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Smith to 49ers at No. 1

By Mel Kiper Jr.
Special to ESPN Insider

Tuesday, January 18, 2005

MOCK DRAFT: Mel Kiper's Initial First-Round Projection | Jan. 18 This initial projection is based on what I've identified as key need areas for each team; the four teams still alive in the NFL playoffs are slotted in the last four positions based on record. There are 14 underclassmen among my projections for the first 32 picks of the 2005 NFL draft, including two of the top three. Utah junior quarterback Alex Smith gets the nod as the first overall pick, and his namesake, Stanford senior tight ...

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