9. Jamal Lewis -- Running back, Tennessee

Lewis exploded onto the scene by rushing for 1,364 yards and seven touchdowns in 1997, drawing comparisons with Herschel Walker and Bo Jackson. "I consider my style to be elusive speed with power," Lewis says. "I can run around or through people."

After starting 1998, his sophomore season, by rushing for 497 yards, three touchdowns and a 6.8 average in his first four games, the 6-foot, 225-pound Lewis missed the rest of the season when he tore the medial collateral ligament in his right knee against Auburn. Following surgery and almost a year of rehabilitation, Lewis appears to be his old self. If he puts up numbers like he did before the injury, Lewis may have NFL observers referring to Falcons All-Pro Jamal Anderson as the other Jamal.

-- David Fleming

IDEAL NFL TEAM: With Barry Sanders gone, Lewis could be just the guy to run behind the Lions' massive offensive line.