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2017 NFL Draft: Best Available Players After First Round

Round One is in the books. As we look ahead to Round Two, who are the best players still available?

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I love Lamp.
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Your Houston Texans selected quarterback Deshaun Watson at #12 overall after trading with Cleveland in the first round, and we’ll be collectively second-guessing celebrating that decision over the next several months as Watson hopefully develops into the franchise signal-caller Houston has needed since Matt Schaub’s arm fell off in 2013.

There’s still plenty of action to unfold in this draft to infuse the Texans with talent in what is now very obviously a “win now” window, so who will they pick tomorrow?

Using Dan Kadar’s “Top 100 Players” list, here’s who is still available as the 2017 NFL Draft begins its second round:

1. Myles Garrett, DE, Texas A&M (drafted by Cleveland Browns)

2. Jonathan Allen, DL, Alabama (drafted by Washington)

3. Jamal Adams, S, LSU (drafted by New York Jets)

4. Malik Hooker, S, Ohio State (drafted by Indianapolis Colts)

5. Marshon Lattimore, CB, Ohio State (drafted by New Orleans Saints)

6. Solomon Thomas, DE, Stanford (drafted by San Francisco 49ers)

7. Dalvin Cook, RB, Florida State

8. Leonard Fournette, RB, LSU (drafted by Jacksonville Jaguars)

9. Reuben Foster, MLB, Alabama drafted by San Francisco 49ers)

10. Mike Williams, WR, Clemson (drafted by Los Angeles Chargers)

11. Corey Davis, WR, Western Michigan (drafted by Tennessee Titans)

12. O.J. Howard, TE, Alabama (drafted by Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

13. Derek Barnett, DE, Tennessee (drafted by Philadelphia Eagles)

14. Deshaun Watson, QB, Clemson (drafted by Houston Texans at #12)

15. Mitchell Trubisky, QB, North Carolina (drafted by Chicago Bears)

16. Jabrill Peppers, S, Michigan (drafted by Cleveland Browns)

17. Takkarist McKinley, OLB, UCLA (drafted by Atlanta Falcons)

18. Ryan Ramczyk, OT, Wisconsin (drafted by New Orleans Saints)

19. Haason Reddick, LB, Temple (drafted by Arizona Cardinals)

20. John Ross, WR, Washington (drafted by Cincinnati Bengals)

21. Forrest Lamp, OT/OG, Western Kentucky

22. Christian McCaffrey, RB, Stanford (drafted by Carolina Panthers)

23. Malik McDowell, DL, Michigan State

24. Marlon Humphrey, CB, Alabama (drafted by Baltimore Ravens)

25. Taco Charlton, DE, Michigan (drafted by Dallas Cowboys)

26. Tim Williams, OLB, Alabama

27. Zach Cunningham, LB, Vanderbilt

28. Gareon Conley, CB, Ohio State (drafted by Oakland Raiders)

29. David Njoku, TE, Miami (drafted by Cleveland Browns)

30. Tre’Davious White, CB, LSU (drafted by Buffalo Bills)

31. Charles Harris, DE/OLB, Missouri (drafted by Miami Dolphins)

32. Garrett Bolles, OT, Utah (drafted by Denver Broncos)

33. DeShone Kizer, QB, Notre Dame

34. Sidney Jones, CB, Washington

35. Obi Melifonwu, S, Connecticut

36. Patrick Mahomes, QB, Texas Tech (drafted by Kansas City Chiefs)

37. Carl Lawson, DE, Auburn

38. Budda Baker, S, Washington

39. Teez Tabor, CB, Florida

40. Cam Robinson, OT, Alabama

41. Alvin Kamara, RB, Tennessee

42. T.J. Watt, LB, Wisconsin (drafted by Pittsburgh Steelers)

43. Dan Feeney, G, Indiana

44. Evan Engram, TE, Mississippi (drafted by New York Giants)

45. Jarrad Davis, LB, Florida (drafted by Detroit Lions)

46. Chris Wormley, DT, Michigan

47. Derek Rivers, DE/OLB, Youngstown State

48. Quincy Wilson, CB, Florida

49. Josh Jones, S, North Carolina State

50. Curtis Samuel, RB/WR, Ohio State

51. Adoree' Jackson, CB, Southern California (drafted by Tennessee Titans)

52. Chidobe Awuzie, CB, Colorado

53. Ryan Anderson, LB, Alabama

54. Fabian Moreau, CB, UCLA

55. Raekwon McMillan, MLB, Ohio State

56. Caleb Brantley, DL, Florida

57. Kevin King, CB, Washington

58. Jordan Willis, DE, Kansas State

59. Marcus Williams, S, Utah

60. Zay Jones, WR, East Carlina

61. Joe Mixon, RB, Oklahoma

62. Desmond King, CB, Iowa

63. Pat Elflein, G/C, Ohio State

64. Kareem Hunt, RB, Toledo

65. Dion Dawkins, OT/G, Temple

66. Tarell Basham, DE, Ohio

67. JuJu Smith-Schuster, WR, Southern California

68. Antonio Garcia, OT, Troy

69. Cooper Kupp, WR, Eastern Washington

70. Montravius Adams, DT, Auburn

71. Adam Shaheen, TE, Ashland

72. Tyus Bowser, LB, Houston

73. Taylor Moton, OT, Western Michigan

74. Chad Hansen, WR, California

75. Carlos Watkins, DT, Clemson

76. Cordrea Tankersley, CB, Clemson

77. Dalvin Tomlinson, DT, Alabama

78. ArDarius Stewart, WR, Alabama

79. Jourdan Lewis, CB, Michigan

80. Dorian Johnson, G, Pittsburgh

81. Dawuane Smoot, DE, Illinois

82. Bucky Hodges, TE, Virginia Tech

83. Larry Ogunjobi, DT, Charlotte

84. Davis Webb, QB, California

85. Samaje Perine, RB, Oklahoma

86. DeMarcus Walker, DE, Florida State

87. Roderick Johnson, OT, Florida State

88. Eddie Vanderdoes, DT, UCLA

89. Adam Bisnowaty, OT, Pittsburgh

90. Tanoh Kpassagnon, DE, Villanova

91. Rasul Douglas, CB, West Virginia

92. Ejuan Price, DE, Pittsburgh

93. Jordan Leggett, TE, Clemson

94. Corn Elder, CB, Miami

95. Gerald Everett, TE, South Alabama

96. Ethan Pocic, C, LSU

97. Cameron Sutton, CB, Tennessee

98. D’Onta Foreman, RB, Texas

99. Jaleel Johnson, DT, Iowa

100. Dede Westbrook, WR, Oklahoma

My personal hope is that they move up again and grab Forrest Lamp, Cam Robinson, Budda Baker, or Dalvin Cook closer to the top of the second round.

Who do you think the Texans will pick in the second round? Who do you WANT them to pick?