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93:Weight:
85:Height:
1515:Odunze
1505:Wright
1500:Fields
1475:Fuller
1460:Carimi
1445:Benson
1430:Haynes
1410:McNown
1395:Salaam
1385:Conway
1375:Thomas
1350:Muster
1320:Covert
1305:Wilson
1280:Payton
1270:Bryant
1225:DeLong
1220:Sayers
1215:Butkus
1180:Howley
1150:Dooley
1095:Lujack
1075:Albert
1060:Harmon
1055:Turner
396:Honors
80:, U.S.
1495:Smith
1485:Floyd
1480:White
1450:Olsen
1335:Perry
1325:Gault
1250:Moore
1245:Mayes
1195:Ditka
1185:Clark
1140:Stone
1110:Layne
1105:Kindt
1085:Evans
1070:Scott
414:Notes
237:Sacks
62:Born:
1470:Long
1405:Enis
1285:Lick
1240:Hull
1230:Rice
1210:Evey
1200:Bull
1090:Lund
1040:Gray
532:2007
510:2022
438:2008
355:and
327:The
214:1973
203:1973
177:1979
173:1978
163:1976
159:1975
149:1974
130:1974
794:DB
786:DB
778:DB
770:DB
760:LB
752:LB
744:LB
734:DL
726:DL
718:DL
710:DL
667:OT
659:OT
649:TE
641:WR
633:RB
625:RB
617:RB
609:QB
331:'s
280:PFR
242:4.5
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