2000 NFL draft explained

2000 NFL draft
Date:April 15–16, 2000
Time:12:00 pm EDT (April 15)
11:00 am EDT (April 16)
Location:Theatre at MSG
in New York City, NY
Network:ESPN
League:NFL
Mr Irrelevant:Mike Green, SS
Chicago Bears
First:Courtney Brown, DE
Cleveland Browns
Fewnum:5
Fewest:Dallas Cowboys
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Mostnum:13
Most:Cleveland Browns
Green Bay Packers
Overall:254
Rounds:7
Prev:1999
Next:2001

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.[1] [2] 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).[3]

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 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.[4] [5] 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.

As of 2023, there are no more active players remaining from this draft, with Tom Brady retiring in February of the same year.

Player selections

= compensatory selection
^= supplemental compensatory selection
†= Pro Bowler[6]
‡= Hall of Famer[7]

Trades

In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the 2000 Draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.

Round one
  1. Web site: NFL Draft Locations . . October 2, 2014 . FootballGeography.com . October 23, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150905090250/http://www.footballgeography.com/nfl-draft-sites/ . September 5, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
  2. News: Salomone . Dan . NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015 . June 3, 2015 . . Giants.com . October 2, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150930065327/http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/NFL-Draft-headed-to-Chicago-in-2015/3ac322b1-3b4c-4a16-aba7-6e08d31b1756 . September 30, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
  3. Web site: Jets' best draft class featured a record four first-round picks. 2016-04-25. ESPN.com. en. 2019-03-12.
  4. Web site: Top all-time NFL draft steals. 2020-12-26. NFL.com. en-US.
  5. Web site: 2017-02-22. 25 of the greatest NFL Draft picks ever - CBSSports.com. 2020-12-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20170222110448/http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/photos/25-of-the-best-nfl-draft-picks-of-all-time/25. February 22, 2017.
  6. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  7. Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Round two
  1. Web site: NFL Draft Locations . . October 2, 2014 . FootballGeography.com . October 23, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150905090250/http://www.footballgeography.com/nfl-draft-sites/ . September 5, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
  2. News: Salomone . Dan . NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015 . June 3, 2015 . . Giants.com . October 2, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150930065327/http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/NFL-Draft-headed-to-Chicago-in-2015/3ac322b1-3b4c-4a16-aba7-6e08d31b1756 . September 30, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
  3. Web site: Jets' best draft class featured a record four first-round picks. 2016-04-25. ESPN.com. en. 2019-03-12.
  4. Web site: Top all-time NFL draft steals. 2020-12-26. NFL.com. en-US.
  5. Web site: 2017-02-22. 25 of the greatest NFL Draft picks ever - CBSSports.com. 2020-12-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20170222110448/http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/photos/25-of-the-best-nfl-draft-picks-of-all-time/25. February 22, 2017.
  6. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  7. Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Round three
  1. Web site: NFL Draft Locations . . October 2, 2014 . FootballGeography.com . October 23, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150905090250/http://www.footballgeography.com/nfl-draft-sites/ . September 5, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
  2. News: Salomone . Dan . NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015 . June 3, 2015 . . Giants.com . October 2, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150930065327/http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/NFL-Draft-headed-to-Chicago-in-2015/3ac322b1-3b4c-4a16-aba7-6e08d31b1756 . September 30, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
  3. Web site: Jets' best draft class featured a record four first-round picks. 2016-04-25. ESPN.com. en. 2019-03-12.
  4. Web site: Top all-time NFL draft steals. 2020-12-26. NFL.com. en-US.
  5. Web site: 2017-02-22. 25 of the greatest NFL Draft picks ever - CBSSports.com. 2020-12-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20170222110448/http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/photos/25-of-the-best-nfl-draft-picks-of-all-time/25. February 22, 2017.
  6. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  7. Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Round four
  1. Web site: NFL Draft Locations . . October 2, 2014 . FootballGeography.com . October 23, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150905090250/http://www.footballgeography.com/nfl-draft-sites/ . September 5, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
  2. News: Salomone . Dan . NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015 . June 3, 2015 . . Giants.com . October 2, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150930065327/http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/NFL-Draft-headed-to-Chicago-in-2015/3ac322b1-3b4c-4a16-aba7-6e08d31b1756 . September 30, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
  3. Web site: Jets' best draft class featured a record four first-round picks. 2016-04-25. ESPN.com. en. 2019-03-12.
  4. Web site: Top all-time NFL draft steals. 2020-12-26. NFL.com. en-US.
  5. Web site: 2017-02-22. 25 of the greatest NFL Draft picks ever - CBSSports.com. 2020-12-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20170222110448/http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/photos/25-of-the-best-nfl-draft-picks-of-all-time/25. February 22, 2017.
  6. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  7. Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Round five
  1. Web site: NFL Draft Locations . . October 2, 2014 . FootballGeography.com . October 23, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150905090250/http://www.footballgeography.com/nfl-draft-sites/ . September 5, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
  2. News: Salomone . Dan . NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015 . June 3, 2015 . . Giants.com . October 2, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150930065327/http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/NFL-Draft-headed-to-Chicago-in-2015/3ac322b1-3b4c-4a16-aba7-6e08d31b1756 . September 30, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
  3. Web site: Jets' best draft class featured a record four first-round picks. 2016-04-25. ESPN.com. en. 2019-03-12.
  4. Web site: Top all-time NFL draft steals. 2020-12-26. NFL.com. en-US.
  5. Web site: 2017-02-22. 25 of the greatest NFL Draft picks ever - CBSSports.com. 2020-12-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20170222110448/http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/photos/25-of-the-best-nfl-draft-picks-of-all-time/25. February 22, 2017.
  6. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  7. Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Round six
  1. Web site: NFL Draft Locations . . October 2, 2014 . FootballGeography.com . October 23, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150905090250/http://www.footballgeography.com/nfl-draft-sites/ . September 5, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
  2. News: Salomone . Dan . NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015 . June 3, 2015 . . Giants.com . October 2, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150930065327/http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/NFL-Draft-headed-to-Chicago-in-2015/3ac322b1-3b4c-4a16-aba7-6e08d31b1756 . September 30, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
  3. Web site: Jets' best draft class featured a record four first-round picks. 2016-04-25. ESPN.com. en. 2019-03-12.
  4. Web site: Top all-time NFL draft steals. 2020-12-26. NFL.com. en-US.
  5. Web site: 2017-02-22. 25 of the greatest NFL Draft picks ever - CBSSports.com. 2020-12-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20170222110448/http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/photos/25-of-the-best-nfl-draft-picks-of-all-time/25. February 22, 2017.
  6. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  7. Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Round seven
  1. Web site: NFL Draft Locations . . October 2, 2014 . FootballGeography.com . October 23, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150905090250/http://www.footballgeography.com/nfl-draft-sites/ . September 5, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
  2. News: Salomone . Dan . NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015 . June 3, 2015 . . Giants.com . October 2, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150930065327/http://www.giants.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/NFL-Draft-headed-to-Chicago-in-2015/3ac322b1-3b4c-4a16-aba7-6e08d31b1756 . September 30, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
  3. Web site: Jets' best draft class featured a record four first-round picks. 2016-04-25. ESPN.com. en. 2019-03-12.
  4. Web site: Top all-time NFL draft steals. 2020-12-26. NFL.com. en-US.
  5. Web site: 2017-02-22. 25 of the greatest NFL Draft picks ever - CBSSports.com. 2020-12-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20170222110448/http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/photos/25-of-the-best-nfl-draft-picks-of-all-time/25. February 22, 2017.
  6. Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
  7. Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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Notable undrafted players

†= Pro Bowler

Hall of Famers

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2018.

References and notes

Notes
Trade references
General references

External links

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