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FACTS & FIGURES ON 2001 NFL DRAFT

WHAT: 66th Annual National Football League Player Selection Meeting.
WHERE: The Theater at Madison Square Garden, between 31st and 33rd Streets in New York City.
WHEN: Noon ET, Saturday, April 21, 2001 (Rounds 1-3).
11:00 AM ET, Sunday, April 22, 2001 (Rounds 4-7).
The first three rounds will conclude on Saturday by approximately 10:00 PM ET. In 2000, the first round consumed five hours and 30 minutes; the second, two hours and 52 minutes; and the third, one hour and 33 minutes. The draft will resume on Sunday at 11:00 AM ET for the final four rounds, ending at approximately 5:00 PM ET.
DRAFTING: Representatives of the 31 NFL clubs by telephone communication with their general managers, coaches and scouts.
ROUNDS: Seven Rounds – Rounds 1 through 3 on Saturday, April 21, and Rounds 4 through 7 on Sunday, April 22.
There will be 246 selections, including 31 compensatory choices that have been awarded to 16 teams which suffered a net loss of certain quality unrestricted free agents last year.
The following compensatory choices will supplement the 215 regular choices in the seven rounds – Round 3: Dallas, 31; Jacksonville, 32; Buffalo, 33. Round 4: Seattle, 32; Seattle, 33; St. Louis, 34; Minnesota, 35; Minnesota, 36. Round 5: NY Giants, 31; New England, 32. Round 6: Buffalo, 32; Buffalo, 33; St. Louis, 34; Green Bay, 35; Tennessee, 36; New England, 37. Round 7: Tennessee, 32; Jacksonville, 33; Tampa Bay, 34; Jacksonville, 35; Atlanta, 36; Seattle, 37; Buffalo, 38; New England, 39; Dallas, 40; Jacksonville, 41; Dallas, 42; Kansas City, 43; San Diego, 44; Cleveland, 45; Arizona, 46.
Two teams have two selections each in the first round – St. Louis (Nos. 20 and 29) and Seattle (7 and 17). Dallas and Tennessee do not have first-round picks.
TIME LIMITS: Round 1: 15 minutes each team. Round 2: 10 minutes each team. Rounds 3 through 7: Five minutes each team.
TELEVISION: ESPN will televise the draft on Saturday from Noon ET to 7:00 PM ET. ESPN2 will televise the rest of the draft on Saturday from 7:00 PM ET to its conclusion. ESPN will televise the draft on Sunday from 11:00 AM ET to 1:00 PM ET, with ESPN2 carrying the remainder of the draft from 1:00 PM ET to its conclusion.
FAN TICKETS: Free tickets to the 2001 NFL Draft will be made available to fans on a first-come, first-serve basis on Saturday, April 21. The tickets will be distributed at the Madison Square Garden box office beginning at 9:00 AM on Saturday. Any remaining tickets will be made available on Sunday beginning at 9:00 AM. One ticket will be distributed per person and can be used for admission on both April 21-22. All seating is general admission. Doors will open at 10:30 AM on Saturday and 10:00 AM on Sunday. The Theater at Madison Square Garden seats approximately 4,000 fans for the draft.
DRAFT ONLINE: The NFL, with ESPN, has a special Internet site for the draft. The NFL Draft can be accessed from NFL.com (http://www.nfl.com) and ESPN (http://ESPN.go.com). The site features information and audio/video clips on draft prospects. The site will provide live coverage on draft weekend. Fans can hear each draft pick announced via live streaming audio, listen to press conferences with drafted players and ESPN Radio’s coverage of the first round. Fans can also read a draft diary by Wisconsin wide receiver CHRIS CHAMBERS leading up to the draft, and view a "video diary" of Virginia Tech quarterback MICHAEL VICK on draft weekend in New York City. Also, New York Giants running back TIKI BARBER will host a video behind-the-scenes look at draft headquarters in New York. A 360-degree camera will provide a live view of draft headquarters. Fans can participate in live chats with top picks and interact with NFL draft expert GIL BRANDT, the Dallas Cowboys’ chief scout for 29 years. The site’s "Draft Tracker" will enable users to analyze the draft as it unfolds and track selections by player, position, team and other categories.

 

2001 NFL DRAFT FIRST-ROUND ORDER

     

W- L

Opponents'

Record

Pct.

1.

San Diego 1-15 145-111 .566
         

2.

Arizona 3-13 134-122 .523

3.

Cleveland 3-13 144-112 .563
         

4.

Cincinnati 4-12 134-122 .523

5.

Atlanta 4-12 144-112 .563
         

6.

New England 5-11 136-120 .531

7.

Seattle (from Dallas) 6-10 129-127 .504

8.

Chicago 5-11 149-107 .582
         

9.

San Francisco 6-10 115-141 .449

10.

Green Bay (from Seattle) 9-7 135-121 .527
         

11.

Carolina 7-9 119-137 .465

12.

Kansas City 7-9 123-133 .480

13.

Jacksonville 7-9 126-130 .492
         

14.

Buffalo 8-8 132-124 .516

15.

Washington 8-8 139-117 .543
         

16.

Pittsburgh 9-7 131-125 .512

17.

Seattle (from Green Bay) 6-10 129-127 .504

18.

Detroit 9-7 139-117 .543

19.

New York Jets 9-7 145-111 .566
         

20.

St. Louis 10-6 120-136 .469

21.

Tampa Bay 10-6 128-128 .500

22.

Indianapolis 10-6 132-124 .516

23.

New Orleans 10-6 112-144 .438
         

24.

Denver 11-5 103-153 .402

25.

Philadelphia 11-5 113-143 .441

26.

Miami 11-5 126-130 .492

27.

Minnesota 11-5 125-131 .488
         

28.

Oakland 12-4 108-148 .422
         

29.

St. Louis (from Tennessee) 10-6 120-136 .469
         

30.

New York Giants 12-4 114-142 .445
         

31.

Baltimore 12-4 109-147 .426


Draft-order ties are resolved by the cumulative record of each team’s opponents. The team with the weaker opponents receives drafting priority.

Within a tied segment, non-playoff clubs are given priority over playoff clubs. Priority of playoff clubs within a tied segment will be based on their advancement in the playoffs, but they will not drop out of their tied segment unless they participate in the Super Bowl. The Super Bowl champion selects 31st and the runner-up 30th.