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Best players available ahead of Day 2 of the 2021 NFL Draft

We take a look at the best players still available ahead of Day 2 of the NFL Draft, featuring Rounds 2 and 3.

Offensive lineman Teven Jenkins #73 and tight end Baron Odom #86 of the Oklahoma State Cowboys run onto the field for a game against the West Virginia Mountaineers on November 17, 2018 at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Oklahoma State won 45-41. Photo by Brian Bahr/Getty Images

Round 1 of the 2021 NFL Draft is a wrap, and Rounds 2 and 3 are set to kick off Friday, April 30th at 7:00 p.m. ET. Every year we see surprises climb the draft board in the first round, which means some notable names will slip down the board.

As expected, Thursday night’s NFL Draft was loaded with quarterbacks at the top, which always makes for a fun draft night, though there is plenty of talent at other positions still available heading into the second round. Former Georgia Bulldogs linebacker Azeez Ojulari is considered to be the top player available, and other notable players slipping out of the first round included electric Purdue Boilermakers wide receiver Rondale Moore and former North Carolina Tar Heels running back Javonte Williams. Teams at the top of the second round should be excited with the player pool they have to choose from.

With that, let’s take a look at the best players available ahead of Day 2 of the 2021 NFL Draft. We used The Draft Network as a baseline and made some adjustments from there.

Best players available, Day 2

Best players available, Day 2 of 2021 NFL Draft

Rk Player Team Position
Rk Player Team Position
16 Azeez Ojulari Georgia OLB
19 Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah Notre Dame ILB
20 Teven Jenkins Oklahoma State T
24 Trevon Moehrig TCU S
26 Rondale Moore Purdue WR
29 Javonte Williams North Carolina RB
32 Carlos Basham Jr. Wake Forest DE
34 Creed Humphrey Oklahoma C
37 Wyatt Davis Ohio State G
38 Ronnie Perkins Oklahoma DE
39 Kelvin Joseph Kentucky CB
40 Christian Barmore Alabama DT
41 Joseph Ossai Texas OLB
43 Elijah Moore Mississippi WR
44 Tyson Campbell Georgia CB
45 Dylan Moses Alabama ILB
47 Levi Onwuzurike Washington DT
48 Trey Smith Tennessee G
50 Dyami Brown North Carolina WR
51 Dillon Radunz North Dakota State T
52 Terrace Marshall Jr. LSU WR
53 Josh Myers Ohio State C
54 Aaron Robinson Central Florida CB
55 Kellen Mond Texas A&M QB
56 Richie Grant Central Florida S
57 Jalen Mayfield Michigan T
58 Tylan Wallace Oklahoma State WR
59 Daviyon Nixon Iowa DT
60 Quinn Meinerz Wisconsin Whitewater G
61 Asante Samuel Jr. Florida State CB
62 Pat Freiermuth Penn State TE
63 Pete Werner Ohio State OLB
64 Kyle Trask Florida QB
65 Jevon Holland Oregon S
66 Spencer Brown Northern Iowa T
67 Liam Eichenberg Notre Dame T
68 Nick Bolton Missouri OLB
69 Samuel Cosmi Texas T
70 Brady Christensen BYU T
71 Baron Browning Ohio State ILB
72 D'Wayne Eskridge Western Michigan WR
73 Michael Carter North Carolina RB
74 Jabril Cox LSU ILB
75 Amon-Ra St. Brown USC WR
76 Milton Williams Louisiana Tech DT
77 Davis Mills Stanford QB
78 Seth Williams Auburn WR
79 Jackson Carman Clemson T
80 Talanoa Hufanga USC S
81 Amari Rodgers Clemson WR
82 Walker Little Stanford T
83 Cam McGrone Michigan ILB
84 Tommy Tremble Notre Dame TE
85 Tommy Togiai Ohio State DT
86 Aaron Banks Notre Dame G
87 Nico Collins Michigan WR
88 Jordan Smith UAB OLB
89 James Hudson Cincinnati T
90 Ambry Thomas Michigan CB
91 Patrick Jones Pittsburgh DE
92 Trey Sermon Ohio State RB
93 Brevin Jordan Miami-Fl TE
94 Anthony Schwartz Auburn WR
95 Elerson Smith Northern Iowa DE
96 Kendrick Green Illinois G
97 Jay Tufele USC DT
98 Kenneth Gainwell Memphis RB
99 Ihmir Smith-Marsette Iowa WR
100 Kylin Hill Mississippi State RB
101 Paulson Adebo Stanford CB
102 Javian Hawkins Louisville RB
103 Elijah Molden Washington S
104 Tutu Atwell Louisville WR
105 Camryn Bynum California CB
106 Adetokunbo Ogundeji Notre Dame DE
107 Chazz Surratt North Carolina ILB
108 Derrick Barnes Purdue ILB
109 Khalil Herbert Virginia Tech RB
110 Robert Rochell Central Arkansas CB
111 D'Ante Smith East Carolina G
112 Michal Menet Penn State C
113 Benjamin St-Juste Minnesota CB
114 Trill Williams Syracuse CB
115 Daelin Hayes Notre Dame DE
116 Trey Hill Georgia C
117 Ifeatu Melifonwu Syracuse CB
118 Tyler Shelvin LSU DT
119 Shakur Brown Michigan State CB
120 Quincy Roche Miami-Fl DE
121 Andre Cisco Syracuse S
122 Adrian Ealy Oklahoma T
123 Shi Smith South Carolina WR
125 Marquez Stevenson Houston WR
126 Dayo Odeyingbo Vanderbilt DE
127 Shaun Wade Ohio State CB
128 Marlon Tuipulotu USC DT
129 Anthony Hines III Texas A&M ILB
130 Chuba Hubbard Oklahoma State RB
131 Hunter Long Boston College TE
132 Kary Vincent Jr. LSU CB
133 Jack Anderson Texas Tech G
134 Jaelon Darden North Texas WR
135 Olaijah Griffin USC CB
135 Demetric Felton UCLA RB
136 Ernest Jones South Carolina ILB
136 Tyree Gillespie Missouri S
137 Stone Forsythe Florida T
138 Kenny Yeboah Mississippi TE
139 Deommodore Lenoir Oregon CB
140 Kayode Awosika Buffalo G
141 Chris Rumph Duke OLB
142 Jamar Johnson Indiana S
143 Davis Daniel Georgia CB
144 Thomas Graham Jr. Oregon CB
145 Chauncey Golston Iowa DE
146 Caden Sterns Texas S
147 Darren Hall San Diego State CB
148 Ar'Darius Washington TCU S
149 Josh Palmer Tennessee WR
150 Keith Taylor Washington CB
151 Osawaru Odighizuwa UCLA DT
153 Tre' McKitty Georgia TE
154 Javon McKinley Notre Dame WR
155 Hamsah Nasirildeen Florida State S
156 Royce Newman Mississippi T
157 Alim McNeill North Carolina State DT
158 Robert Hainsey Notre Dame G
159 Rashad Weaver Pittsburgh DE
160 Charles Snowden Virginia OLB
161 Jermar Jefferson Oregon State RB
162 Bobby Brown III Texas A&M DT
163 Divine Deablo Virginia Tech S
164 Mark Webb Georgia S
165 Carson Green Texas A&M T
166 Cameron Sample Tulane DE
167 David Moore Grambling G
168 Garret Wallow TCU ILB
170 Israel Mukuamu South Carolina S
171 Brenden Jaimes Nebraska T
172 Kylen Granson SMU TE
173 Simi Fehoko Stanford WR
174 Drew Dalman Stanford C
175 Tre Brown Oklahoma CB
176 Elijah Mitchell Louisiana RB
177 Darrick Forrest Cincinnati S
178 Jaylon Moore Western Michigan T
179 Tarron Jackson Coastal Carolina DE
180 Monty Rice Georgia ILB
181 Evan McPherson Florida PK
182 Larry Rountree III Missouri RB
183 Tamorrion Terry Florida State WR
184 Brandin Echols Kentucky CB
185 Marvin Wilson Florida State DT
186 Shaka Toney Penn State OLB
187 Zach Davidson Central Missouri TE
188 Trevon Grimes Florida WR
189 Landon Dickerson Alabama C
190 Nahshon Wright Oregon State CB
191 Rhamondre Stevenson Oklahoma RB
192 Tommy Doyle Miami-Oh T
193 Tre Nixon Central Florida WR
194 Drue Chrisman Ohio State P
195 Chris Evans Michigan RB
196 Austin Watkins Jr. UAB WR
197 Bryce Thompson Tennessee CB
198 Jonathan Marshall Arkansas DT
199 Ben Cleveland Georgia G
200 Isaiah McDuffie Boston College ILB
201 Jamie Newman Wake Forest QB
202 JaCoby Stevens LSU S
203 Dan Moore Jr. Texas A&M T
204 Frank Darby Arizona State WR
205 Joshua Kaindoh Florida State DE
206 Khyiris Tonga BYU DT
207 K.J. Britt Auburn ILB
208 Shawn Davis Florida S
209 Josh Ball Marshall T
210 Nick Eubanks Michigan TE
211 Brandon Smith Iowa WR
212 Ta'Quon Graham Texas DT
213 Thomas Kraemer Notre Dame G
214 Hamilcar Rashed Jr. Oregon State OLB
215 Damar Hamlin Pittsburgh S
216 Dazz Newsome North Carolina WR
217 Drake Jackson Kentucky C
218 Nate Hobbs Illinois CB
219 Joshuah Bledsoe Missouri S
220 Buddy Johnson Texas A&M ILB
221 Blake Haubeil Ohio State K
222 Patrick Johnson Tulane OLB
223 Ian Book Notre Dame QB
224 Cade Johnson South Dakota State WR
225 Austin Faoliu Oregon DT
226 Amen Ogbongbemiga Oklahoma State ILB
227 Jamien Sherwood Auburn S
228 Noah Gray Duke TE
229 Isaiah McKoy Kent State WR
230 William Bradley-King Baylor DE
231 Jaylen Twyman Pittsburgh DT
232 Max Duffy Kentucky P
233 Trey Ragas Louisiana RB
234 Landon Young Kentucky T
235 Dylan Soehner Iowa State TE
236 Dez Fitzpatrick Louisville WR
237 Jonathon Cooper Ohio State DE
238 Erroll Thompson Mississippi State ILB
239 Malcolm Koonce Buffalo OLB
240 Sam Ehlinger Texas QB
241 Jaret Patterson Buffalo RB
242 Richard LeCounte Georgia S
243 Sage Surratt Wake Forest WR
244 Zech McPhearson Texas Tech CB
245 Raymond Johnson III Georgia Southern DE
246 Tony Fields II West Virginia ILB
247 Christian Uphoff Illinois State S
248 Jonathan Adams Jr. Arkansas State WR
249 Rodarius Williams Oklahoma State CB
250 Earnest Brown Northwestern DE
251 Ben Mason Michigan FB
252 Deonte Brown Alabama G
253 Shane Buechele SMU QB
254 Trae Barry Jacksonville State TE
255 John Bates Boise State TE
256 Whop Philyor Indiana WR
257 Tyler Vaughns USC WR
258 Marco Wilson Florida CB
259 Jordon Scott Oregon DT
260 Feleipe Franks Arkansas QB
261 Osirus Mitchell Mississippi State WR
262 Dillon Stoner Oklahoma State WR
263 Tim Jones Southern Mississippi WR
264 Michael Carter Duke CB
265 Jason Pinnock Pittsburgh CB
266 Kion Smith Fayetteville G
267 Justin Hilliard Ohio State ILB
268 Wyatt Hubert Kansas State OLB
269 James Smith Cincinnati P
270 Brendon White Rutgers S
271 Alaric Jackson Iowa T
272 Luke Farrell Ohio State TE
273 Brennan Eagles Texas WR
274 Malik Herring Georgia DE
275 James Morrisey Pittsburgh C
276 Dicaprio Bootle Nebraska CB
277 Josiah Bronson Washington DT
278 William Sherman Colorado G
279 Paddy Fisher Northwestern ILB
280 Peyton Ramsey Northwestern QB
281 Drew Himmelman Illinois State T
282 Cornell Powell Clemson WR
283 Marlon Williams Central Florida WR
284 Nick McCloud Notre Dame CB
285 Bryan Mills North Carolina Central CB
286 Rachad Wildgoose Wisconsin CB
287 Janarius Robinson Florida State DE
288 Tedarrell Slaton Florida DT
289 Quinton Bohanna Kentucky DT
290 Sadarius Hutcherson South Carolina G
291 Matt Farniok Nebraska G
292 Elijah Sullivan Kansas State ILB
293 Chris Garrett Concordia OLB
294 Antjuan Simmons Michigan State OLB
295 K.J. Costello Mississippi State QB
296 Pooka Williams Jr. Kansas RB
297 Stevie Scott III Indiana RB
298 Paris Ford Pittsburgh S
299 Foster Sarell Stanford T
300 Quintin Morris Bowling Green TE
301 T.J. Vasher Texas Tech WR
302 Dax Milne BYU WR
303 Lorenzo Burns Arizona CB
304 Darius Stills West Virginia DT
305 Nick Niemann Iowa ILB
306 Gerrid Doaks Cincinnati RB
307 Brandon Stephens SMU S
308 Tony Poljan Virginia TE
309 Tre Walker San Jose State WR
310 Jhamon Ausbon Texas A&M WR
311 Sam Webb Missouri Western CB
312 Tre Norwood Oklahoma CB
313 Forrest Merrill Arkansas State DT
314 Jared Hocker Texas A&M G
315 Jamar Watson Kentucky OLB
316 Rakeem Boyd Arkansas RB
317 Tariq Thompson San Diego State S
318 Zaire Mitchell Notre Dame College TE
319 Bailey Gaither San Jose State WR
320 Harry Crider Indiana C
321 Lawrence Woods Truman State CB
322 Jacob Hansen Illinois ILB
323 CJ Marable Coastal Carolina RB
324 James Wiggins Cincinnati S
325 Jake Curhan California T
326 Briley Moore Kansas State TE
327 Michael Strachan Charleston-WV WR
328 Manny Rugamba Miami-Oh CB
329 JaQuan Bailey Iowa State DE
330 Naquan Jones Michigan State DT
331 Tuf Borland Ohio State ILB
332 Rayshard Ashby Virginia Tech ILB
333 Riley Cole South Alabama OLB
334 Grant Stuard Houston OLB
335 Davis Cheek Elon QB
336 Brenden Knox Marshall RB
337 Aashari Crosswell Arizona State S
338 Syrus Tuitele Fresno State T
339 Warren Jackson Colorado State WR
340 Chase Behrndt West Virginia C
341 Tay Gowan Central Florida CB
342 Dorian Etheridge Louisville ILB
343 Jah-Maine Martin North Carolina A&T RB
344 Tyler Coyle Purdue S
345 Larnel Coleman UMass T
346 Damonte Coxie Memphis WR
347 Justus Reed Virginia Tech DE
348 Deon Jackson Duke RB
349 Qwynnterrio Cole Alcorn State S
350 Greg Eiland Mississippi State T
351 Khalil McClain Troy WR
352 Branden Mack Temple WR
353 Jalen Walker Boise State CB
354 Sam Kamara Stony Brook DE
355 Isaiahh Loudermilk Wisconsin DT
356 William Fries Penn State G
357 Josh Johnson La-Monroe RB
358 Donovan Stiner Florida S
359 Larry Borom Missouri T
360 Artayvious Lynn TCU TE
361 Tay Martin Oklahoma State WR
362 Avery Williams Boise State CB
363 Marquiss Spencer Mississippi State DE
364 Cole Van Lanen Wisconsin G
365 Mulbah Car Houston RB
366 Zayne Anderson BYU S
367 Cordell Volson North Dakota State T
368 Dai'Jean Dixon Nicholls State WR
369 Franklin McCain North Carolina A&T CB
370 Daniel Archibong Temple DT
371 Erik Swenson Oklahoma G
372 Christian Elliss Idaho OLB
373 Jaquan Hardy Tiffin RB
374 Russ Yeast Louisville S
375 Jack Stoll Nebraska TE
376 Antonio Phillips Ball State CB
377 Tory Carter LSU FB
378 Robert Jones Middle Tennessee G
379 Gary Brightwell Arizona RB
380 Antwan Collier Central Florida S
381 Nick Pickett Oregon S
382 Antonio Nunn Buffalo WR
383 AJ Parker Kansas State CB
384 David Anenih Houston OLB
385 Spencer Brown UAB RB
386 Patrick Peek New Mexico S
387 Dareke Young Lenoir-Rhyne WR
388 Shemar Jean-Charles Appalachian State CB
389 Marcus Murphy Mississippi State S
390 Miller Forristall Alabama TE
391 Jalen Camp Georgia Tech WR
392 Jaylen Harris Prairie View CB
393 Devery Hamilton Duke G
394 Kyle Pugh Northern Illinois ILB
395 Andre Mintze Vanderbilt OLB
396 Brad Stewart Florida S
397 Erik Krommenhoek USC TE
398 Josh Imatorbhebhe Illinois WR
399 Damarion Williams Houston CB
400 Carlo Kemp Michigan DT
401 Josh Fedd-Jackson x-North Carolina State G
402 Blake Gallagher Northwestern ILB
403 Zach Smith Tulsa QB
404 Lamont Wade Penn State S
405 T.J. Simmons West Virginia WR
406 Parker Ferguson Air Force G
407 Curtis Robinson Stanford ILB
408 Will Hart Michigan P
409 Chris Brown Texas S
410 Chandon Herring BYU T
411 Matthew Bushman BYU TE
412 Racey McMath LSU WR
413 Jerry Jacobs Arkansas CB
414 Matt Brayton UNLV G
415 Zane Zandier Virginia ILB
416 Nate McCrary Saginaw Valley State RB
417 Terrell Morrison Stony Brook S
418 Pro Wells TCU TE
419 Tarik Black Texas WR
420 Elijah Stove Auburn WR
421 Kader Kohou Texas A&M Commerce CB
422 Victor Dimukeje Duke DE
423 Mason Stokke Wisconsin FB
424 Teton Saltes New Mexico G
425 Justus Te'I Utah State OLB
426 AJ Rose Kentucky RB
427 Devon Key Western Kentucky S
428 Ky'el Hemby Southern Mississippi S
429 Jared Smart Hawaii WR
430 Brandon Pili USC DT
431 Rakavius Chambers Duke G
432 Alani Pututau Adams State OLB
433 Otis Anderson Central Florida RB
434 Dwayne Johnson Jr. San Diego State S
435 Grant Hermanns Purdue T
436 Rico Bussey Hawaii WR
437 Julius Faulk Delta State CB
438 Jack Heflin Iowa DT
439 Ray Thomas-Ishman Buffalo G
440 Charles Akanno Idaho OLB
441 Brady Breeze Oregon S
442 Zac Lefebvre Buffalo TE
443 Shawn Steele Arkansas Pine Bluff CB
444 Brayden Thomas North Dakota State DE
445 Giovanni Fauolo UNLV FB
446 Braylon Jones Houston G
447 Donavaughn Campbell Louisiana Tech G
448 Darius Hodge Marshall OLB
449 Jose Borregales Miami-Fl PK
450 Kene Nwangwu Iowa State RB
451 Eric Jackson Lenoir-Rhyne S
452 John Raine Northwestern TE
453 L'Liott Curry Henderson State WR
454 Trevon Bradford Oregon State WR
455 Michael Greene James Madison DT
456 Nolan Laufenberg Air Force G
457 Israel Tucker Louisina Tech RB
458 LD Brown Oklahoma State RB
459 Dru Prox Kansas S
460 Ramaud Chiaokhiao-Bowman Northwestern WR
461 Austin Trammell Rice WR
462 Cory Batie Harding CB
463 Elijah Ponder Cincinnati DT
464 Calvin Bundage Oklahoma State ILB
465 Anthony Pandy Arizona OLB
466 Justin Henderson Louisiana Tech RB
467 Jovan Grant Merrimack S
468 Keith Williams Colorado State T
469 De'Andre Washington Arkansas-Monticello TE
470 Tyshaun James Central Connecticut WR
471 Ben Skowronek Notre Dame WR
472 Chris Wilcox BYU CB
473 Lorenzo Neal Purdue DT
474 Jordan Reid Michigan State G
475 Nate Brown Nevada G
476 Christian Tutt Auburn S
477 Hunter Kampmoyer Oregon TE
478 Adrian Hardy Louisiana Tech WR
479 Jacob Harris Central Florida WR
480 Sam Womack Toledo CB
481 Kenny Randall Charleston-WV DT
482 Mustafa Johnson Colorado DT
483 Tristen Hoge BYU G
484 Lawrence Garner Old Dominion OLB
485 Mekhi Sargent Iowa RB
486 Lawrence White IV Iowa State S
487 Cary Angeline North Carolina State TE
488 Donnie Corley Texas Southern WR
489 Jequez Ezzard Sam Houston State WR
490 Antwuan Jackson Ohio State DT
491 Sam Cooper Merrimack G
492 Luis Aguilar Northern Arizona K
493 Pressley Harvin Georgia Tech P
494 Riley Patterson Memphis PK
495 Chris Ferguson Liberty QB
496 Collin Hill South Carolina QB
497 Tyrone Hill Buffalo S
498 Brock Wright Notre Dame TE
499 Dareon Nash Idaho CB
500 Zachary Dawe BYU DE