2011 SB Nation NFL Mock Draft: Round 2, Pick 39

by Brian Galliford on Apr 13, 2011 3:00 PM EDT in SB Nation Writers Mock Draft

Our annual 2011 NFL Mock Draft, with picks made by each of SB Nation's NFL team bloggers, is in full swing. The latest pick in to the podium: the Tennessee Titans, at No. 39 overall.

With the 39th overall pick in the 2011 SB Nation NFL Writers Mock Draft, the Tennessee Titans select Bruce Carter, outside linebacker, North Carolina.

Jimmy Morris of MusicCityMiracles.com explains the choice, and our own Dan Kadar reacts to it, after the jump. Make sure you're grading this pick for the Titans, and checking out Music City Miracles for all of your Titans needs.

Jimmy Morris explains: What you have seen play out here is about the worst thing that could possibly happen for the Titans. They desperately need a QB with one of their first two picks, but Colin Kaepernick seems like a reach with this pick. He is at least a two-year project, and I am not sold on him being a franchise quarterback.

The Titans' biggest need outside of quarterback is OLB, and Carter is a really good value at this pick. He would be a first-round pick if it weren’t for the ACL injury he suffered last November. He should be 100 percent healthy by the time the Titans take the field to start preparations for the 2011 season.

Dan Kadar reacts: This is another good linebacker pick and solid value. Carter had the potential to be a top 15 player heading into the 2010 season. He's that good and could be again. What he probably needs the most is a coach who will push him hard. There may be no better fit then than Tennessee where Mike Munchak is taking over. If Carter becomes and NFL success, his coaches might be the biggest reason why. [Bruce Carter Scouting Report]

With that, the Dallas Cowboys - and our friends at Blogging the Boys - are now on the clock.

Mocking the Draft's Top 5 Remaining Prospects

OVR	Name	Pos.	College	Report
15	Mikel Leshoure	RB	Illinois	scouting report
20	Jon Baldwin	WR	Pittsburgh	scouting report
24	Brandon Harris	CB	Miami (FL)	scouting report
27	Kyle Rudolph	TE	Notre Dame	scouting report
28	Aaron Williams	CB	Texas	scouting report

2011 SB Nation NFL Writers' Mock Draft - RESULTS

Rd.	No.	Team	Player	Pos.	College	Link
1	1	Carolina Panthers	Blaine Gabbert	QB	Missouri	story
	2	Denver Broncos	Von Miller	OLB	Texas A&M	story
	3	Buffalo Bills	Patrick Peterson	CB	LSU	story
	4	Cincinnati Bengals	A.J. Green	WR	Georgia	story
	5	Arizona Cardinals	Cam Newton	QB	Auburn	story
	6	Cleveland Browns	Marcell Dareus	DT	Alabama	story
	7	San Francisco 49ers	Prince Amukamara	CB	Nebraska	story
	8	Tennessee Titans	Nick Fairley	DT	Auburn	story
	9	Dallas Cowboys	Tyron Smith	OT	USC	story
	10	Washington Redskins	Robert Quinn	DE	North Carolina	story
	11	Houston Texans	Julio Jones	WR	Alabama	story
	12	Minnesota Vikings	J.J. Watt	DE	Wisconsin	story
	13	Detroit Lions	Da'Quan Bowers	DE	Clemson	story
	14	St. Louis Rams	Corey Liuget	DT	Illinois	story
	15	Miami Dolphins	Mark Ingram	RB	Alabama	story
	16	Jacksonville Jaguars	Christian Ponder	QB	Florida State	story
	17	New England Patriots	Gabe Carimi	OT	Wisconsin	story
	18	San Diego Chargers	Cameron Jordan	DE	California	story
	19	New York Giants	Mike Pouncey	G/C	Florida	story
	20	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Ryan Kerrigan	DE	Purdue	story
	21	Kansas City Chiefs	Phil Taylor	DT	Baylor	story
	22	Indianapolis Colts	Anthony Castonzo	OT	Boston College	story
	23	Philadelphia Eagles	Jimmy Smith	CB	Colorado	story
	24	New Orleans Saints	Muhammad Wilkerson	DT	Temple	story
	25	Seattle Seahawks	Ryan Mallett	QB	Arkansas	story
	26	Baltimore Ravens	Aldon Smith	DE	Missouri	story
	27	Atlanta Falcons	Justin Houston	DE	Georgia	story
	28	New England Patriots	Cameron Heyward	DE	Ohio State	story
	29	Chicago Bears	Stephen Paea	DT	Oregon State	story
	30	New York Jets	Akeem Ayers	OLB	UCLA	story
	31	Pittsburgh Steelers	Nate Solder	OT	Colorado	story
	32	Green Bay Packers	Derek Sherrod	OT	Mississippi State	story
2	33	New England Patriots	Brooks Reed	DE	Arizona	story
	34	Buffalo Bills	Jake Locker	QB	Washington	story
	35	Cincinnati Bengals	Andy Dalton	QB	TCU	story
	36	Denver Broncos	Marvin Austin	DT	North Carolina	story
	37	Cleveland Browns	Adrian Clayborn	DE	Iowa	story
	38	Arizona Cardinals	Martez Wilson	ILB	Illinois	story
	39	Tennessee Titans	Bruce Carter	OLB	North Carolina
	40	Dallas Cowboys
	41	Washington Redskins
	42	Houston Texans
	43	Minnesota Vikings
	44	Detroit Lions
	45	San Francisco 49ers
	46	Denver Broncos
	47	St. Louis Rams
	48	Oakland Raiders
	49	Jacksonville Jaguars
	50	San Diego Chargers
	51	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
	52	New York Giants
	53	Indianapolis Colts
	54	Philadelphia Eagles
	55	Kansas City Chiefs
	56	New Orleans Saints
	57	Seattle Seahawks
	58	Baltimore Ravens
	59	Atlanta Falcons
	60	New England Patriots
	61	San Diego Chargers
	62	Chicago Bears
	63	Pittsburgh Steelers
	64	Green Bay Packers

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Beast

This kid is a pure beast. When he’s healthy there aren’t many playmakers around as good as he is. Let’s not forget he lost alot of the talent on the team due to suspension. Butch Davis put together some college defense. It’s a shame that this unit couldn’t play together cause it would have been special to watch. You have Robert Quinn and Marvin Austin who are first round talents on the defensive line. Bruce Carter and quan Sturdivant at the LB position. In the defensive backfield you have Deunta Williams and Burney. We are talking about 3 first round talents in Quinn, Austin, and Carter. Sturdivant will surely be a 2nd round pick(maybe 3rd), and Burnet and Deunta will be round 2-3 as well. Would have been a special defense to watch.

by Yankee4444 on Apr 13, 2011 11:49 PM EDT via mobile reply actions