Arizona Republic

● By Theo Mackie
For more than half the NFL, eyes have been on the draft since early January. Now, though, is when things begin getting real. Earlier this week, practices began at the East-West Shrine Bowl and the Senior Bowl. Thursday's Shrine Bowl (6 p.m. MST, NFL Network) is followed by the Senior Bowl (12:30 p.m. MST, NFL Network) on Saturday. For the first time since the end of the college football season, top prospects will be on the field, facing off against one another. Meanwhile, the draft order is all but set, with only the two Super Bowl participants’ positions yet to be determined. So, as draft season kicks into gear, here is our second mock draft of the year (without trades):

Top Players Not Included

These players appear in the top 32 of our

Consensus Big Board

, but do not show up in this mock.