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The NFL Draft through the years
The NFL Draft is headed to AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas. With the site of the 2018 NFL Draft finally selected, take a look back on how the Draft has evolved.

Fred Mandel, foreground, president of the Detroit Lions, and Charles "Chile" Walsh, assistant coach of the Cleveland Rams, look over prospects at the player draft of the NFL in Chicago on April 18, 1943. (AP Photo/Harry L. Hall)

Ray McLean, left, Green Bay Packers coach, raises hand in gesture marking the first choice in the annual NFL player draft, Dec. 1, 1958 in Philadelphia. Seated is Packers chief scout, Jack Vainisi. McLean's choice was Iowa quarterback, Randy Duncan, prize quarterback of the Big Ten, after the meeting opened. (AP Photo/Sam Myers)

Billy Cannon, center, listens during conversation between Los Angeles Rams' coach Sid Gillman, left, and Ram's general manager Pete Rozrelle after the Los Angeles team picked Cannon as their first choice in the NFL draft in Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 30, 1959. (AP Photo)

Tom Landry, left, coach of the Dallas Cowboys in the National Football League, goes over draft eligibles roster at the NFL draft meeting in Philadelphia on Dec. 27, 1960 with Cowboys? General Manager Tex Schramm. (AP Photo)

This is general view of the National Football League draft meeting in New York Nov. 28, 1964. Commissioner Pete Rozelle reads the picks as representatives of the various clubs make their selections. (AP Photo/John Lindsay)

Pete Rozelle, professional football commissioner, works at blackboard at hotel in New York City on March 14, 1967 as he conducts the combined National Football League (NFL) - American Football league (AFL) football player draft. (AP Photo/Jacob Harris)

Ron Yary, an offensive tackle from Southern California, spent a busy morning on the telephone accepting congratulations after the Minnesota Vikings made him professional football's No. 1 draft choice, Jan. 30, 1968. Yary, an All-America in 1967, was a mainstay of the national champion Trojans. (AP Photo/Wally Fong)

Commissioner Pete Roselle points to Pittsburgh Steelers and their No. 1 selection, Terry Bradshaw, Louisiana tech quarterback, at the pro football draft of college players in New York on Jan. 27, 1970. Green Bay, in No. 2 position, chose Mike McCoy of Notre Dame. Cleveland got the No. 3 pick and took Mike Phipps of Purdue. Phil Olsen of Utah State was selected by Boston, al cowlings, of southern California by buffalo, Mike Reid of Penn State by Cincinnati, Larry Stegent of Texas A and M by St. Louis and Cedric Hardman of North Texas State by San Francisco. (AP Photo/HH)

National Football League Commissioner Pete Rozelle talks with fans in Gallery, Jan. 30, 1973 during the NFL Annual Meeting to draft college football players. The public was invited to watch the proceedings, which are usually limited to only a few outsiders. (AP Photo/Harry Harris)

National Football League Commissioner Pete Rozelle announces draft choices shown behind him on a rear screen projection system at the annual NFL college player draft held on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 1974 in New York City. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm )

Ed "Too Tall" Jones, formerly of Tennessee State but today a Dallas Cowboy after being picked as the number one draft choice in the NFL, fills in the folks back home with the happy information, Jan. 29, 1974. Flanking Jones are John Merritt head coach of Tennessee State, left, and James Matthews, Eds' former high school football coach, right. The call was made from the Cowboys office in Dallas. (AP Photo/Harold Waters)

NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle (center) flips the coin to decide who will have first round draft choice., Jan. 19, 1975 in Key Biscayne, Florida. Winner of the toss was Baltimore V.P. and Gen. Mgr. Joe Thomas (left). Losing out was Dallas Pres. and Gen. Mgr. Tex Schramm (right). (AP Photo)

National Football League Commissioner Pete Rozelle, right, and the spectators keep their eyes on screen flashing word of the selections made in the second round of the NFL college draft, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 1975 in New York. Hundreds of spectators in a special gallery watched the selections in what one cigar-chomping pundit dubbed ?the newest spectator sport?. (AP Photo/Harry Harris)

Pittsburgh Steelers' head coach Chuck Noll poses with a list of first round draft pics during the National Football League's draft in Pittsburgh, Penn., Jan. 28, 1975. (AP Photo/Harry Cabluck)

Steve Bartkowski, who played football with the University of California, strolls past a hot dog vendor on New York's Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Avenue), Jan. 28, 1975, after being chosen by the Atlanta Falcons in the first round of the NFL draft choices. (AP Photo/Harry Harris)

Earl Campbell, left, and National Football League Commissioner Pete Rozelle hold up Campbell's jersey after Campbell was chosen by the Houston Oilers as the No. 1 draft choice in the first round of the NFL draft, Tuesday, May 3, 1978 in New York. (AP Photo/Pickoff)

NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle holds up the new jersey for newly selected Buffalo Bills defensive end Bruce Smith (78) as the Bills first round pick and overall number one pick in the 1985 NFL Draft held on April 30, 1985 in New York, New York. (AP Photo/Paul Spinelli)

NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle announces a draft pick at the podium during the 1985 NFL Draft held on April 30, 1985 in New York, New York. (AP Photo/Paul Spinelli)

National Football League Commissioner Pete Rozelle, left, stands with Auburn running back Bo Jackson after he was chosen first in the NFL draft in New York Tuesday, April 29, 1986 by Tampa Bay. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

(L-R) NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle poses for a photo with Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Vinny Testaverde after Testaverde is selected as the number one overall draft pick during the 1987 NFL Draft on April 28, 1987 in New York. (AP Photo/Paul Spinelli)

NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle (right) does a television interview with Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Vinny Testaverde after the player was selected as the number one overall pick by that team during the 1987 NFL Draft on April 28, 1987 in New York, N.Y. (Paul Spinelli via AP)

University of Miami wide receiver Michael Irvin gets a dousing with champagne on Sunday, April 24, 1988 in his Fort Lauderdale home from friends and relatives after learning that he had been picked by the Dallas Cowboys in the first round of the NFL draft. (AP Photo/Bill Cooke)

Pete Rozelle, NFL Commissioner, right, began the 54th annual draft of collegiate talent, his final draft, by announcing the selection of UCLA quarterback Troy Aikman, right, as the first pick by the Dallas Cowboys, Sunday, April 23, 1989 in New York. Aikman already has signed a six-year, $11.2 million contract with the Cowboys. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Florida State's Deion Sanders, left, reacts as he sits with television reporter Andrea Kremer, at his agent's suburban home in Winnetka, Ill., on April 23, 1989. Sanders was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the first round of the NFL draft. Sanders, a two-time All-American cornerback at FSU, was the fifth player selected in the first round. (AP Photo)

Junior Seau of Southern California makes a fist in jubilation while holding jersey with NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue, right, during first round draft pick in New York, April 22, 1990. Seau was selected by the Seattle Seahawks at draft selection in New York. Man at left is unidentified. (AP Photo/Mark Phillips)

Dallas Cowboys head coach Jimmy Johnson in the team's war room during the 1991 NFL Draft on April 21, 1991. (Peter Read Miller via AP)

NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue announces that Jerome Bettis, a running back from Notre Dam, is selected as a first round draft choice of the Los Angeles Rams April 25, 1993 in New York, New York. (AP Photo / Al Messerschmidt)

Quarterback Peyton Manning, of Tennissee, holds holds up an Indianapolis Colts jersey as he is flanked by Colts owner Jim Irsay, left, and NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue Saturday, April 18, 1998, in New York after being chosen by the Colts as the No. 1 pick in the in draft Saturday. (AP Photo/Adam Nadel)

Top NFL draft propects, from left, Roy Williams Robert Gallery, Ben Roethlisberger, Eli Manning, DeAngelo Hall, and Kellen Winslow face the media during an NFL draft luncheon at Chelsea Piers on the Hudson River in New York, Friday, April 23, 2004. (AP Photo/John Marshall Mantel)

NFL draft prospect and California quarterback Aaron Rodgers attempts to throw a football through a tire hanging high above New York's 34th Street during a television appearance Friday, April 22, 2005, as fellow prospects University of Texas running back Cedric Benson, left, and Miami's corner back Antrel Rolle await their turn. The NFL will hold its annual draft of the top college football players on Saturday in New York. (AP Photo/Chad Rachman)

Utah quarterback Alex Smith holds up a San Francisco 49ers jersey after the 49ers selected him as the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft in New York Saturday, April 23, 2005.(AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Fans clamor to their upper level seats before the start of the NFL Draft, Saturday, April 29, 2006 at Radio City Music Hall in New York. The first draft pick was North Carolina State defensive end Mario Williams signed by the Houston Texans. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)

Top NFL Draft prospects, from left, D'Brickashaw Ferguson, Vernon Davis, Vince Young, Mario Williams, Matt Leinart and Reggie Bush are shown standing on the marquee above the entrance at New York's Radio City Music Hall, Friday April 28, 2006 in New York. The draft is Saturday, April 29-30 at Radio City (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Jets fans cheer during the NFL Draft Saturday, April 28, 2007 at Radio City Music Hall in New York. The Jets selected cornerback Darrelle Revis from Pittsburgh,when they traded up to the 14th pick overall with the Carolina Panthers from the 25th selection. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)

California running back Marshawn Lynch, center, talks on the phone as he is congratulated by supporters at his former high school, Oakland Technical High School, in Oakland, Calif., Saturday, April 28, 2007, after he was picked by the Buffalo Bills as the No. 12 pick overall in the NFL football draft. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

Pittsburgh Steelers fans Mike Brothers, left and Bill Atkins watch the big screen at Heinz Field during the team's annual fan blitz on NFL draft day in Pittsburgh, Saturday, April 28, 2007. The two watch as the Steelers take Florida State linebacker Lawrence Timmons in the first round. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

NFL officials make last minute preparations for the start of the NFL Draft Saturday, April 26, 2008 in New York. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Jerry Davis of the Oakland Raiders talks on the phone before the start of the NFL Draft Saturday, April 26, 2008 in New York.(AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on stage at Radio City Music Hall during the NFL draft Saturday, April 26, 2008, in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

California wide receiver DeSean Jackson, center, surrounded by family members and friends, learns he was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the NFL football draft, in Los Angeles on Saturday, April 26, 2008. (AP Photo/Stefano Paltera)

Philadelphia Eagles football fan Tommy Gaughran reacts outside Radio City Music Hall before the NFL Draft, Saturday, April 25, 2009, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Georgia's Matthew Stafford, center, poses with family members after being selected as the No. 1 overall pick by the Detroit Lions in the NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall Saturday, April 25, 2009, in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

NFL prospect Sam Bradford arrives for the 2010 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, NY on Apr. 22, 2010. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

Oklahoma State wide receiver Dez Bryant dons a new Dallas Cowboys cap after being selected as the 24th overall pick by the Dallas Cowboys in the first round of NFL Draft, Thursday, April 22, 2010 in DeSoto, Texas. (AP Photo/Tom Pennington)

Rob Gronkowski signs an autograph during the 2010 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, NY on Apr. 23, 2010. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

Denver Broncos first-round draft pick Tim Tebow, center, celebrates with his brother Robby Tebow, right, and mother Pam Tebow after an after-draft news conference at the Glen Kernan Golf & Country Club in Jacksonville, Fla., Thursday, April 22, 2010. Tebow was selected with the 25th pick of the NFL football draft. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Cam Newton poses with Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected first overall by the Carolina Panthers during the 2011 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 28, 2011 in New York, NY. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

Shannon Sharpe, Von Miller, Marshall Faulk and Deion Sanders pose for a photo during the 2011 NFL Draft Red Carpet arrival at Radio City Music Hall on April 28, 2011 in New York, NY. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

Michigan offensive lineman Taylor Lewan greets NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell at the NFL headquarters on May 7, 2014 in New York, NY. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

Andrew Luck (R) poses for a photo with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Indianapolis Colts during the 2012 NFL Draft at Radio CIty Music Hall on Thursday, April 26, 2012 in New York, NY. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

A general view of Radio City Music Hall during the 2012 NFL Draft at Radio CIty Music Hall on Friday, April 28, 2012 in New York, NY. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

A general view of Radio City Music Hall during the 2013 NFL Draft on April 27, 2013 in New York, NY. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

(L-R) Brigham Young University defensive end Ziggy Ansah, University of North Carolina guard Jonathan Cooper, and University of Central Michigan offensive tackle Eric Fisher wait backstage during the 2013 NFL Draft on April 25, 2013 at Radio City Music Hall in New York, NY. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

Deion Sanders, dressed as Leon Sandcastle, admires himself on a monitor on the red carpet at the 2013 NFL Draft on April 25, 2013 at Radio City Music Hall in New York, NY. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

Eastern Illinois quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo is seen outside the SNY studios on May 7, 2014 in New York, NY. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

Jadeveon Clowney is seen backstage during the 2014 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on May 8, 2014 in New York, NY. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

Sammy Watkins takes a photo with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected by the Buffalo Bills during the 2014 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on May 8, 2014 in New York, NY. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

A general view of the Chicago skyline with the words "Draft Town" in lights for the 2015 NFL Draft in Chicago, Ill., on April 29, 2015. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

Wisconsin running back Melvin Gordon and his mother arrive on the gold carpet before the NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theatre on Thursday, April 30, 2015 in Chicago, Ill. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

A general view of Draft Town is seen during the 2015 NFL Draft at Grant Park on Friday, May 1, 2015 in Chicago, Ill. (Perry Knotts/NFL)

Georgia running back Todd Gurley is seen in the green room during the 2015 NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theatre on Thursday, April 30, 2015 in Chicago, Ill. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

Central Florida wide receiver Breshad Perriman is greeted by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being drafted by the Baltimore Ravens during the NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theater of Roosevelt University on Thursday, April 30, 2015 in Chicago, Ill. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

A general view of the 2015 NFL Draft is seen at Grant Park on Saturday, May 2, 2015 in Chicago, Ill. (Perry Knotts/NFL)

Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliott, center, arrives at the 2016 NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theatre on Thursday, April 28, 2016 in Chicago. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell opens up the 2016 NFL football draft at Selection Square in Grant Park, Thursday, April 28, 2016, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Matt Marton)

California quarterback Jared Goff and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell pose for a photo after being selected by the Los Angles Rams as the first pick in the first round during the 2016 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 28, 2016 in Chicago. (Perry Knotts/NFL)

An overall, general view of the stage is seen in preparation for the 2016 NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theatre on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 in Chicago. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

A general, overall view of Selection Square is seen during the 2016 NFL Draft at Draft Town in Grant Park on Saturday, April 30, 2016 in Chicago. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

Clemson defensive end Shaq Lawson walks onto the stage after he is selected by the Buffalo Bills as the 19th overall pick during the 2016 NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theatre on Thursday, April 28, 2016 in Chicago. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

Chloe and Halle Bailey sing the national anthem during the 2017 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 27, 2017 in Philadelphia. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)

Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson flashes the inside of his suit after being selected by the Houston Texans during the 2017 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 27, 2017 in Philadelphia. (Perry Knotts/NFL)

LSU cornerback Tre�Davious White walks down the stairs outside of the Philadelphia Museum of Art during the 2017 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 27, 2017 in Philadelphia. (Perry Knotts/NFL)

Utah offensive tackle Garett Bolles holds up his son, Kingston, after being selected by the Denver Broncos during the 2017 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 27, 2017 in Philadelphia. (Perry Knotts/NFL)

UCLA defensive end Takkarist McKinley gives an on-stage interview after being selected by the Atlanta Falcons during the 2017 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 27, 2017 in Philadelphia. (Perry Knotts/NFL)