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Over the course of a six year period — seven NFL drafts — between 1995 and 2001, the Tiger football program had five defensive backs selected no lower than the fourth round. How many can you name?

Mike McKenzie

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• Ken Irvin, 1995 (4th round, Buffalo)
• Jerome Woods, 1996 (1st round, Kansas City)
• Mike McKenzie, 1998 (3rd round, Green Bay)
• Idrees Bashir, 2001 (2nd round, Indianapolis)
• Michael Stone, 2001 (2nd round, Arizona)

By Frank Murtaugh

Frank Murtaugh is the managing editor of Memphis magazine. He's covered sports for the Flyer for two decades. "From My Seat" debuted on the Flyer site in 2002 and "Tiger Blue" in 2009.