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History of Philadelphia Eagles First-Round NFL Draft Picks All Time

The Philadelphia Eagles added five future Hall of Famers with their first-round NFL Draft picks between 1936 and 1964. How have they fared since then?

History of Philadelphia Eagles First-Round NFL Draft Picks All Time

The Philadelphia Eagles‘ first-round picks in the NFL Draft helped the team navigate to a Super Bowl title in the modern NFL, but have they always been so proficient at converting on Round 1 capital? Here’s a look at Philadelphia’s full Round 1 history, dating all the way back to 1936, when the Eagles made their first-ever draft pick.

Philadelphia Eagles First-Round Draft Picks Throughout History

The Eagles started off hot in Round 1. They needed a couple of years to gear up, but eventually, Philadelphia selected five future Hall of Famers with their first-round picks between 1936 and 1964. Since 1964, however, when the Eagles took Bob Brown, the team hasn’t picked a future Hall of Famer in Round 1.

That said, there’s a possibility that this could change in the future, when some of the Eagles’ current standouts are retired. Fletcher Cox is a six-time Pro Bowler and one-time All-Pro. He was also on the 2010s Hall of Fame team. And Lane Johnson, a two-time All-Pro, is revered as potentially the best right tackle in the game.

2023

  • Jalen Carter | Pick 9
    DT, Georgia
  • Nolan Smith | Pick 30
    EDGE, Georgia

2022

  • Jordan Davis | Pick 13
    DT, Georgia

2021

  • DeVonta Smith | Pick 10
    WR, Alabama

2020

  • Jalen Reagor | Pick 21
    WR, TCU

2019

  • Andre Dillard | Pick 22
    OT, Washington State

2018

The Eagles traded the 32nd pick to the Baltimore Ravens.

2017

  • Derek Barnett | Pick 14
    DE, Tennessee

2016

  • Carson Wentz | Pick 2
    QB, North Dakota State

2015

  • Nelson Agholor | Pick 20
    WR, USC

2014

  • Marcus Smith | Pick 26
    LB, Louisville

2013

  • Lane Johnson | Pick 4
    OT, Oklahoma

2012

  • Fletcher Cox | Pick 12
    DT, Mississippi State

2011

  • Danny Watkins | Pick 23
    G, Baylor

2010

  • Brandon Graham | Pick 13
    DE, Michigan

2009

  • Jeremy Maclin | Pick 19
    WR, Missouri

2008

The Eagles traded the 19th pick to the Carolina Panthers.

2007

The Eagles traded the 26th pick to the Dallas Cowboys.

2006

  • Brodrick Bunkley | Pick 14
    DT, Florida State

2005

  • Mike Patterson | Pick 31
    DT, USC

2004

  • Shawn Andrews | Pick 16
    G, Arkansas

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2003

  • Jerome McDougle | Pick 15
    DE, Miami (FL)

2002

  • Lito Sheppard | Pick 26
    DB, Florida

2001

  • Freddie Mitchell | Pick 25
    WR, UCLA

2000

  • Corey Simon | Pick 6
    DT, Florida State

1999

  • Donovan McNabb | Pick 2
    QB, Syracuse

1998

  • Tra Thomas | Pick 11
    OT, Florida State

1997

  • Jon Harris | Pick 25
    DE, Virginia

1996

  • Jermane Mayberry | Pick 25
    G, Texas A&M-Kingsville

1995

  • Mike Mamula | Pick 7
    DE, Boston College

1994

  • Bernard Williams | Pick 14
    OT, Georgia

1993

  • Lester Holmes | Pick 19
    G, Jackson State
  • Leonard Renfro | Pick 24
    DT, Colorado

1992

The Eagles traded the 17th pick to the Green Bay Packers.

1991

  • Antone Davis | Pick 8
    OT, Tennessee

1990

  • Ben Smith | Pick 22
    DB, Georgia

1989

The Eagles traded the 22nd pick to the Indianapolis Colts.

1988

  • Keith Jackson | Pick 13
    TE, Oklahoma

1987

  • Jerome Brown | Pick 9
    DT, Miami (FL)

1986

  • Keith Byars | Pick 10
    RB, Ohio State

1985

  • Kevin Allen | Pick 9
    OT, Indiana

1984

  • Kenny Jackson | Pick 4
    WR, Penn State

1983

  • Michael Haddix | Pick 8
    RB, Mississippi State

1982

  • Mike Quick | Pick 20
    WR, North Carolina State

1981

  • Leonard Mitchell | Pick 27
    OT, Houston

1980

  • Roynell Young | Pick 23
    DB, Alcorn State

1979

  • Jerry Robinson | Pick 21
    LB, UCLA

1978

The Eagles traded the eighth pick to the Cincinnati Bengals.

1977

The Eagles traded the seventh pick to the Cincinnati Bengals.

1976

The Eagles traded the 11th pick to the Cincinnati Bengals.

1975

The Eagles traded the 11th pick to the Los Angeles Rams.

1974

The Eagles traded the 11th pick to the Los Angeles Rams.

1973

  • Jerry Sisemore | Pick 3
    OT, Texas
  • Charle Young | Pick 6
    TE, USC

1972

  • John Reaves | Pick 14
    QB, Florida

1971

  • Richard Harris | Pick 5
    DE, Grambling State

1970

  • Steve Zabel | Pick 6
    LB, Oklahoma

1969

  • Leroy Keyes | Pick 3
    DB, Purdue

1968

  • Tim Rossovich | Pick 14
    LB, USC

1967

  • Harry Jones | Pick 19
    RB, Arkansas

1966

  • Randy Beisler | Pick 4
    G, Indiana

1965

The Eagles traded the seventh pick to the Green Bay Packers.

1964

  • Bob Brown* | Pick 2
    OT, Nebraska

1963

  • Ed Budde | Pick 4
    G, Michigan State

1962

The Eagles traded the 12th pick to the St. Louis Cardinals.

1961

  • Art Baker | Pick 14
    FB, Syracuse

1960

  • Ron Burton | Pick 9
    HB, Northwestern

1959

The Eagles traded the second pick to the Los Angeles Rams.

1958

  • Walt Kowalczyk | Pick 6
    FB, Michigan State

1957

  • Clarence Peaks | Pick 7
    FB, Michigan State

1956

  • Bob Pellegrini | Pick 4
    LB, Maryland

1955

  • Dick Bielski | Pick 9
    DE, Maryland

1954

  • Neil Worden | Pick 9
    FB, Notre Dame

1953

The Eagles traded the ninth pick to the Los Angeles Rams.

1952

  • Johnny Bright | Pick 5
    HB, Drake

1951

  • Ebert Van Buren | Pick 7
    DB, LSU

1950

  • Bud Grant* | Pick 14
    DE, Minnesota

1949

  • Chuck Bednarik* | Pick 1
    LB, Pennsylvania
  • Frank Tripucka | Pick 9
    QB, Notre Dame

1948

  • Clyde Scott | Pick 8
    HB, Arkansas

1947

  • Neill Armstrong | Pick 8
    DE, Oklahoma State

1946

  • Leo Riggs | Pick 7
    HB, USC

1945

  • John Yonakor | Pick 9
    DE, Notre Dame

1944

  • Steve Van Buren* | Pick 5
    HB, LSU

1943

  • Joe Muha | Pick 2
    FB, VMI

1942

  • Pete Kmetovic | Pick 3
    HB, Stanford

1941

The Eagles traded the first overall pick to the Chicago Bears.

1940

  • George McAfee* | Pick 2
    HB, Duke

1939

  • Davey O’Brien | Pick 4
    QB, TCU

1938

  • Jim McDonald | Pick 2
    HB, Ohio State

1937

  • Sam Francis | Pick 1
    FB, Nebraska

1936

  • Jay Berwanger | Pick 1
    HB, Chicago

*Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame

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