NFL draft 2024 best available players: Top prospects left after Rounds 2-3 Friday
Day 2 of the 2024 NFL Draft is over, with Rounds 2 and 3 playing out Friday night.
Some of the top names are off the board, like No. 1 overall pick Caleb Williams, and a record six quarterbacks taken in the first 12 picks, with Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye, Michael Penix Jr., J.J. McCarthy and Bo Nix all selected in the first round.
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There are still plenty of talented players left on the board, however, as teams look for upside and to fill their needs for the upcoming season.
Multiple projected first-round picks had slipped out of the first round, meaning a few NFL teams got lucky in Round 2. It was extremely defense-heavy, with Illinois’ Jer’Zhan Newton, Iowa’s Cooper DeJean, Alabama’s Kool-Aid McKinstry, and Texas A&M’s Edgerrin Cooper all being picked. Even so, there are other solid players on the board heading into Round 4.
Here are the best available players after Day 2 of the 2024 NFL Draft:
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NFL draft best available players
Here are the best available players after Rounds 2 and 3 of the 2024 NFL Draft, per ESPN:
- 1. CB T.J. Tampa, Iowa State
- 2. LB Cedric Gray, North Carolina
- 3. S Jaden Hicks, Washington State
- 4. TE Ja’Tavion Sanders, Texas
- 5. TE Cade Stover, Ohio State
- 6. WR Troy Franklin, Oregon
- 7. DT Brandon Dorlus, Oregon
- 8. WR Brenden Rice, USC
- 9. CB Cam Hart, Notre Dame
- 10. EDGE Austin Booker, Kansas
- 11. OT Christian Jones, Texas
- 12. WR Javon Baker, UCF
- 13. DT Mekhi Wingo, LSU
- 14. WR Devontez Walker, North Carolina
- 15. Kris Abrams-Draine, Missouri
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NFL draft selections Day 2
This section will be updated live as the picks are made.
Round 2
- 33. Buffalo Bills: WR Keon Coleman, Florida State
- 34. Los Angeles Chargers: WR Ladd McConkey, Georgia
- 35. Atlanta Falcons: DT Ruke Ororhoro, Clemson
- 36. Washington Commanders: DT Jer’Zhan Newton, Illinois
- 37. New England Patriots: WR Ja’Lynn Polk, Washington
- 38. Tennessee Titans: DT T’Vondre Sweat, Texas
- 39. Los Angeles Rams: DT Braden Fiske, Florida State
- 40. Philadelphia Eagles: CB Cooper DeJean, Iowa
- 41. New Orleans Saints: CB Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama
- 42. Houston Texans: DB Kamari Lassiter, Georgia
- 43. Arizona Cardinals: CB Max Melton, Rutgers
- 44. Las Vegas Raiders: C Jackson Powers-Johnson, Oregon
- 45. Green Bay Packers: LB Edgerrin Cooper, Texas A&M
- 46. Carolina Panthers: RB Jonathan Brooks, Texas
- 47. New York Giants: S Tyler Nubin, Minnesota
- 48. Jacksonville Jaguars: DT Maason Smith, LSU
- 49. Cincinnati Bengals: DT Kris Jenkins, Michigan
- 50. Washington Commanders: CB Mike Sainristil, Michigan
- 51. Pittsburgh Steelers: C Zach Frazier, West Virginia
- 52. Indianapolis Colts: WR Adonai Mitchell, Texas
- 53. Washington Commanders: TE Ben Sinnott, Kansas State
- 54. Cleveland Browns: DT Michael Hall Jr., Ohio State
- 55. Miami Dolphins: OT Patrick Paul, Houston
- 56. Dallas Cowboys: EDGE Marshawn Kneeland, Western Michigan
- 57. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: EDGE Chris Braswell, Alabama
- 58. Green Bay Packers: DB Javon Bullard, Georgia
- 59. Houston Texans: OT Blake Fisher, Notre Dame
- 60. Buffalo Bills: S Cole Bishop, Utah
- 61. Detroit Lions: CB Ennis Rakestraw Jr., Missouri
- 62. Baltimore Ravens: OT Roger Rosengarten, Washington
- 63. Kansas City Chiefs: OT Kingsley Suamataia, BYU
- 64. San Francisco 49ers: CB Renardo Green, Florida State
Round 3
- 65. New York Jets: WR Malachi Corley, Western Michigan
- 66. Arizona Cardinals: RB Trey Benson, Florida State
- 67. Washington Commanders: OG Brandon Coleman, TCU
- 68. New England Patriots: OT Caedan Wallace, Penn State
- 69. Los Angeles Chargers: LB Junior Colson, Michigan
- 70. New York Giants: CB Andru Phillips, Kentucky
- 71. Arizona Cardinals: OG Isaiah Adams, Illinois
- 72. Carolina Panthers: LB Trevin Wallace, Kentucky
- 73. Dallas Cowboys: OG Cooper Beebe, Kansas State
- 74. Atlanta Falcons: EDGE Bralon Trice, Washington
- 75. Chicago Bears: OT Kiran Amegadjie, Yale
- 76. Denver Broncos: EDGE Jonah Elliss, Utah
- 77. Las Vegas Raiders: OT Delmar Glaze, Maryland
- 78: Houston Texans: DB Calen Bullock, USC
- 79. Arizona Cardinals: OT Matt Gonsalves, Pitt
- 80. Cincinnati Bengals: WR Jermaine Burton, Alabama
- 81. Seattle Seahawks: OG Christian Haynes, UConn
- 82. Arizona Cardinals: TE Tip Reiman, Illinois
- 83: Los Angeles Rams: RB Blake Corum, Michigan
- 84: Pittsburgh Steelers: WR Roman Wilson, Michigan
- 85: Cleveland Browns: G Zak Zinter, Michigan
- 86: San Francisco 49ers: OT Dominick Puni, Kansas
- 87: Dallas Cowboys: LB Marist Liufau, Notre Dame
- 88: Green Bay Packers: RB MarShawn Lloyd, USC
- 89: Tampa Bay Buccaneers: S Tykee Smith, Georgia
- 90: Arizona Cardinals: CB Elijah Jones, Boston College
- 91: Green Bay Packers: LB Ty’Ron Hopper, Missouri
- 92: Tampa Bay Buccaneers: WR Jalen McMillan, Washington
- 93: Baltimore Ravens: EDGE Adisa Isaac, Penn State
- 94: Philadelphia Eagles: EDGE Jalyx Hunt, Houston Christian
- 95: Buffalo Bills: DT DeWayne Carter, Duke
- 96: Jacksonville Jaguars: CB Jarrian Jones, Florida State
- 97: Cincinnati Bengals: DT McKinnley Jackson, Texas A&M
- 98: Pittsburgh Steelers: LB Payton Wilson, NC State
- 99: Los Angeles Rams: DB Kamren Kinchens, Miami
- 100: Washington Commanders: WR Luke McCaffrey, Rice
