Best Available Players for Day 2 of the 2026 NFL Draft
The first round of the 2026 NFL Draft is officially in the books, and there's still a ton of high-end talent still on the board heading into Day 2.
With only 32 names called so far, this year's draft class still features plenty of prospects who have the ability to be impact players in the NFL.
Here are the best players available heading into the second round of this year's draft, including their rank on my final top-300 big board:
9. Jermod McCoy | CB | Tennessee
14. Emmanuel McNeil-Warren | S | Toledo
23. Denzel Boston | WR | Washington
25. Cashius Howell | Edge | Texas A&M
27. Avieon Terrell | CB | Clemson
29. Colton Hood | CB | Tennessee
30. Kayden McDonald | DL | Ohio State
32. Jacob Rodriguez | LB | Texas Tech
33. D'Angelo Ponds | CB | Indiana
37. Brandon Cisse | CB | South Carolina
39. Lee Hunter | DL | Texas Tech
41. T.J. Parker | Edge | Clemson
42. R Mason Thomas | Edge | Oklahoma
44. Chase Bisontis | OL | Texas A&M
45. Germie Bernard | WR | Alabama
46. Zion Young | Edge | Missouri
47. Gabe Jacas | Edge | Illinois
48. Derrick Moore | Edge | Michigan
49. Oscar Delp | TE | Georgia
50. Chris Bell | WR | Louisville
51. Emmanuel Pregnon | OL | Oregon
53. Anthony Hill Jr. | LB | Texas
56. Zachariah Branch | WR | Georgia
58. Christen Miller | DL | Georgia
59. Domonique Orange | DL | Iowa State
60. Jake Golday | LB | Cincinnati
61. Keionte Scott | DB | Miami (FL)
62. Jaishawn Barham | Edge | Michigan
63. Josiah Trotter | LB | Missouri
64. Darrell Jackson Jr. | DL | Florida State
65. Keith Abney II | CB | Arizona State
66. Malachi Fields | WR | Notre Dame
68. Zakee Wheatley | S | Penn State
69. Gennings Dunker | OT | Iowa
72. Mike Washington Jr. | RB | Arkansas
73. Treydan Stukes | DB | Arizona
74. Jonah Coleman | RB | Washington
75. Dani Dennis-Sutton | Edge | Penn State
77. Chris Brazzell II | WR | Tennessee
78. Joshua Josephs | Edge | Tennessee
79. Antonio Williams | WR | Clemson
80. Davison Igbinosun | CB | Ohio State
81. Ted Hurst | WR | Georgia State
82. Gracen Halton | DL | Oklahoma
83. Romello Height | Edge | Texas Tech
84. Bud Clark | S | TCU
85. De'Zhaun Stribling | WR | Ole Miss
86. Michael Trigg | TE | Baylor
87. Devin Moore | CB | Florida
88. Caleb Tiernan | OT | Northwestern
89. Jake Slaughter | OL | Florida
90. Chandler Rivers | CB | Duke
91. Eli Stowers | TE | Vanderbilt
92. Keyron Crawford | Edge | Auburn
93. Deion Burks | WR | Oklahoma
94. Genesis Smith | S | Arizona
95. Julian Neal | DB | Arkansas
96. Sam Roush | TE | Stanford
97. LT Overton | Edge | Alabama
98. Chris McClellan | DL | Missouri
99. Kaleb Proctor | DL | Southeastern Louisiana
100. Sam Hecht | OL | Kansas State
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This story was originally published April 23, 2026 at 8:10 PM.