Jaguars Select 29th in April 15-16 NFL Draft

Apr 09, 2000 at 08:00 PM

     The Jacksonville Jaguars have the 29th selection in the first 
 round and 11 picks overall when the 65th NFL draft takes place on Saturday 
 and Sunday, April 15-16.  The two-day selection process will begin at 
 12:00 noon on Saturday, April 15, with the first three  rounds being 
 completed that day.  The remaining four rounds will begin at 11:00 a.m. 
 on Sunday, April 16.
     The Jaguars will head into their sixth NFL season once again as the 
 defending AFC Central Division champions, and they are looking to strengthen 
 their team through the draft, as they seek a fifth consecutive appearance in 
 the playoffs.
     In addition to their first-round pick, the Jaguars have 10 other 
 choices - one in each of the second through seventh rounds, as well as four 
 compensatory selections in the seventh round.  The Jaguars acquired the 
 compensatory picks because they suffered a net loss of certain quality 
 unrestricted free agents last year.

     JAGUARS DRAFT PICKS
 Rd.    Order    Overall    Choice Obtained From
 1    29    29    
 2    29    60    
 3    30    92    
 4    29    123    
 5    30    159    
 6    30    196    
 7    30    236    
 7    35    241    Compensatory Selection    
 7    37    243    Compensatory Selection    
 7    39    245    Compensatory Selection    
 7    41    247    Compensatory Selection

     The NFL draft will be held at The Theatre at Madison Square Garden in 
 New York City. The entire draft will be televised nationally on ESPN and ESPN2.  
 ESPN will carry the proceedings from 12:00 noon to 7:00 p.m. EDT on Saturday, 
 and ESPN2 will take over the broadcast until the end of the day's drafting.  
 ESPN will resume broadcasting at 11:00 a.m. Sunday until 1:00 p.m., and ESPN2 
 will then broadcast the rest of the draft until its conclusion.
     Each of the NFL's 31 teams will have a 15-minute time limit to make their 
 selections in the first round, 10 minutes in the second round and five minutes in 
 Rounds 3-7.  Last year the first round took 5 hours and 4 minutes, the second round 
 lasted 2 hours and 50 minutes, and the third round took 1 hour and 37 minutes.
     A total of 254 players will be selected by the 31 teams, including 
 223 regular selections and 31 compensatory picks that were awarded to 14 teams which
 suffered a net loss of certain quality unrestricted free agents last year.  All of 
 the compensatory picks fall in Rounds 4-7.
     In addition to the cable television broadcasts, WBWL (600 AM) will broadcast 
 live from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Saturday, featuring Jaguars radio broadcasters 
 Brian Sexton and Matt Robinson, as well as Jaguars Inside Report senior editor Vic 
 Ketchman and WOKV/WBWL sports director Bill Riley, WBWL's Cole Pepper and several 
 draft analysts.
     WTLV 12 will also televise a live draft special on Saturday from 7:00 to 
 7:30 p.m. Jennifer Kumik and WTLV sports director Dan Hicken will host from inside 
 the Jaguars lockerroom, with Matt Robinson and Brian Sexton contributing and a live 
 interview with head coach Tom Coughlin. 
     The special will feature exclusive footage from inside the Jaguars' draft 
 room at the time of the team's first selection.
     The draft will also be covered live on the Internet at www.nfl.com and 
 ESPN.go.com. The sites     will be live on draft weekend with audio feeds from ESPN 
 Radio and player conferences, chats with top picks and analysis from former Dallas 
 Cowboys personnel director Gil Brandt.  The site's "Draft Ticket" will enable users to 
 analyze the draft as it unfolds and sort selections by player, position, NFL or college 
 team and other variables.

 2000 FIRST-ROUND DRAFT ORDER
                     Opp.    Opp.    Opp.
 Rk.    Team                W-L    Record    Pct.
 1.    Cleveland            2-14    143-113    .559
 2.    Washington (from New Orleans)    10-6    119-137    .465
 3.    Washington (from San Francisco)    10-6    119-137    .465
 4.    Cincinnati            4-12    141-115    .551
 5.    Baltimore (from Atlanta)    8-8    127-129    .496
 6.    Philadelphia            5-11    141-115    .551
 7.    Arizona                6-10    122-135    .473
 8.    Pittsburgh            6-10    128-128    .500
 9.    Chicago                6-10    139-117    .543
 10.    Denver                6-10    144-112    .563
 11.    New York Giants            7-9    135-121    .527
 12.    San Fran.(fr Caro. via Wash.)    4-12    129-127    .504
 13/    Tampa Bay (from San Diego)    11-5    116-140    .453
 14.    Green Bay            8-8    127-129    .496
 15.    Baltimore            8-8    127-129    .496
 16.    New York Jets (fr. New England)    8-8    150-106    .586
 17.    Oakland                8-8    140-116    .547
 18.    New York Jets            8-8    150-106    .586
 19.    Seattle (from Dallas)        9-7    124-132    .484
 20.    Detroit                8-8    139-117    .543
 21.    Kansas City            9-7    132-124    .516
 22.    Seattle                9-7    124-132    .484
 23.    Carolina (from Miami)        8-8    107-149    .418
 24.    San Francisco (from Washington)    4-12    129-127    .504
 25.    Minnesota            10-6    121-135    .473
 26.    Buffalo                11-5    135-121    .527
 27.    Tampa Bay            11-5    116-140    .453
 28.    Indianapolis            13-3    125-131    .488
 29.    Jacksonville            14-2    100-156    .391
 30.    Tennessee            13-3    110-146    .430
 31.    St. Louis            13-3    93-163    .363

JAGUARS DRAFT DAY FAN FEST In conjunction with the draft, the Jaguars are hosting the sixth annual Budweiser "Draft Day Fan Fest" beginning at 11:30 noon Saturday at ALLTEL Stadium.
Admission is free for an afternoon of food, fun and festivities. Jaguars fans will be able to watch ESPN's live draft coverage on the Jumbotron screens and listen to the live radio broadcast on WBWL, in addition to participating in games and entertainment that will be available. Fans will be able to meet and greet Jaguars players, be introduced to the 2000 Roar cheerleaders and team mascot Jaxson de Ville.

SELECT-YOUR-SEAT CAMPAIGN The Jaguars' Select-Your-Seat campaign is on for the 2000-2002 seasons.
Available seats will be marked, and fans can walk around the stadium, check out the views and make their seat selections. Ticket Office Personnel will be available to assist ticket buyers.

THE 29TH PLAYERS CHOSEN

     The 29th player chosen in each of the last 10 years was:

 Year    Player            College        NFL Team
 1999    DE Demetrius Underwood    Michigan State    Minnesota
 1998    RB John Avery        Mississippi    Miami                
 1997    DB Chris Canty        Kansas State    New England
 1996    OT  Jamain Stephens    NC A&T        Pittsburgh
 1995    OT Blake Brockemeyer    Texas        Carolina
 1994    WR Derrick Alexander    Michigan    Cleveland
 1993    S George Teague        Alabama        Green Bay
 1992    CB Ashley Ambrose    Miss. Valley St    Indianapolis
 1991    G Ed King        Auburn        Cleveland
 1990    LB Terry Wooden        Syracuse    Seattle

JAGUARS DRAFT PICKS BY POSITION (1995-1999)

     1    2    3    4    5    6    7    TOTAL
 QB            1    1                2
 RB    2            1    1    2        6
 WR                1        1    4    6
 TE                    1            1
 OL    1    2    1        2    1        7
 DL    1    2        4        2        9
 LB    1    1    1                2    5
 DB    2    2    2        1    1    1    9
 PK/P                                0
 TOTAL    7    7    5    7    5    7    7    45

JAGUARS 2000 ROSTER SUMMARY (as of April 10)

Players: 66 Quarterbacks: 4 Offense: 32 Running Backs: 7 Defense: 31 Wide Receivers: 7 Kickers: 3 Tight Ends: 3 Offensive Linemen: 11 Linebackers: 9 Defensive Linemen: 11 Defensive Backs: 11 Punters/Placekicker: 3

JAGUARS DRAFTED (42) Round 1: (9): OT Leon Searcy (Pittsburgh 1992), DE Eric Curry (Tampa Bay 1993), OT Tony Boselli (Jaguars 1995), TE Kyle Brady (New York Jets 1995), LB Kevin Hardy (Jaguars 1996), DT/DE Renaldo Wynn (Jaguars 1997), RB Fred Taylor (Jaguars 1998), S Donovin Darius (Jaguars 1998), CB Fernando Bryant (Jaguars 1999) Round 2: (6): S Carnell Lake (Pittsburgh 1989), WR Jimmy Smith (Dallas 1992), Zack Wiegert (St. Louis 1995), DE Tony Brackens (Jaguars 1996), S Mike Logan (Jaguars 1997), DT Larry Smith (Jaguars 1999) Round 3: (4): DE Joel Smeenge (New Orleans 1990), CB Aaron Beasley (Jaguars 1996), QB Jonathan Quinn (Jaguars 1998), G Anthony Cesario (Jaguars 1999) Round 4: (4): WR Reggie Barlow (Jaguars 1996), DT Seth Payne (Jaguars 1997), RB Tavian Banks (Jaguars 1998), DT Kevin Landolt (Jaguars 1999) Round 5: (9): MLB Hardy Nickerson (Pittsburgh 1987), QB Mark Brunell (Green Bay 1993), TE Rich Griffith (New England 1993), DT Gary Walker (Houston 1995), S Reyna Stewart (Houston 1996), TE Damon Jones (Jaguars 1997), C John Wade (Jaguars 1998), RB Chris Howard (Denver 1998), CB Jason Craft (Jaguars 1999) Round 6: (4): LB Bryce Paup (Green Bay 1990), LB Brant Boyer (Miami 1994), FB Daimon Shelton (Jaguars 1997), DT Emarlos Leroy (Jaguars 1999) Round 7: (5): G/OT Steve Ingram (Tampa Bay 1995), LB Chester Burnett (Minnesota 1998), WR Alvis Whitted (Jaguars 1998), LB Corey Terry (Indianapolis 1999), DE Chris White (Jaguars 1999) Round 12: (1): WR Keenan McCardell (Washington 1991)

JAGUARS NOT DRAFTED (24): P Bryan Barker (Seattle 1989), WR James Battle (Oakland 1999), FB Trevor Bollers (Jaguars 1999), CB Corey Chamblin (Baltimore 1999), RB Leroy Collins (Washington 1999), OT John Feugill (Jaguars 2000), G/OT Todd Fordham (Jaguars 1997), PK Mike Hollis (San Diego 1994), WR Lenzie Jackson (Jaguars 1999), C David Kempfert (St. Louis 1998), CB Zebbie Lethridge (Dallas 1998), PK Steve Lindsey (San Francisco 1998), RB Stacey Mack (Jaguars 1999), QB Jamie Martin (Los Angeles Rams 1993), LB Lonnie Marts (Kansas City 1990), C Quentin Neujahr (Los Angeles Raiders 1994), S Blaine McElmurry (Tennessee 1997), S Kevin Peoples (Washington 1999), QB Roderick Robinson (Indianapolis 1999), LB Brandon Southward (Jaguars 1999), LB Erik Storz (Cincinnati 1998), DE Rahmaan Streater (Washington 1998), WR Gunnard Twyner (Cincinnati 1996), G Donnie Young (Jaguars 2000)

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