2017 NFL DRAFT ROUND 1 NOTES
GREAT GARRETT: The Cleveland Browns selected DE MYLES GARRETT with the No. 1 overall
pick of the 2017 NFL Draft, marking the first time in Texas A&M history that a player was chosen
first overall.
Garrett became the sixth Texas A&M player to be selected in the top 10 since 2011, joining T
JAKE MATTHEWS (sixth overall, 2014), WR MIKE EVANS (seventh overall, 2014), T LUKE
JOECKEL (second overall, 2013), QB RYAN TANNEHILL (eighth overall, 2012) and LB VON
MILLER (second overall, 2011).
-- 2017 NFL DRAFT -FIRST TIME QBs: North Carolina QB MITCHELL TRUBISKY was selected by the Chicago Bears
with the second overall pick of the 2017 NFL Draft and Texas Tech QB PATRICK MAHOMES was
chosen with the tenth overall pick by Kansas City, both becoming the first quarterback from their
respective schools selected in the first round.
Trubisky joins T.J. YATES (2011, fifth round) and RONALD CURRY (2002, seventh round) as the
only North Carolina quarterbacks to be selected in the NFL Draft.
Mahomes is the fourth Texas Tech player and the first Red Raider quarterback selected in the first
round since 1967.
TEXAS TECH PLAYERS SELECTED IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE DRAFT
(Since 1967)
YEAR
2017
2009
1983
1981
PLAYER
POSITION NO. CHOSEN
Patrick Mahomes
QB
10
Michael Crabtree
WR
10
Gabe Rivera
NT
21
Ted Watts
DB
21
TEAM
Kansas City
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Oakland
Clemson QB DESHAUN WATSON, who was selected by the Houston Texans with the 12th overall
pick, became the second first-round quarterback in school history. He joins STEVE FULLER (23rd
overall by Kansas City in 1979) as the only Tiger quarterbacks to be selected in the first round
since 1967.
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MAKING HISTORY: The Tennessee Titans selected Western Michigan WR COREY DAVIS with
the fifth overall pick, the highest draft pick in school history.
Davis became the second player and first wide receiver out of Western Michigan to be selected in
the first round of the NFL Draft, joining LB JASON BABIN, who was selected by the Houston
Texans with the 27th overall pick of the 2004 Draft.
-- 2017 NFL DRAFT -RISING RBs: Louisiana State RB LEONARD FOURNETTE (fourth overall, Jacksonville) and
Stanford RB CHRISTIAN MC CAFFREY (eighth overall, Carolina) were both selected within the
first ten picks of the 2017 NFL Draft, the first time two running backs were selected in the top 10
since 2005 (RONNIE BROWN, CEDRIC BENSON and CADILLAC WILLIAMS).
Fournette became the fourth LSU running back selected in the opening round since 1967, while
McCaffrey became the third Stanford running back chosen in the first round.
LSU RUNNING BACKS SELECTED IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE DRAFT
(Since 1967)
YEAR
2017
2006
1991
1979
PLAYER
NO. CHOSEN
Leonard Fournette
4
Joseph Addai
30
Harvey Williams
21
Charles Alexander
12
TEAM
Jacksonville
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Cincinnati
STANFORD RUNNING BACKS SELECTED IN THE FIRST ROUND OF THE
DRAFT
(Since 1967)
YEAR
2017
1988
1982
PLAYER
NO. CHOSEN
Christian McCaffrey
8
Brad Muster
23
Darrin Nelson
7
TEAM
Carolina
Chicago
Minnesota
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TERRIFIC TIGHT ENDS: Alabama TE O.J. HOWARD (19th overall, Tampa Bay), Mississippi TE
EVAN ENGRAM (23rd overall, New York Giants) and Miami TE DAVID NJOKU (29th overall,
Cleveland) were all selected in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft. The three first-round
selections tied for the most tight ends chosen in the first round (2002, 1978 and 1973).
-- 2017 NFL DRAFT -ROLL TIDE: Alabama CB MARLON HUMPHREY (16th overall, Baltimore), DT JONATHAN
ALLEN (17th overall, Washington), TE O.J. HOWARD (19th overall, Tampa Bay) and LB
REUBEN FOSTER (31st overall, San Francisco) were all selected in the first round of the 2017
NFL Draft. Alabama now has a current streak of nine consecutive drafts with at least one firstround pick. The Crimson Tide tied Florida (1983-1991) for the second-longest consecutive streak
with at least one player drafted in the first round since the advent of the common draft in 1967.
LONGEST STREAK OF CONSECUTIVE SEASONS WITH A FIRST-ROUND PICK
(SINCE 1967)
YEARS
SCHOOL
1995-2008 Miami
2009-2017 Alabama
1983-1991 Florida
1983-1989 Pittsburgh
1991-1997 Ohio State
1997-2003 Florida
*Active streak
CONSECUTIVE SEASONS WITH A FIRST-ROUND PICK
14
9*
9
7
7
7
-- 2017 NFL DRAFT -BOUNTIFUL BUCKEYES: Three Ohio State players heard their names called in the first round of
the 2017 NFL Draft – CB MARSHON LATTIMORE (11th overall, New Orleans), S MALIK
HOOKER (15th overall, Indianapolis) and CB GAREON CONLEY (24th overall, Oakland). In 2016,
the Buckeyes had a draft-high five players selected in the first round.
With a total of eight first-rounders in the last two Drafts, Ohio State tied Alabama (2011-12) for the
fourth-most first-round picks over any two-year span since 1967. Miami is the only school with
more first-round choices over any two-year span, with nine players selected from both 2001-02
and 2002-03 and 10 players drafted from 2003-04.
SCHOOLS WITH THE MOST FIRST-ROUND PICKS OVER ANY TWO-YEAR
SPAN
(Since 1967)
YEARS
2003-04
2002-03
2001-02
2016-17
2011-12
SCHOOL
Miami
Miami
Miami
Ohio State
Alabama
FIRST-ROUND PICKS OVER TWO-YEAR SPAN
10
9
9
8
8
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QUICK HITS: Other items of note from tonight’s first round…

TE EVAN ENGRAM (No. 23; New York Giants) was the first Mississippi tight end selected
in the first round since 1967. He was the fifth tight end in school history to be drafted since
1967.

Wisconsin LB T.J. WATT was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers with the 30th overall
pick. Watt and his brother J.J., who was the 11th overall selection in 2011, became the
eighth pair of brothers since 1990 to be selected in the first round of their respective NFL
Drafts.

Louisiana State S JAMAL ADAMS was selected sixth overall by the New York Jets, joining
his father GEORGE ADAMS (1985, New York Giants) as the eighth father-son combination
to be drafted in the first round in the common draft era.
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