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On April 25, the Chicago Bears are expected to select quarterback Caleb Williams as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft.

The former Heisman Trophy winner is widely regarded as a generational prospect. He'll join an exclusive club of stars who have heard their name called first on draft night.

Here's a complete list of players drafted No. 1 overall throughout NFL history.

1936: HB Jay Berwanger, Chicago (Philadelphia Eagles)

1937: FB Sam Francis, Nebraska (Philadelphia Eagles)

1938: FB Corbett Davis, Indiana (Cleveland Rams)

1939: C Ki Aldrich, TCU (Chicago Cardinals)

1940: HB George Cafego, Tennessee (Chicago Cardinals)

1941: HB Tom Harmon, Michigan (Chicago Bears)

1942: HB Bill Dudley, Virginia (Pittsburgh Steelers)

1943: HB Frank Sinkwich, Georgia (Detroit Lions)

1944: QB Angelo Bertelli, Notre Dame (Boston Yanks)

1945: HB Charley Trippi, Georgia (Chicago Cardinals)

1946: QB Frank Dancewicz, Notre Dame (Boston Yanks)

1947: HB Bob Fenimore, Oklahoma A&M (Chicago Bears)

1948: HB/WR Harry Gilmer, Alabama (Washington Redskins)

1949: C/LB Chuck Bednarik, Penn (Philadelphia Eagles)

1950: OE Leon Hart, Notre Dame (Detroit Lions)

1951: HB Kyle Rote, SMU (New York Giants)

1952: QB Bill Wade, Vanderbilt (Los Angeles Rams)

1953: OE Harry Babcock, Georgia (San Francisco 49ers)

1954: QB Bobby Garrett, Stanford (Cleveland Browns)

1955: QB George Shaw, Oregon (Baltimore Colts)

1956: DB Gary Glick, Colorado A&M (Pittsburgh Steelers)

1957: HB Paul Hornung, Notre Dame (Green Bay Packers)

1958: QB King Hill, Rice (Chicago Cardinals)

1959: QB Randy Duncan, Iowa (Green Bay Packers)

1960: HB Billy Cannon, LSU (Los Angeles Rams)

1961: HB Tommy Mason, Tulane (Minnesota Vikings)

1962: HB Ernie Davis, Syracuse (Washington Redskins)

1963: QB Terry Baker, Oregon State (Los Angeles Rams)

1964: WR Dave Parks, Texas Tech (San Francisco 49ers)

1965: HB Tucker Frederickson, Auburn (New York Giants)

1966: LB Tommy Nobis, Texas (Atlanta Falcons)

1967: DE Bubba Smith, Michigan State (Baltimore Colts)

1968: OT Ron Yary, USC (Minnesota Vikings)

1969: HB O.J. Simpson, USC (Buffalo Bills)

1970: QB Terry Bradshaw, Louisiana Tech (Pittsburgh Steelers)

1971: QB Jim Plunkett, Stanford (New England Patriots)

1972: DE Walt Patulski, Notre Dame (Buffalo Bills)

1973: DE John Matuszak, Tampa (Houston Oilers)

1974: DE Ed Jones, Tennessee State (Dallas Cowboys)

1975: QB Steve Bartkowski, Cal (Atlanta Falcons)

1976: DE Lee Roy Selmon, Oklahoma (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

1977: HB Ricky Bell, USC (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

1978: HB Earl Campbell, Texas (Houston Oilers)

1979: LB Tom Cousineau, Ohio State (Buffalo Bills)

1980: HB Billy Sims, Oklahoma (Detroit Lions)

1981: HB George Rogers, South Carolina (New Orleans Saints)

1982: DE Kenneth Sims, Texas (New England Patriots)

1983: QB John Elway, Stanford (Baltimore Colts)

1984: WR Irving Fryar, Nebraska (New England Patriots)

1985: DE Bruce Smith, Virginia Tech (Buffalo Bills)

1986: HB Bo Jackson, Auburn (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

1987: QB Vinny Testaverde, Miami (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

1988: LB Aundray Bruce, Auburn (Atlanta Falcons)

1989: QB Troy Aikman, UCLA (Dallas Cowboys)

1990: QB Jeff George, Illinois (Indianapolis Colts)

1991: DT Russell Maryland, Miami (Dallas Cowboys)

1992: DE Steve Emtman, Washington (Indianapolis Colts)

1993: QB Drew Bledsoe, Washington State (New England Patriots)

1994: DT Dan Wilkinson, Ohio State (Cincinnati Bengals)

1995: HB Ki-Jana Carter, Penn State (Cincinnati Bengals)

1996: WR Keyshawn Johnson, USC (New York Jets)

1997: OT Orlando Pace, Ohio State (St. Louis Rams)

1998: QB Peyton Manning, Tennessee (Indianapolis Colts)

1999: QB Tim Couch, Kentucky (Cleveland Browns)

2000: DE Courtney Brown, Penn State (Cleveland Browns)

2001: QB Michael Vick, Virginia Tech (Atlanta Falcons)

2002: QB David Carr, Fresno State (Houston Texans)

2003: QB Carson Palmer, USC (Cincinnati Bengals)

2004: QB Eli Manning, Ole Miss (San Diego Chargers)

2005: QB Alex Smith, Utah (San Francisco 49ers)

2006: DE Mario Williams, North Carolina State (Houston Texans)

2007: QB JaMarcus Russell, LSU (Oakland Raiders)

2008: OT Jake Long, Michigan (Miami Dolphins)

2009: QB Matthew Stafford, Georgia (Detroit Lions)

2010: QB Sam Bradford, Oklahoma (St. Louis Rams)

2011: QB Cam Newton, Auburn (Carolina Panthers)

2012: QB Andrew Luck, Stanford (Indianapolis Colts)

2013: OT Eric Fisher, Central Michigan (Kansas City Chiefs)

2014: DE Jadeveon Clowney, South Carolina (Houston Texans)

2015: QB Jameis Winston, Florida State (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

2016: QB Jared Goff, Cal (Los Angeles Rams)

2017: DE Myles Garrett, Texas A&M (Cleveland Browns)

2018: QB Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma (Cleveland Browns)

2019: QB Kyler Murray, Oklahoma (Arizona Cardinals)

2020: QB Joe Burrow, LSU (Cincinnati Bengals)

2021: QB Trevor Lawrence, Clemson (Jacksonville Jaguars)

2022: DE Travon Walker, Georgia (Jacksonville Jaguars)

2023: QB Bryce Young, Alabama (Carolina Panthers)

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