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              Pick (OVR)PlayerSchoolPOS
              • 1 (167)
                Jim MeyerIllinois State
                OT
              • 2 (168)
                Bob WilliamsPenn State
                TE
              • 3 (169)
                Corn RedickCal State Fullerton
                WR
              • 4 (170)
                Eric SwansonTennessee
                WR
              • 5 (171)
                Steve O'MalleyNorthern Illinois
                DT
              • 6 (172)
                Chris WhiteIllinois
                PK
              • 7 (173)
                Gill FenertyHoly Cross
                RB
              • 8 (174)
                Mike NorsethKansas
                QB
              • 9 (175)
                Rodney CarterPurdue
                RB
              • 10 (176)
                Byron LeeOhio State
                LB
              • 11 (177)
                Pat FranklinTexas State
                RB
              • 12 (178)
                Mark PikeGeorgia Tech
                LB
              • 13 (179)
                Carl HiltonHouston
                TE
              • 14 (180)
                Butch RolleMichigan State
                TE
              • 15 (181)
                Paul MilesNebraska
                RB
              • 16 (182)
                Fred SmallsWest Virginia
                LB
              • 17 (183)
                Ed BerryUtah State
                DB
              • 18 (184)
                Jon FrancisBoise State
                RB
              • 19 (185)
                Johnny HollowayKansas
                WR
              • 20 (186)
                Rick BadanjekMaryland
                RB
              • 21 (187)
                Ray McDonaldFlorida
                WR
              • 22 (188)
                Raymond PhillipsNC State
                LB
              • 23 (189)
                Bob WhiteRhode Island
                OT
              • 24 (190)
                Tommy SimsTennessee
                DB
              • 25 (191)
                Bill LewisNebraska
              • 26 (192)
                Brent WilliamsToledo
                DE
              • 27 (193)
                Larry KolicOhio State
                LB
              • 28 (194)
                Bruce JonesNorth Alabama
                DB

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