The next two picks in our Big Blue View Community Mock Draft turn out to be two players many of you would like to see wind up as New York Giants. With the 55th pick over, 'The Blood Of Eli' took Florida State G/C Rodney Hudson for Kansas City. With the 56th pick, 'Charles L' snatched up Illinois running back Mikel LeShoure for the New Orleans Saints.
Here are the explanations:
Kansas City Chiefs (55th overall) -- Rodney Hudson, G/C, Florida State
At 6-foot-2,300 pounds, he has the skill set to play either guard or center and be successful at either in the NFL. The Chiefs have a very old interior offensive line, especially at center. This guy could actually step in and take the starting job right away. With this pick, the Chiefs can fill an extremely important need and keep that rushing offense among the best in the NFL in 2011. -- The Blood Of Eli
New Orleans Saints (56th overall) -- Mikel LeShoure, RB, Illinois
Mikel Leshoure is, in my mind, without a doubt the best player left on the board, period. I can't believe he fell this far. A big power back with great speed and decent hands, he absolutely fills a need on a Saints' running back corps composed of castoffs and busts and decimated by injuries for the past two years.
I'd originally come into this draft planning on going pure BPA. Luckily, for both of the Saints' picks, BPA just happened to match up with need. Reunited with his former University of Illinois teammate, Pierre Thomas, and lining up
behind one of the best offensive lines in the league (that "Drew Brees" guy isn't too shabby either), the Saints should once again boast a truly frightening offensive juggernaut. -- Charles L.
My take: Rodney Hudson is a good player and I know some of you would have preferred I take him instead of Stefen Wisniewski for the Giants back at No. 52. Yet, I'm not sure about this pick for Kansas City.I keep hearing about the Chiefs wanting a wide receiver at some point, and there are a couple of good ones on the board here -- Boise State's Titus Young and Leonard Hankerson of Miami (Fla.).
As for New Orleans, the Saints strike gold with Mikel LeShoure lasting this far into the second round. I like this pick a whole lot better than the first-round pick or defensive end Ryan Kerrigan, to be honest.
Round 1
Pos | Team | Player | Pos | School | Drafter |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Carolina |
Cam Newton |
QB |
Auburn |
Tito |
2 | Denver | Nick Fairley |
DT |
Auburn |
Mike Fiammetta |
3 | Buffalo | Patrick Peterson |
CB |
LSU |
Bigbluethruandthru |
4 | Cincinnati | Blaine Gabbert |
QB |
Missouri |
BitterEli |
5 | Arizona | Von Miller |
OLB |
Texas A&M |
gmen2thebowl |
6 | Cleveland | Marcell Dareus |
DL |
Alabama |
Bobely |
7 | San Francisco |
A.J. Green |
WR |
Georgia |
Pat19 |
8 | Tennessee | Da'Quan Bowers | DE |
Clemson |
RealLT |
9 | Dallas |
Prince Amukamara |
CB |
Nebraska |
Simms-McConkey |
10 | Washington | Julio Jones |
WR |
Alabama |
jcalafiore |
11 | Houston |
Robert Quinn |
DE/OLB |
North Carolina |
daddyzander |
12 | Minnesota | Tyron Smith |
OT |
USC |
RolloT |
13 | Detroit | Anthony Castonzo |
OT |
Boston College |
Ed Valentine |
14 | St. Louis |
Aldon Smith |
DE |
Missouri |
GiantNomad |
15 | Miami |
Mark Ingram |
RB |
Alabama |
HenneGivenSunday |
16 | Jacksonville | Cameron Jordan |
DE |
California |
ct17 |
17 | New England |
Mike Pouncey |
OG/C |
Florida |
Ryan Valentine |
18 | San Diego |
J.J. Watt |
DE |
Wisconsin |
Anthony P |
19 | N.Y. Giants | Akeem Ayers |
OLB |
UCLA |
Ed Valentine |
20 | Tampa Bay |
Jimmy Smith |
CB |
Tampa Bay |
willgfass |
21 |
Kansas City |
Phil Taylor |
DT |
Baylor |
The Blood Of Eli |
22 | Indianapolis | Gabe Carimi |
OT |
Wisconsin |
dannymac56 |
23 | Philadelphia | Nate Solder |
OT |
Colorado |
JimmyK |
24 | New Orleans |
Ryan Kerrigan |
DE |
Purdue |
Charles L. |
25 | Seattle | Jake Locker |
QB |
Washington |
Ejaay |
26 | Baltimore | Justin Houston |
OLB |
Georgia |
LarrySoprano |
27 | Atlanta | Kyle Rudolph |
TE |
Notre Dame |
pataroons |
28 | New England |
Derek Sherrod |
OT |
Mississippi State |
DManInBLUE |
29 | Chicago | Corey Liuget |
DT |
Illinois | You're my boy, Blue |
30 |
New York Jets |
Adrian Clayborn |
DE |
Iowa |
PlaxicoBurress |
31 | Pittsburgh | Muhammad Wilkerson |
DE |
Temple |
stephen_ross |
32 | Green Bay |
Danny Watkins |
OG |
Baylor |
NYG28 |
Round 2
Pos | Team | Player | Pos | School | Drafter |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
33 | New England |
Jabaal Sheard |
DE |
Pittsburgh |
DManInBLUE |
34 | Buffalo | Christian Ponder |
QB |
Florida St. |
Bigbluethruandthru |
35 | Cincinnati | Stephen Paea |
DT |
Oregon State |
Ed Valentine |
36 | Denver |
Brooks Reed |
DE/OLB |
Arizona |
Mike Fiammetta |
37 | Cleveland | Martez Wilson |
OLB |
Illinois |
Bobely |
38 | Arizona |
Ryan Mallett |
QB |
Arkansas |
gmen2thebowl |
39 | Tennessee | Brandon Harris |
CB |
Miami |
RealLT |
40 | Dallas | Cameron Heyward |
DE |
Ohio State |
Simms-McConkey |
41 | Washington | Andy Dalton |
QB |
TCU |
jcalafiore |
42 | Houston | Aaron Williams |
DB |
Texas |
daddyzander |
43 | Minnesota | Rahim Moore |
S |
UCLA |
RolloT |
44 | Detroit | Mason Foster |
OLB |
Washington |
BigBlueIntervention |
45 | San Francisco |
Christian Ballard | DT |
Iowa |
Pat19 |
46 | Denver |
Marvin Austin |
DT |
North Carolina |
Mike Fiammetta |
47 | St. Louis |
Randall Cobb |
WR |
Kentucky |
Ed Valentine |
48 | Oakland | Orlando Franklin |
G |
Miami |
G Fan In England |
49 | Jacksonville |
Kelvin Sheppard |
ILB |
LSU |
ct17 |
50 | San Diego |
Torrey Smith |
WR |
Maryland |
Anthony P |
51 | Tampa Bay |
Sam Acho |
DE |
Texas |
willgfass |
52 | N.Y. Giants | Stefen Wisniewski |
C/G |
Penn State |
Ed Valentine |
53 |
Indianapolis |
Jonathan Baldwin |
WR |
Pittsburgh |
dannymac56 |
54 | Philadelphia | Marcus Cannon |
OT |
TCU |
JImmyK |
55 | Kansas City |
Rodney Hudson |
OG/C |
Florida State |
The Blood Of Eli |
56 | New Orleans |
Mikel LeShoure |
RB |
Illinois |
Charles L. |
57 | Seattle | Ejaay | |||
58 | Baltimore | LarrySoprano |
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59 | Atlanta | pataroons | |||
60 | New England |
Ryan Valentine? |
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61 | San Diego |
Anthony P | |||
62 |
Chicago |
You're my boy, Blue | |||
63 | Pittsburgh | stephen_ross |
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64 | Green Bay |
NYG28 |