Buchsbaum ranks the college
seniors
Player printout: Draft rankings by position
By Joel Buchsbaum, Contributing editor
As published in print Jan. 10, 2000
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Defensive ends |
| Rk. |
Name |
School |
Grade |
Note |
| 1. |
Courtney Brown |
Penn State |
8.00 |
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| 2. |
Shaun Ellis |
Tennessee |
6.02 |
Elig. |
| 3. |
John Engelberger |
Virginia Tech |
5.90 |
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| 4. |
Byron Frisch |
Brigham Young |
5.65 |
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| 5. |
Robaire Smith |
Michigan State |
5.60 |
DT |
| 6. |
John Abraham |
South Carolina |
5.60 |
OLB |
| 7. |
Adalius Thomas |
Southern Mississippi |
5.60 |
OLB |
| 8. |
Darren Howard |
Kansas State |
5.60 |
|
| 9. |
Erik Flowers |
Arizona State |
5.45 |
OLB |
| 10. |
Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila |
San Diego State |
5.30 |
OLB |
| 11. |
Clark Haggans |
Colorado State |
5.30 |
OLB |
| 12. |
Marcus Washington |
Auburn |
5.15 |
OLB |
| 13. |
Brian Young |
Texas-El Paso |
5.15 |
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| 14. |
Adewale Ogunleye |
Indiana |
5.10 |
XX |
| 15. |
Leonardo Carson |
Auburn |
5.06 |
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| 16. |
Lamont Bryant |
Notre Dame |
5.05 |
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| 17. |
John Frank |
Utah |
5.05 |
Age |
| 18. |
Rameel Connor |
Illinois |
5.04 |
Elig. |
| 19. |
James Cotton |
Ohio State |
5.00 |
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| 20. |
Michael Boireau |
Miami (Fla.) |
5.00 |
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| 21. |
Travis Griffith |
Virginia |
5.00 |
X |
| 22. |
Rob Meier |
Washington State |
5.00 |
DT |
| 23. |
Eric Chandler |
Jackson State |
5.00 |
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Defensive/Nose tackles |
| Rk. |
Name |
School |
Grade |
Note |
| 1. |
Corey Simon |
Florida State |
6.65 |
X |
| 2. |
Steve Warren |
Nebraska |
5.70 |
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| 3. |
Chris Hovan |
Boston College |
5.65 |
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| 4. |
Jerry Johnson |
Florida State |
5.52 |
X |
| 5. |
Darwin Walker |
Tennessee |
5.51 |
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| 6. |
Mao Tosi |
Idaho |
5.50 |
X |
| 7. |
Kendrick Clancy |
Mississippi |
5.50 |
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| 8. |
Junior Ioane |
Arizona State |
5.50 |
XX |
| 9. |
Fred Robbins |
Wake Forest |
5.45 |
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| 10. |
Nat Williams |
Virginia Tech |
5.12 |
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| 11. |
Cornelius Griffin |
Alabama |
5.12 |
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| 12. |
Chris Combs |
Duke |
5.10 |
DE |
| 13. |
Jabari Issa |
Washington |
5.10 |
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| 14. |
Mike DeRouselle |
Houston |
5.10 |
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| 15. |
Damian Gregory |
Illinois State |
5.08 |
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| 16. |
Carl Bradley |
Virginia Tech |
5.05 |
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| 17. |
Mac Tuiaea |
Washington |
5.04 |
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| 18. |
Albert Lucas |
Troy (Ala.) State |
5.03 |
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| 19. |
Brad Williams |
Notre Dame |
5.03 |
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| 20. |
Josh Williams |
Michigan |
5.02 |
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| 21. |
Robert Brannon |
Iowa State |
5.01 |
DE |
| 22. |
David Nugent |
Purdue |
5.01 |
OG |
| 23. |
Alvin McKinley |
Mississippi State |
5.01 |
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| 24. |
Johnny Shivers |
Virginia |
5.01 |
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| 25. |
Jerry DeLoach |
California |
5.00 |
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| 26. |
Maurice Anderson |
Virginia |
5.00 |
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| 27. |
Sherrod Peace |
North Carolina |
5.00 |
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| 28. |
Earnest Grant |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
5.00 |
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| 29. |
Cedric Woodard |
Texas |
5.00 |
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| 30. |
Greg Robinette |
West Virginia |
5.00 |
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Outside linebackers |
| Rk. |
Name |
School |
Grade |
Note |
| 1. |
Brian Urlacher |
New Mexico |
6.35 |
S |
| 2. |
Keith Bulluck |
Syracuse |
5.97 |
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| 3. |
Raynoch Thompson |
Tennessee |
5.96 |
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| 4. |
Julian Peterson |
Michigan State |
5.80 |
DE |
| 5. |
Corey Moore |
Virginia Tech |
5.80 |
S |
| 6. |
Barrett Green |
West Virginia |
5.60 |
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| 7. |
Mark Simoneau |
Kansas State |
5.50 |
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| 8. |
Sekou Sanyika |
California |
5.35 |
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| 9. |
Ian Gold |
Michigan |
5.20 |
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| 10. |
Antonio Wilson |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
5.05 |
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| 11. |
Tim Smith |
Stanford |
5.05 |
S |
| 12. |
Corey Atkins |
South Carolina |
5.05 |
ILB |
| 13. |
Shannon Taylor |
Virginia |
5.04 |
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| 14. |
Chris Edwards |
Georgia Tech |
5.00 |
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| 15. |
Danny Clark |
Illinois |
5.00 |
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| 16. |
James Hall |
Michigan |
5.00 |
DE |
| 17. |
Mac Morrison |
Penn State |
5.00 |
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| 18. |
Samson Sherrod |
San Jose State |
5.00 |
DE |
| 19. |
Jeff Snedegar |
Kentucky |
5.00 |
ILB |
| 20. |
Dustin Cohen |
Miami (Ohio) |
5.00 |
ILB |
| 21. |
Orantes Grant |
Georgia |
5.00 |
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| 22. |
Jack Golden |
Oklahoma State |
5.00 |
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