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              Pick (OVR)PlayerSchoolPOS
              • 1 (1)
                Dan WilkinsonOhio State
                DT
              • 2 (2)
                Marshall FaulkSan Diego State
                RB
              • 3 (3)
                Heath ShulerTennessee
                QB
              • 4 (4)
                Willie McGinestUSC
                DE
              • 5 (5)
                Trev AlbertsNebraska
                LB
              • 6 (6)
                Trent DilferFresno State
                QB
              • 7 (7)
                Bryant YoungNotre Dame
                DT
              • 8 (8)
                Sam AdamsTexas A&M
                DT
              • 9 (9)
                Antonio LanghamAlabama
                DB
              • 10 (10)
                Jamir MillerUCLA
                LB
              • 11 (11)
                John ThierryAlcorn State
                LB
              • 12 (12)
                Aaron GlennTexas A&M
                DB
              • 13 (13)
                Joe JohnsonLouisville
                DE
              • 14 (14)
                Bernard WilliamsGeorgia
                OT
              • 15 (15)
                Wayne GandyAuburn
                OT
              • 16 (16)
                Aaron TaylorNotre Dame
                OG
              • 17 (17)
                Charles JohnsonColorado
                WR
              • 18 (18)
                Dewayne WashingtonNC State
                DB
              • 19 (19)
                Todd SteussieCalifornia
                OT
              • 20 (20)
                Tim BowensOle Miss
                DT
              • 21 (21)
                Johnnie MortonUSC
                WR
              • 22 (22)
                Rob FredricksonMichigan State
                LB
              • 23 (23)
                Shante CarverArizona State
                DE
              • 24 (24)
                Thomas LewisIndiana
                WR
              • 25 (25)
                Greg HillTexas A&M
                RB
              • 26 (26)
                Henry FordArkansas
                DE
              • 27 (27)
                Jeff BurrisNotre Dame
                DB
              • 28 (28)
                William FloydFlorida State
                RB
              • 29 (29)
                Derrick AlexanderMichigan
                WR

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