2026 NFL Draft: Best Available Prospects Entering Day 3

Player mentions

Article text

The first three rounds of the 2026 NFL Draft have come and gone — 100 picks in the books, 100 prospects who have found new homes in the NFL. But the action isn’t over yet, as we still have 157 more picks to go. Day 3 of the draft is incredibly important as teams build out the back halves of their rosters. Getting quality backups, developmental players, and special teams contributors on rookie contracts makes a huge difference, and every year, a few overlooked future stars are drafted on Saturday. Tennessee CB Jermod McCoy ‘s fall is insane, I don’t care how degenerative his knee injury is. He’s an elite cover corner who can play across schemes and should be a lockdown CB1 from day one. I knew I was much higher on Tennessee ED Joshua Josephs and Texas CB Malik Muhammad than consensus, but having them both available on Day 3 is a major surprise for me. All three players will be big-time steals for whichever teams choose to draft them at this point. Arizona State CB Keith Abney II , Miami CB Keionte Scott , Connecticut WR Skyler Bell , Western Michigan ED Nadame Tucker , USC S Kamari Ramsey , Auburn C Connor Lew , Kansas State C Sam Hecht , and North Dakota State WR Bryce Lance are also great values left on the board. With that, here are the best available players entering Day 3, per my Top 200 Big Board . They are listed by their original rank on my 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. 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. 43: Keith Abney II — CB, Arizona State A 5-10, 187-pound youth champion speed skater, Abney is an exceptionally fluid athlete. He offers no purchase to a receiver on his break, cleanly decelerating to prevent separation windows and using his smooth hips to stay attached. With quick feet and great recovery speed, he can close passing lanes from off coverage as well, or on the occasions he loses a step throughout the route. 52: Keionte Scott — CB, Miami A 5-11, 193-pound JUCO transfer, Scott is a phenomenal run defender for the position, playing with aggression and…