2023 NFL Draft: Best available prospects entering Day 3
The first two days of the 2023 NFL Draft are in the books, as 102 players are already off the board and have their new professional homes. But today is the marathon, where the final four-round frenzy kicks off at noon ET. There are still 157 picks left to go and a whole lot of prime talent still on the board. So, after a dramatic first two days in Kansas City, here is who ESPN views as the top remaining players, starting with a reigning national champ:
ESPN’s Top 25 available heading into round 4
- Kelee Ringo (CB) | Georgia
- Adetomiwa Adebawore (DE) | Northwestern
- Dawand Jones (OT) | Ohio State
- Henry To’oTo’o (LB) | Alabama
- Clark Phillips (CB) | Utah
- Roschon Johnson (RB) | Texas
- Darius Rush (CB) | South Carolina
- Chandler Zavala (OG) | NC State
- Jake Haener (QB) | Fresno State
- Blake Freeland (OT) | BYU
- Tyler Scott (WR) | Cincinnati
- Terell Smith (CB) | Minnesota
- Nick Herbig (OLB) | Wisconsin
- Antonio Johnson (S) | Texas A&M
- Charlie Jones (WR) | Purdue
- Braeden Daniels (OG) | Utah
- Cory Trice (CB) | Purdue
- A.T. Perry (WR) | Wake Forest
- Israel Abanikanda (RB) | Pittsburgh
- Carter Warren (OT) | Pittsburgh
- Daniel Scott (S) | California
- Will Mallory (TE) | Miami
- Luke Wypler (TE) | Ohio State
- Jakorian Bennett (CB) | Maryland
- Jaelyn Duncan (OT) | Maryland
There you have it. Ringo leads us off after making a surprise slide to Day 3, as well as Adebawore, who was projected as a possible first round pick and was seemingly certain to go on day two. Elsewhere, titanic Buckeye right tackle Dawand Jones has taken a bit of a fall. He also got some first round buzz at one point in the pre-draft process but appeared to be slipping as this weekend got closer. Still, with that frame and a year of experience at OSU, you’d have thought one OL-needy team would have bet on his physical traits and swooped him up, but no.
Judging by the positions on the board here, ESPN is expecting another run on cornerbacks and running backs to kick off the final day. You don’t see many defensive linemen left aside from Adebawore, likely because it’s a premium position that teams really focused in the first few rounds. Overall, though, there’s playmakers to be picked and value to be had in these later rounds.