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              Pick (OVR)PlayerSchoolPOS
              • 1 (1)
                Peyton ManningTennessee
                QB
              • 2 (2)
                Ryan LeafWashington State
                QB
              • 3 (3)
                Andre WadsworthFlorida State
                DE
              • 4 (4)
                Charles WoodsonMichigan
                DB
              • 5 (5)
                Curtis EnisPenn State
                RB
              • 6 (6)
                Grant WistromNebraska
                DE
              • 7 (7)
                Kyle TurleySan Diego State
                OT
              • 8 (8)
                Greg EllisNorth Carolina
                DE
              • 9 (9)
                Fred TaylorFlorida
                RB
              • 10 (10)
                Duane StarksMiami
                DB
              • 11 (11)
                William ThomasFlorida State
                OT
              • 12 (12)
                Keith BrookingGeorgia Tech
                LB
              • 13 (13)
                Takeo SpikesAuburn
                LB
              • 14 (14)
                Jason PeterNebraska
                DE
              • 15 (15)
                Anthony SimmonsClemson
                LB
              • 16 (16)
                Kevin DysonUtah
                WR
              • 17 (17)
                Brian SimmonsNorth Carolina
                LB
              • 18 (18)
                Robert EdwardsGeorgia
                RB
              • 19 (19)
                Vonnie HollidayNorth Carolina
                DE
              • 20 (20)
                Terry FairTennessee
                DB
              • 21 (21)
                Randy MossMarshall
                WR
              • 22 (22)
                Tebucky JonesSyracuse
                DB
              • 23 (23)
                Mo CollinsFlorida
                OT
              • 24 (24)
                Shaun WilliamsUCLA
                DB
              • 25 (25)
                Donovin DariusSyracuse
                DB
              • 26 (26)
                Alan FanecaLSU
                OG
              • 27 (27)
                Victor RileyAuburn
                OT
              • 28 (28)
                R.W. McQuartersOklahoma State
                DB
              • 29 (29)
                John AveryOle Miss
                RB
              • 30 (30)
                Marcus NashTennessee
                WR

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