While most of the attention from the 2012 draft focuses on first-rounders such as Chiefs nose tackle Dantari Poe, the 11th overall pick, theres more to a draft than one round. Former NFL executive Michael Lombardi of NFL.com has unveiled his 2012 NFL Draft All Value Team in which he selected guard Jeff Allen, the Chiefs second-round pick from Illinois as one of 12 players taken from the second round on who hold the most potential for immediate and long-term value to the teams that selected them.
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Allen, the 44th selection in the draft, played left tackle in college and is projected as a guard in the NFL and could be the heir apparent to Ryan Lilja. Heres Lombardis list: Jeff Allen OT/OG, Chiefs (44th) Mike Adams OT, Steelers (56th) Demario Davis LB, Jets (77th) Akiem Hicks DE, Saints (89th) Omar Bolden CB, Broncos (101st) Frank Alexander DE Panthers (103rd) Tank Carder LB, Bills (147th) Jack Crawford DE, Raiders (158th) Vick Ballard RB, Colts (170th) Billy Winn DT, Browns (205th) Caleb McSurdy LB, Cowboys (222nd) Cam Johnson DE, 49ers (237th)




