List of second overall NFL draft picks

This is a list of second overall National Football League draft picks. The NFL draft is an annual sports draft in which National Football League teams select newly eligible players for their rosters. Thirteen players selected second overall have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Sid Luckman, George McAfee, Les Richter, Bob Brown, Tom Mack, Randy White, Tony Dorsett, Lawrence Taylor, Eric Dickerson, Marshall Faulk, Tony Boselli, Julius Peppers, and Calvin Johnson. In 2012, Sports Illustrated chose Taylor as the best player selected second overall.
Nine Heisman Trophy winners have been selected at the spot: Glenn Davis, Billy Vessels, John David Crow, Tony Dorsett, Reggie Bush, Robert Griffin III, Marcus Mariota, Jayden Daniels, and Travis Hunter. The Cleveland / St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams have had nine selections at the spot, the most in the NFL.

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The Los Angeles Rams and Arizona Cardinals have each held the second overall pick a total of nine times, the most of any NFL team. This includes the Rams' time in Cleveland and St. Louis and the Cardinals' time in Chicago and St. Louis. The Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers are the only teams that have never had the second overall pick.

Team	Picks	Year	Notes
Los Angeles Rams	9	1942, 1957, 1959, 1962, 1966, 1983, 2008, 2009, 2014	1 as the Cleveland Rams 3 as the St. Louis Rams 5 as the Los Angeles Rams
Arizona Cardinals	9	1941, 1944, 1946, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1960, 1963, 2001	6 as the Chicago Cardinals 2 as the St. Louis Cardinals 1 as the Arizona Cardinals
Indianapolis Colts	7	1950, 1953, 1973, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1994	4 as the Baltimore Colts 3 as the Indianapolis Colts
Detroit Lions	6	1947, 1949, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2022	-
Philadelphia Eagles	6	1938, 1940, 1943, 1964, 1999, 2016	-
Washington Commanders	6	1936, 1961, 2000, 2012, 2020, 2024	4 as the Washington Redskins 1 as Boston Redskins
Jacksonville Jaguars	4	1995, 1996, 2013, 2025	-
New York Jets	4	1980, 1990, 2021, 2026	-
Atlanta Falcons	3	1969, 1985, 1986	-
Chicago Bears	3	1939, 1951, 2017	-
Kansas City Chiefs	3	1978, 1979, 1988	-
New York Giants	3	1948, 1981, 2018	-
San Francisco 49ers	3	1956, 1965, 2019	-
Cincinnati Bengals	2	1968, 1972	-
Dallas Cowboys	2	1975, 1977	-
Green Bay Packers	2	1970, 1989	-
Las Vegas Raiders	2	1997, 2004	Both as the Oakland Raiders
Los Angeles Chargers	2	1974, 1998	Both as the San Diego Chargers
New Orleans Saints	2	1971, 2006	-
Seattle Seahawks	2	1976, 1993	-
Tennessee Titans	2	1984, 2015	1 as the Houston Oilers
Brooklyn Dodgers	1	1937	-
Carolina Panthers	1	2002	-
Cleveland Browns	1	1991	-
Denver Broncos	1	2011	-
Houston Texans	1	2023	-
Miami Dolphins	1	2005	-
Minnesota Vikings	1	1967	-
New York Yanks	1	1952	-
Pittsburgh Steelers	1	1945	-

has the most second overall picks with 6. Texas A&M has the second-most second overall picks with 5. Baylor, LSU, Michigan State, North [Carolina Tar Heels football|North Carolina], Nebraska, Ohio State, and USC are tied for third-most second overall picks with 4 each. Only two schools have had second overall picks in consecutive years: Ohio State with Nick Bosa and Chase Young, and Notre Dame with George Kunz and Mike McCoy.