Top Offensive and Defensive NFL Draft Picks: 2000–2012

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2012 - Here's a look back at the offensive and defensive players picked up in the first round of the NFL draft from 2000 to present. —Britt Middleton  (From left) Andrew Luck (quarterback, 1st pick) and Matt Kalil (offensive tackle, 4th pick).(Photos: Sean O'Kane/BET)
2011 - (From left) Cam Newton (quarterback, 1st pick) and Von Miller (linebacker, 2nd pick). (Photos: Chris Trotman/Getty Images)
2010 - (From left) Sam Bradford (quarterback, 1st pick) and Ndamukong Suh (defensive tackle, 2nd pick).(Photos: Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)2009 - (From left) Matthew Stafford (quarterback, 1st pick) and Tyson Jackson (defensive end, 3rd pick).(Photos: Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images; G. Newman Lowrance/Getty Images)

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2012 - Here's a look back at the offensive and defensive players picked up in the first round of the NFL draft from 2000 to present. —Britt Middleton (From left) Andrew Luck (quarterback, 1st pick) and Matt Kalil (offensive tackle, 4th pick).(Photos: Sean O'Kane/BET)

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