He was taken in the 1st round by the Cleveland Browns.
there are 32 collegiate players selected in the first round of the NFL draft
Jamarcus Russell Brady Quinn
Sidney Crosby was the first overall pick in the 2005 NHL draft. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The first player taken in the 1985 MLB Draft was B. J. Surhoff (Milwaukee Brewers).
5 AJ Hawk, Donte Witner, Bobby Carpenter, Santonio Holmes, Nick Mangold
1st for SURE... but in the top 15 picks.
Originally, I thought Nate Kaeding, but he was taken in the 2nd round. In 2000, for the 17th overall pick, the Oakland Raiders selected Sebastian Janikowski out of Florida State.
Deacon Jones was a 14th round choice of the Los Angeles Rams in the 1961 NFL draft.
Joe Montana was selected in the 3rd round with the 82nd overall pick, by the San Francisco 49ers in the 1979 NFL Draft.
Delmon Young
Darin Erstad.