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1301:Jack Plummer
1256:Nick Thurman
1200:Jayden Peevy
1184:Taylor Moton
1168:Damien Lewis
1080:Josey Jewell
1064:J. J. Jansen
1000:Xavier Woods
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1442:T. J. Smith
1373:Kenny Dyson
1325:Azizi Hearn
1309:Jalen Coker
1264:LaBryan Ray
1232:David Moore
1208:Ikem Ekwonu
1192:Yosh Nijman
1136:Andrew Raym
1096:Robert Hunt
944:Andy Dalton
920:Bryce Young
912:Jaycee Horn
751:abcnews.com
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681:October 22,
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629:October 22,
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498:January 14,
382:204 lb
306:Early years
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1981:Categories
1553:Junior Aho
1544:Ian Thomas
1463:Jake Luton
1317:Russ Yeast
1280:Shy Tuttle
1048:Mike Boone
984:Nick Scott
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1800:DAL
1786:NFC
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