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              Pick (OVR)PlayerSchoolPOS
              • 1 (1)
                Jadeveon ClowneySouth Carolina
                DE
              • 2 (2)
                Greg RobinsonAuburn
                OT
              • 3 (3)
                Blake BortlesUCF
                QB
              • 4 (4)
                Sammy WatkinsClemson
                WR
              • 5 (5)
                Khalil MackBuffalo
                OLB
              • 6 (6)
                Jake MatthewsTexas A&M
                OT
              • 7 (7)
                Mike EvansTexas A&M
                WR
              • 8 (8)
                Justin GilbertOklahoma State
                CB
              • 9 (9)
                Anthony BarrUCLA
                OLB
              • 10 (10)
                Eric EbronNorth Carolina
                TE
              • 11 (11)
                Taylor LewanMichigan
                OT
              • 12 (12)
                Odell Beckham Jr.LSU
                WR
              • 13 (13)
                Aaron DonaldPittsburgh
                DT
              • 14 (14)
                Kyle FullerVirginia Tech
                CB
              • 15 (15)
                Ryan ShazierOhio State
                OLB
              • 16 (16)
                Zack MartinNotre Dame
                OT
              • 17 (17)
                C.J. MosleyAlabama
                ILB
              • 18 (18)
                Calvin PryorLouisville
                S
              • 19 (19)
                Ja'Wuan JamesTennessee
                OT
              • 20 (20)
                Brandin CooksOregon State
                WR
              • 21 (21)
                Ha Ha Clinton-DixAlabama
                S
              • 22 (22)
                Johnny ManzielTexas A&M
                QB
              • 23 (23)
                Dee FordAuburn
                DE
              • 24 (24)
                Darqueze DennardMichigan State
                CB
              • 25 (25)
                Jason VerrettTCU
                CB
              • 26 (26)
                Marcus SmithLouisville
                DE
              • 27 (27)
                Deone BucannonWashington State
                S
              • 28 (28)
                Kelvin BenjaminFlorida State
                WR
              • 29 (29)
                Dominique EasleyFlorida
                DT
              • 30 (30)
                Jimmie WardNorthern Illinois
                S
              • 31 (31)
                Bradley RobyOhio State
                CB
              • 32 (32)
                Teddy BridgewaterLouisville
                QB

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