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NFL Draft Rumors: Texans, Falcons and 49ers want to trade back into first-round

By Josh Hill

November 11, 2012; New Orleans, LA, USA; An Atlanta Falcons helmet prior to kickoff of a game against the New Orleans Saints at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
November 11, 2012; New Orleans, LA, USA; An Atlanta Falcons helmet prior to kickoff of a game against the New Orleans Saints at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /
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As we enter the 11th hour before the NFL Draft tonight, teams are starting to throw up last minute smokescreens as well as throw out last minuter trade offers for teams to chew on before making a decision.

For three teams, it appears the trading up they want to do isn’t just moving up in the first-round, but moving back into the first-round using picks already stockpiled. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Houston Texans, San Francisco 49ers and Atlanta Falcons are all looking at trading back into the first-round tonight.

This seems like a very possible scenario for the Texans and 49ers — especially if the Texans trade the No. 1 pick. The Niners already have a slew of picks they can part ways with and not feel that bad as grabbing two first round picks is ideal for Jim Harbaugh.

Houston trading down from No. 1 could net them valuable picks they can then flip to get back into the first and take another top prospect. Atlanta trading up may make it hard to trade back into the round, but anything is possible and it appears trading back into the first may happen more than a few times this year.

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