The NFL Draft is one of the biggest sport events of the year. The best college football stars declare to enter American football’s elite competition and 32 players will be lucky enough to be selected in the first round – which usually means a higher contract down the line.
For those looking to bet on NFL, the Draft will give punters a chance to look at players who may change the entire outlook for a franchise. At the time of writing, Joe Burrow is a 1/100 chance to be taken with the first overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.
Should the Cincinnati Bengals take Burrow, he will join an exclusive club of stars to be taken with the first overall pick. How many of the other first picks can you name since 1990? We’ll get you started with an easy one – Peyton Manning in the 1998 NFL Draft.
This quiz is NOT for the faint-hearted. Even the most passionate American football betting fan will struggle to name some of these players – an extensive knowledge of the NFL Draft history is required to score highly. Are you up to the task?
If a more general NFL Draft quiz is what you’re looking for, then this one probably isn’t for you. However, if you can score high on this quiz, you’ll score high on every NFL Draft quiz. So what are you waiting for, put your American football knowledge to the test!
Time for the answers…
- 1990 NFL Draft – Jeff George (Indianapolis Colts)
- 1991 NFL Draft – Russell Maryland (Dallas Cowboys)
- 1992 NFL Draft – Steve Emtman (Indianapolis Colts)
- 1993 NFL Draft – Drew Bledsoe (New England Patriots)
- 1994 NFL Draft – Dan Wilkinson (Cincinnati Bengals)
- 1995 NFL Draft – Ki-Jana Carter (Cincinnati Bengals)
- 1996 NFL Draft – Keyshawn Johnson (New York Jets)
- 1997 NFL Draft – Orlando Pace (St. Louis Rams)
- 1998 NFL Draft – Peyton Manning (Indianapolis Colts)
- 1999 NFL Draft – Tim Couch (Cleveland Browns)
- 2000 NFL Draft – Courtney Brown (Cleveland Browns)
- 2001 NFL Draft – Michael Vick (Atlanta Falcons)
- 2002 NFL Draft – David Carr (Houston Texans)
- 2003 NFL Draft – Carson Palmer (Cincinnati Bengals)
- 2004 NFL Draft – Eli Manning (San Diego Chargers)
- 2005 NFL Draft – Alex Smith (San Francisco 49ers)
- 2006 NFL Draft – Mario Williams (Houston Texans)
- 2007 NFL Draft – JaMarcus Russell (Oakland Raiders)
- 2008 NFL Draft – Jake Long (Miami Dolphins)
- 2009 NFL Draft – Matthew Stafford (Detroit Lions)
- 2010 NFL Draft – Sam Bradford (St. Louis Rams)
- 2011 NFL Draft – Cam Newton (Carolina Panthers)
- 2012 NFL Draft – Andrew Luck (Indianapolis Colts)
- 2013 NFL Draft – Eric Fisher (Kansas City Chiefs)
- 2014 NFL Draft – Jadeveon Clowney (Houston Texans)
- 2015 NFL Draft – Jameis Winston (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
- 2016 NFL Draft – Jared Goff (Los Angeles Rams)
- 2017 NFL Draft – Myles Garrett (Cleveland Browns)
- 2018 NFL Draft – Baker Mayfield (Cleveland Browns)
- 2019 NFL Draft – Kyler Murray (Arizona Cardinals)
*Credit for the main photo belongs to Mark Humphrey / AP Photo*
