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Draft 2000: Top 50 Prospects

By Frank Coyle
Special to SportsLine.com

March 30, 2000

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RankPlayerPos.School
1.LaVar ArringtonLBPenn State
2.Courtney BrownDEPenn State
3.Peter WarrickWRFlorida State
4.Chris SamuelsOTAlabama
5.Corey SimonDTFlorida State
6.Brian UrlacherLBNew Mexico
7.Jamal LewisRBTennessee
8.Bubba FranksTEMiami (Fla.)
9.Thomas JonesRBVirginia
10.Shaun EllisDETennessee
11.Julian PetersonLBMichigan State
12.Chris McIntoshOTWisconsin
13.Darren HowardDEKansas State
14.Deon GrantFSTennessee
15.Plaxico BurressWRMichigan State
16.Stockar McDougleOTOklahoma
17.John AbrahamLBSouth Carolina
18.Travis TaylorWRFlorida
19.Keith BulluckLBSyracuse
20.Chad PenningtonQBMarshall
21.Chris HovanDTBoston College
22.Ron DayneRBWisconsin
23.Todd WadeOTMississippi
24.Shaun AlexanderRBAlabama
25.Jerry PorterWRWest Virginia
26.Lewis SandersCBMaryland
27.Sylvester MorrisWRJackson State
28.Dez WhiteWRGeorgia Tech
29.Rob MorrisLBBrigham Young
30.Steve WarrenDTNebraska
31.Ike CharltonCBVirginia Tech
32.Deltha O'NealCBCalifornia
33.J.R. RedmondRBArizona State
34.Anthony BechtTEWest Virginia
35.Travis ClaridgeOTUSC
36.Cornelius GriffinDTAlabama
37.Na'il DiggsLBOhio State
38.Sebastian JanikowskiKFlorida State
39.Mario EdwardsCBFlorida State
40.Chris RedmanQBLouisville
41.Ahmed PlummerCBOhio State
42.R. Jay SowardWRUSC
43.Rashard AndersonCBJackson State
44.Raynoch ThompsonLBTennessee
45.John St. ClairCVirginia
46.Mao TosiDEIdaho
47.Marvel SmithOTArizona State
48.Brandon ShortLBPenn State
49.Adrian KlemmOTHawaii
50.Travis PrenticeRBMiami (Ohio)


Coyle, a full-time NFL scout, has published Draft Insiders' Digest, an NFL Draft and free agency publication for the last 9 years.

He attends practices, games and individual workouts across the country as well as breaking down game films to study the nation's top players. He writes for numerous pro weeklies on the NFL Draft and free agency in addition to game matchups and player profiles.

Coyle attends NFL mini-camps in May and June and numerous training camps throughout the summer. He is a frequent guest on sports talk shows from coast-to-coast, and has also been a personnel consultant to several NFL teams in recent years.