Tribune pro football writer Don Pierson predicts the first round:
Team Greatest needs Player
1. Cleveland QB, RB, DL, WR QB Tim Couch, Kentucky
2. Philadelphia QB, LB, DE, SS, WR QB Donovan McNabb, Syracuse
3. Cincinnati QB, CB, OL, S, DL QB Akili Smith, Oregon
4. Indianapolis LB, DE, G, FB RB Ricky Williams, Texas
5. Washington
(from Carolina) CB, OT, WR CB Champ Bailey, Georgia
6. St. Louis RB, WR, CB WR Torry Holt, North Carolina State
7. BEARS QB, WR, LB, DE, S QB Cade McNown, UCLA
8. Arizona
(from San Diego) OT, WR, LB, S WR David Boston, Ohio State
9. Detroit DE, LB, OT LB Chris Claiborne, USC
10. Baltimore QB, CB, RB, WR RB Edgerrin James, Miami
11. Minnesota
(from Washington) CB, DL, QB, FB CB Chris McAlister, Arizona
12. New Orleans RB, WR, QB, CB WR Troy Edwards, Louisiana Tech
13. Pittsburgh WR, OT, LB, S LB Jevon Kearse, Florida
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14. Kansas City OT, CB, QB, RB QB Daunte Culpepper, Central Fla.
15. Tampa Bay OT, S, QB, TE OT John Tait, Brigham Young
16. Tennessee DE, MLB, OL DE Ebenezer Ekuban, N. Carolina
17. Seattle WR, CB, QB G Aaron Gibson, Wisconsin
18. Oakland DE, OLB, RB, OL OT L.J. Shelton, Eastern Michigan
19. New York Giants G, RB, DE, LB DE Patrick Kerney, Virginia
20. New England RB, C, OL DT Anthony McFarland, LSU
21. Arizona OT, LB, S OT Matt Stinchcomb, Georgia
22. Dallas OL, DL, MLB, DB, WR LB Al Wilson, Tennessee
23. Buffalo CB, DE, TE, WR, OL CB Antoine Winfield, Ohio State
24. Miami RB, WR, QB, OL OT Jon Jansen, Michigan
25. Green Bay CB, WR, DE, C CB Fernando Bryant, Alabama
26. Jacksonville CB, DE, LB LB Andy Katzenmoyer, Ohio State
27. San Francisco DE, CB, OT, QB DE Lamar King, Saginaw Valley St.
28. New England
(from NY Jets) RB, C, OL C Damien Woody, Boston College
29. Minnesota DL, QB, FB DT Reggie McGrew, Florida
30. Atlanta DL, LB, WR DT Jared DeVries, Iowa
31. Denver DE, S, LB S Antwan Edwards, Clemson
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