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              Pick (OVR)PlayerSchoolPOS
              • 1 (29)
                Vernon MaxwellArizona State
                LB
              • 2 (30)
                Harvey SalemCalifornia
                OT
              • 3 (31)
                Mark CooperMiami
                OT
              • 4 (32)
                Henry EllardFresno State
                WR
              • 5 (33)
                Mike RichardsonArizona State
                DB
              • 6 (34)
                Dave LutzGeorgia Tech
                OT
              • 7 (35)
                Wes HopkinsSMU
                DB
              • 8 (36)
                Mike WilcherNorth Carolina
                LB
              • 9 (37)
                Leonard MarshallLSU
                DE
              • 10 (38)
                Steve KorteArkansas
                OG
              • 11 (39)
                Darryl TalleyWest Virginia
                LB
              • 12 (40)
                Rich StrengerMichigan
                OT
              • 13 (41)
                Ron BrownArizona State
                WR
              • 14 (42)
                Keith BosticMichigan
                DB
              • 15 (43)
                James BrittLSU
                DB
              • 16 (44)
                Cedric MackBaylor
                DB
              • 17 (45)
                Randy GrimesBaylor
              • 18 (46)
                Jody SchulzEast Carolina
                LB
              • 19 (47)
                Darryal WilsonTennessee
                WR
              • 20 (48)
                Dave DrechslerNorth Carolina
                OG
              • 21 (49)
                Roger CraigNebraska
                RB
              • 22 (50)
                Mike WalterOregon
                LB
              • 23 (51)
                Johnny HectorTexas A&M
                RB
              • 24 (52)
                Wayne CapersKansas
                WR
              • 25 (53)
                Ray HortonWashington
                DB
              • 26 (54)
                Bill PickelRutgers
                DT
              • 27 (55)
                Mike CharlesSyracuse
                DT
              • 28 (56)
                Richard WilliamsMemphis
                RB

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