ALL-TIME #1 OVERALL NFL DRAFT PICKS
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Year
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Player
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Position
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School
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Team
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2008
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Jake Long
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OT
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Michigan
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Miami Dolphins
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2007
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JaMarcus Russell
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QB
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LSU
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Oakland Raiders
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2006
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Mario Williams
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DE
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North Carolina State
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Houston Texans
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2005
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Alex Smith
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QB
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Utah
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San Francisco 49ers
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2004
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Eli Manning
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QB
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Mississippi
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San Diego Chargers
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2003
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Carson Palmer
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QB
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USC
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Cincinnati Bengals
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2002
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David Carr
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QB
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Fresno State
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Houston Texans
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2001
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Michael Vick
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QB
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Virginia Tech
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Atlanta Falcons
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2000
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Courtney Brown
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DE
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Penn State
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Cleveland Browns
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1999
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Tim Couch
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QB
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Kentucky
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Cleveland Browns
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1998
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Peyton Manning
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QB
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Tennessee
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Indianapolis Colts
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1997
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Orlando Pace
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OT
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Ohio State
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St. Louis Rams
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1996
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Keyshawn Johnson
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WR
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USC
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New York Jets
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1995
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Ki-Jina Carter
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RB
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Penn State
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Cincinnati Bengals
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1994
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Dan Wilkinson
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DT
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Ohio State
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Cincinnati Bengals
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1993
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Drew Bledsoe
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QB
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Washington State
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New England Patriots
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1992
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Steve Emtman
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DT
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Washington
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Indianapolis Colts
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1991
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Russell Maryland
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DT
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Miami (FL)
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Dallas Cowboys
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1990
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Jeff George
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QB
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Illinois
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Indianapolis Colts
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1989
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Troy Aikman
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QB
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UCLA
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Dallas Cowboys
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1988
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Aundray Bruce
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LB
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Auburn
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Atlanta Falcons
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1987
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Vinny Testaverde
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QB
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Miami (FL)
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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1986
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Bo Jackson
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RB
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Auburn
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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1985
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Bruce Smith
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DE
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Virginia Tech
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Buffalo Bills
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1984
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Irving Fryar
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WR
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Nebraska
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New England Patriots
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1983
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John Elway
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QB
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Stanford
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Baltimore Colts
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1982
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Kenneth Sims
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DT
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Texas
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New England Patriots
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1981
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George Rogers
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RB
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South Carolina
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New Orleans Saints
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1980
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Bill Sims
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RB
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Oklahoma
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Detroit Lions
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1979
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Tom Cousineau
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LB
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Ohio State
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Buffalo Bills
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1978
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Earl Campbell
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RB
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Texas
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Houston Oilers
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1977
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Ricky Bell
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RB
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USC
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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1976
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Lee Roy Selmon
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DE
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Oklahoma
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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1975
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Steve Bartkowski
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QB
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California
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Atlanta Falcons
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1974
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Ed "Too Tall" Jones
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DE
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Tennessee State
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Dallas Cowboys
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1973
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John Matuszak
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DE
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Tampa
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Houston Oilers
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1972
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Walt Patulski
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DT
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Notre Dame
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Buffalo Bills
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1971
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Jim Plunkett
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QB
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Stanford
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New England Patriots
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1970
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Terry Bradshaw
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QB
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Louisiana Tech
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Pittsburgh Steelers
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1969
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O.J. Simpson
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RB
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USC
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Buffalo Bills
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1968
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Ron Yary
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OT
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USC
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Minnesota Vikings
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1967
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Bubba Smith
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DE
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Michigan State
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Baltimore Colts
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1966
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Tommy Nobis
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LB
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Texas
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Atlanta Falcons (NFL)
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1966
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Jim Grabowski
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RB
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Illinois
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Miami Dolphins (AFL)
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1965
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Lawrence Elkins
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WR
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Baylor
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Houston Oilers (AFL)
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1965
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T. Frederickson
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RB
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Auburn
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New York Giants (NFL)
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1964
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Jack Concannon
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QB
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Boston College
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Boston Patriots (AFL)
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1964
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Dave Parks
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WR
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Texas Tech
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San Francisco 49ers (NFL)
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1963
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Buck Buchanan
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DT
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Grambling
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Kansas City Chiefs (AFL)
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1963
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Terry Baker
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QB
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Oregon State
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Los Angeles Rams (NFL)
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1962
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Roman Gabriel
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QB
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North Carolina State
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Oakland Raiders (AFL)
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1962
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Ernie Davis
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RB
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Syracuse
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Washington Redskins (NFL)
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1961
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Ken Rice
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G
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Auburn
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Buffalo Bills (AFL)
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1961
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Tommy Mason
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RB
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Tulane
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Minnesota Vikings (NFL)
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1960
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Billy Cannon
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RB
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LSU
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Los Angeles Rams
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1959
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Randy Duncan
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QB
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Iowa
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Green Bay Packers
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1958
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King Hill
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QB
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Rice
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Chicago Cardinals
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1957
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Paul Hornung
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HB
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Notre Dame
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Green Bay Packers
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1956
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Gary Glick
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DB
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Colorado A&M
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Pittsburgh Steelers
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1955
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George Shaw
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QB
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Oregon
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Baltimore Colts
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1954
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Bobby Garrett
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QB
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Stanford
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Cleveland Browns
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1953
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Harry Babcock
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E
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Georgia
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San Francisco 49ers
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1952
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Bill Wade
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QB
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Vanderbilt
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Los Angeles Rams
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1951
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Kyle Rote
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HB
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SMU
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New York Giants
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1950
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Leon Hart
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E
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Notre Dame
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Detroit Lions
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1949
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Chuck Bednarik
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C/LB
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Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia Eagles
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1948
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Harry Gilmer
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QB
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Alabama
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Washington Redskins
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1947
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Bob Fenimore
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HB
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Oklahoma State
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Chicago Bears
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1946
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Frank Dancewicz
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QB
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Notre Dame
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Boston Yanks
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1945
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Charley Trippi
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HB
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Georgia
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Chicago Cardinals
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1944
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Angelo Bertelli
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QB
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Notre Dame
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Boston Yanks
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1943
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Frank Sinkwich
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HB
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Georgia
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Detroit Lions
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1942
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Bill Dudley
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HB
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Virginia
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Pittsburgh Steelers
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1941
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Tom Harmon
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HB
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Michigan
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Chicago Bears
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1940
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George Cafego
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HB
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Tennessee
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Chicago Cardinals
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1939
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Ki Aldrich
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C
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TCU
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Chicago Cardinals
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1938
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Corbett Davis
|
FB
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Indiana
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Cleveland Rams
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1937
|
Sam Francis
|
FB
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Nebraska
|
Philadelphia Eagles
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1936
|
Jay Berwanger
|
HB
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Chicago
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Philadelphia Eagles
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