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Kiper's top five players by position
These breakdowns include declared players for the 2010 NFL draft
Updated: March 5, 2010, 11:56 AM ET
By
Mel Kiper Jr. | ESPN Insider
This time of year, juniors and seniors are combined into one list that includes all declared draftees. So my pair of top-5 lists now consist of the players in the draft (listed below) and those who could have been draft-eligible but opted to stay in school.
You can check out my latest 2010 mock draft here.
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