| 2000 NFL DRAFT NOTES
posted 04/14/00 Jets First With Four Picks: The New York Jets hold four selections in the first round of the 2000 NFL Draft (Nos. 12, 13, 18 and 27). No team has ever selected four players in the first round. Fifteen teams have made three selections in a first round: 1941 Chicago Bears (Tom Harmon, Norm Standlee, Don Scott); 1951 Chicago Bears (Bob Williams, Billy Stone, Gene Schroeder); 1961 San Francisco (Jimmy Johnson, Bernie Casey, Bill Kilmer); 1965 Chicago Bears (Dick Butkus, Gale Sayers, Steve DeLong); 1967 Minnesota (Clint Jones, Gene Washington, Alan Page); 1969 Los Angeles (Larry Smith, Jim Seymour, Bob Klein); 1973 New England (John Hannah, Sam Cunningham, Darryl Stingley); 1975 Los Angeles (Mike Fanning, Dennis Harrah, Doug France); 1976 New England (Mike Haynes, Pete Brock, Tim Fox); 1977 Cincinnati (Eddie Edwards, Wilson Whitley, Mike Cobb); 1983 San Diego (Billy Ray Smith, Gary Anderson, Gill Byrd); 1984 Cincinnati (Ricky Hunley, Pete Koch, Brian Blades); 1988 L.A. Raiders (Tim Brown, Terry McDaniel, Scott Davis); 1991 Dallas (Russell Maryland, Alvin Harper, Kelvin Pritchett); 1995 Carolina (Kerry Collins, Tyrone Poole, Blake Brockermeyer). In the history of the NFL Draft, the overall No. 1 pick has been traded 12 times. The 12 trades were:
NOTE: Eight times have teams known that the choice would be the No. 1 overall selection (1967, 1975, 1978, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1997) Most frequently selected position with overall No. 1 pick in draft history: Running back-23 times (last time by Cincinnati in 1995, Ki-Jana Carter) NOTE: The first combined draft between the NFL and AFL was held in 1967 Overall No. 1 pick since 1967: Offense-21, Defense-12 Since the first combined draft in 1967, five schools have had two players drafted among the top three selections: 1997 (Ohio State: #1 - T Orlando Pace to St. Louis, #3 - DB Shawn Springs to Seattle); 1996 (Illinois: #2 - LB Kevin Hardy to Jacksonville, #3 - DE Simeon Rice to Arizona); 1987 (Miami: #1 - QB Vinny Testaverde to Tampa Bay, #3 - RB Alonzo Highsmith to Houston); 1984 (Nebraska: #1 - WR Irving Fryar to New England, #2 - T Dean Steinkuhler to Houston); 1967 (Michigan State: #1 - T Bubba Smith to Baltimore, #2 - RB Clint Jones to Minnesota). Players from same college drafted first and second overall: 1984 - Nebraska (WR Irving Fryar by New England, G Dean Steinkuhler by Houston) 1967 - Michigan State (DT Bubba Smith by Baltimore, RB Clint Jones by Minnesota) Consecutive top 10 choices from same college since 1967: 1996: Illinois - LB Kevin Hardy (2) and DE Simeon Rice (3) 1993: Alabama - DE John Copeland (5) and DE Eric Curry (6) 1992: Stanford - T Bob Whitfield (8) and RB Tommy Vardell (9) 1991: Nebraska - DB Bruce Pickens (3) and LB Mike Croel (4) 1991: Tennessee - T Charles McRae (7) and T Antone Davis (8) 1990: Southern California - LB Junior Seau (5) and DB Mark Carrier (6) 1984: Nebraska - WR Irving Fryar (1) and T Dean Steinkuhler (2) 1981: UCLA - RB Freeman McNeil (3) and DB Kenny Easley (4) 1978: Notre Dame - TE Ken MacAfee (7) and DT Ross Browner (8) 1977: Southern California - T Marvin Powell (4) and DT Gary Jeter (5) 1967: Michigan State - DT Bubba Smith (1) and RB Clint Jones (2) Number of players from Penn State selected No. 1 overall: 1 (1995-RB Ki-Jana Carter by Cincinnati). Note: No player from Florida State has been selected No. 1 overall. Players from Penn State who were selected in the top five since 1967: RB Curtis Enis (#5 - 1998 by Chicago); RB Ki-Jana Carter (#1 - 1995 by Cincinnati); QB Kerry Collins (#5 - 1995 by Carolina); RB Blair Thomas (#2 - 1990 by N.Y. Jets); WR Kenny Jackson (#4 - 1984 by Philadelphia); RB Curt Warner (#3 - 1983 by Seattle); DE Bruce Clark (#4 - 1980 by Green Bay). Players from Florida State who were selected in the top five since 1967: DE Andre Wadsworth (#3 - 1998 by Arizona); DE Peter Boulware (#4 - 1997 by Baltimore); LB Marvin Jones (#4 - 1993 by N.Y. Jets); DB Terrell Buckley (#5 - 1992 by Green Bay); DB Deion Sanders (#5 - 1989 by Atlanta). Since the first combined draft in 1967, four clubs have had two of the top five selections in the draft: 1994 (Indianapolis: #2, RB Marshall Faulk, San Diego State; #5, LB Trev Alberts, Nebraska); 1992 (Indianapolis: #1, DT Steve Emtman, Washington; #2, LB Quentin Coryatt, Texas A&M); 1982 (Baltimore: #2, LB Johnie Cooks, Mississippi State; #4, QB Art Schlichter, Ohio State); 1979 (Buffalo: #1, LB Tom Cousineau, Ohio State; #5, WR Jerry Butler, Clemson). Defensive linemen selected No. 1 since 1967: 10 Defensive Ends (6) - 1972, Walt Patulski by Buffalo; 1973, John Matuszak by Houston; 1974, Ed Jones by Dallas; 1976, Lee Roy Selmon by Tampa Bay; 1985, Bruce Smith by Buffalo; 1992, Steve Emtman by Indianapolis. Defensive Tackles (4) - 1967, Bubba Smith by Baltimore; 1982, Kenneth Sims by New England; 1991, Russell Maryland by Dallas; 1994, Dan Wilkinson by Cincinnati. Wide receivers selected No. 1 since 1967: 2 1984, Irving Fryar by New England; 1996, Keyshawn Johnson by NY Jets. Linebackers selected No. 1 since 1967: 2 1979, Tom Cousineau by Buffalo; 1988, Aundray Bruce by Atlanta. Number of times two LBs from same school were drafted in first round since 1967: 1 - 1974: Ohio State - Rick Middleton (#13-New Orleans) and Randy Gradishar (#14-Denver). Quarterbacks selected No. 1 since 1967: 10 1970, Terry Bradshaw by Pittsburgh; 1971, Jim Plunkett by New England; 1975, Steve Bartkowski by Atlanta; 1983, John Elway by Baltimore; 1987, Vinny Testaverde by Tampa Bay; 1989, Troy Aikman by Dallas; 1990, Jeff George by Indianapolis; 1993, Drew Bledsoe by New England; 1998 Peyton Manning by Indianapolis; 1999 Tim Couch by Cleveland. Running backs selected No. 1 since 1967: 7 1969, O.J. Simpson by Buffalo; 1977, Ricky Bell by Tampa Bay; 1978, Earl Campbell by Houston; 1980, Billy Sims by Detroit; 1981, George Rogers by New Orleans; 1986, Bo Jackson by Tampa Bay; 1995, Ki-Jana Carter by Cincinnati. Offensive Linemen selected No. 1 since 1967: 2 1968, Ron Yary/Tackle by Minnesota; 1997, Orlando Pace/Tackle by St. Louis. Most consecutive offensive players taken to start a draft: 6 1999 - QB Tim Couch, QB Donovan McNabb, QB Akili Smith, RB Edgerrin James, RB Ricky Williams, WR Torry Holt. Most consecutive defenders taken to start a draft: 6 1991 - DT Russell Maryland, DB Eric Turner, DB Bruce Pickens, LB Mike Croel, DB Todd Lyght, DT Eric Swann. Last player from Big Ten 10 Conference selected No. 1 overall: 1997-T Orlando Pace (Ohio State) by St. Louis. Note: No player from the ACC has been selected No. 1 overall. Kickers/punters selected in the first round since 1967: 1979 - #11, K-P Russell Erxleben (Texas) by New Orleans*; 1978 - # 15, K Steve Little (Arkansas) by St. Louis; 1973 - #23, K-P Ray Guy (Southern Mississippi) by Oakland*. *Used as punter in NFL career. Number of times QB and RB from same college have been chosen in top 10 since 1967: 3 - 1983 (QB Todd Blackledge and RB Curt Warner-Penn State), 1993 (QB Rick Mirer and RB Jerome Bettis- Notre Dame), 1995 (QB Kerry Collins and RB Ki-Jana Carter-Penn State). Number of times QB, RB, and TE from same college have been chosen in first round since 1967: 2 - 1993 (QB Rick Mirer, RB Jerome Bettis, TE Irv Smith-Notre Dame), 1995 (QB Kerry Collins, RB Ki-Jana Carter, TE Kyle Brady-Penn State). Most running backs taken in first round since 1967: 7 1982 - Darrin Nelson, Gerald Riggs, Marcus Allen, Walter Abercrombie, Barry Redden, Butch Woolfolk, Gerald Willhite. 1971 - John Riggins, Joe Profit, John Brockington, Joe Moore, Leon Burns, Don McCauley, Leo Hayden. Most wide receivers taken in first round since 1967: 6 1988 - Tim Brown, Sterling Sharpe, Michael Irvin, Anthony Miller, Aaron Cox, Wendell Davis. Most offensive linemen taken in first round since 1967: 10 1968 - T Ron Yary, C Robert Johnson, T Russ Washington, T Mike Taylor, C Forrest Blue, G Maurice Moorman, G George Daney, T John Williams, G Bill Lueck, T Doug Crusan. Fewest quarterbacks taken in first round: 0 in 1996, 1988, 1985, 1984, 1974, and 1947. Most tight ends taken in first 100 picks since 1967: 8 in 1996, 1981 1996 - Rickey Dudley, Marco Battaglia, Jason Dunn, Ernie Conwell, Johnny McWilliams, Brian Roche, Scott Slutzker, Hunter Goodwin. 1981 - Willie Scott, Dave Young, Gary Lewis, Clay Brown, Marvin Harvey, Hoby Brenner, Greg LaFleur, Tim Sherwin. Players from same college drafted No. 1 overall in consecutive years: 1968-69: Southern California - T Ron Yary by Minnesota and RB O.J. Simpson by Buffalo. Most first-round selections from one college in single year: 5 - Southern California 1968 (T Ron Yary, T Mike Taylor, DE Tim Rossovich, RB Mike Hull, WR Earl McCullouch). Colleges with most overall No. 1 draft choices: Notre Dame-5, Auburn-4, Southern California-4. College with most players taken in single draft since 1967: Texas, 17 in 1984. Consecutive first-round choices from same college that played same position since 1967: 1997: Miami DEs Kenard Lang (#17-Washington) and Kenny Holmes (#18-Tennessee). 1993: Alabama DEs John Copeland (#5-Cincinnati) and Eric Curry (#6-Tampa Bay). 1991: Tennessee Ts Charles McRae (#7-Tampa Bay) and Antone Davis (#8-Philadelphia). Number of Pro Football Hall of Famers chosen No. 1 overall: 7 1949-Chuck Bednarik/Philadelphia; 1957-Paul Hornung/Green Bay; 1963-Buck Buchanan/Kansas City; 1969-O.J. Simpson/Buffalo; 1970-Terry Bradshaw/Pittsburgh; 1976-Lee Roy Selmon/Tampa Bay; 1978-Earl Campbell/Houston. Hall of Famers chosen consecutively in first round by same team in one draft: 1965: Dick Butkus (#3-Illinois/LB) and Gale Sayers (#4-Kansas/RB) by Chicago Bears. NOTE: The first combined draft in 1967 consisted of 17 rounds. In 1977, the draft was reduced to 12 rounds. There were eight rounds in 1993 and seven since 1994. Longest 1st round since 1967: 1995 (5 hours, 39 minutes) Shortest 1st round since 1967: 1972 (2 hours) Longest 7-round draft: 1996 (16 hours, 52 minutes) Shortest 7-round draft: 1998 (14 hours, 25 minutes) Most number of rounds on draft day: 30 (1943-59 drafts) Number of players drafted by conference since 1990:
Note: BIG 12:96 (1997 draft was first in Big 12 history) Others: INDEPENDENT- 317 SOUTHLAND- 43 MEAC- 35 OHIO VALLEY- 31 BIG SKY- 29 SOUTHERN- 17 YANKEE- 15 Number of times in '90s two players with same surname have been drafted consecutively: 6 1998:Round 3 - T Robert Hicks (Buffalo/#68) and RB Skip Hicks (Washington/#69) 1996:Round 3 - DB Tyrone Williams (Green Bay/#93) and WR Stepfret Williams (Dallas/#94) 1994:Round 4 - LB Mitch Davis (Atlanta/#118) and DB Michael Davis (Houston/#119) 1993:Round 1 - TE Irv Smith (New Orleans/#20) and RB Robert Smith (Minnesota/#21) 1993:Round 4 - RB Derek Brown (New Orleans/#109) and DB Corwin Brown (New England/#110) 1991:Round 11 - DB James Smith (Houston/#294) and TE Chris Smith (Cincinnati/#295) Number of times wide receivers from same college have been selected in first round in consecutive years: 5 (Note: Louisiana Tech, North Carolina State and Ohio State had WRs selected in first round in '99.) Ohio State-Terry Glenn (1996) and Joey Galloway (1995) Colorado-Michael Westbrook (1995) and Charles Johnson (1994) Southern California-Johnnie Morton (1994) and Curtis Conway (1993) Tennessee-Clyde Duncan (1984) and Willie Gault (1983), Willie Gault (1983) and Anthony Hancock (1982) Number of times in past 10 years college has had at least 3 players chosen in first round: 15
Number of times three players who played college football in Texas have been picked in top 10 (since 1967): 2
Number of times three players who played college football in Florida have been picked in top 10 (since 1967): 3
Most first-round selections by position (one year) since 1967:
OFFENSIVE/DEFENSIVE PLAYERS SELECTED IN FIRST ROUND IN PAST 15 YEARS
UNDERCLASSMEN AND THE DRAFT NOTE: In the 11 years underclassmen have been allowed in the draft (since1989), seven of the 11 overall No. 1 picks have been juniors (Tim Couch - 1999, Orlando Pace-1997, Ki-Jana Carter-1995, Dan Wilkinson-1994, Drew Bledsoe-1993, Steve Emtman-1992, Jeff George-1990).
MOST PLAYERS DRAFTED FROM SINGLE SCHOOL (1970-99)
COLLEGES WITH MOST TOTAL FIRST-ROUND PICKS (Since 1936)
COLLEGES WITH MOST FIRST-ROUND PICKS BY YEAR (Since 1967)
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