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Casual fans tend to turn off the NFL draft after the first round; some will stick around for the rest of the first day, but by Day Two the draft viewership is strictly hardcore fans. But there are plenty of diamonds in the rough as scouts and GMs mine for the next Tom Brady or Marques Colston.
Here are a handful of running backs expected to hear their name called on the second day of the draft but who have the potential to make the team that selects them look very smart for doing so.
 Of this group, Virginia’s Cedric Peerman is the one climbing the draft board rapidly enough that he may hear his name called at some point on Saturday. It doesn’t hurt his cause that the back he’s drawing comparisons to is the Steelers’ Willie Parker: a somewhat-overlooked ACC back with very good speed. Looking to avoid making the same mistake twice, Peerman has seen plenty of attention from scouts and impressed them with his skills.
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