1999 NFL Draft


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. 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 most after the 1983 NFL Draft. Only McNabb and Culpepper, however, 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 first-round quarterback from the draft to appear in the Super Bowl.
The draft is also noted for the Ricky Williams trade, which saw the New Orleans Saints trade all six of their draft picks to the Washington Redskins for the fifth overall selection in order to draft running back Ricky Williams. 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.

Player selections

Notable undrafted players

Trades

In the explanations below, ' indicates trades completed prior to the start of the draft, while ' denotes trades that took place during the 1999 draft.
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Forfeited picks

Two selections in the 1999 draft were forfeited:

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 4th round.

Hall of Famers