NFL Draft Order 2012: Teams That Must Desperately Trade Up in Round 2

One of the craziest first rounds in recent memory is in the books, and there is still plenty of top-flight talent to be had tonight in the NFL draft's second round.

Several players who were considered to be elite at their respective positions are still on the board, so there will certainly be several teams looking to trade up into one of the first few slots.

If teams believe that they can get a future or immediate starter early in the round, then they obviously shouldn't hesitate to be assertive and make a power move. Teams have shown a willingness to move down in this draft already, so I have to believe that there will be trades available to anyone looking to move up the board.

Here are three teams in particular who must throw caution to the wind and trade up in the second round in order to address pressing needs.

Buffalo Bills

The Buffalo Bills currently hold the ninth pick in the second round and the 41st pick overall, so there is likely to be a quality player on the board for them at that spot.

If the Bills really want to address one of their remaining major needs, it would make a lot of sense to trade up. The Bills have holes at offensive tackle, wide receiver and linebacker, and there is first-round talent still on the board at each of those positions.

Rather than waiting and hoping somebody falls to them, they might as well trade into the top five of the round.

Jonathan Martin and Cordy Glenn are available at tackle; Stephen Hill, Rueben Randle or Alshon Jeffery can be had at receiver; and Lavonte David would be a great fit at outside linebacker in Buffalo's 4-3 system. The Bills already took cornerback Stephon Gilmore, whom they seemingly believe will be an immediate contributor, so they should go get another guy who can step right in as well.

Detroit Lions

The Detroit Lions were quite fortunate in the first round as Iowa's Riley Reiff, who was widely considered the No. 2 offensive tackle in the draft, slipped to them in the latter part of the first round.

While that filled one obvious hole, the Lions still have a major need in the secondary. They were torched by the Green Bay Packers and New Orleans Saints in their final two games last season and simply can't afford to go into next season without upgrading at cornerback or safety in some way.

All of the safeties worth anything are already off the board, but there are some corners left who are worth jumping up for.

The Lions have the 22nd pick in the second round, and that is a long time to wait for a player to fall. Possible NFL starters at cornerback such as Janoris Jenkins, Trumaine Johnson and Jayron Hosley are still on the board, and Detroit should be proactive by moving up 10 or more spots in order to snag one.

Philadelphia Eagles

The Philadelphia Eagles did well to trade up in the first round in order to fill a big need in the middle of their defensive line with Mississippi State defensive tackle Fletcher Cox, and they have two second-round picks at their disposal as well.

You have to believe that they will continue to build their defense, as there really aren't any major holes on offense. Philly has one of the worst linebacker corps in the league despite trading for DeMeco Ryans, and that should be the main focus.

There really aren't many good fits remaining for their 4-3 scheme, but Nebraska linebacker Lavonte David seems tailor made to be a starting outside linebacker for the Eagles.

David is undersized at just 6'1" and 233 lbs, but with opposing offenses worried about blocking the likes of Jason Babin and Trent Cole, he would have plenty of space to operate in Philadelphia. The Eagles have the 14th and 19th picks in the second round and can easily package one of those selections with some in later rounds to move up.