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247:(AHC/RB)
51:Colorado
1240:No team
1104:No team
1088:No team
1072:Unknown
1018:NFL.com
704:Howard:
404:if the
356:College
319:(NFL),
315:in the
283:Overall
1402:(2019)
1330:(1983)
1250:(1944)
1242:(1943)
1202:(1928)
1186:(1924)
1178:(1923)
1154:(1917)
1138:(1908)
1130:(1907)
1106:(1898)
1098:(1897)
1090:(1896)
1074:(1882)
862:
719:Total:
686:Howard
663:Howard
640:Howard
598:Howard
575:Howard
224:Howard
169:Howard
104:Howard
90:, U.S.
61:Big 12
723:20–36
711:16–24
708:20–36
673:T–8th
650:T–7th
585:T–4th
533:Team
530:Year
515:Miami
382:Miami
286:20–36
39:Title
988:2022
967:2021
923:2021
897:2021
871:2021
860:ISSN
837:2021
812:2021
786:2012
761:2021
696:10th
681:2016
667:1–10
658:2015
635:2014
593:2012
570:2011
258:(RB)
241:2019
236:(WR)
215:(OC)
204:(QB)
198:2008
193:(WR)
182:(WR)
171:(WR)
130:1996
120:1996
72:Born
47:Team
693:2–6
690:2–9
670:1–7
647:3–5
644:5–7
608:2nd
605:6–2
602:7–4
582:4–4
579:5–6
452:in
448:at
436:in
380:in
368:in
343:at
331:in
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