With one of the deepest talent pools in NFL Draft history, teams
selecting in the first half of the second round Friday night
knew they would have an opportunity to land talent usually
scooped up much earlier. And as the proceedings played out
Thursday night, two players with solid first round grades by
NFLDraftScout.com and another 10 with first to early-second
round grades were still on the board.  Notre Dame's Louis Nix,
the No. 2-rated defensive tackle and No. 24 overall prospect,
was the top name still on the board, followed by Southern Cal
wide receiver Marqise Lee.  UCLA guard Xavier Su'a Filo (No. 27
overall) is the top-rated offensive linemen entering Day2, while
Fresno State quarterback Derek Carr sits in the most interesting
position. The Houston Texans hold the top pick in Round 2, and
Carr is the clear top-rated passer remaining, but the Texans
would be hard-pressed to select the younger brother of the
franchise's first ever draft pick - David Carr (2002), who
struggled through five inglorious se