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              • 1 (1)
                Jeff GeorgeIllinois
                QB
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                Blair ThomasPenn State
                RB
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                Cortez KennedyMiami
                DT
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                Keith McCantsAlabama
                DE
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                Junior SeauUSC
                LB
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                Mark CarrierUSC
                DB
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                Andre WareHouston
                QB
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                Chris SingletonArizona
                LB
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                Richmond WebbTexas A&M
                OT
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                Ray AgnewNC State
                DE
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                Anthony SmithArizona
                DE
              • 12 (12)
                James FrancisBaylor
                LB
              • 13 (13)
                Percy SnowMichigan State
                LB
              • 14 (14)
                Renaldo TurnbullWest Virginia
                DE
              • 15 (15)
                Lamar LathonHouston
                LB
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                James WilliamsFresno State
                DB
              • 17 (17)
                Emmitt SmithFlorida
                RB
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                Tony BennettOle Miss
                LB
              • 19 (19)
                Darrell ThompsonMinnesota
                RB
              • 20 (20)
                Steve BroussardWashington State
                RB
              • 21 (21)
                Eric GreenLiberty
                TE
              • 22 (22)
                Ben SmithGeorgia
                DB
              • 23 (23)
                Bern BrostekWashington
              • 24 (24)
                Rodney HamptonGeorgia
                RB
              • 25 (25)
                Dexter CarterFlorida State
                RB

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