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
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