Updated: December 31, 2002, 12:51 PM ET

Gator: Black looking strong

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Editor's note: Mel Kiper Jr. looks at the top senior NFL prospects playing in the Gator Bowl between NC State and Notre Dame.

Jordan Black, OT, Notre Dame
Could show a little more fire and sustained intensity but you can't question his physical skills, and the fact of the matter is that he came through with a strong performance during the majority of the 2002 campaign.

Shane Walton, CB, Notre Dame
Has been picking the pockets of opposing signal-callers since his sophomore campaign, and this past season he drew comparisons to the Tampa bay Buccaneers' Ronde Barber with the way he anticipates and jumps routes. Possible second-to-fouth rounder.

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