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              Pick (OVR)PlayerSchoolPOS
              • 1 (1)
                Drew BledsoeWashington State
                QB
              • 2 (2)
                Rick MirerNotre Dame
                QB
              • 3 (3)
                Garrison HearstGeorgia
                RB
              • 4 (4)
                Marvin JonesFlorida State
                LB
              • 5 (5)
                John CopelandAlabama
                DE
              • 6 (6)
                Eric CurryAlabama
                DE
              • 7 (7)
                Curtis ConwayUSC
                WR
              • 8 (8)
                Willie RoafLouisiana Tech
                OT
              • 9 (9)
                Lincoln KennedyWashington
                OT
              • 10 (10)
                Jerome BettisNotre Dame
                RB
              • 11 (11)
                Dan WilliamsToledo
                DE
              • 12 (12)
                Patrick BatesTexas A&M
                DB
              • 13 (13)
                Brad HopkinsIllinois
                OT
              • 14 (14)
                Steve EverittMichigan
              • 15 (15)
                Wayne SimmonsClemson
                LB
              • 16 (16)
                Sean DawkinsCalifornia
                WR
              • 17 (17)
                Tom CarterNotre Dame
                DB
              • 18 (18)
                Ernest DyeSouth Carolina
                OT
              • 19 (19)
                Lester HolmesJackson State
                OG
              • 20 (20)
                Irv SmithNotre Dame
                TE
              • 21 (21)
                Robert SmithOhio State
                RB
              • 22 (22)
                Darrien GordonStanford
                DB
              • 23 (23)
                Deon FiguresColorado
                DB
              • 24 (24)
                Leonard RenfroColorado
                DT
              • 25 (25)
                O.J. McDuffiePenn State
                WR
              • 26 (26)
                Dana StubblefieldKansas
                DE
              • 27 (27)
                Todd KellyTennessee
                DE
              • 28 (28)
                Thomas SmithNorth Carolina
                DB
              • 29 (29)
                George TeagueAlabama
                DB

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