1995 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
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The 1995 Illinois Fighting Illini football team represented the University of Illinois in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season
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were from Illinois.
1995 NCAA Division I-A football season
The 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season was the first year of the Bowl Alliance and was a relatively calm year compared to the early 1990s.Tom Osborne led Nebraska to its second straight national title with a victory over Florida in the Fiesta Bowl....
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Team players in the NFL
Two of the top three overall picks in the 1996 NFL Draft1996 NFL Draft
The 1996 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 20–21, 1996...
were from Illinois.
| Player | Round | Pick | Position | Club |
| Kevin Hardy | 1 | 2 | Linebacker | Jacksonville Jaguars 1996 Jacksonville Jaguars season The 1996 Jacksonville Jaguars season was the team's second year in the National Football League, and saw the Jaguars trying to improve on their 4-12 record from their inaugural season. The Jaguars marked success as they won six of their last seven games of the season and finished with a record of 9–7... |
| Simeon Rice Simeon Rice Simeon James Rice [] is a former American football defensive end, last playing in 2009. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals third overall in the 1996 NFL Draft... |
1 | 3 | Defensive End | Arizona Cardinals 1996 Arizona Cardinals season The 1996 Arizona Cardinals season was the 77th season the team was in the league and 9th in Arizona. The team improved upon their previous output of 4-12, winning seven games. Despite the improvement, the Cardinals failed to qualify to the playoffs for the fourteenth consecutive... |
| Ken Blackman Ken Blackman Kenneth Blake Blackman is a former professional American football player who played guard for three seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals.... |
3 | 69 | Guard | Cincinnati Bengals 1996 Cincinnati Bengals season The 1996 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 29th year in professional football and its 27th with the National Football League. Carl Pickens became the first member of the Bengals to have 100 receptions in a season.-NFL Draft:-Staff:-Roster:... |