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NFL draft 2001

Joel Buchsbaum's final draft rankings
by position

By Joel Buchsbaum, Contributing editor
As published in print April 20, 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/middle linebackers | Cornerbacks | Safeties | Punters
Placekickers

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Defensive ends

Rk.

Name

College

Gr.

Com.
1. Courtney Brown Penn State 8.05  
2. Shaun Ellis Tennessee 6.25 X, MI
3. Erik Flowers Arizona State 6.00  
4. John Engelberger Virginia Tech 5.90  
5. Darren Howard Kansas State 5.90  
6. Byron Frisch Brigham Young 5.75  
7. Adalius Thomas Southern Mississippi 5.45 OLB
8. Brian Young Texas-El Paso 5.45  
9. John Frank Utah 5.45 Age
10. Robaire Smith Michigan State 5.40 DT
11. Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila San Diego State 5.40 OLB
12. John Milem Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) 5.22 MI
13. Clark Haggans Colorado State 5.20  
14. Leonardo Carson Auburn 5.20  
15. Michael Boireau Miami (Fla.) 5.20  
16. Adewale Ogunleye Indiana 5.10 XX
17. Jeremiah Parker California 5.08  
18. Rameel Connor Illinois 5.05  
19. Lamont Bryant Notre Dame 5.05 X
20. Hubert Thompson Michigan State 5.04 MI
21. James Hall Michigan 5.03  
22. Rob Meier Washington State 5.03 DT

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Defensive/nose tackles

Rk.

Name

College

Gr.

Com.
1. Corey Simon Florida State 7.00  
2. Chris Hovan Boston College 6.01  
3. Steve Warren Nebraska 5.80 X
4. Darwin Walker Tennessee 5.80 MI
5. Cornelius Griffin Alabama 5.80 X
6. Jerry Johnson Florida State 5.60 X
7. Fred Robbins Wake Forest 5.45  
8. Kendrick Clancy Mississippi 5.45  
9. Junior Ioane Arizona State 5.40 XX
10. Mao Tosi Idaho 5.35 X
11. Leif Larsen Texas-El Paso 5.30  
12. David Nugent Purdue 5.26 OG
13. Al Lucas Troy (Ala.) State 5.25  
14. Jabari Issa Washington 5.22  
15. Chris Combs Duke 5.20 DE
16. Alvin McKinley Mississippi State 5.20  
17. Mac Tuiaea Washington 5.15  
18. Josh Williams Michigan 5.15 DE
19. Cedric Woodard Texas 5.12  
20. Jerry DeLoach California 5.09  
21. Keith Jackson Cheyney (Pa.) 5.08  
22. Nat Williams Virginia Tech 5.05  
23. Carl Bradley Virginia Tech 5.05  
24. Matt Sweeney Miami (Fla.) 5.05  
25. Richard Seals Utah 5.05  
26. Ron Moore NW Oklahoma State 5.05 DE
27. John Hilliard Mississippi State 5.05  
28. Gillis Wilson Southern U. 5.05  
29. Earnest Grant Arkansas-Pine Bluff 5.04  
30. Brad Williams Notre Dame 5.03  
31. Dwight Johnson Baylor 5.03 DE
32. Maurice Anderson Virginia 5.02  
33. Tim Watson Rowan (N.J.) 5.02  
34. Mike DeRouselle Houston 5.01 Status
35. Rob Renes Michigan 5.01  
36. Jeff Marriott Missouri 5.01  

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Outside linebackers

Rk.

Name

College

Gr.

Com.
1. LaVar Arrington Penn State 8.01  
2. Brian Urlacher New Mexico 6.65 S
3. Julian Peterson Michigan State 6.19 DE
4. John Abraham South Carolina 6.08 DE
5. Keith Bulluck Syracuse 6.02  
6. Barrett Green West Virginia 5.90 ILB
7. Raynoch Thompson Tennessee 5.85 X
8. Mark Simoneau Kansas State 5.75  
9. Corey Moore Virginia Tech 5.60 S
10. Na’il Diggs Ohio State 5.60  
11. Marcus Washington Auburn 5.60 OLB
12. Ian Gold Michigan 5.40 S
13. Antonio Wilson Texas A&M-Commerce 5.30  
14. Shannon Taylor Virginia 5.20  
15. Sekou Sanyika California 5.12  
16. James Cotton Ohio State 5.12 DE
17. Corey Atkins South Carolina 5.05 ILB
18. Dustin Cohen Miami (Ohio) 5.05 ILB
19. Orantes Grant Georgia 5.05  
20. Casey Tisdale New Mexico 5.05 DE
21. DaShon Polk Arizona 5.02  
22. Tim Smith Stanford 5.01 S
23. Julius Jackson Nebraska 5.01  
24. Eugene McClaslin Florida 5.01 S

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Inside/middle linebackers

Rk.

Name

College

Gr.

Com.
1. Rob Morris Brigham Young 6.12 X, age
2. Brandon Short Penn State 5.60  
3. Nate Webster Miami (Fla.) 5.60  
4. Jeff Ulbrich Hawaii 5.60 X
5. Dustin Lyman Wake Forest 5.50 TE, H-b
6. Marcus Bell Ariozna 5.40  
7. T.J. Slaughter Southern Mississippi 5.35  
8. Frank Chamberlin Boston College 5.21  
9. Danny Clark Illinois 5.15  
10. Peter Sirmon Oregon 5.12  
11. Dhani Jones Michigan 5.12  
12. Isiah Kacyvenski Harvard 5.10  

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