List of Indianapolis Colts first-round draft picks

1998 1st pick overall Peyton Manning

The Baltimore Colts joined the National Football League (NFL) in 1953 where they participated in their first NFL Draft and selected Billy Vessels, a halfback from the University of Oklahoma. The team's most recent first round selection was Malik Hooker, a safety from Ohio State in the 2017 NFL Draft.

Every year during April, each NFL franchise seeks to add new players to its roster through a collegiate draft officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting but more commonly known as the NFL Draft. Teams are ranked in inverse order based on the previous season's record, with the worst record picking first, and the second worst picking second and so on. The two exceptions to this order are made for teams that appeared in the previous Super Bowl; the Super Bowl champion always picks last, and the Super Bowl loser always picks second last. Teams have the option of trading away their picks to other teams for different picks, players, cash, or a combination thereof. Thus, it is not uncommon for a team's actual draft pick to differ from their assigned draft pick, or for a team to have extra or no draft picks in any round due to these trades.[1]

The Colts have selected the number one overall pick in the draft on seven separate occasions, one of which was used to select Super Bowl XLI MVP Peyton Manning. They have also selected the second overall pick five times and the third overall pick twice. The team's five selections from Ohio State University are the most chosen by the Colts from one university.

Key

Table key
^ Indicates the player was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
 *  Selected number one overall
† Indicates the player was selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
— The Colts did not draft a player in the first round that year.
Year Each year links to an article about that particular NFL Draft.
Pick Indicates the number of the pick within the first round
Position Indicates the position of the player in the NFL
College The player's college football team

Player selections

2003 Colts 1st round pick Dallas Clark
2002 Colts 1st round pick Dwight Freeney in the Pro Bowl
1996 Colts 1st round pick Marvin Harrison
2001 Colts 1st round pick Reggie Wayne
Indianapolis Colts first-round draft picks
Year Pick Player name Position College Notes
1953 2 Billy Vessels Halfback Oklahoma
1954 5 Cotton Davidson Quarterback Baylor
1955 1 * George Shaw Quarterback Oregon [2]
3 Alan Ameche † Fullback Wisconsin
1956 9 Lenny Moore ^ Halfback Penn State
1957 8 Jim Parker ^ Guard Ohio State
1958 11 Lenny Lyles † Cornerback Louisville
1959 12 Jackie Burkett Center Auburn
1960 10 Ron Mix ^ Offensive tackle USC
1961 7 Tom Matte † Running back Ohio State
1962 9 Wendell Harris Cornerback Louisiana State
1963 5 Bob Vogel † Offensive tackle Ohio State
1964 8 Marv Woodson † Safety Indiana
1965 14 Mike Curtis † Linebacker Duke
1966 15 Sam Ball Offensive tackle Kentucky
1967 1 * Bubba Smith † Defensive end Michigan State [3]
20 Jim Detwiler Halfback Michigan
1968 23 John Williams Offensive tackle Minnesota
1969 25 Eddie Hinton Wide receiver Oklahoma
1970 18 Norm Bulaich † Running back Texas Christian
1971 22 Don McCauley Running back North Carolina [4]
26 Leonard Dunlap Cornerback North Texas
1972 22 Tom Drougas Offensive tackle Oregon
1973 2 Bert Jones † Quarterback Louisiana State [5]
10 Joe Ehrmann † Defensive tackle Syracuse
1974 5 John Dutton † Defensive tackle Nebraska
24 Roger Carr † Wide receiver Louisiana Tech [6]
1975 3 Ken Huff Guard North Carolina [7]
1976 20 Ken Novak Defensive tackle Purdue
1977 26 Randy Burke Wide receiver Kentucky
1978 25 Reese McCall Tight end Auburn
1979 6 Barry Krauss Linebacker Alabama
1980 5 Curtis Dickey Running back Texas A&M
24 Derrick Hatchett Cornerback Texas [8]
1981 12 Randy McMillan Running back Pittsburgh
18 Donnell Thompson Defensive end North Carolina [9]
1982 2 Johnie Cooks Linebacker Mississippi State
4 Art Schlichter Quarterback Ohio State [10]
1983 1 * John Elway ^ Quarterback Stanford [11]
1984 8 Leonard Coleman Cornerback Vanderbilt
19 Ron Solt † Guard Maryland [12]
1985 5 Duane Bickett † Linebacker USC
1986 4 Jon Hand Defensive end Alabama
1987 2 Cornelius Bennett † Linebacker Alabama
1988 — No Pick — — [13]
1989 22 Andre Rison † Wide receiver Michigan State
1990 1 * Jeff George Quarterback Illinois
1991 — No Pick — — [14]
1992 1 * Steve Emtman Defensive end Washington
2 Quentin Coryatt Linebacker Texas A&M [15]
1993 16 Sean Dawkins Wide receiver California
1994 2 Marshall Faulk ^ Running back San Diego State
5 Trev Alberts Linebacker Nebraska [16]
1995 15 Ellis Johnson Defensive tackle Florida
1996 19 Marvin Harrison ^ Wide receiver Syracuse
1997 19 Tarik Glenn † Offensive tackle California
1998 1 * Peyton Manning † Quarterback Tennessee
1999 4 Edgerrin James † Running back Miami (FL)
2000 28 Rob Morris Linebacker BYU
2001 30 Reggie Wayne † Wide receiver Miami (FL)
2002 11 Dwight Freeney † Defensive end Syracuse
2003 24 Dallas Clark † Tight end Iowa
2004 — No Pick — — [17]
2005 29 Marlin Jackson Cornerback Michigan
2006 30 Joseph Addai † Running back Louisiana State
2007 32 Anthony Gonzalez Wide receiver Ohio State
2008 — No Pick — — [18]
2009 27 Donald Brown Running back Connecticut
2010 31 Jerry Hughes Defensive end Texas Christian
2011 22 Anthony Castonzo Offensive tackle Boston College
2012 1 * Andrew Luck † Quarterback Stanford
2013 24 Björn Werner Defensive end Florida State
2014 — No Pick — — [19]
2015 29 Phillip Dorsett Wide receiver Miami (FL)
2016 18 Ryan Kelly Center Alabama
2017 15 Malik Hooker Safety Ohio State
2018 6 Quenton Nelson Guard Notre Dame

Notes

  1. ↑ Alder, James. "NFL Draft Basics:Determining Order of Selection". football.about.com. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
  2. ↑ Lottery bonus pick.
  3. ↑ Acquired from the New Orleans Saints – Pro Football Draft History 1967
  4. ↑ Acquired from the Miami Dolphins – Pro Football Draft History 1971
  5. ↑ Acquired from the San Diego Chargers – Pro Football Draft History 1973
  6. ↑ Acquired from the Los Angeles Rams – Pro Football Draft History 1974
  7. ↑ Acquired from the Atlanta Falcons – Pro Football Draft History 1975
  8. ↑ Acquired from the Dallas Cowboys – Pro Football Draft History 1980
  9. ↑ Acquired from the Minnesota Vikings – Pro Football Draft History 1981
  10. ↑ Acquired from the Los Angeles Rams – Pro Football Draft History 1982
  11. ↑ Traded Elway to the Denver Broncos for QB Mark Herrmann, rights to OL Chris Hinton and a first-round pick in the 1984 NFL Draft. – A 'true test' for Elway Archived 2008-02-06 at the Wayback Machine.
  12. ↑ From Denver Broncos in Elway trade
  13. ↑ The Colts traded their #20 overall pick to the Los Angeles Rams – Pro Football Draft History 1988
  14. ↑ The Colts traded their #13 overall pick to the Atlanta Falcons – Pro Football Draft History 1991
  15. ↑ Acquired from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Pro Football Draft History 1992
  16. ↑ Acquired from the Los Angeles Rams – Pro Football Draft History 1994
  17. ↑ The Colts traded their #29 overall pick to the Atlanta Falcons – Pro Football Draft History 2004
  18. ↑ The Colts traded their 1st round pick (29th overall) to the San Francisco 49ers
  19. ↑ Colts First Round Pick? Essentially, it's Trent Richardson -

References

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  • "Indianapolis Colts (1984-Present)". Sports E-cyclopedia. Retrieved January 13, 2008.
  • "Hall of Famers by Franchise". Pro Football Hall of Fame official Web site. Archived from the original on December 27, 2007. Retrieved January 13, 2008.
  • "NFL Draft History: First Round by Team: IND Colts". National Football League official Web site. Retrieved January 13, 2008.
  • "Professional Football Transactions Archive". NC Systems website. Archived from the original on November 7, 2007. Retrieved January 13, 2008.

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