Previous Pick: Banks
25. Minnesota Vikings (from Seattle) - Manti Te'o, ILB, Notre Dame - This is Minnesota's pick acquired in the Percy Harvin deal. The Vikings let their middle linebacker in 2012, the pedestrian Jasper Brinkley, walk to Arizona so they need a mike. Minny general manager Rick Spielman has already hit big on Notre Dame prospects in back-to-back years (tight end Kyle Rudolph and safety Harrison Smith) so, while Te'o's personal problems are an issue, Spielman should make the leap. Te'o is a prototypical 4-3 mike at least when Warmack isn't on the opposition.
Previous Pick: None, just acquired selection
26. Green Bay Packers - Zach Ertz, TE, Stanford - It's pretty clear Mike McCarthy would like to throw the ball 60 times a game and we all know how good Rodgers is, so forget about solving the running back woes by taking Alabama's Eddie Lacy, a true bell-cow back. The Pack wanted to keep backup tight end Tom Crabtree on the cheap but couldn't do so. Meanwhile, Jermichael Finley will get another chance to develop some consistency and having Ertz around to push him would be ideal.
Previous Pick: Eddie Lacy, RB, Alabama
27. Houston Texans - Keenan Allen, WR, California - Even before they released veteran Kevin Walter the Texans badly needed a complement to Andre Johnson. Allen is the best pure receiver on the board, a player with the size and ball skills to flourish in South Texas.
Previous Pick: DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Clemson
28. Denver Broncos - Tyler Eifert, TE, Notre Dame - Giving Peyton Manning a slot receiver like Wes Welker when he already has Demaryius Thomas and Eric Decker on the outside is kind of scary. Add Eifert to that mix and the Broncos might sport the first offense to be ruled illegal because it's going to be unfair. Eifert is a difference maker at tight end, a player who already high points the football better than just about anyone on the pro level.
Previous Pick: Eifert
29. New England Patriots - Robert Woods, WR, USC - Although the Pats brought in the speedy Donald James as a replacement for Brandon Lloyd, they still need help outside the numbers and Woods projects as the type of route-runner to really excel in the intermediate zones for Tom Brady.
Previous Pick: Vaccaro
30. Atlanta Falcons - Datone Jones, DE, UCLA - The Falcons convinced Tony Gonzalez to play one more season and signed running back Steven Jackson, clearing up the offensive side of the ball. They need a replacement for veteran defensive end John Abraham, however, and Jones is a nice prospect with long arms, a lively body and a good first step.
Previous Pick: Jones
31. San Francisco 49ers - Desmond Trufant, CB, Washington - Craig Dahl is probably not the ideal replacement for Dashon Goldson but it's an adequate one, keeping cornerback as the Niners primary need. Trufant is a solid gamble this late.
Previous Pick: Trufant
32. Baltimore Ravens - Kevin Minter, MLB, LSU - With Ray Lewis retiring and Dannell Ellerbe exiting to Miami, Baltimore badly needs an inside linebacker and Minter is the type of solid tackler who can hit the ground running in the NFL.
Previous Pick: Te'o
ROUND TWO:
33. Jacksonville Jaguars - Alec Ogletree, LB, Georgia
34. San Francisco 49ers (from Kansas City) - Sylvester Williams, DT, North Carolina
35. Philadelphia Eagles - EJ Manuel, QB, Florida State
36. Detroit Lions - DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Clemson
37. Cincinnati Bengals (from Oakland) - Eddie Lacy, RB, Alabama
38. Arizona Cardinals - Terron Armstead, OT, Arkansas Pine-Bluff
39. New York Jets - Tyler Wilson, QB, Arkansas
40. Tennessee Titans - Larry Warford, OG, Kentucky
41. Buffalo Bills - Aaron Dobson, WR, Marshall
42. Miami Dolphins - Jordan Poyer, CB, Oregon State
43. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Damontre Moore, DE, Texas A&M
44. Carolina Panthers - Tank Carradine, DE, Florida State
45. San Diego Chargers - Justin Pugh, OG, Syracuse
46. St. Louis Rams - Eric Reid, S, LSU
47. Dallas Cowboys - Jesse Williams, DT, Alabama
48. Pittsburgh Steelers - John Jenkins, DT, Georgia
49. New York Giants - Arthur Brown, LB, Kansas State
50. Chicago Bears - Phillip Thomas, S, Fresno State
51. Washington Redskins - Quinton Patton, WR, Louisiana Tech
52. Minnesota Vikings - Markus Wheaton, WR, Oregon State
53. Cincinnati Bengals - Khaseem Greene, LB, Rutgers
54. Miami Dolphins (from Indianapolis) - Darius Slay, CB, Mississippi State
55. Green Bay Packers - Justin Hunter, WR, Tennessee
56. Seattle Seahawks - Chase Thomas, LB Stanford
57. Houston Texans - Terrence Williams, WR, Baylor
58. Denver Broncos - Johnathan Hankins, DT, Ohio State
59. New England Patriots - Kawann Short, DT, Purdue
60. Atlanta Falcons - Sam Montgomery, DE, LSU
61. San Francisco 49ers - Giovanni Bernard, RB, North Carolina
62. Baltimore Ravens - Nico Johnson, ILB, Alabama
Notes: -Cleveland exercised its second round pick in last year's supplemental draft.
-New Orleans forfeited its second round pick due to the Bountygate scandal.


















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