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A look at how the quarterback prospects rate for the 2000 NFL draft on April 15-16:

DEFENSIVE END
Rank, player	College	Grade	Note
1. Courtney Brown	Penn State	8.00
2. Shaun Ellis	Tennessee	6.02
3. John Engelberger	Virginia Tech	5.96
4. Darren Howard	Kansas State	5.75
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
12. John Frank	Utah	5.20	Age
13. Brian Young	Texas-El Paso	5.20
14. Hubert Thompson	Michigan State	5.15
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
21. Michael Boireau	Miami (Fla.)	5.00
22. Eric Chandler	Jackson State	5.00
23. Aaron Humphrey	Texas	5.00

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DEFENSIVE/NOSE TACKLES
Rank, player	College	Grade	Note
1. Corey Simon	Florida State	6.59	X
2. Chris Hovan	Boston College	6.00
3. Steve Warren	Nebraska	5.90
4. Cornelius Griffin	Alabama	5.90
5. Jerry Johnson	Florida State	5.60	X
6. Darwin Walker	Tennessee	5.59
7. Fred Robbins	Wake Forest	5.50
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
12. Robert Brannon	Iowa State	5.20	DE
13. Chris Combs	Duke	5.17	DE
14. Jerry DeLoach	California	5.16
15. Mac Tuiaea	Washington	5.15
16. Kendrick Clancy	Mississippi	5.15
17. Josh Williams	Michigan	5.15
18. Nat Williams	Virginia Tech	5.12
19. Alvin McKinley	Mississippi State	5.10
20. Mike DeRouselle	Houston	5.10	Status
21. D.J. Cooper	Arkansas	5.10	DE
22. Damian Gregory	Illinois State	5.08
23. Carl Bradley	Virginia Tech	5.05
24. Earnest Grant	Arkansas-Pine Bluff	5.05
25. Dwight Johnson	Baylor	5.05
26. Brad Williams	Notre Dame	5.03
27. Cedric Woodard	Texas	5.02
28. Keith Jackson	Cheney (Pa.)	5.02
29. David Nugent	Purdue	5.00	OG
30. Johnny Shivers	Virginia	5.00
31. Greg Robinette	West Virginia	5.00
32. Maurice Anderson	Virginia	5.00
33. Richard Seals	Utah	5.00

Grading scale for NFL prospects
8.00-9.00: Franchise player. (Any quarterback who grades over 7.50 is considered a potential franchise player.)
7.00-7.99: Future All-Pro.
6.50-6.99: Has a good chance to become a Pro Bowl-caliber player.
6.00-6.49: Should become a quality NFL player with Pro Bowl potential.
5.50-5.99: Has a chance to become a quality NFL player.
5.10-5.49: Has a better-than-average chance to make an NFL roster.
5.01-5.09: Has a slightly better than 50-50 chance to make a roster.
5.00-below: Has a 50-50 chance to make a roster.

Explanation of notes
Age: Player is overaged.
BB: May play professional baseball.
Elig.: This player's draft eligibility has not been finally determined.
Status: Pending off-the-field factors could influences where this player is drafted.
MI: More information needed for accurate grade.
RB: Can also play running back (applies to other position abbreviations, too, such as S for safety, RS for return specialist, etc.).
X: May have a medical problem, past or present, that could impact where player is drafted.
XX: More serious injury concern.
XXX: Definite injury concern.