2000 NFL Draft

2000 NFL Draft
	General Information
Date(s)	April 15-16, 2000
Time	12:00 PM EDT April 20; 11:00 AM EDT April 21
Location	Madison Square Garden; New York City, New York
Network(s) (US)	ESPN
	Picks
First selection	Courtney Brown, DE; Cleveland Browns
Mr. Irrelevant	Mike Green, SS; Chicago Bears
Most selections
Fewest selections
Overall selections	254
< 1999	2001 >

The 2000 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 15-16, 2000. No teams elected to claim any players in the supplemental draft that year. The drafted 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. The New York Jets had four first-round draft picks, the most by any team in the history of the Draft (16 teams have had three picks but no other has had four). The 254 players chosen in the draft comprised:

Player selections[]

= compensatory selection

= supplemental compensatory selection

= Pro Bowler ^[1]

Round one[]

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
1	Cleveland Browns	Courtney Brown	Defensive End	Penn State
2	Washington Redskins ^{(from New Orleans)}	LaVar Arrington	Linebacker	Penn State
3	Washington Redskins ^{(from San Francisco)}	Chris Samuels	Tackle	Alabama
4	Cincinnati Bengals	Peter Warrick	Wide Receiver	Florida State
5	Baltimore Ravens ^{(from Atlanta)}	Jamal Lewis	Running Back	Tennessee
6	Philadelphia Eagles	Corey Simon	Defensive Tackle	Florida State
7	Arizona Cardinals	Thomas Jones	Running Back	Virginia
8	Pittsburgh Steelers	Plaxico Burress	Wide Receiver	Michigan State
9	Chicago Bears	Brian Urlacher	Linebacker	New Mexico
10	Baltimore Ravens ^{(from Denver)}	Travis Taylor	Wide Receiver	Florida
11	New York Giants	Ron Dayne	Running Back	Wisconsin
12	New York Jets ^{(from Carolina through Washington and San Francisco)}	Shaun Ellis	Defensive End	Tennessee
13	New York Jets ^{(from San Diego through Tampa Bay)}	John Abraham	Defensive End	South Carolina
14	Green Bay Packers	Bubba Franks	Tight End	Miami (FL)
15	Denver Broncos ^{(from Baltimore)}	Deltha O'Neal	Defensive Back	California
16	San Francisco 49ers ^{(from New England through New York Jets)}	Julian Peterson	Linebacker	Michigan State
17	Oakland Raiders	Sebastian Janikowski	Kicker	Florida State
18	New York Jets	Chad Pennington	Quarterback	Marshall
19	Seattle Seahawks ^{(from Dallas)} ^[2]	Shaun Alexander	Running Back	Alabama
20	Detroit Lions	Stockar McDougle	Tackle	Oklahoma
21	Kansas City Chiefs	Sylvester Morris	Wide Receiver	Jackson State
22	Seattle Seahawks	Chris McIntosh	Tackle	Wisconsin
23	Carolina Panthers ^{(from Miami)}	Rashard Anderson	Defensive Back	Jackson State
24	San Francisco 49ers ^{(from Washington)}	Ahmed Plummer	Cornerback	Ohio State
25	Minnesota Vikings	Chris Hovan	Defensive Tackle	Boston College
26	Buffalo Bills	Erik Flowers	Defensive End	Arizona State
27	New York Jets ^{(from Tampa Bay)}	Anthony Becht	Tight End	West Virginia
28	Indianapolis Colts	Rob Morris	Linebacker	Brigham Young University
29	Jacksonville Jaguars	R. Jay Soward	Wide Receiver	USC
30	Tennessee Titans	Keith Bulluck	Linebacker	Syracuse
31	St. Louis Rams	Trung Canidate	Running Back	Arizona

Round two[]

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
32	Cleveland Browns	Dennis Northcutt	Wide Receiver	Arizona
33	New Orleans Saints	Darren Howard	Defensive End	Kansas State
34	Cincinnati Bengals	Mark Roman	Safety	LSU
35	San Francisco 49ers	John Engelberger	Defensive End	Virginia Tech
36	Philadelphia Eagles	Todd Pinkston	Wide Receiver	Southern Miss
37	Atlanta Falcons	Travis Claridge	Guard	USC
38	Pittsburgh Steelers	Marvel Smith	Tackle	Arizona State
39	Chicago Bears	Mike Brown	Strong Safety	Nebraska
40	Denver Broncos	Ian Gold	Linebacker	Michigan
41	Arizona Cardinals	Raynoch Thompson	Linebacker	Tennessee
42	New York Giants	Cornelius Griffin	Defensive Tackle	Alabama
43	San Diego Chargers	Rogers Beckett	Strong Safety	Marshall
44	Green Bay Packers	Chad Clifton	Tackle	Tennessee
45	Denver Broncos ^{(from Baltimore)}	Kenoy Kennedy	Strong Safety	Arkansas
46	New England Patriots	Adrian Klemm	Tackle	Hawaii
47	Oakland Raiders	Jerry Porter	Wide Receiver	West Virginia
48	San Francisco 49ers ^{(from New York Jets)}	Jason Webster	Cornerback	Texas A&M
49	Dallas Cowboys	Dwayne Goodrich	Cornerback	Tennessee
50	Detroit Lions	Barrett Green	Linebacker	West Virginia
51	Tampa Bay Buccaneers ^{(from Carolina)} ^[3]	Cosey Coleman	Guard	Tennessee
52	Seattle Seahawks	Ike Charlton	Cornerback	Virginia Tech
53	Miami Dolphins	Todd Wade	Tackle	Mississippi
54	Kansas City Chiefs	William Bartee	Cornerback	Oklahoma
55	Minnesota Vikings	Fred Robbins	Defensive Tackle	Wake Forest
56	Minnesota Vikings ^{(from Washington)}	Michael Boireau	Defensive End	Miami (FL)
57	Carolina Panthers ^{(from Tampa Bay)} ^[3]	Deon Grant	Free Safety	Tennessee
58	Buffalo Bills	Travares Tillman	Free Safety	Georgia Tech
59	Indianapolis Colts	Marcus Washington	Linebacker	Auburn
60	Jacksonville Jaguars	Brad Meester	Center	UNI
61	Philadelphia Eagles ^{(from Tennessee)} ^[4]	Bobbie Williams	Guard	Arkansas
62	St. Louis Rams	Jacoby Shepherd	Cornerback	Oklahoma State

Round three[]

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
63	Cleveland Browns	Travis Prentice	Running Back	Miami (Ohio)
64	Washington Redskins ^{(from New Orleans)}	Lloyd Harrison	Cornerback	North Carolina State
65	San Francisco 49ers	Giovanni Carmazzi	Quarterback	Hofstra
66	Cincinnati Bengals	Ron Dugans	Wide Receiver	Florida State University
67	Atlanta Falcons	Mark Simoneau	Outside Linebacker	Kansas State University
68	Tennessee Titans ^{(from Philadelphia)} ^[4]	Erron Kinney	Tight End	University of Florida
69	Chicago Bears	Dez White	Wide Receiver	Georgia Tech
70	Denver Broncos	Chris Cole	Wide Receiver	Texas A&M
71	Arizona Cardinals	Darwin Walker	Defensive Tackle	University of Tennessee
72	Pittsburgh Steelers	Kendrick Clancy	Defensive Tackle	University of Mississippi
73	New York Giants	Ron Dixon	Wide Receiver	Lambuth University
74	Green Bay Packers	Steve Warren	Defensive Tackle	University of Nebraska
75	Baltimore Ravens	Chris Redman	Quarterback	University of Louisville
76	New England Patriots	J.R. Redmond	Running Back	Arizona State University
77	Pittsburgh Steelers ^{(from Oakland)}	Hank Poteat	Cornerback	University of Pittsburgh
78	New York Jets	Laveranues Coles	Wide Receiver	Florida State University
79	Cleveland Browns	JaJuan Dawson	Wide Receiver	Tulane
80	Seattle Seahawks ^{(from Dallas)}	Darrell Jackson	Wide Receiver	University of Florida
81	Detroit Lions	Reuben Droughns	Running Back	University of Oregon
82	Carolina Panthers	Leander Jordan	Tackle	Indiana University of Pennsylvania
83	San Diego Chargers	Damion McIntosh	Tackle	Kansas State University
84	Miami Dolphins	Ben Kelly	Cornerback	University of Colorado
85	Kansas City Chiefs	Greg Wesley	Free Safety	Arkansas-Pine Bluff
86	San Francisco 49ers ^{(from Seattle)} ^[5]	Jeff Ulbrich	Inside Linebacker	University of Hawaii
87	Chicago Bears ^{(from Washington)}	Dustin Lyman	Tight End	Wake Forest
88	Minnesota Vikings	Doug Chapman	Running Back	Marshall University
89	Buffalo Bills	Corey Moore	Outside Linebacker	Virginia Tech
90	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Nate Webster	Linebacker	University of Miami (FL)
91	Indianapolis Colts	David Macklin	Cornerback	Penn State
92	Jacksonville Jaguars	T.J. Slaughter	Outside Linebacker	Southern Mississippi
93	Tennessee Titans	Byron Frisch	Defensive End	Brigham Young University
94	St. Louis Rams	John St. Clair	Tackle	Virginia

Round four[]

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
95	Cleveland Browns	Lewis Sanders	Cornerback	Maryland
96	New Orleans Saints	Terrelle Smith	Fullback	Arizona State
97	Cincinnati Bengals	Curtis Keaton	Running back	James Madison
98	Green Bay Packers ^{(from San Francisco)} ^[6]	Na'il Diggs	Linebacker	Ohio State
99	Philadelphia Eagles	Gari Scott	Wide Receiver	Michigan State
100	Atlanta Falcons	Michael Thompson	Tackle	Tennessee State
101	Denver Broncos	Jerry Johnson	Defensive Tackle	Florida State
102	Arizona Cardinals	David Barrett	Cornerback	Arkansas
103	Pittsburgh Steelers	Danny Farmer	Wide Receiver	UCLA
104	St. Louis Rams ^{(from Chicago)} ^[7]	Kaulana Noa	Guard	Hawaii
105	New York Giants	Brandon Short	Linebacker	Penn State
106	Minnesota Vikings ^{(from Baltimore)}	Antonio Wilson	Linebacker	Texas A&M
107	Oakland Raiders	Junior Ioane	Defensive End	Arizona State
108	San Francisco 49ers ^{(from Green Bay)} ^[6]	John Keith	Safety	Furman
109	Dallas Cowboys	Kareem Larrimore	Cornerback	West Texas A&M
110	Cleveland Browns	Aaron Shea	Tight End	Michigan
111	San Diego Chargers ^{(from Philadelphia)} ^[8]	Trevor Gaylor	Wide Receiver	Miami (Ohio)
112	Denver Broncos ^{(from Carolina)}	Cooper Carlisle	Guard	Florida
113	San Diego Chargers ^{(from Detroit through Philadelphia)} ^[9]	Leonardo Carson	Defensive Tackle	Auburn
114	Green Bay Packers	Anthony Lucas	Wide Receiver	Arkansas
115	Kansas City Chiefs	Frank Moreau	Running Back	Louisville
116	Seattle Seahawks	Marcus Bell	Linebacker	Arizona
117	Miami Dolphins	Deon Dyer	Fullback	North Carolina
118	Minnesota Vikings	Tyrone Carter	Safety	Minnesota
119	Seattle Seahawks ^{(from San Francisco)} ^[5]	Isaiah Kacyvenski	Linebacker	Harvard
120	Carolina Panthers ^{(from Tampa Bay)} ^[3]	Alvin McKinley	Defensive End	Mississippi State
121	Buffalo Bills	Avion Black	Wide Receiver	Tennessee State
122	Indianapolis Colts	Josh Williams	Defensive Tackle	Michigan
123	Jacksonville Jaguars	Joe Chustz	Tackle	Louisiana Tech
124	Tennessee Titans	Bobby Myers	Safety	Wisconsin
125	Chicago Bears ^{(from St. Louis Rams)} ^[7]	Reggie Austin	Cornerback	Wake Forest
126	Green Bay Packers	Gary Berry	Safety	Ohio State
127	New England Patriots	Greg Randall	Tackle	Michigan State
128	Tennessee Titans	Peter Sirmon	Linebacker	Oregon
129	Washington Redskins	Michael Moore	Guard	Troy

Round five[]

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
130	Cleveland Browns	Anthony Malbrough	Cornerback	Texas Tech
131	New Orleans Saints	Tutan Reyes	Guard	Mississippi
132	San Francisco 49ers ^{(from Green Bay)} ^[6]	Paul Smith	Fullback	Texas-El Paso
133	Cincinnati Bengals	Robert Bean	Cornerback	Mississippi State
134	Atlanta Falcons	Anthony Midget	Cornerback	Virginia Tech
135	Tennessee Titans ^{(from Philadelphia)} ^[4]	Aric Morris	Strong Safety	Michigan State
136	Arizona Cardinals	Mao Tosi	Defensive Tackle	Idaho
137	Pittsburgh Steelers	Clark Haggans	Linebacker	Colorado State
138	Indianapolis Colts ^{(from New Orleans)}	Matt Johnson	Center	Brigham Young
139	St. Louis Rams ^{(from Denver)}	Brian Young	Defensive Tackle	Texas-El Paso
140	New York Giants	Ralph Brown	Cornerback	Nebraska
141	New England Patriots	Dave Stachelski	Tight End	Boise State
142	Oakland Raiders	Shane Lechler	Punter	Texas A&M
143	New York Jets	Windrell Hayes	Wide Receiver	Southern California
144	Dallas Cowboys	Michael Wiley	Running Back	Ohio State
145	Detroit Lions	Todd Franz	Safety	Tulsa
146	Cleveland Browns	Lamar Chapman	Cornerback	Kansas State
147	Carolina Panthers	Gillis Wilson	Defensive End	Southern U.
148	Baltimore Ravens ^{(from San Diego)}	Richard Mercier	Guard	Miami (FL)
149	Green Bay Packers	Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila	Defensive End	San Diego State
150	San Francisco 49ers ^{(from St. Louis through Chicago)} ^[7]	John Milem	Defensive End	Lenoir-Rhyne
151	Green Bay Packers ^{(from Seattle)}	Joey Jamison	Wide Receiver	Texas Southern
152	Miami Dolphins	Arturo Freeman	Free Safety	South Carolina
153	Kansas City Chiefs	Dante Hall	Wide Receiver	Texas A&M
154	Denver Broncos ^{(from San Francisco through Seattle)} ^[5]	Muneer Moore	Wide Receiver	Richmond
155	Washington Redskins ^{(from Minnesota)}	Quincy Sanders	Defensive Back	Nevada-Las Vegas
156	Buffalo Bills	Sammy Morris	Fullback	Texas Tech
157	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	James Whalen	Tight End	Kentucky
158	New Orleans Saints ^{(from Indianapolis)}	Austin Wheatley	Tight End	Iowa
159	Jacksonville Jaguars	Kiwaukee Thomas	Cornerback	Georgia Southern
160	Tennessee Titans	Frank Chamberlin	Linebacker	Boston College
161	New England Patriots ^{(from St. Louis Rams)} ^[10]	Jeff Marriott	Guard	Missouri
162	Kansas City Chiefs	Pat Dennis	Cornerback	Louisiana-Monroe
163	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tee Martin	Quarterback	Tennessee
164	Arizona Cardinals	Jay Tant	Tight End	Northwestern
165	Minnesota Vikings	Troy Walters	Wide Receiver	Stanford
166	New Orleans Saints	Chad Morton	Kick Returner	Southern California

Round six[]

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
167	Miami Dolphins ^{(from Cleveland Browns)} ^[11]	Ernest Grant	Defensive Tackle	Arkansas-Pine Bluff
168	New Orleans Saints	Marc Bulger	Quarterback	West Virginia
169	Cincinnati Bengals	Neil Rackers	Kicker	Illinois
170	Chicago Bears	Frank Murphy	Wide Receiver	Kansas State
171	Philadelphia Eagles	Thomas Hamner	Running Back	Minnesota
172	Atlanta Falcons	Mareno Philyaw	Wide Receiver	Troy
173	Pittsburgh Steelers	Chris Combs	Defensive End	Duke
174	Chicago Bears	Paul Edinger	Kicker	Michigan State
175	Seattle Seahawks ^{(from Denver)}	James Williams	Wide Receiver	Marshall
176	Arizona Cardinals	Jabari Issa	Defensive End	Washington
177	New York Giants	Dhani Jones	Linebacker	Michigan
178	Philadelphia Eagles ^{(from Oakland)} ^[12]	John Frank	Defensive End	Utah
179	New York Jets	Tony Scott	Cornerback	North Carolina State
180	Dallas Cowboys	Mario Edwards	Cornerback	Florida State
181	Detroit Lions	Quinton Reese	Defensive End	Auburn
182	Carolina Panthers	Jeno James	Guard	Auburn
183	Cleveland Browns	Spergon Wynn	Quarterback	S.W. Texas State
184	San Diego Chargers	Shannon Taylor	Linebacker	Virginia
185	Seattle Seahawks ^{(from Green Bay)}	Tim Watson	Defensive Tackle	Rowan
186	Baltimore Ravens	Adalius Thomas	Linebacker	Southern Mississippi
187	New England Patriots	Antwan Harris	Defensive Back	Virginia
188	Kansas City Chiefs ^{(from Miami Dolphins)} ^[13]	Darnell Alford	Guard	Boston College
189	Denver Broncos ^{(from St. Louis)}	Mike Anderson	Running Back	Utah
190	Seattle Seahawks	John Hilliard	Defensive Tackle	Mississippi State
191	Baltimore Ravens ^{(from Minnesota)}	Cedric Woodard	Defensive Tackle	Texas
192	Philadelphia Eagles ^{(from Washington)} ^[14]	John Romero	Center	California
193	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	David Gibson	Strong Safety	Southern California
194	Buffalo Bills	Leif Olve Dolonen Larsen	Defensive End	Texas-El Paso
195	New Orleans Saints ^{(from Indianapolis)}	Michael Hawthorne	Free Safety	Purdue
196	Jacksonville Jaguars	Emanuel Smith	Wide Receiver	Arkansas
197	Tennessee Titans	Robaire Smith	Defensive Tackle	Michigan State
198	St. Louis Rams	Matt Bowen	Strong Safety	Iowa
199	New England Patriots	Tom Brady	Quarterback	Michigan
200	New Orleans Saints	Sherrod Gideon	Wide Receiver	Southern Mississippi
201	New England Patriots	David Nugent	Defensive End	Purdue
202	Washington Redskins	Todd Husak	Quarterback	Stanford
203	San Diego Chargers	Damen Wheeler	Defensive Back	Colorado
204	Pittsburgh Steelers	Jason Gavadza	Tight End	Kent State
205	San Diego Chargers	JaJuan Seider	Quarterback	Florida A&M
206	Cleveland Browns	Brad Bedell	Tackle	Colorado

Round seven[]

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
207	Cleveland Browns	Manuia Savea	Guard	Arizona
208	Kansas City Chiefs ^{(from New Orleans)}	Desmond Kitchings	Wide Receiver	Furman
209	Cleveland Browns ^{(from Chicago)} ^[15]	Eric Chandler	Defensive End	Jackson State
210	Cincinnati Bengals	Brad St. Louis	Long Snapper	Missouri State
211	Atlanta Falcons	Darrick Vaughn	Cornerback	Texas State-San Marcos
212	San Francisco 49ers ^{(from New England)} ^[16]	Tim Rattay	Quarterback	Louisiana Tech
213	Tennessee Titans ^{(from Chicago)}	Mike Green	Fullback	Houston
214	Denver Broncos	Jarious Jackson	Quarterback	Notre Dame
215	Arizona Cardinals	Sekou Sanyika	Outside Linebacker	California
216	Washington Redskins ^{(from Pittsburgh)}	Delbert Cowsette	Defensive Tackle	Maryland
217	New York Giants	Jeremiah Parker	Defensive End	California
218	New York Jets	Richard Seals	Defensive Tackle	Utah
219	Dallas Cowboys	Orantes Grant	Outside Linebacker	Georgia
220	St. Louis Rams ^{(from Detroit)}	Andrew Kline	Guard	San Diego State
221	Carolina Panthers	Lester Towns	Middle Linebacker	Washington
222	San Diego Chargers	Jason Thomas	Guard	Hampton
223	Chicago Bears ^{(from Cleveland)} ^[15]	James Cotton	Defensive End	Ohio State
224	Green Bay Packers	Mark Tauscher	Tackle	Wisconsin
225	Cleveland Browns ^{(from St. Louis through Chicago)} ^[7]^[15]	Rashidi Barnes	Free Safety	Colorado
226	New England Patriots	Casey Tisdale	Defensive End	New Mexico
227	Oakland Raiders	Mondriel Fulcher	Tight End	Miami (FL)
228	New Orleans Saints ^{(from Kansas City)}	Kevin Houser	Long Snapper	Ohio State
229	Green Bay Packers ^{(from Seattle)}	Ron Moore	Defensive Tackle	Northwestern Oklahoma
230	San Francisco 49ers ^{(from Miami)}	Brian Jennings	Long Snapper	Arizona State
231	Oakland Raiders ^{(from Denver through Seattle)} ^[17]	Cliffton Black	Safety	S.W. Texas State
232	Miami Dolphins ^{(from Cleveland through Chicago)} ^[15]^[18]	Jeff Harris	Cornerback	Georgia
233	Buffalo Bills	Drew Haddad	Wide Receiver	Buffalo
234	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Joe Hamilton	Quarterback	Georgia Tech
235	Indianapolis Colts	Rob Renes	Defensive Tackle	Michigan
236	Jacksonville Jaguars	Erik Olson	Free Safety	Colorado State
237	Tennessee Titans	Wes Shivers	Guard	Mississippi State
238	Indianapolis Colts ^{(from Oakland)} ^[19]	Rodregis Brooks	Cornerback	Alabama-Birmingham
239	New England Patriots	Patrick Pass	Fullback	Georgia
240	Minnesota Vikings	Mike Malano	Center	San Diego State
241	Jacksonville Jaguars	Rob Meier	Defensive Tackle	Washington State
242	Green Bay Packers	Charles Lee	Wide Receiver	Central Florida
243	Jacksonville Jaguars	Shyrone Stith	Running Back	Virginia Tech
244	Minnesota Vikings	Giles Cole	Tight End	Texas A&M-Kingsville
245	Jacksonville Jaguars	Danny Clark	Middle Linebacker	Illinois
246	Denver Broncos	Leroy Fields	Wide Receiver	Jackson State
247	Jacksonville Jaguars	Mark Baniewicz	Tackle	Syracuse
248	Minnesota Vikings	Lewis Kelly	Guard	South Carolina State
249	Green Bay Packers	Eugene McCaslin	Linebacker	Florida
250	Washington Redskins	Ethan Howell	Wide Receiver	Oklahoma State
251	Buffalo Bills	DaShon Polk	Middle Linebacker	Arizona
252	Green Bay Packers	Rondell Mealey	Running Back	Louisiana State
253	Detroit Lions	Alfonso Boone	Defensive Tackle	Mt. San Antonio JC
254^[20]	Chicago Bears ^{(from Cleveland)} ^[15]	Mike Green	Strong Safety	Northwestern State, La.

= compensatory selection

= supplemental compensatory selection