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              Pick (OVR)PlayerSchoolPOS
              • 1 (1)
                John ElwayStanford
                QB
              • 2 (2)
                Eric DickersonSMU
                RB
              • 3 (3)
                Curt WarnerPenn State
                RB
              • 4 (4)
                Chris HintonNorthwestern
                OG
              • 5 (5)
                Billy Ray SmithArkansas
                LB
              • 6 (6)
                Jimbo CovertPittsburgh
                OT
              • 7 (7)
                Todd BlackledgePenn State
                QB
              • 8 (8)
                Michael HaddixMississippi State
                RB
              • 9 (9)
                Bruce MatthewsUSC
                OG
              • 10 (10)
                Terry KinardClemson
                DB
              • 11 (11)
                Tim LewisPittsburgh
                DB
              • 12 (12)
                Tony HunterNotre Dame
                TE
              • 13 (13)
                James JonesFlorida
                RB
              • 14 (14)
                Jim KellyMiami
                QB
              • 15 (15)
                Tony EasonIllinois
                QB
              • 16 (16)
                Mike PittsAlabama
                DT
              • 17 (17)
                Leonard SmithMcNeese
                DB
              • 18 (18)
                Willie GaultTennessee
                WR
              • 19 (19)
                Joey BrownerUSC
                DB
              • 20 (20)
                Gary AndersonArkansas
                RB
              • 21 (21)
                Gabriel RiveraTexas Tech
                DT
              • 22 (22)
                Gill ByrdSan José State
                DB
              • 23 (23)
                Jim JeffcoatArizona State
                DE
              • 24 (24)
                Ken O'BrienUC Davis
                QB
              • 25 (25)
                Dave RimingtonNebraska
              • 26 (26)
                Don MosebarUSC
              • 27 (27)
                Dan MarinoPittsburgh
                QB
              • 28 (28)
                Darrell GreenTexas A&M-Kingsville
                DB

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