List of Toronto Blue Jays first-round draft picks

The draft order is determined based on the previous season's standings, with the team possessing the worst record receiving the first pick.

[4] No picks have won the MLB Rookie of the Year Award, though Shawn Green (1991) and Alex Ríos (1999) finished fifth in the voting in 1995 and 2004, respectively.

[5][6] Roy Halladay (1995) is the only first-round pick of the Blue Jays to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, occurring in 2019, and to earn a Cy Young Award with the team, winning in 2003.

[7][8] Jay Schroeder (1979) was drafted as a catcher, but ended up becoming a quarterback for ten years in the National Football League.

[11] The Blue Jays have failed to sign three of their first-round picks, James Paxton (2009), who opted to return to the University of Kentucky, Tyler Beede (2011), and Phil Bickford (2013).

Roy Halladay (1995) is the only Blue Jays' first-round pick to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame , and to win a Cy Young Award with the team.
Chris Carpenter (1993), one of four players drafted in the first round of the 1993 draft, won a Cy Young Award with the St. Louis Cardinals . [ 14 ]
Vernon Wells (1997) is one of seven players drafted with the top five picks in the first round by the Blue Jays.
Alex Ríos (1999) is one of two players drafted by the Blue Jays from Puerto Rico .
Aaron Hill (2003) was drafted as a shortstop , but was converted to second base and has played over 500 games with the Blue Jays at that position. [ 15 ]
Ricky Romero (2005) is one of twelve players drafted from the state of California by the Blue Jays.
Brett Cecil (2007) is one of five players drafted by the Blue Jays in the first round of the 2007 draft.