List of Buffalo Bills first-round draft picks

The Buffalo Bills are an American football franchise based in Orchard Park, New York. They are members of the American Football Conference (AFC) East division in the National Football League (NFL).[1]

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. The NFL Draft, as a whole, gives the advantage to the teams that did poorly the previous season. The 30 teams that did not make the Super Bowl are ranked in order so the team with the worst record picks first and the team with the best record pick last. The two exceptions to this inverse order are made for teams that appeared in the previous Super Bowl; the Super Bowl champion selects 32nd overall, and the Super Bowl loser selects 31st overall. If the franchise so chooses, they may trade their draft picks for any combination of draft picks, players, and money.[2]

Joe Delamielleure, drafted by the Bills in 1973, became a Hall of Famer in 2003.
Bruce Smith, drafted by the Bills in 1985, became a Hall of Famer in 2009.

Player selections

Hall of Famer † [3]
Year Pick Player name Position College Notes
1966 8 Dennis, MikeMike Dennis RB Ole Miss
1967 22 Pitts, JohnJohn Pitts S Arizona State
1968 9 Moses, HavenHaven Moses WR San Diego State
1969 1 Simpson, O.J.O.J. Simpson  †  RB USC
1970 5 Cowlings, AlAl Cowlings DT Southern California
1971 4 Hill, J. D.J. D. Hill WR Arizona State
1972 1 Patulski, WaltWalt Patulski DE Notre Dame
1973 7 Seymour, PaulPaul Seymour TE Michigan
1973 26 DeLamielleure, JoeJoe DeLamielleure  †  G Michigan State
1974 18 Gant, ReubenReuben Gant TE Oklahoma State
1975 19 Ruud, TomTom Ruud LB Nebraska
1976 18 Clark, MarioMario Clark DB Oregon
1977 12 Dokes, PhilPhil Dokes DT Oklahoma State
1978 5 Miller, TerryTerry Miller RB Oklahoma State
1979 1 Cousineau, TomTom Cousineau LB Ohio State
1979 5 Butler, JerryJerry Butler WR Clemson
1980 16 Ritcher, JimJim Ritcher C North Carolina State
1981 28 Moore, BookerBooker Moore RB Penn State
1982 19 Tuttle, PerryPerry Tuttle WR Clemson
1983 12 Hunter, TonyTony Hunter TE Notre Dame
1983 14 Kelly, JimJim Kelly  †  QB Miami (FL)
1984 26 Bell, GregGreg Bell RB Notre Dame
1985 1 Smith, BruceBruce Smith  †  DE Virginia Tech
1985 14 Burroughs, DerrickDerrick Burroughs DB Memphis State
1986 16 Harmon, RonnieRonnie Harmon RB Iowa
1986 20 Wolford, WillWill Wolford T Vanderbilt
1987 8 Conlan, ShaneShane Conlan LB Penn State
1988 - No Pick - -
1989 - No Pick - -
1990 16 Williams, JamesJames Williams DB Fresno State
1991 26 Jones, HenryHenry Jones DB Illinois
1992 27 Fina, JohnJohn Fina T Arizona
1993 28 Smith, ThomasThomas Smith DB North Carolina
1994 27 Burris, JeffJeff Burris DB Notre Dame
1995 14 Brown, RubenRuben Brown G Pittsburgh
1996 24 Moulds, EricEric Moulds WR Mississippi State
1997 23 Smith, AntowainAntowain Smith RB Houston
1998 No Pick
1999 23 Winfield, AntoineAntoine Winfield DB Ohio State
2000 26 Flowers, ErikErik Flowers DE Arizona State
2001 21 Clements, NateNate Clements DB Ohio State
2002 4 Williams, MikeMike Williams OT Texas
2003 23 McGahee, WillisWillis McGahee RB Miami (FL)
2004 13 Evans, LeeLee Evans WR Wisconsin
2004 22 Losman, J. P.J. P. Losman QB Tulane
2005 - No Pick - -
2006 8 Whitner, DonteDonte Whitner S Ohio State
2006 26 McCargo, JohnJohn McCargo DT North Carolina State
2007 12 Lynch, MarshawnMarshawn Lynch RB California
2008 11 McKelvin, LeodisLeodis McKelvin DB Troy
2009 11 Maybin, AaronAaron Maybin DE/OLB Penn State
2009 28 Wood, EricEric Wood C Louisville
2010 9 Spiller, C.J.C.J. Spiller RB Clemson
2011 3 Dareus, MarcellMarcell Dareus DT Alabama
2012 10 Gilmore, StephonStephon Gilmore CB South Carolina
2013 16 Manuel, EJEJ Manuel QB Florida State
2014 4 Watkins, SammySammy Watkins WR Clemson
2015 19 None Traded to Cleveland Browns in 2014 −
2016 19 Lawson, ShaqShaq Lawson DE Clemson

References

General
Specific
  1. ↑ "Buffalo Bills Team Page – NFL.com". NFL. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
  2. ↑ Alder, James. ""NFL Draft Basics:Determining Order of Selection"". About.com. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
  3. ↑ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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