The Cleveland Browns enter the 2018 NFL Draft as the 13th team ever to have two picks in the top four, but they're the first team since 1957 to have both the first and fourth picks. The last time that happened, one future Hall of Famer and one future two-time All-Pro were selected.
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The NFL used a draft lottery from 1947-57 that awarded the first-overall pick to a randomly selected team. The Green Bay Packers won the lottery in 1957, giving them the first pick in addition to their fourth pick. With the first pick, they chose Paul Hornung, the 1956 Heisman Trophy-winning halfback from Notre Dame. After the Los Angeles Rams chose USC halfback Jon Arnett and the San Francisco 49ers drafted Stanford quarterback Jon Brodie with the second and third picks, respectively, the Packers selected Ron Kramer, an All-American end from Michigan.
As halfback and kicker, Hornung led the league in scoring for three straight seasons (1959-61) won MVP in 1961. He and Kramer led the Packers to NFL titles in 1961 and 1962, and, following Kramer's departure for the Detroit Lions in 1965, Hornung won two more titles, including Super Bowl I. The pair combined for five All-Pro and three Pro Bowl selections. Both are members of the Packers Hall of Fame and Hornung was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1986.
The Packers nailed the first and fourth picks in the 1957 NFL Draft. Your turn, Cleveland.
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