Official Site of the Colts · Apr 6, 2017
Peyton Manning Ranked Top No. 1-Overall Draft Pick In NFL History
Intro: In what was an “easy choice at the top of the list,” NFL Media analyst Elliot Harrison this week ranked Peyton Manning as the best No. 1-overall draft pick of the common NFL Draft era.
INDIANAPOLIS — Since the first combined AFL-NFL draft in 1967, the Colts franchise has held the No. 1-overall pick six times: four times in Indianapolis and twice in Baltimore.
It’s likely fair to say that four out of those six picks were slam dunks.
So with the upcoming 2017 NFL Draft marking the 51st draft of the league’s common era, NFL Media analyst Elliot Harrison this week decided to take a look back and rank the best No. 1-overall draft picks, from one to 50.
