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
Sidney Crosby was the first overall pick in the 2005 NHL draft. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Ray Guy out of Southern Mississippi by the Oakland Raiders in 1973.
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.
Delmon Young
Darin Erstad.
Alex Rodriguez