2001 XFL Draft

The 2001 XFL Draft was the first and last draft for the single-season XFL football league. The draft took place over a 3 day time period from October 28, 2000 to October 30, 2000 during which time a total of 475 players were selected by the league's 8 teams from a pool of approximately 1,600 or so eligible players. The draft consisted of 59 rounds—10 rounds taking place on October 28, 15 rounds on October 29, and 34 rounds on October 30.

The draft was followed by a supplemental draft on December 29, 2000 during which 65 additional players were selected in an effort to completely fill out team rosters.^[1] Most eligible players came from either the CFL, the Arena Football League, the NFL Europe, retired NFL players, or previous college players who had gone undrafted by the NFL but had not yet signed with another league.

The XFL draft took place in order for teams to be ready to begin league play when the season kicked off on February 3, 2001.

Contents 1 Notable players drafted 2 Player selections 2.1 Day one of draft (October 28, 2000) 2.1.1 Round one 2.1.2 Round two 2.1.3 Round three 2.1.4 Round four 2.1.5 Round five 2.1.6 Round six 2.1.7 Round seven 2.1.8 Round eight 2.1.9 Round nine 2.1.10 Round ten 2.2 Day two of draft (October 29, 2000) 2.2.1 Round eleven 2.2.2 Round twelve 2.2.3 Round thirteen 2.2.4 Round fourteen 2.2.5 Round fifteen 2.2.6 Round sixteen 2.2.7 Round seventeen 2.2.8 Round eighteen 2.2.9 Round nineteen 2.2.10 Round twenty 3 References

Notable players drafted

Many of the players selected in the 2001 XFL draft went on to compete in the NFL and other football leagues.

Notable players selected in the draft included future league MVP and Los Angeles quarterback Tommy Maddox, who signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers after the XFL eventually folded. Maddox later became the starting quarterback for the Steelers, and led them to the playoffs. Los Angeles used the first pick in the draft to select another future NFL quarterback, Scott Milanovich. Milanovich lost the starting quarterback job to Maddox, who was placed on the Xtreme as one of a handful of players put on each team due to geographic distance between the player's college and the team's hometown. Another of the eventually better-known players who was selected in the draft was Las Vegas running back Rod Smart, who first gained popularity because the name on the back of his jersey read "He Hate Me." Smart stated that he had wanted to put "They Hate Me" (a jab at his critics) but there wasn't enough room. Smart, who was only picked 357th in the draft, later went on to play for the Philadelphia Eagles, Carolina Panthers, and the Oakland Raiders, thus becoming the second XFL player (after receiver Yo Murphy did as a member of the St. Louis Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI) ^[2] to play in a Super Bowl, participating in Super Bowl XXXVIII, which his team lost. His Panther teammate Jake Delhomme named his new-born horse "She Hate Me" as a reference to Smart. Maddox became the third former XFL player to play for a Super Bowl team (Pittsburgh Steelers), in Super Bowl XL in Detroit, and he was the first to win a Super Bowl ring, although Maddox did not play in the game.

Many other XFL "alumni" who were selected in the draft went on to play in the NFL, including Kevin Kaesviharn, Jose Cortez, Corey Ivy, Mike Furrey and Rod Smart, and many others played extensively in the CFL, including Kelvin Anderson, John Avery, Duane Butler, Jeremaine Copeland, Marcus Crandell, Reggie Durden, Eric England, Paul McCallum (who wore the jersey nickname "CFL Reject"), Yo Murphy, Noel Prefontaine and Bobby Singh. The Arena Football League also absorbed some former XFL players.

Player selections

Day one of draft (October 28, 2000)

Round one

Pick #	XFL Team	Player	Position	College
1	Los Angeles Xtreme	Scott Milanovich	Quarterback	Maryland
2	Birmingham Thunderbolts	Casey Weldon	Quarterback	Florida State
3	Memphis Maniax	Marcus Crandell	Quarterback	East Carolina
4	Orlando Rage	Jeff Brohm	Quarterback	Louisville
5	Las Vegas Outlaws	Chuck Clements	Quarterback	Houston
6	San Francisco Demons	Vaughn Dunbar	Running Back	Indiana
7	New York/New Jersey Hitmen	Charles Puleri	Quarterback	New Mexico State
8	Chicago Enforcers	John Avery	Running Back	Mississippi

Round two

Pick #	XFL Team	Player	Position	College
9	Chicago Enforcers	Paul Failla	Quarterback	Indiana (PA)
10	New York/New Jersey Hitmen	Jermaine Smith	Defensive Tackle	Georgia
11	San Francisco Demons	Scott Adams	Tackle	Georgia
12	Las Vegas Outlaws	Antonio Edwards	Defensive End	Valdosta State
13	Orlando Rage	Wayne Ingram	Guard	Prairie View A&M University
14	Memphis Maniax	Darrick Holmes	Running Back	Portland
15	Birmingham Thunderbolts	Michael Lies	Guard	Kansas
16	Los Angeles Xtreme	Steve Russ	Linebacker	Air Force

Round three

Pick #	XFL Team	Player	Position	College
17	Los Angeles Xtreme	Derek West	Tackle	Colorado
18	Birmingham Thunderbolts	Henry Taylor	Defensive Tackle	South Carolina
19	Memphis Maniax	Mike Sheldon	Tackle	Grand Valley State
20	Orlando Rage	Jonathan Brown	Defensive End	Tennessee
21	Las Vegas Outlaws	Kory Blackman	Cornerback	Massachusetts
22	San Francisco Demons	Cordell Taylor	Cornerback	Hampton
23	New York/New Jersey Hitmen	Curtis McGee	Tackle	Georgia Tech
24	Chicago Enforcers	Julian Pittman	Defensive End	Florida State

Round four

Pick #	XFL Team	Player	Position	College
25	Chicago Enforcers	Quincy Coleman	Cornerback	Jackson State
26	New York/New Jersey Hitmen	Tony Berti	Tackle	Colorado
27	San Francisco Demons	David Sanders	Defensive End	Arkansas
28	Las Vegas Outlaws	Antonio Dingle	Defensive Tackle	Virginia
29	Orlando Rage	Derrick Clark	Running Back	Evangel College
30	Memphis Maniax	Mike Sutton	Defensive End	LSU
31	Birmingham Thunderbolts	Alonzo Wallace	Defensive End	Maryland
32	Los Angeles Xtreme	Donnell Day	Cornerback	Cal State Northridge

Round five

Pick #	XFL Team	Player	Position	College
33	Los Angeles Xtreme	James Harris	Defensive End	Temple
34	Birmingham Thunderbolts	Justin Burroughs	Guard	North Carolina State
35	Memphis Maniax	Rico Clark	Cornerback	Louisville
36	Orlando Rage	Ricky Bell	Tight End	North Carolina State
37	Las Vegas Outlaws	Ricky Brady	Tight End	Oklahoma
38	San Francisco Demons	Craig Powell	Linebacker	Ohio State
39	New York/New Jersey Hitmen	Dwayne Sabb	Defensive End	New Hampshire
40	Chicago Enforcers	Chike Egbuniwe	Linebacker	Duke

Round six

Pick #	XFL Team	Player	Position	College
41	Chicago Enforcers	Tim Lester	Quarterback	Western Michigan
42	New York/New Jersey Hitmen	Mike Barber	Linebacker	Clemson
43	San Francisco Demons	Pita Elisara	Offensive Lineman	Indiana
44	Las Vegas Outlaws	Paul Bradford	Cornerback	Portland State
45	Orlando Rage	James Roberson	Defensive End	Florida State
46	Memphis Maniax	DJ Cooper	Defensive End	Arkansas
47	Birmingham Thunderbolts	Stepfret Williams	Wide Receiver	N.E. Louisiana
48	Los Angeles Xtreme	Dell McGee	Cornerback	Auburn

Round seven

Pick #	XFL Team	Player	Position	College
49	Los Angeles Xtreme	Rashaan Shehee	Running Back	Washington
50	Birmingham Thunderbolts	Duane Butler	Defensive Secondary	Illinois State
51	Memphis Maniax	Basil Mitchell	Running Back	Texas Christian
52	Orlando Rage	Mario Bailey	Wide Receiver	Washington
53	Las Vegas Outlaws	Mike Mason	Defensive End	Kentucky State
54	San Francisco Demons	James Hundon	Wide Receiver	Portland State
55	New York/New Jersey Hitmen	James Cotton	Defensive End	Ohio State
56	Chicago Enforcers	Chris Ward	Defensive End	Kentucky

Round eight

Pick #	XFL Team	Player	Position	College
57	Chicago Enforcers	Jason Bray	Defensive Back	Auburn
58	New York/New Jersey Hitmen	Tyree Talton	Cornerback	Northern Iowa
59	San Francisco Demons	Emile Palmer	Defensive Tackle	Syracuse
60	Las Vegas Outlaws	Lamont Burns	Guard	East Carolina
61	Orlando Rage	Stephen Fisher	Cornerback	North Carolina
62	Memphis Maniax	Ketrick Sanford	Running Back	Houston
63	Birmingham Thunderbolts	Kevin Landolt	Defensive Tackle	West Virginia
64	Los Angeles Xtreme	Octavius Bishop	Tackle	Texas

Round nine

Pick #	XFL Team	Player	Position	College
65	Los Angeles Xtreme	Willie Jones	Tackle	Grambling State
66	Birmingham Thunderbolts	Oliver Ross	Tackle	Iowa State
67	Memphis Maniax	O'Lester Pope	Tackle	Southern Mississippi
68	Orlando Rage	Jeremy Akers	Tackle	Notre Dame
69	Las Vegas Outlaws	Leroy Collins	Running Back	Louisville
70	San Francisco Demons	Terrance Joseph	Cornerback	Tulsa
71	New York/New Jersey Hitmen	Jude Waddy	Linebacker	William and Mary
72	Chicago Enforcers	Jose Portilla	Tackle	Arizona

Round ten

Pick #	XFL Team	Player	Position	College
73	Chicago Enforcers	Jaime Baisely	Interior Back	Indiana
74	New York/New Jersey Hitmen	Chris Maumalanga	Defensive Tackle	Kansas
75	San Francisco Demons	Mike Adams	Wide Receiver	Texas
76	Las Vegas Outlaws	Chris Bayne	Defensive Secondary	Fresno State
77	Orlando Rage	Joe Cummings	Linebacker	Wyoming
78	Memphis Maniax	Jim Druckenmiller	Quarterback	Virginia Tech
79	Birmingham Thunderbolts	Sedrick Curry	Cornerback	Texas A&M
80	Los Angeles Xtreme	John Kirksey	Defensive Tackle	Sacramento State

Day two of draft (October 29, 2000)

Round eleven

Pick #	XFL Team	Player	Position	College
81	Los Angeles Xtreme	Steve Ingram	Tackle	Maryland
82	Birmingham Thunderbolts	Jimmy Sprotte	Linebacker	Arizona
83	Memphis Maniax	Glenn Rountree	Center	Clemson
84	Orlando Rage	Hayward Clay	Tight End	Texas A&M
85	Las Vegas Outlaws	Toran James	Interior Back	North Carolina
86	San Francisco Demons	Jim Arellanes	Quarterback	Fresno State
87	New York/New Jersey Hitmen	Anthony Brown	Tackle	Utah
88	Chicago Enforcers	Curtis Mayfield	Wide Receiver	Oklahoma State

Round twelve

Pick #	XFL Team	Player	Position	College
89	Chicago Enforcers	Charles Wylie	Running Back	Georgia Tech
90	New York/New Jersey Hitmen	Juan Daniels	Wide Receiver	Georgia
91	San Francisco Demons	Terry Battle	Running Back	Arizona State
92	Las Vegas Outlaws	Donald Sellars	Wide Receiver	New Mexico
93	Orlando Rage	Kevin Swayne	Wide Receiver	Wayne State
94	Memphis Maniax	Earl Scott	Center	Arkansas
95	Birmingham Thunderbolts	Nicky Savoie	Tight End	LSU
96	Los Angeles Xtreme	Brett Williams	Defensive End	Clemson

Round thirteen

Pick #	XFL Team	Player	Position	College
97	Los Angeles Xtreme	Nate Miller	Center	LSU
98	Birmingham Thunderbolts	Ed Smith	Tight End	Texas
99	Memphis Maniax	Jeff Kerr	Line Backer	East Carolina
100	Orlando Rage	Ken Anderson	Defensive Tackle	Arkansas
101	Las Vegas Outlaws	Brandon Sanders	Defensive Secondary	Arizona
102	San Francisco Demons	Robert Hunt	Center	Virginia
103	New York/New Jersey Hitmen	James Battle	Wide Receiver	Oregon State
104	Chicago Enforcers	Leomont Evans	Defensive Secondary	Clemson

Round fourteen

Pick #	XFL Team	Player	Position	College
105	Chicago Enforcers	Tony Ramirez	Tackle	Northern Colorado
106	New York/New Jersey Hitmen	Juan Porter	Guard	Ohio State
107	San Francisco Demons	Kevin Jefferson	Interior Back	Lehigh
108	Las Vegas Outlaws	Hurley Tarver	Cornerback	Central Oklahoma
109	Orlando Rage	Jason Gamble	Guard	Clemson
110	Memphis Maniax	John Williams	Cornerback	Southern
111	Birmingham Thunderbolts	Anthony Derricks	Cornerback	Mississippi State
112	Los Angeles Xtreme	Thomas McManus	Linebacker	Boston College

Round fifteen

Pick #	XFL Team	Player	Position	College
113	Los Angeles Xtreme	Josh Wilcox	Tight End	Oregon
114	Birmingham Thunderbolts	Billy Gustin	Cornerback/Defensive Secondary	Purdue
115	Memphis Maniax	Hillary Butler	Line Backer	Washington
116	Orlando Rage	Cleave Roberts	Guard	Troy State
117	Las Vegas Outlaws	Mark Nori	Guard	Boston College
118	San Francisco Demons	Darran Hall	Wide Receiver	Colorado State
119	New York/New Jersey Hitmen	Ron Merkerson	Linebacker	Colorado
120	Chicago Enforcers	Roell Preston	Wide Receiver	Mississippi

Round sixteen

Pick #	XFL Team	Player	Position	College
121	Chicago Enforcers	Larry Fitzpatrick	Defensive Line	Illinois State
122	New York/New Jersey Hitmen	Bob Rosenstiel	Tight End	Eastern Illinois
123	San Francisco Demons	Sam Manuel	Offensive Back	New Mexico State
124	Las Vegas Outlaws	Blaine Burger	Defensive Tackle	Utah
125	Orlando Rage	Sedrick Clark	Defensive End	Tulsa
126	Memphis Maniax	Charles Jordan	Wide Receiver	LBC College
127	Birmingham Thunderbolts	Ryan Thomassie	Center	LSU
128	Los Angeles Xtreme	Frank Leatherwood	Running Back	Appalachian State

Round seventeen

Pick #	XFL Team	Player	Position	College
129	Los Angeles Xtreme	Curtis Eason	Defensive Tackle	E. Tennessee State
130	Birmingham Thunderbolts	Dion Foxx	Offensive Back	James Madison
131	Memphis Maniax	Jerry Ross	Tight End	Pittsburg State
132	Orlando Rage	Jay Hill	Cornerback	Central Oklahoma
133	Las Vegas Outlaws	Mike Furrey	Wide Receiver	Northern Iowa
134	San Francisco Demons	Wendell Davis	Cornerback	Oklahoma
135	New York/New Jersey Hitmen	David Camacho	Offensive Tackle	Oklahoma
136	Chicago Enforcers	Matt Finkes	Linebacker	Ohio State

Round eighteen

Pick #	XFL Team	Player	Position	College
137	Chicago Enforcers	Lovett Purnell	Tight End	West Virginia
138	New York/New Jersey Hitmen	Rondell Jones	Defensive Secondary	North Carolina
139	San Francisco Demons	Mario Bradley	Defensive Back	Southern California
140	Las Vegas Outlaws	Sterling Palmer	Defensive End	Florida State
141	Orlando Rage	Andre Purvis	Defensive Tackle	North Carolina
142	Memphis Maniax	Dee Moronkola	Cornerback	Washington State
143	Birmingham Thunderbolts	Steve Smith	Wide Receiver	Utah State
144	Los Angeles Xtreme	Reggie Lowe	Defensive End	Troy State

Round nineteen

Pick #	XFL Team	Player	Position	College
145	Los Angeles Xtreme	Rico Mack	Linebacker	Appalachian State
146	Birmingham Thunderbolts	Graham Leigh	Quarterback	New Mexico
147	Memphis Maniax	A.J Ofodile	Tight End	Missouri
148	Orlando Rage	Scott Cloman	Wide Receiver	Southern
149	Las Vegas Outlaws	JJ Huggins	Tight End	Alabama State
150	San Francisco Demons	Ryan Christopherson	Fullback	Wyoming
151	New York/New Jersey Hitmen	Dino Philyaw	Runningback	Oregon
152	Chicago Enforcers	Ray Austin	Cornerback	Tennessee

Round twenty

Pick #	XFL Team	Player	Position	College
153	Chicago Enforcers	Ronnie Powell	Wide Receiver	Northwestern State
154	New York/New Jersey Hitmen	Tyrell Peters	Linebacker	Oklahoma
155	San Francisco Demons	Trezell Jenkins	Offensive Tackle	Michigan
156	Las Vegas Outlaws	Kelvin Kinney	Defensive End	Virginia State
157	Orlando Rage	Kelly Malveaux	Cornerback	Arizona
158	Memphis Maniax	Kevin Peoples	Defensive Back	NC Central
159	Birmingham Thunderbolts	Malcolm Hamilton	Inside Linebacker	Baylor
160	Los Angeles Xtreme	Todd Doxzon	Wide Receiver	Iowa State

References

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