The deeper you get into any draft, the more important it is for your rookies to fit the schemes they’re heading into with their first NFL teams. Even in the second round, outside of those inexplicable sleepers who slide, the dings start to show up more often even with the most gifted prospects, so situations that allow those players to maximize their attributes and minimize their liabilities are certainly crucial.
Great scheme fits don’t happen all the time, but they can certainly pay off in the second round. In recent years, think of Bobby Wanger, Rob Gronkowski, Davante Adams, Lavonte David, Chris Jones, and Derrick Henry among those second-round picks who were able to make the most of their talents in the best possible schematic conditions.
We’ve already looked at the best scheme fits for the first round of the 2023 NFL draft, and we’ve discussed some of the most compelling overall fits with Greg Cosell. Here, to further the discussion, are our best scheme fits for the second round of the most recent draft.
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