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              • 1 (1)
                Irving FryarNebraska
                WR
              • 2 (2)
                Dean SteinkuhlerNebraska
                OT
              • 3 (3)
                Carl BanksMichigan State
                LB
              • 4 (4)
                Kenny JacksonPenn State
                WR
              • 5 (5)
                Bill MaasPittsburgh
                DT
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                Mossy CadeTexas
                DB
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                Ricky HunleyArizona
                LB
              • 8 (8)
                Leonard ColemanVanderbilt
                DB
              • 9 (9)
                Rick BryanOklahoma
                DT
              • 10 (10)
                Russell CarterSMU
                DB
              • 11 (11)
                Wilber MarshallFlorida
                LB
              • 12 (12)
                Alphonso CarrekerFlorida State
                DE
              • 13 (13)
                Keith MillardWashington State
                DT
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                Jackie ShippOklahoma
                LB
              • 15 (15)
                Ron FaurotArkansas
                DE
              • 16 (16)
                Pete KochMaryland
                DT
              • 17 (17)
                Clyde DuncanTennessee
                WR
              • 18 (18)
                Don RogersUCLA
                DB
              • 19 (19)
                Ron SoltMaryland
                OG
              • 20 (20)
                David LewisCalifornia
                TE
              • 21 (21)
                John AltIowa
                OT
              • 22 (22)
                Terry TaylorSouthern Illinois
                DB
              • 23 (23)
                Louis LippsSouthern Miss
                WR
              • 24 (24)
                Todd ShellBYU
                LB
              • 25 (25)
                Billy CannonTexas A&M
                LB
              • 26 (26)
                Greg BellNotre Dame
                RB
              • 27 (27)
                William RobertsOhio State
                OT
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                Brian BladosNorth Carolina
                OT

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