We have reached the second round of our 2011 Big Blue View Community Mock Draft, the first time we have done two rounds. The first four picks are after the jump, and I am particularly intrigued to see your reaction to 'Bigbluethruandthru' grabbing quarterback Christian Ponder of Florida State for the Buffalo Bills with the 34th pick.
Personally, I think the selection of Ponder is brilliant. In our draft the Bills have now selected cornerback Patrick Peterson, who might be the best defensive player in the draft, and Ponder. Without doubt, they need a future franchise quarterback and the move to pass on Blaine Gabbert and still wind up with a top-tier guy looks like a great one to me.
New England (33rd overall) -- Jabaal Sheard, DE, Pittsburgh
This player was one of the same players I was considering with my last pick, but wasn't sure about the spot for Need/Value. At pick 33 Jabaal Sheard is a great deal, who's run stopping and pass rushing abilities could make him a very formitable 3-4 outside linebacker. -- DmaninBlue
Buffalo (34th overall) -- Christian Ponder, QB, Florida State
"Future franchise QB needed, ran a pro style offense, arm-strength issues seem fixed, was MVP of Senior Bowl for team Chan Gailey coached, seems a safer pick than potential Ryan Leaf 2.0 (Mallett)." -- Bigbluethruandthru
Cincinnati (35th) overall -- Stephen Paea, DT, Oregon State
The Bengals took Blaine Gabbert by necessity in the first round. They have a ton of other holes, including defensive tackle. Paea fills one of them -- Ed Valentine (I made this pick myself to get the second round moving)
Denver (36th overall) -- Brooks Reed, DE/OLB, Arizona
Reed is a good athlete who has a very quick burst and first step, and he is known for making plays on the quarterback in the backfield. Unlike Fairley, Reed does not have any noted character or off-field issues. However, he will be a 24-year old rookie. -- Mike Fiammetta
Top Players Left
I figure at this point in the draft showing a listing of some of the top-rated players still available will be helpful. I know not everyone studies all the names and knows who these players are. I will use the Top 100 Ranking by SB Nation's Mocking The Draft for this. There are several other sources, and these lists are highly subjective, but we will stay in house for this one.
Mikel Leshoure, RB, Illinois
Cameron Heyward, DE, Ohio State
Jonathan Baldwin, WR, Pittsburgh
Brandon Harris, CB, Miami
Aaron Williams, CB, Texas
Round 1
Pos | Team | Player | Pos | School | Drafter |
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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 | Bobely | |||
38 | Arizona |
gmen2thebowl | |||
39 | Tennessee | RealLT | |||
40 | Dallas | Simms-McConkey | |||
41 | Washington | jcalafiore | |||
42 | Houston | daddyzander | |||
43 | Minnesota | RolloT | |||
44 | Detroit | BigBlueIntervention | |||
45 | San Francisco |
Pat19 |
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46 | Denver |
Mike Fiammetta | |||
47 | St. Louis |
GiantNomad | |||
48 | Oakland | G Fan In England |
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49 | Jacksonville |
ct17 | |||
50 | San Diego |
Anthony P | |||
51 | Tampa Bay |
willgfass |
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52 | N.Y. Giants | Ed Valentine | |||
53 |
Indianapolis |
dannymac56 | |||
54 | Philadelphia | JImmyK |
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55 | Kansas City |
The Blood Of Eli | |||
56 | New Orleans |
Charles L. |
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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 |