NFL Draft 2024: Best available players for Day 3

The final day of the 2024 NFL Draft is here. Who are the best players remaining?

Three rounds down, four rounds to go.

The second night of the 2024 NFL Draft started with a run on wide receivers and defensive tackles. After the San Francisco 49ers drafted Ricky Pearsall at No. 31 and the Carolina Panthers selected Xavier Legette to close out the first round Thursday night, the WR run continued to start proceedings on Friday. The Buffalo Bills selected Florida State WR Keon Coleman to start the second round, and the Los Angeles Chargers traded up with the New England Patriots to draft Ladd McConkey from Georgia.

After a pair of defensive tackles came off the board — Ruke Orhorhoro to the Atlanta Falcons and Jer’Zhan “Johnny” Newton to the Washington Commanders — it was back to the wide receiver position, as the Patriots added Ja’Lynn Polk from Washington.

That was how the night began. How did it end?

With some talented players still waiting to hear their names called.

Here are the best available players as Day Three of the 2024 NFL Draft begins. You will see their ranking in our SB Nation Top 100 on the left side.

2024 NFL Draft Best Available Players for Day 3

Rank Name Position College Year
32 Austin Booker EDGE Kansas Sophomore (RS)
41 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson S Texas Tech Senior
45 Javon Baker WR UCF Senior
56 Mekhi Wingo DT LSU Junior
63 Cam Hart CB Notre Dame Senior
66 Spencer Rattler QB South Carolina Senior
68 Christian Mahogany OG Boston College Senior
71 Troy Franklin WR Oregon Junior
73 TJ Tampa CB Iowa State Junior
74 Michael Pratt QB Tulane Senior
76 Mohamed Kamara EDGE Colorado State Senior
81 Audric Estime RB Notre Dame Junior
83 Jaylen Wright RB Tennessee Junior
84 Khyree Jackson CB Oregon Senior
85 Theo Johnson TE Penn State Senior
86 Brandon Dorlus DL Oregon Senior
88 Cedric Gray LB North Carolina Senior
90 Xavier Thomas EDGE Clemson Senior
91 Braelon Allen RB Wisconsin Junior
93 Jacob Cowing WR Arizona Senior
96 Tez Walker WR North Carolina Junior
97 Justin Eboigbe DT Alabama Senior
98 Malik Washington WR Virginia Senior

Near the top of this list? A pair of quarterbacks. After six quarterbacks went in the first round Thursday night — all of them coming off the board within the first 12 selections — the second night of the 2024 NFL Draft did not see a single passer selected.

Expect that to change fairly early on Saturday, with Spencer Rattler from South Carolina and Michael Pratt from Tulane likely early Day Three selections.

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