Boom or Bust: NFL Draft's Last 30 Years of No. 1 Picks

1979—Tom Cousineau, LB, Buffalo Bills

1980—Billy Sims, RB, Detroit Lions

1981—George Rogers, RB, New Orleans Saints

1982—Kenneth Sims, DE, New England Patriots

1983—John Elway, QB, Denver Broncos

1984—Irving Fryar, WR, New England Patriots

1985—Bruce Smith, DE, Buffalo Bills

1986—Bo Jackson, RB, Los Angeles Raiders

1987—Vinny Testaverde, QB, Tampa Bay Buccs

1988—Aundray Bruce, LB, Atlanta Falcons

1989—Troy Aikman, QB, Dallas Cowboys

1990—Jeff George, QB, Indianapolis Colts

1991—Russell Maryland, DT, Dallas Cowboys

1992—Steve Emtman, DT, Indianapolis Colts

1993—Drew Bledsoe, QB, New England Patriots

1994—Dan Wilkinson, DT, Cincinnati Bengals

1995—Ki-Jana Carter, RB, Cincinnati Bengals

1996—Keyshawn Johnson, WR, New York Jets

1997—Orlando Pace, LT, St. Louis Rams

1998—Peyton Manning, QB, Indianapolis Colts

1999—Tim Couch, QB, Cleveland Browns

2000—Courtney Brown, DE, Cleveland Browns

2001—Michael Vick, QB, Atlanta Falcons

2002—David Carr, QB, Houston Texans

2003—Carson Palmer, QB, Cincinnati Bengals

2004—Eli Manning, QB, New York Giants

2005—Alex Smith, QB, San Francisco 49ers

2006—Mario Williams, DE, Houston Texans

2007—JaMarcus Russell, QB, Oakland Raiders

2008—Jake Long, OT, Miami Dolphins

2009—Matthew Stafford, QB, Detroit Lions