| MLB First Round Draft Picks - Detroit Tigers | ||||
| SEASON | PLAYER | POS | SCHOOL/HOMETOWN | PICK |
| 2016 | Matt Manning | RHP | Sheldon High School (Sacramento) | 9 |
| 2015 | Christin Stewart | OF | Tennessee | 34 |
| 2015 | Beau Burrows | RHP | Weatherford (Texas) High School | 22 |
| 2014 | Derek Hill | OF | Elk Grove (Calif.) HS | 23 |
| 2013 | Jonathon Crawford | RHP | Florida | 20 |
| 2010 | Chance Ruffin | RHP | Texas | 48 |
| 2010 | Nick Castellanos | 3B | Archbishop McCarthy HS, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | 44 |
| 2009 | Jacob Turner | RHP | Westminster Christian Academy, St. Louis, Mo. | 9 |
| 2008 | Ryan Perry | RHP | Univ. of Arizona | 21 |
| 2007 | Rick Porcello | RHP | Seton Hall Prep, West Orange, N.J. | 27 |
| 2006 | Andrew Miller | LHP | North Carolina | 6 |
| 2005 | Cameron Maybin | CF | T C Roberson HS (NC) | 10 |
| 2004 | Justin Verlander | RHP | Old Dominion | 2 |
| 2003 | Kyle Sleeth | RHP | Wake Forest U | 3 |
| 2002 | Scott Moore | SS | Cypress, CA | 8 |
| 2001 | Kenny Baugh | RHP | Rice U | 11 |
| 2000 | Matt Wheatland | RHP | San Diego, CA | 8 |
| 1999 | Eric Munson | C | U. of Southern California | 3 |
| 1998 | Jeff Weaver | RHP | Fresno State U. | 14 |
| 1997 | Matt Anderson | RHP | Rice U | 1 |
| 1996 | Seth Greisinger | RHP | U of Virginia | 6 |
| 1995 | Mike Drumright | RHP | Wichita State U | 11 |
| 1994 | Cade Gaspar | RHP | Pepperdine U | 18 |
| 1993 | Matt Brunson | SS | Englewood, CO | 9 |
| 1992 | Richard Greene | RHP | Louisiana State U | 16 |
| 1990 | Tony Clark | OF | El Cajon, CA | 2 |
| 1989 | Greg Gohr | RHP | Santa Clara U | 21 |
| 1988 | Rico Brogna | 1B | Watertown, CT | 26 |
| 1987 | Steve Pegues | OF | Pontotoc, MS | 21 |
| 1987 | Bill Henderson | C | Miami, FL | 20 |
| 1986 | Phil Clark | C | Crockett, TX | 18 |
| 1985 | Randy Nosek | RHP | Chillicothe, MO | 26 |
| 1983 | Wayne Dotson | RHP | Lubbock, TX | 15 |
| 1982 | Rich Monteleone | RHP | Tampa, FL | 20 |
| 1981 | Ricky Barlow | RHP | Woodville, TX | 17 |
| 1980 | Glenn Wilson | 3B | Sam Houston State U | 18 |
| 1979 | Chris Baker | OF | Dearborn Heights, MI | 23 |
| 1979 | Rick Leach | OF | U of Michigan | 13 |
| 1978 | Kirk Gibson | OF | Michigan State U | 12 |
| 1977 | Kevin Richards | RHP | Wyandotte, MI | 5 |
| 1976 | Pat Underwood | LHP | Kokomo, IN | 2 |
| 1975 | Les Filkins | OF | Chicago, IL | 3 |
| 1974 | Lance Parrish | 3B | Diamond Bar, CA | 16 |
| 1973 | Charles Bates | 1B | Cal State Los Angeles | 19 |
| 1972 | Jerry Manuel | SS | Rancho Cordova, CA | 20 |
| 1971 | Tom Veryzer | SS | Islip, NY | 11 |
| 1970 | Terry Mappin | C | Louisville, KY | 20 |
| 1969 | Lenny Baxley | 1B | Redding, CA | 19 |
| 1968 | Robert Robinson | OF | Chester, VA | 18 |
| 1967 | Jim Foor | LHP | Ferguson, MO | 15 |
| 1966 | *-Rick Konik | 1B | Detroit, MI | 14 |
| 1965 | Gene Lamont | C | Kirkland, IL | 13 |