NFL Draft: The No. 2 overall pick every year since 1960

A look at players who were chosen immediately following the NFL Draft’s first pick.

1963: Walt Sweeney (AFL)

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Walt Sweeney played college ball at Syracuse and chose the AFL San Diego Chargers rather than playing in the established NFL. Sweeney stood 6-foot-4 and weighed 256 pounds. He was such an intimidating presence that Merlin Olsen famously remarked he’d “rather sell used cars” than play against Sweeney each game