Live draft blog: Rounds 2 & 3
It is now day two of th 2011 NFL draft. There was much talk of how the Raiders might be looking to trade up into the first round but the first round ended with no such movement. Now the Patriots are on the clock with the first selection in round two. Will they attempt to trade out of that spot? Will the Raiders continue to stand pat at #48? We will know soon enough. And we will keep you updated with the picks and our commentary as it happens so stay tuned.
best available talent:
1. Davon House, CB, New Mexico State
2. Allen Bailey, DE, Miami (Fl.)
3. Jerrell Jernigan, WR, Troy
4. Drake Nevis, DT, LSU
5. Chimdi Chekwa, CB, Ohio State
33. New England Patriots (from Panthers) 
Ras-I Dowling, CB, Virginia
34. Buffalo Bills 
Aaron Williams, CB, Texas
35. Cincinnati Bengals 
Andy Dalton, QB, TCU
First trade of the second round, the 49ers move up, Kaepernick is going to the Bay Area! Denver gets second- (No. 45), fourth- (No. 108) and fifth-round picks (No. 141).
36. San Francisco 49ers 
(from Denver)
Colin Kaepernick, QB, Nevada
37. Cleveland Browns 
Jabaal Sheard, DE, Pittsburgh
38. Arizona Cardinals 
Ryan Williams, RB, Virginia Tech
39. Tennessee Titans 
Akeem Ayers, LB, UCLA
40. Dallas Cowboys 
Bruce Carter, LB, North Carolina
41. Washington Redskins 
Jarvis Jenkins, DE/DT, Clemson
Update: Motion for a temporary stay on lockout has been granted by St. Louis Appelette Court
42. Houston Texans 
Brooks Reed, LB, Arizona
43. Minnesota Vikings 
Kyle Rudolph, TE, Notre Dame
Mel Kiper says Kyle Rudolph is the next Todd Heap
44. Detroit Lions 
Titus Young, WR, Boise State
This is one of my favorites in the draft this year. Pairing their defensive tackles and now Titus Young with megatron, Calvin Johnson...nice draft
45. Denver Broncos (from 49ers) 
Rahim Moore, FS, UCLA
46. Denver Broncos (from Dolphins)
Orlando Franklin, OT, Miami (Fl.)
47. St Louis Rams 
Lance Kendicks, TE, Wisconsin
48. Oakland Raiders 
Stefen Wisniewski, G/C, Penn State
Gruden, "this guy is a born leader, to have him as your signal caller is great."
Trade, Indy gives the Redskins their second rounder (No. 53) and fifth-round picks (No. 152).
49. Indianapolis Colts from 
(Washington Redskins thru Jacksonville)
Ben Iljalana, OT, Villanova
50. San Diego Chargers 
Marcus Gilchrist, CB, Clemson
51. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 
Da'Quan Bowers, DE, Clemson
52. New York Giants 
Marvin Austin, DT, North Carolina
Washington keeps trading back, this time (3rd) with the Bears, stockpiling their draft picks. Skins get second- (No. 62) and fourth-round picks (No. 127).
53. Chicago Bears 
(from Washington thru Indianapolis)
Stephen Paea, NT, Oregon State
54. Philadelphia Eagles 
Jalquawn Jarrett, S,Temple
55. Kansas City Chiefs 
Rodney Hudson, C, Florida State
56. New England Patriots (from New Orleans)
Shane Vareen, RB, Cal
Seahawks trade the No. 57 pick along with fifth- (No. 157) and seventh-round picks (209) to the Lions for third- (No. 75), fourth- (No. 107), fifth- (No. 154) and seventh-round picks (No. 205).
57. Detroit Lions (from Seattle)
Mikel LeShoure, RB, Illinois
58. Baltimore Ravens 
Torrey Smith, WR, Maryland
59. Cleveland Browns (from Atlanta)
Greg Little, WR, North Carolina
Patriots trade the No. 60 pick to the Texans for third- (No. 73) and fifth-round picks (No. 138).
60.Houston Texans (from New England)
Brandon Harris, CB, Miami (Fl.)
61. San Diego Chargers (from Jets)
Jonas Mouton, OLB, Michigan
Redskins trade back for the fourth time, 3rd consecutive, skins get Dolphins third- (No. 79), fifth- (No. 146) and seventh-round picks (No. 217).
62.Miami Dolphins 
Daniel Thomas, RB, Kansas State
63. Pittsburgh Steelers 
Marcus Gilbert, OT, Florida
64. Green Bay Packers 
Randall Cobb, WR, Kentuky
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Start of Round three and Ryan Mallet is still dangling out there. Wont go to Car, Cin, maybe Buffalo?
65. Carolina Panthers 
Terell McClain, DT, South Florida
66. Cincinnati Bengals
Dontay Moch, OLB Nevada
67. Denver Broncos
Nate Irving, ILB, N. C. State
68. Buffalo Bills
Kelvin Sheppard, LB, LSU
69. Arizona Cardinals
Robert Housler, TE, Florida Atlantic
70. Kansas City Chiefs (from Cleveland)
Justin Houston, LB, Gerogia
71. Dallas Cowboys
DeMarco Murray, RB, Oklahoma
72. New Orleans Saints (from Redskins) 
Martez Wilson, ILB, Illinois
73.New England Patriots (from Houston)
Stevan Ridley, RB, LSU
74. New England Patriots
Ryan Mallet, QB, Arkansas
The Lions have traded their pick to the Seahawks
75.
John Moffitt, G, Wisconsin
The 49ers trade the No. 76 pick to the Jaguars for third- (No. 80) and sixth-round picks (No. 182).
76.
William Rackley, OL, Lehigh
77. Tennessee Titans
Jurrell Casey, DT, USC
78. St Louis Rams
Austin Pettis, WR, Boise State
79. Washington Redskins
Leonard Hankerson, WR, Miami
80. San Francisco 49ers
Chris Culliver, DB, Clemson
81. Oakland Raiders
DeMarcus Van Dyke, CB, Miami
82. San Diego Chargers
Vincent Brown, WR, San Diego State
83. New York Giants
Jerrel Jernigan, WR, Troy
84. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Mason Foster, LB, Washington
Eagles trade the No. 85 pick to the Ravens for third- (No. 90) and sixth-round pick (191).
85. Baltimore Ravens (from Eagles)
Ja Reid, OT, Central Florida
86. Kansas City Chiefs
Allen Bailey, DE, Miami
87. Indianapolis Colts
Drake Nevis, DT, LSU
88. New Orleans Saints
Johnny Patrick, CB, Louisville
89. San Diego Chargers (from Seahawks)
Shareece Wright, CB, USC
90. Philadelphia Eagles (From Ravens)
Curtis Marsh, CB, Utah State
91. Atlanta Falcons 
Akeem Dent, LB, Georgia
Patriots trade the No. 92 pick and a fourth-round pick (No. 125) to the Raiders for a seventh-round (No. 219) pick in the 2011 draft and a second-round pick in the 2012 draft.
92. Oakland Raiders (from Patriots)
Joseph Barksdale, OT, LSU
93. Chicago Bears
Chris Conte, DB, Cal
94. New York Jets 
Kenrick Ellis, DT, Hampton
95. Pittsburgh Steelers
Curtis Brown, CB, Texas
96. Green Bay Packers
Alex Green, RB, Hawaii
97. Carolina Panthers (compensatory)
Sione Fua, DL, Stanford
