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              • 1 (29)
                Doug SmithAuburn
                DE
              • 2 (30)
                Keith BrownerUSC
                LB
              • 3 (31)
                Bob SlaterOklahoma
                DT
              • 4 (32)
                Scott CaseOklahoma
                DB
              • 5 (33)
                Mike GuendlingNorthwestern
                LB
              • 6 (34)
                Scott RadecicPenn State
                LB
              • 7 (35)
                Blaise WinterSyracuse
                DT
              • 8 (36)
                Thomas BensonOklahoma
                LB
              • 9 (37)
                Jim SweeneyPittsburgh
              • 10 (38)
                Boomer EsiasonMaryland
                QB
              • 11 (39)
                Glenn DennisonMiami
                TE
              • 12 (40)
                Victor ScottColorado
                DB
              • 13 (41)
                Eric RichardsonSan José State
                WR
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                James GeathersWichita State
                DE
              • 15 (43)
                Ed WilliamsTexas
                LB
              • 16 (44)
                Ron RiveraCalifornia
                LB
              • 17 (45)
                Doug DawsonTexas
                OG
              • 18 (46)
                Andre TownsendOle Miss
                DE
              • 19 (47)
                Pete MandleyNorthern Arizona
                WR
              • 20 (48)
                Chris RockinsOklahoma State
                DB
              • 21 (49)
                Daryl TurnerMichigan State
                WR
              • 22 (50)
                Bruce DavisBaylor
                WR
              • 23 (51)
                Sean JonesNortheastern
                DE
              • 24 (52)
                Chris KolodziejskiWyoming
                TE
              • 25 (53)
                Jay BrophyMiami
                LB
              • 26 (54)
                Bo EasonUC Davis
                DB
              • 27 (55)
                Steve HamiltonEast Carolina
                DE
              • 28 (56)
                John FrankOhio State
                TE

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