While Thursday's first round was offense-heavy, with the first 14 picks being either quarterbacks, receivers or linemen, the second and third rounds were more balanced between offense and defense, with running backs finally making their presence felt with three players taken (although oddly enough, the Dallas Cowboys passed up on each of them).
There were two lengthy stretches wherein only defenders were picked. The first was between picks 38 and 43, which included four consecutive cornerbacks. The phenomenon occurred again between picks 93 and 99.
Shockingly, no quarterbacks were selected, even though analysts and fans alike had predicted that this would be where the likes of Spencer Rattler would ideally end up.
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2024 NFL Draft: Round 2 picks
Pick No.
Team
Player
Position
33
Buffalo Bills
Keon Coleman
WR
34
Los Angeles Chargers
Ladd McConkey
WR
35
Atlanta Falcons
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT
36
Washington Commanders
Jer'Zhan Newton
DT
37
New England Patriots
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR
38
Tennessee Titans
T'Vondre Sweat
DT
39
Los Angeles Rams
Braden Fiske
DT
40
Philadelphia Eagles
Cooper DeJean
CB
41
New Orleans Saints
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB
42
Houston Texans
Kamari Lassiter
CB
43
Arizona Cardinals
Max Melton
CB
44
Las Vegas Raiders
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C
45
Green Bay Packers
Edgerrin Cooper
LB
46
Carolina Panthers
Jonathon Brooks
RB
47
New York Giants
Tyler Nubin
S
48
Jacksonville Jaguars
Maason Smith
DT
49
Cincinnati Bengals
Kris Jenkins
DT
50
Washington Commanders
Mike Sainristil
CB
51
Pittsburgh Steelers
Zach Frazier
C
52
Indianapolis Colts
Adonai Mitchell
WR
53
Washington Commanders
Ben Sinnott
TE
54
Cleveland Browns
Michael Hall Jr.
DT
55
Miami Dolphins
Patrick Paul
OT
56
Dallas Cowboys
Marshawn Kneeland
DE
57
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Chris Braswell
DE
58
Green Bay Packers
Javon Bullard
S
59
Houston Texans
Blake Fisher
OT
60
Buffalo Bills
Cole Bishop
S
61
Detroit Lions
Ennis Rakestraw
CB
62
Baltimore Ravens
Roger Rosengarten
OT
63
Kansas City Chiefs
Kingsley Suamataia
OT
64
San Francisco 49ers
Renardo Green
CB
2024 NFL Draft: Round 3 picks
Pick No.
Team
Player
Position
65
New York Jets
Malachi Corley
WR
66
Arizona Cardinals
Trey Benson
RB
67
Washington Commanders
Brandon Coleman
OT
68
New England Patriots
Caedan Wallace
OT
69
Los Angeles Chargers
Junior Colson
LB
70
New York Giants
Andru Phillips
CB
71
Arizona Cardinals
Isaiah Adams
OT
72
Carolina Panthers
Trevin Wallace
LB
73
Dallas Cowboys
Cooper Beebe
OT
74
Atlanta Falcons
Bralen Trice
DE
75
Chicago Bears
Kiran Amegadije
OT
76
Denver Broncos
Jonah Elliss
DE
77
Las Vegas Raiders
Delmar Glaze
OT
78
Houston Texans
Calen Bullock
S
79
Indianapolis Colts
Matt Goncalves
OT
80
Cincinnati Bengals
Jermaine Burton
WR
81
Seattle Seahawks
Christian Haynes
OG
82
Arizona Cardinals
Tip Reiman
TE
83
Los Angeles Rams
Blake Corum
RB
84
Pittsburgh Steelers
Roman Wilson
WR
85
Cleveland Browns
Zak Zinter
OG
86
San Francisco 49ers
Dominick Puni
OT
87
Dallas Cowboys
Marist Liufau
LB
88
Green Bay Packers
MarShawn Lloyd
RB
89
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tykee Smith
S
90
Arizona Cardinals
Elijah Jones
CB
91
Green Bay Packers
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB
92
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jalen McMillan
WR
93
Baltimore Ravens
Adisa Isaac
DE
94
Philadelphia Eagles
Jalyx Hunt
DE
95
Buffalo Bills
DeWayne Carter
DT
96
Jacksonville Jaguars
Jarrian Jones
CB
97
Cincinnati Bengals
McKinnley Jackson
DT
98
Pittsburgh Steelers
Payton Wilson
LB
99
Los Angeles Rams
Kamren Kinchens
S
100
Washington Commanders
Luke McCaffrey
WR
Best remaining players for Day 3 of 2024 NFL draft
As mentioned before, no quarterbacks were chosen on Day 2.
This makes Spencer Rattler the potential headliner of Day 3, as the former South Carolina Gamecock is easily the best of the remaining players available at his position. Another passer to watch out for is Notre Dame's Sam Hartman, who transferred there after setting multiple records at Wake Forest.
Running backs are deep, with studs like Notre Dame's Audric Estime, Wisconsin's Braelon Allen, Kentucky's Ray Davis and Clemson's Will Shipley somehow going unclaimed. Tight ends have a few interesting prospects as well in Texas' Ja'Tavion Sanders, Florida State's Jaheim Bell and Ohio State's Cade Stover.
On the other side of the ball, defensive end Austin Booker is the top player available. He was fairly productive in his only season as a Kansas Jayhawk, amassing 56 tackles (40 solo) and eight sacks. Cornerbacks Cam Hart (Notre Dame) and TJ Tampa (Iowa State) are also in consideration
How to watch Day 3 of 2024 NFL draft
Day 3, which encompasses Rounds 4-7, begins earlier than usual, at noon. It will air on ESPN, ABC and NFL Network. Streaming is available on a variety of platforms, including but not limited to ESPN+, Fubo, NFL+, Hulu+ Live TV and YouTube TV.