24-04-2025
Every Oregon football player selected in the first round of the NFL draft
Every Oregon football player selected in the first round of the NFL draft
The 2025 NFL draft is finally here, and as has become commonplace over the past few years, the Oregon Ducks are expected to be part of the conversation over the next few days.
About a dozen former Ducks are expecting to hear their named called at the draft this weekend, with a couple of them holding a good chance to continue Oregon's streak of first-round draft picks, making it five years in a row that a member of the Ducks went among the top 32 picks.
In total, Oregon has had 23 first-round picks, dating back to quarterback George Shaw in 1955. There's a chance that that number extends to 24, or even 25 this year, should both DL Derrick Harmon and OT Josh Conerly be selected, which many project to happen in the first round.
Should that happen, those two would join an elite list of former Ducks to go in the first round. Here's a look at who came before them.
QB George Shaw (1955)
Overall Pick: 1
Team: Baltimore Colts
DB Jim Smith (1968)
Overall Pick: 12
Team: Washington Redskins
WR Ahmad Rashad (1972)
Overall Pick: 4
Team: St. Louis Cardinals
OT Tom Drougas (1972)
Overall Pick: 22
Team: Baltimore Colts
TE Russ Francis (1975)
Overall Pick: 16
Team: New England Patriots
DB Mario Clark (1976)
Overall Pick: 18
Team: Buffalo Bills
OG Gary Zimmerman (1984)
Overall Pick: 3
Team: New York Giants
QB Chris Miller (1987)
Overall Pick: 13
Team: Atlanta Falcons
DB Alex Molden (1996)
Overall Pick: 11
Team: New Orleans Saints
QB Akili Smith (1999)
Overall Pick: 3
Team: Cincinnati Bengals
QB Joey Harrington (2002)
Overall Pick: 3
Team: Detroit Lions
DL Haloti Ngata (2006)
Overall Pick: 12
Team: Baltimore Ravens
RB Jonathan Stewart (2008)
Overall Pick: 13
Team: Carolina Panthers
DE Dion Jordan (2013)
Overall Pick: 3
Team: Miami Dolphins
OL Kyle Long (2013)
Overall Pick: 20
Team: Chicago Bears
QB Marcus Mariota (2015)
Overall Pick: 2
Team: Tennessee Titans
DE Arik Armstead (2015)
Overall Pick: 17
Team: San Francisco 49ers
DE DeForest Buckner (2016)
Overall Pick: 7
Team: San Francisco 49ers
QB Justin Herbert (2020)
Overall Pick: 6
Team: Los Angeles Chargers
LT Penei Sewell (2021)
Overall Pick: 7
Team: Detroit Lions
DE Kayvon Thibodeaux (2022)
Overall Pick: 5
Team: New York Giants
CB Christian Gonzalez (2023)
Overall Pick: 17
Team: New England Patriots
QB Bo Nix (2024)
Overall Pick: 12
Team: Denver Broncos
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