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Dave Druckenmiller
Analyst
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Last updated on 04/25/2008
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RUNNING BACKS
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Rank
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Player
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School
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HT
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WT
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40
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Rate
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Rd
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1
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Rashard Mendenhall*
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Illinois
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5104
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225
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4.45
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9.175
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1
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2
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Darren McFadden*
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Arkansas
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6012
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217
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4.33
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9.125
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1
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3
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Jonathan Stewart*
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Oregon
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5102
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235
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4.48
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8.994
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1
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4
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Felix Jones*
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Arkansas
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5101
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207
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4.47
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8.434
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1-2
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5
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Jamaal Charles*
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Texas
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5110
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200
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4.38
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8.110
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1-2
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6
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Chris Johnson
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East
Carolina
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5110
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197
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4.24
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8.002
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2
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7
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Ray Rice*
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Rutgers
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5080
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199
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4.44
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7.936
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2-3
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8
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Matt Forte
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Tulane
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6014
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211
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4.46
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7.833
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2-3
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9
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Tashard Choice
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Georgia Tech
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5105
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215
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4.54
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7.738
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3
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10
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Kevin Smith*
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Central
Florida
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6010
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217
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4.43
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7.704
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3
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11
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Steve Slaton*
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West Virginia
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5090
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197
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4.43
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7.597
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4
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12
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Chauncy Washington
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Southern
Cal
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5114
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211
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4.60
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7.584
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4
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13
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Mike Hart
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Michigan
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5086
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206
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4.67
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7.562
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4-5
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14
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Allen Patrick
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Oklahoma
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6000
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198
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4.52
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7.533
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4-5
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15
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Thomas Brown
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Georgia
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5084
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204
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4.55
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7.491
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5
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16
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Justin Forsett
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California
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5080
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194
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4.46
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7.464
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5-6
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17
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Cory Boyd
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South Carolina
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6005
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213
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4.51
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7.359
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6-7
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18
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Tim Hightower
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Richmond
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6010
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225
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4.63
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7.254
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7
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19
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Chad Simpson
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Morgan State
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5100
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200
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4.48
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7.174
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7-FA
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20
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Jalen Parmele
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Toledo
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5115
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224
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4.47
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7.155
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7-FA
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21
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Tony Temple
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Missouri
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5090
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195
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4.48
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7.144
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FA
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22
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Dantrell Savage
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Oklahoma State
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5082
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187
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4.57
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7.121
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FA
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23
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Kalvin McRae
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Ohio
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5094
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206
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4.66
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7.106
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FA
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24
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Ryan Torain
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Arizona State
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6004
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222
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4.64
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7.075
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FA
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25
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Rafael Little
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Kentucky
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5087
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194
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4.53
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7.055
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FA
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26
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Danny Woodhead
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Chadron State
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5090
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185
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4.43
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7.037
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FA-OUT
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27
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Marcus Thomas
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Texas-El Paso
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6001
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213
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4.60
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7.027
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FA-OUT
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28
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BenJarvis Green-Ellis
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Mississippi
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5116
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219
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4.63
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7.023
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FA-OUT
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29
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Calvin Dawson
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Louisiana-Monroe
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5085
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199
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4.54
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7.011
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FA-OUT
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30
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Keon Lattimore
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Maryland
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6000
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232
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4.59
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7.003
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FA-OUT
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31
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Ervin Allen
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Lambuth
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5017
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224
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4.64
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6.991
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FA-OUT
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32
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Xavier Omon
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Northwest Missouri State
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5108
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228
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4.54
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6.983
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FA-OUT
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33
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Matt Lawrence
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Massachusetts
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6010
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198
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4.53
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6.964
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FA-OUT
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34
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Lex Hilliard
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Montana
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5111
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231
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4.68
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6.920
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OUT
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35
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Albert Young
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Iowa
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5100
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210
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4.53
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6.919
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OUT
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36
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Louis Rankin
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Washington
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6000
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198
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4.52
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6.916
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OUT
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37
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Rodney Kinlaw
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Penn
State
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5090
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195
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4.47
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6.912
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OUT
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38
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Kregg Lumpkin
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Georgia
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5115
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226
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4.64
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6.911
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OUT
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39
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Bobby Washington
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Eastern
Kentucky
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