	9	LV	Rickey Dudley	TE	Ohio State
1997	1	9	ARI	Tom Knight	DB	Iowa
1997	1	9	ARI	Tommy Knight	DB	Iowa
1998	1	9	JAX	Fred Taylor	RB	Florida
1999	1	9	DET	Chris Claiborne	LB	USC
2000	1	9	CHI	Brian Urlacher	MLB	New Mexico
2001	1	9	SEA	Koren Robinson	WR	N.C. State
2002	1	9	JAX	John Henderson	NT	Tennessee
2004	1	9	JAX	Reggie Williams	WR	Washington
2005	1	9	WAS	Carlos Rogers	CB	Auburn
2006	1	9	DET	Ernie Sims	OLB	Florida State
2007	1	9	MIA	Ted Ginn	WR	Ohio State
2008	1	9	CIN	Keith Rivers	OLB	USC
2009	1	9	GB	B.J. Raji	NT	Boston College
2010	1	9	BUF	C.J. Spiller	RB	Clemson
2011	1	9	DAL	Tyron Smith	OT	USC
2012	1	9	CAR	Luke Kuechly	ILB	Boston College
2013	1	9	NYJ	Dee Milliner	CB	Alabama
2014	1	9	MIN	Anthony Barr	OLB	UCLA
2015	1	9	NYG	Ereck Flowers	G	Miami
2016	1	9	CHI	Leonard Floyd	DE	Georgia
2017	1	9	CIN	John Ross	WR	Washington
2018	1	9	SF	Mike McGlinchey	OT	Notre Dame
2019	1	9	BUF	Ed Oliver	DT	Houston
2020	1	9	JAX	C.J. Henderson	CB	Florida
2021	1	9	DEN	Pat Surtain II	CB	Alabama
2022	1	9	SEA	Charles Cross	OT	Mississippi State
2023	1	9	PHI	Jalen Carter	DT	Georgia
2024	1	9	CHI	Rome Odunze	WR	Washington
2025	1	9	NO	Kelvin Banks Jr.	OT	Texas