2018 NFL Mock Draft: Updated Predictions for Rounds 2 and 3
The second day of the NFL draft is when front office personnel make their money.
With the best talent in the draft pool off the board, the task at hand in the second and third rounds is to identify value picks and players who could come in and compete for playing time right away.
Given the nature of Thursday's first round, there are a few players graded as first-round picks who should be taken at the top of the second round.
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The Cleveland Browns kick off Friday's action at AT&T Stadium with two of the first three selections in the second round. The Indianapolis Colts are going to be on the clock a ton as well, starting with consecutive second-round picks.
2nd- and 3rd-Round Mock Draft
2nd Round
33. Cleveland Browns: Derrius Guice, RB, LSU
34. New York Giants: Will Hernandez, G, UTEP
35. Cleveland Browns (from Houston): James Daniels, C, Iowa
36. Indianapolis Colts: Harold Landry, DE, Boston College
37. Indianapolis Colts (from New York Jets): Josh Jackson, CB, Iowa
38. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Connor Williams, OT, Texas
39. Chicago Bears: Christian Kirk, WR, Texas A&M
40. Denver Broncos: Courtland Sutton, WR, SMU
41. Oakland Raiders: Uchenna Nwosu, LB, USC
42. Miami Dolphins: Anthony Miller, WR, Memphis
43. New England Patriots (from San Francisco): Ronnie Harrison, S, Alabama
44. Washington Redskins: Dallas Goedert, TE, South Dakota State
45. Green Bay Packers: Harrison Phillips, DT, Stanford
46. Cincinnati Bengals: Austin Corbett, G, Nevada
47. Arizona Cardinals: D.J. Chark, WR, LSU
48. Los Angeles Chargers: Justin Reid, S, Stanford
49. Indianapolis Colts (from Seattle via New York Jets): Mike Gesicki, TE, Penn State
50. Dallas Cowboys: James Washington, WR, Oklahoma State
51. Detroit Lions: Isaiah Oliver, CB, Colorado
52. Philadelphia Eagles (from Baltimore): Lorenzo Carter, LB, Georgia
53. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Nick Chubb, RB, Georgia
54. Kansas City Chiefs: Sam Hubbard, DE, Ohio State
55. Carolina Panthers: Maurice Hurst, DT, Michigan
56. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (from Los Angeles Rams): Donte Jackson, CB, LSU
57. Tennessee Titans: Dante Pettis, WR, Washington
58. Atlanta Falcons: Malik Jefferson, LB, Texas
59. San Francisco 49ers (from New Orleans): Jessie Bates, S, Wake Forest
60. Pittsburgh Steelers: Braden Smith, G, Auburn
61. Jacksonville Jaguars: Mason Rudolph, QB, Oklahoma State
62. Minnesota Vikings: Jerome Baker, LB, Ohio State
63. New England Patriots: Tyrell Crosby, OT, Oregon
64. Cleveland Browns (from Philadelphia): Rasheem Green, DE, USC
3rd Round
65. Baltimore Ravens (from Cleveland via Buffalo): B.J. Hill, DE, NC State
66. New York Giants: Derrick Nnadi, DT, Florida State
67. Indianapolis Colts: Kyle Lauletta, QB, Richmond
68. Houston Texans: Geron Christian, OT, Louisville
69. New York Giants (from Tampa Bay): Carlton Davis, CB, Auburn
70. San Francisco 49ers (from Chicago): Nathan Shepherd, DT, Fort Hays State
71. Denver Broncos: Darius Leonard, LB, South Carolina State
72. New York Jets: Ronald Jones, RB, USC
73. Miami Dolphins: Orlando Brown, OT, Oklahoma
74. San Francisco 49ers: DaeSean Hamilton, WR, Penn State
75. Oakland Raiders: Josh Sweat, DE, Florida State
76. Seattle Seahawks (from Green Bay): Mark Andrews, TE, Oklahoma
77. Cincinnati Bengals: Kerryon Johnson, RB, Auburn
78. Kansas City Chiefs (from Washington): Anthony Averett, CB, Alabama
79. Pittsburgh Steelers (from Arizona via Oakland): Brian O'Neill, OT, Pittsburgh
80. Houston Texans (from Seattle): Holton Hill, CB, Texas
81. Dallas Cowboys: Tre'Quan Smith, WR, UCF
82. Detroit Lions: Chris Herndon, TE, Miami
83. Baltimore Ravens: Duke Dawson, CB, Florida
84. Los Angeles Chargers: Breeland Sparks, DE, Ole Miss
85. Carolina Panthers (from Buffalo): Mason Cole, C, Michigan
86. Kansas City Chiefs: Royce Freeman, RB, Oregon
87. Los Angeles Rams: Kemoko Turay, DE, Rutgers
88. Carolina Panthers: Deadrin Sweat, DT, USF
89. Tennessee Titans: Josey Jewell, LB, Iowa
90. Atlanta Falcons: Martinas Rankin, C, Mississippi State
91. New Orleans Saints: Nick Nelson, CB, Wisconsin
92. Pittsburgh Steelers: Luke Falk, QB, Washington State
93. Jacksonville Jaguars: Oren Burks, LB, Vanderbilt
94. Minnesota Vikings: Daurice Fountain, WR, Northern Iowa
95. New England Patriots: Joe Noteboom, OT, TCU
96. Buffalo Bills (from Philadelphia): Jalyn Holmes, DE, Ohio State
97. Arizona Cardinals: M.J. Stewart, CB, North Carolina
98. Houston Texans: Ian Thomas, TE, Indiana
99. Denver Broncos: Obo Okoronkwo, LB, Oklahoma
100. Cincinnati Bengals: Tyquan Lewis, DE, Ohio State
Colts Should Be Busiest Team On Day 2
The Indianapolis Colts are in an ideal position to bolster their roster, as they have four picks on the second day of the draft.
After selecting Notre Dame guard Quenton Nelson with the No. 6 pick they received in the trade with the New York Jets that resulted in Todd Bowles' team taking USC quarterback Sam Darnold at No. 3, the Colts have three second-round selections and a third-rounder at their disposal.
With some projected first-round picks left at the start of the second round, the Colts have an opportunity to improve their defense with Boston College defensive end Harold Landry and Iowa cornerback Josh Jackson.
Indianapolis also holds a selection in the middle of the second round, where it brings in a weapon for quarterback Andrew Luck in the form of Penn State tight end Mike Gesicki.
The Colts appear at the start of the third round, and it wouldn't be a terrible idea to go after a quarterback like Richmond's Kyle Lauletta to develop underneath Luck or become a potential option off the bench if Luck isn't 100 percent healthy.
Although they are in a terrific position to start, the Colts could better their standing in the second round even more if they value a player after the No. 37 pick.
With a third second-round pick and a high third-round selection, Indianapolis could package those or one of its Saturday picks to make a splash.
Expect an Early Run on Offensive Skill Position Players
The first round didn't produce the ideal results for running backs, wide receivers and tight ends, as Maryland wideout D.J. Moore was the first skill position player taken at No. 24.
LSU running back Derrius Guice should be a coveted prospect at the start of the second round, and it would be wise of the Cleveland Browns to add another offensive weapon to their depth chart.
Wide receivers Christian Kirk of Texas A&M, Courtland Sutton of SMU and Anthony Miller of Memphis would be nice value pieces at the start of Day 2 for teams looking to add more talent.
After going with a defensive pick in the first round, the Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos and Miami Dolphins should lean to the other side of the ball, which triggers a run on wide receivers.
Tight end is going to be another intriguing position, with South Dakota State's Dallas Goedert and Penn State's Gesicki being solid options for teams in the second round. Also keep an eye on Oklahoma's Mark Andrews and Miami's Chris Herndon in the third round.
When it comes to the running backs left after Guice, Georgia's Nick Chubb is next in line, but he might experience a drop in the second round because of the amount of wide receivers chosen ahead of him.
USC's Ronald Jones, Auburn's Kerryon Johnson and Oregon's Royce Freeman are all solid options in the second and third rounds for teams looking for a steal or to add depth behind established starters.
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