List of New York Jets first-round draft picks

The New York Jets, originally known as the Titans of New York from the team's conception in 1960 until 1962, joined the NFL as part of the 1970 AFL–NFL merger, two years after defeating the Baltimore Colts 16–7 in Super Bowl III.

The Titans made their first American Football League Draft selection in 1961. They chose Tom Brown, a defensive lineman/guard from the University of Minnesota, known as the "Rock of Gibraltar", who won the 1960 Outland Trophy as the nation's best lineman and finished 2nd in the Heisman Trophy voting. Brown later became a College Football Hall of Famer and Canadian Football Hall of Famer.

In 1970, the Jets selected Steve Tannen, a defensive back from the University of Florida, as their first pick in the NFL Draft. The team has most recently selected Will McDonald, an EDGE Rusher out of Iowa State University in 2023.

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. Teams are ranked in inverse order based on the previous season's record, with the worst record picking first, and the second worst picking second and so on. The two exceptions to this order are made for teams that appeared in the previous Super Bowl; the Super Bowl champion always picks 32nd, and the Super Bowl loser always picks 31st. Teams have the option of trading away their picks to other teams for different picks, players, cash, or a combination thereof. Thus, it is not uncommon for a team's actual draft pick to differ from their assigned draft pick, or for a team to have extra or no draft picks in any round due to these trades.

The Jets have selected the number one overall pick one time: Keyshawn Johnson, a wide receiver from the University of Southern California in the 1996 NFL draft. The team has also selected number two overall twice and number three overall once. The Jets have selected players from University of Southern California seven times, from the Ohio State University six times, five times from the University of Alabama and three times each from the University of Virginia and University of Miami (Florida). Three eventual Hall of Famers were selected by the Jets: Joe Namath John Riggins, and Darrelle Revis

Key

Player selections

Asterisks after active season numbers denote that the player is still active. Asterisks after seasons with Jets numbers denote player is still with the Jets.

Footnotes

References

1. List of Washington Commanders first-round draft picks
2. List of New York Yankees first-round draft picks
3. List of Cleveland Browns first-round draft picks
4. List of New England Patriots first-round draft picks
5. List of New York Giants first-round draft picks
6. List of New Orleans Saints first-round draft picks
7. List of first overall NFL draft picks
8. List of Denver Broncos first-round draft picks
9. List of Pittsburgh Steelers first-round draft picks
10. List of Atlanta Falcons first-round draft picks
11. List of Carolina Panthers first-round draft picks
12. List of Arizona Cardinals first-round draft picks
13. List of Las Vegas Raiders first-round draft picks
14. List of Green Bay Packers first-round draft picks
15. List of Chicago Bears first-round draft picks
16. List of Cincinnati Reds first-round draft picks
17. List of Tennessee Titans first-round draft picks
18. List of Tampa Bay Buccaneers first-round draft picks
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20. 2022 NHL entry draft