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              Pick (OVR)PlayerSchoolPOS
              • 1 (169)
                Ron PittsUCLA
                DB
              • 2 (170)
                Mike AkiuHawai'i
                WR
              • 3 (171)
                Eric WilsonMaryland
                LB
              • 4 (172)
                Kim LocklinNew Mexico State
                RB
              • 5 (173)
                James HarbourOle Miss
                WR
              • 6 (174)
                Tony StatenAngelo State
                DB
              • 7 (175)
                Reggie LanghorneElizabeth City State
                WR
              • 8 (176)
                Mike PriorIllinois State
                DB
              • 9 (177)
                James HarrisOklahoma State
                WR
              • 10 (178)
                Karl PoweAlabama State
                WR
              • 11 (179)
                Eric MartinLSU
                WR
              • 12 (180)
                Vince ThomsonMissouri Western
                DE
              • 13 (181)
                Joe WalterTexas Tech
                OT
              • 14 (182)
                Gary EllersonWisconsin
                RB
              • 15 (183)
                Dave HeffernanMiami
                OG
              • 16 (184)
                Jim HerrmannBYU
                DE
              • 17 (185)
                Lionel VitalNicholls
                RB
              • 18 (186)
                Kevin BelcherWisconsin
                OT
              • 19 (187)
                Alan AndrewsRutgers
                TE
              • 20 (188)
                Mark PattisonWashington
                WR
              • 21 (189)
                Danny BradleyOklahoma
                RB
              • 22 (190)
                Charles BennettLouisiana
                DE
              • 23 (191)
                Bret ClarkNebraska
                DB
              • 24 (192)
                Nick HadenPenn State
              • 25 (193)
                Ron MattesVirginia
                OT
              • 26 (194)
                Dallas CameronMiami
                DT
              • 27 (195)
                Fuad ReveizTennessee
                PK
              • 28 (196)
                Mark FellowsMontana State
                LB

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