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No. 3 Selections in the Last 25 Drafts

Images of the No. 3 Overall Selections During the Past 25 Years

2017 – DE Solomon Thomas – San Francisco 49ers
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2016 – DE Joey Bosa – San Diego Chargers
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2015 – LB Dante Fowler – Jacksonville Jaquars
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2014 – QB Blake Bortles – Jacksonville Jaquars
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2013 – DE Dion Jordan – Miami Dolphins
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2012 – RB Trent Richardson – Cleveland Browns
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2011 – DT Marcell Dareus – Buffalo Bills
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2010 – DT Gerald McCoy – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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2009 – DE Tyson Jackson – Kansas City Chiefs
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2008 – QB Matt Ryan – Atlanta Falcons
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2007 – T Joe Thomas – Cleveland Browns
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2006 – QB Vince Young – Tennessee Titans
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2005 – WR Braylon Edwards – Cleveland Browns
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2004 – WR Larry Fitzgerald – Arizona Cardinals
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2003 – WR Andre Johnson – Houston Texans
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2002 – QB Joey Harrington – Detroit Lions
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2001 – DT Gerard Warren – Cleveland Browns
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2000 – T Chris Samuels – Washington Redskins
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1999 – QB Akili Smith – Cincinnati Bengals
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1998 – DE Andre Wadsworth – Arizona Cardinals
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1997 – CB Shawn Springs – Seattle Seahawks
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1996 – DE Simeon Rice – Arizona Cardinals
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1995 – QB Steve McNair – Houston Oilers
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1994 – QB Heath Shuler – Washington Redskins
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1993 – RB Garrison Hearst – Phoenix Cardinals
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