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When Roger Goodell strides to the stages to being Thursday's first round of the NFL draft, he won't be expecting to see another Stanford player be the first to greet him, but he should expect plenty of Cardinal to join their former classmates in the league.
Zach Ertz is the highest rated player - he's seen as a borderline first-round pick - but Levine Toilolo, Stepfan Taylor and Chase Thomas are all very likely to be mid-round picks as well.
While this class doesn't quite have the star power of last year's draft, it does have another host of players who will make your choice of who to root for on Sundays a little bit harder.