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              Pick (OVR)PlayerSchoolPOS
              • 1 (29)
                Joe CribbsAuburn
                RB
              • 2 (30)
                Willie TealLSU
                DB
              • 3 (31)
                Kirby CriswellKansas
                LB
              • 4 (32)
                Ray DonaldsonGeorgia
              • 5 (33)
                Doug MarshMichigan
                TE
              • 6 (34)
                Mark LeeWashington
                DB
              • 7 (35)
                Bob KohrsArizona State
                LB
              • 8 (36)
                Buddy CurryNorth Carolina
                LB
              • 9 (37)
                Gene BradleyArkansas State
                QB
              • 10 (38)
                Angelo FieldsMichigan State
                OT
              • 11 (39)
                Keena TurnerPurdue
                LB
              • 12 (40)
                Darrol RayOklahoma
                DB
              • 13 (41)
                Dave WaymerNotre Dame
                DB
              • 14 (42)
                Rulon JonesUtah State
                DE
              • 15 (43)
                Matt MillenPenn State
                LB
              • 16 (44)
                Andre HinesStanford
                OT
              • 17 (45)
                Larry McGrewUSC
                LB
              • 18 (46)
                Matt SuheyPenn State
                RB
              • 19 (47)
                Ralph ClaytonMichigan
                WR
              • 20 (48)
                Dwight StephensonAlabama
              • 21 (49)
                Kevin HouseSouthern Illinois
                WR
              • 22 (50)
                Irv PankeyPenn State
                OT
              • 23 (51)
                Tim FoleyNotre Dame
                OT
              • 24 (52)
                Daryle SkaugstadCalifornia
                DT
              • 25 (53)
                Perry HarringtonJackson State
                RB
              • 26 (54)
                Cleveland CrosbyArizona
                DE
              • 27 (55)
                Mat MendenhallBYU
                DE
              • 28 (56)
                John GoodmanOklahoma
                DE

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