If the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft was defined by offensive and defensive linemen, the second round will be known for its offensive skill position players.
2013 NFL Draft: 2nd round mock draft
What path will the second round take on Friday evening? We’ll find out for sure at 6:30 p.m. ET, but for now we’ll make some educated guesses.
Stephen Dunn
There is a multitude of highly-rated players still on the board. Most notably, the best quarterbacks in the draft will be taken in the second round. With the signal callers, it's going to be about finding the best scheme fit. The Jacksonville Jaguars may try to move down from pick No. 33, but they could still land Geno Smith. The Arizona Cardinals could get their quarterback of the future, be it Matt Barkley or Mike Glennon.
The second round is going to feature a lot of wide receivers. This mock has three in the second round, but five or six could conceivably go in this round. The first running backs of the draft should get picked in the second round as well.
On Friday, we’ll truly find out why the second and third rounds of the draft are considered the strength this year. The players in these rounds could arguably be as good or better than some players taken in the first.
As is the case with just about all of my mock drafts, I didn't project trades in this mock draft. Because of that, Glennon and Ryan Nassib didn't get picked. I expect them to in the second round.
| # | Round 2 - Team | Player | Pos. | School |
| 33 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Geno Smith | QB | West Virginia |
| 34 | San Francisco 49ers | Jesse Williams | DT | Alabama |
| 35 | Philadelphia Eagles | Jamar Taylor | CB | Boise State |
| 36 | Detroit Lions | Terron Armstead | OT | Arkansas Pine-Bluff |
| 37 | Cincinnati Bengals | Jonathan Cyprien | S | Florida International |
| 38 | Arizona Cardinals | Matt Barkley | QB | Southern California |
| 39 | New York Jets | Robert Woods | WR | Southern California |
| 40 | Tennessee Titans | Tank Carradine | DE | Florida State |
| 41 | Buffalo Bills | Keenan Allen | WR | California |
| 42 | Oakland Raiders | Johnathan Hankins | DT | Ohio State |
| 43 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Zach Ertz | TE | Stanford |
| 44 | Carolina Panthers | Justin Hunter | WR | Tennessee |
| 45 | San Diego Chargers | Darius Slay | CB | Mississippi State |
| 46 | Buffalo Bills | Damontre Moore | OLB/DE | Texas A&M |
| 47 | Dallas Cowboys | Menelik Watson | OT | Florida State |
| 48 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Eddie Lacy | RB | Alabama |
| 49 | New York Giants | Arthur Brown | LB | Kansas State |
| 50 | Chicago Bears | Manti Te'o | MLB | Notre Dame |
| 51 | Washington Redskins | D.J. Swearinger | S | South Carolina |
| 52 | New England Patriots | Johnthan Banks | CB | Mississippi State |
| 53 | Cincinnati Bengals | Johnathan Franklin | RB | UCLA |
| 54 | Miami Dolphins | Blidi Wreh-Wilson | CB | Connecticut |
| 55 | Green Bay Packers | John Jenkins | NT | Georgia |
| 56 | Seattle Seahawks | Kawann Short | DT | Purdue |
| 57 | Houston Texans | Kevin Minter | MLB | LSU |
| 58 | Denver Broncos | Alex Okafor | DE | Texas |
| 59 | New England Patriots | Logan Ryan | CB | Rutgers |
| 60 | Atlanta Falcons | Sam Montgomery | DE | LSU |
| 61 | San Francisco 49ers | Margus Hunt | DE | SMU |
| 62 | Baltimore Ravens | Khaseem Greene | LB | Rutgers |
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