NFL draft 2001
Joel Buchsbaum's final draft rankings
by position
By Joel Buchsbaum, Contributing editor
As published in print April 20, 2000
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Quarterbacks | Fullbacks | Running backs | Tight ends
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Inside/middle linebackers | Cornerbacks | Safeties | Punters
Placekickers
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position
|
Cornerbacks |
Rk. |
Name |
College |
Gr. |
Com. |
| 1. |
Deltha O’Neal |
California |
6.15 |
RS |
| 2. |
Rashard Anderson |
Jackson State |
6.00 |
S |
| 3. |
Ahmed Plummer |
Ohio State |
6.00 |
|
| 4. |
Jason Webster |
Texas A&M |
5.65 |
|
| 5. |
Ike Charlton |
Virginia Tech |
5.60 |
|
| 6. |
Lewis Sanders |
Maryland |
5.58 |
S, X |
| 7. |
Jacoby Shepherd |
Oklahoma State |
5.57 |
MI |
| 8. |
Hank Poteat |
Pittsburgh |
5.57 |
|
| 9. |
William Bartee |
Oklahoma |
5.55 |
S |
| 10. |
David Macklin |
Penn State |
5.54 |
|
| 11. |
Lloyd Harrison |
North Carolina State |
5.50 |
|
| 12. |
Dwayne Goodrich |
Tennessee |
5.50 |
X |
| 13. |
David Barrett |
Arkansas |
5.50 |
|
| 14. |
Kareem Larrimore |
West Texas A&M |
5.50 |
X |
| 15. |
Ben Kelly |
Colorado |
5.49 |
RS |
| 16. |
Mario Edwards |
Florida State |
5.35 |
|
| 17. |
Michael Hawthorne |
Purdue |
5.35 |
MI, X |
| 18. |
Robert Bean |
Mississippi State |
5.30 |
|
| 19. |
Antwan Harris |
Virginia |
5.30 |
|
| 20. |
Ralph Brown |
Nebraska |
5.30 |
|
| 21. |
Reggie Austin |
Wake Forest |
5.30 |
|
| 22. |
Darrick Vaughn |
SW Texas State |
5.18 |
|
| 23. |
Rodregis Brooks |
Alabama-Birmingham |
5.18 |
|
| 24. |
Tony Scott |
North Carolina State |
5.18 |
S |
| 25. |
Pat Dennis |
Louisiana-Monroe |
5.15 |
MI |
| 26. |
Tarig Holman |
Iowa |
5.09 |
|
| 27. |
Jordan Younger |
Connecticut |
5.07 |
RS |
| 28. |
David Byrd |
Syracuse |
5.05 |
X |
| 29. |
Damen Wheeler |
Colorado |
5.05 |
|
| 30. |
Jeff Harris |
Georgia |
5.05 |
|
| 31. |
Anthony Malbrough |
Texas Tech |
5.05 |
|
| 32. |
Earthwind Moreland |
Georgia Southern |
5.02 |
|
| 33. |
Wade Davis |
Weber State |
5.01 |
|
| 34. |
Trent Gamble |
Wyoming |
5.01 |
S |
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Safeties |
Rk. |
Name |
College |
Gr. |
Com. |
| 1. |
Mark Roman |
Louisiana State |
5.80 |
CB |
| 2. |
Mike Brown |
Nebraska |
5.65 |
|
| 3. |
Rogers Beckett |
Marshall |
5.60 |
|
| 4. |
Deon Grant |
Tennessee |
5.60 |
|
| 5. |
Travares Tillman |
Georgia Tech |
5.50 |
|
| 6. |
Greg Wesley |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
5.50 |
CB |
| 7. |
Tyrone Carter |
Minnesota |
5.30 |
CB |
| 8. |
Aric Morris |
Michigan State |
5.30 |
X |
| 9. |
Todd Franz |
Tulsa |
5.25 |
CB |
| 10. |
Kenoy Kennedy |
Arkansas |
5.25 |
|
| 11. |
Matt Bowen |
Iowa |
5.25 |
|
| 12. |
Gary Berry |
Ohio State |
5.20 |
|
| 13. |
Arturo Freeman |
South Carolina |
5.20 |
X |
| 14. |
David Gibson |
USC |
5.16 |
|
| 15. |
John Keith |
Furman |
5.15 |
|
| 16. |
Bobby Myers |
Wisconsin |
5.14 |
|
| 17. |
Lamar Chapman |
Kansas State |
5.10 |
CB |
| 18. |
Aaron Gray |
Florida A&M |
5.05 |
|
| 19. |
Erik Olson |
Colorado State |
5.05 |
|
| 20. |
Askari Adams |
Penn State |
5.04 |
|
| 21. |
Brandon Jennings |
Texas A&M |
5.03 |
|
| 22. |
Ashley Cooper |
Mississippi State |
5.03 |
|
| 23. |
Marcus Sims |
Mississippi Valley St. |
5.03 |
MI |
| 24. |
Dwyte Smiley |
Youngstown (Ohio) St. |
5.02 |
X |
| 25. |
Rashidi Barnes |
Colorado |
5.01 |
|
| 26. |
Fred White |
Tennessee |
5.01 |
|
| 27. |
Earl Riley |
Washington State |
5.01 |
|
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Punters |
Rk. |
Name |
College |
Gr. |
Com. |
| 1. |
Shane Lechler |
Texas A&M |
5.25 |
|
| 2. |
John Baker |
North Texas |
5.03 |
|
| 3. |
Andrew Bayes |
East Carolina |
5.01 |
|
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Placekickers |
Rk. |
Name |
College |
Gr. |
Com. |
| 1. |
Sebastian Janikowski |
Florida State |
5.75 |
Status |
| 2. |
Neil Rackers |
Illinois |
5.10 |
|
| 3. |
Paul Edinger |
Michigan State |
5.10 |
|
| 4. |
Shayne Graham |
Virginia Tech |
5.01 |
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