List of Buffalo Bills first-round draft picks

The Buffalo Bills are an American football franchise based in Orchard Park, New York. They are members of the American Football Conference (AFC) East division in the National Football League (NFL).

Every year during April, each NFL franchise seeks to add new players to its roster through a collegiate draft known as "the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting", which is more commonly known as the NFL Draft. The NFL Draft, as a whole, gives the advantage to the teams that did poorly the previous season. The 30 teams that did not make the Super Bowl are ranked in order so the team with the worst record picks first and the team with the best record pick last. The two exceptions to this inverse order are made for teams that appeared in the previous Super Bowl; the Super Bowl champion selects 32nd overall, and the Super Bowl loser selects 31st overall. If the franchise so chooses, they may trade their draft picks for any combination of draft picks, players, and money.

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Joe Delamielleure, drafted by the Bills in 1973, became a Hall of Famer in 2003.

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Bruce Smith, drafted by the Bills in 1985, became a Hall of Famer in 2009.

Player selections

Hall of Famer †

Year	Pick	Player name	Position	College	Notes
1966	8	Dennis, MikeMike Dennis	Running back	Ole Miss
1967	22	Pitts, JohnJohn Pitts	Safety	Arizona State
1968	9	Moses, HavenHaven Moses	Wide receiver	San Diego State
1969	1	Simpson, O.J.O.J. Simpson  †	Running back	USC
1970	5	Cowlings, AlAl Cowlings	Defensive tackle	Southern California
1971	4	Hill, J. D.J. D. Hill	Wide receiver	Arizona State
1972	1	Patulski, WaltWalt Patulski	Defensive end	Notre Dame
1973	7	Seymour, PaulPaul Seymour	Tight end	Michigan
1973	26	DeLamielleure, JoeJoe DeLamielleure  †	Guard	Michigan State
1974	18	Gant, ReubenReuben Gant	Tight end	Oklahoma State
1975	19	Ruud, TomTom Ruud	Linebacker	Nebraska
1976	18	Clark, MarioMario Clark	Defensive back	Oregon
1977	12	Dokes, PhilPhil Dokes	Defensive tackle	Oklahoma State
1978	5	Miller, TerryTerry Miller	Running back	Oklahoma State
1979	1	Cousineau, TomTom Cousineau	Linebacker	Ohio State
1979	5	Butler, JerryJerry Butler	Wide receiver	Clemson
1980	16	Ritcher, JimJim Ritcher	Center	North Carolina State
1981	28	Moore, BookerBooker Moore	Running back	Penn State
1982	19	Tuttle, PerryPerry Tuttle	Wide receiver	Clemson
1983	12	Hunter, TonyTony Hunter	Tight end	Notre Dame
1983	14	Kelly, JimJim Kelly  †	Quarterback	Miami (FL)
1984	26	Bell, GregGreg Bell	Running back	Notre Dame
1985	1	Smith, BruceBruce Smith  †	Defensive end	Virginia Tech
1985	14	Burroughs, DerrickDerrick Burroughs	Defensive back	Memphis State
1986	16	Harmon, RonnieRonnie Harmon	Running back	Iowa
1986	20	Wolford, WillWill Wolford	Tackle	Vanderbilt
1987	8	Conlan, ShaneShane Conlan	Linebacker	Penn State
1988	-	No Pick	-	-
1989	-	No Pick	-	-
1990	16	Williams, JamesJames Williams	Defensive back	Fresno State
1991	26	Jones, HenryHenry Jones	Defensive back	Illinois
1992	27	Fina, JohnJohn Fina	Tackle	Arizona
1993	28	Smith, ThomasThomas Smith	Defensive back	North Carolina
1994	27	Burris, JeffJeff Burris	Defensive back	Notre Dame
1995	14	Brown, RubenRuben Brown	Guard	Pittsburgh
1996	24	Moulds, EricEric Moulds	Wide receiver	Mississippi State
1997	23	Smith, AntowainAntowain Smith	Running back	Houston
1998		No Pick
1999	23	Winfield, AntoineAntoine Winfield	Defensive back	Ohio State
2000	26	Flowers, ErikErik Flowers	Defensive end	Arizona State
2001	21	Clements, NateNate Clements	Defensive back	Ohio State
2002	4	Williams, MikeMike Williams	Offensive tackle	Texas
2003	23	McGahee, WillisWillis McGahee	Running back	Miami (FL)
2004	13	Evans, LeeLee Evans	Wide receiver	Wisconsin
2004	22	Losman, J. P.J. P. Losman	Quarterback	Tulane
2005	-	No Pick	-	-
2006	8	Whitner, DonteDonte Whitner	Safety	Ohio State
2006	26	McCargo, JohnJohn McCargo	Defensive tackle	North Carolina State
2007	12	Lynch, MarshawnMarshawn Lynch	Running back	California
2008	11	McKelvin, LeodisLeodis McKelvin	Defensive back	Troy
2009	11	Maybin, AaronAaron Maybin	Defensive end/Outside Linebacker	Penn State
2009	28	Wood, EricEric Wood	Center	Louisville
2010	9	Spiller, C.J.C.J. Spiller	Running back	Clemson
2011	3	Dareus, MarcellMarcell Dareus	Defensive tackle	Alabama
2012	10	Gilmore, StephonStephon Gilmore	Cornerback	South Carolina

References

General

• "Buffalo Bills NFL Draft History". http://football.about.com/library/weekly/bl_drafthistorybills.htm. Retrieved 2012-04-28.
• "Buffalo Bills 1st Round Draft History". http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?teamId=0610&type=roundbyteam. Retrieved 2012-04-28.

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