2026 NFL Draft: Best Available Prospects

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The first round of the 2026 NFL Draft is in the books with 32 players coming off the board Thursday night in Pittsburgh. Day two of the draft is when things start to really get interesting, as there are still notable names and good prospects available for teams to target in rounds two and three. Here’s an updated look at the best available prospects heading into Day two based on Ethan Woodie’s Top 200 Big Board: 6: Jermod McCoy — CB, Tennessee A 6-1, 188-pound transfer from Oregon State, McCoy plays under control at all times. With smooth hips and fluid transition abilities, he’s sticky man coverage, keeping his man on lockdown with quick feet and natural reaction skills. In press coverage, he plays with exceptional timing, making initial contact to disrupt the receiver’s route without overextending himself. He has great acceleration and deceleration abilities, matching receivers throughout their routes and easily recovering if he loses a step. 8: Joshua Josephs — ED, Tennessee A 6-3, 242-pound former four-star recruit, Josephs has a massive wingspan and incredible power for his size, anchoring against the run and playing with exceptional eye discipline. With freakish bend around the edge, he plays with incredible hips and fluid movement, wasting no time turning the corner. His first step off the line is absurdly quick and he converts that speed to power well, exploding on contact to dent the line and create rush opportunities. 16: Christen Miller — DT, Georgia A 6-4, 321-pound former four-star recruit, Miller has elite foot speed and explosive quickness for an interior defensive lineman. With plus lateral agility as well, he has the fluid movement skills and speed to destroy many interior offensive linemen, shredding their pass sets off the snap. His ability to penetrate the backfield quickly is incredibly disruptive and he did it consistently, whether he made the play himself or caused enough havoc for someone else to. Miller is primarily a run stuffer but flashes considerable upside as a pass rusher, too. 19: Denzel Boston — WR, Washington A 6-4, 212-pound Washington native, Boston has the size to dominate almost every cornerback he faces. He creates separation against press coverage through physicality and exceptional route running, with fantastic little moves to sell his routes and sharp breaks to get open. A contested catch monster, he plays with great body control and vise-grip hands and reels in all sorts of tough catches. Defenders simply don’t stand a chance one-on-one at the catch point. 20: Malik Muhammad — CB, Texas A 6-0, 182-pound former four-star recruit, Muhammad is a supreme athlete, smooth as butter in his transitions and with exceptional closing speed from off-coverage. His athleticism translates to one-on-one assignments, with the deep speed to easily cover any receiver he faces and the short-area twitch to mirror shifty receivers through multiple breaks without losing stride. He’s comfortable playing in the slot or even moonlighting at safety, and he has natural ball skills and feel. 21: Daylen Everette — CB, Georgia A 6-1, 196-pound Virginia native, Everette has true vertical speed that lets him get depth quickly and shut off deep routes before they materialize. He’s comfortable playing multiple positions across the secondary and filling a variety of coverage roles, from deep-field safety to outside corner. With a plus wingspan and great play strength, he’s a bully at the catch point, consistently winning over bi…