(*3*), as are 31 different players after Round 1 of the NFL Draft. Who are the most effective players still available?
Here, in accordance with the mixed huge boards of Yahoo Sports NFL Draft specialists Nate Tice and Charles McDonald, are the highest players still on the board heading into Day 2 — Rounds 2 and 3 — of the 2026 draft:
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(Ranking from Yahoo Sports’ huge board)
(*2*) | Grades
McCoy is a quick-twitch athlete who continually makes performs on the soccer. He has good dimension and already reveals the footwork and persistence to remain sticky with receivers and be constant in man protection. McCoy suffered an ACL harm in January of 2025, and he hasn’t performed or actually carried out a lot since then to indicate groups the place he’s at bodily. There are occasions the place he’s detached in opposition to the run, however his talent set and athleticism are simply too enjoyable of a bundle on the cornerback spot to drop too far. — Nate Tice
Round 1 grades | Big Boards: Nate Tice • Charles McDonald | Draft guide
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Hill is like the alternative of CJ Allen. He has the pace, dimension and physicality that groups desperately need in the course of their protection, however his consideration to element by way of being the place he’s alleged to be schematically wasn’t all the time his strongest swimsuit. He was banged up a bit throughout his last season with the Longhorns, however in a category that lacks outlined star energy at many positions, he could find yourself a beneficiary of groups taking a guess on his athletic upside. — CM
Nussmeier had an inconsistent last season as he survived the loss of life throes of the Brian Kelly period in Baton Rouge. He has a below-average construct and isn’t an amazing athlete, however his gunslinger mentality maximizes each idea that’s run for him and he is aware of get the ball in play. Nussmeier will push the ball and does so with clear timing and ball placement. He has loads of arm and maximizes it together with his timing. He can get himself in hassle together with his aggression, however he actually makes fixed good choices with the soccer and performs to win the sport moderately than simply discover the most secure reply. I see a possible strong starter in the precise state of affairs with a great understanding of correctly taking part in quarterback. — NT
Scott is an older prospect, who will probably be 25 firstly of his rookie yr, however he has the playmaking means to instantly be a weapon within the secondary. Scott actually made his presence felt throughout the Hurricanes’ run by way of the playoffs en path to the nationwide championship sport. As an older slot defender, perhaps this can be a bit excessive for him, however the means to win in a number of methods and get his arms on the ball as an aggressor within the secondary will probably be key. — CM
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Another Penn State edge has dominated the scouting mix, cease me in case you’ve heard this earlier than. Dennis-Sutton has been a longtime contributor for the Nittany Lions’ protection and he cemented his standing as at the least a Day 2 decide by having an outrageous mix exercise relative to his dimension (6-5, 256). Sutton had practically a 40-inch vertical leap and was one inch away from 11 ft on the broad soar, firmly cementing him as some of the explosive players in his draft class. He has a strong all-around sport to offer him credence past the athletic outcomes. — CM
47. Bryce Lance, WR, North Dakota State
Lance, sure he’s Trey’s brother, is a springy athlete who’s a sound three-level weapon due to his dimension, ball expertise, pace and total athleticism. Despite being all of 6-foot-3, Lance is persistently clean getting in and out of his breaks, with actual burst to maximise the separation he creates. He simply overwhelmed the FCS competitors, however that matches his high-end testing on the mix. Lance advantages from routes that enable him to make use of his pace, and his route working might still use additional polish, however he snatches the soccer persistently away from his physique, reveals free motion on vertical route stems, and has explosive play means that by no means goes out of favor. — NT
Pregnon will not be the flashiest guard on the market, however he will get the job carried out. The former Wyoming and USC switch was a mainstay in Oregon’s offense final season and must be a succesful starter on the subsequent stage. He has points to repair by way of leverage, however a possible beginning guard goes to get drafted extremely on this class. He’s in all probability going to be greatest in a niche scheme that makes use of his means to be explosive briefly areas. — CM
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Orange is a sturdy physique within the center however will shock blockers together with his quickness and violence proper after the snap. Orange will get into the backfield and disrupt performs, however doesn’t have quite a lot of manufacturing to talk of. Some of that’s due to how Iowa State performs protection, however a few of that can be Orange’s lack of consistency in capitalizing on his prompt wins. He additionally reveals actual effort in making an attempt to run after the quarterback and ball carriers down the sector on issues like attracts and screens. I do suppose there’s one thing right here together with his size, quickness and power to each eat blocks and get into the backfield. His passing down position is still restricted, however he’s legitimate on defensive loops and twists to remain on the sector on late downs. Overall, I like Orange’s mixture of size, violence, and quickness that speaks greater than what his school profession manufacturing pointed to. — NT
Crawford is a fireball off the sting. He is a flexible athlete who can flip the nook whereas sustaining his pace and steadiness. His acceleration is notable when he’s closing on the soccer, and that athleticism reveals up when he’s requested to drop into protection as properly (which is a part of the rationale his cross rush manufacturing is extra good than excellent). He doesn’t have perfect size and is still studying the extra superior facets of dashing the passer, however his twitch and relentlessness, together with some positional versatility — he was requested to drop in protection at an honest clip — make him a prospect straightforward to love, even with out high-end manufacturing and the dearth of actual dimension to carry up on the level of assault within the run sport. — NT
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Like his teammate Omar Cooper Jr., Sarratt had a really constant season at Indiana and launched himself into consideration for being drafted inside the first couple rounds. Sarratt is a clean, big-bodied receiver who instantly constructed robust chemistry with Fernando Mendoza and can profile as a grimy work, beginning WR2 in a great NFL offense. — CM
Connor Lew was a troublesome participant for Auburn and he has an opportunity to be a high-floor inside starter on groups that want offensive line assist. Lew tore his ACL in October, however he put up sufficient strong tape beforehand to presumably find yourself as a Day 2 decide. — CM
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Branch set the Bulldogs’ report for receptions in a yr throughout his lone season at Georgia, displaying off the elite athleticism and agility that made him such an thrilling participant at USC beforehand. Branch will not be the largest large receiver (5-8, 188) who will win on the catch level, but it surely’s going to be tough to seek out many players on this class who’re extra dynamic than Branch as soon as he will get the ball in his arms. — CM
A tall however fast athlete who performs with polished approach, Barber has been a constant participant regardless of turmoil in Gainesville. Barber doesn’t have loopy size, however he has mild ft, approach and strong power that enable him to be efficient as a run and cross blocker. He has expertise at each deal with spots, with good, constant play and sufficient instruments to make him an fascinating Day 2 choice. — NT
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Halton is one other standout who performed an enormous position in Oklahoma’s defensive resurgence beneath Brent Venables. He will not be the largest inside participant on the market, however he makes up for being a 290ish-pound defensive deal with with robust approach and appreciable athleticism to rise up the sector and wreak havoc on offenses. Depending on what weight he performs at within the NFL, he could also be only a high-octane rotational piece. That’s worthwhile. — CM
Raridon has the scale, power and expertise to be a legit in-line “Y” tight finish on the subsequent stage. He has the size and clear approach, together with athletic bend, to maintain as a run blocker (and even accomplish duties like bottom cutoffs), with sufficient pop to maneuver edge defenders persistently on the school stage. What makes me enthusiastic about Raridon as a prospect is the truth that he combines his dimension and blocking means with actual athletic means to stretch the sector and regulate for the soccer. Raridon has suffered two ACL accidents, however performed each sport over his previous couple of seasons in South Bend. A “Y” tight finish that may maintain up in-line and even be a sound risk as a receiver is a tough participant profile to seek out. — NT
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Tiernan has an uncommon construct contemplating he’s 6-8, 323 kilos with 32-inch arms, however he’s a top quality blocker who might need a future at guard if the size points inhibit him at deal with. He’s not the smoothest mover, however he’s explosive briefly areas and can generate quite a lot of power on first affect. — CM
Bell is that if Adonis performed large receiver. A participant with a top-shelf mixture of top, weight and burst, Bell made Miami’s protection look gradual as soon as the ball was in his arms. He is still uncooked as a route runner and advantages from routes that permit him construct up his pace and not have him do too many nuanced breaks, however he can snatch the soccer with out breaking stride together with his huge arms (10 inches on the mix) and he eats up yards after the catch together with his dimension and explosive athleticism. Bell is extra of a power of nature than a large receiver at this level. He suffered an ACL harm and is still a uncooked participant, however there’s a enjoyable bundle of instruments to work with for a workforce that may be affected person together with his improvement. His draft vary goes to be large relying how every workforce weighs how a lot improvement he wants. — NT
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Fields is a giant exterior large receiver (6-foot-4 1/2, 218 kilos) who wins together with his dimension, ball expertise and stunning quickness for a participant together with his body (and a scarcity of timed pace, contemplating Fields ran only a 4.61 40-yard sprint on the mix). He actually grew on me the extra I studied him. He’s bodily and not overly quick, however has good ball expertise and has little nuances to his route working that assist him out. And though he’s an even bigger prospect who lacks that high-end timed pace, Fields is ready to comfortably get in and out of his breaks and create area for himself on breaking routes. He’s a aggressive participant (he ran down an interception return in opposition to Boston College and made an incredible deal with) who may benefit from extra snaps inside as an influence slot. You’re hoping he can find yourself as a Jauan Jennings-like participant, one other former quarterback turned bodily large receiver like Fields. — NT
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Dunker is the basic Iowa offensive lineman. He can play proper deal with however might need his talent set maximized as a guard within the NFL, the place he could be a bit extra scheme-diverse. Regardless, he has excessive upside as one other offensive lineman who confirmed out on the scouting mix. — CM
Feisty is the easiest way I can describe Abney. He has fast ft and persistently closes with a burst on the soccer. Even although he doesn’t have nice dimension (5-10, 187), Abney performs bodily and is keen to deal with. Abney can get a bit too upright in his backpedal, and it may well result in penalties when mixed together with his lack of dimension and tendency to get handsy in protection, which is why I like him greatest primarily within the slot. I might see a protection that majors in Cover 2 or Cover 6 (just like the Seahawks, for instance) as being a great match in the event that they wish to strive Abney on the skin due to his consciousness, tenacity and nostril for the soccer. — NT
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Delp didn’t all the time get the utilization he appeared destined for as a freshman at Georgia, however he still has a strong profile as a prospect. He confirmed his elite athleticism at Georgia’s Pro Day, working a 4.48 40-yard sprint and leaping 38 inches within the vertical soar. He’s additionally a productive blocker who was key for Georgia’s run sport through the years. He might see a giant soar within the NFL. — CM