List of Detroit Tigers first-round draft picks

Since the institution of MLB's Rule 4 Draft, the Tigers have selected 66 players in the first round.

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

[1] In addition, teams which lost free agents in the previous off-season may be awarded compensatory or supplementary picks.

Parrish and Kirk Gibson (1978) won a World Series title on the 1984 championship team.

[4][5] Justin Verlander (2004) is the only first-round pick of the Tigers to win the Rookie of the Year Award, taking the honor in 2006.

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Justin Verlander (2004) is the only first-round pick of the Detroit Tigers to win the Rookie of the Year award.
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Gene Lamont (1965) was the Tigers' first ever selection in the First Year Player Draft.
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Jerry Manuel (1972) was one of twelve players taken by the Tigers in the first round from California.
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Kirk Gibson (1978) won a World Series with the Tigers in 1984.
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Cameron Maybin (2005) was one of three first-round draft picks of the Tigers taken from North Carolina from 2003 to 2006.
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Rick Porcello was taken with the 27th pick of the 2007 draft, the deepest first-round non-compensatory selection the Tigers have ever made.