USA TODAY US Edition 1999 2018-04-26 - USA SNAPSHOTS The last time that the top three players1 selected in the NFL draft were all quarterbacks. ELLEN J. HORROW, JANET LOEHRKE/USA TODAY 1 – The Browns selected Tim Couch with the top pick, Donovan McNabb went second to the Eagles and the Bengals took Akili Smith with the third pick. SOURCE NFL