what year was tom brady drafted?
1999
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 Following the end of that season , he was one of the 90 cadets , also including coach Blaik 's son , who were forced to resign from the academy because of a cribbing scandal . The scandal was chronicled in the ESPN original film Code Breakers . According to Pollard in a 1951 interview with the Philadelphia Inquirer , the whole fiasco " broke [ his ] heart . " Following the scandal , he received scholarship offers from five major schools and a number of smaller ones . Pollard called Moose Krause , athletic director at Notre Dame , about transferring and playing for their football program , but was informed the Notre Dame Fighting Irish had not accepted transfers for six years . Although he was technically a sophomore , Pollard 's class had graduated and he declared himself eligible for the 1951 NFL Draft . 

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 At the University of Michigan , he became the school 's first athlete to graduate high school a semester early in order to participate in Spring football practice . He was Mike Hart 's backup at tailback during his first two years at Michigan . He missed his third year due to injury and returned to play fullback during his final two years of eligibility . 

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 For several players on each team , the Orange Bowl was their final collegiate contest before attempting to move into professional football . Two days after the Orange Bowl , Virginia Tech running back Darren Evans announced his intention to enter the NFL Draft . Three days later , fellow running back Ryan Williams made a similar move . Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck made news for not entering the draft , where he had been widely predicted to be the No. 1 selection . In interviews , he said he looked forward " to earning [ his ] degree in architectural design from Stanford University " and graduating in spring 2012 . 

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 Wheatley was drafted by the New York Giants in the first round of the 1995 NFL Draft with the seventeenth overall selection . He held out for 17 days before signing a five @-@ year contract with the team . The terms included a $ 2 @.@ 3 million signing bonus and escalating base salaries totaling over $ 2 @.@ 9 million . The negotiations were prolonged in part because of extensive family involvement . Wheatley set no goals for himself and lived by his grandmother 's motto on preparing oneself : " You can set your sails , but you can 't set the wind " . The Giants viewed Wheatley as their running back of the future , since Rodney Hampton was in the final year of his contract . Despite the original visions , Wheatley was used sparingly and started only eight games over the course of four seasons with the Giants . Off the field , Wheatley moved his half @-@ brother with him to New Jersey to keep him out of the tumultuous environment and to provide him a strong learning environment . 

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 Prior to the draft several players withdrew due to injury or , in the case of Jarome Iginla , family concerns . 
