NFL Draft 2024 Day 2 live updates: Second and third round picks, trades, grades and news from Detroit

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• Fri, April 26, 2024 at 4:06 PM PDT

  Day Two of the NFL Draft is underway

  The Buffalo Bills have the first pick of the second round, No. 33 overall to get things started on Day 2.

  In Round 2, teams will have seven minutes to make their selection, as opposed to 10 minutes in Round 1. In Round 3, teams will have five minutes to make their selections.

  There are 32 selections in Round 2 and 37 in Round 3 this season because of compensatory selections awarded to teams who lost compensatory free agents during the off season. Those are determined by the NFL with a formula that considers salary, playing time and postseason honors of the player that left in free agency.

• Fri, April 26, 2024 at 3:05 PM PDT

  Who’ll rule the NFC North for the next few years?

  Detroit won the NFC North last year and is in the midst of a franchise renaissance. This comes as the other three teams in the division have now loaded up on potential superstars under center. Even with the Lions ruling the roost for the moment, could the Bears, Packers and Vikings be hot on their heels?

• Fri, April 26, 2024 at 2:50 PM PDT

  Kansas City adds speed to the WR room in Round 1

  The two-time degending Super Bowl champion Chiefs are already solidified among the league’s elite teams thanks to a once-in-a-generation quarterback/head coach pairing, but throughout the regular season K.C. did face some questions at wide receiver. While some of those were answered by the emergence of Rashee Rice, questions remain around his availability stemming from an off-season car crash he was involved in down in Texas.

  Even after adding Hollywood Brown before the Draft, K.C. spend a first round pick on the fasters player in the draft, Texas’ Xavier Worthy, and Yahoo Sports’ Draft Live Crew weighed in on the champs’ pick.

• Fri, April 26, 2024 at 2:29 PM PDT

  Best players available on Day 2

  Rounds 2 and 3 of the 2024 NFL Draft are here, and there are still some big nsmae on the board for the second day of picks. Quarterback Spencer Rattler — who lost his starting job at Oklahoma to eventual No. 1 pick Caleb Williams before transferring to South Carolina — is just one of many big names still available. Yahoo Sports’ Nate Tice has a full list, broken down by position, of the top stars still waiting to get their names called in Detroit on Friday.

• Thu, April 25, 2024 at 9:34 PM PDT

  Why the Atlanta Falcons’ selection of Michael Penix Jr. is bizarre

• Thu, April 25, 2024 at 9:09 PM PDT

  Expert Commentary: Pick No. 32 — Xavier Legette

  • Draft Grade: C+

  • Pre-Draft Rank: 76

  • School: South Carolina

  • Height: 6′ 1″

  • Weight: 221

  This is a fine pick for the Panthers. They probably didn’t need to trade up, but moving up one spot to secure your guy isn’t the worst move in the world. They also needed to add a bigger player to their wide receiver room. This is solid pickup for the Panthers who really needed juice on offense.

  

• Thu, April 25, 2024 at 8:57 PM PDT

  Expert Commentary: Pick No. 31 — Ricky Persall

  • Draft Grade: D

  • Pre-Draft Rank: 85

  • School: Florida

  • Height: 6′ 1″

  • Weight: 189

  Huh? This pick seems a bit out of nowhere, especially considering no one really had Pearsall going at this point in the draft. Perhaps this is the 49ers bracing for a move at wide receiver, but Pearsall could have been had later than this.

  

• Thu, April 25, 2024 at 8:55 PM PDT

  Expert Commentary: Pick No. 30 — Nate Wiggins

  • Draft Grade: B-

  • Pre-Draft Rank: 31

  • School: Clemson

  • Height: 6′ 1″

  • Weight: 173

  Baltimore definitely has a need for a cornerback, but it took a bit of a project at the position at this point in the draft. Wiggins is a rangy, fast corner, but he needs to add weight and strength before he can be a real contributor for the Ravens defense.

  

• Thu, April 25, 2024 at 8:54 PM PDT

  Expert Commentary: Pick No. 29 — Tyler Guyton

  • Draft Grade: C+

  • Pre-Draft Rank: 37

  • School: Oklahoma

  • Height: 6′ 8″

  • Weight: 322

  The Cowboys needed a left tackle to develop and at least have a prospect now in Guyton. He’s got a bit of a way to go as far as technique is concerned, but the physical tools and frame to grow into something for the long term are there. Guyton might have a lower floor than some of the other tackle prospects, but the upside is still here.

  

• Thu, April 25, 2024 at 8:52 PM PDT

  The Buffalo Bills moved out of the first round entirely, trading the No. 32 pick to Carolina who selected a WR to add to Bryce Young’s arsenal

• Thu, April 25, 2024 at 8:49 PM PDT

  With questions surrounding a potential Brandon Aiyuk trade, the 49ers addressed their wide receiver room in Round 1

• Thu, April 25, 2024 at 8:47 PM PDT

  Expert Commentary: Pick No. 28 — Xavier Worthy

  • Draft Grade: C+

  • Pre-Draft Rank: 63

  • School: Texas

  • Height: 5′ 11″

  • Weight: 165

  The Chiefs add some speed to their wide receiver room and some playmaking for Patrick Mahomes. This does feel a tad redundant with Marquise Brown on the roster, but that’s only a one-year deal. Mahomes solves all problems, and having Rashee Rice on the roster is a nice changeup from the Brown and Worthy combo, but a 165-pound player in the first round is a bit of a tough sell.

  

• Thu, April 25, 2024 at 8:40 PM PDT

  The Ravens needed help on the backend on defense, and they were able to add elite speed and positional versatility

• Thu, April 25, 2024 at 8:37 PM PDT

  The Dallas Cowboys add to a recent string of first round picks on the offensive line that have hit — Tyron Smith (2011), Zach Martin (2014) — and hope they’ve found the next Pro Bowler on the O-Line

• Thu, April 25, 2024 at 8:35 PM PDT

  Expert Commentary: Pick No. 27 — Darius Robinson

  • Draft Grade: C

  • Pre-Draft Rank: 62

  • School: Missouri

  • Height: 6′ 5″

  • Weight: 285

  Robinson isn’t a bad player, but he’s not the most dynamic guy on the defensive line. He’s a steady player who should be a solid piece for the Cardinals’ defensive line rotation, but that’s not necessarily the type of player that feels like a need in the first round. Still, he’s someone that will help the Cardinals up front.

  

• Thu, April 25, 2024 at 8:31 PM PDT

  The two-time defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs moved up from No. 32 to No. 28 to take speedy WR Xavier Worthy in the wake of the potential legal trouble facing Rashee Rice stemming from a car crash in Texas

• Thu, April 25, 2024 at 8:24 PM PDT

  The Cardinals add to their pass rush group with another pick from an SEC school

• Thu, April 25, 2024 at 8:23 PM PDT

  The Buccaneers are set at the pivot for the first time since the retirement of Super Bowl center Ryan Jensen

• Thu, April 25, 2024 at 8:21 PM PDT

  Expert Commentary: Pick No. 25 — Jordan Morgan

  • Draft Grade: C+

  • Pre-Draft Rank: 25

  • School: Arizona

  • Height: 6′ 5″

  • Weight: 311

  This is a very safe pick for the Packers. Morgan needs to develop some strength as he enters the NFL, but should have the footwork and skill to at least be a quality pass blocker. It just feels like there might have been more juice to squeeze here with some of the defensive players still on the board.

  

• Thu, April 25, 2024 at 8:19 PM PDT

  Expert Commentary: Pick Np. 25 — Graham Barton

  • Draft Grade: A

  • Pre-Draft Rank: 12

  • School: Duke

  • Height: 6′ 5″

  • Weight: 313

  Barton is a stud offensive lineman who can play all five positions up front. He was announced as a center, so he may wind up on the interior after playing left tackle at Duke, but he’s well-equipped for the move. He’s the most versatile lineman in the draft and the Buccaneers may have just gotten a steal.