Every 4th pick in NHL draft history

64 players have gone 4th in the NHL draft since 1963, from Al Osborne to Daxon Rudolph in 2026. The most decorated: Cale Makar (2017; 2x Norris Trophy, Calder Trophy), Ron Francis (1981; 3x Lady Byng Trophy, Selke Trophy), and Steve Yzerman (1983; Conn Smythe Trophy, Selke Trophy). 59 of the 64 won nothing on the NHL honours list.

NHL draft, every No. 4 pick by year

Year	Player	Team	Honours
2026	Daxon Rudolph	Buffalo Sabres	—
2025	Caleb Desnoyers	Utah Mammoth	—
2024	Cayden Lindstrom	Columbus Blue Jackets	—
2023	Will Smith	San Jose Sharks	—
2022	Shane Wright	Seattle Kraken	—
2021	Luke Hughes	New Jersey Devils	—
2020	Lucas Raymond	Detroit Red Wings	—
2019	Bowen Byram	Colorado Avalanche	—
2018	Brady Tkachuk	Ottawa Senators	—
2017	Cale Makar	Colorado Avalanche	2x Norris Trophy, Calder Trophy, Conn Smythe Trophy
2016	Jesse Puljujarvi	Edmonton Oilers	—
2015	Mitch Marner	Toronto Maple Leafs	—
2014	Sam Bennett	Calgary Flames	Conn Smythe Trophy
2013	Seth Jones	Nashville Predators	—
2012	Griffin Reinhart	New York Islanders	—
2011	Adam Larsson	New Jersey Devils	—
2010	Ryan Johansen	Columbus Blue Jackets	—
2009	Evander Kane	Atlanta Thrashers	—
2008	Alex Pietrangelo	St. Louis Blues	—
2007	Thomas Hickey	Los Angeles Kings	—
2006	Nicklas Backstrom	Washington Capitals	—
2005	Benoit Pouliot	Minnesota Wild	—
2004	Andrew Ladd	Carolina Hurricanes	—
2003	Nikolay Zherdev	Columbus Blue Jackets	—
2002	Joni Pitkanen	Philadelphia Flyers	—
2001	Stephen Weiss	Florida Panthers	—
2000	Rostislav Klesla	Columbus Blue Jackets	—
1999	Pavel Brendl	New York Rangers	—
1998	Bryan Allen	Vancouver Canucks	—
1997	Roberto Luongo	New York Islanders	—
1996	Alexander Volchkov	Washington Capitals	—
1995	Chad Kilger	Anaheim Ducks	—
1994	Jason Bonsignore	Edmonton Oilers	—
1993	Paul Kariya	Anaheim Ducks	2x Lady Byng Trophy
1992	Todd Warriner	Quebec Nordiques	—
1991	Scott Lachance	New York Islanders	—
1990	Mike Ricci	Philadelphia Flyers	—
1989	Stu Barnes	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	—
1988	Darrin Shannon	Pittsburgh Penguins	—
1987	Wayne McBean	Los Angeles Kings	—
1986	Zarley Zalapski	Pittsburgh Penguins	—
1985	Jim Sandlak	Vancouver Canucks	—
1984	Al Iafrate	Toronto Maple Leafs	—
1983	Steve Yzerman	Detroit Red Wings	Conn Smythe Trophy, Selke Trophy, Ted Lindsay Award
1982	Ron Sutter	Philadelphia Flyers	—
1981	Ron Francis	Hartford Whalers	3x Lady Byng Trophy, Selke Trophy
1980	Larry Murphy	Los Angeles Kings	—
1979	Mike Gartner	Washington Capitals	—
1978	Bill Derlago	Vancouver Canucks	—
1977	Jere Gillis	Vancouver Canucks	—
1976	Fred Williams	Detroit Red Wings	—
1975	Bryan Maxwell	Dallas Stars	—
1974	Clark Gillies	New York Islanders	—
1973	Lanny McDonald	Toronto Maple Leafs	—
1972	Steve Shutt	Montreal Canadiens	—
1971	Gene Carr	St. Louis Blues	—
1970	Rick MacLeish	Boston Bruins	—
1969	Frank Spring	Boston Bruins	—
1968	Garry Swain	Pittsburgh Penguins	—
1967	Wayne Cheesman	Dallas Stars	—
1966	John Wright	Toronto Maple Leafs	—
1965	Joe Bailey	Boston Bruins	—
1964	Richie Bayes	Chicago Blackhawks	—
1963	Al Osborne	New York Rangers	—

Honours from the NHL award history, matched to the pick by name. Picks from the NHL's own records.