The NFL Draft Trivia Questions

The first overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft was quarterback Joe Burrow from LSU, selected by the Cincinnati Bengals.

NFL rules require a player to be at least three years removed from high school to be draft-eligible. Hence, high school graduates cannot be drafted directly; they must wait three years after graduation.

The NFL reduced the draft from eight to seven rounds in 1994. Earlier drafts had as many as 17 or 12 rounds.

The draft was a one-day event from 1936 to 1960, then two days until 2010. The three-day format began in 2010.

John Elway was selected first overall by the Baltimore Colts in the 1983 NFL Draft. He later forced a trade to the Denver Broncos.

Small colleges like Texas A&I (6,000 enrollment) have produced drafted players. Tarvaris Jackson from Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3,000 enrollment) was drafted in 2006.

The 1980 NFL Draft was the first to be broadcast on television, airing on ESPN, which had launched the previous year.

The 1979 NFL Draft was held on May 3-4, and the 1984 draft also occurred in May. Thus, the draft has not been exclusively in April every year since 1979.