2000 NFL draft
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The 2000 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur U.S. college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 15–16, 2000, at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. No teams chose to claim any players in the supplemental draft that year. The draft started with Penn State teammates Courtney Brown and LaVar Arrington being selected consecutively, making them the only Penn State players to go number one and two in the same draft. The New York Jets had four first-round draft picks, the most by any team in the history of the draft (17 teams have had three picks but no other has had four). The draft was notable for the selection of Michigan quarterback Tom Brady at the 199th pick in the sixth round by the New England Patriots. In his 23 seasons in the NFL, Brady won a record 7 Super Bowl titles (6 with the Patriots, 1 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers), 3 NFL MVP awards, and a record 5 Super Bowl MVPs. As a result of his late selection and subsequent success, Brady is considered to be the biggest steal in the history of the NFL draft. It was also the first year since 1966 that a pure placekicker was drafted in the first round, with the Oakland Raiders selecting Florida State's Sebastian Janikowski 17th overall. The University of Tennessee led all colleges with nine selections in the 2000 draft.
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| Offense | Defense | Special teams |
| QB — Quarterback RB — Running back FB — Fullback WR — Wide receiver TE — Tight end OL — Offensive lineman T — Tackle G — Guard C — Center | DL — Defensive lineman DE — Defensive end DT — Defensive tackle LB — Linebacker DB — Defensive back CB — Cornerback S — Safety | K — Kicker P — Punter LS — Long snapper RS — Return specialist |
| mw- Sometimes referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE) Includes nose tackle (NT) Includes middle linebacker (MLB or MIKE), outside linebacker (OLB, WILL, SAM), and off-ball linebacker Includes free safety (FS) and strong safety (SS) Also known as a placekicker (PK) Includes kickoff and punt returners | ||
| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes | |
| 1 | 1 | Cleveland Browns | Courtney Brown | DE | Penn State | Big Ten | ||
| 1 | 2 | Washington Redskins | LaVar Arrington † | LB | Penn State | Big Ten | from New Orleans | |
| 1 | 3 | Washington Redskins | Chris Samuels † | OT | Alabama | SEC | from San Francisco | |
| 1 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals | Peter Warrick | WR | Florida State | ACC | ||
| 1 | 5 | Baltimore Ravens | Jamal Lewis † | RB | Tennessee | SEC | from Atlanta | |
| 1 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles | Corey Simon † | DT | Florida State | ACC | ||
| 1 | 7 | Arizona Cardinals | Thomas Jones † | RB | Virginia | ACC | ||
| 1 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Plaxico Burress | WR | Michigan State | Big Ten | ||
| 1 | 9 | Chicago Bears | Brian Urlacher‡† | LB | New Mexico | MWC | ||
| 1 | 10 | Baltimore Ravens | Travis Taylor | WR | Florida | SEC | from Denver | |
| 1 | 11 | New York Giants | Ron Dayne | RB | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 1999 Heisman Trophy winner | |
| 1 | 12 | New York Jets | Shaun Ellis † | DE | Tennessee | SEC | from Carolina via Washington via San Francisco | |
| 1 | 13 | New York Jets | John Abraham † | DE | South Carolina | SEC | from San Diego via Tampa Bay | |
| 1 | 14 | Green Bay Packers | Bubba Franks † | TE | Miami (FL) | Big East | ||
| 1 | 15 | Denver Broncos | Deltha O’Neal † | CB | California | Pac-10 | from Baltimore | |
| 1 | 16 | San Francisco 49ers | Julian Peterson † | LB | Michigan State | Big Ten | from New England via New York Jets | |
| 1 | 17 | Oakland Raiders | Sebastian Janikowski † | K | Florida State | ACC | ||
| 1 | 18 | New York Jets | Chad Pennington | QB | Marshall | MAC | ||
| 1 | 19 | Seattle Seahawks | Shaun Alexander † | RB | Alabama | SEC | from Dallas | |
| 1 | 20 | Detroit Lions | Stockar McDougle | OT | Oklahoma | Big 12 | ||
| 1 | 21 | Kansas City Chiefs | Sylvester Morris | WR | Jackson State | SWAC | ||
| 1 | 22 | Seattle Seahawks | Chris McIntosh | OT | Wisconsin | Big Ten | ||
| 1 | 23 | Carolina Panthers | Rashard Anderson | CB | Jackson State | SWAC | from Miami | |
| 1 | 24 | San Francisco 49ers | Ahmed Plummer | CB | Ohio State | Big Ten | from Washington | |
| 1 | 25 | Minnesota Vikings | Chris Hovan | DT | Boston College | Big East | ||
| 1 | 26 | Buffalo Bills | Erik Flowers | DE | Arizona State | Pac-10 | ||
| 1 | 27 | New York Jets | Anthony Becht | TE | West Virginia | Big East | from Tampa Bay | |
| 1 | 28 | Indianapolis Colts | Rob Morris | LB | BYU | MWC | ||
| 1 | 29 | Jacksonville Jaguars | R. Jay Soward | WR | USC | Pac-10 | ||
| 1 | 30 | Tennessee Titans | Keith Bulluck † | LB | Syracuse | Big East | ||
| 1 | 31 | St. Louis Rams | Trung Canidate | RB | Arizona | Pac-10 | ||
| 2 | 32 | Cleveland Browns | Dennis Northcutt | WR | Arizona | Pac-10 | ||
| 2 | 33 | New Orleans Saints | Darren Howard | DE | Kansas State | Big 12 | ||
| 2 | 34 | Cincinnati Bengals | Mark Roman | S | LSU | SEC | ||
| 2 | 35 | San Francisco 49ers | John Engelberger | DE | Virginia Tech | Big East | ||
| 2 | 36 | Philadelphia Eagles | Todd Pinkston | WR | Southern Miss | C-USA | ||
| 2 | 37 | Atlanta Falcons | Travis Claridge | G | USC | Pac-10 | ||
| 2 | 38 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Marvel Smith † | OT | Arizona State | Pac-10 | ||
| 2 | 39 | Chicago Bears | Mike Brown † | SS | Nebraska | Big 12 | ||
| 2 | 40 | Denver Broncos | Ian Gold † | LB | Michigan | Big Ten | ||
| 2 | 41 | Arizona Cardinals | Raynoch Thompson | LB | Tennessee | SEC | ||
| 2 | 42 | New York Giants | Cornelius Griffin | DT | Alabama | SEC | ||
| 2 | 43 | San Diego Chargers | Rogers Beckett | SS | Marshall | MAC | ||
| 2 | 44 | Green Bay Packers | Chad Clifton † | OT | Tennessee | SEC | ||
| 2 | 45 | Denver Broncos | Kenoy Kennedy | SS | Arkansas | SEC | from Baltimore | |
| 2 | 46 | New England Patriots | Adrian Klemm | OT | Hawaii | WAC | ||
| 2 | 47 | Oakland Raiders | Jerry Porter | WR | West Virginia | Big East | ||
| 2 | 48 | San Francisco 49ers | Jason Webster | CB | Texas A&M | Big 12 | from New York Jets | |
| 2 | 49 | Dallas Cowboys | Dwayne Goodrich | CB | Tennessee | SEC |
| Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| Arizona Cardinals | Deke Cooper | S | Notre Dame | Ind. (I-A) | |
| Arizona Cardinals | Bryan Gilmore | WR | Midwestern State | LSC | |
| Arizona Cardinals | Jason Starkey | C | Marshall | MAC | |
| Atlanta Falcons | Jake Arians | K | UAB | C-USA | |
| Atlanta Falcons | Doug Johnson | QB | Florida | SEC | |
| Atlanta Falcons | Derek Rackley | LS | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| Atlanta Falcons | Maurice Smith | RB | North Carolina A&T | MEAC | |
| Baltimore Ravens | Jason Brookins | RB | Lane | SIAC | |
| Baltimore Ravens | John James | TE | IUP | PSAC | |
| Buffalo Bills | Jon Carman | OT | Georgia Tech | ACC | |
| Buffalo Bills | Dustin Cohen | LB | Miami (OH) | MAC | |
| Buffalo Bills | Fred Jones | LB | Colorado | Big 12 | |
| Buffalo Bills | Kenyatta Wright | LB | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | |
| Carolina Panthers | Casey Crawford | TE | Virginia | ACC | |
| Carolina Panthers | Michael Hawkes | LB | Virginia Tech | Big East | |
| Carolina Panthers | Brad Hoover | FB | Western Carolina | SoCon | |
| Carolina Panthers | Paris Lenon | S | Richmond | A-10 | |
| Carolina Panthers | Al Lucas | DT | Troy State | Southland | |
| Carolina Panthers | Giradie Mercer | DT | Marshall | MAC | |
| Chicago Bears | Marlion Jackson | RB | Saginaw Valley State | GLIAC | |
| Chicago Bears | Ahmad Merritt | WR | Wisconsin | Big Ten | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | LaVell Boyd | WR | Louisville | C-USA | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | Armegis Spearman | LB | Ole Miss | SEC | |
| Cleveland Browns | Noel LaMontagne | OT | Virginia | ACC | |
| Cleveland Browns | Shaun O'Hara † | C | Rutgers | Big East | |
| Cleveland Browns | Kevin Thompson | QB | Penn State | Big Ten | |
| Dallas Cowboys | Aaron Fields | DE | Troy State | Southland | |
| Dallas Cowboys | Troy Hambrick | RB | Savannah State | SIAC | |
| Dallas Cowboys | Jon Hilbert | K | Louisville | C-USA | |
| Dallas Cowboys | Damon Hodge | WR | Alabama State | SWAC | |
| Dallas Cowboys | Alcender Jackson | G | LSU | SEC | |
| Dallas Cowboys | Micah Knorr | P | Utah State | Big West | |
| Dallas Cowboys | Rian Lindell | K | Washington State | Pac-10 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | Chad Slaughter | OT | Alcorn State | SWAC | |
| Dallas Cowboys | Clint Stoerner | QB | Arkansas | SEC | |
| Denver Broncos | KaRon Coleman | RB | Stephen F. Austin | Southland | |
| Denver Broncos | Bashir Yamini | WR | Iowa | Big Ten | |
| Detroit Lions | Larry Foster | WR | LSU | SEC | |
| Detroit Lions | James Hall | DE | Michigan | Big Ten | |
| Detroit Lions | Jimmy Wyrick | CB | Minnesota | Big Ten | |
| Green Bay Packers | Bobby Brown | TE | Notre Dame | Ind. (I-A) | |
| Green Bay Packers | Herbert Goodman | RB | Graceland | HAAC | |
| Indianapolis Colts | John Baker | P | North Texas | Big West | |
| Indianapolis Colts | Joe Dean Davenport | TE | Arkansas | SEC | |
| Indianapolis Colts | Mike Furrey | WR | Northern Iowa | Gateway | |
| Indianapolis Colts | Steve Gleason | S | Washington State | Pac-10 | |
| Indianapolis Colts | Trevor Insley | WR | Nevada | Big West | |
| Indianapolis Colts | Kevin McDougal | RB | Colorado State | MWC | |
| Indianapolis Colts | Justin Snow | LS | Baylor | Big 12 |
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- Sometimes referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE)
- Includes nose tackle (NT)
- Includes middle linebacker (MLB or MIKE), outside linebacker (OLB, WILL, SAM), and off-ball linebacker
- Includes free safety (FS) and strong safety (SS)
- Also known as a placekicker (PK)
- Includes kickoff and punt returners
- No. 2: New Orleans → Washington (PD). New Orleans traded its first, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh-round selec
- No. 3: San Francisco → Washington (PD). San Francisco traded its first-round selection (3rd) to Washington for their two
- No. 5: Atlanta → Baltimore (PD). Atlanta traded their first-round selection to Baltimore in 1999 in exchange for their 2
- No. 10: Denver → Baltimore (PD). Denver traded their first-round selection to Baltimore in exchange for their 1st-round
- No. 12: multiple trades: No. 12: San Francisco → New York Jets (PD). San Francisco traded this selection to the New Yor
- No. 13: multiple trades: No. 13: Tampa Bay → New York Jets (PD). Tampa Bay traded two first-round picks (13 and 27) to
- No. 15: Baltimore → Denver (PD). See No. 10: Baltimore → Denver.
- No. 16: multiple trades: No. 16: New England → N.Y. Jets (PD). New York Jets were awarded New England's first-roun
- No. 19: Dallas → Seattle (PD). Dallas traded their first-round selection (19th) and first-round selection in (7th) to Se
- No. 23: Miami → Carolina (PD). Miami traded its first-round selection (23rd) to Carolina in exchange for Carolina's seco
- No. 24: Washington → San Francisco (D). See No. 3: San Francisco → Washington.
- No. 27: Tampa Bay → N.Y. Jets (PD). See No. 13: Tampa Bay → N.Y. Jets.
- No. 45: Baltimore → Denver (D). See No. 10: Denver → Baltimore.
- No. 48: N.Y. Jets → San Francisco (D). See No. 12: San Francisco → N.Y. Jets.
- No. 51: Carolina → Tampa Bay (D). Carolina traded its second-round selection (51st) to Tampa Bay in exchange for Tampa B
- No. 56: Washington → Minnesota (PD). Washington traded its 2000 second-round selection (56th) and first- and third-round
- No. 57: Tampa Bay → Carolina (D). See No. 51: Carolina → Tampa Bay.
- No. 61: Tennessee → Philadelphia (D). Tennessee traded its second-round selection (61st) to Philadelphia in exchange for
- No. 64: New Orleans → Washington (PD). See No. 2: New Orleans → Washington.
- No. 68: Philadelphia → Tennessee (D). See No. 61: Tennessee → Philadelphia.
- No. 77: Oakland → Pittsburgh (PD). Oakland traded its third-round selection (77th) to Pittsburgh in exchange for Pittsbu
- No. 80: Dallas → Seattle (PD). Dallas traded its third-round selection (80th) to Seattle in exchange for WR James McKnig
- No. 86: Seattle → San Francisco (D). Seattle traded its third-round selection (86th) to San Francisco in exchange for Sa
- No. 87: Washington → Chicago (PD). Washington traded its third-round selection (87th) and first, third, fourth and fifth
- No. 98: San Francisco → Green Bay (D). San Francisco traded its fourth-round selection (98th) to Green Bay in exchange f
- No. 104: Chicago → St. Louis (D). Chicago traded its fourth-round selection (104th) to St. Louis in exchange for St. Lou
- No. 106: Baltimore → Minnesota (PD). Baltimore traded its fourth-round selection (106th) and sixth-round selection (185t
- No. 108: multiple trades: No. 108: N.Y. Jets → Green Bay (PD). N.Y. Jets traded its fourth-round selection (108th)
- No. 111: multiple trades: No. 111: Detroit → Philadelphia (PD). Detroit traded its fourth-round selection (111th)
- No. 112: Carolina → Denver (PD). Carolina traded its fourth-round selection (112th) and third-round selection (67th) in
- No. 119: multiple trades: No. 119: Washington → San Francisco (D). See No. 3: San Francisco → Washington. No
- No. 120: Tampa Bay → Carolina (D). See No. 51: Carolina → Tampa Bay.
- No. 125: St. Louis → Chicago (D). See No. 104: Chicago → St. Louis.
- No. 132: multiple trades: No. 132: San Francisco → Green Bay (PD). San Francisco traded its fifth-round selection
- No. 135: Philadelphia → Tennessee (D). See No. 61: Tennessee → Philadelphia.
- No. 138: multiple trades: No. 138: Chicago → New Orleans (PD). Chicago traded its fifth-round selection (138th) to
- No. 139: Denver → St. Louis (PD). Denver traded its fifth-round selection (139th) and fifth-round selection in 2001 to S
- No. 148: San Diego → Baltimore (PD). San Diego traded its fifth-round selection (148th) to Baltimore in exchange for QB
- No. 150: multiple trades: No. 150: Baltimore → Detroit (PD). Baltimore traded its fifth-round selection (150th) an
- No. 151: Seattle → Green Bay (PD). Seattle traded RB Ahman Green and its fifth-round selection (151st) to Green Bay in e
- No. 154: multiple trades: No. 154: Washington → San Francisco (D). See No. 3: San Francisco → Washington. No
- No. 155: Minnesota → Washington (PD). Washington received this selection from Minnesota as compensation for Minnesota's
- No. 158: Indianapolis → New Orleans (D). See No. 138: New Orleans → Indianapolis.
- No. 161: St. Louis → New England (PD). St. Louis traded and its fifth-round selection (161st) to New England in exchange
- No. 167: Cleveland → Miami (PD). Cleveland traded and its sixth-round selection (167th) to Miami in exchange for RB Kari
- No. 170: San Francisco → Chicago (D). See No. 150: Chicago → San Francisco.
- No. 175: Denver → Seattle (D). See No. 154: Seattle → Denver.
- No. 178: Oakland → Philadelphia (PD). Oakland traded its sixth-round selection (178th) to Philadelphia in exchange for Q
- No. 185: Green Bay → Seattle (PD). See No. 151: Seattle → Green Bay.
- No. 188: Miami → Kansas City (PD). Miami traded and its sixth-round selection (188th) and its second- and third-round se
- No. 189: multiple trades: No. 189: Kansas City → St. Louis (PD). Kansas City traded its sixth-round selection (189
- No. 191: Minnesota → Baltimore (PD). See No. 106: Baltimore → Minnesota.
- No. 192: Washington → Philadelphia (PD). Washington traded its sixth-round selection (188th) to Philadelphia in exchange
- No. 195: Indianapolis → New Orleans (D). See No. 138: New Orleans → Indianapolis.
- No. 208: New Orleans → Kansas City (PD). New Orleans was required to swap its seventh-round selection (208th) with Kansa
- No. 209: multiple trades: No. 209: San Francisco → Chicago (D). See No. 150: Chicago → San Francisco. No. 20
- No. 212: multiple trades: No. 212: Philadelphia → New England (PD). Philadelphia traded its seventh-round selectio
- No. 213: Chicago → Tennessee (PD). Chicago traded its seventh-round selection (213th) to Tennessee in exchange for LB Le
- No. 216: Pittsburgh → Washington (PD). Pittsburgh traded its seventh-round selection (216th) to Washington in exchange f
- No. 220: Detroit → St. Louis (PD). See No. 150: New Orleans → Indianapolis.
- No. 223: Cleveland → Chicago (D). See No. 209: Chicago → Cleveland.
- No. 225: multiple trades: No. 225: Baltimore → St. Louis (PD). Baltimore traded its seventh-round selection (225th
- No. 228: Kansas City → New Orleans (PD). See No. 208: New Orleans → Kansas City.
- No. 229: Seattle → Green Bay (PD). Seattle traded its seventh-round selection (229th) to Green Bay in exchange for WR De
- No. 230: Miami → San Francisco (PD). Miami traded its seventh-round selection (230th) to San Francisco in exchange for Q
- No. 231: multiple trades: No. 231: Washington → Denver (PD). Washington traded its seventh-round selection (231st)
- No. 232: multiple trades: No. 232: Minnesota → Cleveland (PD). Minnesota traded its seventh-round selection (232nd
- No. 238: multiple trades: No. 238: St. Louis → Oakland (PD). St. Louis traded its seventh-round selection (238th)
- No. 254: Cleveland → Chicago (D). See No. 209: Chicago → Cleveland.
- The New England Patriots forfeited their 2000 fourth round pick after selecting CB J'Juan Cherry in the 1999 supplementa
- Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
- The Washington Posthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/redskins/daily/april99/18/skins18a.htm
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- CNN/SIhttps://web.archive.org/web/20140525213714/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/2000/nfldraft/news/2000/04/12/banks_fivespot/
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/15/sports/pro-football-still-holding-four-picks-jets-poised-to-move-up.html
- "Panthers Acquire Sean Gilbert"https://apnews.com/2bb6edc4dd636309b3b9b2a5faff901b
- Sports Illustratedhttps://vault.si.com/vault/2000/04/24/key-figure-keyshawn-johnsons-trade-to-the-bucs-shook-up-the-first-round-and-the-star-wideout-couldnt-say-so-long-to-the-jets-without-a-few-parting-shots
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- CNN/SIhttps://web.archive.org/web/20010627081550/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/news/2000/02/12/cowboys_galloway_ap/
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- NFL.comhttps://www.nfl.com/photos/top-all-time-nfl-draft-steals-0ap2000000344957
- "25 of the greatest NFL Draft picks ever - CBSSports.com"https://web.archive.org/web/20170222110448/http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/photos/25-of-the-best-nfl-draft-picks-of-all-time/25
- Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
- Patriots.comhttps://www.patriots.com/news/patriots-waive-cornerback-j-juan-cherry-149271
- The Washington Posthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2000/04/11/redskins-sign-qb-george/2bbc7c6a-18fb-4b3b-9dbf-11a70dfa26c4/