Thursday, April 23, 2009

NFL Draft - Second round projections

Today Stiles Points previews the second round of the draft...included are the picks from ESPN's Mel Kiper and NFL Draft Scout's Rob Rang and Chad Reuter...

33. Lions
Kiper - James Laurinaitis, lb, Ohio State
Rang - James Laurinaitis, lb, Ohio State
Reuter - James Laurinaitis, lb, Ohio State
Stiles Points - Vontae Davis, cb, Illinois - many have Davis as a first rounder...the Lions get a steal here...

34. Patriots
Kiper - Connor Barwin, de/lb, Cincinnati
Rang - Larry English, olb, Northern Illinois
Reuter - Alphonso Smith, cb, Wake Forest
Stiles Points - Darius Butler, cb, Connecticut (photo) - it seems like the Pats are always thin at cb during the course of the season...

35. Rams
Kiper - Darius Butler, cb, Connecticut
Rang - Michael Johnson, de, Georgia Tech
Reuter - Kenny Britt, wr, Rutgers
Stiles Points - Josh Freeman, qb, Kansas State - Bulger is not going to be there forever...plus the new coach will tutor Freeman for a year...

36. Browns
Kiper - Clay Matthews, lb, Southern Cal
Rang - Vontae Davis, cb, Illinois
Reuter - Connor Barwin, olb, Cincinnati
Stiles Points - Connor Barwin, olb, Cincinnati - the Browns need help at linebacker...

37. Seahawks
Kiper - William Moore, s, Missouri
Rang - Kenny Britt, wr, Rutgers
Reuter - William Beatty, ot, Connecticut
Stiles Points - Brian Robiske, wr, Ohio State - Robiske has been coming on late...he is big, strong, and NFL ready...the Seahawks are weak at wr...

38. Bengals
Kiper - Alex Mack, c, Cal
Rang - Alex Mack, c, Cal
Reuter - Alex Mack, c, Cal
Stiles Points - Ziggy Hood, dt, Missouri - Hood plugs a hole on the d-line...

39. Jaguars
Kiper - Brian Robiske, wr, Ohio State
Rang - Percy Harvin, wr, Florida
Reuter - Ziggy Hood, dt, Missouri
Stiles Points - William Beatty, ot, Connecticut - the Jags o-line was hit by injuries the last two years...they need fresh blood...

40. Raiders
Kiper - Phil Loadholt, ot, Oklahoma
Rang - Ron Brace, dt, Boston College
Reuter - Phil Loadholt, ot, Oklahoma
Stiles Points - James Laurinaitis, lb, Ohio State - the Raiders get a true leader on defense...

41. Packers
Kiper - William Beatty, ot, Connecticut
Rang - Connor Barwin, olb, Cincinnati
Reuter - Ron Brace, dt, Boston College
Stiles Points - Alphonso Smith, cb, Wake Forest - Woodson & Harris are getting old...

42. Bills
Kiper - Jared Cook, te, South Carolina
Rang - Phil Loadholt, ot, Oklahoma
Reuter - Jared Cook, te, South Carolina
Stiles Points - Jamon Meredith, ot, South Carolina - the Bills plug the hole left by Peters...

43. 49ers
Kiper - Alphonso Smith, cb, Wake Forest
Rang - Jarron Gilbert, de, San Jose State
Reuter - Hakeem Nicks, wr, North Carolina
Stiles Points - Eric Wood, c, Louisville - Wood can play either center or guard...

44. Dolphins
Kiper - Jarron Gilbert, dl, San Jose State
Rang - Lou Delmas, s, Western Michigan
Reuter - Percy Harvin, wr, Florida
Stiles Points - Lou Delmas, s, Western Michigan - the Dolphins need young blood in the secondary...some rate Delmas as the top safety...


45. Giants
Kiper - Shawn Nelson, te, Southern Miss
Rang - William Beatty, ot, Connecticut
Reuter - Larry English, olb, Northern Illinois
Stiles Points - Michael Johnson, de, Georgia Tech (photo) - this is a gamble pick...this guy is a freak...Johnson has all the tools and built to be a first-rounder...but he is not highly motivated...this could be a huge draft pick if this guy lives up to his potential...

46. Texans
Kiper - Ziggy Hood, dt, Missouri
Rang - Clint Sintim, olb, Virginia
Reuter - Andre Brown, rb, N.C. State
Stiles Points - Duke Robinson, g, Oklahoma - the Texas lock up one of the top guards in the draft...

47. Patriots
Kiper - Sean Smith, cb, Utah
Rang - William Moore, s, Missouri
Reuter - Patrick White, qb/wr, West Virginia
Stiles Points - Shonn Greene, rb, Iowa - Belichick is thin at rb...Greene is a bulldozer who will help later in the year...

48. Broncos
Kiper - Ron Brace, dt, Boston College
Rang - Alphonso Smith, cb, Wake Forest
Reuter - Sean Smith, cb, Utah
Stiles Points - Patrick Chung, s, Oregon - the middle of the defense is set with young players from this year's draft...

49. Bears
Kiper - Mohamed Massaquoi, wr, Georgia
Rang - Jamon Meredith, ot, South Carolina
Reuter - Mohamed Massaquoi, wr, Georgia
Stiles Points - Mohamed Massaquoi, wr, Georgia - M2 needs to hold on to the ball better...but he always made big plays at Georgia...

50. Browns
Kiper - LeSean McCoy, rb, Pitt
Rang - Jared Cook, te, South Carolina
Reuter - Max Unger, c, Oregon
Stiles Points - Andre Brown, rb, N.C. State - the Browns need to address the rb position somewhere in the draft...they take care of it right here...

51. Cowboys
Kiper - Louis Delmas, s, Western Michigan
Rang - Patrick Chung, s, Oregon
Reuter - William Moore, s, Missouri
Stiles Points - Pat White, qb/wr, West Virginia - Dallas needs help at safety, but Jerry Jones cannot pass-up the dynamic Pat White...

52. Jets
Kiper - Andre Brown, rb, N.C. State
Rang - Derrick Williams, wr, Penn State
Reuter - Jarron Gilbert, de, San Jose State
Stiles Points - Sean Smith, cb, Utah - the Jets strengthen the secondary...

53. Eagles
Kiper - Michael Johnson, de, Georgia Tech
Rang - LeSean McCoy, rb, Pitt
Reuter - Shawn Nelson, te, Southern Miss
Stiles Points - Phil Loadholt, ot, Oklahoma - Loadholt adds young depth to the o-line...

54. Vikings
Kiper - Max Unger, c, Oregon
Rang - Kevin Barnes, cb, Maryland
Reuter - Jamon Meredith, ot, South Carolina
Stiles Points - Max Unger, c, Oregon - like Wood, Unger can also play guard...

55. Falcons
Kiper - Sherrod Martin, db, Troy
Rang - Shawn Nelson, te, Southern Miss
Reuter - Lou Delmas, s, Western Michigan
Stiles Points - Derrick Williams, wr, Penn State - the Falcons add another weapon for Matt Ryan...


56. Dolphins
Kiper - Clint Sintim, lb, Virginia
Rang - Jarius Byrd, cb, Oregon
Reuter - Victor "Macho" Harris, cb, Virginia Tech
Stiles Points - Clint Sintim, olb, Virginia (photo) - Sintim fits the mold of Parcells...

57. Ravens
Kiper - Juaquin Iglesias, wr, Oklahoma
Rang - D.J. Moore, cb, Vanderbilt
Reuter - Sherrod Martin, cb, Troy
Stiles Points - D.J. Moore, cb, Vanderbilt - the cb position was not that strong last year...the Ravens must address that position...

58. Patriots
Kiper - Pat White, qb/wr, West Virginia
Rang - Max Unger, c, Oregon
Reuter - Rashad Johnson, s, Alabama
Stiles Points - Jarron Gilbert, de, San Jose State - Gilbert is a big de who will help the Patriots get younger on defense...

59. Panthers
Kiper - Roy Miller, dt, Texas
Rang - Paul Kruger, de, Utah
Reuter - Lawrence Sidbury, de, Richmond
Stiles Points - Ron Brace, dt, Boston College - the days of that dominant d-line are gone...they must re-tool this area...

60. Giants
Kiper - Kaluka Maiava, lb, Southern Cal
Rang - Cornelius Ingram, te, Florida
Reuter - LeSean McCoy, rb, Pitt
Stiles Points - Sherrod Martin, cb, Troy - at times last year, Ross was the only cb who made plays for the G-men...

61. Colts
Kiper - Derrick Williams, wr, Penn State
Rang - Fili Moala, dt, Southern Cal
Reuter - D.J. Moore, cb, Vanderbilt
Stiles Points - T.J. Lang, og, Eastern Michigan - the o-line needs help...they could go rb here because Addai looked old at the end of the season...

62. Titans
Kiper - D.J. Moore, cb, Vanderbilt
Rang - Mohammed Massaquoi, wr, Georgia
Reuter - Clint Sintim, olb, Virginia
Stiles Points - Cody Brown, olb, Connecticut - Titans reach a bit here, but fill a position...

63. Cardinals
Kiper - Shonn Greene, rb, Iowa
Rang - Cody Brown, olb, Connecticut
Reuter - Shonn Greene, rb, Iowa
Stiles Points - Donald Washington, cb, Ohio State - Washington has been impressing scouts of late...

64. Steelers
Kiper - Jarius Byrd, cb, Oregon
Rang - Donald Washington, cb, Ohio State
Reuter - Jarius Byrd, cb, Oregon
Stiles Points - Jarius Byrd, cb, Oregon - Steelers must address the cb position...they can also go with de Lawrence Sidbury here too...


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