| 2000 NFL draft | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Date(s) | 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(s) | ESPN |
| Overview | |
| 254 total selections in 7 rounds | |
| League | NFL |
| First selection | Courtney Brown, DE Cleveland Browns |
| Mr. Irrelevant | Mike Green, SS Chicago Bears |
| Most selections (13) | Cleveland Browns Green Bay Packers |
| Fewest selections (5) | Dallas Cowboys Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Hall of Famers | 1 |
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 2024, there are no more active players remaining from this draft, with Tom Brady retiring in February of 2023.
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