Buchsbaum ranks the draft
class of 2000
Player printout: Draft rankings by position
By Joel Buchsbaum, Contributing editor
As published in print Feb. 28, 2000
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| Rk. |
Name |
School |
Grade |
Note |
| 1. |
Courtney Brown |
Penn State |
8.00 |
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| 2. |
Shaun Ellis |
Tennessee |
6.02 |
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| 3. |
John Engelberger |
Virginia Tech |
5.96 |
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| 4. |
Darren Howard |
Kansas State |
5.75 |
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| 5. |
Adalius Thomas |
Southern Mississippi |
5.75 |
OLB |
| 6. |
Byron Frisch |
Brigham Young |
5.70 |
|
| 7. |
Robaire Smith |
Michigan State |
5.56 |
DT |
| 8. |
Erik Flowers |
Arizona State |
5.55 |
OLB |
| 9. |
Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila |
San Diego State |
5.30 |
OLB |
| 10. |
Clark Haggans |
Colorado State |
5.30 |
OLB |
| 11. |
Leonardo Carson |
Auburn |
5.25 |
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| 12. |
John Frank |
Utah |
5.20 |
Age |
| 13. |
Brian Young |
Texas-El Paso |
5.20 |
|
| 14. |
Hubert Thompson |
Michigan State |
5.15 |
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| 15. |
Adewale Ogunleye |
Indiana |
5.10 |
XX |
| 16. |
Lamont Bryant |
Notre Dame |
5.05 |
|
| 17. |
Rob Meier |
Washington State |
5.05 |
DT |
| 18. |
Rameel Connor |
Illinois |
5.04 |
Elig. |
| 19. |
Leif Larsen |
Texas-El Paso |
5.01 |
DT |
| 20. |
James Cotton |
Ohio State |
5.00 |
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| 21. |
Michael Boireau |
Miami (Fla.) |
5.00 |
|
| 22. |
Eric Chandler |
Jackson State |
5.00 |
|
| 23. |
Aaron Humphrey |
Texas |
5.00 |
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| Rk. |
Name |
School |
Grade |
Note |
| 1. |
Corey Simon |
Florida State |
6.59 |
X |
| 2. |
Chris Hovan |
Boston College |
6.00 |
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| 3. |
Steve Warren |
Nebraska |
5.90 |
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| 4. |
Cornelius Griffin |
Alabama |
5.90 |
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| 5. |
Jerry Johnson |
Florida State |
5.60 |
X |
| 6. |
Darwin Walker |
Tennessee |
5.59 |
|
| 7. |
Fred Robbins |
Wake Forest |
5.50 |
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| 8. |
Junior Ioane |
Arizona State |
5.50 |
XX |
| 9. |
Mao Tosi |
Idaho |
5.40 |
X |
| 10. |
Al Lucas |
Troy (Ala.) State |
5.25 |
|
| 11. |
Jabari Issa |
Washington |
5.22 |
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| 12. |
Robert Brannon |
Iowa State |
5.20 |
DE |
| 13. |
Chris Combs |
Duke |
5.17 |
DE |
| 14. |
Jerry DeLoach |
California |
5.16 |
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| 15. |
Mac Tuiaea |
Washington |
5.15 |
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| 16. |
Kendrick Clancy |
Mississippi |
5.15 |
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| 17. |
Josh Williams |
Michigan |
5.15 |
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| 18. |
Nat Williams |
Virginia Tech |
5.12 |
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| 19. |
Alvin McKinley |
Mississippi State |
5.10 |
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| 20. |
Mike DeRouselle |
Houston |
5.10 |
Status |
| 21. |
D.J. Cooper |
Arkansas |
5.10 |
DE |
| 22. |
Damian Gregory |
Illinois State |
5.08 |
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| 23. |
Carl Bradley |
Virginia Tech |
5.05 |
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| 24. |
Earnest Grant |
Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
5.05 |
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| 25. |
Dwight Johnson |
Baylor |
5.05 |
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| 26. |
Brad Williams |
Notre Dame |
5.03 |
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| 27. |
Cedric Woodard |
Texas |
5.02 |
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| 28. |
Keith Jackson |
Cheney (Pa.) |
5.02 |
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| 29. |
David Nugent |
Purdue |
5.00 |
OG |
| 30. |
Johnny Shivers |
Virginia |
5.00 |
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| 31. |
Greg Robinette |
West Virginia |
5.00 |
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| 32. |
Maurice Anderson |
Virginia |
5.00 |
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| 33. |
Richard Seals |
Utah |
5.00 |
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| Rk. |
Name |
School |
Grade |
Note |
| 1. |
LaVar Arrington |
Penn State |
8.00 |
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| 2. |
Brian Urlacher |
New Mexico |
6.35 |
S |
| 3. |
Julian Peterson |
Michigan State |
6.05 |
DE |
| 4. |
John Abraham |
South Carolina |
6.05 |
DE |
| 5. |
Keith Bulluck |
Syracuse |
6.00 |
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| 6. |
Raynoch Thompson |
Tennessee |
5.98 |
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| 7. |
Barrett Green |
West Virginia |
5.70 |
ILB |
| 8. |
Corey Moore |
Virginia Tech |
5.70 |
S |
| 9. |
Na’il Diggs |
Ohio State |
5.59 |
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| 10. |
Mark Simoneau |
Kansas State |
5.50 |
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| 11. |
Sekou Sanyika |
California |
5.35 |
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| 12. |
Marcus Washington |
Auburn |
5.30 |
OLB |
| 13. |
Ian Gold |
Michigan |
5.20 |
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| 14. |
James Hall |
Michigan |
5.15 |
DE |
| 15. |
Antonio Wilson |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
5.15 |
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| 16. |
Danny Clark |
Illinois |
5.12 |
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| 17. |
Shannon Taylor |
Virginia |
5.12 |
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| 18. |
Corey Atkins |
South Carolina |
5.05 |
ILB |
| 19. |
Dustin Cohen |
Miami (Ohio) |
5.05 |
ILB |
| 20. |
Tim Smith |
Stanford |
5.01 |
S |
| 21. |
Bud Herring |
Louisville |
5.00 |
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| 22. |
Chris Edwards |
Georgia Tech |
5.00 |
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| 23. |
Mac Morrison |
Penn State |
5.00 |
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| 24. |
Samson Sherrod |
San Jose State |
5.00 |
DE |
| 25. |
Jeff Snedegar |
Kentucky |
5.00 |
ILB |
| 26. |
Orantes Grant |
Georgia |
5.00 |
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| 27. |
Jack Golden |
Oklahoma State |
5.00 |
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