List of Tennessee Titans first-round draft picks

Earl Campbell, the Titans' 1978 first round pick and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee

The Tennessee Titans are a National Football League (NFL) franchise that began play as the Houston Oilers in 1960, a charter member of the American Football League. The Oilers relocated to Nashville, Tennessee in 1997, playing as the Tennessee Oilers before changing their name to the Tennessee Titans in 1999. The Titans' first draft selection was Billy Cannon, a halfback from Louisiana State University. The team's most recent first round selection was Marcus Mariota, a quarterback from the University of Oregon. The Titans have selected the number one overall pick in the draft twice. They have also selected the second overall pick thrice and the third overall pick six times. The team's five selections from the University of Texas are the most chosen by the Titans from one university.

Every year during April, each NFL franchise seeks to add new players to its roster through a collegiate draft known as "the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting", which is 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 32nd, and the Super Bowl loser always picks 31st. 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.

The Titans drafted three consecutive future Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees, Earl Campbell, Mike Munchak and Bruce Matthews in the first rounds of the 1978, 1982 and 1983 NFL Drafts respectively.

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 Titans 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

Bruce Matthews, the Titans' 1983 first round pick and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee
Vince Young was the Titans' first round pick in 2006
Chris Johnson was the Titans' first round pick in 2008
Marcus Mariota was the Titans' first round pick in 2015
Tennessee Titans first-round draft picks
Year Pick Player name Position College Notes
1960 N/A Billy Cannon Halfback LSU
1961 8 Mike Ditka^ Tight end Pittsburgh
1962 7 Ray Jacobs Defensive tackle Howard Payne
1963 6 Danny Brabham Linebacker Arkansas
1964 6 Scott Appleton Defensive tackle Texas
1965 2 Larry Elkins Wide receiver Baylor
1966 5 Tommy Nobis Linebacker Texas
1967 5 George Webster Linebacker Michigan State
23 Tom Regner Guard Notre Dame
1968 — No pick — —
1969 15 Ron Pritchard Linebacker Arizona State
1970 14 Doug Wilkerson Guard North Carolina Central
1971 3 Dan Pastorini Quarterback Santa Clara
1972 6 Greg Sampson Tackle Stanford
1973 1 John Matuszak* Defensive end Tampa
14 George Amundson Running back Iowa State
1974 — No pick — —
1975 6 Robert Brazile Linebacker Jackson State
15 Don Hardeman Running back Texas A&M–Kingsville
1976 — No pick — —
1977 11 Morris Towns Tackle Missouri
1978 1 Earl Campbell^* Running back Texas
1979 — No pick — —
1980 — No pick — —
1981 — No pick — —
1982 8 Mike Munchak^ Guard Penn State
1983 9 Bruce Matthews^ Guard USC
1984 2 Dean Steinkuhler Tackle Nebraska
1985 3 Ray Childress Defensive tackle Texas A&M
11 Richard Johnson Defensive back Wisconsin
1986 3 Jim Everett Quarterback Purdue
1987 3 Alonzo Highsmith Running back Miami (FL)
20 Haywood Jeffires Wide receiver North Carolina State
1988 22 Lorenzo White Running back Michigan State
1989 23 David Williams Tackle Florida
1990 15 Lamar Lathon Linebacker Houston
1991 — No pick — —
1992 — No pick — —
1993 13 Brad Hopkins Tackle Illinois
1994 26 Henry Ford Defensive tackle Arkansas
1995 3 Steve McNair Quarterback Alcorn State
1996 14 Eddie George Running back Ohio State
1997 18 Kenny Holmes Defensive end Miami (FL)
1998 16 Kevin Dyson Wide receiver Utah
1999 16 Jevon Kearse Defensive end Florida
2000 30 Keith Bulluck Linebacker Syracuse
2001 — No pick — —
2002 15 Albert Haynesworth Defensive tackle Tennessee
2003 28 Andre Woolfolk Defensive back Oklahoma
2004 — No pick — —
2005 6 Adam Jones Defensive back West Virginia
2006 3 Vince Young Quarterback Texas
2007 19 Michael Griffin Defensive back Texas
2008 24 Chris Johnson Running back East Carolina
2009 30 Kenny Britt Wide receiver Rutgers
2010 16 Derrick Morgan Defensive end Georgia Tech
2011 8 Jake Locker Quarterback Washington
2012 20 Kendall Wright Wide receiver Baylor
2013 10 Chance Warmack Offensive lineman Alabama
2014 11 Taylor Lewan Offensive lineman Michigan
2015 2 Marcus Mariota Quarterback Oregon
2016 8 Jack Conklin Offensive lineman Michigan State
2017 5 Corey Davis Wide receiver Western Michigan
18 Adoree' Jackson Defensive back USC
2018 22 Rashaan Evans Linebacker Alabama

References

  • "Tennessee Titans Draft History". Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
  • Alder, James. "NFL Draft Basics:Determining Order of Selection". About.com. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
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