| Players Picked at #51 | ||||||||||
| Season | Pick # | Team | Name | Position | College | |||||
| 2025 | 51 | Carolina Panthers | Nic Scourton | EDGE | Texas A&M | |||||
| 2024 | 51 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Zach Frazier | C | West Virginia | |||||
| 2023 | 51 | Miami Dolphins | Cam Smith | CB | South Carolina | |||||
| 2022 | 51 | Philadelphia Eagles | Cam Jurgens | C | Nebraska | |||||
| 2021 | 51 | Washington Football Team | Samuel Cosmi | T | Texas | |||||
| 2020 | 51 | Dallas Cowboys | Trevon Diggs | DB | Alabama | |||||
| 2019 | 51 | Tennessee Titans | A.J. Brown | WR | Mississippi | |||||
| 2018 | 51 | Chicago Bears | Anthony Miller | WR | Memphis | |||||
| 2017 | 51 | Denver Broncos | DeMarcus Walker | DE | Florida State | |||||
| 2016 | 51 | New York Jets | Christian Hackenberg | QB | Penn State | |||||
| 2015 | 51 | Cleveland Browns | Nate Orchard | DE | Utah | |||||
| 2014 | 51 | Chicago Bears | Ego Ferguson | DT | LSU | |||||
| 2013 | 51 | Washington Redskins | David Amerson | CB | North Carolina State | |||||
| 2012 | 51 | Green Bay Packers | Jerel Worthy | DE | Michigan State | |||||
| 2011 | 51 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Da'Quan Bowers | DE | Clemson | |||||
| 2010 | 51 | Minnesota Vikings | Toby Gerhart | RB | Stanford | |||||
| 2009 | 51 | Buffalo Bills | Andy Levitre | G | Oregon State | |||||
| 2008 | 51 | Washington Redskins | Malcolm Kelly | WR | Oklahoma | |||||
| 2007 | 51 | New York Giants | Steve Smith | WR | USC | |||||
| 2006 | 51 | Minnesota Vikings | Ryan Cook | C | New Mexico | |||||
| 2005 | 51 | Green Bay Packers | Nick Collins | S | Bethune-Cookman | |||||
| 2004 | 51 | Baltimore Ravens | Dwan Edwards | DT | Oregon State | |||||
| 2003 | 51 | Denver Broncos | Terry Pierce | LB | Kansas State | |||||
| 2002 | 51 | Denver Broncos | Clinton Portis | RB | Miami (FL) | |||||
| 2001 | 51 | Denver Broncos | Paul Toviessi | DE | Marshall | |||||
| 2000 | 51 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Cosey Coleman | G | Tennessee | |||||
| 1999 | 51 | Arizona Cardinals | Johnny Rutledge | LB | Florida | |||||
| 1998 | 51 | Minnesota Vikings | Kailee Wong | LB | Stanford | |||||
| 1997 | 51 | Washington Redskins | Greg Jones | LB | Colorado | |||||
| 1996 | 51 | Indianapolis Colts | Dedric Mathis | CB | Houston | |||||
| 1995 | 51 | San Diego Chargers | Terrell Fletcher | RB | Wisconsin | |||||
| 1994 | 51 | Denver Broncos | Allen Aldridge | LB | Houston | |||||
| 1993 | 51 | New England Patriots | Todd Rucci | G | Penn State | |||||
| 1992 | 51 | Atlanta Falcons | Chuck Smith | DE | Tennessee | |||||
| 1991 | 51 | Seattle Seahawks | Doug Thomas | WR | Clemson | |||||
| 1990 | 51 | New York Giants | Mike Fox | DE | West Virginia | |||||
| 1989 | 51 | San Diego Chargers | Billy Joe Tolliver | QB | Texas Tech | |||||
| 1988 | 51 | Chicago Bears | Dante Jones | LB | Oklahoma | |||||
| 1987 | 51 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Don Smith | RB | Mississippi State | |||||
| 1986 | 51 | New York Giants | Pepper Johnson | LB | Ohio State | |||||
| 1985 | 51 | St. Louis Cardinals | Scott Bergold | T | Wisconsin | |||||
| 1984 | 51 | Los Angeles Raiders | Sean Jones | DE | Northeastern | |||||
| 1983 | 51 | New York Jets | Johnny Hector | RB | Texas A&M | |||||
| 1982 | 51 | New York Jets | Reggie McElroy | T | West Texas State | |||||
| 1981 | 51 | New Orleans Saints | Rickey Jackson | LB | Pittsburgh | HOF - 2010 | ||||
| 1980 | 51 | Baltimore Colts | Tim J. Foley | DB | Notre Dame | |||||
| 1979 | 51 | Buffalo Bills | Jim Haslett | LB | IUP | |||||
| 1978 | 51 | Miami Dolphins | Guy Benjamin | QB | Stanford | |||||
| 1977 | 51 | Seattle Seahawks | Peter Cronan | LB | Boston College | |||||
| 1976 | 51 | Cincinnati Bengals | Chris Bahr | K | Penn State | |||||
| 1975 | 51 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Bob Barber | DE | Grambling State | |||||
| 1974 | 51 | Minnesota Vikings | Matt Blair | LB | Iowa State | |||||
| 1973 | 51 | New Orleans Saints | Steve Baumgartner | DE | Purdue | |||||
| 1972 | 51 | Cleveland Browns | Lester Sims | DE | Alabama State | |||||
| 1971 | 51 | Dallas Cowboys | Ike Thomas | DB | Bishop | |||||
| 1970 | 51 | Minnesota Vikings | Bill Cappleman | QB | Florida State | |||||
| 1969 | 51 | Baltimore Colts | Tom Maxwell | DB | Texas A&M | |||||
| 1968 | 51 | Los Angeles Rams | Mike LaHood | G | Wyoming | |||||
| 1967 | 51 | Green Bay Packers | Jim Flanigan | LB | Pittsburgh | |||||
| 1966 | 51 | Chicago Bears | Randy Jackson | T | Florida | |||||
| 1965 | 51 | Minnesota Vikings | Jim Whalen | E | Boston College | |||||
| 1964 | 51 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Ben McGee | T | Jackson State | |||||
| 1963 | 51 | Cleveland Browns | Bill Munsey | B | Minnesota | |||||
| 1962 | 51 | Baltimore Colts | Jim Dillard | B | Oklahoma State | |||||
| 1961 | 51 | Detroit Lions | Ron Hartline | RB | Oklahoma | |||||
| 1960 | 51 | Green Bay Packers | Dale Hackbart | DB | Wisconsin | |||||
| 1959 | 51 | Philadelphia Eagles | Nick Mumley | T | Purdue | |||||
| 1958 | 51 | Green Bay Packers | Joe Francis | QB | Oregon State | |||||
| 1957 | 51 | Los Angeles Rams | Dean Derby | B | Washington | |||||
| 1956 | 51 | Los Angeles Rams | Jim Freeman | E | Iowa | |||||
| 1955 | 51 | Baltimore Colts | George Preas | G | Virginia Tech | |||||
| 1954 | 51 | Green Bay Packers | Max McGee | E | Tulane | |||||
| 1953 | 51 | Washington Redskins | Nick Carras | B | Missouri | |||||
| 1952 | 51 | Chicago Cardinals | Dick Fugler | T | Tulane | |||||
| 1951 | 51 | Chicago Cardinals | Lynn Lynch | G | Illinois | |||||
| 1950 | 51 | Los Angeles Rams | Ben Proctor | E | Texas | |||||
| 1949 | 51 | Philadelphia Eagles | Terry Brennan | B | Notre Dame | |||||
| 1948 | 51 | Green Bay Packers | Jay Rhodemyre | C | Kentucky | |||||
| 1947 | 51 | Philadelphia Eagles | Tony Yovicsin | E | Miami (FL) | |||||
| 1946 | 51 | Chicago Cardinals | Pat Lenshan | E | Tennessee | |||||
| 1945 | 51 | Washington Redskins | Johnny North | E | Vanderbilt | |||||
| 1944 | 51 | Chicago Bears | C.B. Stanley | T | Tulsa | |||||
| 1943 | 51 | Detroit Lions | Paul Sizemore | E | Furman | |||||
| 1942 | 51 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Johnny Butler | B | Tennessee | |||||
| 1941 | 51 | Philadelphia Eagles | Julius Battista | G | Florida | |||||
| 1940 | 51 | Chicago Cardinals | Andy Chisick | C | Villanova | |||||
| 1939 | 51 | Chicago Cardinals | Bill Dwyer | B | New Mexico | |||||
| 1938 | 51 | Cleveland Rams | Marcel Chesbro | G | Colgate | |||||
| 1937 | 51 | Philadelphia Eagles | Bill Guckeyson | B | Maryland | |||||
| 1936 | 51 | Chicago Cardinals | Ettore Antonini | E | Indiana | |||||
