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Overshadowed players get chance to shine

By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com

Wednesday, April 27, 2005

Ronnie Brown is the ultimate other guy, having gone from second on the depth chart to the second overall selection in last weekend's NFL draft. Not every prospect, of course, can follow the lead of Brown, the tailback who played behind Carnell "Cadillac" Williams at Auburn but leapfrogged ahead of him on NFL draft boards. That said, this year's draft has provided plenty of opportunities for players who were second bananas on campus to make excellent first impressions when they beginning arrivi ...

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