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              Pick (OVR)PlayerSchoolPOS
              • 1 (1)
                Kenneth SimsTexas
                DT
              • 2 (2)
                Johnie CooksMississippi State
                LB
              • 3 (3)
                Chip BanksUSC
                LB
              • 4 (4)
                Art SchlichterOhio State
                QB
              • 5 (5)
                Jim McMahonBYU
                QB
              • 6 (6)
                Jeff BryantClemson
                DE
              • 7 (7)
                Darrin NelsonStanford
                RB
              • 8 (8)
                Mike MunchakPenn State
                OG
              • 9 (9)
                Gerald RiggsArizona State
                RB
              • 10 (10)
                Marcus AllenUSC
                RB
              • 11 (11)
                Anthony HancockTennessee
                WR
              • 12 (12)
                Walter AbercrombieBaylor
                RB
              • 13 (13)
                Lindsay ScottGeorgia
                WR
              • 14 (14)
                Barry ReddenRichmond
                RB
              • 15 (15)
                Jimmy WilliamsNebraska
                LB
              • 16 (16)
                Luis SharpeUCLA
                OT
              • 17 (17)
                Sean FarrellPenn State
                OG
              • 18 (18)
                Butch WoolfolkMichigan
                RB
              • 19 (19)
                Perry TuttleClemson
                WR
              • 20 (20)
                Mike QuickNC State
                WR
              • 21 (21)
                Gerald WillhiteSan José State
                RB
              • 22 (22)
                Ron HallstromIowa
                OG
              • 23 (23)
                Bob CrableNotre Dame
                LB
              • 24 (24)
                Roy FosterUSC
                OG
              • 25 (25)
                Rod HillKentucky State
                DB
              • 26 (26)
                Glen CollinsMississippi State
                DE
              • 27 (27)
                Lester WilliamsMiami
                DT

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