List of Pittsburgh Steelers first-round draft picks

This is a list of first-round draft picks made by the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. The Pittsburgh Steelers, a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, participated in the first NFL Draft prior to the 1936 season. The franchise changed its name to the Steelers prior to the 1940 season, to represent the city's heritage of producing steel.^[1]

The event, which is officially known as the "Player Selection Meeting",^[2] is held each April. The draft is used as the primary means to distribute newly available talent (primarily from college football) equitably amongst the teams. Selections are made in reverse order based on the previous season's record, i.e. the club with the worst record from the previous season selects first. Through 2009, only two exceptions were made to this order: the Super Bowl champion always selects last (32nd), and the Super Bowl loser is awarded the penultimate (31st) pick. Beginning in 2010, teams making the playoffs will be seeded in reverse order depending upon how far they advance.^[3] The draft consists of seven rounds. Teams have the option of trading selections for players, cash and/or other selections (including future year selections). 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.^[4] The Steelers have traded away their first-round pick eight times; they have had two first-round selections in two drafts.

The Steelers' first selection in the inaugural NFL draft was William Shakespeare, a halfback from Notre Dame.^[5] The Steelers have selected first overall three times, drafting Bill Dudley in 1942, Gary Glick in 1956 and Terry Bradshaw in 1970. The team has selected second overall once, and third overall four times.^[5] Through 2009, seven Steeler first-round picks have gone on to have playing careers deemed worthy of enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Dudley, Len Dawson, Joe Greene, Bradshaw, Franco Harris, Lynn Swann and Rod Woodson.^[6] The team's most recent first-round selection was Ryan Shazier, a linebacker from Ohio State.

Key

^†	= Admitted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame
*	= Selected number one overall

Positions key
C	Center	CB	Cornerback	DB	Defensive back	DE	Defensive end
DL	Defensive lineman	DT	Defensive tackle	FB	Fullback	FS	Free safety
G	Guard	HB	Halfback	K	Placekicker	KR	Kick returner
LB	Linebacker	LS	Long snapper	OT	Offensive tackle	OL	Offensive lineman
NT	Nose tackle	P	Punter	PR	Punt returner	QB	Quarterback
RB	Running back	S	Safety	SS	Strong safety	TB	Tailback
TE	Tight end	WR	Wide receiver

Player selections

Year	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes	Gallery of Steelers first-round draft selections Byron "Whizzer" White was selected fourth overall in the 1938 draft – he went on to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. 1954 first-round selection Johnny Lattner played only a single NFL season. Franco Harris caught the "Immaculate Reception in the 1972 NFL Playoffs. Lynn Swann, drafted in 1974, was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2001. Rod Woodson, drafted in 1987, was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2009. Alan Faneca (center) was a 5-time All-Pro for the Steelers after being drafted in 1998. Plaxico Burress caught the game winning TD of Super Bowl XLII for the New York Giants. Kendall Simmons (#73, right) was the team's Rookie of the Year in 2002. Troy Polamalu made the Pro Bowl six consecutive years from 2004 to 2009, and was Defensive Player of the Year in 2010. Drafted in 2004, Ben Roethlisberger became the youngest quarterback to win a Super Bowl in 2005 at the age of 23.^[1] Heath Miller (#83, center) was the team's Rookie of the Year in 2005. Santonio Holmes was the MVP of Super Bowl XLIII. ^ Associated Press (June 12, 2006). "Steelers Quarterback Roethlisberger Seriously Injured in Motorcycle Crash". Fox News. Retrieved July 10, 2008.
1936	3	Shakespeare, WilliamWilliam Shakespeare	RB	Notre Dame
1937	5	Basrak, MikeMike Basrak	RB	Duquesne
1938	4	White, ByronByron White	RB	Colorado
1939	99–	ZZZNo pick	ZZZ–	ZZZ–	^[a]
1940	3	Eakin, KayKay Eakin	RB	Arkansas
1941	99–	ZZZNo pick	ZZZ–	ZZZ–	^[b]
1942	1	Dudley, BillBill Dudley*†	RB	Virginia
1943	7	Daley, BillBill Daley	FB	Minnesota
1944	10	Podesto, JohnnyJohnny Podesto	RB	St. Mary's (CA)
1945	2	Duhart, PaulPaul Duhart	RB	Florida
1946	3	Blanchard, DocDoc Blanchard	FB	Army
1947	5	Bechtol, HubHub Bechtol	WR	Texas
1948	9	Edwards, DanDan Edwards	WR	Georgia
1949	6	Gage, BobbyBobby Gage	RB	Clemson
1950	8	Chandnois, LynnLynn Chandnois	RB	Michigan State
1951	9	Avinger, ButchButch Avinger	FB	Alabama
1952	6	Modzelewski, EdEd Modzelewski	FB	Maryland
1953	5	Marchibroda, TedTed Marchibroda	QB	Detroit
1954	7	Lattner, JohnnyJohnny Lattner	RB	Notre Dame
1955	6	Varrichione, FrankFrank Varrichione	OT	Notre Dame
1956	1	Glick, GaryGary Glick*	QB	Colorado State	^[c]
1956	5	Davis, ArtArt Davis	RB	Mississippi State
1957	5	Dawson, LenLen Dawson†	QB	Purdue
1958	99–	ZZZNo pick	ZZZ–	ZZZ–	^[d]
1959	99–	ZZZNo pick	ZZZ–	ZZZ–	^[e]
1960	6	Spikes, JackJack Spikes	FB	Texas Christian
1961	99–	ZZZNo pick	ZZZ–	ZZZ–	^[f]
1962	5	Ferguson, BobBob Ferguson	RB	Ohio State
1963	99–	ZZZNo pick	ZZZ–	ZZZ–	^[g]
1964	10	Martha, PaulPaul Martha	RB	Pittsburgh
1965	99–	ZZZNo pick	ZZZ–	ZZZ–	^[h]
1966	3	Leftridge, DickDick Leftridge	RB	WVU
1967	99–	ZZZNo pick	ZZZ–	ZZZ–	^[i]
1968	10	Taylor, MikeMike Taylor	OT	USC
1969	4	Greene, JoeJoe Greene†	DT	North Texas
1970	1	Bradshaw, TerryTerry Bradshaw*†	QB	Louisiana Tech
1971	8	Lewis, FrankFrank Lewis	WR	Grambling
1972	13	Harris, FrancoFranco Harris†	RB	Penn State
1973	24	Thomas, J. T.J. T. Thomas	DB	Florida State
1974	21	Swann, LynnLynn Swann†	WR	USC
1975	26	Brown, DaveDave Brown	DB	Michigan
1976	28	Cunningham, BennieBennie Cunningham	TE	Clemson
1977	21	Cole, RobinRobin Cole	LB	New Mexico
1978	22	Johnson, RonRon Johnson	DB	Eastern Michigan
1979	28	Hawthorne, GregGreg Hawthorne	RB	Baylor
1980	28	Malone, MarkMark Malone	QB	Arizona State
1981	17	Gary, KeithKeith Gary	DE	Oklahoma
1982	12	Abercrombie, WalterWalter Abercrombie	RB	Baylor
1983	21	Rivera, GabrielGabriel Rivera	DE	Texas Tech
1984	23	Lipps, LouisLouis Lipps	WR	Southern Mississippi
1985	20	Sims, DarrylDarryl Sims	DE	Wisconsin
1986	9	Rienstra, JohnJohn Rienstra	G	Temple
1987	10	Woodson, RodRod Woodson†	DB	Purdue
1988	18	Jones, AaronAaron Jones	DE	Eastern Kentucky
1989	7	Worley, TimTim Worley	RB	Georgia
1989	24	Ricketts, TomTom Ricketts	OT	Pittsburgh	^[j]
1990	21	Green, EricEric Green	TE	Liberty	^[k]
1991	15	Richardson, HueyHuey Richardson	DE	Florida
1992	11	Searcy, LeonLeon Searcy	OT	Miami
1993	23	Figures, DeonDeon Figures	DB	Colorado
1994	17	Johnson, CharlesCharles Johnson	WR	Colorado
1995	27	Bruener, MarkMark Bruener	TE	Washington
1996	29	Stephens, JamainJamain Stephens	OT	North Carolina A&T
1997	24	Scott, ChadChad Scott	DB	Maryland
1998	26	Faneca, AlanAlan Faneca	G	LSU
1999	13	Edwards, TroyTroy Edwards	WR	Louisiana Tech
2000	8	Burress, PlaxicoPlaxico Burress	WR	Michigan State
2001	19	Hampton, CaseyCasey Hampton	DT	Texas	^[l]
2002	30	Simmons, KendallKendall Simmons	G	Auburn
2003	16	Polamalu, TroyTroy Polamalu	DB	USC	^[m]
2004	11	Roethlisberger, BenBen Roethlisberger	QB	Miami (OH)
2005	30	Miller, HeathHeath Miller	TE	Virginia
2006	25	Holmes, SantonioSantonio Holmes	WR	Ohio State	^[n]
2007	15	Timmons, LawrenceLawrence Timmons	LB	Florida State
2008	23	Mendenhall, RashardRashard Mendenhall	RB	Illinois
2009	32	Hood, EvanderEvander Hood	DT	Missouri
2010	18	Pouncey, MaurkiceMaurkice Pouncey	C	Florida
2011	31	Heyward, CameronCameron Heyward	DE	Ohio State
2012	24	Decastro, DavidDavid DeCastro	G	Stanford
2013	17	Jones, JarvisJarvis Jones	LB	Georgia
2014	15	Shazier, RyanRyan Shazier	LB	Ohio State
2015	22	Dupree, BudBud Dupree	LB	Kentucky
2016	25	Burns, ArtieArtie Burns	CB	Miami

Notes

^a The Steelers traded their 1939 pick (2nd overall) to the Chicago Bears.^[7]
^b The Steelers traded their 1941 pick (3rd overall) to the Chicago Bears (3rd overall)^[8]
^c This was a lottery bonus pick.^[9]
^d The Steelers traded their 1958 pick (8th overall) to the San Francisco 49ers.^[10]
^e The Steelers traded their 1959 pick (8th overall) to the San Francisco 49ers.^[11]
^f The Steelers traded their 1961 pick (6th overall) to the San Francisco 49ers.^[12]
^g The Steelers traded their 1963 pick (11th overall) to the Chicago Bears.^[13]
^h The Steelers traded their 1965 pick (3rd overall) to the Chicago Bears.^[14]
ⁱ The Steelers traded their 1967 pick (9th overall) to the Green Bay Packers.^[15]
^j The Steelers acquired the 1989 pick (24th overall) from the Minnesota Vikings.^[16]
^k The Steelers traded their 1990 pick (17th overall) to the Dallas Cowboys for Dallas' 1990 pick (21st overall, obtained from Minnesota Vikings) and a third-round pick (82nd overall, obtained from San Francisco 49ers).^[5]
^l The Steelers traded their 2001 pick (16th overall) to the New York Jets for their first-round pick (19th overall), their fourth-round pick (111th overall) and their sixth-round pick (181st overall).^[17]
^m The Steelers traded their first-round pick (27th overall), third round pick (92nd overall) and sixth round pick (200th overall) to obtain the 2003 pick (16th overall).^[18]
ⁿ The Steelers obtained the 2006 pick from New York Giants by trading their first-round pick (32nd overall), their third round pick (96th overall) and their fourth round pick (129th overall).^[19]

References

General

"NFL Draft History: Full Draft – by Team". NFL.com. Retrieved June 5, 2008.
"Steelers' All Time Draft History" (PDF). Pittsburgh Steelers. Retrieved June 11, 2008.

Specific

↑ "Steelers' History" (PDF). Pittsburgh Steelers. Retrieved April 27, 2008.
↑ Branch, John (April 9, 2000). "The 2000 Liars Club/ Draft makes Broncos coach cloak intentions". The Gazette (Colorado Springs). Retrieved 2009-04-07.
↑ Duffy, Mike (March 26, 2009). "New Draft Order, More Rule Changes". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
↑ Alder, James. "NFL Draft Basics:Determining Order of Selection". About.com. Retrieved May 26, 2008.
1 2 3 "Steelers' All Time Draft History" (PDF). Pittsburgh Steelers. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
↑ "Hall of Famers by Franchise". Pro Football Hall of Fame official Web site. Archived from the original on May 1, 2008. Retrieved May 28, 2008.
↑ "Pro Football Draft History: 1939". Pro Football Hall of Fame official Web site. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
↑ "Pro Football Draft History: 1941". Pro Football Hall of Fame official Web site. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
↑ "Pro Football Draft History: 1956". Pro Football Hall of Fame official Web site. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
↑ "Pro Football Draft History: 1958". Pro Football Hall of Fame official Web site. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
↑ "Pro Football Draft History: 1959". Pro Football Hall of Fame official Web site. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
↑ "Pro Football Draft History: 1961". Pro Football Hall of Fame official Web site. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
↑ "Pro Football Draft History: 1963". Pro Football Hall of Fame official Web site. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
↑ "Pro Football Draft History: 1965". Pro Football Hall of Fame official Web site. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
↑ "Pro Football Draft History: 1967". Pro Football Hall of Fame official Web site. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
↑ "Pro Football Draft History: 1989". Pro Football Hall of Fame official Web site. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
↑ "2001 NFL Draft weekend trades". cnnsi.com (CNN). Retrieved May 5, 2007.
↑ "2003 NFL Draft trades". ESPN. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
↑ "2006 NFL Draft Trader". ESPN. Retrieved 2008-07-04.

Pittsburgh Steelers

Formerly the Pittsburgh Pirates Founded in 1933 Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Franchise	History All-Time Team Seasons Logos and uniforms Coaches Players Quarterbacks First-round draft picks Statistics

Stadiums	Home fields Forbes Field Pitt Stadium Three Rivers Stadium Heinz Field Training facilities Rooney Field Point Stadium UPMC Sportsplex Chuck Noll Field

Culture	Football in Western PA Rooney family Myron Cope Steeler Nation Terrible Towel Steel Curtain Evening Shade Right Here, Right Now Renegade Right Here We Go Black and Yellow YinzCam

Lore	Steelers lore J.P. Rooneys Pennsylvania Keystoners Steagles Card-Pitt Steelerettes Immaculate Reception Black Sunday Fighting Back 1995 AFC Championship Game The Chief

Rivalries	Baltimore Ravens Cincinnati Bengals Cleveland Browns Tennessee Titans Oakland Raiders Dallas Cowboys

Media	KDKA-TV WPCW-TV Root Sports Pittsburgh Charlie Batch Chris Hoke Bob Pompeani Radio Network WDVE-FM WBGG-AM Bill Hillgrove Tunch Ilkin Craig Wolfley

Division championships (21)	1972 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1983 1984 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 2001 2002 2004 2007 2008 2010 2014

Super Bowl appearances (8)	IX X XIII XIV XXX XL XLIII XLV

League championships (6)	1974 1975 1978 1979 2005 2008

Retired numbers	70 75

Numbers no longer issued	1 12 32 36 47 52 58 59 63 86

Hall of Fame members	Players Bettis Blount Bradshaw Butler Dawson Dudley Greene Ham Harris Johnson Lambert Layne Stallworth Stautner Swann Webster Woodson Coaches and administration Bell Kiesling Noll Art Rooney Dan Rooney

Current league affiliations	League National Football League Conference American Football Conference Division North Division

Seasons (83)	1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Pittsburgh Steelers first-round draft picks

Lists of NFL first-round draft picks by team

Defunct Teams

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