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              Pick (OVR)PlayerSchoolPOS
              • 1 (1)
                Jake LongMichigan
                OT
              • 2 (2)
                Chris LongVirginia
                DE
              • 3 (3)
                Matt RyanBoston College
                QB
              • 4 (4)
                Darren McFaddenArkansas
                RB
              • 5 (5)
                Glenn DorseyLSU
                DT
              • 6 (6)
                Vernon GholstonOhio State
                DE
              • 7 (7)
                Sedrick EllisUSC
                DT
              • 8 (8)
                Derrick HarveyFlorida
                DE
              • 9 (9)
                Keith RiversUSC
                OLB
              • 10 (10)
                Jerod MayoTennessee
                OLB
              • 11 (11)
                Leodis McKelvinTroy
                CB
              • 12 (12)
                Ryan CladyBoise State
                OT
              • 13 (13)
                Jonathan StewartOregon
                RB
              • 14 (14)
                Chris WilliamsVanderbilt
                OT
              • 15 (15)
                Branden AlbertVirginia
                OG
              • 16 (16)
                Dominique Rodgers-CromartieTennessee State
                CB
              • 17 (17)
                Gosder CherilusBoston College
                OT
              • 18 (18)
                Joe FlaccoDelaware
                QB
              • 19 (19)
                Jeff OtahPittsburgh
                OT
              • 20 (20)
                Aqib TalibKansas
                CB
              • 21 (21)
                Sam BakerUSC
                OT
              • 22 (22)
                Felix JonesArkansas
                RB
              • 23 (23)
                Rashard MendenhallIllinois
                RB
              • 24 (24)
                Chris JohnsonEast Carolina
                RB
              • 25 (25)
                Mike JenkinsSouth Florida
                CB
              • 26 (26)
                Duane BrownVirginia Tech
                OT
              • 27 (27)
                Antoine CasonArizona
                CB
              • 28 (28)
                Lawrence JacksonUSC
                DE
              • 29 (29)
                Kentwan BalmerNorth Carolina
                DT
              • 30 (30)
                Dustin KellerPurdue
                TE
              • 31 (31)
                Kenny PhillipsMiami
                S

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