Wilson, 22, a fifth-round draft choice from Tennessee, became a starter last week.

As a fifth-round draft choice from Auburn in 1993, Baxter might have expected more action.

The last such player to make it was Ben Clyde, a fifth-round draft choice in 1974.

What did we get, a fifth-round draft choice for Bambi?

He said that Goodwin, the club's fifth-round draft choice last season, "will be asked to step up; he'll be given a chance."

Last spring, he was a fifth-round draft choice from Texas Tech.

His base salary is $90,000, one of the lowest on the team but commensurate with a fifth-round draft choice in a second season.

If so, and the other difficulties are overcome, Mogilny may benefit far more than a typical fifth-round draft choice.

He was the Giants' fifth-round draft choice, and the second kicker selected.

But he knew there was no job security for fifth-round draft choices.