2013 NFL Draft: Manti Te’o, Geno Smith Headline Day 2 Best Available Players Remaining

April 26, 2013 - Football, NCAA, Sports - Tagged: , , , , , , , , - 2 comments

The 2013 NFL Draft has completed the first round, with quite a few surprises and bold moves. The Miami Dolphins continue to literally make a big splash this offseason, trading up to the No. 3 overall pick to draft Dion Jordan. Expect them to complete a trade with the Kansas City Chiefs during Day 2 tonight by dealing the No. 54 overall pick for Brandon Alpert. The Minnesota Vikings also selected three solid prospects, while the New England Patriots proved once again how they are the kings of trading back to stockpile more picks. The Buffalo Bills may have made the biggest head scratching move of the night, while no running backs were selected in the first round for the first time since 1963. With Day 2 of the 2013 NFL Draft on tap for Friday, Manti Te’o and Geno Smith headline the best players remaining when Rounds 2 and 3 begin at 6:30 PM.

Here is a look at the best remaining players still available for teams who can still make some noise during Day 2 of the 2013 NFL Draft:

QB:

Geno Smith, West Virginia
Ryan Nassib, Syracuse
Matt Barkley, Southern California
Tyler Wilson, Arkansas
Landry Jones, Oklahoma

RB:

Eddie Lacy, Alabama
Montee Ball, Wisconsin
Johnathan Franklin, UCLA
Giovanni Bernard, North Carolina
Le’Veon Bell, Michigan State
Andre Ellington, Clemson
Marcus Lattimore, South Carolina

WR:

Robert Woods, Southern California
Kennan Allen, California
Justin Hunter, Tennessee
Terrance Williams, Baylor
Markus Wheaton, Oregon State
Quinton Patton, Louisiana Tech

TE:

Zach Ertz, Stanford
Travis Kelce, Cincinnati
Gavin Escobar, San Diego State
Vance McDonald, Rice

OL:

Menelik Watson, Florida State
Terron Armstead, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Larry Warford, Kentucky
Brian Winters, Kent
David Bakhtiari, Colorado
Barrett Jones, Alabama

DL:

Damontre Moore, Texas A&M
Johnathan Hankins, Ohio State
Alex Okafor, Texas
Tank Carradine, Florida State
Sam Montgomery, LSU
Margus Hunt, SMU
John Jenkins, Georgia
Kawann Short, Purdue
William Gholston, Michigan State

LB:

Manti Te’o, Notre Dame
Kevin Minter, LSU
Arthur Brown, Kansas State
Cornelius Washington, Georgia
Sio Moore, Connecticut

DB:

Jonathan Cyprien, Florida International
Johnthan Banks, Mississippi State
D.J. Swearinger, South Carolina
Jamar Taylor, Boise State
David Amerson, North Carolina State
Darius Slay, Mississippi State
Tyrann Mathieu, LSU

 

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Rob Kelley is a sports reporter for various newspapers in Florida, and is trying to break back into the sports writing game after a brief hiatus following the publishing of his first book, I'm Not a Quitter. He recently resigned as Editor-in-Chief and lead writer for The South Shore Magazine to pursue better opportunities. You can follow him on Twitter @RobKelley24.