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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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Quarterbacks|Fullbacks|Running Backs
Tight ends|Wide receivers|Centers
Offensive guards|Offensive tackles|Defensive ends
Defensive/Nose tackles|Outside linebackers
Inside linebackers|Cornerbacks|Safeties
Punters|Placekickers

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Inside linebackers

Rk. Name School Grade Note
1. Rob Morris Brigham Young 6.06 X, Age
2. Matt Beck California 5.60 X
3. Brandon Short Penn State 5.54  
4. Marcus Bell Arizona 5.52  
5. Dustin Lyman Wake Forest 5.40 X
6. Jeff Ulbrich Hawaii 5.15 X
7. Peter Sirmon Oregon 5.12  
8. Dhani Jones Michigan 5.10  
9. Jamel Smith Virginia Tech 5.01  
10. Scott Zimmerman Northern Colorado 5.00  
11. T.J. Slaughter Southern Mississippi 5.00  
12. Frank Chamberlin Boston College 5.00  
13. Lester Towns Washington 5.00 X
14. Dwan Epps Texas Southern 5.00  

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Cornerbacks

Rk. Name School Grade Note
1. Ike Charlton Virginia Tech 5.95  
2. Rashard Anderson Jackson State 5.91  
3. Ahmed Plummer Ohio State 5.85  
4. Deltha O’Neal California 5.85 RS
5. Lewis Sanders Maryland 5.80  
6. Hank Poteat Pittsburgh 5.70  
7. Ben Kelly Colorado 5.70 RS
8. Mario Edwards Florida State 5.59  
9. Dwayne Goodrich Tennessee 5.55 X
10. Jason Webster Texas A&M 5.55  
11. Jacoby Shepherd Oklahoma State 5.55 MI
12. Lloyd Harrison North Carolina State 5.51  
13. Kareem Larrimore West Texas A&M 5.50 S
14. David Macklin Penn State 5.50  
15. Ralph Brown Nebraska 5.25  
16. Pat Dennis Louisiana-Monroe 5.20  
17. Sedrick Curry Texas A&M 5.20  
18. Reggie Austin Wake Forest 5.19  
19. William Bartee Oklahoma 5.15 S
20. Rodregis Brooks Alabama-Birmingham 5.15  
21. Robert Bean Mississippi State 5.10  
22. Michael Hawthorne Purdue 5.10 X
23. David Barrett Arkansas 5.09  
24. Evan Howell Oklahoma State 5.09  
25. David Byrd Syracuse 5.05 XXX
26. Tony Scott North Carolina State 5.02 S
27. Anthony Midget Virginia Tech 5.00 S
28. Mike Woods Oklahoma 5.00  
29. Jeff Harris Georgia 5.00  
30. Terrance Parrish Southern Mississippi 5.00  
31. Carlos Posey Missouri 5.00  
32. Isaac Harvin NW Oklahoma State 5.00  
33. Tarig Holman Iowa 5.00  
34. Jerard White Massachusetts 5.00 S
35. Damen Wheeler Colorado 5.00  
36. Ian McIntosh Syracuse 5.00  

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Safeties

Rk. Name School Grade Note
1. Deon Grant Tennessee 5.95  
2. Rogers Beckett Marshall 5.61  
3. Mike Brown Nebraska 5.60  
4. Aric Morris Michigan State 5.50  
5. Mark Roman Louisiana State 5.48 CB
6. Kenoy Kennedy Arkansas 5.45  
7. Brian Gray Brigham Young 5.44 CB
8. Tyrone Carter Minnesota 5.35 CB
9. Gary Berry Ohio State 5.30  
10. Travares Tillman Georgia Tech 5.25  
11. Todd Franz Tulsa 5.25 CB
12. Ashley Cooper Mississippi State 5.25  
13. Arturo Freeman South Carolina 5.25 CB
14. Sean Key Florida State 5.20 CB
15. Lamar Chapman Kansas State 5.10 CB
16. Pedro Cirino Boston College 5.10  
17. Bobby Myers Wisconsin 5.10  
18. Matt Bowen Iowa 5.05  
19. John Keith Furman 5.02  
20. Rashidi Barnes Colorado 5.01  
21. Aaron Gray Florida A&M 5.00  
22. George White Boston College 5.00  
23. Dwyte Smiley Youngstown (Ohio) St. 5.00 XXX
24. Ainsley Battles Vanderbilt 5.00  
25. David Gibson USC 5.00  
26. Brandon Jennings Texas A&M 5.00  
27. Tommy Hendricks Michigan 5.00  
28. Eric Whitfield UCLA 5.00  

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Punters

Rk. Name School Grade Note
1. Shane Lechler Texas A&M 5.25  
2. John Baker North Texas 5.03  
3. Andrew Bayes East Carolina 5.01  
4. Jeff Walker Mississippi State 5.00  
5. Deone Horinek Colorado State 5.00  

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Placekickers

Rk. Name School Grade Note
1. Sebastian Janikowski Florida State 5.65 Status
2. Shayne Graham Virginia Tech 5.01  
3. Paul Edinger Michigan State 5.00  

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