The big stories in terms of players who dropped past day one were Notre Dame's Manti Te'o as well as the notable QBs like Geno Smith, Matt Barkley & Ryan Nassib. ESPN's Mel Kiper released his second round mock draft and if things go the way he thinks, those guys won't have to wait very long.
In fact, he's got Geno Smith going to the Eagles with the 3rd pick of the round.
"Chip Kelly gets a great thrower with underrated athleticism to develop behind Michael Vick," Kiper wrote.
Kiper has the Eagles passing on the safeties Cyprien & Swearinger, Sio Moore, Margus Hunt... All perhaps useful players. Obviously none are as important as getting a franchise QB, but at the same time if the Eagles were truly in love with Geno Smith they likely wouldn't have waited until the second to take him.
For a full analysis of his picks, check out ESPN Insider.
Pick | Team | Player |
---|---|---|
33 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Matt Barkley, QB, USC |
34 | San Francisco 49ers | Zach Ertz, TE, Stanford |
35 | Philadelphia Eagles | Geno Smith, QB, West Virginia |
36 | Detroit Lions | Robert Alford, CB, SE Louisiana |
37 | Cincinnati Bengals | Manti Te'o, MLB, Notre Dame |
38 | Arizona Cardinals | Margus Hunt, DE, SMU |
39 | New York Jets | Ryan Nassib, QB, Syracuse |
40 | Tennessee Titans | Robert Woods, WR, USC |
41 | Buffalo Bills | Justin Hunter, WR, Tennessee |
42 | Oakland Raiders | Tank Carradine, DE, Florida St |
43 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | John Jenkins, DT, Georgia |
44 | Carolina Panthers | Johnathan Cyprien, S, Florida International |
45 | San Diego Chargers | Arthur Brown, LB, Kansas State |
46 | Buffalo Bills | Eddie Lacy, RB, Alabama |
47 | Dallas Cowboys | Shamarko Thomas, S, Syracuse |
48 | Pittsburgh Steelers | D.J. Swearinger, S, South Carolina |
49 | New York Giants | Sio Moore, LB, Uconn |
50 | Chicago Bears | Johnathan Hankins, DT, Ohio State |
51 | Washington Redskins | Kevin Minter, MLB, LSU |
52 | New England Patriots | Keenan Allen, WR, California |
53 | Cincinnati Bengals | Montee Ball, RB, Wisconsin |
54 | Miami Dolphins | Johnthan Banks, CB, Mississippi State |
55 | Green Bay Packers | Cornelius Washington, OLB, Georgia |
56 | Seattle Seahawks | Kawann Short, DT, Purdue |
57 | Houston Texans | Menelik Watson, OT, Florida State |
58 | Denver Broncos | Damontre Moore, DE, Texas A&M |
59 | New England Patriots | Jamar Taylor, CB, Boise State |
60 | Atlanta Falcons | Khaseem Greene, LB, Rutgers |
61 | San Francisco 49ers | Blidi Wreh-Wilson, CB, Connecticut |
62 | Baltimore Ravens | Terron Armstead, OT, Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
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