By The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — It’s Day 2 of the NFL draft! Who will choose Will Levis? The standout Kentucky quarterback would be the greatest identify on the board when the second spherical kicks off at 7 p.m. EST from Kansas City’s Union Station with the Pittsburgh Steelers on the clock.
Bryce Young went first general to the Carolina Panthers adopted by C.J. Stroud to the Houston Texans for a 1-2 quarterback combo on the prime of the draft Thursday. The second spherical could be seen on NFL Network and ESPN. Follow for dwell updates from Associated Press reporters throughout the nation (all instances EST).
LEVIS TO THE COLTS?
Colts proprietor Jim Irsay is elevating eyebrows on Twitter hours earlier than the beginning of the second spherical of the NFL draft by asking followers if the group ought to take Will Levis for a Joe Montana-Steve Young QB combo.
Irsay requested the query after Indianapolis took Florida’s Anthony Richardson with the fourth general choose. The Colts have the fourth choose within the second spherical, the thirty fifth general.
Montana and Young are each Pro Football Hall of Famers who received Super Bowls in San Francisco. Young was Montana’s backup earlier than changing him.
ALL EYES ON LEVIS
The Kentucky QB was projected as excessive because the second general choose. Instead, he’s heading to Round 2 nonetheless ready for a group to buzz his telephone, writes AP’s Arnie Stapleton.
Levis sat uncomfortably, typically squirming in entrance of the TV cameras, as he watched three quarterbacks picked within the first 4 picks: Young to the Panthers, Stroud to the Texans and Richardson to the Colts.
WHO ARE THE BEST PLAYERS AVAILABLE?
Tennessee’s Hendon Hooker is one other intriguing prospect nonetheless on the board after being bypassed on a wild Thursday night time that featured a number of stunning swaps, two operating backs chosen among the many prime dozen picks and a late run on a skinny class of huge receivers.
Other gamers anticipated to go within the second spherical embrace tight ends Michael Mayer (Notre Dame) and Luke Musgrave (Oregon State), cornerbacks Brian Branch (Alabama), Joey Porter Jr. (Penn State) and Kelee Ringo (Georgia), and guard O’Cyrus Torrence (Florida).
WHO’S ON THE CLOCK IN THE SECOND ROUND?
The Steelers, Arizona Cardinals and Detroit Lions have the primary three picks in Round 2.
The Los Angeles Rams (thirty sixth general) and Miami Dolphins (51st) leap into motion in Round 2 after being spectators on Thursday night time. The Rams traded away their first-round choose and the Dolphins had been punished by the league for tampering.
The Denver Broncos (67th) and Cleveland Browns (74th) should await the third spherical, barring a commerce to maneuver up.
DRAFT PICKS SO FAR
AP College Football Writer Ralph Russo breaks down all 31 first-round picks, together with Alabama defensive deal with Jalen Carter, who was as soon as projected to be the primary general choose and went ninth to the Philadelphia Eagles.
Carter’s inventory dropped after pleading no contest to 2 misdemeanors (reckless driving and racing) and being sentenced to a yr of probation and neighborhood service in March on costs associated to an car accident that killed a Georgia teammate and soccer staffer.
Young, Stroud, Alabama linebacker Will Anderson Jr. (Texans), Richardson and Illinois cornerback Devon Witherspoon (Seattle Seahawks) had been the highest 5 picks, whereas Kansas State defensive finish Felix Anudike-Uzomah was the final participant picked within the first spherical by the Super Bowl champions Kansas City Chiefs.
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