2001 Major League Baseball Draft
First Round Selections
Columns: Pick | Player | Team | Position | School
1 | Joe Mauer | Minnesota Twins | C | St. Paul, MN ( Cretin-Derham Hall HS ) | 2 | Mark Prior | Chicago Cubs | RHP | University of Southern California | 3 | Dewon Brazelton | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | RHP | Middle Tennessee State University | 4 | Gavin Floyd | Philadelphia Phillies | RHP | Baltimore, MD ( Mount Saint Joseph College ) | 5 | Mark Teixeira | Texas Rangers | 3B | Georgia Tech | 6 | Josh Karp | Montreal Expos | RHP | University of California | 7 | Chris Smith | Baltimore Orioles | LHP | Cumberland University | 8 | John Van Benschoten | Pittsburgh Pirates | RHP | Kent State University | 9 | Colt Griffin | Kansas City Royals | RHP | Marshall, TX | 10 | Chris Burke | Houston Astros | SS | University of Tennessee | 11 | Kenny Baugh | Detroit Tigers | RHP | Rice University | 12 | Mike Jones | Milwaukee Brewers | RHP | Phoenix, AZ | 13 | Casey Kotchman | Anaheim Angels | 1B | Seminole, FL | 14 | Jake Gautreau | San Diego Padres | 1B-3B | Tulane University | 15 | Gabe Gross | Toronto Blue Jays | LF | Auburn University | 16 | Kris Honel | Chicago White Sox | RHP | Bourbonnais, IL ( Providence Catholic HS ) | 17 | Dan Denham | Cleveland Indians | RHP | Antioch, CA | 18 | Aaron Heilman | New York Mets | RHP | University of Notre Dame | 19 | Mike Fontenot | Baltimore Orioles | 2B | Louisiana State University | 20 | Jeremy Sowers | Cincinnati Reds | LHP | Louisville, KY | 21 | Brad Hennessey | San Francisco Giants | RHP | Youngstown State University | 22 | Jason Bulger | Arizona Diamondbacks | RHP | Valdosta State University | 23 | John-Ford Griffin | New York Yankees | RF | Florida State University | 24 | Macay McBride | Atlanta Braves | LHP | Sylvania, GA | 25 | Bobby Crosby | Oakland Athletics | SS | Long Beach State | 26 | Jeremy Bonderman | Oakland Athletics | RHP | Pasco, WA | 27 | William Horne | Cleveland Indians | RHP | Marianna, FL | 28 | Justin Pope | St. Louis Cardinals | RHP | University of Central Florida | 29 | Josh Burrus | Atlanta Braves | SS | Marietta, GA | 30 | Noah Lowry | San Francisco Giants | LHP | Pepperdine University