who was the first player picked in NFL draft
In fact, the first overall draft pick of the first ever NFL draft never even played an NFL game. Jay Berwanger played halfback at the University of Chicago and not only was the first overall pick in the 1936 NFL draft, he was the first player to ever win the Heisman Trophy.he First Defensive Player (1966). In the early years of the NFL, it was much more common to see players play on both sides of the football. But the NFL didnât have its first solely defensive first overall pick in the draft until 1966.