It is not easy to get the pressure of being picked with the first-overall selection in the National Football League. To hear your name in the beggining of the NFL Draft could be one of the best feelings for a player, but also the ghosts could haunt them down through their career. Myles Garrett had the fortune of living that moment and, as today, he is the only ‘survivor’ from that situation.

During the 2017 NFL Draft, there was a lot of expectation, as every year, to see who was going to be the lucky one to get selected first. There were lots of interesting names like Leonard Fournette, Christian McCaffrey or even Patrick Mahomes, who is now one of the biggest superstars and managed to already win a Super Bowl.

But it was Cleveland who were first in the clock to select one college player to join them in, at least, a four-year deal. It was a huge deal to follow because, well, the Browns had not been the best at picking in the Draft. But now, they selected a defensive profile and nowadays is still one of the most dominant players in the line.

Myles Garrett is the only first-overall pick ‘survivor’ in the NFL

Since 2009, every single first-overall pick from the NFL Draft has changed team. Only Myles Garrett is the only one to still be in the city that received him into professionalism as he has not moved on from the Cleveland Browns. As for the ones before that year, they are either retired or inactive.

Here is the complete list since 2009:

YEAR PLAYER TEAM THAT DRAFTED HIM CURRENT TEAM
2009 Matthew Stafford Detroit Lions LA Rams
2010 Sam Bradford LA Rams Retired
2011 Cam Newton Carolina Panthers Free agent
2012 Andrew Luck Indianapolis Colts Retired
2013 Eric Fisher Kansas City Chiefs Free agent
2014 Jadeveon Clowney Houston Texans Cleveland Browns
2015 Jameis Winston Tampa Bay Buccaneers New Orleans Saints
2016 Jared Goff LA Rams Detroit Lions
2017 Myles Garrett Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns
2018 Baker Mayfield Cleveland Browns Carolina Panthers