I saw this hypothetical on reddit and thought it was really fun, so I'm going to try and come up with a boot list. Basically the concept is what if the Winners at War cast were in their first season, so it's Rob from Marquesas instead of the totally different one we see today. Obviously some of them don't change too much, but even with them, the lack of pre-game connections would help make this a fun season.
20. Nick Wilson
19. Sandra Diaz-Twine
18. Michele Fitzgerald
17. Danni Boatwright
16. Ethan Zohn
TRIBE SWAP
15. Rob Mariano
14. Tony Vlachos
13. Tyson Apostol
12. Sophie Clarke
ROB RETURNS FROM EDGE
12. Jeremy Collins
11. Rob Mariano
10. Parvati Shallow
9. Ben Driebergen
8. Natalie Anderson
7. Yul Kwon
6. Wendell Holland
BEN RETURNS FROM EDGE
6. Ben Driebergen
5. Denise Stapley
4. Adam Klein
FINAL 3
3. Amber Mariano
2. Sarah Lacina
1. Kim Spradlin-Wolfe