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NFL Draft expert Frank Coyle of draftinsiders.com projects the opening rounds of this year's draft. These projections do not necessarily correspond to his player rankings.

1.
Oakland Raiders
Calvin Johnson*
WR
6-4, 235
Georgia Tech
Raiders sitting in Black Hole with top pick and Al likes the impact offensive guys.
2.
Detroit Lions
Joe Thomas
OT
6-7, 310
Wisconsin
Lions must find a way to protect their QB whoever he will be next season.
3.
Cleveland Browns
Brady Quinn
QB
6-4, 230
Notre Dame
Browns are not 100% sold on Charlie Frye and Quinn would be almost impossible to pass on here.
4.
Tampa Bay Bucaneers
JaMarcus Russell*
QB
6-6, 255
LSU
Bucs are hoping for big play receiver or left tackle here. Russell would be fine addition.
5.
Arizona Cardinals
Jamaal Anderson*
DE
6-6, 255
Arkansas
Cardinals are always looking for DL and Anderson is a blue chip prospect.
6.
Washington Redskins
Ted Ginn Jr. *
WR
6-0, 180
Ohio State
Redskins' offense needs a premier playmaker and Ginn can strike from anywhere.
7.
Minnesota Vikings
Alan Branch*
DT
6-5, 330
Michigan
Vikings will anchor their talented front four with this stud tackle if available.
8.
Houston Texans
Adrian Peterson*
RB
6-1, 220
Oklahoma
Texans offense would love this feature back to balance their offense.
9.
Miami Dolphins
Leon Hall
CB
5-11, 195
Michigan
Dolphins pass defense has some holes and a top cover man would address a problem area.
10.
Atlanta Falcons
Lawrence Timmons
LB
6-3, 230
Florida State
Falcons defense failed over second half and speed is a premium in this draft class.
11.
San Francisco 49ers
Dwayne Jarrett*
WR
6-5, 210
Southern California
49ers young QB Alex Smith needs a playmaker to take the next step up.
12.
Buffalo Bills
Levi Brown
OT
6-5, 325
Penn State
Bills have been vulnerable on the edge for a decade.
13.
St. Louis Rams
Sidney Rice*
WR
6-1, 190
South Carolina
Rams will probably lose veteran Kevin Curtis in free agency.
14.
Carolina Panthers
Gaines Adams
DE
6-4, 265
Clemson
Panthers look to their changing front four with replacement for Michael Rucker in this class.
15.
Pittsburgh Steelers
Paul Posluszny
LB
6-1, 235
Penn State
Steelers showing age on their backer unit in particular and Poluszny could be an early NFL starter.
16.
Green Bay Packers
Adam Carriker
DE
6-5, 280
Nebraska
Packers defense needs a stud pass rusher and Carriker is flying up the charts.
17.
Jacksonville Jaguars
LaRon Landry
FS
6-2, 205
LSU
Jaguars are looking for impact defender in secondary and Landry would be an early starter.
18.
Cincinnati Bengals
Zach Miller*
TE
6-5, 260
Arizona State
Bengals looking to give QB Carson Palmer a big play weapon in the middle.
19.
Tennessee Titans
Reggie Nelson*
FS
6-1, 190
Florida
Titans defense looking to add a playmaker in their disappointing secondary.
20.
New York Giants
Michael Griffin
SS
6-0, 200
Texas
G-Men have major problems in the secondary.
21.
Denver Broncos
Aaron Ross
CB
6-0, 195
Texas
Broncos will look to add a top corner after Darrent Williams tragedy.
22.
Dallas Cowboys
Robert Meachem*
WR
6-2, 205
Tennessee
Boys must prepare for any TO meltdown and Meachem gives Tony Romo a fine deep threat.
23.
Kansas City Chiefs
Amobi Okoye
DT
6-2, 290
Louisville
Chiefs are looking to this guy to light a fire on disappointing front four.
24.
New England Patriots (from Seattle)
Brandon Siler*
LB
6-1, 235
Florida
Patriots aging backer unit could be the focus of one of their two #1 picks.
25.
New York Jets
Greg Olsen*
TE
6-5, 255
Miami
Jets passing game needs some impact and Olsen has a huge upside as a pro.
26.
Philadelphia Eagles
Charles Johnson*
DE
6-2, 275
Georgia
Eagles are looking to get bigger along their front four.
27.
New Orleans Saints
Daymeion Hughes
CB
6-2, 190
California
Saints are problems on the corner and will look to address this area early in the draft.
28.
New England Patriots
Darrelle Revis*
CB
5-11, 190
Pittsburgh
Patriots are expected to address the secondary early with possibly both their #1 picks this April.
29.
Baltimore Ravens
Marshawn Lynch*
RB
5-10, 220
California
Ravens are looking for a playmaker out of the backfield.
30.
San Diego Chargers
Justin Blalock
OG
6-4, 330
Texas
Chargers continue to build their line to keep Tomlinson at the top of his game.
31.
Chicago Bears
Quinn Pitcock
DT
6-2, 295
Ohio State
Bears' overrated defense has big problems on the interior with both injuries and off the field problems.
32.
Indianapolis Colts
Tank Tyler
DT
6-2, 320
NC State
Colts need some interior defenders and Tyler is one of the best in this class.

* - Underclassman

Mock Draft, Round 2

This is special to Rivals.com from Frank Coyle. Coyle has written about the NFL Draft in his newsletter for more than 15 years and has endorsements from NFL veterans like Gil Brandt, Phil Savage and Charley Casserly. Coyle's work can also be found at draftinsiders.com or you may call him toll-free at 800-776-1949.

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