Currently, each of the 32 teams receives one selection in each of the NFL Draft's seven rounds (the number of teams drafting has changed over time, and there have been as many as 30 rounds in a single draft). For example, the team with the best record last season will select first this year. The draft has always had more rounds than today because they used to pick twice on day 1. In 1969, the league decided to make each team's selection in round 1 based on what position they ranked highest on their roster. This left round 2 with 10 teams who didn't need help at any position and 27 teams who did. To make up for this, round 3 had 20 teams selecting, round 4 had 15, round 5 had 10, and round 6 had 1 player selected. This system was used until 1974 when it was decided that having so many empty spots on teams' rosters was too difficult to manage. Since then, each team only selects once per draft, either in round 1 or 2. Here are the drafts with the most rounds: Round 1: 4 rounds (1969, 1970, 1971, 1972) Round 1: 7 rounds (1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979)