Round two of the 2011 draft now sees the New England Patriots with 3 picks having acquired pick 24 from the Saints; and they have first choice today.
There is some good talent floating about and it will be interesting to see if the Patriots decide to take a risk on Da’Quan Bowers, who would have gone in the top 10 at least had his knee not been a problem. We think his injury worries are overblown and that a lot of teams will be kicking themselves for not taking the chance.
Other talented players still available include Akeem Ayres who we think will end up at the Pats if they don’t take the punt on Bowers, and Stephen Paea who could easily have been a 1st round pick.
The remaining Qbs should also attract early attention with Ryan Mallet, Andy Dalton and possibly even Colin Kaepernick likely to go in the early part of round 2.
The pick order is below:
Round two draft order (first pick is technically 33)
1 Patriots
2 Bills
3 Bengals
4 Broncos
5 Browns
6 Cardinals
7 Titans
8 Cowboys
9 Redskins
10 Texans
11 Vikings
12 Lions
13 49ers
14 Broncos
15 Rams
16 Raiders
17 Redskins
18 Chargers
19 Buccaneers
20 Giants
21 Colts
22 Eagles
23 Chiefs
24 Patriots
25 Seahawks
26 Ravens
27 Browns
28 Patriots
29 Chargers
30 Bears
31 Steelers
32 Packers
