NFL Draft Trades 2015: Full List of Moves and Updated Order After Day 2
The first round of the 2015 NFL draft needed 15 selections before the first trade was made, but Friday's second and third rounds wasted no time getting in on the trade madness.
Questions swirled about whether the Tennessee Titans would trade their No. 2 overall pick from Thursday before they stood firm and took Marcus Mariota, but Friday didn't follow suit. With the first pick of Day 2 at No. 33 overall, the Titans dealt down and stockpiled picks in what was a sign of things to come in Rounds 2 and 3.
Teams entered Day 2 with players in mind and went after them. All in all, 22 of the 67 picks on Friday night were ultimately made by teams not in their original draft position.
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Let's take a closer look at all of the trades made, and what the early returns are.
Full List of Day 2 Trades
| Giants receive: No. 33 overall (Landon Collins) | Titans receive: No. 40 overall (Dorial Green-Beckham), 4th-round pick (No. 108), 7th-round pick (No. 245) |
| Panthers receive: No. 41 overall (Devin Funchess) | Rams receive: No. 57 overall (Rob Havenstein), No. 89 overall (Sean Mannion), 6th-round pick (No. 201) |
| Texans receive: No. 43 overall (Benardrick McKinney), 7th-round pick (No. 229) | Browns receive: No. 51 overall (Nate Orchard), 4th-round pick (No. 116), 6th-round pick (No. 195) |
| Eagles receive: No. 47 overall (Eric Rowe), 6th-round pick (No. 191) | Dolphins receive: No. 52 overall (Jordan Phillips), two 5th-round picks (Nos. 145 and 156) |
| Cardinals receive: No. 58 overall (Markus Golden), 5th-round pick (No. 158) | Ravens receive: No. 55 overall (Maxx Williams) |
| Redskins receive: No. 95 overall (Matt Jones), 4th-round pick (No. 112), 5th-round pick (No. 167), 6th-round pick (No. 181) | Seahawks receive: No. 69 overall (Tyler Lockett) |
| Bucs receive: No. 61 overall (Ali Marpet), 4th-round pick (No. 128) | Colts receive: No. 65 overall (D'Joun Smith), 4th-round pick (No. 109) |
| Jets receive: No. 82 overall (Lorenzo Mauldin), 5th-round pick (No. 152), 7th-round pick (No. 229), WR DeVier Posey | Texans receive: No. 70 overall (Jaelen Strong) |
| Chiefs receive: No. 76 overall (Chris Conley) | Vikings receive: 3rd-round pick (No. 80-traded to DET), 6th-round pick (No. 193) |
| Lions receive: No. 80 overall (Alex Carter) | Vikings receive: No. 88 overall (Danielle Hunter), 5th-round pick (No. 143) |
| Patriots receive: 4th-round pick (No. 111), 5th-round pick (No. 147), 6th-round pick (No. 202) | No. 96 overall (Xavier Cooper), 7th-round pick (No. 219) |
All trade details are courtesy of the NFL.com trade tracker.
Marquee Day 2 Trades
Giants, Titans Both Land Overlooked Talents in Early Trade
The Titans opted to keep their No. 2 overall pick Thursday night over several advances from potential trade partners. But with their most coveted prospect on the Day 2 draft board bound to keep slipping, they chose to take advantage of a team hungry to get their guy right away.
The New York Giants didn't feel good about Landon Collins falling to them at No. 40, so they moved up eight picks to snag him with the Friday's first pick. The former Alabama safety's struggles in the deep passing game allowed him to slip, but the G-Men undoubtedly saw his game-changing ability as a box safety and a hard hitter.
Trading up in the draft is not a typical Giants move, as ESPN's Adam Schefter observed, but that only makes their affinity for Collins more apparent:
As for the Titans, they just had to nail their pick at No. 40 with so many holes on a roster ill-equipped to help Mariota succeed early in his NFL days. And that's just what they did, getting one of the draft's most supreme athletes and high-ceiling prospects in Dorial Green-Beckham.
Tennessee drafted both Justin Hunter and Kendall Wright in the first two rounds in the last four years, but the former has struggled to assume a dependable role down the field. That's where DGB figures to make an immediate impact with his 6'5" and 235-pound frame.
More than anything, it's a pick for the future, as NFL Network's Bucky Brooks noted:
The Titans could have gone with a number of safer picks at receiver, but rolled the dice with Green-Beckham and could end up reaping the rewards. If Mariota develops into a franchise signal-caller and DGB can take his time getting accustomed to the next level, the Titans could have a deadly pair in the passing attack for years to come.
That they got a few extra draft picks in the process only accentuates the Titans' savviness atop Round 2.
Browns Trade Down for Nate Orchard, Continue to Ignore WR Need
There's no doubting the Cleveland Browns' need for another impact rusher off the edge, and that's just what they landed in Nate Orchard with the 51st overall pick. They also grabbed two extra late-round picks in the process, moving down nine spots from the No. 43 spot.
But in the process of nabbing the best edge-rusher still available and filling a need, the Browns once again ignored their biggest need of all at wide receiver.
Some of the best Day 2 options had already gone off the board, but options like Jaelen Strong, Sammie Coates and Tyler Lockett remained ripe for the picking. With Josh Gordon facing a long suspension and Dwayne Bowe and Brian Hartline leading the Cleveland receiving corps, a young stud was needed to step in and make an immediate impact.
There is one silver lining for Browns fans, as ESPN's Jeremy Fowler noted:
The Browns' undying need for skill-position effectiveness did force an eventual selection in Round 3, as they nabbed running back Duke Johnson out of Miami. After the Trent Richardson experience and a Ben Tate trade that blew up in their face, Cleveland made some damage control with Johnson, as Fox Sports' Bruce Feldman noted:
Adding a rusher like that is undoubtedly big for the Browns, but it doesn't answer the question of whom the Cleveland quarterback—whether it be Josh McCown, Johnny Manziel or somebody else—is going to throw the ball to.
The Browns had two first-round picks to spend on a wideout and addressed the interior with both of them. They had a chance to make it all right in Round 2 and let it pass them by.
Texans Climb for Slipping WR, Nab Andre Johnson Replacement
With teams like the Browns opting to overlook some of the slipping talent at receiver as Day 2 wore along, others weren't about to watch Strong—Arizona State's potential first-round wideout—continue falling in the third round. But with the Houston Texans eyeing an Andre Johnson replacement at No. 82 overall, they had to make a move.
It cost a pretty penny, but the Texans moved up 12 spots to get their guy. Houston sent its 82nd pick, along with a fifth-rounder, a seventh-rounder and wideout DeVier Posey to the Jets for the right to take Strong at No. 70.
John McClain of the Houston Chronicle saw the pick as one that was a long time coming:
Johnson's long-anticipated exodus from Houston finally came this offseason, but the need for the Texans to replace his consistent 1,000-yard production made itself apparent when the team assessed its draft necessities.
They opted to replace Johnson not only in potential production, but in ability as well. Strong has a similarly long frame at 6'4" to high point balls deep down the field, while also boasting breakaway speed to separate from defenders.
There may still be a quarterback carousel in Houston, but whoever emerges as the team's gunslinger will benefit greatly from the young stable of wideouts accumulating in the Texans' clubhouse.
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