As of Jan. 14, 2000
In my fourth preview, I rate the top 50 prospects for the 2000 NFL Draft. I have also prepared a list of the other underclassmen and where they would rank if they declared for the draft. I will be chatting on ESPN.com on Friday, Jan. 21 at 4 pm ET. Join me then.
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| NO. |
PLAYER |
POS. |
SCHOOL |
| 1. |
LaVar Arrington* |
LB |
Penn State |
| 2. |
Peter Warrick |
WR |
Florida State |
| 3. |
Courtney Brown |
DE |
Penn State |
| 4. |
Plaxico Burress* |
WR |
Michigan State |
| 5. |
Thomas Jones |
RB |
Virginia |
| 6. |
Corey Simon |
DT |
Florida State |
| 7. |
Brian Urlacher |
LB |
New Mexico |
| 8. |
Bubba Franks* |
TE |
Miami-Fla. |
| 9. |
Chris Samuels |
OT |
Alabama |
| 10. |
Shaun Alexander |
RB |
Alabama |
| 11. |
Sylvester Morris |
WR |
Jackson State |
| 12. |
John Engelberger |
DE |
Virginia Tech |
| 13. |
Travis Taylor * |
WR |
Florida |
| 14. |
Travis Claridge |
OL |
USC |
| 15. |
Jerry Porter |
WR |
West Virginia |
| 16. |
Stockar McDougle |
OT |
Oklahoma |
| 17. |
Todd Pinkston |
WR |
Southern Miss |
| 18. |
Darren Howard |
DE |
Kansas State |
| 19. |
Laveranues Coles |
WR |
Florida State |
| 20. |
Shyrone Stith * |
RB |
Virginia Tech |
| 21. |
Chris McIntosh |
OT |
Wisconsin |
| 22. |
Dez White * |
WR |
Georgia Tech |
| 23. |
Shaun Ellis * |
DE |
Tennessee |
| 24. |
Keith Bulluck |
LB |
Syracuse |
| 25. |
Deon Dyer |
FB |
North Carolina |
| 26. |
Raynoch Thompson * |
LB |
Tennessee |
| 27. |
Chad Pennington |
QB |
Marshall |
| 28. |
Ron Dayne |
RB |
Wisconsin |
| 29. |
Chris Redman |
QB |
Louisville |
| 30. |
Cosey Coleman * |
G |
Tennessee |
| 31. |
Sebastian Janikowski * |
K |
Florida State |
| 32. |
Deon Grant * |
S |
Tennessee |
| 33. |
Chris Hovan |
DT |
Boston College |
| 34. |
Kanoy Kennedy |
S |
Arkansas |
| 35. |
Marvel Smith * |
OT |
Arizona State |
| 36. |
Darrell Jackson |
WR |
Florida |
| 37. |
Rashard Anderson |
CB |
Jackson State |
| 38. |
Matt Beck |
LB |
California |
| 39. |
Fred Robbins |
DT |
Wake Forest |
| 40. |
Lewis Sanders * |
CB |
Maryland |
| 41. |
John Abraham |
DE |
South Carolina |
| 42. |
Deltha O'Neal |
CB |
California |
| 43. |
Ike Charlton * |
DB |
Virginia Tech |
| 44. |
Dennis Northcutt |
WR |
Arizona |
| 45. |
Dustin Lyman |
LB |
Wake Forest |
| 46. |
Leander Jordan |
OG |
Indiana-Pa. |
| 47. |
Corey Moore |
OLB |
Virginia Tech |
| 48. |
Rob Morris |
LB |
BYU |
| 49. |
Danny Farmer |
WR |
UCLA |
| 50. |
Sammy Morris |
RB |
Texas Tech |
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OTHER UNDERCLASSMEN |
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|
| RND. |
PLAYER |
POSITION |
SCHOOL |
| Late |
Rodregis Brooks |
DB |
UAB |
| 5th |
Kwame Cavil |
WR |
Texas |
| 4th |
Patrick Dennis |
DB |
Louisiana-Monroe |
| 3rd |
Na'il Diggs |
LB |
Ohio State |
| FA |
Jeffrey Dunlap |
DT |
Auburn |
| 5th |
Bud Herring |
LB |
Louisville |
| FA |
Keith Jackson |
DT |
Cheney-Pa. |
| 4th |
Ronney Jenkins |
RB |
Northern Arizona |
| 3rd |
Ben Kelly |
DB |
Colorado |
| 2nd |
Jamal Lewis |
RB |
Tennessee |
| Late |
Tariq McDonald |
WR |
Arizona State |
| 4th |
Jacoby Shepherd |
CB |
Oklahoma State |
| Late |
Hubert Thompson |
DE |
Michigan State |
Note: (*) denotes underclassmen.
(FA) denotes Free Agent.
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