In the 45 years of Super Bowl history, 16?æof the 29 winning?æquarterbacks of the Super Bowl games have been first draft. Eight of these were first overall picks.?æ
The first round
9th pick in the first round
Alexander Ovechkin by the Washington Capitals
Yes, Ben Roethlisberger was the Steelers 1st round draft pick in 2004 out of Miami Ohio.
In the 1970 draft, in the first round by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Jamarcus Russell Brady Quinn
Auburn's Pat Sullivan was the only quarterback selected by Atlanta in the 1972 draft. He was chosen in the second round as the 40th overall pick.
In the 2004 NFL Draft, besides Eli Manning, who was the first overall pick, three other quarterbacks were selected in the first round: Philip Rivers, taken fourth overall by the New York Giants (then traded to the San Diego Chargers), and Ben Roethlisberger, who was picked 11th by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Additionally, later rounds saw other quarterbacks like Matt Schaub and Jake Delhomme being drafted. This draft class is often regarded as one of the strongest for quarterbacks in NFL history.
Antrel Rolle
He was selected in the supplemental first round of the draft.
Carolina just did it this past year taking Cam Newton in the first round after taking Jimmy Clausen in the 2nd round last year.....Carolina didn't have a first round pick in the 2010 draft so in essence it was pretty much the same value.
The University of Southern California with 77 overall first round draft picks as of the 2012 draft.
Chase Utley was a first round draft choice of the Phillies in the 2000 draft and played his first MLB game on April 4, 2003.
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The first round
The Colts first draft choice in the 1995 NFL draft was defensive tackle Ellis Johnson out of the University of Florida. Johnson played seven seasons with the Colts (1995-2001).