NFL Draft Blog - Sat. April 25
posted by Scott Hood, Saturday, April 25, 2009
TE Jared Cook and OT Jamon Meredith should be off the board by the end of the second round. The first two rounds are expected to be completed by the time the proceedings are completed tonight.
4:10 - As expected, Detroit took Georgia QB Matthew Stafford with the top pick. He got a ton of money. It will be interesting to see how the decisions of Stafford and RB Knowshon Moreno to leave school early will affect the USC-UGA game this Sept. It looks like Joe Cox will be the new QB. It should be his second career start for the Dawgs. But Garcia is fairly inexperienced as well. Two young QB's will be dueling that day.
4:17 - The St. Louis Rams take T Jason Smith from Baylor with the No. 2 pick. That's good news for Meredith because the quicker the tackles ahead of him come off the board, the higher he will be picked. Left tackles are very valuable in the NFL since they protect the QB's blind-side.
4:25 - The KC Chiefs take LSU DE Tyson Jackson with the No. 3 pick. He's the second SEC player taken.
4:35 - Seattle takes Wake Forest LB Aaron Curry with the No. 4 pick. USC LB Eric Norwood cited Curry as an inspiration in deciding to return to USC for his senior season. Prior to last season, Curry was probably a middle round pick. But he had a great senior season and ends up as the fourth player taken. I think the same thing can happen to Norwood if he also has a great senior season, and I think he will.
4:45 - The NY Jets traded with the Cleveland Browns to move up to the No. 5 overall pick and they took Southern Cal QB Mark Sanchez. I was just looking at the Sporting News and their NFL Draft writer Russ Lande has Jared Cook going to the Eagles with the No. 21 overall pick. Also, he has Emanuel Cook going in the third round to the Houston Texans. If that happens, Houston would have three former Gamecocks in the secondary, joining Fred Bennett and Dunta Robinson. What's interesting is he has Cook going before Jamon Meredith, which I don't seeing happening. Linde predicts Meredith will be taken with the No. 83 overall pick to Green Bay.
4:55 - Cincinnati has picked Alabama OT Andre Smith with the No. 6 pick. Another OT is off the board. As I said, the quicker tackles are taken, the earlier Meredith will be picked. I still believe Meredith will be taken in the second round despite what TSN has written. With Smith going pro, USC won't face him when the Gamecocks go to Tuscaloosa in Oct.
5:00 - Oakland has taken Maryland WR Darrius Heyward-Bay with the No. 7 pick, a little bit of a surprise. He ran the fastest 40 time of all the WR's at the NFL Combine.
5:10 - The tackles are continuing to fall off the board. Jacksonville has selected Virginia's Eugene Monroe with the No. 8 overall pick. In my opinion, that moves Meredith a little bit closer to being picked. At this rate, he won't last beyond the middle of the second round. Six of the first eight picks are from the SEC and ACC. One player from the Big 12 and Pac 10, and none from the Big 10 or Big East.
5:20 - Green Bay takes Boston College DT B.J. Raji with the No. 9 pick. He's 6-2, 337 pounds. Ladi Ajiboye and Nathan Pepper have to feel good seeing a player with that size going early. Both are about the same height but a little less weight. Both players will be available next year.
5:25 - San Francisco has taken Texas Tech WR Michael Crabtree with the No. 10 pick. He's the second player from the Big 12. Most draft analysts had him as the top WR available.
5:30 - Buffalo takes DE Aaron Maybin from Penn State. He's the first Big 10 player selected in the Draft.
5:35 - Denver took Georgia RB Knowshon Moreno with the No. 12 pick, while Washington quickly takes Brian Orakpo of Texas with the No. 13 choice. Moreno joins Stafford in being selected. He's the 4th SEC player taken. The Georgia backfield will certainly look different when the Gamecocks go to Athens on Sept. 12.
5:45 - New Orleans picks Ohio State DB Malcolm Jenkins with the No. 14 pick.
5:55 - Another Southern Cal player, LB Brian Cushing, goes to Houston, while DE Larry English is taken by San Diego. The draft has definitely taken a turn towards defense with 6 of the last 8 players being on that side of the ball.
6:05 - Tampa Bay traded up to the No. 17 spot and took Kansas State QB Josh Freeman.
6:10 - Marlboro County native Robert Ayers, a DE from Tennessee, has just been taken by Denver with the No. 18 overall pick. However, he's listed as a LB in the NFL.com database.Some people have described him as a "one year wonder" with the Vols.
6:15 - The Eagles have taken WR Jeremy Maclin from Missouri. I wonder if he played against USC in the 2005 Independence Bowl.
6:25 - OK, the first TE is off the board. Oklahoma State's Brandon Pettigrew has been selected by Detroit with the No. 20 overall pick. He was considered the top TE prospect by most NFL Draft analysts. Will Jared Cook be the second TE taken?
6:30 - Cleveland (finally!) took a center from California with the No. 21 pick. John Clayton of ESPN is blasting the pick, wondering why the Browns kept trading down and end up with a center.
6:35 - WR Percy Harvin fron Florida is finally off the board, and the Gamecocks are glad to see him go after his performance against USC in Nov. Harvin, of course, had some off-the-field issues and it looks like they caused him to drop a bit inthe draft.
6:40 - One of the feel good stories of the draft was OT Michael Oher from Ole Miss and he's taken No. 23 by Baltimore. So, USC won't see him when the Rebels come to Columbia on Thur., Sept. 24.
6:45 - Another Ole Miss player, DE Peria Jerry, was just taken No. 24 by the Atlanta Falcons. So, that's 2 first-round picks the Gamecocks won't have to face next season. But the Rebels are still a very good football team, and I've always been a Houston Nutt fan.
6:50 - The Dolphins take DB Vontae Davis from Illinois with the No. 25 pick. I'm sure OL coach Eric Wolford knows him well.
6:55 - The Packers trade up to No. 26 and take Southern Cal LB Clay Matthews, a consummate 3-4 linebacker. He was a walk-on at So. Cal. He is the third former Trojan taken in the first round.
7:05 - The Colts select UConn RB Donald Brown at No. 27. Buffalo follows by taking a center from Louisville. Only 4 more selections left in the 1st round.
7:10 - The NY Giants take WR Hakeem Nicks from UNC with the No. 29 pick. First ACC player taken since the No. 9 selection.
7:20 - WR Kenny Britt from Rutgers is selected by Tennessee with the No. 30 pick in the first round. 2 more picks left in the first round.
7:30 - RB Chris "Beanie" Wells from Ohio State has finally been taken at No. 31 by Arizona. Good pick-up from them. 2nd former player for the Buckeyes taken inthe first round.
7:35 - Pittsburgh selects Missouri DT Evander Hood with the final pick of the 1st round. From this point on, Cook or Meredith could be selected at any point.
7:40 - The Second Round has started. Teams have 5 mins between picks, as opposed to 10 mins in the first round.
7:45 - Ohio State LB James Laurinaitis is taken No. 35 by St. Louis. Teammate WR Brian Robiskie goes to Cleveland at No. 37.
7:55 - Wake Forest just had their second player taken in the draft - WR Alphonso Smith. While the Deacons have had 2 players selected, Florida State, Miami, Clemson and Virginia Tech have zero. Who saw that coming?
8:00 - Southern Cal just had their third LB taken in the draft - Ray Maualuga. No. 38 to Cincinnati. That's deep. And you wonder why the Trojans have dominated West Coast football over the last several years with no end in sight.
8:05 - Another OT has just been taken with the No. 39 overall pick - Arizona's Eben Britton. How close is Meredith?
8:10 - Patriots have traded into the No. 40 spot. They took a close look at Meredith, flying their OL coach down to Columbia to work him out. Pats have 2 straight picks here in the 2nd round. Is this it for Meredith?
8:15 - No. Pats took a DT from Boston College with the No. 40 pick. But they also pick at No. 41. They just took Darius Butler, DB from UConn. No Meredith yet.
8:25 - The Carolina Panthers have traded up to No. 43. This could be a possibility for Cook or Meredith. Nope. They take DE Everette Brown from Fla. State. He's the first Seminole taken. Now you why FSU has slipped in recent years.
8:30 - Miami took West Virginia QB Pat White with the No. 44 pick overall. Good pick for the Dolphins. White is an exciting player.
8:35 - The question concerning who would be the second TE taken in the draft has been answered. Unfortunately, it's not Jared Cook. Univ. of Cincinnati TE Connor Barwin is taken by the Texans at No. 46 overall.
8:45 - Still waiting for something to break for Cook and Meredith. We're approaching the No. 50 pick. Seattle is next at No. 49.
8:50 - Another OT is off the board but Meredith is still waiting. Seattle selected Oregon OT Max Unger with the No. 49 pick. We're officially at No. 50.
8:55 - Georgia just had their 3rd player taken in the draft when WR Mohamed Massaquoi was chosen by Cleveland with the No. 50 pick.
9:05 - Buffalo traded into the No. 51 spot and picked OL Andy Levitre of Oregon State. So, another O-Lineman is off the board. The Browns just took a DE from Hawaii.
They're are 12 selections left in the 2nd round. At this point, either Cook or Meredith might not go. I'm still looking for at least one to get selected by the end of the day.
9:15 - Another OT is taken, Phil Ludholt of Oklahoma, with the No. 54 pick. Meredith must be getting closer. The Falcons just took a DB from Missouri with the No. 55 pick. Nine selections left in the 2nd round.
9:20 - The Colts took Southern Cal DT Fili Moala with the No. 56 pick. He's the fifth Trojan to be selected in the first two rounds of the NFL Draft. I saw that the nation's Top TE committed to Southern Cal, so the rich get richer.€
9:25 - Baltimore takes Utah DE Paul Kruger at No. 57. We're down to the final seven selections of Day 1. The third round will begin Sun. at 10 a.m.
9:28 - The Patriots took OL Sebastian Vollmer from Houston with the No. 58 pick. Another OL is off the board. When will Meredith go?
9:35 - The Panthers are up next at No. 59. Will they stay local and pick either Cook or Meredith? No. They take CB Sherrod Martin from Troy. Five picks left in the 2nd round.
9:40 - Another OT is off the board and his name isn't Jamon Meredith. The NY Giants took William Beatty of UConn with the No. 60 pick. Four picks left on Day 1. Connecticut has had three players selected in the first two rounds. That's some good recruiting ammo for a mid-level Big East program.
9:45 - Miami takes DB Sean Smith from Utah with the No. 61 pick. Three picks left in the 2nd round.
9:50 - Titans take Auburn DT Sen'Derrick Marks with the No. 62 pick. Two picks left in the 2nd round.
9:52 - UConn has its fourth player taken in the first 2 rounds - DB Cody Brown. We're down to the final pick of the 2nd round by Pittsburgh.
9:55 - Well, a tight end went on the final pick of the 2nd round but it wasn't Jared Cook. Denver traded into the spot and picked Richard Quinn of North Carolina. So, neither Cook or Meredith, or any other USC player for that matter, was selected on the first day of the NFL Draft. I'm sure both Meredith and Cook are disappointed. In fact, Meredith said earlier this week that he would definitely be disappointed if he wasn't taken on the first day. We'll be back here at 10 a.m. on Sunday for Round 3.
NFL DRAFT FIRST ROUND SELECTIONS:
1. Detroit - QB Matthew Stafford (Georgia)
2. St. Louis - OT Jason Smith (Baylor)
3. Kansas City - DE Tyson Jackson (LSU)
4. Seattle - LB Aaron Curry (Wake Forest)
5. N.Y. Jets (From Cleve) - QB Mark Sanchez (Southern Cal)
6. Cincinnati - OT Andre Smith (Alabama)
7. Oakland - WR Darrius Heyward-Bay (Maryland)
8. Jacksonville - OT Eugene Monroe (Virginia)
9. Green Bay - DT B.J. Raji (Boston College)
10. San Francisco - WR Michael Crabtree (Texas Tech)
11. Buffalo - DE Aaron Maybin (Penn State)
12. Denver - RB Knowshon Moreno (Georgia)
13. Washington - DE Brian Orakpo (Texas)
14. New Orleans - DB Malcolm Jenkins (Ohio State)
15. Houston - LB Brian Cushing (Southern Cal)
16. San Diego - DE Larry English (No. Illinois)
17. Tampa Bay (From Cleve) - QB Justin Freeman (Kansas State)
18. Denver - DE Robert Ayers (Tennessee)
19. Philadelphia - WR Jeremy Maclin (Missouri)
20. Detroit - TE Brandon Pettigrew (Oklahoma State)
21. Cleveland - C Alex Mack (California)
22. Minnesota - WR Percy Harvin (Florida)
23. Baltimore (From New England) - OT Michael Oher (Ole Miss)
24. Atlanta - DT Peria Jerry (Ole Miss)
25. Miami - DB Vontae Davis (Illinois)
26. Green Bay - LB Clay Matthews (Southern Cal)
27. Indianapolis - RB Donald Brown (UConn)
28. Buffalo - C Eric Wood (Louisville)
29. NY Giants - WR Hakeem Nicks (North Carolina)
30. Tennessee - WR Kenny Britt (Rutgers)
31. Arizona - RB Chris "Beanie" Wells (Ohio State)
32. Pittsburgh - DT Evander Hood (Missouri)
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With six former Gamecocks expected to be selected in this weekend's NFL Draft, we'll be providing frequent updates of what's going on at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
TE Jared Cook and OT Jamon Meredith should be off the board by the end of the second round. The first two rounds are expected to be completed by the time the proceedings are completed tonight.
4:10 - As expected, Detroit took Georgia QB Matthew Stafford with the top pick. He got a ton of money. It will be interesting to see how the decisions of Stafford and RB Knowshon Moreno to leave school early will affect the USC-UGA game this Sept. It looks like Joe Cox will be the new QB. It should be his second career start for the Dawgs. But Garcia is fairly inexperienced as well. Two young QB's will be dueling that day.
4:17 - The St. Louis Rams take T Jason Smith from Baylor with the No. 2 pick. That's good news for Meredith because the quicker the tackles ahead of him come off the board, the higher he will be picked. Left tackles are very valuable in the NFL since they protect the QB's blind-side.
4:25 - The KC Chiefs take LSU DE Tyson Jackson with the No. 3 pick. He's the second SEC player taken.
4:35 - Seattle takes Wake Forest LB Aaron Curry with the No. 4 pick. USC LB Eric Norwood cited Curry as an inspiration in deciding to return to USC for his senior season. Prior to last season, Curry was probably a middle round pick. But he had a great senior season and ends up as the fourth player taken. I think the same thing can happen to Norwood if he also has a great senior season, and I think he will.
4:45 - The NY Jets traded with the Cleveland Browns to move up to the No. 5 overall pick and they took Southern Cal QB Mark Sanchez. I was just looking at the Sporting News and their NFL Draft writer Russ Lande has Jared Cook going to the Eagles with the No. 21 overall pick. Also, he has Emanuel Cook going in the third round to the Houston Texans. If that happens, Houston would have three former Gamecocks in the secondary, joining Fred Bennett and Dunta Robinson. What's interesting is he has Cook going before Jamon Meredith, which I don't seeing happening. Linde predicts Meredith will be taken with the No. 83 overall pick to Green Bay.
4:55 - Cincinnati has picked Alabama OT Andre Smith with the No. 6 pick. Another OT is off the board. As I said, the quicker tackles are taken, the earlier Meredith will be picked. I still believe Meredith will be taken in the second round despite what TSN has written. With Smith going pro, USC won't face him when the Gamecocks go to Tuscaloosa in Oct.
5:00 - Oakland has taken Maryland WR Darrius Heyward-Bay with the No. 7 pick, a little bit of a surprise. He ran the fastest 40 time of all the WR's at the NFL Combine.
5:10 - The tackles are continuing to fall off the board. Jacksonville has selected Virginia's Eugene Monroe with the No. 8 overall pick. In my opinion, that moves Meredith a little bit closer to being picked. At this rate, he won't last beyond the middle of the second round. Six of the first eight picks are from the SEC and ACC. One player from the Big 12 and Pac 10, and none from the Big 10 or Big East.
5:20 - Green Bay takes Boston College DT B.J. Raji with the No. 9 pick. He's 6-2, 337 pounds. Ladi Ajiboye and Nathan Pepper have to feel good seeing a player with that size going early. Both are about the same height but a little less weight. Both players will be available next year.
5:25 - San Francisco has taken Texas Tech WR Michael Crabtree with the No. 10 pick. He's the second player from the Big 12. Most draft analysts had him as the top WR available.
5:30 - Buffalo takes DE Aaron Maybin from Penn State. He's the first Big 10 player selected in the Draft.
5:35 - Denver took Georgia RB Knowshon Moreno with the No. 12 pick, while Washington quickly takes Brian Orakpo of Texas with the No. 13 choice. Moreno joins Stafford in being selected. He's the 4th SEC player taken. The Georgia backfield will certainly look different when the Gamecocks go to Athens on Sept. 12.
5:45 - New Orleans picks Ohio State DB Malcolm Jenkins with the No. 14 pick.
5:55 - Another Southern Cal player, LB Brian Cushing, goes to Houston, while DE Larry English is taken by San Diego. The draft has definitely taken a turn towards defense with 6 of the last 8 players being on that side of the ball.
6:05 - Tampa Bay traded up to the No. 17 spot and took Kansas State QB Josh Freeman.
6:10 - Marlboro County native Robert Ayers, a DE from Tennessee, has just been taken by Denver with the No. 18 overall pick. However, he's listed as a LB in the NFL.com database.Some people have described him as a "one year wonder" with the Vols.
6:15 - The Eagles have taken WR Jeremy Maclin from Missouri. I wonder if he played against USC in the 2005 Independence Bowl.
6:25 - OK, the first TE is off the board. Oklahoma State's Brandon Pettigrew has been selected by Detroit with the No. 20 overall pick. He was considered the top TE prospect by most NFL Draft analysts. Will Jared Cook be the second TE taken?
6:30 - Cleveland (finally!) took a center from California with the No. 21 pick. John Clayton of ESPN is blasting the pick, wondering why the Browns kept trading down and end up with a center.
6:35 - WR Percy Harvin fron Florida is finally off the board, and the Gamecocks are glad to see him go after his performance against USC in Nov. Harvin, of course, had some off-the-field issues and it looks like they caused him to drop a bit inthe draft.
6:40 - One of the feel good stories of the draft was OT Michael Oher from Ole Miss and he's taken No. 23 by Baltimore. So, USC won't see him when the Rebels come to Columbia on Thur., Sept. 24.
6:45 - Another Ole Miss player, DE Peria Jerry, was just taken No. 24 by the Atlanta Falcons. So, that's 2 first-round picks the Gamecocks won't have to face next season. But the Rebels are still a very good football team, and I've always been a Houston Nutt fan.
6:50 - The Dolphins take DB Vontae Davis from Illinois with the No. 25 pick. I'm sure OL coach Eric Wolford knows him well.
6:55 - The Packers trade up to No. 26 and take Southern Cal LB Clay Matthews, a consummate 3-4 linebacker. He was a walk-on at So. Cal. He is the third former Trojan taken in the first round.
7:05 - The Colts select UConn RB Donald Brown at No. 27. Buffalo follows by taking a center from Louisville. Only 4 more selections left in the 1st round.
7:10 - The NY Giants take WR Hakeem Nicks from UNC with the No. 29 pick. First ACC player taken since the No. 9 selection.
7:20 - WR Kenny Britt from Rutgers is selected by Tennessee with the No. 30 pick in the first round. 2 more picks left in the first round.
7:30 - RB Chris "Beanie" Wells from Ohio State has finally been taken at No. 31 by Arizona. Good pick-up from them. 2nd former player for the Buckeyes taken inthe first round.
7:35 - Pittsburgh selects Missouri DT Evander Hood with the final pick of the 1st round. From this point on, Cook or Meredith could be selected at any point.
7:40 - The Second Round has started. Teams have 5 mins between picks, as opposed to 10 mins in the first round.
7:45 - Ohio State LB James Laurinaitis is taken No. 35 by St. Louis. Teammate WR Brian Robiskie goes to Cleveland at No. 37.
7:55 - Wake Forest just had their second player taken in the draft - WR Alphonso Smith. While the Deacons have had 2 players selected, Florida State, Miami, Clemson and Virginia Tech have zero. Who saw that coming?
8:00 - Southern Cal just had their third LB taken in the draft - Ray Maualuga. No. 38 to Cincinnati. That's deep. And you wonder why the Trojans have dominated West Coast football over the last several years with no end in sight.
8:05 - Another OT has just been taken with the No. 39 overall pick - Arizona's Eben Britton. How close is Meredith?
8:10 - Patriots have traded into the No. 40 spot. They took a close look at Meredith, flying their OL coach down to Columbia to work him out. Pats have 2 straight picks here in the 2nd round. Is this it for Meredith?
8:15 - No. Pats took a DT from Boston College with the No. 40 pick. But they also pick at No. 41. They just took Darius Butler, DB from UConn. No Meredith yet.
8:25 - The Carolina Panthers have traded up to No. 43. This could be a possibility for Cook or Meredith. Nope. They take DE Everette Brown from Fla. State. He's the first Seminole taken. Now you why FSU has slipped in recent years.
8:30 - Miami took West Virginia QB Pat White with the No. 44 pick overall. Good pick for the Dolphins. White is an exciting player.
8:35 - The question concerning who would be the second TE taken in the draft has been answered. Unfortunately, it's not Jared Cook. Univ. of Cincinnati TE Connor Barwin is taken by the Texans at No. 46 overall.
8:45 - Still waiting for something to break for Cook and Meredith. We're approaching the No. 50 pick. Seattle is next at No. 49.
8:50 - Another OT is off the board but Meredith is still waiting. Seattle selected Oregon OT Max Unger with the No. 49 pick. We're officially at No. 50.
8:55 - Georgia just had their 3rd player taken in the draft when WR Mohamed Massaquoi was chosen by Cleveland with the No. 50 pick.
9:05 - Buffalo traded into the No. 51 spot and picked OL Andy Levitre of Oregon State. So, another O-Lineman is off the board. The Browns just took a DE from Hawaii.
They're are 12 selections left in the 2nd round. At this point, either Cook or Meredith might not go. I'm still looking for at least one to get selected by the end of the day.
9:15 - Another OT is taken, Phil Ludholt of Oklahoma, with the No. 54 pick. Meredith must be getting closer. The Falcons just took a DB from Missouri with the No. 55 pick. Nine selections left in the 2nd round.
9:20 - The Colts took Southern Cal DT Fili Moala with the No. 56 pick. He's the fifth Trojan to be selected in the first two rounds of the NFL Draft. I saw that the nation's Top TE committed to Southern Cal, so the rich get richer.€
9:25 - Baltimore takes Utah DE Paul Kruger at No. 57. We're down to the final seven selections of Day 1. The third round will begin Sun. at 10 a.m.
9:28 - The Patriots took OL Sebastian Vollmer from Houston with the No. 58 pick. Another OL is off the board. When will Meredith go?
9:35 - The Panthers are up next at No. 59. Will they stay local and pick either Cook or Meredith? No. They take CB Sherrod Martin from Troy. Five picks left in the 2nd round.
9:40 - Another OT is off the board and his name isn't Jamon Meredith. The NY Giants took William Beatty of UConn with the No. 60 pick. Four picks left on Day 1. Connecticut has had three players selected in the first two rounds. That's some good recruiting ammo for a mid-level Big East program.
9:45 - Miami takes DB Sean Smith from Utah with the No. 61 pick. Three picks left in the 2nd round.
9:50 - Titans take Auburn DT Sen'Derrick Marks with the No. 62 pick. Two picks left in the 2nd round.
9:52 - UConn has its fourth player taken in the first 2 rounds - DB Cody Brown. We're down to the final pick of the 2nd round by Pittsburgh.
9:55 - Well, a tight end went on the final pick of the 2nd round but it wasn't Jared Cook. Denver traded into the spot and picked Richard Quinn of North Carolina. So, neither Cook or Meredith, or any other USC player for that matter, was selected on the first day of the NFL Draft. I'm sure both Meredith and Cook are disappointed. In fact, Meredith said earlier this week that he would definitely be disappointed if he wasn't taken on the first day. We'll be back here at 10 a.m. on Sunday for Round 3.
NFL DRAFT FIRST ROUND SELECTIONS:
1. Detroit - QB Matthew Stafford (Georgia)
2. St. Louis - OT Jason Smith (Baylor)
3. Kansas City - DE Tyson Jackson (LSU)
4. Seattle - LB Aaron Curry (Wake Forest)
5. N.Y. Jets (From Cleve) - QB Mark Sanchez (Southern Cal)
6. Cincinnati - OT Andre Smith (Alabama)
7. Oakland - WR Darrius Heyward-Bay (Maryland)
8. Jacksonville - OT Eugene Monroe (Virginia)
9. Green Bay - DT B.J. Raji (Boston College)
10. San Francisco - WR Michael Crabtree (Texas Tech)
11. Buffalo - DE Aaron Maybin (Penn State)
12. Denver - RB Knowshon Moreno (Georgia)
13. Washington - DE Brian Orakpo (Texas)
14. New Orleans - DB Malcolm Jenkins (Ohio State)
15. Houston - LB Brian Cushing (Southern Cal)
16. San Diego - DE Larry English (No. Illinois)
17. Tampa Bay (From Cleve) - QB Justin Freeman (Kansas State)
18. Denver - DE Robert Ayers (Tennessee)
19. Philadelphia - WR Jeremy Maclin (Missouri)
20. Detroit - TE Brandon Pettigrew (Oklahoma State)
21. Cleveland - C Alex Mack (California)
22. Minnesota - WR Percy Harvin (Florida)
23. Baltimore (From New England) - OT Michael Oher (Ole Miss)
24. Atlanta - DT Peria Jerry (Ole Miss)
25. Miami - DB Vontae Davis (Illinois)
26. Green Bay - LB Clay Matthews (Southern Cal)
27. Indianapolis - RB Donald Brown (UConn)
28. Buffalo - C Eric Wood (Louisville)
29. NY Giants - WR Hakeem Nicks (North Carolina)
30. Tennessee - WR Kenny Britt (Rutgers)
31. Arizona - RB Chris "Beanie" Wells (Ohio State)
32. Pittsburgh - DT Evander Hood (Missouri)
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