1.   Dwayne Goodrich, Kareem Larrimore and Mario Edwards had only five NFL starts among them as rookie draft picks last season.

2.   Expansion teams Vancouver and Toronto are not eligible to get the top pick this season.

3.   Grier also spoke of possibly giving up a first-round pick next season.

4.   He was an All-Southern Section pick last season at Buckley School in Sherman Oaks, Calif.

5.   In return for Nash, they sent the Suns their unprotected first-round pick next season and two salary cap throw-ins, Martin Muursepp and Bubba Wells.

6.   Johnson compares Surtain to Sam Madison, a second-round pick last season.

7.   Myers, a freshman All-America pick last season, will handle most of the responsibility behind the plate and should be a key contributor with his bat.

8.   Our pick this season?

9.   Page, a second-round pick last season, is billed as the favorite.

10.   Senior defensive lineman Anthony Christian was an All-America pick last season.