Every team’s last No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft

When the 2024 NFL Draft officially opens in Detroit on Thursday, the Chicago Bears will be on the clock. Within ten minutes, the team will hand in a card stating their intention to select USC quarterback Caleb Williams, who will be the team's first No. 1 overall pick in 77 years. That doesn't mean Williams will be successful, however.

Over one million student-athletes participate in high school football in any given year, but only 0.025% of them hear their name called in the NFL Draft. To be the consensus top prospect in any given draft class requires a lot of talent, but talent alone doesn't equate to success at the professional level. Only 14 players selected with the No. 1 overall pick have made the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Many of the league's best teams have sustained success without picking first overall in a long time, and many of the teams that pick first overall continue to do so in following years.

The Indianapolis Colts and Los Angeles Rams have both selected first overall seven times each. The Arizona Cardinals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers have each picked first overall five times. The Cleveland Browns have selected first overall four times since they were resurrected as an expansion franchise in 1999. The original Cleveland team, which turned into the Baltimore Ravens, last selected first overall in 1957. The Tennessee Titans also haven't had a first overall selection since relocating — they were still the Houston Oilers when they selected running back Earl Campbell in the 1978 NFL Draft.

The Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks have never had the first overall pick in the NFL Draft. The Seahawks have selected with the No. 2 overall pick twice — they drafted defensive tackle Steve Niehaus in 1976 and quarterback Rick Mirer in 1993. Both players combined to play just seven seasons in Seattle. Denver never picked first overall, but they acquired the rights to quarterback John Elway after the Baltimore Colts selected him with the No. 1 overall pick in the historic 1983 NFL Draft.

Quarterback is the most targeted position for No. 1 overall picks. There have been 34 quarterbacks selected with the first overall pick. Although 23 running backs have been taken No. 1 overall, that is likely to become less common moving forward.

Here's a look at each team's last No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft.

Who did each NFL team last select with No. 1 overall in the NFL Draft?