Many of the first round leftovers and left out came off the board in the second round of the 2011 NFL Draft and a few players that had been sliding way down the board were, mercifully, scooped up. Andy Dalton and Colin Kaepernick were all taken in the second round as Ryan Mallett continued his skid. Trades were still aplenty, including a deal that netted the Seattle Seahawks an extra pick while dropping them out of the second round.
Da'Quan Bowers was also finally snatched up in one of the more stunning draft-day falls. Bowers was thought to be a top-10, or even top-5, player at one point, only to see his draft stock take a major hit during the workout process over concerns about his knee. If he can stay healthy, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers got a steal with the 20th pick in the second round.
Here's the full second round draft board.
1 | New England | Ras-I Dowling (CB) Virginia |
2 | Buffalo | Aaron Williams (CB) Texas |
3 | Cincinnati | Andy Dalton (QB) TCU |
4 | San Francisco | Colin Kaepernick (QB) Nevada |
5 | Cleveland | Jabaal Sheard (DE) Pittsburgh |
6 | Arizona | Ryan Williams (RB) Va Tech |
7 | Tennessee | Akeem Ayers (OLB) UCLA |
8 | Dallas | Bruce Carter (OLB) UNC |
9 | Washington | Jarvis Jenkins (DT) Clemson |
10 | Houston | Brooks Reed (DE) Arizona |
11 | Minnesota | Kyle Rudolph (TE) Notre Dame |
12 | Detroit | Titus Young (WR) Boise St |
13 | Denver | Rahim Moore (S) UCLA |
14 | Denver | Orlando Franklin (OG) Miami |
15 | St. Louis | Lance Kendricks (TE) Wisconsin |
16 | Oakland | Stefen Wisniewski (C) Penn State |
17 | Indianapolis | Benjamin Ijalana (OT) Villanova |
18 | San Diego | Marcus Gilchrist (CB) Clemson |
19 | Tampa Bay | Da'Quan Bowers (DE) Clemson ![]() |
20 | NY Giants | Marvin Austin (DT) UNC |
21 | Chicago | Stephen Paea (DT) Oregon St |
22 | Philadelphia | Jaiquawn Jarrett (S) Temple |
23 | Kansas City | Rodney Hudson (C) Florida St |
24 | New England | Shane Vereen (RB) California |
25 | Detroit | Mikel Leshoure (RB) Illinois |
26 | Baltimore | Torrey Smith (WR) Maryland |
27 | Cleveland | Greg Little (WR) UNC |
28 | Houston | Brandon Harris (CB) Miami |
29 | San Diego | Jonas Mouton (OLB) Michigan |
30 | Miami | Daniel Thomas (RB) Kansas St |
31 | Pittsburgh | Marcus Gilbert (OT) Florida |
32 | Green Bay | Randall Cobb (WR) Kentucky |
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