Mock Draft Round 2 (33-64)

1. (33) St. Louis- Dez Bryant WR Oklahoma St. - Dez better remember to bring his shoes to St. Louis. Could get a little interesting with him and Bradford in the same huddle.

Bradford to Bryant?

2. (34) Detroit- Nate Allen S USF- Another defensive selection, not much to say.

3. (35) Tampa Bay- Arrelious Benn WR Illnoisey- Benn is a playmaker and deep threat, which is what the Bucs need; he also can double as a kick returner.

4. (36) Kansas City- Daryl Washington LB TCU- Kansas City needs linebackers, and no better time to grab one then now.

5. (37) Philadelphia- Mike Iupati G Idaho- A steal here. Single-handily was the reason Idaho won the Humanitarian Bowl.

6. (38) Cleveland- Montario Hardesty RB Tennessee- Underrated back, who luckily wasn’t ever in trouble while in Tennessee. Check out his highlight real here.

7. (39) San Francisco (via-Oak trade) - Patrick Robinson CB Florida State- A quality corner here who can fly.

8. (40) San Diego- Jarred Odrick DT Penn State- Odrick is regarded very high and can fit in well along the line.

9. (41) Buffalo- Charles Brown T USC- Big tackle on the line. The start of a big pool of Trojans to get drafted.

10. (42) Tampa Bay- Devin McCourtey CB Tampa Bay- Another defensive pick, and a good one. Played a great scheme at Rutgers and can contribute on special teams.

11. (43) Denver- Anthony McCoy TE USC-McCoy can catch the ball and block. Exactly what the Broncos need.

12. (44) New England- Rob Gronkowski TE Arizona- Just what the Pats need, a tightend who can catch the ball.

13. (45) Denver- Parrish Cox CB Oklahoma St- Cox is good for two things; first his last name, and second his ability to also be a kick returner.

14. (46) N.Y. Giants- Arthur Jones DT Syracuse – Jones is a bit underrated but has upside. Very athletic and could flourish along a very talented line.

15. (47) New England- Damian Williams WR USC- The Pats need more receiving targets. Wes Welker and Randy Moss are good, but Williams can develop and become a legit 3rd option.

16. (48) Carolina- Everson Griffin DE USC- Griffin gets to the quarterback, and that’s what Carolina needs with its first pick.

17. (49) San Francisco- Toby Gerhart RB Stanford- the Heisman runner up doesn’t have to go too far. Should work well complimenting Frank Gore.

18. (50) Kansas City- Chad Jones S LSU- Rumor has it Jones is also been working on a gig to be the set-up man for the Royals. Check back on this one. Baseball?

19. (51) Houston- Cam Thomas DT North Carolina- After taking an ACC running back, Houston takes an ACC defensive tackle. Impressive size could work well with Mario Williams.

20. (52) Pittsburgh-Jahvied Best RB California- Lightning and Lightning in the Steel City, I think so. Best and Mendenhall should be a speedy combo.

21. (53) New England- Myron Rolle S Oxford- Rolle will be thrilled with this team, he supposedly would like to be the team doctor, work on another masters at Harvard, and start in the secondary while curing cancer.

22. (54) Cincinnati- Carlos Dunlap DE Florida- Dunlap fits perfect in Cincinnati. Off field problems? Check. Dunlap who has a DUI on his record will be welcomed to the locker room with open arms.

23. (55) Philadelphia- Aaron Hernandez TE Florida- Last draft, Philly took Florida’s Cornelius Ingram, who blew out his knee in camp. Hopefully, this won’t happen to Hernandez, who has the best hands in the draft.

24. (56) Green Bay- Akwasi Owusu-Ansah CB Indiana University (Pennsylvania) - The usually random divison-2 corner that goes in the second round.

25. (57) Baltimore- Tyson Alualu, DE/DT California- Big guy joins a Ravens defense that’s always good.

26. (58) Arizona- Tony Pike QB Cincinnati- This could be interesting. Arizona might trade up, but if they don’t Pike could be the option.

27. (59) Dallas- Golden Tate WR Notre Shame- Golden Tate has value. He’s quick and can catch the ball.

28. (60) Seattle- Joe McKnight RB USC- Pete Carroll does what he knows best, brings in one of his 50 college running backs he had at USC. The bonus is this time he can give him money and not get in trouble.

29. (61) N.Y. Jets- Mike Williams WR Syracuse- There should actually be some cheers for this pick. Williams has all the upside and tools to be a great receiver. He is also a native of New York, the only problem is he isn’t too street smart (academic problems) but hey that stuff flies in New York. (ask Plaxico). Williams

30. (62) Minnesota- Vladimir Ducasse, OG/OT Massachusetts- Minnesota eventually needs someone to block for all of their offensive talents.

31. (63) Indianapolis- Jermaine Cunningham DE Florida- Cunningham has a motor (17 tackles one game against LSU) and that makes him good enough for the Colts.

32. (64) New Orleans- Morgan Burnett S Georgia Tech- Burnett was productive in college and should be in New Orleans.

*Bonus Pick*

Round 7. (251) Oakland- Mark Ingram RB Alabama- In a bizarre, almost Florida Panther type move, in which they drafted Alexander Oveckin the year before he was eligible. Al Davis pulls the trigger on this year’s Heisman winner who is still in school. Draft analyst’s scratch their heads.
 
-A. Ivins