# 2001 XFL draft

The 2001 XFL draft was the only draft for the first-iteration XFL football league. The draft took place over a three-day time period from October 28 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. Most eligible players came from either the CFL, the Arena Football League, 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.

## Notable players drafted

Many of the players selected in the XFL draft went on to compete in the NFL and other football leagues.
Notable players selected in the draft included 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) to play in a Super Bowl, participating in Super Bowl XXXVIII, which his team lost.
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

| Rnd. | Pick # | XFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Los Angeles Xtreme | Scott Milanovich | QB | Maryland | |
| 1 | 2 | Birmingham Thunderbolts | Casey Weldon | QB | Florida State | |
| 1 | 3 | Memphis Maniax | Marcus Crandell | QB | East Carolina | |
| 1 | 4 | Orlando Rage | Jeff Brohm | QB | Louisville | |
| 1 | 5 | Las Vegas Outlaws | Chuck Clements | QB | Houston | |
| 1 | 6 | San Francisco Demons | Vaughn Dunbar | RB | Indiana | |
| 1 | 7 | New York/New Jersey Hitmen | Charles Puleri | QB | New Mexico State | |
| 1 | 8 | Chicago Enforcers | John Avery | RB | Ole Miss | |
| 2 | 9 | Chicago Enforcers | Paul Failla | QB | Indiana (PA) | |
| 2 | 10 | New York/New Jersey Hitmen | Jermaine Smith | DT | Georgia | |
| 2 | 11 | San Francisco Demons | Scott Adams | OT | Georgia | |
| 2 | 12 | Las Vegas Outlaws | Antonio Edwards | DE | Valdosta | |
| 2 | 13 | Orlando Rage | Dan Collins | OG | Boston College | |
| 2 | 14 | Memphis Maniax | Darick Holmes | RB | Portland State | |
| 2 | 15 | Birmingham Thunderbolts | Lies, MichaelMichael Lies | OG | Kansas | |
| 2 | 16 | Los Angeles Xtreme | Steve Russ | LB | Air Force | |
| 3 | 17 | Los Angeles Xtreme | West, DerekDerek West | OT | Colorado | |
| 3 | 18 | Birmingham Thunderbolts | Henry Taylor | DT | South Carolina | |
| 3 | 19 | Memphis Maniax | Mike Sheldon | OT | Grand Valley State | |
| 3 | 20 | Orlando Rage | Jonathan Brown | DE | Tennessee | |
| 3 | 21 | Las Vegas Outlaws | Kory Blackwell | CB | UMass | |
| 3 | 22 | San Francisco Demons | Cordell Taylor | CB | Hampton | |
| 3 | 23 | New York/New Jersey Hitmen | McGee, CurtisCurtis McGee | OT | Georgia Tech | |
| 3 | 24 | Chicago Enforcers | Julian Pittman | DE | Florida State | |
| 4 | 25 | Chicago Enforcers | Quincy Coleman | CB | Jackson State | |
| 4 | 26 | New York/New Jersey Hitmen | Tony Berti | OT | Colorado | |
| 4 | 27 | San Francisco Demons | Sanders, DavidDavid Sanders | DE | Arkansas | |
| 4 | 28 | Las Vegas Outlaws | Antonio Dingle | DT | Virginia | |
| 4 | 29 | Orlando Rage | Derrick Clark | RB | Evangel | |
| 4 | 30 | Memphis Maniax | Mike Sutton | DE | LSU | |
| 4 | 31 | Birmingham Thunderbolts | Wallace, AlonzoAlonzo Wallace | DE | Maryland | |
| 4 | 32 | Los Angeles Xtreme | Day, DonnellDonnell Day | CB | Cal State Northridge | |
| 5 | 33 | Los Angeles Xtreme | James Harris | DE | Temple | |
| 5 | 34 | Birmingham Thunderbolts | Burroughs, JustinJustin Burroughs | OG | NC State | |
| 5 | 35 | Memphis Maniax | Rico Clark | CB | Louisville | |
| 5 | 36 | Orlando Rage | Ricky Bell | CB | NC State | |
| 5 | 37 | Las Vegas Outlaws | Rickey Brady | TE | Oklahoma | |
| 5 | 38 | San Francisco Demons | Craig Powell | LB | Ohio State | |
| 5 | 39 | New York/New Jersey Hitmen | Dwayne Sabb | DE | New Hampshire | |
| 5 | 40 | Chicago Enforcers | Egbuniwe, ChikeChike Egbuniwe | LB | Duke | |
| 6 | 41 | Chicago Enforcers | Tim Lester | QB | Western Michigan | |
| 6 | 42 | New York/New Jersey Hitmen | Mike Barber | LB | Clemson | |
| 6 | 43 | San Francisco Demons | Pita Elisara | OT | Indiana | |
| 6 | 44 | Las Vegas Outlaws | Paul Bradford | CB | Portland State | |
| 6 | 45 | Orlando Rage | James Roberson | DE | Florida State | |
| 6 | 46 | Memphis Maniax | D. J. Cooper | DE | Arkansas | |
| 6 | 47 | Birmingham Thunderbolts | Stepfret Williams | WR | Northeast Louisiana | |
| 6 | 48 | Los Angeles Xtreme | Dell McGee | CB | Auburn | |
| 7 | 49 | Los Angeles Xtreme | Rashaan Shehee | RB | Washington | |
| 7 | 50 | Birmingham Thunderbolts | Duane Butler | DB | Illinois State | |
| 7 | 51 | Memphis Maniax | Basil Mitchell | RB | TCU | |
| 7 | 52 | Orlando Rage | Mario Bailey | WR | Washington | |
| 7 | 53 | Las Vegas Outlaws | Mason, MichaelMichael Mason | DE | Kentucky State | |
| 7 | 54 | San Francisco Demons | James Hundon | WR | Portland State | |
| 7 | 55 | New York/New Jersey Hitmen | James Cotton | DE | Ohio State | |
| 7 | 56 | Chicago Enforcers | Ward, ChrisChris Ward | DE | Kentucky | |
| 8 | 57 | Chicago Enforcers | Jayson Bray | CB | Auburn | |
| 8 | 58 | New York/New Jersey Hitmen | Tyree Talton | CB | Northern Iowa | |
| 8 | 59 | San Francisco Demons | Emile Palmer | DT | Syracuse | |
| 8 | 60 | Las Vegas Outlaws | Lamont Burns | OG | East Carolina | |
| 8 | 61 | Orlando Rage | Steve Fisher | CB | North Carolina | |
| 8 | 62 | Memphis Maniax | Ketric Sanford | RB | Houston | |
| 8 | 63 | Birmingham Thunderbolts | Kevin Landolt | DT | West Virginia | |
| 8 | 64 | Chicago Enforcers | Bishop, OctaviousOctavious Bishop | OT | Texas | from Los Angeles |
| 9 | 65 | Los Angeles Xtreme | Jones, WillieWillie Jones | OT | Grambling State | |
| 9 | 66 | Birmingham Thunderbolts | Oliver Ross | OT | Iowa State | |
| 9 | 67 | Memphis Maniax | Pope, O'LesterO'Lester Pope | OT | Southern Miss | |
| 9 | 68 | Orlando Rage | Akers, JeremyJeremy Akers | OT | Notre Dame | |
| 9 | 69 | Las Vegas Outlaws | Collins, LeroyLeroy Collins | RB | Louisville | |
| 9 | 70 | San Francisco Demons | Terrance Joseph | CB | Tulsa | |
| 9 | 71 | New York/New Jersey Hitmen | Jude Waddy | LB | William & Mary | |
| 9 | 72 | Los Angeles Xtreme | Jose Portilla | OT | Arizona | from Chicago |
| 10 | 73 | Chicago Enforcers | Baisley, JamieJamie Baisley | LB | Indiana | |
| 10 | 74 | New York/New Jersey Hitmen | Chris Maumalanga | DT | Kansas | |
| 10 | 75 | San Francisco Demons | Mike Adams | WR | Texas | |
| 10 | 76 | Las Vegas Outlaws | Chris Bayne | S | Fresno State | |
| 10 | 77 | Orlando Rage | Joe Cummings | LB | Wyoming | |
| 10 | 78 | Memphis Maniax | Jim Druckenmiller | QB | Virginia Tech | |
| 10 | 79 | Birmingham Thunderbolts | Sedrick Curry | CB | Texas A&M | |
| 10 | 80 | Los Angeles Xtreme | Jon Kirksey | DT | Sacramento State | |
| 11 | 81 | Los Angeles Xtreme | Ingram, SteveSteve Ingram | OT | Maryland | |
| 11 | 82 | Birmingham Thunderbolts | Jimmy Sprotte | LB | Arizona | |
| 11 | 83 | Memphis Maniax | Rountree, GlennGlenn Rountree | C | Clemson | |
| 11 | 84 | Orlando Rage | Hayward Clay | TE | Texas A&M | |
| 11 | 85 | Las Vegas Outlaws | Toran James | LB | North Carolina A&T | |
| 11 | 86 | San Francisco Demons | Jim Arellanes | QB | Fresno State | |
| 11 | 87 | New York/New Jersey Hitmen | Anthony Brown | OT | Utah | |
| 11 | 88 | Chicago Enforcers | Curtis Mayfield | WR | Oklahoma State | |
| 12 | 89 | Chicago Enforcers | Wiley, CharlesCharles Wiley | RB | Georgia Tech | |
| 12 | 90 | New York/New Jersey Hitmen | Juan Daniels | WR | Georgia | |
| 12 | 91 | San Francisco Demons | Battle, TerryTerry Battle | RB | Arizona State | |
| 12 | 92 | Las Vegas Outlaws | Donald Sellers | WR | New Mexico | |
| 12 | 93 | Orlando Rage | Kevin Swayne | WR | Wayne State | |
| 12 | 94 | Memphis Maniax | Earl Scott | C | Arkansas | |
| 12 | 95 | Birmingham Thunderbolts | Nicky Savoie | TE | LSU | |
| 12 | 96 | Los Angeles Xtreme | Brett Williams | DE | Clemson | |
| 13 | 97 | Los Angeles Xtreme | Nate Miller | C | LSU | |
| 13 | 98 | Birmingham Thunderbolts | Ed Smith | TE | | |
| 13 | 99 | Memphis Maniax | Kerr, JeffJeff Kerr | LB | East Carolina | |
| 13 | 100 | Orlando Rage | Ken Anderson | DT | Arkansas | |
| 13 | 101 | Las Vegas Outlaws | Brandon Sanders | DB | Arizona | |
| 13 | 102 | San Francisco Demons | Robert Hunt | C | Virginia | |
| 13 | 103 | New York/New Jersey Hitmen | Battle, JamesJames Battle | WR | Oregon State | |
| 13 | 104 | Los Angeles Xtreme | Leomont Evans | S | Clemson | from Chicago |
| 14 | 105 | Chicago Enforcers | Tony Ramirez | OT | Northern Colorado | |
| 14 | 106 | New York/New Jersey Hitmen | Juan Porter | OG | Ohio State | |
| 14 | 107 | San Francisco Demons | Kevin Jefferson | LB | Lehigh | |
| 14 | 108 | Las Vegas Outlaws | Hurley Tarver | CB | Central Oklahoma | |
| 14 | 109 | Orlando Rage | Jason Gamble | OG | Clemson | |
| 14 | 110 | Memphis Maniax | John Williams | CB | Southern | |
| 14 | 111 | Birmingham Thunderbolts | Anthony Derricks | CB | Mississippi State | |
| 14 | 112 | Los Angeles Xtreme | Tom McManus | LB | Boston College | |
| 15 | 113 | Los Angeles Xtreme | Josh Wilcox | TE | Oregon | |
| 15 | 114 | Birmingham Thunderbolts | Gustin, BillyBilly Gustin | CB | Purdue | |
| 15 | 115 | Memphis Maniax | Hillary Butler | LB | Washington | |
| 15 | 116 | Orlando Rage | Roberts, CleaveCleave Roberts | OG | Troy State | |
| 15 | 117 | Las Vegas Outlaws | Nori, MarkMark Nori | OG | Boston College | |
| 15 | 118 | San Francisco Demons | Darran Hall | WR | Colorado State | |
| 15 | 119 | New York/New Jersey Hitmen | Ron Merkerson | LB | Colorado | |
| 15 | 120 | Chicago Enforcers | Roell Preston | WR | Ole Miss | |
| 16 | 121 | Chicago Enforcers | Larry Fitzpatrick | DL | Illinois State | |
| 16 | 122 | New York/New Jersey Hitmen | Bob Rosenstiel | TE | Eastern Illinois | |
| 16 | 123 | San Francisco Demons | Sam Manuel | LB | New Mexico State | |
| 16 | 124 | Las Vegas Outlaws | Blaine Berger | DT | Utah | |
| 16 | 125 | Orlando Rage | Sedric Clark | DE | Tulsa | |
| 16 | 126 | Memphis Maniax | Charles Jordan | WR | Long Beach City College | |
| 16 | 127 | Birmingham Thunderbolts | Thomassie, RyanRyan Thomassie | C | LSU | |
| 16 | 128 | Los Angeles Xtreme | Frank Leatherwood | FB | Appalachian State | |
| 17 | 129 | Los Angeles Xtreme | Curtis Eason | DT | East Tennessee State | |
| 17 | 130 | Birmingham Thunderbolts | Dion Foxx | LB | James Madison | |
| 17 | 131 | Memphis Maniax | Jerry Ross | TE | Pittsburg State | |
| 17 | 132 | Orlando Rage | Jay Hill | CB | Utah | |
| 17 | 133 | Las Vegas Outlaws | Mike Furrey | WR | Northern Iowa | |
| 17 | 134 | San Francisco Demons | Wendell Davis | CB | Oklahoma | |
| 17 | 135 | New York/New Jersey Hitmen | Camacho, DavidDavid Camacho | OT | Oklahoma State | |
| 17 | 136 | Chicago Enforcers | Matt Finkes | LB | Ohio State | |
| 18 | 137 | Chicago Enforcers | Lovett Purnell | TE | West Virginia | |
| 18 | 138 | New York/New Jersey Hitmen | Rondell Jones | CB | North Carolina | |
| 18 | 139 | San Francisco Demons | Mario Bradley | CB | USC | |
| 18 | 140 | Las Vegas Outlaws | Sterling Palmer | DE | Florida State | |
| 18 | 141 | Orlando Rage | Andre Purvis | DT | North Carolina | |
| 18 | 142 | Memphis Maniax | Dee Moronkola | CB | Washington State | |
| 18 | 143 | Birmingham Thunderbolts | Steve Smith | WR | Utah State | |
| 18 | 144 | Los Angeles Xtreme | Reggie Lowe | DE | Troy | |
| 19 | 145 | Los Angeles Xtreme | Rico Mack | LB | Appalachian State | |
| 19 | 146 | Birmingham Thunderbolts | Graham Leigh | QB | New Mexico | |
| 19 | 147 | Memphis Maniax | A. J. Ofodile | TE | Missouri | |
| 19 | 148 | Orlando Rage | Scott Cloman | WR | Southern | |
| 19 | 149 | Las Vegas Outlaws | Johnny Huggins | TE | Alabama State | |
| 19 | 150 | San Francisco Demons | Ryan Christopherson | FB | Wyoming | |
| 19 | 151 | New York/New Jersey Hitmen | Dino Philyaw | RB | Oregon | |
| 19 | 152 | Chicago Enforcers | Ray Austin | CB | Tennessee | |
| 20 | 153 | Chicago Enforcers | Ronnie Powell | WR | Northwestern State | |
| 20 | 154 | New York/New Jersey Hitmen | Tyrell Peters | LB | Oklahoma | |
| 20 | 155 | San Francisco Demons | Trezelle Jenkins | OT | Michigan | |
| 20 | 156 | Las Vegas Outlaws | Kelvin Kinney | DE | Virginia State | |
| 20 | 157 | Orlando Rage | Kelly Malveaux | CB | Arizona | |
| 20 | 158 | Memphis Maniax | Peoples, KevinKevin Peoples | CB | North Carolina Central | |
| 20 | 159 | Birmingham Thunderbolts | Malcolm Hamilton | LB | Baylor | |
| 20 | 160 | Los Angeles Xtreme | Todd Doxzon | WR | Iowa State | |
| 21 | 161 | Los Angeles Xtreme | Latario Rachal | WR | Fresno State | |
| 21 | 162 | Birmingham Thunderbolts | White, FredFred White | S | Tennessee | |
| 21 | 163 | Memphis Maniax | Patrick Sapp | LB | Clemson | |
| 21 | 164 | Orlando Rage | Joe Wesley | LB | LSU | |
| 21 | 165 | Las Vegas Outlaws | Isaac Davis | OG | Arkansas | |
| 21 | 166 | San Francisco Demons | Greg Williams | DB | North Carolina | |
| 21 | 167 | New York/New Jersey Hitmen | Phil Savoy | WR | Colorado | |
| 21 | 168 | Chicago Enforcers | Benjamin French | OL | Rutgers | |
| 22 | 169 | Chicago Enforcers | Savea, ManuiaManuia Savea | OL | Arizona | |
| 22 | 170 | New York/New Jersey Hitmen | Damen Wheeler | CB | Colorado | |
| 22 | 171 | San Francisco Demons | Johnson, JuanJuan Johnson | RB | Utah | |
| 22 | 172 | Las Vegas Outlaws | Tyrone Taylor | WR | Sacramento State | |
| 22 | 173 | Orlando Rage | Lawrence Hart | TE | Southern | |
| 22 | 174 | Memphis Maniax | Marcus Wimberly | DB | Miami (FL) | |
| 22 | 175 | Birmingham Thunderbolts | Allen Mogridge | OL | North Carolina | |
| 22 | 176 | Los Angeles Xtreme | Jeff Russell | DB | Pacific | |
| 23 | 177 | Los Angeles Xtreme | Jeremaine Copeland | WR | Tennessee | |
| 23 | 178 | Birmingham Thunderbolts | Council, KeithKeith Council | DT | Hampton | |
| 23 | 179 | Memphis Maniax | Shante Carver | DE | Arizona State | |
| 23 | 180 | Orlando Rage | Black, MikeMike Black | RB | Washington State | |
| 23 | 181 | Las Vegas Outlaws | Angel Rubio | DE | Southeast Missouri State | |
| 23 | 182 | San Francisco Demons | Sean Manuel | TE | New Mexico State | |
| 23 | 183 | New York/New Jersey Hitmen | Shay Muirbrook | LB | BYU | |
| 23 | 184 | Chicago Enforcers | Rob Murphy | OL | Ohio State | |
| 24 | 185 | Chicago Enforcers | Aaron Bailey | WR | Louisville | |
| 24 | 186 | New York/New Jersey Hitmen | Brad Trout | S | Valdosta State | |
| 24 | 187 | San Francisco Demons | Barrin Simpson | LB | Mississippi State | |
| 24 | 188 | Las Vegas Outlaws | Pat Kesi | OT | Washington | |
| 24 | 189 | Orlando Rage | Brian Kuklick | QB | Wake Forest | |
| 24 | 190 | Memphis Maniax | Corey Sawyer | CB | Florida State | |
| 24 | 191 | Birmingham Thunderbolts | Steve Gleason | S | Washington State | |
| 24 | 192 | Los Angeles Xtreme | Bobby Singh | OG | Portland State | |
| 25 | 193 | Los Angeles Xtreme | Keith Smith | QB | Arizona | |
| 25 | 194 | Birmingham Thunderbolts | Jahine Arnold | WR | Fresno State | |
| 25 | 195 | Memphis Maniax | Roosevelt Potts | FB | Northeast Louisiana | |
| 25 | 196 | Orlando Rage | Cory Gilliard | DB | Ball State | |
| 25 | 197 | Las Vegas Outlaws | Chrys Chukwuma | RB | Arkansas | |
| 25 | 198 | San Francisco Demons | Ben Nichols | OL | Colorado | |
| 25 | 199 | New York/New Jersey Hitmen | Zola Davis | WR | South Carolina | |
| 25 | 200 | Chicago Enforcers | Tyji Armstrong | TE | Mississippi State | |
| 26 | 201 | Chicago Enforcers | Andy Crosland | K | Miami (FL) | |
| 26 | 202 | New York/New Jersey Hitmen | Ben Cavil | OG | Oklahoma | |
| 26 | 203 | San Francisco Demons | Dwayne Harper | CB | South Carolina State | |
| 26 | 204 | Las Vegas Outlaws | Martin Harrison | DE | Washington | |
| 26 | 205 | Orlando Rage | John Feugill | OT | Maryland | |
| 26 | 206 | Memphis Maniax | Rashaan Salaam | RB | Colorado | |
| 26 | 207 | Birmingham Thunderbolts | Jones, CarlosCarlos Jones | CB | Miami (FL) | |
| 26 | 208 | Los Angeles Xtreme | Chad Pegues | DT | Illinois State | |
| 27 | 209 | Los Angeles Xtreme | Ken Oxendine | RB | Virginia Tech | |
| 27 | 210 | Birmingham Thunderbolts | McCall, TheodoreTheodore McCall | CB | North Carolina | |
| 27 | 211 | Memphis Maniax | Tre Thomas | DB | Texas | |
| 27 | 212 | Orlando Rage | Bates, ChadChad Bates | OG | Florida State | |
| 27 | 213 | Las Vegas Outlaws | Kasteler, ChrisChris Kasteler | QB | San Jose State | |
| 27 | 214 | San Francisco Demons | Johnson, SteveSteve Johnson | CB | Tennessee | |
| 27 | 215 | New York/New Jersey Hitmen | Doug Brown | DT | Simon Fraser | |
| 27 | 216 | Chicago Enforcers | Jason Chorak | DE | Washington | |
| 28 | 217 | Chicago Enforcers | Kerry Cooks | S | Iowa | |
| 28 | 218 | New York/New Jersey Hitmen | Brandon Daniels | WR | Oklahoma | |
| 28 | 219 | San Francisco Demons | Ignacio Brache | K | California | |
| 28 | 220 | Las Vegas Outlaws | Joseph, CarloCarlo Joseph | FB | Miami | |
| 28 | 221 | Orlando Rage | Patrise Alexander | LB | Southwestern Louisiana | |
| 28 | 222 | Memphis Maniax | Nate Bell | DE | Southern | |
| 28 | 223 | Birmingham Thunderbolts | Troy Davis | RB | Iowa State | |
| 28 | 224 | Los Angeles Xtreme | Terry Billups | CB | North Carolina | |