2014 NFL Draft Order: Day 2 List of Picks and Predictions

A flurry of trades in the first round shuffled the order for Rounds 2 and 3 on Day 2 of the NFL draft. It is best just to get used to the change because the trades aren't done yet. 

Obviously, Day 2 does not feature the kind of star power of Thursday's first round, but it does offer some excellent prospects and plenty of excitement. 

Have a look at the draft order, and then I'll offer up a few predictions for the excitement that awaits NFL junkies on Friday. 

Pick	Overall	Team
1	33	Houston Texans
2	34	Washington Redskins
3	35	Cleveland Browns
4	36	Oakland Raiders
5	37	Atlanta Falcons
6	38	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
7	39	Jacksonville Jaguars
8	40	Seattle Seahawks (from Minnesota)
9	41	Buffalo Bills
10	42	Tennessee Titans
11	43	New York Giants
12	44	St. Louis Rams
13	45	Detroit Lions
14	46	Pittsburgh Steelers
15	47	Dallas Cowboys
16	48	Baltimore Ravens
17	49	New York Jets
18	50	Miami Dolphins
19	51	Chicago Bears
20	52	Arizona Cardinals
21	53	Green Bay Packers
22	54	Philadelphia Eagles
23	55	Cincinnati Bengals
24	56	San Francisco 49ers (from Kansas City)
25	57	San Diego Chargers
26	58	New Orleans Saints
27	59	Indianapolis Colts
28	60	Carolina Panthers
29	61	San Francisco 49ers
30	62	New England Patriots
31	63	Denver Broncos
32	64	Seattle Seahawks
32	Seattle Seahawks

Pick	Overall	Team
1	65	Houston Texans
2	66	Washington Redskins
3	67	Oakland Raiders
4	68	Atlanta Falcons
5	69	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
6	70	Jacksonville Jaguars
7	71	Cleveland Browns
8	72	Minnesota Vikings
9	73	Buffalo Bills
10	74	New York Giants
11	75	St. Louis Rams
12	76	Detroit Lions
13	77	San Francisco 49ers (from Tennessee)
14	78	Dallas Cowboys
15	79	Baltimore Ravens
16	80	New York Jets
17	81	Miami Dolphins
18	82	Chicago Bears
19	83	Philadelphia Eagles (from Cleveland)
20	84	Arizona Cardinals
21	85	Green Bay Packers
22	86	Philadelphia Eagles
23	87	Kansas City Chiefs
24	88	Cincinnati Bengals
25	89	San Diego Chargers
26	90	Indianapolis Colts
27	91	Arizona Cardinals (from New Orleans)
28	92	Carolina Panthers
29	93	New England Patriots
30	94	San Francisco 49ers
31	95	Denver Broncos
32	96	Minnesota Vikings (from Seattle)

Day 2 Predictions

Houston Will Add More Power to Front Seven

The Houston Texans are on the clock...again. After taking Jadeveon Clowney with the No. 1 selection on Thursday, the Texans will get the first selection on Friday.

This sets up for a potentially interesting situation, as the Texans have to identify their quarterback of the future, and the best one on the board is Derek Carr.

Colts' beat writer Mike Chappell helps explain:

The Texans have to avoid this situation. If Carr was a surefire prospect in the vein of Andrew Luck, the Texans could look past the family connection. 

He is available in Round 2 for a reason, however. The Texans will opt to let him slide by and instead add Louis Nix III from Notre Dame. 

He is the best pure nose tackle prospect in this draft. Houston's front seven would be complete and scary with the addition of both Clowney and Nix. 

Carr Will Drive into Oakland

With the Texans passing on Carr, it clears the path for the Raiders to grab their signal-caller of the future.

The Raiders select fourth in the second round. Drafting before them are the Texans, Redskins and Browns.

If the Texans don't take Carr, and no team trades in front of the Raiders, he will be available.

This should be acceptable to Oakland. Bleacher Report's Matt Miller explains that the Raiders have long appeared to be enamored with Carr: 

With Matt Schaub ready to handle starting duties under center in Oakland next season, Carr would have no pressure to come in and play right away. That is especially true with him not going in the first round.

After Khalil Mack fell in their lap at No. 5, this draft is working out all right for the Raiders. 

Timmy Jernigan's Free Fall Will Stop in Chicago

Some, including me, mocked Timmy Jernigan to the Chicago Bears at pick No. 14. He didn't go in that selection or any other in the first round. 

The news in this tweet from Sports Illustrated may have something to do with that: 

Jernigan never figured to be the kind of player who explodes into the backfield to make big plays. This makes it easier to pass on him in the face of any red flags, and it will leave him on the board for much of the second round. 

He won't last past the Bears at No. 19 in the second round, though. 

They finished this past season dead last in rush defense. That side of the ball has gotten old, soft and vulnerable. With their first selection, they went for cornerback Kyle Fuller. That means they almost have to add to the front seven with their next selection to shore up that awful run defense. 

They will overlook whatever concerns there are with Jernigan to bring in his strength and ability to clog running lanes.