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1162:Johnson
1144:Tippett
1122:Defense
1067:Russell
1055:Bledsoe
1051:Offense
850:Hampton
534:24 reps
483:⁄
361:Career:
265:All-Pro
83:Weight:
75:Height:
1560:(2020)
1456:(1945)
1440:(1941)
1400:(1920)
1199:(Ret.)
1186:Milloy
1097:Harlow
1085:Coates
1061:Martin
962:Towson
794:Bryant
780:Albany
636:Total:
606:T–14th
519:4.68 s
514:2.78 s
509:1.67 s
504:4.86 s
435:Weight
432:Height
407:(NFL)
340:Total
225:Howard
188:(2007)
70:, U.S.
1222:Coach
1168:Hurst
1164:(ILB)
1158:(ILB)
1156:Brown
1152:(OLB)
1150:Slade
1146:(OLB)
1103:Rucci
1073:Glenn
864:Maine
554:Team
551:Year
397:Brown
308:Sacks
52:Born:
1609:stub
1217:(ST)
1209:Tupa
1205:(PK)
1180:Clay
1176:(CB)
1170:(CB)
1140:(NT)
1138:Goad
1134:(DE)
1128:(DE)
1109:Lane
1087:(TE)
1081:(WR)
1075:(WR)
1069:(RB)
1063:(RB)
1057:(QB)
836:Elon
674:2023
640:1–10
614:2024
600:1–10
591:2023
364:1–10
313:16.5
269:1991
178:2006
149:1995
145:1988
121:1988
1211:(P)
1188:(S)
1182:(S)
1174:Law
1117:(C)
1111:(G)
1105:(G)
1099:(T)
1093:(T)
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603:0–8
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