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              Pick (OVR)PlayerSchoolPOS
              • 1 (1)
                Jeff GeorgeIllinois
                QB
              • 2 (2)
                Blair ThomasPenn State
                RB
              • 3 (3)
                Cortez KennedyMiami
                DT
              • 4 (4)
                Keith McCantsAlabama
                DE
              • 5 (5)
                Junior SeauUSC
                LB
              • 6 (6)
                Mark CarrierUSC
                DB
              • 7 (7)
                Andre WareHouston
                QB
              • 8 (8)
                Chris SingletonArizona
                LB
              • 9 (9)
                Richmond WebbTexas A&M
                OT
              • 10 (10)
                Ray AgnewNC State
                DE
              • 11 (11)
                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
              • 16 (16)
                James WilliamsFresno State
                DB
              • 17 (17)
                Emmitt SmithFlorida
                RB
              • 18 (18)
                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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