Manti Te'o and Geno Smith, two high-profile players not selected in the first round, found homes in the second round of the NFL draft.
Te'o can look to put the past to rest and start fresh in San Diego. The San Diego Chargers showed their desire for the Notre Dame linebacker and traded up to the No. 38 pick to select him.
"It's a perfect scenario...I can't be any happier," Te'o told reporters. "You talk about the Chargers...you think of Junior Seau and what he did there and the legacy that he left behind...I'm just excited to be coached by Joe Barry and Joe Pagano, and just help and do whatever it takes to help our team win."
Geno Smith became a New York Jet with the 39th overall pick. Conflicting reports emerged in the hours before the draft: one suggested the Jets were "looking hard" at the West Virginia quarterback, and the other that they had no interest. The latter appeared to be a smoke screen.
Smith was expected to go in the first round. It never happened. He decided to stay though and returned to Radio City Music Hall for the second round.
It proved to be the right choice. He didn't have to wait long Friday night to hear his name.
Smith sounded like a Jet right away after his selection and, in typical Jets fashion, made a bold guarantee: "We're going to the playoffs next year."
He'll need the confidence going into training camp this year-the Jets already have five quarterbacks on their roster.
Rounds four through seven take place on Saturday. Saturday could be do-or-die with the Jets in terms of what they do with Tim Tebow. If New York is to get anything for Tebow, their best chance is a late round pick on Saturday to try and recoup the fourth and sixth round picks they traded away for Tebow in 2012.
If no team trades, the Jets will likely release Tebow in the following weeks. And, if no team picks him up then, there's always Arena Football.
