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              Pick (OVR)PlayerSchoolPOS
              • 1 (1)
                Tim CouchKentucky
                QB
              • 2 (2)
                Donovan McNabbSyracuse
                QB
              • 3 (3)
                Akili SmithOregon
                QB
              • 4 (4)
                Edgerrin JamesMiami
                RB
              • 5 (5)
                Ricky WilliamsTexas
                RB
              • 6 (6)
                Torry HoltNC State
                WR
              • 7 (7)
                Champ BaileyGeorgia
                DB
              • 8 (8)
                David BostonOhio State
                WR
              • 9 (9)
                Chris ClaiborneUSC
                LB
              • 10 (10)
                Chris McAlisterArizona
                DB
              • 11 (11)
                Daunte CulpepperUCF
                QB
              • 12 (12)
                Cade McNownUCLA
                QB
              • 13 (13)
                Troy EdwardsLouisiana Tech
                WR
              • 14 (14)
                John TaitBYU
                OT
              • 15 (15)
                Anthony McFarlandLSU
                DT
              • 16 (16)
                Jevon KearseFlorida
                DE
              • 17 (17)
                Damien WoodyBoston College
              • 18 (18)
                Matt StinchcombGeorgia
                OT
              • 19 (19)
                Luke PetitgoutNotre Dame
                OT
              • 20 (20)
                Ebenezer EkubanNorth Carolina
                DE
              • 21 (21)
                L.J. SheltonEastern Michigan
                OT
              • 22 (22)
                Lamar KingSaginaw Valley State
                DE
              • 23 (23)
                Antoine WinfieldOhio State
                DB
              • 24 (24)
                Reggie McGrewFlorida
                DT
              • 25 (25)
                Antuan EdwardsClemson
                DB
              • 26 (26)
                Fernando BryantAlabama
                DB
              • 27 (27)
                Aaron GibsonWisconsin
                OT
              • 28 (28)
                Andy KatzenmoyerOhio State
                LB
              • 29 (29)
                Dimitrius UnderwoodMichigan State
                DE
              • 30 (30)
                Patrick KerneyVirginia
                DE
              • 31 (31)
                Al WilsonTennessee
                LB

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