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              Pick (OVR)PlayerSchoolPOS
              • 1 (1)
                Courtney BrownPenn State
                DE
              • 2 (2)
                LaVar ArringtonPenn State
                LB
              • 3 (3)
                Chris SamuelsAlabama
                OT
              • 4 (4)
                Peter WarrickFlorida State
                WR
              • 5 (5)
                Jamal LewisTennessee
                RB
              • 6 (6)
                Corey SimonFlorida State
                DT
              • 7 (7)
                Thomas JonesVirginia
                RB
              • 8 (8)
                Plaxico BurressMichigan State
                WR
              • 9 (9)
                Brian UrlacherNew Mexico
                LB
              • 10 (10)
                Travis TaylorFlorida
                WR
              • 11 (11)
                Ron DayneWisconsin
                RB
              • 12 (12)
                Shaun EllisTennessee
                DE
              • 13 (13)
                John AbrahamSouth Carolina
                LB
              • 14 (14)
                Bubba FranksMiami
                TE
              • 15 (15)
                Deltha O'NealCalifornia
                DB
              • 16 (16)
                Julian PetersonMichigan State
                LB
              • 17 (17)
                Sebastian JanikowskiFlorida State
                PK
              • 18 (18)
                Chad PenningtonMarshall
                QB
              • 19 (19)
                Shaun AlexanderAlabama
                RB
              • 20 (20)
                Stockar McDougleOklahoma
                OT
              • 21 (21)
                Sylvester MorrisJackson State
                WR
              • 22 (22)
                Chris McIntoshWisconsin
                OT
              • 23 (23)
                Rashard AndersonJackson State
                DB
              • 24 (24)
                Ahmed PlummerOhio State
                DB
              • 25 (25)
                Chris HovanBoston College
                DT
              • 26 (26)
                Erik FlowersArizona State
                DE
              • 27 (27)
                Anthony BechtWest Virginia
                TE
              • 28 (28)
                Rob MorrisBYU
                LB
              • 29 (29)
                R. Jay SowardUSC
                WR
              • 30 (30)
                Keith BulluckSyracuse
                LB
              • 31 (31)
                Trung CanidateArizona
                RB

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