Question: when was the last time a running back was the 1st overall pick in the nfl draft
Answer: Trophy ( 1970 ) Super Bowl champion ( XV , XVIII ) Super Bowl MVP ( XV ) 1972 Walt Patulski DE Notre Dame Buffalo Bills -- 1973 John Matuszak DE Tampa Houston Oilers Super Bowl champion ( XI , XV ) Ed Jones * DE Tennessee State Dallas Cowboys Pro Bowl ( 1981 , 1982 , 1983 ) Super Bowl champion ( XII ) Steve Bartkowski * QB California Atlanta Falcons Pro Bowl ( 1980 , 1981 ) 1976 Lee Roy Selmon DE Oklahoma Tampa Bay Buccaneers Pro Bowl ( 1979 , 1980 , 1981 , 1982 , 1983 , 1984 ) Pro Football Hall of Fame ( 1995 ) 1977 Ricky Bell RB USC Tampa Bay Buccaneers -- 1978 Earl Campbell RB Texas Houston Oilers Heisman Trophy ( 1977 ) Pro Bowl ( 1978 , 1979 , 1980 , 1981 , 1983 ) Pro Football Hall of Fame ( 1991 ) NFL MVP ( 1979 ) Rookie of the Year ( 1978 ) 1979 Tom Cousineau LB Ohio State Buffalo Bills -- 1980 Billy Sims * RB Oklahoma Detroit Lions Heisman Trophy ( 1978 ) Pro Bowl ( 1980 , 1981 , 1982 ) Rookie of the Year ( 1980 ) 1981 George Rogers * RB South Carolina New Orleans Saints Heisman Trophy ( 1980 ) Pro Bowl (