With the 65th overall selection in the 2000 NFL Draft, the 49ers selected a quarterback — Hofstra’s Giovanni Carmazzi. With any mid-round quarterback, the selection is a total hit or miss, this specific selection being a total miss for the 49ers’ front office.
In two seasons with San Francisco, Carmazzi never saw action in a regular season game, and was out of the league after two seasons. In a recent interview, the 49ers’ third-round pick in 2000 described himself as a yoga-practicing farmer. San Francisco loved Carmazzi’s athleticism, despite his lack of repertoire at Hofstra.