The Atlanta Falcons drafted Virginia Tech QB Michael Vick with the #1 overall selection of the 2001 NFL Draft. In order to secure the #1 selection, the Falcons traded their first round pick (#5 overall), their third round pick (#67 overall), their second round pick in 2002 (#48 overall), and WR Tim Dwight to San Diego. Michael Vick would quickly become one of the most exciting players in the NFL and is considered by many experts to be the best rushing QB in the history of the league. In only his second season (first year as a starter), Vick led the Falcons to a 9-6-1 record and one postseason victory before being defeated by the Philadelphia Eagles in a 6-20 NFC Divisional Playoff loss.