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Mock draft: Round 2

Following up with my first-round mock draft, it's time to take a look at the second round.

Keep in mind, there will be different teams in certain slots due to the trades I predicted in the first round. We also start off Round 2 with another trade.

Washington now owns the top slot in this projection after making a deal with the Patriots. The move from 41 to 33, cost the Redskins 110 points on the trade chart. Since the Redskins don't have another pick until 144, they send next year's third-round pick to New England.

The deal allows the Redskins to get their quarterback of the future, but look at New England in this mock draft. They draft Anthony Castonzo, Muhammad Wilkerson, Danny Watkins and Ryan Williams. They also pick up an additional second and third next year, and still have five picks left in the 2011 draft.

  1. Denver Broncos, Kyle Rudolph, TE, Notre Dame
  1. Arizona Cardinals, Derek Sherrod, OT, Mississippi State
  1. * New York Jets, Justin Houston*, OLB, Georgia
  1. Houston Texans, Davon House, CB, New Mexico State
  1. San Francisco 49ers, Phil Taylor, NT, Baylor

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  1. Oakland Raiders, Rodney Hudson, G/C, Florida State
  1. San Diego Chargers, Jonathan Baldwin, WR, Pittsburgh
  1. New York Giants, Bruce Carter, OLB, North Carolina
  1. Baltimore Ravens, Edmond Gates, WR, Abilene Christian
  • Projected trade between the Patriots and Redskins. New England sends the 33rd pick to Washington for the 41st and a 2012 third-round choice.

** Projected trade between the Bills and Saints. Buffalo receives the 24th overall pick and New Orleans gets four choices (34, 100, 122 and 133).

* Projected trade between the Bengals and Patriots. Cincinnati trades up to 28 and New England slides down to 35 and also gets a second-round pick next year.

Projected trade between the Jets and Titans. Tennessee moves up to 30 in exchange for its second-round pick (No. 39) as well as the 109 and 142 overall selections.