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              Pick (OVR)PlayerSchoolPOS
              • 1 (1)
                Steve EmtmanWashington
                DE
              • 2 (2)
                Quentin CoryattTexas A&M
                LB
              • 3 (3)
                Sean GilbertPittsburgh
                DT
              • 4 (4)
                Desmond HowardMichigan
                WR
              • 5 (5)
                Terrell BuckleyFlorida State
                DB
              • 6 (6)
                David KlinglerHouston
                QB
              • 7 (7)
                Troy VincentWisconsin
                DB
              • 8 (8)
                Bob WhitfieldStanford
                OT
              • 9 (9)
                Tommy VardellStanford
                RB
              • 10 (10)
                Ray RobertsVirginia
                OT
              • 11 (11)
                Leon SearcyMiami
                OT
              • 12 (12)
                Marco ColemanGeorgia Tech
                DE
              • 13 (13)
                Eugene ChungVirginia Tech
                OT
              • 14 (14)
                Derek BrownNotre Dame
                TE
              • 15 (15)
                Johnny MitchellNebraska
                TE
              • 16 (16)
                Chester McGlocktonClemson
                DT
              • 17 (17)
                Kevin SmithTexas A&M
                DB
              • 18 (18)
                Dana HallWashington
                DB
              • 19 (19)
                Tony SmithSouthern Miss
                RB
              • 20 (20)
                Dale CarterTennessee
                DB
              • 21 (21)
                Vaughn DunbarIndiana
                RB
              • 22 (22)
                Alonzo SpellmanOhio State
                DE
              • 23 (23)
                Chris MimsTennessee
                DE
              • 24 (24)
                Robert JonesEast Carolina
                LB
              • 25 (25)
                Tommy MaddoxUCLA
                QB
              • 26 (26)
                Robert PorcherSouth Carolina State
                DE
              • 27 (27)
                John FinaArizona
                OT
              • 28 (28)
                Darryl WilliamsMiami
                DB

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