Round 1 (9th): Brian Urlacher, linebacker, New Mexico.
Height: 6-3.
Weight: 249 pounds.
Notable: Multiposition star who was first-team All-American and one of three finalists for Jim Thorpe Award, given to the nation’s top DB … 332 tackles in last two seasons … Senior Bowl defensive MVP at middle linebacker … 4.58-second time in the 40 … 5 forced fumbles in ’99.
Round 2 (39th): Mike Brown, safety, Nebraska.
Height: 5-10.
Weight: 202.
Notable: 5 interceptions, 96 tackles in ’99 … has played both safety positions and cornerback … Academic All-American, first-team All-American … 40-yard dash time of 4.58 … No. 2 all time at Nebraska with 287 tackles, leading Huskers in tackles three straight years.
Round 3 (69th): Dez White, wide receiver, Georgia Tech.
Height: 6-1.
Weight: 218.
Notable: Has been timed at 4.35 and 4.40 in 40s … caught 90 passes over past two seasons … five of nine TD receptions in ’98 covered 50 or more yards … 20.4 yards per catch during college career … averaged 24.7 yards on 69 kickoff returns … averaged 112 all-purpose yards per game for his career.
Round 3 (87th): Dustin Lyman, tight end, Wake Forest.
Height: 6-4.
Weight: 258.
Notable: Bears were one of two teams to work him out catching passes and running routes before draft … played tight end in high school (19 catches, 307 yards, 2 TDs as a senior) but switched to linebacker at Wake Forest … hampered by pinched nerve in his neck in ’96, tore left ACL in ’98 and missed two games with strained right MCL in ’99.
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