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              Pick (OVR)PlayerSchoolPOS
              • 1 (1)
                Bruce SmithVirginia Tech
                DE
              • 2 (2)
                Bill FralicPittsburgh
                OT
              • 3 (3)
                Ray ChildressTexas A&M
                DE
              • 4 (4)
                Chris DolemanPittsburgh
                DE
              • 5 (5)
                Duane BickettUSC
                LB
              • 6 (6)
                Lomas BrownFlorida
                OT
              • 7 (7)
                Ken RuettgersUSC
                OT
              • 8 (8)
                Ron HolmesWashington
                DE
              • 9 (9)
                Kevin AllenIndiana
                OT
              • 10 (10)
                Al ToonWisconsin
                WR
              • 11 (11)
                Richard JohnsonWisconsin
                DB
              • 12 (12)
                Jim LacheyOhio State
                OT
              • 13 (13)
                Eddie BrownMiami
                WR
              • 14 (14)
                Derrick BurroughsMemphis
                DB
              • 15 (15)
                Ethan HortonNorth Carolina
                TE
              • 16 (16)
                Jerry RiceMississippi Valley State
                WR
              • 17 (17)
                Kevin BrooksMichigan
                DE
              • 18 (18)
                Freddie Joe NunnOle Miss
                DE
              • 19 (19)
                George AdamsKentucky
                RB
              • 20 (20)
                Darryl SimsWisconsin
                DE
              • 21 (21)
                Jerry GrayTexas
                DB
              • 22 (22)
                William PerryClemson
                DT
              • 23 (23)
                Jessie HesterFlorida State
                WR
              • 24 (24)
                Alvin TolesTennessee
                LB
              • 25 (25)
                Emanuel KingAlabama
                LB
              • 26 (26)
                Steve SewellOklahoma
                RB
              • 27 (27)
                Lorenzo HamptonFlorida
                RB
              • 28 (28)
                Trevor MatichBYU

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