List of Denver Broncos first-round draft picks

The Broncos selected [[Roger LeClerc (American football)|Roger LeClerc]], a placekicker from [[Trinity College (Connecticut)|Trinity College]], in the 1960 AFL Draft.{{cite book|last=Pennington|first=Richard|title=Denver Broncos Trivia Teasers|publisher=Big Earth Publishing|year=2007|page=7 of 145|isbn=978-1-931599-92-4|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hCy9dU6VK08C|access-date=19 August 2009}} In their first NFL Draft, the Broncos selected [[Floyd Little]], a running back from [[Syracuse Orange|Syracuse University]]. The Broncos have selected players from the [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|University of Nebraska]], University of Florida, and [[Tennessee Volunteers football|University of Tennessee]] three times each, the most from any university in the first-round. The team's most recent selections were [[Tim Tebow]], a quarterback from [[Florida Gators football|Florida University]] and [[Demaryius Thomas]], wide receiver from [[Georgia Tech football|Georgia Tech]]. Three selections, [[Floyd Little]], [[Merlin Olsen]], and [[Bob Brown (offensive lineman)|Bob Brown]], were enshrined in the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in 1982 and 2004, respectively.{{cite web|url=http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.aspx|title=Hall of Famers by Year of Enshrinement|publisher=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]|access-date=22 August 2009|archive-date=July 31, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html|url-status=live}} In 1991, [[Mike Croel]] became the first Bronco to win the [[National Football League Rookie of the Year Award|Defensive Rookie of the Year]] award, receiving 68 out of 82 votes.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PAwQAAAAIBAJ&pg=7024,4560143|date=December 27, 1991|agency=[[Associated Press]]|work=[[The Free Lance–Star]]|title=Russell, Croel get rookie honors|page=B6|access-date=26 August 2009|archive-date=November 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120161351/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PAwQAAAAIBAJ&pg=7024,4560143|url-status=live}}

The Broncos selected [[Roger LeClerc (American football)|Roger LeClerc]], a placekicker from [[Trinity College (Connecticut)|Trinity College]], in the 1960 AFL Draft.{{cite book|last=Pennington|first=Richard|title=Denver Broncos Trivia Teasers|publisher=Big Earth Publishing|year=2007|page=7 of 145|isbn=978-1-931599-92-4|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hCy9dU6VK08C|access-date=19 August 2009}} In their first NFL Draft, the Broncos selected [[Floyd Little]], a running back from [[Syracuse Orange|Syracuse University]]. The Broncos have selected players from the [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|University of Nebraska]], University of Florida, and [[Tennessee Volunteers football|University of Tennessee]] three times each, the most from any university in the first-round. The team's most recent selections were [[Tim Tebow]], a quarterback from [[Florida Gators football|Florida University]] and [[Demaryius Thomas]], wide receiver from [[Georgia Tech football|Georgia Tech]]. Three selections, [[Floyd Little]], [[Merlin Olsen]], and [[Bob Brown (offensive lineman)|Bob Brown]], were enshrined in the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in 1982 and 2004, respectively.{{cite web|url=http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.aspx|title=Hall of Famers by Year of Enshrinement|publisher=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]|access-date=22 August 2009|archive-date=July 31, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080731024937/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/years.html|url-status=live}} In 1991, [[Mike Croel]] became the first Bronco to win the [[National Football League Rookie of the Year Award|Defensive Rookie of the Year]] award, receiving 68 out of 82 votes.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PAwQAAAAIBAJ&pg=7024,4560143|date=December 27, 1991|agency=[[Associated Press]]|work=[[The Free Lance–Star]]|title=Russell, Croel get rookie honors|page=B6|access-date=26 August 2009|archive-date=November 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231120161351/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PAwQAAAAIBAJ&pg=7024,4560143|url-status=live}}

The Broncos' latest first-round pick is [[University of Oregon]] [[quarterback]] [[Bo Nix]], who they picked 12th overall in the [[2024 NFL draft]].

The Broncos' latest first-round pick is [[University of Texas]] [[cornerback]] [[Jahdae Barron]], who they picked 20th overall in the [[2025 NFL draft]].

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