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              Pick (OVR)PlayerSchoolPOS
              • 1 (1)
                Matthew StaffordGeorgia
                QB
              • 2 (2)
                Jason SmithBaylor
                OT
              • 3 (3)
                Tyson JacksonLSU
                DE
              • 4 (4)
                Aaron CurryWake Forest
                OLB
              • 5 (5)
                Mark SanchezUSC
                QB
              • 6 (6)
                Andre SmithAlabama
                OT
              • 7 (7)
                Darrius Heyward-BeyMaryland
                WR
              • 8 (8)
                Eugene MonroeVirginia
                OT
              • 9 (9)
                B.J. RajiBoston College
                DT
              • 10 (10)
                Michael CrabtreeTexas Tech
                WR
              • 11 (11)
                Aaron MaybinPenn State
                DE
              • 12 (12)
                Knowshon MorenoGeorgia
                RB
              • 13 (13)
                Brian OrakpoTexas
                DE
              • 14 (14)
                Malcolm JenkinsOhio State
                CB
              • 15 (15)
                Brian CushingUSC
                OLB
              • 16 (16)
                Larry EnglishNorthern Illinois
                DE
              • 17 (17)
                Josh FreemanKansas State
                QB
              • 18 (18)
                Robert AyersTennessee
                DE
              • 19 (19)
                Jeremy MaclinMissouri
                WR
              • 20 (20)
                Brandon PettigrewOklahoma State
                TE
              • 21 (21)
                Alex MackCalifornia
              • 22 (22)
                Percy HarvinFlorida
                WR
              • 23 (23)
                Michael OherOle Miss
                OT
              • 24 (24)
                Peria JerryOle Miss
                DT
              • 25 (25)
                Vontae DavisIllinois
                CB
              • 26 (26)
                Clay MatthewsUSC
                OLB
              • 27 (27)
                Donald BrownConnecticut
                RB
              • 28 (28)
                Eric WoodLouisville
              • 29 (29)
                Hakeem NicksNorth Carolina
                WR
              • 30 (30)
                Kenny BrittRutgers
                WR
              • 31 (31)
                Chris WellsOhio State
                RB
              • 32 (32)
                Evander HoodMissouri
                DT

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