The 2001 NFL Draft results included Hall of Famers, superstars, and Pro Bowlers. By all accounts, it is one of the strongest drafts of the 21st century. Right off the top, Michael Vick going No. 1 overall would revolutionize the sport and the quarterback position forever. It had ramifications we are feeling to this day.
Yet, Vick isn’t even one of the several Hall of Famers from this class. There are also some players who haven’t been inducted but assuredly will the moment they are eligible (ahem, Drew Brees). Beyond that, some of the icons and most memorable players the sport has known were in this class. Then Chad Johnson, now Chad Ochocinco, might be the most entertaining player from the class. Who else stood out from the 2001 NFL Draft results?
2001 NFL Draft Results
Round 1
1. Atlanta Falcons
Michael Vick, QB, Virginia Tech
2. Arizona Cardinals
Leonard Davis, T, Texas
3. Cleveland Browns
Gerard Warren, DT, Florida
4. Cincinnati Bengals
Justin Smith, DE, Missouri
5. San Diego Chargers
LaDainian Tomlinson HOF, RB, TCU
6. New England Patriots
Richard Seymour HOF, DE, Georgia
7. San Francisco 49ers
Andre Carter, DE, California
8. Chicago Bears
David Terrell, WR, Michigan
9. Seattle Seahawks
Koren Robinson, WR, North Carolina St.
10. Green Bay Packers
Jamal Reynolds, DE, Florida St.
11. Carolina Panthers
Dan Morgan, LB, Miami (FL)
12. St. Louis Rams
Damione Lewis, DT, Miami (FL)
13. Jacksonville Jaguars
Marcus Stroud, DT, Georgia
14. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Kenyatta Walker, T, Florida
15. Washington
Rod Gardner, WR, Clemson
16. New York Jets
Santana Moss, WR, Miami (FL)
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17. Seattle Seahawks
Steve Hutchinson HOF, G, Michigan
18. Detroit Lions
Jeff Backus, T, Michigan
19. Pittsburgh Steelers
Casey Hampton, NT, Texas
20. St. Louis Rams
Adam Archuleta, DB, Arizona St.
21. Buffalo Bills
Nate Clements, DB, Ohio St.
22. New York Giants
Will Allen, DB, Syracuse
23. New Orleans Saints
Deuce McAllister, RB, Mississippi
24. Denver Broncos
Willie Middlebrooks, DB, Minnesota
25. Philadelphia Eagles
Freddie Mitchell, WR, UCLA
26. Miami Dolphins
Jamar Fletcher, DB, Wisconsin
27. Minnesota Vikings
Michael Bennett, RB, Wisconsin
28. Oakland Raiders
Derrick Gibson, DB, Florida St.
29. St. Louis Rams
Ryan Pickett, DT, Ohio St.
30. Indianapolis Colts
Reggie Wayne, WR, Miami (FL)
31. Baltimore Ravens
Todd Heap, TE, Arizona St.
Round 2
32. San Diego Chargers
Drew Brees, QB, Purdue
33. Cleveland Browns
Quincy Morgan, WR, Kansas St.
34. Arizona Cardinals
Kyle Vanden Bosch, DE, Nebraska
35. Atlanta Falcons
Alge Crumpler, TE, North Carolina
36. Cincinnati Bengals
Chad Johnson, WR, Oregon St.
37. Indianapolis Colts
Idrees Bashir, DB, Memphis
38. Chicago Bears
Anthony Thomas, RB, Michigan
39. Pittsburgh Steelers
Kendrell Bell, LB, Georgia
40. Seattle Seahawks
Ken Lucas, DB, Mississippi
41. Green Bay Packers
Robert Ferguson, WR, Texas A&M
42. St. Louis Rams
Tommy Polley, LB, Florida St.
43. Jacksonville Jaguars
Maurice Williams, T, Michigan
44. Carolina Panthers
Kris Jenkins, DT, Maryland
45. Washington
Fred Smoot, DB, Mississippi St.
46. Buffalo Bills
Aaron Schobel, DE, TCU
47. San Francisco 49ers
Jamie Winborn, LB, Vanderbilt
48. New England Patriots
Matt Light, T, Purdue
49. New York Jets
LaMont Jordan, RB, Maryland
50. Detroit Lions
Dominic Raiola, C, Nebraska
51. Denver Broncos
Paul Toviessi, DE, Marshall
52. Miami Dolphins
Chris Chambers, WR, Wisconsin
53. Dallas Cowboys
Quincy Carter, QB, Georgia
54. Arizona Cardinals
Michael Stone, DB, Memphis
55. Philadelphia Eagles
Quinton Caver, LB, Arkansas
56. Dallas Cowboys
Tony Dixon, DB, Alabama
57. Minnesota Vikings
Willie Howard, DE, Stanford
58. Buffalo Bills
Travis Henry, RB, Tennessee
59. Oakland Raiders
Marques Tuiasosopo, QB, Washington
60. Tennessee Titans
Andre Dyson, DB, Utah
61. Detroit Lions
Shaun Rogers, DT, Texas
62. Baltimore Ravens
Gary Baxter, DB, Baylor
Round 3
63. Philadelphia Eagles
Derrick Burgess, DE, Mississippi
64. Arizona Cardinals
Adrian Wilson, DB, North Carolina St.
65. Cleveland Browns
James Jackson, RB, Miami (FL)
66. Cincinnati Bengals
Sean Brewer, TE, San Jose St.
67. San Diego Chargers
Tay Cody, DB, Florida St.
68. Chicago Bears
Mike Gandy, T, Notre Dame
69. Minnesota Vikings
Eric Kelly, DB, Kentucky
70. New Orleans Saints
Sedrick Hodge, LB, North Carolina
71. Green Bay Packers
Bhawoh Jue, DB, Penn St.
72. Green Bay Packers
Torrance Marshall, LB, Oklahoma
73. Jacksonville Jaguars
Eric Westmoreland, LB, Tennessee
74. Carolina Panthers
Steve Smith Sr., WR, Utah
75. Kansas City Chiefs
Eric Downing, DT, Syracuse
76. Buffalo Bills
Ron Edwards, DT, Texas A&M
77. Kansas City Chiefs
Snoop Minnis, WR, Florida St.
78. New York Giants
Will Peterson, DB, Western Illinois
79. New York Jets
Kareem McKenzie, T, Penn St.
80. San Francisco 49ers
Kevan Barlow, RB, Pittsburgh
81. New Orleans Saints
Kenny Smith, DT, Alabama
82. Seattle Seahawks
Heath Evans, FB, Auburn
83. St. Louis Rams
Brian Allen, LB, Florida St.
84. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Dwight Smith, DB, Akron
85. Miami Dolphins
Travis Minor, RB, Florida St.
86. New England Patriots
Brock Williams, DB, Notre Dame
87. Denver Broncos
Reggie Hayward, DE, Iowa St.
88. Miami Dolphins
Morlon Greenwood, LB, Syracuse
89. Oakland Raiders
DeLawrence Grant, DE, Oregon St.
90. Tennessee Titans
Shad Meier, TE, Kansas St.
91. Indianapolis Colts
Cory Bird, DB, Virginia Tech
92. Baltimore Ravens
Casey Rabach, C, Wisconsin
93. Dallas Cowboys
Willie Blade, DT, Mississippi St.
94. Jacksonville Jaguars
James Boyd, DB, Penn St.
95. Buffalo Bills
Jonas Jennings, T, Georgia
Round 4
96. New England Patriots
Kenyatta Jones, T, South Florida
97. Cleveland Browns
Anthony Henry, DB, South Florida
98. Arizona Cardinals
Bill Gramatica, K, South Florida
99. Atlanta Falcons
Roberto Garza, G, Texas A&M-Kingsville
100. Cincinnati Bengals
Rudi Johnson, RB, Auburn
101. New York Jets
Jamie Henderson, DB, Georgia
102. Atlanta Falcons
Matt Stewart, LB, Vanderbilt
103. Chicago Bears
Karon Riley, LB, Minnesota
104. Seattle Seahawks
Orlando Huff, LB, Fresno St.
105. Green Bay Packers
Bill Ferrario, G, Wisconsin
106. Carolina Panthers
Chris Weinke, QB, Florida St.
107. Kansas City Chiefs
Monty Beisel, LB, Kansas St.
108. Kansas City Chiefs
George Layne, RB, TCU
109. Washington
Sage Rosenfels, QB, Iowa St.
110. Buffalo Bills
Brandon Spoon, LB, North Carolina
111. Pittsburgh Steelers
Mathias Nkwenti, T, Temple
112. San Diego Chargers
Carlos Polk, LB, Nebraska
113. Denver Broncos
Ben Hamilton, G, Minnesota
114. New York Giants
Cedric Scott, DE, Southern Miss
115. New Orleans Saints
Moran Norris, FB, Kansas
116. St. Louis Rams
Milton Wynn, WR, Washington St.
117. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
John Howell, DB, Colorado St.
118. Indianapolis Colts
Ryan Diem, T, Northern Illinois
119. New England Patriots
Jabari Holloway, TE, Notre Dame
120. Denver Broncos
Nick Harris, P, California
121. Philadelphia Eagles
Correll Buckhalter, RB, Nebraska
122. Dallas Cowboys
Markus Steele, LB, USC
123. Arizona Cardinals
Marcus Bell, DT, Memphis
124. Tennessee Titans
Justin McCareins, WR, Northern Illinois
125. New York Giants
Jesse Palmer, QB, Florida
126. Baltimore Ravens
Ed Hartwell, LB, Western Illinois
127. Seattle Seahawks
Curtis Fuller, DB, TCU
128. Seattle Seahawks
Floyd Womack, T, Mississippi St.
129. St. Louis Rams
Brandon Manumaleuna, TE, Arizona
130. Minnesota Vikings
Shawn Worthen, DT, TCU
131. Minnesota Vikings
Cedric James, WR, TCU
Round 5
132. San Diego Chargers
Elliot Silvers, T, Washington
133. Arizona Cardinals
Mario Fatafehi, DT, Kansas St.
134. Cleveland Browns
Jeremiah Pharms, LB, Washington
135. Cincinnati Bengals
Victor Leyva, G, Arizona St.
136. Atlanta Falcons
Vinny Sutherland, WR, Purdue
137. Dallas Cowboys
Matt Lehr, C, Virginia Tech
138. Chicago Bears
Bernard Robertson, T, Tulane
139. San Diego Chargers
Zeke Moreno, LB, USC
140. Seattle Seahawks
Alex Bannister, WR, East. Kentucky
141. Kansas City Chiefs
Bill Baber, TE, Virginia
142. Jacksonville Jaguars
David Leaverton, P, Tennessee
143. Carolina Panthers
Jarrod Cooper, DB, Kansas St.
144. Buffalo Bills
Marques Sullivan, G, Illinois
145. St. Louis Rams
Jerametrius Butler, DB, Kansas St.
146. Pittsburgh Steelers
Chukky Okobi, C, Purdue
147. Philadelphia Eagles
Tony Stewart, TE, Penn St.
148. Detroit Lions
Scotty Anderson, WR, Grambling St.
149. Detroit Lions
Mike McMahon, QB, Rutgers
150. Kansas City Chiefs
Derrick Blaylock, RB, S.F. Austin
151. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Russ Hochstein, C, Nebraska
152. Indianapolis Colts
Raymond Walls, DB, Southern Miss
153. New Orleans Saints
Onomo Ojo, WR, UC Davis
154. Washington
Darnerien McCants, WR, Delaware St.
155. Philadelphia Eagles
A.J. Feeley, QB, Oregon
156. Miami Dolphins
Shawn Draper, T, Alabama
157. Minnesota Vikings
Patrick Chukwurah, LB, Wyoming
158. Oakland Raiders
Ray Perryman, DB, Northern Arizona
159. Tennessee Titans
Eddie Berlin, WR, Northern Iowa
160. New York Giants
John Markham, K, Vanderbilt
161. Baltimore Ravens
Chris Barnes, RB, New Mexico St.
162. New York Giants
Jonathan Carter, WR, Troy
163. New England Patriots
Hakim Akbar, LB, Washington
Round 6
164. Miami Dolphins
Brandon Winey, T, LSU
165. Cleveland Browns
Michael Jameson, DB, Texas A&M
166. Arizona Cardinals
Bobby Newcombe, WR, Nebraska
167. Atlanta Falcons
Randy Garner, DE, Arkansas
168. Cincinnati Bengals
Riall Johnson, LB, Stanford
169. San Francisco 49ers
Cedrick Wilson, WR, Tennessee
170. Jacksonville Jaguars
Chad Ward, G, Washington
171. Dallas Cowboys
Daleroy Stewart, DT, Southern Miss
172. Seattle Seahawks
Josh Booty, QB, LSU
173. Detroit Lions
Jason Glenn, LB, Texas A&M
174. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jameel Cook, FB, Illinois
175. Carolina Panthers
Dee Brown, RB, Syracuse
176. Kansas City Chiefs
Alex Sulfsted, T, Miami (OH)
177. Miami Dolphins
Josh Heupel, QB, Oklahoma
178. Buffalo Bills
Tony Driver, DB, Notre Dame
179. San Francisco 49ers
Rashad Holman, DB, Louisville
180. New England Patriots
Arther Love, TE, South Carolina St.
181. Pittsburgh Steelers
Rodney Bailey, DE, Ohio St.
182. Pittsburgh Steelers
Roger Knight, LB, Wisconsin
183. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Ellis Wyms, DE, Mississippi St.
184. Oakland Raiders
Chris Cooper, DT, Nebraska-Omaha
185. New Orleans Saints
Mitch White, T, Oregon St.
186. Washington
Mario Monds, DT, Cincinnati
187. Miami Dolphins
Otis Leverette, DE, Ala-Birmingham
188. Miami Dolphins
Rick Crowell, LB, Colorado St.
189. Minnesota Vikings
Carey Scott, DB, Kentucky St.
190. Denver Broncos
Kevin Kasper, WR, Iowa
191. San Francisco 49ers
Menson Holloway, DE, Texas-El Paso
192. Tennessee Titans
Dan Alexander, RB, Nebraska
193. Indianapolis Colts
Jason Doering, DB, Wisconsin
194. Baltimore Ravens
Joe Maese, C, New Mexico
195. Buffalo Bills
Dan O’Leary, TE, Notre Dame
196. Buffalo Bills
Jimmy Williams, DB, Vanderbilt
197. St. Louis Rams
Francis St. Paul, WR, Northern Arizona
198. Green Bay Packers
David Martin, TE, Tennessee
199. Tennessee Titans
Adam Haayer, T, Minnesota
200. New England Patriots
Leonard Myers, DB, Miami (FL)
Round 7
201. San Diego Chargers
Brandon Gorin, T, Purdue
202. Arizona Cardinals
Renaldo Hill, DB, Michigan St.
203. Cleveland Browns
Paul Zukauskas, G, Boston Col.
204. Cincinnati Bengals
T.J. Houshmandzadeh, WR, Oregon St.
205. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Dauntae’ Finger, TE, North Carolina
206. New York Jets
James Reed, DT, Iowa St.
207. Dallas Cowboys
Colston Weatherington, DE, Central Missouri St.
208. Chicago Bears
John Capel, WR, Florida
209. San Francisco 49ers
Alex Lincoln, LB, Auburn
210. Seattle Seahawks
Harold Blackmon, DB, Northwestern
211. Carolina Panthers
Louis Williams, C, LSU
212. Kansas City Chiefs
Shaunard Harts, DB, Boise St.
213. Jacksonville Jaguars
Anthony Denman, LB, Notre Dame
214. Buffalo Bills
Reggie Germany, WR, Ohio St.
215. Atlanta Falcons
Corey Hall, DB, Appalachian St.
216. New England Patriots
Owen Pochman, K, BYU
217. New York Jets
Tupe Peko, G, Michigan St.
218. Pittsburgh Steelers
Chris Taylor, WR, Texas A&M
219. Atlanta Falcons
Kynan Forney, G, Hawaii
220. Indianapolis Colts
Rick DeMulling, G, Idaho
221. New Orleans Saints
Ennis Davis, DT, USC
222. Seattle Seahawks
Dennis Norman, C, Princeton
223. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Than Merrill, DB, Yale
224. San Francisco 49ers
Eric Johnson, TE, Yale
225. Minnesota Vikings
Brian Crawford, T, Western Oregon
226. Atlanta Falcons
Ronald Flemons, DE, Texas A&M
227. Carolina Panthers
Mike Roberg, TE, Idaho
228. Oakland Raiders
Derek Combs, DB, Ohio St.
229. Oakland Raiders
Ken-Yon Rambo, WR, Ohio St.
230. New York Giants
Ross Kolodziej, DT, Wisconsin
231. Baltimore Ravens
Dwayne Missouri, DE, Northwestern
232. Tennessee Titans
Keith Adams, LB, Clemson
233. Jacksonville Jaguars
Marlon McCree, DB, Kentucky
234. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Joe Tafoya, DE, Arizona
235. Jacksonville Jaguars
Richmond Flowers III, WR, Chattanooga
236. Atlanta Falcons
Quentin McCord, WR, Kentucky
237. Seattle Seahawks
Kris Kocurek, DT, Texas Tech
238. Buffalo Bills
Tyrone Robertson, DT, Georgia
239. New England Patriots
T.J. Turner, LB, Michigan St.
240. Dallas Cowboys
John Nix, DT, Southern Miss
241. Jacksonville Jaguars
Randy Chevrier, DT, McGill
242. Dallas Cowboys
Char-ron Dorsey, T, Florida St.
243. Kansas City Chiefs
Terdell Sands, DT, Chattanooga
244. San Diego Chargers
Robert Carswell, DB, Clemson
245. Cleveland Browns
Andre King, WR, Miami (FL)
246. Arizona Cardinals
Tevita Ofahengaue, TE, BYU