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PFW editors project how the first round will go

By the editors of Pro Football Weekly
April 14, 2000

Guessing how the first round of the draft will go is an inexact science, to be sure. But that won’t stop us here at Pro Football Weekly from sharing our thoughts on the subject. These drafts were done on Thursday, April 13. Here are the ways three editors think the first round might go:

Michael Lev, Senior editor

1. Cleveland — DE Courtney Brown, Penn State
2. Washington (from New Orleans) — OT Chris Samuels, Alabama
3. Washington (from San Francisco) — LB LaVar Arrington, Penn State
4. Cincinnati — WR Peter Warrick, Florida State
5. Baltimore (from Atlanta) — WR Plaxico Burress, Michigan State
6. Philadelphia — DT Corey Simon, Florida State
7. Arizona — RB Thomas Jones, Virginia
8. Pittsburgh — QB Chad Pennington, Marshall
9. Chicago — LB Brian Urlacher, New Mexico
10. Baltimore (from Denver) — RB Jamal Lewis, Tennessee
11. N.Y. Giants — RB Shaun Alexander, Alabama
12. N.Y. Jets (from Carolina through Washington and San Francisco) — DE Shaun Ellis, Tennessee
13. N.Y. Jets (from San Diego through Tampa Bay) — WR Travis Taylor, Florida
14. Green Bay — LB Julian Peterson, Michigan State
15. Denver (from Baltimore) — OL Stockar McDougle, Oklahoma
16. San Francisco (from New England through N.Y. Jets) — DE John Engelberger, Virginia Tech
17. Oakland — WR Sylvester Morris, Jackson State
18. N.Y. Jets — TE Bubba Franks, Miami (Fla.)
19. Seattle (from Dallas) — OL Chris McIntosh, Wisconsin
20. Detroit — DE-OLB John Abraham, South Carolina
21. Kansas City — RB Ron Dayne, Wisconsin
22. Seattle — WR Dez White, Georgia Tech
23. Carolina (from Miami) — LB Keith Bulluck, Syracuse
24. San Francisco (from Washington) — CB Rashard Anderson, Jackson State
25. Minnesota — CB Deltha O’Neal, California
26. Buffalo — S Deon Grant, Tennessee
27. N.Y. Jets (from Tampa Bay) — DT Chris Hovan, Boston College
28. Indianapolis — LB Rob Morris, Brigham Young
29. Jacksonville — WR Todd Pinkston, Southern Mississippi
30. Tennessee — WR Jerry Porter, West Virginia
31. St. Louis — PK Sebastian Janikowski, Florida State

Robert Neely, Associate editor

1. Cleveland — DE Courtney Brown, Penn State
2. Washington (from New Orleans) — LB LaVar Arrington, Penn State
3. Washington (from San Francisco) — OT Chris Samuels, Alabama
4. Cincinnati — WR Peter Warrick, Florida State
5. Baltimore (from Atlanta) — WR Plaxico Burress, Michigan State
6. Philadelphia — DT Corey Simon, Florida State
7. Arizona — RB Thomas Jones, Virginia
8. Pittsburgh — QB Chad Pennington, Marshall
9. Chicago — OLB Brian Urlacher, New Mexico
10. Baltimore (from Denver) — RB Jamal Lewis, Tennessee
11. N.Y. Giants — RB Ron Dayne, Wisconsin
12. N.Y. Jets (from Carolina through Washington and San Francisco) — DE Shaun Ellis, Tennessee
13. N.Y. Jets (from San Diego through Tampa Bay) — WR Travis Taylor, Florida
14. Green Bay — OLB Keith Bulluck, Syracuse
15. Denver (from Baltimore) — WR Sylvester Morris, Jackson State
16. San Francisco (from New England through N.Y. Jets) — OLB Julian Peterson, Michigan State
17. Oakland — DE-OLB John Abraham, South Carolina
18. N.Y. Jets — TE Bubba Franks, Miami (Fla.)
19. Seattle (from Dallas) — MLB Rob Morris, Brigham Young
20. Detroit — OT Stockar McDougle, Oklahoma
21. Kansas City — RB Shaun Alexander, Alabama
22. Seattle — WR Dez White, Georgia Tech
23. Carolina (from Miami) — DE John Engelberger, Virginia Tech
24. San Francisco (from Washington) — CB Deltha O’Neal, California
25. Minnesota — CB Rashard Anderson, Jackson State
26. Buffalo — CB Ahmed Plummer, Ohio State
27. N.Y. Jets (from Tampa Bay) — OT-OG Chris McIntosh, Wisconsin
28. Indianapolis — DT Chris Hovan, Boston College
29. Jacksonville — WR Dennis Northcutt, Arizona
30. Tennessee — TE Anthony Becht, West Virginia
31. St. Louis — OT Todd Wade, Mississippi

Jeff Agrest, Associate editor

1. Cleveland — LB LaVar Arrington, Penn State
2. Washington (from New Orleans) — DE Courtney Brown, Penn State
3. Washington (from San Francisco) — OT Chris Samuels, Alabama
4. Cincinnati — WR Peter Warrick, Florida State
5. Baltimore (from Atlanta) — WR Plaxico Burress, Michigan State
6. Philadelphia — DT Corey Simon, Florida State
7. Arizona — RB Thomas Jones, Virginia
8. Pittsburgh — WR Travis Taylor, Florida
9. Chicago — OLB Brian Urlacher, New Mexico
10. Baltimore (from Denver) — RB Shaun Alexander, Alabama
11. N.Y. Giants — RB Jamal Lewis, Tennessee
12. N.Y. Jets (from Carolina through Washington and San Francisco) — TE Bubba Franks, Miami (Fla.)
13. N.Y. Jets (from San Diego through Tampa Bay) — OLB Julian Peterson, Michigan State
14. Green Bay — DT Chris Hovan, Boston College
15. Denver (from Baltimore) — DE-OLB John Abraham, South Carolina
16. San Francisco (from New England through N.Y. Jets) — QB Chad Pennington, Marshall
17. Oakland — WR Sylvester Morris, Jackson State
18. N.Y. Jets — WR Dez White, Georgia Tech
19. Seattle (from Dallas) — MLB Rob Morris, Brigham Young
20. Detroit — OT-OG Chris McIntosh, Wisconsin
21. Kansas City — RB Ron Dayne, Wisconsin
22. Seattle — OT Stockar McDougle, Oklahoma
23. Carolina (from Miami) — DE Shaun Ellis, Tennessee
24. San Francisco (from Washington) — CB Ahmed Plummer, Ohio State
25. Minnesota — CB Rashard Anderson, Jackson State
26. Buffalo — S Deon Grant, Tennessee
27. N.Y. Jets (from Tampa Bay) — OT Todd Wade, Mississippi
28. Indianapolis — OLB Keith Bulluck, Syracuse
29. Jacksonville — DE John Engelberger, Virginia Tech
30. Tennessee — WR Jerry Porter, West Virginia
31. St. Louis — OT Adrian Klemm, Hawaii

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