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Even though there have been 100 picks through the first two days of the 2024 NFL draft, there are still several high-profile players available going into Saturday.
Per the rankings of the best players remaining from NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah, there are 20 top-100 prospects still on the board for teams:
Scouting reports for Christian Jones, the top remaining player on Jeremiah’s board, are all over the place. B/R’s NFL scouting department has him ranked No. 153 overall, calling him “more of a depth piece with swing potential at tackle or guard.”
The highest-profile names still available are Oregon wide receiver Troy Franklin and South Carolina quarterback Spencer Rattler.
There was one point when it seemed like Franklin might be a first-round pick. He wound up being No. 42 overall on the consensus mock draft, with the most popular projection having the Kansas City Chiefs select him in the second round.
Instead, Franklin has fallen out of the top 100 picks. The primary concern he faces going into the NFL is size. The 21-year-old ranks in the ninth percentile among wide receivers in hand size and fifth percentile in weight at 176 pounds.
Franklin’s athleticism is terrific with an 85th percentile vertical jump (39 inches) and 82nd percentile 40-yard dash (4.41 seconds). He’s going to be a steal at this point in the draft, regardless of which team selects him.
One team that stands out as a potential landing spot for Franklin is the New England Patriots. They did add Washington star Ja’Lynn Polk in the second round, but they need to bring in more receiving talent for No. 3 overall pick Drake Maye.
The Patriots own the third pick of the fourth round (No. 103 overall) if they want to make that move. They could face competition from the receiver-needy Carolina Panthers, who are slated to make the first pick on Saturday.
Rattler’s slide comes after six quarterbacks were selected with the top 12 picks in the first round, but none have come off the board since the Denver Broncos took Bo Nix.
The South Carolina standout is considered a project, but his arm talent earns such rave reviews that it wouldn’t be a surprise to see him come off the board fairly early today for a team in search of a low-cost backup who can develop behind an established starter.
These players, and many more, will hope to hear their name called when the draft resumes on Saturday at 12 p.m. ET.