2000 Draft Report Card
By Robert Baker, 49ers Clubhouse draft writer
Apr. 24, 2000
                
Draft Grades | Top 5 Steals | Top 5 Busts | Surprises | Best & Worst
San Francisco | Mock Draft Report
                
                 
DRAFT GRADES
               
American Football League
East    Central    West   
Buffalo E Baltimore A Denver C
Indianapolis C Cincinnati C Kansas City C
Miami D Cleveland A Oakland B
New England A Jacksonville A San Diego D
N.Y.Jets B Pittsburgh A Seattle A
Tennessee C
           
National Football League
East    Central    West   
Arizona A Chicago B Atlanta C
Dallas C Detroit D Carolina A
N.Y.Giants A Green Bay A New Orleans C
Philadelphia B Minnesota D St.Louis C
Washington A Tampa Bay A San Francisco A
              

TOP 5 STEALS
Day 1              
Team Rnd Pick Ovr. Player College Pos.
1. Carolina 2 26 57 Deaon Grant Tennessee S
2. Oakland 2 16 47 Jerry Porter West Virginia WR
3. New England 3 14 76 JR Redmond Arizona St. HB
4. Chicago 3 7 69 Dez White Georgia Tech WR
5. Seattle 1 22 22 Chris McIntosh Wisconsin OT
               
Day 2              
Team Rnd Pick Ovr. Player College Pos.
1. Jacksonville 7 37 243 Shyrone Stith Virginia Tech HB
2. Arizona 7 9 215 Sekou Sanyika California LB
3. Baltimore 6 20 186 Adelius Thomas Southern Miss. DE
4. Pittsburgh 5 34 163 Tee Martin Tennessee QB
5. Kansas City 6 22 188 Darnall Alford Boston Coll. OT
            

TOP 5 BUSTS
Day 1
Team Rnd Pick Ovr. Player College Pos.
1. Chicago 2 8 39 Mike Brown Nebraska S
2. Philedelphia 2 30 61 Bobby Wilson Arkansas OL
3. Kansas City 3 25 85 Greg Wesly Arkansas-Pine B. S
4. St.Louis 2 31 62 Jacoby Shepard Oklahoma St. CB
5. Detroit 2 19 50 Barrett Green West Virginia LB
               
Day 2              
Team Rnd Pick Ovr. Player College Pos.
1. San Diego 6 39 205 Juan Seider Texas A&M CB
2. Jacksonville 5 30 159 Kiwaukee Thomas Georgia South. CB
3. Cleveland 6 17 183 Spergon Wynn SW Texas St. QB
4. Washington 5 26 155 Quincy Sanders UNLV S
5. San Francisco 7 24 230 Brian Jennings Arizona St. TE
                             

SURPRISES
            
1. Shyrone Stith fallong to Jacksonville with the 243th pick overall.
2. Deltha O'Neal taken by Denver with the 15th pick overall.
3. N.Y.Jets not taking Daniel Franks with one of their four 1st round picks.
4. San Francisco not taking a OT with one of their 11 picks.
5. Sebastian Janikowski being taken 17th overall.
               

BEST & WORST
           
Best 1st Round Pick: Chris McIntosh, Seattle Seahawks
Once said to be a top 10 pick, fell all the way down into Seattle's hands at number 22.
                
Worst 1st Round Pick: Sebastian Janikowski, Oakland Raiders
Could have traded down into high second round to pick him up, Chicago was the only other team that wanted him that bad.
                
AFC Rookie of the Year: Peter Warrick, WR - Florida St. / Cincinnati
NFC Rookie of the Year: LaVar Arrington, LB - Penn St. / Washington
             

SAN FRANCISCO 49ers
Draft Grade: A
             
STEALS
Player Rnd Pick Ovr College Pos
1. Tim Rattay 7 6 212 Louisiana Tech QB
2. John Milen 5 21 150 Lenoir-Rhyne DE
3. Paul Smith 5 3 132 Texas-El Paso FB
BUST
Player Rnd Pick Ovr College Pos
1. Brian Jennings 7 24 230 Arizona St. TE
               
Surprises:
               
1. No OT.
2. No Rashad Anderson
3. Acornerback (Jason Webster) well under 6 foot (5'9).
4. No Chad Pennington.
5. Tim Rattay (2nd QB Drafted).
                
Rookie of the Year: Ahmed Plummer, CB - Ohio State
             

MOCK DRAFT REPORT
(Not including draft day trades)
              
 
Round 1
Matched Round & Prospect 24/31 77.4%
Matched Team & Position 14/31 45.2%
Matched Team & Prospect 10/31 32.3%
Round 2
Matched Round & Prospect 10/31 32.3%
Matched Team & Position 4/28 14.3%
Matched Team & Prospect 0/28 0.0%
Round 3
Matched Round & Prospect 11/32 34.3%
Matched Team & Position 2/30 6.7%
Matched Team & Prospect 1/30 3.3%
Overall
Matched Round & Prospect 45/94 47.9%
Matched Team & Position 20/89 22.5%
Matched Team & Prospect 11/89 12.4%
                  
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