- 2001 NFL Draft
The 2001
National Football League Draft , took place on April 21 and April 22, 2001 at the theater atMadison Square Garden , inNew York City . This was the 66th draft in league history.cite web|url=http://www.patriots.com/search/index.cfm?ac=searchdetail&pid=4958&pcid=46 |title=2001 NFL Draft Facts Page |accessdate=2007-05-03] The draft was broadcast onESPN both days and eventually moved toESPN2 . The draft featured theAtlanta Falcons selectingMichael Vick fromVirginia Tech .San Diego opted to pass on the No. 1 selection, agreeing to a trade with Atlanta Falcons for their No. 5 selection. The Falcons took Virginia Tech QBMichael Vick to begin the 246-player draft. cite news
title = Atlanta selects QB Vick No. 1 overall
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publisher =CNN
url = http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/2001/draft/
accessdate = 2007-05-04 ] The final pick of the draft, Tevita Ofahengaue fromBrigham Young University , was selected byArizona Cardinals . [cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/positions/years/2001|title=2001 NFL Draft @ NFL.com |accessdate=2007-05-03] There were 31 compensatory choices distributed among 16 teams during rounds three through seven, withJacksonville Jaguars andBuffalo Bills receiving 4 picks each. TheUniversity of Miami was the college most recognized in the draft, having 4 of its players selected in the first round.cite web |url=http://www.profootballhof.com/history/general/draft/2001.jsp |title=2001 NFL Draft History |accessdate=2007-05-02 |publisher=profootballhof.com ] The 246 players chosen in the draft were composed of:Round two
Round five
Notable Undrafted Players
References
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* cite web|url=http://www.patriots.com/search/index.cfm?ac=searchdetail&pid=4958&pcid=46|title=2001 NFL Draft Facts Page |accessdate=2007-05-03
* cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/positions/years/2001|title=2001 NFL Draft |accessdate =2007-05-03 |publisher=NFL.com;Specific
External links
* [http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/years/2001 2001 NFL Draft]
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