| 1999 NFL draft | |
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| General information | |
| Date | April 17–18, 1999 |
| Location | Theatre at MSG in New York City, New York |
| Network | ESPN |
| Overview | |
| 253 total selections in 7 rounds | |
| League | NFL |
| First selection | Tim Couch, QB Cleveland Browns |
| Mr. Irrelevant | Jim Finn, FB Chicago Bears |
| Most selections (13) | Chicago Bears |
| Fewest selections (1) | New Orleans Saints |
| Hall of Famers | 2 |
The 1999 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 17–18, 1999, at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.12 The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.
Five quarterbacks were selected in the first round—Tim Couch, Donovan McNabb, Akili Smith, Daunte Culpepper and Cade McNown—the second highest amount (along with the 2018 and 2021 drafts) after the six selected in 1983 and 2024. The draft also marked the second time after 1971 that the first three selections were quarterbacks. Only McNabb and Culpepper would have successful careers, while Couch, Smith and McNown are generally regarded as draft busts. McNabb, the most successful of the five, was also the only to appear in a Super Bowl.
The draft also is known for the Ricky Williams trade, which saw the New Orleans Saints trade all six of their draft picks to the Washington Redskins to select running back Ricky Williams fifth overall. New Orleans finished with a 3–13 record following the trade and Williams struggled as a rookie, resulting in the firing of Saints head coach Mike Ditka and general manager Bill Kuharich.
The following is the breakdown of the 253 players selected by position:
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Player selections
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Notable undrafted players
| † | Pro BowlerN 1 |
Trades
In the explanations below, (PD) indicates trades completed prior to the start of the draft (i.e. Pre-Draft), while (D) denotes trades that took place during the 1999 draft.
Round 1
- No. 5: Carolina → Washington → New Orleans. Multiple trades:
Carolina → Washington (PD). Carolina traded a first-round selection (5th overall) and a 2000 first-round selection to Washington as compensation for signing non-exclusive franchise-tagged free agent DT Sean Gilbert.source 1
Washington → New Orleans (D). Washington a first-round selection (5th overall) to New Orleans in exchange for first-, third-, fourth-, fifth-, sixth- and seventh-round selections (12th, 71st, 107th, 144th, 179th and 218th overall), and 2000 first- and third-round selections. - No. 7: Chicago → Washington (D). Chicago traded a first-round selection (7th overall) to Washington in exchange for first-, third-, fourth- and fifth-round selections (12th, 71st, 106th and 143rd), and a 2000 third-round selection.
- No. 8: San Diego → Arizona (PD). San Diego traded a first-round selection (8th), 1998 first- and second-round selections, RB Eric Metcalf and LB Patrick Sapp to Arizona in exchange for a 1998 first-round selection.
- No. 11: Washington → Minnesota (PD). Washington traded first- and third-round selections (11th and 73rd overall), and a 2000 second-round selection to Minnesota in exchange for QB Brad Johnson.
- No. 12: New Orleans → Washington → Chicago. Multiple trades:
New Orleans → Washington (D). See Round 1: Washington → New Orleans.
Washington → Chicago (D). See Round 1: Chicago → Washington. - No. 17: Seattle → New England (D). Seattle traded a first-round selection (17th overall) to New England in exchange for first-, third- and sixth-round selections (20th, 82nd and 191st overall).
- No. 20: New England → Seattle → Dallas. Multiple trades:
New England → Seattle (D). See Round 1: Seattle → New England.
Seattle → Dallas (D). Seattle traded a first-round selection (20th overall) to Dallas in exchange for first- and fifth-round selections (22nd and 140th overall). - No. 22: Dallas → Seattle (D). See Round 1: Seattle → Dallas.
- No. 24: Miami → San Francisco (D). Miami traded a first-round selection (24th overall) to San Francisco in exchange for first- and fifth-round selections (27th and 134th overall).
- No. 27: San Francisco → Miami → Detroit. Multiple trades:
San Francisco → Miami (D). See Round 1: Miami → San Francisco.
Miami → Detroit (D). Miami traded a first-round selection (27th overall) to Detroit in exchange for second-, third- and fifth-round selections (39th, 70th and 142nd overall). - No. 28: NY Jets → New England (PD). The NY Jets traded a first-round selection (28th overall), 1997 third- and fourth-round selections, and a 1998 second-round selection to New England as compensation for hiring Bill Parcells as head coach.
Round 2
- No. 34: Indianapolis → Carolina (PD). Indianapolis traded a second-round selection (34th overall) to Carolina in exchange for CB Tyrone Poole.
- No. 36: St. Louis → Indianapolis (PD). St. Louis traded second- and fifth-round selections (36th and 138th overall) to Indianapolis in exchange for RB Marshall Faulk.
- No. 37: Chicago → Washington (D). Chicago traded a second-round selection (37th overall) to Washington in exchange for second- and fifth-round selections (40th and 144th overall).
- No. 39: Detroit → Miami (D). See Round 1: Miami → Detroit.
- No. 40: Washington → Chicago → Oakland. Multiple trades:
Washington → Chicago (D). See Round 2: Chicago → Washington.
Chicago → Oakland (D). Chicago traded second- and fourth-round selections (40th and 102nd overall) to Oakland in exchange for second-, third- and fourth-round selections (48th, 78th and 111th overall). - No. 41: New Orleans → St. Louis (PD). New Orleans traded a second-round selection (41st overall) to St. Louis in exchange for WR Eddie Kennison.
- No. 42: Baltimore → Atlanta (D). Baltimore traded a second-round selection (42nd overall) to Atlanta in exchange for a 2000 first-round selection.
- No. 43: Kansas City → Miami (D). Kansas City traded a second-round selection (43rd overall) to Miami in exchange for second- and third-round selections (54th and 84th overall), and a 2000 sixth-round selection.
- No. 44: Pittsburgh → Minnesota (D). Pittsburgh traded a second-round selection (44th overall) to Minnesota in exchange for second-, third- and fifth-round selections (59th, 73rd and 163rd overall).
- No. 46: Tennessee → New England (D). Tennessee traded a second-round selection (46th overall) to New England in exchange for second- and fourth-round selections (52nd and 117th overall).
- No. 47: Seattle → Green Bay (PD). Seattle traded a second-round selection (47th overall) to Green Bay as compensation for signing Mike Holmgren as head coach.
- No. 48: Oakland → Chicago (D). See Round 2: Chicago → Oakland.
- No. 52: New England → Tennessee (D). See Round 2: Tennessee → New England.
- No. 54: Miami → Kansas City (D). See Round 2: Kansas City → Miami.
- No. 58: San Francisco → Denver (PD). San Francisco traded a second-round selection (58th overall) to Denver in exchange for OT Jamie Brown.
- No. 59: Minnesota → Pittsburgh (D). See Round 2: Pittsburgh → Minnesota.
- No. 60: Atlanta → San Diego (PD). Atlanta traded a second-round selection (60th overall) to San Diego in exchange for WR Tony Martin.
Round 3
- No. 67: Carolina → Denver (PD). Carolina traded a third-round selection (67th overall) and a 2000 fourth-round selection to Denver in exchange for QB Jeff Lewis.
- No. 70: Detroit → Miami → Detroit. Multiple trades:
Detroit → Miami (D). See Round 1: Miami → Detroit.
Miami → Detroit (D). Miami traded a third-round selection (70th overall) to Detroit in exchange for third- and seventh-round selections (72nd and 232nd overall). - No. 71: New Orleans → Washington → Chicago. Multiple trades:
New Orleans → Washington (D). See Round 1: Washington → New Orleans.
Washington → Chicago (D). See Round 1: Chicago → Washington. - No. 72: Baltimore → Tampa Bay → Baltimore → Detroit → Miami. Multiple trades:
Baltimore → Tampa Bay (PD). Baltimore traded a third-round selection (72nd overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for RB Errict Rhett.
Tampa Bay → Baltimore (PD). Tampa Bay traded a third-round selection (72nd overall) to Baltimore in exchange for a 1998 fourth-round selection.
Baltimore → Detroit (PD). Baltimore traded a third-round selection (72nd overall) and a 2000 fifth-round selection to Detroit in exchange for QB Scott Mitchell.
Detroit → Miami (D). See Round 3: Miami → Detroit. - No. 73: Washington → Minnesota → Pittsburgh. Multiple trades:
Washington → Minnesota (PD). See Round 1: Washington → Minnesota.
Minnesota → Pittsburgh (D). See Round 2: Pittsburgh → Minnesota. - No. 78: Oakland → Chicago (D). See Round 2: Chicago → Oakland.
- No. 82: New England → Seattle (D). See Round 1: Seattle → New England.
- No. 84: Miami → Kansas City (D). See Round 2: Kansas City → Miami.
- No. 91: Minnesota → New England (PD). Minnesota traded a third-round selection (91st overall) to New England in exchange for CB Jimmy Hitchcock.
Round 4
- No. 96: Cleveland → San Francisco → Indianapolis. Multiple trades:
Cleveland → San Francisco (PD). Cleveland traded fourth- and fifth-round selections (96th and 134th overall) to San Francisco in exchange for a fourth-round selection (124th overall) and QB Ty Detmer.
San Francisco → Indianapolis (D). San Francisco traded a fourth-round selection (96th overall) to Indianapolis in exchange for fourth- and sixth-round selections (99th and 171st). - No. 99: Indianapolis → San Francisco (D). See Round 4: San Francisco → Indianapolis.
- No. 102: Chicago → Oakland (D). See Round 2: Chicago → Oakland.
- No. 106: Washington → Chicago (D). See Round 1: Chicago → Washington.
- No. 107: New Orleans → Washington (D). See Round 1: Washington → New Orleans.
- No. 110: Cleveland → San Francisco (D). Cleveland traded a fourth-round selection (110th overall) to San Francisco in exchange for FB Marc Edwards.
- No. 111: Oakland → Chicago (D). See Round 2: Chicago → Oakland.
- No. 117: New England → Tennessee (D). See Round 2: Tennessee → New England.
- No. 120: Miami → Minnesota (PD). Miami traded a fourth-round selection (120th overall) to Minnesota as compensation for signing restricted free agent TE Hunter Goodwin.
- No. 122: Green Bay → Buffalo (PD). Green Bay traded a fourth-round selection (122nd overall) to Buffalo in exchange for RB Darick Holmes.
- No. 124: San Francisco → Cleveland (PD). See Round 4: Cleveland → San Francisco.
Round 5
- No. 134: Cleveland → San Francisco → Miami. Multiple trades:
Cleveland → San Francisco (PD). See Round 4: Cleveland → San Francisco.
San Francisco → Miami (D). See Round 1: Miami → San Francisco. - No. 136: Indianapolis → Pittsburgh (PD). Indianapolis traded a fifth-round selection (136th overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for LB Steve Conley.
- No. 137: Philadelphia → Detroit (D). Philadelphia traded a fifth-round selection (137th overall) to Detroit in exchange for a 2000 fourth-round selection.
- No. 138: St. Louis → Indianapolis (PD). See Round 2: St. Louis → Indianapolis.
- No. 139: Chicago → San Diego (PD). Chicago traded a fifth-round selection (139th overall) to San Diego in exchange for DT Shawn Lee.
- No. 140: Carolina → Dallas → Seattle. Multiple trades:
Carolina → Dallas (PD). Carolina traded a fifth-round selection (140th overall) to Dallas as compensation for signing restricted free agent WR Patrick Jeffers.
Dallas → Seattle (D). See Round 1: Seattle → Dallas. - No. 142: Detroit → Miami (D). See Round 1: Miami → Detroit.
- No. 143: Washington → Chicago (D). See Round 1: Chicago → Washington.
- No. 144: New Orleans → Washington → Chicago. Multiple trades:
New Orleans → Washington (D). See Round 1: Washington → New Orleans.
Washington → Chicago (D). See Round 2: Chicago → Washington. - No. 145: Baltimore → St. Louis (D). Baltimore traded a fifth-round selection (145th overall) and a 2000 seventh-round selection to St. Louis in exchange for QB Tony Banks.
- No. 146: Pittsburgh → Oakland (D). Pittsburgh traded two fifth-round selections (146th and 163rd overall) to Oakland in exchange for a 2000 third-round selection.
- No. 147: Kansas City → Chicago (PD). Kansas City traded a fifth-round selection (147th overall) to Chicago in exchange for RB Bam Morris.
- No. 157: Miami → San Francisco (PD). Miami traded a fifth-round selection (157th overall) to San Francisco in exchange for G Kevin Gogan.
- No. 158: Dallas → Denver (PD). Dallas traded a fifth-round selection (158th overall) to Denver in exchange for TE Kendell Watkins.
- No. 163: Minnesota → Pittsburgh → Oakland → Green Bay. Multiple trades:
Minnesota → Pittsburgh (D). See Round 2: Pittsburgh → Minnesota.
Pittsburgh → Oakland (D). See Round 5: Pittsburgh → Oakland.
Oakland → Green Bay (D). Oakland traded a fifth-round selection (163rd overall) to Green Bay in exchange for a sixth-round selection (188th) and past considerations. - No. 165: Denver → Washington (D). Denver traded a fifth-round selection (165th overall) to Washington in exchange for sixth- and seventh-round selections (179th and 218th overall).
Round 6
- No. 170: Cleveland → Seattle (D). Cleveland traded a sixth-round selection (170th overall) to Seattle in exchange for two sixth-round selections (187th and 191st overall).
- No. 171: Indianapolis → San Francisco (D). See Round 4: San Francisco → Indianapolis.
- No. 174: Chicago → Cleveland (D). Chicago traded a sixth-round selection (174th overall) to Cleveland in exchange for sixth- and seventh-round selections (184th and 207th overall).
- No. 179: New Orleans → Washington → Denver. Multiple trades:
New Orleans → Washington (D). See Round 1: Washington → New Orleans.
Washington → Denver (D). See Round 5: Denver → Washington. - No. 180: Baltimore → New England (PD). Baltimore traded a sixth-round selection (180th overall) to New England in exchange for TE Lovett Purnell.
- No. 182: Kansas City → Tampa Bay → Jacksonville. Multiple trades:
Kansas City → Tampa Bay (PD). Kansas City traded a sixth-round selection (182nd overall) to Tampa Bay in exchange for S Melvin Johnson.
Tampa Bay → Jacksonville (D). Tampa Bay traded a sixth-round selection (182nd overall) to Jacksonville in exchange for sixth- and seventh-round selections (195th and 233rd overall). - No. 183: Pittsburgh → NY Jets (PD). Pittsburgh traded a sixth-round selection (183rd overall) to the NY Jets in exchange for WR Alex Van Dyke.
- No. 184: Cleveland → Chicago (D). See Round 6: Chicago → Cleveland.
- No. 185: Tampa Bay → Baltimore → Minnesota. Multiple trades:
Tampa Bay → Baltimore (D). Tampa Bay traded a sixth-round selection (185th overall) to Baltimore in exchange for QB Eric Zeier.
Baltimore → Minnesota (D). Baltimore traded a sixth-round selection (185th overall) and a 2000 fourth-round selection to Minnesota in exchange for a 2000 sixth-round selection and G Everett Lindsay. - No. 187: Seattle → Cleveland (D). See Round 6: Cleveland → Seattle.
- No. 188: Oakland → Green Bay → Oakland. Multiple trades:
Oakland → Green Bay (PD). Oakland traded a sixth-round selection (188th) and a 1998 sixth-round selection to Green Bay in exchange for Green Bay's fifth-round selection in 1998.
Green Bay → Oakland (D). See Round 5: Oakland → Green Bay. - No. 191: New England → Seattle → Cleveland. Multiple trades:
New England → Seattle (D). See Round 1: Seattle → New England.
Seattle → Cleveland (D). See Round 6: Cleveland → Seattle. - No. 195: Jacksonville → Tampa Bay (D). See Round 6: Tampa Bay → Jacksonville.
- No. 198: San Francisco → Atlanta (PD). San Francisco traded a sixth-round selection (198th overall) to Atlanta in exchange for a 1998 seventh-round selection.
- No. 201: Denver → Philadelphia (PD). Denver traded a sixth-round selection (201st overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for a 1998 seventh-round selection.
Round 7
- No. 207: Cleveland → Chicago → Cleveland. Multiple trades:
Cleveland → Chicago (D). See Round 6: Chicago → Cleveland.
Chicago → Cleveland (D). Chicago traded a seventh-round selection (207th overall) to Cleveland in exchange for two seventh-round selections (221st and 253rd overall). - No. 212: St. Louis → Green Bay (PD). St. Louis traded a seventh-round selection (212th overall) to Green Bay in exchange for QB Steve Bono.
- No. 213: Chicago → Green Bay (PD). Chicago traded a seventh-round selection (213th overall) to Green Bay in exchange for RB Glyn Milburn.
- No. 213: San Diego → Pittsburgh (PD). San Diego traded a seventh-round selection (214th overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for RB Erric Pegram.
- No. 218: New Orleans → Washington → Denver. Multiple trades:
New Orleans → Washington (D). See Round 1: Washington → New Orleans.
Washington → Denver (D). See Round 5: Denver → Washington. - No. 221: Cleveland → Chicago (D). See Round 7: Chicago → Cleveland.
- No. 223: Seattle → NY Jets (PD). Seattle traded a seventh-round selection (223rd overall) to the NY Jets in exchange for QB Glenn Foley.
- No. 228: Arizona → Pittsburgh (PD). Arizona traded a seventh-round selection (228th overall) to Pittsburgh in exchange for CB J. B. Brown.
- No. 231: Miami → NY Giants (PD). Miami traded a seventh-round selection (231st overall) to the NY Giants in exchange for RB Tyrone Wheatley.
- No. 232: Green Bay → Detroit → Miami. Multiple trades:
Green Bay → Detroit (PD). Green Bay traded a seventh-round selection (232nd overall) to Detroit in exchange for RB Glyn Milburn.
Detroit → Miami (D). See Round 3: Miami → Detroit. - No. 233: Jacksonville → Tampa Bay (D). See Round 6: Tampa Bay → Jacksonville.
- No. 253: Cleveland → Chicago (D). See Round 7: Chicago → Cleveland.
Forfeited picks
Two selections in the 1999 draft were forfeited:
- San Diego forfeited a second-round selection after selecting DT Jamal Williams in the second round of the 1998 supplemental draft.
- Green Bay forfeited a second-round selection after selecting G Mike Wahle in the second round of the 1998 supplemental draft.
Supplemental draft
A supplemental draft was held in the summer of 1999. For each player selected in the supplemental draft, the team forfeits its pick in that round in the draft of the following season. The New England Patriots were the only team to select a player, selecting cornerback J'Juan Cherry from Arizona State in the fourth round.
| Rnd. | Pick | Team | Player | Pos. | College | Notes | |
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| 4 | — | New England Patriots | Cherry, J'JuanJ'Juan Cherry | CB | Arizona State |
Hall of Famers
- Champ Bailey, cornerback from Georgia taken 1st round 7th overall by the Washington Redskins.
- Inducted: Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2019.
- Edgerrin James, running back from Miami (FL) taken 1st round 4th overall by the Indianapolis Colts.
- Inducted: Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2020.
References
References
Trade references
- Justice, Richard (April 21, 1998). "Gilbert Signs With Panthers". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
General references
- "NFL Draft Locations". FootballGeography.com. October 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- Salomone, Dan (October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015". Giants.com. New York Giants. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Notes
Notes
- Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
