In case you haven’t heard, the Carolina Panthers will be kicking off the 2023 NFL draft. And before they do, let’s take a look at the last 20 prospects who got it all started.
Here is every player who was drafted No. 1 overall in the past two decades.
2022: Travon Walker, DE, Georgia (Jacksonville Jaguars)
2021: Trevor Lawrence, QB, Clemson (Jacksonville Jaguars)
2020: Joe Burrow, QB, LSU (Cincinnati Bengals)
2019: Kyler Murray, QB, Oklahoma (Arizona Cardinals)
2018: Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma (Cleveland Browns)
2017: Myles Garrett, DE, Texas A&M (Cleveland Browns)
2016: Jared Goff, QB, California (Los Angeles Rams)
2015: Jameis Winston, QB, Florida State (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
2014: Jadeveon Clowney, DE, South Carolina (Houston Texans)
2013: Eric Fisher, OT, Central Michigan (Kansas City Chiefs)
2012: Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford (Indianapolis Colts)
2011: Cam Newton, QB, Auburn (Carolina Panthers)
2010: Sam Bradford, QB, Oklahoma (St. Louis Rams)
2009: Matthew Stafford, QB, Georgia (Detroit Lions)
2008: Jake Long, OT, Michigan (Miami Dolphins)
2007: Jamarcus Russell, QB, LSU (Oakland Raiders)
2006: Mario Williams, DE, North Carolina State (Houston Texans)
2005: Alex Smith, QB, Utah (San Francisco 49ers)
2004: Eli Manning, QB, Ole Miss (New York Giants)
2003: Carson Palmer, QB, USC (Cincinnati Bengals)
