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              Pick (OVR)PlayerSchoolPOS
              • 1 (1)
                Troy AikmanUCLA
                QB
              • 2 (2)
                Tony MandarichMichigan State
                OT
              • 3 (3)
                Barry SandersOklahoma State
                RB
              • 4 (4)
                Derrick ThomasAlabama
                LB
              • 5 (5)
                Deion SandersFlorida State
                DB
              • 6 (6)
                Broderick ThomasNebraska
                LB
              • 7 (7)
                Tim WorleyGeorgia
                RB
              • 8 (8)
                Burt GrossmanPittsburgh
                DE
              • 9 (9)
                Sammie SmithFlorida State
                RB
              • 10 (10)
                Eric HillLSU
                LB
              • 11 (11)
                Donnell WoolfordClemson
                DB
              • 12 (12)
                Trace ArmstrongFlorida
                DE
              • 13 (13)
                Eric MetcalfTexas
                RB
              • 14 (14)
                Jeff LagemanVirginia
                DE
              • 15 (15)
                Andy HeckNotre Dame
                OT
              • 16 (16)
                Hart Lee DykesOklahoma State
                WR
              • 17 (17)
                Joe WolfBoston College
                OG
              • 18 (18)
                Brian WilliamsMinnesota
              • 19 (19)
                Wayne MartinArkansas
                DE
              • 20 (20)
                Steve AtwaterArkansas
                DB
              • 21 (21)
                Bill HawkinsMiami
                DE
              • 22 (22)
                Andre RisonMichigan State
                WR
              • 23 (23)
                David WilliamsFlorida
                OT
              • 24 (24)
                Tom RickettsPittsburgh
                OG
              • 25 (25)
                Louis OliverFlorida
                DB
              • 26 (26)
                Cleveland GaryMiami
                RB
              • 27 (27)
                Shawn CollinsNorthern Arizona
                WR
              • 28 (28)
                Keith DeLongTennessee
                LB

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