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| Round 2 |
Selection |
| 1 (33). Detroit Lions | Louis Delmas, S, Western Michigan |
| Our Take: Detroit passes on Maualuga and Laurinaitis again. Delmas will help, but it's hard to believe the Lions passed on a middle linebacker again. |
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| 2 (34). New England Patriots (From K.C.) |
Patrick Chung, S, Oregon |
| Our Take: Solid add for the Patriots secondary, especially given Rodney Harrison's injury last year. Plenty more coming from the Pats. |
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| 3 (35). St. Louis Rams |
James Laurinaitis, LB, Ohio State |
| Our Take: Hard-nosed guy that will certainly help St. Louis' defense. Simply fascinating that Rey Maualuga is still on the board, though. |
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| 4 (36). Cleveland Browns |
Brian Robiskie, WR, Ohio State |
| Our Take: Back-to-back Buckeyes and Robiskie could wind up being a solid NFL receiver. Did the Browns just replace Michigan product Braylon Edwards with a local boy? |
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| 5 (37). Denver Broncos (From Seattle) |
Alphonso Smith, CB, Wake Forest |
| Our Take: Smith's a nice player and Denver needs defensive help, but a 2010 first-rounder for this spot? That seems like an inflated price. |
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| 6 (38). Cincinnati Bengals |
Rey Maualuga, LB, Southern Cal |
| Our Take: The third USC linebacker finally goes. Did Cincinnati just get a steal, or will the reasons Maualuga fell so far come back to haunt the Bengals? |
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| 7 (39). Jacksonville Jaguars |
Eben Britton, OT, Arizona |
| Our Take: Are the Jags just starting a 10-tackle offensive line and a QB next season? Britton's actually good value here, but does he fit? |
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| 8 (40). New England Patriots (From Oakland) |
Ron Brace, DT, Boston College |
| Our Take: It cost the Patriots three picks later in the draft, but New England adds a steady big body for its d-line. |
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| 9 (41). New England Patriots (From Green Bay) |
Darius Butler, CB, Connecticut |
| Our Take: Love this pick for the Pats. Butler's a great athlete, and a team could've justified taking him in the first round. |
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| 10 (42). Buffalo Bills |
Jairus Byrd, CB, Oregon |
| Our Take: Byrd won't be a dominant, lock-down corner, but he will make some plays and do a nice job outside for the Bills. |
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| 11 (43). Carolina Panthers (From San Francisco) |
Everette Brown, DE, Florida State |
| Our Take: A great move up by Carolina, because Brown is a very good pass rusher. His fall is a bigger head-scratcher than Maualuga's. |
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| 12 (44). Miami Dolphins (From Washington) |
Pat White, QB/WR, West Virginia |
| Our Take: Miami had its eyes on White from day one, and he'll add yet another dimension to the Dolphins' wildcat offense. This is a nice addition. |
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| 13 (45). New York Giants (From New Orleans) |
Clint Sintim, LB, Virginia |
| Our Take: Remember this name. Sintim sort of floated under the radar, but he's a very solid player and is a great addition for the Giants. |
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| 14 (46). Houston Texans |
Connor Barwin, LB/DE, Cincinnati |
| Our Take: An exceptionally versatile, hard-nosed player, Barwin will be a fan favorite in Houston. |
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| 15 (47). Oakland Raiders (From San Diego via N.E.) |
Michael Mitchell, S, Ohio |
| Our Take: Mel Kiper is adamant that he had Mitchell scouted as a post-draft free-agent signing. We'll go with that, because this is a gigantic reach. |
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| 16 (48). Denver Broncos |
Darcel McBath, S, Texas Tech |
| Our Take: This one makes a lot more sense than Mitchell. McBath is a decent talent who had a solid college career. |
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| 17 (49). Seattle Seahawks (From Chicago) |
Max Unger, C, Oregon |
| Our Take: He doesn't really look like an All-Pro talent, but he's a good depth guy and might wind up starting. |
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| 18 (50). Cleveland Browns (From Tampa Bay) |
Mohammed Massaquoi, WR, Georgia |
| Our Take: OK, Braylon's close to being gone. Back-to-back wide receiver picks for Cleveland, and back-to-back receivers with good size and pass-catching ability. |
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| 19 (51). Buffalo Bills (From Dallas) |
Andy Levitre, OG, Oregon State |
| Our Take: With first-round pick Eric Wood, Buffalo has now added a couple of solid interior linemen. Levitre's nothing sensational, but he can block. |
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| 20 (52). Cleveland Browns (From Jets) |
David Veikune, DE, Hawai'i |
| Our Take: Undersized and not a big name, but Veikune never stops once he gets on the field. He'll be helpful in Cleveland. |
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| 21 (53). Philadelphia Eagles |
LeSean McCoy, RB, Pittsburgh |
| Our Take: McCoy fills a huge need for Philadelphia, and could wind up being a star in Philly. He's identical to Brian Westbrook and very good with the ball in his hands. |
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| 22 (54). Minnesota Vikings |
Phil Loadholt, OT, Oklahoma |
| Our Take: There was some late chatter that the Vikings might chase Loadholt in the first round, so they'll be happy to get him here. |
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| 23 (55). Atlanta Falcons |
William Moore, S, Missouri |
| Our Take: Great athlete that could turn into a very good defensive backfield player down the road. If nothing else, he'll be dynamite on special teams. |
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| 24 (56). Indianapolis Colts (From Miami) |
Fili Moala, DT, Southern Cal |
| Our Take: The Colts wanted a guy to help anchor their defensive front, and Moala should help at least add depth up there. |
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| 25 (57). Baltimore Ravens |
Paul Kruger, DE, Utah |
| Our Take: Another one of those grinder-type guys that Baltimore seems to love. Kruger will bring it on every play. |
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| 26 (58). New England Patriots |
Sebastian Vollmer, OL, Houston |
| Our Take: This is a bit of a project pick. Vollmer needs time to develop and get bigger, but he could fill out and be a decent prospect. |
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| 27 (59). Carolina Panthers |
Sherrod Martin, CB, Troy |
| Our Take: Had a good season in 2008 and seems like a guy that might be able to play multiple secondary positions. |
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| 28 (60). New York Giants |
William Beatty, OT, Connecticut |
| Our Take: Another great value pick for the Giants in the second round. Beatty received first-round grades from some, and should see the field plenty. |
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| 29 (61). Miami Dolphins (From Indianapolis) |
Sean Smith, CB, Utah |
| Our Take: Speaking of great value picks, Smith might turn out to be amongst the better ones in the draft. He's a very talented athlete. |
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| 30 (62). Tennessee Titans |
Sen'Derrick Marks, DT, Auburn |
| Our Take: Made a questionable decision to leave school early, and has durability concerns. Still, if he matures and is healthy, he's absolutely got ability. |
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| 31 (63). Arizona Cardinals |
Cody Brown, DE, Connecticut |
| Our Take: A three-year starter, but Brown's kind of a 'tweener, and so he'll need some time either to bulk up and play DE, or add quickness and adjust to OLB. |
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| 32 (64). Denver Broncos (From Pittsburgh) |
Richard Quinn, TE, North Carolina |
| Our Take: Tony Scheffler's unhappy, so this might be a preemptive move to ensure Denver has enough tight end depth. |
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2009 NFL Draft Tracker: Round 2
Apr 25, 2009 – 8:20 PM
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