After trading away his first-round pick (29th overall) to the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday night, Newsome chose Alabama outside linebacker Courtney Upshaw with the 35th overall selection. Later in the round, Baltimore selected Iowa State offensive
Kiper projects the Patriots drafting Alabama linebacker Courtney Upshaw with the No. 27 overall pick and Notre Dame safety Harrison Smith with the No. 31 overall pick Both picks would help a defense that struggled mightily at times last year.
After trading away his first-round pick (29th overall) to the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday night, Newsome chose Alabama outside linebacker Courtney Upshaw with the 35th overall selection. Later in the round, Baltimore selected Iowa State offensive
When the Baltimore Ravens finally plucked outside linebacker Courtney Upshaw from the green room Friday night — he slid from an expected first-round selection to the third pick in the second — it continued this draft's run on the people who chase
Among the other notable selections on the second day of the draft were: Oregon running back LaMichael James by San Francisco, Wisconsin quarterback Russell Wilson by Seattle and Alabama linebacker Courtney Upshaw by Baltimore.
