Q 01/05

Which MLB first-round pick went first overall in the 2019 NFL draft?

A) Mayfield

B) Young

C) Burrow

D) Murray

Answer · why

D) Murray

Kyler Murray won the 2018 Heisman Trophy, then gave up baseball, where he had been drafted ninth overall.

Q 02/05

Which team owner proposed the draft in 1935 because his weak club could not sign talent or sell tickets?

A) Bert Bell of the Eagles

B) George Halas of the Bears

C) Tim Mara of the Giants

D) Art Rooney of the Steelers

Answer · why

A) Bert Bell of the Eagles

Bert Bell of the Eagles wanted the weakest teams to get first choice of college players, ending bidding wars among clubs.

Q 03/05

Who was the first player ever selected in an NFL draft?

A) Sammy Baugh

B) Sid Luckman

C) Jay Berwanger

D) Don Hutson

Answer · why

C) Jay Berwanger

Jay Berwanger, the first Heisman winner, turned down pro football and took a job selling rubber instead.

Q 04/05

Which undrafted Eastern Illinois quarterback later started for Dallas?

A) Warren Moon

B) Jeff Garcia

C) Tony Romo

D) Jake Delhomme

Answer · why

C) Tony Romo

Tony Romo signed with Dallas right after the 2003 draft, made four Pro Bowls, then moved into the CBS broadcast booth.

Q 05/05

Excluding compensatory picks, which team picks last in each round of the draft?

A) The team with the best record

B) The Super Bowl loser

C) The team with the worst record

D) The Super Bowl champion

Answer · why

D) The Super Bowl champion

The Super Bowl champion picks last because the draft order runs in reverse of the previous season's results.