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              Pick (OVR)PlayerSchoolPOS
              • 1 (1)
                Alex SmithUtah
                QB
              • 2 (2)
                Ronnie BrownAuburn
                RB
              • 3 (3)
                Braylon EdwardsMichigan
                WR
              • 4 (4)
                Cedric BensonTexas
                RB
              • 5 (5)
                Carnell WilliamsAuburn
                RB
              • 6 (6)
                Adam JonesWest Virginia
                DB
              • 7 (7)
                Troy WilliamsonSouth Carolina
                WR
              • 8 (8)
                Antrel RolleMiami
                DB
              • 9 (9)
                Carlos RogersAuburn
                DB
              • 10 (10)
                Mike WilliamsUSC
                WR
              • 11 (11)
                DeMarcus WareTroy
                DE
              • 12 (12)
                Shawne MerrimanMaryland
                LB
              • 13 (13)
                Jammal BrownOklahoma
                OT
              • 14 (14)
                Thomas DavisGeorgia
                DB
              • 15 (15)
                Derrick JohnsonTexas
                LB
              • 16 (16)
                Travis JohnsonFlorida State
                DE
              • 17 (17)
                David PollackGeorgia
                LB
              • 18 (18)
                Erasmus JamesWisconsin
                DE
              • 19 (19)
                Alex BarronFlorida State
                OT
              • 20 (20)
                Marcus SpearsLSU
                DE
              • 21 (21)
                Matt JonesArkansas
                WR
              • 22 (22)
                Mark ClaytonOklahoma
                WR
              • 23 (23)
                Fabian WashingtonNebraska
                DB
              • 24 (24)
                Aaron RodgersCalifornia
                QB
              • 25 (25)
                Jason CampbellAuburn
                QB
              • 26 (26)
                Chris SpencerOle Miss
              • 27 (27)
                Roddy WhiteUAB
                WR
              • 28 (28)
                Luis CastilloNorthwestern
                DT
              • 29 (29)
                Marlin JacksonMichigan
                DB
              • 30 (30)
                Heath MillerVirginia
                TE
              • 31 (31)
                Mike PattersonUSC
                DT
              • 32 (32)
                Logan MankinsFresno State
                OG

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