Hits and misses from the past
The following are players selected by the Buffalo Bills in the first round of the American Football League and National Football League drafts:

1960: Richie Lucas, QB, Penn State
1961: Ken Rice, T, Auburn
1962: Ernie Davis, RB, Syracuse
1963: Dave Behrman, C, Michigan State
1964: Carl Eller, DE, Minnesota
1965: Jim Davidson, T, Ohio State
1966: Mike Dennis, RB, Mississippi
1967: John Pitts, S, Arizona State
1968: Haven Moses, WR, San Diego State
1969: O.J. Simpson, RB, Southern Cal
1970: Al Cowlings, DE, Southern Cal
1971: J.D. Hill, WR, Arizona State
1972: Walt Patulski, DE, Notre Dame
1973: Paul Seymour, TE, Michigan, and *Joe DeLamielleure, G, Michigan State
1974: Reuben Grant, TE, Oklahoma State
1975: Tom Ruud, LB, Nebraska
1976: Mario Clark, DB, Oregon
1977: Phil Dokes, DT, Oklahoma State
1978: Terry Miller, RB, Oklahoma State
1979: *Tom Cousineau, LB, Ohio State, and Jerry Butler, WR, Clemson
1980: Jim Ritcher, C, North Carolina State
1981: Booker Moore, RB, Penn State
1982: Perry Tuttle, WR, Clemson
1983: Tony Hunter, TE, Notre Dame, and *Jim Kelly, QB, Miami
1984: Greg Bell, RB, Notre Dame
1985: Bruce Smith, DE, Virginia Tech, and *Derrick Burroughs, DB, Memphis State
1986: Ronnie Harmon, RB, Iowa, and *Will Wolford, T, Vanderbilt
1987: Shane Conlan, LB, Penn State
1988: *None
1989: *None
1990: James Williams, DB, Fresno State
1991: Henry Jones, DB, Illinois
1992: John Fina, T, Arizona
1993: Thomas Smith, DB, North Carolina
1994: Jeff Burris, DB, Notre Dame
1995: Ruben Brown, G, Pitt
1996: Eric Moulds, WR, Mississippi State
1997: Antowain Smith, RB, Houston
1998: *None
1999: Antoine Winfield, CB, Ohio State

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