2001 NFL Draft

2001 NFL Draft

General information
Date(s)	April 21–22, 2001
Location	Theater at MSG in New York City, NY
Network(s)	ESPN
Overview
246 total selections in 7 rounds
League	NFL
First selection	Michael Vick, QB Atlanta Falcons
Mr. Irrelevant	Tevita Ofahengaue, TE Arizona Cardinals
Most selections (12)	Buffalo Bills Seattle Seahawks
Fewest selections (5)	Washington Redskins
Hall of Famers	2 RB LaDainian Tomlinson G Steve Hutchinson
← 2000 2002 →

The 2001 NFL Draft was the 66th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible football players. The draft, which is officially referred to as the "NFL Player Selection Meeting," was held at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York on April 21–22, 2001.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Each team is assigned one pick per round with the order based generally on the reverse order of finish in the previous season with the team with the worst record receiving the first draft slot. Exceptions to this are the Super Bowl participants from the previous season — the champion Baltimore Ravens were assigned the final draft slot and the runner-up New York Giants assigned the 30th slot in each round.^[1] The draft was broadcast on ESPN and ESPN2.^[1] Due to previous trades, the Dallas Cowboys and Tennessee Titans did not have selections in the first round. More than half of the players selected in the draft's first round (17 of 31) would eventually be elected to at least one Pro Bowl.

The first player selected in the draft was quarterback Michael Vick from Virginia Tech, who was selected by the Atlanta Falcons after they acquired the first pick in a trade with the San Diego Chargers.^[4] Vick spent six seasons with the Falcons before being sentenced to 21 months in prison for his involvement in an illegal interstate dog fighting ring,^[5] eventually rebounding his career with the Philadelphia Eagles after being released from prison and winning the NFL's Comeback Player of the Year Award in 2010.

Florida State quarterback Chris Weinke, the 2000 winner of the Heisman Trophy, awarded to the player deemed most outstanding in college football,^[6] was selected in the fourth round by the Carolina Panthers. After being a regular starter for the Panthers in his first season, during which Carolina posted a 1–15 record, Weinke played only 12 games over his final five seasons before being released.^[7] The last player selected, who traditionally receives the unofficial title Mr. Irrelevant, was Tevita Ofahengaue of Brigham Young University, who was chosen by the Arizona Cardinals. Ofahengaue never played in the NFL, and in 2011 was charged with stealing gasoline from a construction company in Salt Lake City.^[8] He is currently the Player Personnel Director at BYU.

There were 31 compensatory selections distributed among 16 teams during rounds three through seven, with the Jacksonville Jaguars and Buffalo Bills receiving 4 picks each.^[1] The University of Miami was the college with the most players selected in the first round, with Dan Morgan, Damione Lewis, Santana Moss and Reggie Wayne all picked at that stage. Across the whole draft, however, Florida State University had the most players selected, a total of nine compared to Miami's seven.^[9]

No teams elected to claim any players in the 2001 supplemental draft.

As of 2020, the only active player remaining from the 2001 draft is quarterback Drew Brees, who was drafted 32nd overall by the San Diego Chargers, and went on to win Super Bowl XLIV as a member of the New Orleans Saints, whom he has played for since the 2006 season.

Player selections

Jump to round: 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7

*	= compensatory selection
^	= supplemental compensatory selection
†	= Pro Bowler^[10]
‡	= Hall of Famer^[11]

Positions key
C	Center	CB	Cornerback	DB	Defensive back	DE	Defensive end
DL	Defensive lineman	DT	Defensive tackle	FB	Fullback	FS	Free safety
G	Guard	HB	Halfback	K	Placekicker	KR	Kick returner
LB	Linebacker	LS	Long snapper	OT	Offensive tackle	OL	Offensive lineman
NT	Nose tackle	P	Punter	PR	Punt returner	QB	Quarterback
RB	Running back	S	Safety	SS	Strong safety	TB	Tailback
TE	Tight end	WR	Wide receiver

Quarterback Michael Vick was chosen as the first draft pick overall by the Atlanta Falcons.

Matt Light was drafted in the second round and went on to win three Super Bowl championships with the New England Patriots.

Santana Moss was one of four players from the University of Miami chosen in the first round, more than any other school.

Although T. J. Houshmandzadeh was not selected until the final round of the draft, he went on to play in the Pro Bowl in 2007.

Drew Brees was the first pick of the second round and went on to lead the New Orleans Saints to their first Super Bowl in franchise history, along with setting numerous NFL records. He is the only remaining active player from this draft.

LaDainian Tomlinson was the first running back picked in the draft and set multiple NFL records in rushing touchdowns and yards in his nine seasons with the San Diego Chargers.

Wide receiver Reggie Wayne was a late first round pick and is currently tenth in career total receiving yards .

Rnd.	Pick #	NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.	Notes
1	1	Atlanta Falcons	Michael Vick ^†	QB	Virginia Tech	Big East	from San Diego;^{[R1 - 1]}
1	2	Arizona Cardinals	Leonard Davis ^†	G	Texas	Big 12
1	3	Cleveland Browns	Gerard Warren	DT	Florida	SEC
1	4	Cincinnati Bengals	Justin Smith ^†	DE	Missouri	Big 12
1	5	San Diego Chargers	LaDainian Tomlinson^†	RB	TCU	WAC	from Atlanta ^{[R1 - 2]}
1	6	New England Patriots	Richard Seymour ^†	DT	Georgia	SEC
1	7	San Francisco 49ers	Andre Carter ^†	DE	California	Pac-10	from Dallas via Seattle ^{[R1 - 3]}
1	8	Chicago Bears	David Terrell	WR	Michigan	Big Ten
1	9	Seattle Seahawks	Koren Robinson ^†	WR	NC State	ACC	from San Francisco ^{[R1 - 4]}
1	10	Green Bay Packers	Jamal Reynolds	DE	Florida State	ACC	from Seattle ^{[R1 - 5]}
1	11	Carolina Panthers	Dan Morgan ^†	LB	Miami (FL)	Big East
1	12	St. Louis Rams	Damione Lewis	DT	Miami (FL)	Big East	from Kansas City ^{[R1 - 6]}
1	13	Jacksonville Jaguars	Marcus Stroud ^†	DT	Georgia	SEC
1	14	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Kenyatta Walker	OT	Florida	SEC	from Buffalo ^{[R1 - 7]}
1	15	Washington Redskins	Rod Gardner	WR	Clemson	ACC
1	16	New York Jets	Santana Moss ^†	WR	Miami (FL)	Big East	from Pittsburgh ^{[R1 - 8]}
1	17	Seattle Seahawks	Steve Hutchinson^†	G	Michigan	Big Ten	from Green Bay ^{[R1 - 9]}
1	18	Detroit Lions	Jeff Backus	OT	Michigan	Big Ten
1	19	Pittsburgh Steelers	Casey Hampton ^†	DT	Texas	Big 12	from New York Jets ^{[R1 - 10]}
1	20	St. Louis Rams	Adam Archuleta	SS	Arizona State	Pac-10
1	21	Buffalo Bills	Nate Clements ^†	CB	Ohio State	Big Ten	from Tampa Bay;^{[R1 - 11]}
1	22	New York Giants	Will Allen	CB	Syracuse	Big East	from Indianapolis ^{[R1 - 12]}
1	23	New Orleans Saints	Deuce McAllister ^†	RB	Mississippi	SEC
1	24	Denver Broncos	Willie Middlebrooks	CB	Minnesota	Big Ten
1	25	Philadelphia Eagles	Freddie Mitchell	WR	UCLA	Pac-10
1	26	Miami Dolphins	Jamar Fletcher	CB	Wisconsin	Big Ten
1	27	Minnesota Vikings	Michael Bennett ^†	RB	Wisconsin	Big Ten
1	28	Oakland Raiders	Derrick Gibson	SS	Florida State	ACC
1	29	St. Louis Rams	Ryan Pickett	DT	Ohio State	Big Ten	from Tennessee ^{[R1 - 13]}
1	30	Indianapolis Colts	Reggie Wayne ^†	WR	Miami (FL)	Big East	from New York Giants ^{[R1 - 14]}
1	31	Baltimore Ravens	Todd Heap ^†	TE	Arizona State	Pac-10
2	32	San Diego Chargers	Drew Brees ^†	QB	Purdue	Big Ten
2	33	Cleveland Browns	Quincy Morgan	WR	Kansas State	Big 12
2	34	Arizona Cardinals	Kyle Vanden Bosch ^†	DE	Nebraska	Big 12
2	35	Atlanta Falcons	Alge Crumpler ^†	TE	North Carolina	ACC
2	36	Cincinnati Bengals	Chad Johnson ^†	WR	Oregon State	Pac-10
2	37	Indianapolis Colts	Idrees Bashir	FS	Memphis	C-USA	from Dallas ^{[R2 - 1]}
2	38	Chicago Bears	Anthony Thomas	RB	Michigan	Big Ten
2	39	Pittsburgh Steelers	Kendrell Bell ^†	LB	Georgia	SEC	from New England ^{[R2 - 2]} ^[12]
2	40	Seattle Seahawks	Ken Lucas	CB	Mississippi	SEC
2	41	Green Bay Packers	Robert Ferguson	WR	Texas A&M	Big 12	from San Francisco ^{[R2 - 3]}
2	42	St. Louis Rams	Tommy Polley	OLB	Florida State	ACC	from Kansas City ^{[R2 - 4]}
2	43	Jacksonville Jaguars	Maurice Williams	OT	Michigan	Big Ten
2	44	Carolina Panthers	Kris Jenkins ^†	DT	Maryland	ACC	^[13]
2	45	Washington Redskins	Fred Smoot	CB	Mississippi State	SEC
2	46	Buffalo Bills	Aaron Schobel ^†	DE	Texas Christian	WAC	^[13]
2	47	San Francisco 49ers	Jamie Winborn	OLB	Vanderbilt	SEC	from Green Bay ^{[R2 - 5]}
2	48	New England Patriots	Matt Light ^†	OT	Purdue	Big Ten	from Detroit ^{[R2 - 6]}
2	49	New York Jets	Lamont Jordan	RB	Maryland	ACC
2	50	Detroit Lions	Dominic Raiola	C	Nebraska	Big 12	from Pittsburgh via New England ^{[R2 - 7]}
2	51	Denver Broncos	Toviessi, PaulPaul Toviessi	DE	Marshall	MAC	from Tampa Bay via Buffalo ^{[R2 - 8]}
2	52	Miami Dolphins	Chris Chambers ^†	WR	Wisconsin	Big Ten	from Indianapolis via Dallas ^{[R2 - 9]} ^[14]
2	53	Dallas Cowboys	Quincy Carter	QB	Georgia	SEC	from New Orleans ^{[R2 - 10]}
2	54	Arizona Cardinals	Michael Stone	SS	Memphis	C-USA	from St. Louis ^{[R2 - 11]}
2	55	Philadelphia Eagles	Quinton Caver	LB	Arkansas	SEC
2	56	Dallas Cowboys	Tony Dixon	SS	Alabama	SEC	from Miami ^{[R2 - 12]}
2	57	Minnesota Vikings	Willie Howard	DE	Stanford	Pac-10
2	58	Buffalo Bills	Travis Henry ^†	RB	Tennessee	SEC	from Denver ^{[R2 - 13]} ^[15]
2	59	Oakland Raiders	Marques Tuiasosopo	QB	Washington	Pac-10
2	60	Tennessee Titans	Andre Dyson	CB	Utah	MWC
2	61	Detroit Lions	Shaun Rogers ^†	DT	Texas	Big 12	from New York Giants ^{[R2 - 14]}
2	62	Baltimore Ravens	Gary Baxter	CB	Baylor	Big 12
3	63	Philadelphia Eagles	Derrick Burgess ^†	DE	Mississippi	SEC	from San Diego ^{[R3 - 1]} ^[13]
3	64	Arizona Cardinals	Adrian Wilson ^†	SS	NC State	ACC	^[13]
3	65	Cleveland Browns	James Jackson	RB	Miami (FL)	Big East
3	66	Cincinnati Bengals	Sean Brewer	TE	San Jose State	WAC
3	67	San Diego Chargers	Tay Cody	CB	Florida State	ACC	from Atlanta ^{[R3 - 2]}
3	68	Chicago Bears	Mike Gandy	OT	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)
3	69	Minnesota Vikings	Eric Kelly	CB	Kentucky	SEC	from New England ^{[R3 - 3]}
3	70	New Orleans Saints	Sedrick Hodge	OLB	North Carolina	ACC	from Dallas ^{[R3 - 4]}
3	71	Green Bay Packers	Bhawoh Jue	FS	Penn State	Big Ten	from San Francisco ^{[R3 - 5]}
3	72	Green Bay Packers	Torrance Marshall	ILB	Oklahoma	Big 12	from Seattle ^{[R3 - 6]}
3	73	Jacksonville Jaguars	Eric Westmoreland	OLB	Tennessee	SEC
3	74	Carolina Panthers	Steve Smith ^†	WR	Utah	MWC
3	75	Kansas City Chiefs	Eric Downing	DT	Syracuse	Big East
3	76	Buffalo Bills	Ron Edwards	DT	Texas A&M	Big 12
3	77	Kansas City Chiefs	Marvin Minnis	WR	Florida State	ACC	from Washington ^{[R3 - 7]}
3	78	New York Giants	Will Peterson	CB	Western Illinois	Gateway	from Detroit ^{[R3 - 8]}
3	79	New York Jets	Kareem McKenzie	OT	Penn State	Big Ten
3	80	San Francisco 49ers	Kevan Barlow	RB	Pittsburgh	Big East	from Green Bay ^{[R3 - 9]}
3	81	New Orleans Saints	Kenny Smith	DT	Alabama	SEC	from Indianapolis via Dallas ^{[R3 - 10]}
3	82	Seattle Seahawks	Heath Evans	FB	Auburn	SEC	from New Orleans via Green Bay and San Francisco ^{[R3 - 11]}
3	83	St. Louis Rams	Brian Allen	OLB	Florida State	ACC
3	84	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Dwight Smith	SS	Akron	MAC
3	85	Miami Dolphins	Travis Minor	RB	Florida State	ACC
3	86	New England Patriots	Brock Williams	CB	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)	from Minnesota ^{[R3 - 12]}
3	87	Denver Broncos	Reggie Hayward	DE	Iowa State	Big 12
3	88	Miami Dolphins	Morlon Greenwood	ILB	Syracuse	Big East	from Philadelphia ^{[R3 - 13]}
3	89	Oakland Raiders	DeLawrence Grant	OLB	Oregon State	Pac-10
3	90	Tennessee Titans	Shad Meier	TE	Kansas State	Big 12
3	91	Indianapolis Colts	Cory Bird	SS	Virginia Tech	Big East	from New York Giants ^{[R3 - 14]}
3	92	Baltimore Ravens	Casey Rabach	C	Wisconsin	Big Ten
3*	93	Dallas Cowboys	Willie Blade	DT	Mississippi State	SEC
3*	94	Jacksonville Jaguars	James Boyd	SS	Penn State	Big Ten
3*	95	Buffalo Bills	Jonas Jennings	OT	Georgia	SEC
4	96	New England Patriots	Kenyatta Jones	OT	South Florida	Ind. (I-AA)	from San Diego ^{[R4 - 1]}
4	97	Cleveland Browns	Anthony Henry	CB	South Florida	Ind. (I-AA)
4	98	Arizona Cardinals	Bill Gramatica	K	South Florida	Ind. (I-AA)
4	99	Atlanta Falcons	Roberto Garza	C	Texas A&M–Kingsville	LSC
4	100	Cincinnati Bengals	Rudi Johnson ^†	RB	Auburn	SEC	^[14]
4	101	New York Jets	Jamie Henderson	CB	Georgia	SEC	from New England ^{[R4 - 2]}
4	102	Atlanta Falcons	Matt Stewart	OLB	Vanderbilt	SEC	from Dallas ^{[R4 - 3]}
4	103	Chicago Bears	Karon Riley	DE	Minnesota	Big Ten
4	104	Seattle Seahawks	Orlando Huff	OLB	Fresno State	WAC
4	105	Green Bay Packers	Bill Ferrario	G	Wisconsin	Big Ten	from San Francisco ^{[R4 - 4]}
4	106	Carolina Panthers	Chris Weinke	QB	Florida State	ACC	2000 Heisman Trophy winner
4	107	Kansas City Chiefs	Monty Beisel	ILB	Kansas State	Big 12
4	108	Kansas City Chiefs	George Layne	RB	Texas Christian	WAC	from Jacksonville ^{[R4 - 5]}
4	109	Washington Redskins	Sage Rosenfels	QB	Iowa State	Big 12
4	110	Buffalo Bills	Brandon Spoon	ILB	North Carolina	ACC	from Denver ^{[R4 - 6]}
4	111	Pittsburgh Steelers	Mathias Nkwenti	OT	Temple	Big East	from New York Jets ^{[R4 - 7]}
4	112	San Diego Chargers	Carlos Polk	OLB	Nebraska	Big 12	from Pittsburgh via New England ^{[R4 - 8]}
4	113	Denver Broncos	Ben Hamilton	G	Minnesota	Big Ten	from Green Bay ^{[R4 - 9]}
4	114	New York Giants	Cedric Scott	DE	Southern Mississippi	C-USA	from Detroit ^{[R4 - 10]}
4	115	New Orleans Saints	Moran Norris	FB	Kansas	Big 12
4	116	St. Louis Rams	Milton Wynn	WR	Washington State	Pac-10
4	117	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	John Howell	SS	Colorado State	MWC
4	118	Indianapolis Colts	Ryan Diem	OT	NIU	MAC
4	119	New England Patriots	Jabari Holloway	TE	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)	from Minnesota ^{[R4 - 11]}
4	120	Denver Broncos	Nick Harris	P	California	Pac-10
4	121	Philadelphia Eagles	Correll Buckhalter	RB	Nebraska	Big 12
4	122	Dallas Cowboys	Markus Steele	OLB	USC	Pac-10	from Miami ^{[R4 - 12]}
4	123	Arizona Cardinals	Marcus Bell	DT	Memphis	C-USA	from Oakland via St. Louis ^{[R4 - 13]}
4	124	Tennessee Titans	Justin McCareins	WR	NIU	MAC
4	125	New York Giants	Jesse Palmer	QB	Florida	SEC
4	126	Baltimore Ravens	Edgerton Hartwell	ILB	Western Illinois	Gateway
4*	127	Seattle Seahawks	Curtis Fuller	FS	Texas Christian	WAC
4*	128	Seattle Seahawks	Floyd Womack	OT	Mississippi State	SEC
4*	129	St. Louis Rams	Brandon Manumaleuna	TE	Arizona	Pac-10
4*	130	Minnesota Vikings	Shawn Worthen	DT	Texas Christian	WAC
4*	131	Minnesota Vikings	Cedric James	WR	Texas Christian	WAC
5	132	San Diego Chargers	Silvers, ElliotElliot Silvers	OT	Washington	Pac-10
5	133	Arizona Cardinals	Mario Fatafehi	DT	Kansas State	Big 12
5	134	Cleveland Browns	Jeremiah Pharms	LB	Washington	Pac-10
5	135	Cincinnati Bengals	Victor Leyva	OT	Arizona State	Pac-10
5	136	Atlanta Falcons	Vinny Sutherland	WR	Purdue	Big Ten
5	137	Dallas Cowboys	Matt Lehr	G	Virginia Tech	Big East
5	138	Chicago Bears	Bernard Robertson	OT	Tulane	C-USA
5	139	San Diego Chargers	Zeke Moreno	ILB	USC	Pac-10	from New England ^{[R5 - 1]}
5	140	Seattle Seahawks	Alex Bannister ^†	WR	Eastern Kentucky	OVC	^[16]
5	141	Kansas City Chiefs	Billy Baber	TE	Virginia	ACC
5	142	Jacksonville Jaguars	Leaverton, DavidDavid Leaverton	P	Tennessee	SEC
5	143	Carolina Panthers	Jarrod Cooper	SS	Kansas State	Big 12
5	144	Buffalo Bills	Marques Sullivan	OT	Illinois	Big Ten
5	145	St. Louis Rams	Jerametrius Butler	CB	Kansas State	Big 12	from Washington ^{[R5 - 2]}
5	146	Pittsburgh Steelers	Chukky Okobi	C	Purdue	Big Ten
5	147	Philadelphia Eagles	Tony Stewart	TE	Penn State	Big Ten	from Green Bay ^{[R5 - 3]}
5	148	Detroit Lions	Scotty Anderson	WR	Grambling State	SWAC
5	149	Detroit Lions	Mike McMahon	QB	Rutgers	Big East	from New York Jets via New England ^{[R5 - 4]}
5	150	Kansas City Chiefs	Derrick Blaylock	RB	Stephen F. Austin	Southland	from St. Louis ^{[R5 - 5]}
5	151	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Russ Hochstein	G	Nebraska	Big 12
5	152	Indianapolis Colts	Raymond Walls	CB	Southern Miss	C-USA
5	153	New Orleans Saints	Ojo, OnomeOnome Ojo	WR	UC Davis	Ind. (Div. II)
5	154	Washington Redskins	Darnerien McCants	WR	Delaware State	MEAC	from Denver via St. Louis ^{[R5 - 6]}
5	155	Philadelphia Eagles	A. J. Feeley	QB	Oregon	Pac-10
5	156	Miami Dolphins	Shawn Draper	TE	Alabama	SEC
5	157	Minnesota Vikings	Patrick Chukwurah	OLB	Wyoming	MWC
5	158	Oakland Raiders	Perryman, RayRay Perryman	SS	Northern Arizona	Big Sky
5	159	Tennessee Titans	Eddie Berlin	WR	Northern Iowa	Gateway
5	160	New York Giants	Markham, JohnJohn Markham	K	Vanderbilt	SEC
5	161	Baltimore Ravens	Barnes, ChrisChris Barnes	RB	New Mexico State	Big West
5*	162	New York Giants	Jonathan Carter	WR	Troy	Southland
5*	163	New England Patriots	Hakim Akbar	OLB	Washington	Pac-10
6	164	Miami Dolphins	Brandon Winey	OT	LSU	SEC	from San Diego ^{[R6 - 1]}
6	165	Cleveland Browns	Michael Jameson	CB	Texas A&M	Big 12
6	166	Arizona Cardinals	Bobby Newcombe	WR	Nebraska	Big 12
6	167	Atlanta Falcons	Garner, RandyRandy Garner	DE	Arkansas	SEC
6	168	Cincinnati Bengals	Riall Johnson	OLB	Stanford	Pac-10
6	169	San Francisco 49ers	Cedrick Wilson Sr.	WR	Tennessee	SEC	from Chicago ^{[R6 - 2]}
6	170	Jacksonville Jaguars	Chad Ward	G	Washington	Pac-10	from New England ^{[R6 - 3]}
6	171	Dallas Cowboys	Daleroy Stewart	DT	Southern Miss	C-USA
6	172	Seattle Seahawks	Josh Booty	QB	LSU	SEC
6	173	Detroit Lions	Jason Glenn	OLB	Texas A&M	Big 12	from San Francisco via New England ^{[R6 - 4]}
6	174	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Jameel Cook	FB	Illinois	Big Ten
6	175	Carolina Panthers	Dee Brown	RB	Syracuse	Big East
6	176	Kansas City Chiefs	Alex Sulfsted	G	Miami (OH)	MAC
6	177	Miami Dolphins	Josh Heupel	QB	Oklahoma	Big 12	from Washington ^{[R6 - 5]}
6	178	Buffalo Bills	Tony Driver	FS	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)
6	179	San Francisco 49ers	Rashad Holman	CB	Louisville	C-USA	from Green Bay ^{[R6 - 6]}
6	180	New England Patriots	Arther Love	TE	South Carolina State	MEAC	from Detroit ^{[R6 - 7]}
6	181	Pittsburgh Steelers	Rodney Bailey	DE	Ohio State	Big Ten	from New York Jets ^{[R6 - 8]}
6	182	Pittsburgh Steelers	Roger Knight	OLB	Wisconsin	Big Ten
6	183	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Ellis Wyms	DT	Mississippi State	SEC
6	184	Oakland Raiders	Chris Cooper	DT	Nebraska–Omaha	NCC	from Indianapolis ^{[R6 - 9]}
6	185	New Orleans Saints	White, MitchMitch White	OT	Oregon State	Pac-10
6	186	Washington Redskins	Mario Monds	DT	Cincinnati	C-USA	from St. Louis ^{[R6 - 10]}
6	187	Miami Dolphins	Otis Leverette	DE	UAB	C-USA	from Philadelphia ^{[R6 - 11]}
6	188	Miami Dolphins	Crowell, RickRick Crowell	LB	Colorado State	MWC
6	189	Minnesota Vikings	Scott, CareyCarey Scott	CB	Kentucky State	SIAC
6	190	Denver Broncos	Kevin Kasper	WR	Iowa	Big Ten
6	191	San Francisco 49ers	Holloway, MensonMenson Holloway	DE	Texas-El Paso	WAC	from Oakland via Seattle ^{[R6 - 12]}
6	192	Tennessee Titans	Dan Alexander	RB	Nebraska	Big 12
6	193	Indianapolis Colts	Jason Doering	FS	Wisconsin	Big Ten	from New York Giants ^{[R6 - 13]}
6	194	Baltimore Ravens	Joe Maese	LS	New Mexico	MWC
6*	195	Buffalo Bills	Dan O'Leary	TE	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)
6*	196	Buffalo Bills	Jimmy Williams	CB	Vanderbilt	SEC
6*	197	St. Louis Rams	Francis St. Paul	WR	Northern Arizona	Big Sky
6*	198	Green Bay Packers	David Martin	TE	Tennessee	SEC
6*	199	Tennessee Titans	Adam Haayer	OT	Minnesota	Big Ten
6*	200	New England Patriots	Leonard Myers	CB	Miami (FL)	Big East
7	201	San Diego Chargers	Brandon Gorin	OT	Purdue	Big Ten
7	202	Arizona Cardinals	Renaldo Hill	CB	Michigan State	Big Ten
7	203	Cleveland Browns	Paul Zukauskas	G	Boston College	Big East
7	204	Cincinnati Bengals	T. J. Houshmandzadeh ^†	WR	Oregon State	Pac-10	^[17]
7	205	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Finger, Dauntae'Dauntae' Finger	TE	North Carolina	ACC	from Atlanta ^{[R7 - 1]}
7	206	New York Jets	James Reed	DT	Iowa State	Big 12	from New England ^{[R7 - 2]}
7	207	Dallas Cowboys	Colston Weatherington	DT	Central Missouri State	MIAA
7	208	Chicago Bears	John Capel	WR	Florida	SEC	from Chicago via Miami ^{[R7 - 3]}
7	209	San Francisco 49ers	Alex Lincoln	LB	Auburn	SEC
7	210	Seattle Seahawks	Harold Blackmon	SS	Northwestern	Big Ten
7	211	Carolina Panthers	Williams, LouisLouis Williams	C	LSU	SEC
7	212	Kansas City Chiefs	Shaunard Harts	S	Boise State	Big West
7	213	Jacksonville Jaguars	Anthony Denman	OLB	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)
7	214	Buffalo Bills	Reggie Germany	WR	Ohio State	Big Ten
7	215	Atlanta Falcons	Hall, CoreyCorey Hall	FS	Appalachian State	SoCon	from Washington via Denver ^{[R7 - 4]}
7	216	New England Patriots	Owen Pochman	K	BYU	MWC	from Detroit ^{[R7 - 5]}
7	217	New York Jets	Tupe Peko	G	Michigan State	Big Ten
7	218	Pittsburgh Steelers	Taylor, ChrisChris Taylor	WR	Texas A&M	Big 12
7	219	Atlanta Falcons	Kynan Forney	G	Hawaii	WAC	from Green Bay via Denver ^{[R7 - 6]}
7	220	Indianapolis Colts	Rick DeMulling	G	Idaho	Big West
7	221	New Orleans Saints	Davis, EnnisEnnis Davis	DT	USC	Pac-10
7	222	Seattle Seahawks	Dennis Norman	C	Princeton	Ivy	from St. Louis via Green Bay and San Francisco ^{[R7 - 7]}
7	223	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Than Merrill	SS	Yale	Ivy
7	224	San Francisco 49ers	Eric Johnson	TE	Yale	Ivy	from Miami via Washington ^{[R7 - 8]}
7	225	Minnesota Vikings	Crawford, BrianBrian Crawford	OT	Western Oregon	CFA
7	226	Atlanta Falcons	Ronald Flemons	DE	Texas A&M	Big 12	from Denver ^{[R7 - 9]}
7	227	Carolina Panthers	Mike Roberg	TE	Idaho	Big West	from Philadelphia ^{[R7 - 10]}
7	228	Oakland Raiders	Derek Combs	CB	Ohio State	Big Ten
7	229	Oakland Raiders	Ken-Yon Rambo	WR	Ohio State	Big Ten	from Tennessee ^{[R7 - 11]}
7	230	New York Giants	Ross Kolodziej	DT	Wisconsin	Big Ten
7	231	Baltimore Ravens	Dwayne Missouri	DE	Northwestern	Big Ten
7*	232	Tennessee Titans	Keith Adams	OLB	Clemson	ACC
7*	233	Jacksonville Jaguars	Marlon McCree	SS	Kentucky	SEC
7*	234	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Joe Tafoya	DE	Arizona	Pac-10
7*	235	Jacksonville Jaguars	Flowers III, RichmondRichmond Flowers III	WR	Tennessee–Chattanooga	SoCon
7*	236	Atlanta Falcons	Quentin McCord	WR	Kentucky	SEC
7*	237	Seattle Seahawks	Kris Kocurek	DT	Texas Tech	Big 12
7*	238	Buffalo Bills	Tyrone Robertson	DT	Georgia	SEC
7*	239	New England Patriots	Turner, T. J.T. J. Turner	OLB	Michigan State	Big Ten
7*	240	Dallas Cowboys	John Nix	NT	Southern Mississippi	C-USA
7*	241	Jacksonville Jaguars	Randy Chevrier	DT	McGill	OQIFC
7*	242	Dallas Cowboys	Char-ron Dorsey	OT	Florida State	ACC
7*	243	Kansas City Chiefs	Terdell Sands	DT	Tennessee–Chattanooga	SoCon
7^	244	San Diego Chargers	Robert Carswell	SS	Clemson	ACC
7^	245	Cleveland Browns	Andre King	WR	Miami (FL)	Big East
7^	246	Arizona Cardinals	Tevita Ofahengaue	TE	BYU	MWC

Trades

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

Round one

Round two

Round three

Round four

Round five

Round six

Round seven

Players by position

The 246 players chosen in the draft were composed of:

Position	Players selected
Quarterbacks	11
Running backs	17
Fullbacks	2
Wide Receivers	34
Tight Ends	15
Offensive Tackles	22
Offensive Guards	12
Centers	6
Long Snapper	1
Defensive Ends	19
Defensive Tackles	21
Nose Tackles	6
Linebackers	30
Defensive Backs	45
Cornerbacks	21
Safeties	23
Placekickers	3
Punters	2

Notable undrafted players

^†	= Pro Bowler^[10]

Original NFL team	Player	Pos.	College	Conf.
Arizona Cardinals	Nate Poole	WR	Marshall	MAC
Arizona Cardinals	Marcel Shipp	RB	UMass	A-10
Arizona Cardinals	Fred Wakefield	DE	Illinois	Big Ten
Atlanta Falcons	Jay Feely ^†	K	Michigan	Big Ten
Baltimore Ravens	Damion Cook	G	Bethune–Cookman	MEAC
Baltimore Ravens	J. R. Jenkins	K	Marshall	MAC
Baltimore Ravens	Tim Johnson	LB	Youngstown State	Gateway
Buffalo Bills	Tim Hasselbeck	QB	Boston College	Big East
Buffalo Bills	Brian Leigeb	CB	Central Michigan	MAC
Buffalo Bills	Kendrick Office	DE	West Alabama	Gulf South
Carolina Panthers	Nick Goings	FB	Pittsburgh	Big East
Carolina Panthers	Nathan Hodel	LS	Illinois	Big Ten
Cincinnati Bengals	Chris Edmonds	FB	West Virginia	Big East
Cincinnati Bengals	Ifeanyi Ohalete	S	USC	Pac-10
Cleveland Browns	Felipe Claybrooks	DE	Georgia Tech	ACC
Cleveland Browns	Benjamin Gay	RB	Garden City CC	KJCCC
Dallas Cowboys	Jason Bell	CB	UCLA	Pac-10
Dallas Cowboys	Javiar Collins	T	Northwestern	Big Ten
Dallas Cowboys	Demetric Evans	DE	Georgia	SEC
Dallas Cowboys	J. J. Jones	LB	Arkansas	SEC
Dallas Cowboys	Louis Mackey	LB	Akron	MAC
Dallas Cowboys	Lynn Scott	S	Northwestern Oklahoma State	CSFL
Dallas Cowboys	Randal Williams	WR	New Hampshire	A-10
Denver Broncos	Phil McGeoghan	WR	Maine	A-10
Detroit Lions	Anthony Herron	DL	Iowa	Big Ten
Detroit Lions	Chidi Iwuoma	CB	California	Pac-10
Detroit Lions	Ligarius Jennings	CB	Tennessee State	OVC
Green Bay Packers	Donté Curry	LB	Morris Brown	SIAC
Green Bay Packers	Kevin Kaesviharn	S	Augustana (SD)	NCC
Green Bay Packers	Cleo Lemon	QB	Arkansas State	Big West
Green Bay Packers	Marques McFadden	G	Arizona	Pac-10
Indianapolis Colts	Nick Harper	CB	Fort Valley State	SIAC
Indianapolis Colts	Cleveland Pinkney	DT	South Carolina	SEC
Indianapolis Colts	Dominic Rhodes	RB	Midwestern State	LSC
Indianapolis Colts	Marcus Williams	TE/WR	Washington State	Pac-10
Jacksonville Jaguars	Elvis Joseph	RB	Southern	SWAC
Jacksonville Jaguars	Ryan Prince	TE	Weber State	Big Sky
Kansas City Chiefs	Ian Allen	T	Purdue	Big Ten
Kansas City Chiefs	Lawrence Tynes	K	Troy State	Southland
Miami Dolphins	Aaron Elling	K	Wyoming	MWC
Miami Dolphins	Buck Gurley	DT	Florida	SEC
Miami Dolphins	Nick Sorensen	S	Virginia Tech	Big East
Minnesota Vikings	Jeff Hazuga	DE	Wisconsin–Stout	WIAC
Minnesota Vikings	Brian Russell	S	San Diego State	MWC
Minnesota Vikings	Mike Solwold	LS	Wisconsin	Big Ten
Minnesota Vikings	Fearon Wright	LB	Rhode Island	A-10
New England Patriots	Stephen Neal	G	Cal State Bakersfield	CCAA
New Orleans Saints	Tim Carter	CB	Tulane	C-USA
New Orleans Saints	Derek Dorris	WR	Texas Tech	Big 12
New Orleans Saints	James Fenderson	RB	Hawaii	WAC
New Orleans Saints	Boo Williams	TE	Arkansas	SEC
New York Giants	Delvin Joyce	RB/KR	James Madison	A-10
New York Giants	Lance Legree	DT	Notre Dame	Ind. (I-A)
New York Giants	Brady McDonnell	TE	Colorado	Big 12
New York Giants	Marcellus Rivers	TE	Oklahoma State	Big 12
New York Giants	Rich Seubert	G	Western Illinois	Gateway
New York Giants	Josh Stamer	LB	South Dakota	NCC
New York Giants	Josh Warner	C/G	Brockport	Ind. (Div. III)
New York Jets	Reggie White	RB	Oklahoma State	Big 12
New York Jets	Daniel Wilcox	TE	Appalachian State	SoCon
New York Jets	Tory Woodbury	QB	Winston-Salem State	CIAA
Philadelphia Eagles	Jason Baker	P	Iowa	Big Ten
Philadelphia Eagles	Josh Parry	FB	San Jose State	WAC
Philadelphia Eagles	Jason Short	LB	Eastern Michigan	MAC
Pittsburgh Steelers	Tim Baker	WR	Texas Tech	Big 12
Pittsburgh Steelers	R. J. Bowers	FB	Grove City	PAC
Pittsburgh Steelers	Chris Hoke	DT	BYU	MWC
Pittsburgh Steelers	Justin Kurpeikis	LB	Penn State	Big Ten
Pittsburgh Steelers	Keydrick Vincent	G	Ole Miss	SEC
San Diego Chargers	Walter Bernard	CB	New Mexico	MWC
San Diego Chargers	Dondre Gilliam	WR	Millersville	PSAC
San Diego Chargers	Michael Keathley	G	TCU	WAC
San Diego Chargers	Terry Witherspoon	FB	Clemson	ACC
San Francisco 49ers	Tom Ashworth	OT	Colorado	Big 12
San Francisco 49ers	Steve Cheek	P	Humboldt State	CFA
San Francisco 49ers	Gabe Crecion	TE	UCLA	Pac-10
San Francisco 49ers	Jimmy Farris	WR	Montana	Big Sky
San Francisco 49ers	James Jordan	WR	Louisiana Tech	Ind. (I-A)
San Francisco 49ers	Jamal Robertson	RB/KR	Ohio Northern	OAC
San Francisco 49ers	Ben Steele	TE	Mesa State	RMAC
St. Louis Rams	Aveion Cason	RB	Illinois State	Gateway
St. Louis Rams	Troy Evans	LB	Cincinnati	C-USA
St. Louis Rams	James Whitley	CB	Michigan	Big Ten
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Ryan Benjamin	LS	South Florida	Ind. (I-AA)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Marq Cerqua	LB	Carson–Newman	SAC
Tennessee Titans	Drew Bennett	WR	UCLA	Pac-10
Tennessee Titans	Rob Bironas ^†	K	Georgia Southern	SoCon
Tennessee Titans	Wes Ours	RB	West Virginia	Big East
Tennessee Titans	Juqua Parker	DE	Oklahoma State	Big 12
Tennessee Titans	Joe Walker	S	Nebraska	Big 12
Washington Redskins	David Brandt	C/G	Michigan	Big Ten
Washington Redskins	Donny Green	LB	Virginia	ACC
Washington Redskins	Antonio Pierce ^†	LB	Arizona	Pac-10
Washington Redskins	Justin Skaggs	WR	Evangel	HAAC
Washington Redskins	Ross Tucker	G	Princeton	Ivy
Washington Redskins	Kenny Watson	RB	Penn State	Big Ten

Hall of Famers

LaDainian Tomlinson, running back from TCU, taken 1st round 5th overall by the San Diego Chargers.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2017.

Steve Hutchinson, guard from Michigan, taken 1st round 17th overall by the Seattle Seahawks.

Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2020.

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^ Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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