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Cleveland Browns selected Tim Couch, quarterback out of Kentucky with the 1st overall pick in 1999.
Couch was widely regarded as a bust. The number 2 pick, Donovan McNabb, has gone on to be the most successful quarterback in Philadelphia Eagles history.
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Who was the first Rutgers football player to get drafted by the NFL?
According to NFL.com's historical draft database, the first Rutgers player drafted was Linebacker Bob Simms who was drafted in the 10th round in the 1960 NFL Draft by the New York Giants.
Who was the first player ever drafted into the NBA?
The first NBA draft took place in 1947 and the first player drafted was Clifton McNeeley of the University of Texas at El Paso, drafted by the Pittsburgh Ironmen. McNeeley never played in the NBA.
Who drafted Ernie Davis?
Ernie Davis was the number-one pick in the 1962 NFL Draft, becoming the first African American football player to be taken first overall. Selected by the Washington Redskins, his rights were then traded to the Cleveland Browns for Bobby Mitchell and a first-round draft choice. He was also drafted by the Buffalo Bills of the American Football League
When was Terry Bradshaw drafted?
In the 1970 draft, in the first round by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
How do you go to the NFL draft?
You have to be a collegiate football player first, once you're in your junior or senior year, you may declare you are going to the NFL draft, which will make you eligible for NFL teams to pick you during the draft. & if NFL scouts consider you one of the top prospects (best players in the draft), they'll invite you to go up on stage & be able to hold your new teams jersey up in front of the crowd.
