While Day 2 of the draft is five times harder to project than the first-round, I’ve done my best to match teams and players, focusing on what I’ve heard, value and need, in that order.
There’s an asterisk next to the team-player fits I’m most confident in, 12 in total.
ROUND 2
| Team | Player | Pos | College | |
| 32 | Cleveland Browns | Connor Cook | QB | Michigan State |
| 33 | Tennessee Titans | Chris Jones | DT | Mississippi State |
| 34 | Dallas Cowboys | Emmanuel Ogbah | DE | Oklahoma State |
| 35 | San Diego Chargers | TJ Green | DB | Clemson |
| 36 | Baltimore Ravens | Noah Spence* | OLB | Eastern Kentucky |
| 37 | Kansas City Chiefs | Jarran Reed | DT | Alabama |
| 38 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Yannick Ngakoue | OLB | Maryland |
| 39 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Reggie Ragland | ILB | Alabama |
| 40 | New York Giants | Derrick Henry | RB | Alabama |
| 41 | Chicago Bears | Jason Spriggs* | OT | Indiana |
| 42 | Miami Dolphins | Myles Jack* | OLB | UCLA |
| 43 | Tennessee Titans | Darian Thompson | SAF | Boise State |
| 44 | Oakland Raiders | A’Shawn Robinson | DT | Alabama |
| 45 | Tennessee Titans | Sterling Shepard | WR | Oklahoma |
| 46 | Detroit Lions | Kevin Dodd | DE | Clemson |
| 47 | New Orleans Saints | Cody Whitehair | OG | Kansas State |
| 48 | Indianapolis Colts | Mackensie Alexander | CB | Clemson |
| 49 | Buffalo Bills | Christian Hackenberg* | QB | Penn State |
| 50 | Atlanta Falcons | Su’a Cravens* | OLB | USC |
| 51 | New York Jets | Shilique Calhoun | OLB | Michigan State |
| 52 | Houston Texans | Hunter Henry | TE | Arkansas |
| 53 | Washington Redskins | Michael Thomas* | WR | Ohio State |
| 54 | Minnesota Vikings | Javon Hargrave | DT | South Carolina State |
| 55 | Cincinnati Bengals | Tyler Boyd | WR | Pittsburgh |
| 56 | Seattle Seahawks | Nick Martin | OC | Notre Dame |
| 57 | Green Bay Packers | Le’Raven Clark | OT | Texas Tech |
| 58 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Andrew Billings* | DT | Baylor |
| 59 | Kansas City Chiefs | Jihad Ward | DE | Illinois |
| 60 | New England Patriots | Austin Johnson | DT | Penn State |
| 61 | New England Patriots | Braxton Miller | WR | Ohio State |
| 62 | Denver Broncos | Vonn Bell | SAF | Ohio State |
| 63 | Carolina Panthers | Kenneth Dixon* | RB | Louisiana Tech |
Notes:
–Myles Jack watch SHOULD end with the Dolphins, Raiders, Bills or Falcons, but if it doesn’t, he could be in store for a very long day.
-Le’Raven Clark could be a Seahawk, Colt, or Packer by the end of round two. He’s the next best OT, and all three teams value him highly.
-Connor Cook likely options: Browns, Cowboys, Bills
-Christian Hackenberg likely options: Bills, Cowboys, Texans
-Kevin Dodd should be the last one in the green room, barring a Myles Jack major slip
-TJ Green should get picked over Mackensie Alexander and Kevin Dodd.
-Derrick Henry team’s I’m watching: Giants, Bears and Vikings.
ROUND 3
| Team | Player | Pos | College | |
| 64 | Tennessee Titans | Paul Perkins | RB | UCLA |
| 65 | Cleveland Browns | Devontae Booker | RB | Utah |
| 66 | San Diego Chargers | Cardale Jones | QB | Ohio State |
| 67 | Dallas Cowboys | Josh Perry | OLB | Ohio State |
| 68 | San Francisco 49ers | Dak Prescott | QB | Mississippi State |
| 69 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Malcolm Mitchell* | WR | Georgia |
| 70 | Baltimore Ravens | Alex Collins | RB | Alabama |
| 71 | New York Giants | Ronald Blair | DE | Appalachian State |
| 72 | Chicago Bears | Deion Jones | OLB | LSU |
| 73 | Miami Dolphins | Deiondre Hall | CB | Northern Iowa |
| 74 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Xavien Howard | CB | Baylor |
| 75 | Oakland Raiders | Tavon Young | CB | Temple |
| 76 | Cleveland Browns | Kamalei Correa | OLB | Boise State |
| 77 | Cleveland Browns | Justin Simmons | SAF | Boston College |
| 78 | New Orleans Saints | Kendall Fuller | CB | Virginia Tech |
| 79 | Philadelphia Eagles | Joe Haeg* | OT | North Dakota State |
| 80 | Buffalo Bills | DJ Reader | DT | Clemson |
| 81 | Atlanta Falcons | Austin Hooper* | TE | Stanford |
| 82 | Indianapolis Colts | Landon Turner | OG | North Carolina |
| 83 | New York Jets | Shon Coleman | OT | Auburn |
| 84 | Washington Redskins | Hassan Ridgeway | DT | Texas |
| 85 | Houston Texans | Kyler Fackrell | OLB | Utah State |
| 86 | Minnesota Vikings | Bronson Kaufusi | OLB | BYU |
| 87 | Cincinnati Bengals | Leonte Carroo* | WR | Rutgers |
| 88 | Green Bay Packers | Jerrell Adams | TE | South Carolina |
| 89 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Trevor Davis | WR | California |
| 90 | Seattle Seahawks | Joe Thuney | OG | NC State |
| 91 | New England Patriots | Keivare Russell | CB | Notre Dame |
| 92 | Arizona Cardinals | Jordan Jenkins | OLB | Georgia |
| 93 | Carolina Panthers | Sebastian Tretola | OG | Arkansas |
| 94 | Seattle Seahawks | Rashard Higgins | WR | Colorado State |
| 95 | Detroit Lions | Willie Henry | DT | Michigan |
| 96 | New England Patriots | Jonathan Bullard | DE | Florida |
| 97 | Seattle Seahawks | Sheldon Day* | DT | Notre Dame |
| 98 | Denver Broncos | Jaylon Smtih | ILB | Notre Dame |
Notes:
-Note the asterisked players on who I think is most likely to be a player-team fit.
-Cardale Jones teams: 49ers, Browns, Chargers, Steelers
-Dak Prescott teams: 49ers, Cowboys
-I haven’t projected Kevin Hogan or Brandon Allen to be drafted, but it wouldn’t surprise me if both passers are take Friday night. Potential fits? Bills and Hogan if they don’t get Hackenberg, and Lions and Allen.
-Jaylon Smith should go on Day 2. I don’t think he’ll last to 98th overall, but I think Denver would happily scoop him up should he slip. Note that they can’t trade up from 98th overall to get him, as it’s a compensatory pick.
-Expected the Seahawks to add more offensive linemen and the Patriots to bolster their defense with their draft picks.
-Only three tight ends will go on Day 2. Austin Hooper in Atlanta would be an awesome fit for a team looking for a unique tight end to fill multiple roles in their offense.
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