Every team that has made two top-10 picks in the NFL draft

While extraordinarily uncommon in the modern NFL, select teams have made multiple top-10 picks in the same draft before. Here are the teams to do so since the common draft began in 1967.

Although the narrative about the Texans' plan with the No. 2 overall pick shifted toward defense, the team addressed its top need with Ohio State's C.J. Stroud. This marks Houston's first true Deshaun Watson replacement effort. But GM Nick Caserio, with the No. 12 pick obtained in 2022's historic Watson trade with the Browns, sent it to the Cardinals to move up for Alabama edge rusher Will Anderson Jr. at No. 3. The Texans sent a second-round pick and 2024 first- and third-rounders to do so. Considering the Texans have secured top-three draft real estate from 2021-23, Arizona nabbing that pick so Houston could take a defender represents a stunning coup.

The 2020 Jamal Adams trade produced an unexpected result, thanks partially to Russell Wilson's first notable injury. The Seahawks' 2022 first-round pick came in at No. 10 -- Seattle's highest slot in 12 years -- to give the Jets the Nos. 4 and 10 picks. New York bolstered its cornerback spot at 4, adding the NFL's first Sauce (Gardner). The team dangled its 10th pick for a star wideout, being connected to Deebo Samuel, D.K. Metcalf and A.J. Brown. The Jets offered the 10th choice for Samuel, in a pick-swap deal, but the 49ers declined. That led Gang Green to Ohio State's Garrett Wilson. Both rocketed out of the NFL starting blocks, respectively earning Offensive and Defensive Rookie of the Year acclaim. 

Although Dave Gettleman's tenure as Giants GM did not go well, his regime left a snazzy parting gift. Gettleman's only first-round trade-down maneuver in his GM career allowed the Bears to take Justin Fields in 2021; the Giants obtained the No. 7 pick in 2022. New GM Joe Schoen chose Oregon edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux at No. 5 -- the Giants' slot after a dreadful season -- despite the team having its pick of the draft's top tackles. The Giants passed on Ikem Ekwonu but still nabbed Alabama tackle Evan Neal at 7. Neal joined 2020 No. 4 overall pick Andrew Thomas at tackle, while Thibodeaux is a much-needed OLB investment. Both helped the Giants to a surprise 2022 playoff berth.

This one is full of subplots. The Browns took Baker Mayfield with their own 2018 draft choice (No. 1 overall). They carried the No. 4 pick as well, acquiring it after giving the Texans the Deshaun Watson draft slot in 2017. That rather seminal transaction led to Denzel Ward a year later. The Browns were closely linked to trading the Texans' first-round pick -- before it came in at No. 4 -- for then-Patriots QB Jimmy Garoppolo in 2017, but the 49ers acquired him. Four years later, the Browns circled back to Watson and dumped Mayfield, whose inconsistent tenure did snap the NFL's longest 21st-century playoff drought. Ward is now signed long-term.

The Ravens obtained incredible value from a 1999 draft-weekend deal, which saw Atlanta send Baltimore its 2000 first-round pick for a 1999 second-rounder. This ended up giving the Ravens 2000's No. 5 pick for 1999's No. 42 choice. Jamal Lewis went to Baltimore at 5. Lewis finished with seven 1,000-yard rushing seasons and is the Ravens' all-time rushing leader. Baltimore acquired the 10th overall pick weeks before the 2000 draft, giving Denver first- and second-rounders to move up five spots. That No. 10 pick became wideout Travis Taylor. While not as productive as Lewis, Taylor started 61 Ravens games and earned screen time during 2001's "Hard Knocks" debut.

The team on the other end of Mike Ditka's Ricky Williams gamble carried options into the 2000 draft, holding the Nos. 2 and 3 overall picks. The Saints bombed in 1999, costing Ditka his job after he gave up eight picks to move up for the Heisman-winning back. A standout linebacker at Penn State, LaVar Arrington became the No. 2 pick. Washington picked left tackle Chris Samuels at No. 3 overall, acquiring that selection after a February 2000 trade with the 49ers. Washington forked over the Nos. 12 and 24 picks in the latter trade. Arrington made three Pro Bowls with Washington; Samuels made six and became one of the 2000s' best O-linemen.

The chain of events that led the Seahawks to the best O-lineman in team history (Walter Jones) began when Peyton Manning passed on entering the 1997 draft. The Jets then sent the No. 1 pick to the Rams, who took Orlando Pace. St. Louis' previous pick (No. 6) changed hands four times from April 17-19, going from the Rams to the Jets to the Buccaneers to the Seahawks. Anchoring Seattle's O-line for over a decade, Jones became a first-ballot Hall of Famer. Seattle's Jones move came weeks after a trade-up to No. 3 with Atlanta; that deal led cornerback Shawn Springs to the Pacific Northwest. Springs and Jones played a combined 25 seasons. No cornerback has been chosen higher than Springs since.

The higher-profile pick here -- Marshall Faulk, at No. 2 overall -- is not as well-remembered as the Colts' decision at No. 5. Indianapolis acquired a second 1994 first-rounder by trading Jeff George to the Falcons that March -- a deal that also sent a 1996 first-rounder (Marvin Harrison) to Indiana -- and moved up two spots in a draft-day deal with the Rams. The Colts' pick (linebacker Trev Alberts) raised Mel Kiper Jr.'s profile, with the ESPN draft guru's rant irking first-year Colts GM Bill Tobin. Kiper also criticized the Colts' Faulk selection, due to the team passing on QBs Trent Dilfer and Heath Shuler. The Alberts pick remains an all-time draft moment. 

Despite having drafted Vinny Testaverde first overall in 1987, the Buccaneers traded a first-round pick for Chris Chandler in July 1990. That pick landed at No. 2 overall, meaning the Colts -- after a 1-15 season in 1991 -- became the only team in the common draft era to hold the Nos. 1 and 2 picks. Unfortunately, Indianapolis could not make this real estate count. The Colts fortified their defense by taking D-lineman Steve Emtman at No. 1 and linebacker Quentin Coryatt with the Bucs-obtained pick. Injuries wrecked Emtman early, and while Coryatt had a solid career (78 starts), he fell short of the Pro Bowl tier. 

The Seahawks held two first-round picks in 1990 -- Nos. 8 and 10 -- but traded them to the Patriots for the No. 3 pick. This turned out to burn the Pats, who gave the Seahawks the chance to draft future Hall of Fame defensive tackle Cortez Kennedy. New England passed on drafting Kennedy or Junior Seau (No. 5) to fill two slots on defense, choosing linebacker Chris Singleton at No. 8 and D-lineman Ray Agnew at No. 10. Agnew played 11 NFL seasons and won a Super Bowl with the 1999 Rams; Singleton's starter years transpired mostly with the Dolphins. Neither Agnew nor Singleton were part of Bill Parcells' Super Bowl XXXI-qualifying defense in 1996.

Although the Raiders were in decline by the late 1980s, their '88 draft helped bring an early-'90s resurgence. Los Angeles landed Heisman winner Tim Brown at No. 6 and longtime cornerback starter Terry McDaniel two picks later. The McDaniel pick bounced around, having been included in the Rams-Oilers' 1986 Jim Everett swap. The Raiders acquired the pick from the Oilers on draft week 1988, for a package that sent defensive end Sean Jones to Houston. This was a win-win trade. Jones anchored the Oilers' pass rush for six years, while McDaniel made five Pro Bowls during his 10-year Raider run. Though the Raiders oddly slow-played Brown, using him as a backup mostly until 1992, he turned out pretty well.

After quarterbacking a 2-14 season in 1981, Bert Jones sought a Baltimore exit. The Colts gave their longtime starter his wish on draft day 1982, sending him to the Rams for the Nos. 4 and 34 picks. The Colts took linebacker Johnie Cooks with their own pick at No. 2 and quarterback Art Schlichter at 4. Cooks enjoyed a 10-year career, seven with the Colts, while Schlichter became one of the biggest draft busts in NFL history. Within a year of this pick, Schlichter had racked up nearly $400,000 in gambling debts and was suspended by the NFL. His status led the Colts to draft John Elway first overall in 1983. The Colts' QB need remained into the '90s.

The process that gave the Bills 1979's No. 1 pick brought twists and turns. Buffalo acquired the selection in a 1978 heist, trading an aging O.J. Simpson to San Francisco for five picks. The 49ers' 2-14 record in 1978 meant the 1979 first-rounder in that deal became No. 1 overall. Buffalo picked linebacker Tom Cousineau, but he opted for more money via the CFL's Montreal Alouettes. (In 1982, however, the Bills pried a 1983 first-rounder from the Browns for Cousineau's rights. That pick turned into Jim Kelly.) With their second 1979 pick (No. 5), the Bills chose wideout Jerry Butler. Until Ja'Marr Chase torched the Chiefs in January 2022, Butler held the rookie single-game receiving record for over 40 years.

Twelve years before trading a No. 2 overall pick for Chris Chandler, the Buccaneers dealt another future top-five pick. (The Bucs also went to this well in 1983, trading 1984's No. 1 overall pick for QB Jack Thompson.) In April 1978, the Bucs traded what became 1979's No. 4 choice for Pro Bowl defensive tackle Wally Chambers. Future Hall of Fame Bears GM Jim Finks bet the Bucs' 1979 pick would be high; he was right. The Bears chose Dan Hampton fourth overall; Hampton became the cornerstone D-lineman for the revered 1985 Bears and a Hall of Famer himself. Chicago drafted Al Harris, a D-lineman who later became a Bears starting linebacker, with its No. 9 overall pick. 

The Bengals needed to wait a while for the Bill Bergey trade to pay off. Cincinnati traded the star linebacker to Philadelphia in July 1974 but agreed to take first-round picks in 1977 and '78 as the top compensation. During a draft in which they held the Nos. 3 and 8 picks, the Bengals first took defensive lineman Eddie Edwards. With the pick from the Bergey deal, Cincinnati chose another D-lineman, Wilson Whitley. Edwards never made a Pro Bowl, but the 12-year veteran posted three double-digit sack seasons and is unofficially the Bengals' career record holder (84.5). Whitley did not last as long, but he joined Edwards as a Super Bowl XVI starter. 

The first Black player to receive a scholarship at Alabama became a top-10 pick. The 49ers selected running back Wilbur Jackson ninth overall. With the selection they acquired in a 1972 trade with the Patriots for veteran tight end Bob Windsor, the 49ers drafted defensive lineman Bill Sandifer. Jackson was San Francisco's starting back for most of the 1970s' remainder, notching three 700-yard rushing seasons for mostly bad 49ers teams. The 49ers traded him to Washington before the 1980 season; Jackson earned a Super Bowl ring with the 1982 Washington team. Sandifer was only with the 49ers for three seasons.

The Eagles made their only instance of two top-10 picks count, landing a cornerstone right tackle and using the other pick to trade for the player he would later protect. Philadelphia drafted Jerry Sisemore third overall and employed the Pro Bowl lineman for 12 years. Acquiring the No. 6 pick by trading linebacker Tim Rossovich to the Chargers in 1972, the Eagles drafted tight end Charle Young. Philly got its money's worth for Young, who started his career with three straight Pro Bowls. The Eagles traded Young to the Rams for Ron Jaworski in 1977. Jaworski led the Eagles to their first Super Bowl, a game Sisemore started. Jaworski and Sisemore were Eagles starters into the mid-'80s. 

Just before the 1973 draft, the Colts landed the pick they used to take Johnny Unitas' successor for a rather low cost. For fourth-year D-lineman Billy Newsome (zero Pro Bowls) and a fourth-round pick, New Orleans sent Baltimore the number two overall pick. Expecting the Oilers to draft Jones first overall, Colts GM Joe Thomas excitedly took him once Houston drafted D-lineman John Matuszak. Thomas had traded Unitas to San Diego a week earlier. Jones started nine seasons with Baltimore, leading a mid-'70s resurgence and winning MVP honors in 1976. At No. 10, the Colts drafted D-tackle Joe Ehrmann, who became a member of the team's "Sack Pack" pass rush during the playoff years.

As our QB trades archive shows, the Rams made a habit of trading passers. One such instance led to the team receiving the No. 8 overall pick in 1969. Los Angeles dealt Roman Gabriel backup Bill Munson to Detroit for a package that included QB Milt Plum and the top-10 pick. The Rams chose running back Larry Smith at No. 8 and, with their No. 10 pick, took wide receiver Jim Seymour. Then-Rams coach George Allen's teams typically were the ones trading away first-round picks, and Seymour indeed was included in a 1970 trade with the Bears before playing a down for the Rams. Mostly a role player, Smith lasted five years with the Rams and finished his career with Allen in Washington.

On both ends of Fran Tarkenton trades, the Vikings pried a top-five pick in the first deal. In trading the future Hall of Famer in March 1967, the Vikings acquired two first-rounders and two seconds from the Giants. The first of those became running back Clint Jones, who went to the Vikes at No. 2 overall. For the draft slot, Jones did not pan out. But he was a key part of Minnesota's backfield for five seasons. At No. 8, the Vikes landed a Pro Bowler in wideout Gene Washington. One of two receivers named Gene Washington at the time, the other a 49er, Minnesota's Gene made two Pro Bowls in between Tarkenton stays and shined in the 1969 playoffs en route to Super Bowl IV.