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              Pick (OVR)PlayerSchoolPOS
              • 1 (1)
                Cam NewtonAuburn
                QB
              • 2 (2)
                Von MillerTexas A&M
                OLB
              • 3 (3)
                Marcell DareusAlabama
                DT
              • 4 (4)
                A.J. GreenGeorgia
                WR
              • 5 (5)
                Patrick PetersonLSU
                CB
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                Julio JonesAlabama
                WR
              • 7 (7)
                Aldon SmithMissouri
                DE
              • 8 (8)
                Jake LockerWashington
                QB
              • 9 (9)
                Tyron SmithUSC
                OT
              • 10 (10)
                Blaine GabbertMissouri
                QB
              • 11 (11)
                J.J. WattWisconsin
                DE
              • 12 (12)
                Christian PonderFlorida State
                QB
              • 13 (13)
                Nick FairleyAuburn
                DT
              • 14 (14)
                Robert QuinnNorth Carolina
                DE
              • 15 (15)
                Mike PounceyFlorida
              • 16 (16)
                Ryan KerriganPurdue
                DE
              • 17 (17)
                Nate SolderColorado
                OT
              • 18 (18)
                Corey LiugetIllinois
                DT
              • 19 (19)
                Prince AmukamaraNebraska
                CB
              • 20 (20)
                Adrian ClaybornIowa
                DE
              • 21 (21)
                Phil TaylorBaylor
                DT
              • 22 (22)
                Anthony CastonzoBoston College
                OT
              • 23 (23)
                Danny WatkinsBaylor
                OG
              • 24 (24)
                Cameron JordanCalifornia
                DE
              • 25 (25)
                James CarpenterAlabama
                OG
              • 26 (26)
                Jonathan BaldwinPittsburgh
                WR
              • 27 (27)
                Jimmy SmithColorado
                CB
              • 28 (28)
                Mark IngramAlabama
                RB
              • 29 (29)
                Gabe CarimiWisconsin
                OT
              • 30 (30)
                Muhammad WilkersonTemple
                DE
              • 31 (31)
                Cameron HeywardOhio State
                DE
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                Derek SherrodMississippi State
                OT

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