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              • 1 (1)
                Andrew LuckStanford
                QB
              • 2 (2)
                Robert Griffin IIIBaylor
                QB
              • 3 (3)
                Trent RichardsonAlabama
                RB
              • 4 (4)
                Matt KalilUSC
                OT
              • 5 (5)
                Justin BlackmonOklahoma State
                WR
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                Morris ClaiborneLSU
                CB
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                Mark BarronAlabama
                S
              • 8 (8)
                Ryan TannehillTexas A&M
                QB
              • 9 (9)
                Luke KuechlyBoston College
                ILB
              • 10 (10)
                Stephon GilmoreSouth Carolina
                CB
              • 11 (11)
                Dontari PoeMemphis
                DT
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                Fletcher CoxMississippi State
                DT
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                Michael FloydNotre Dame
                WR
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                Michael BrockersLSU
                DT
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                Bruce IrvinWest Virginia
                OLB
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                Quinton CoplesNorth Carolina
                DE
              • 17 (17)
                Dre KirkpatrickAlabama
                CB
              • 18 (18)
                Melvin IngramSouth Carolina
                DE
              • 19 (19)
                Shea McClellinBoise State
                OLB
              • 20 (20)
                Kendall WrightBaylor
                WR
              • 21 (21)
                Chandler JonesSyracuse
                DE
              • 22 (22)
                Brandon WeedenOklahoma State
                QB
              • 23 (23)
                Riley ReiffIowa
                OT
              • 24 (24)
                David DeCastroStanford
                OG
              • 25 (25)
                Dont'a HightowerAlabama
                ILB
              • 26 (26)
                Whitney MercilusIllinois
                DE
              • 27 (27)
                Kevin ZeitlerWisconsin
                OG
              • 28 (28)
                Nick PerryUSC
                DE
              • 29 (29)
                Harrison SmithNotre Dame
                S
              • 30 (30)
                A.J. JenkinsIllinois
                WR
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                Doug MartinBoise State
                RB
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                David WilsonVirginia Tech
                RB

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