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50 best available prospects for the New Orleans Saints on Day 3 of NFL draft, via @DillySanders
We’re on to Day 3 of the 2023 NFL draft, and there are still players available who can help the New Orleans Saints in rounds four, five, six, and seven (to say nothing of the dozens of undrafted free agents waiting for their chance). Here’s our list of the top 50 remaining prospects as the Saints wait their turn to go on the clock.
New Orleans is scheduled to make five picks on Saturday:
And here’s the top 50:
The Bucs will have multiple picks in Rounds 5-6.
The Buccaneers are set to finish out their draft on Day 3 today.
Day 3 of the draft features Rounds 4-7, but the Bucs don’t have a Round 4 pick this year. If they don’t trade up, they’ll pick twice in Round 5 and four times in Round 6 without a seventh-round pick.
Here is how you can watch the draft close out:
Day 3 of the 2023 NFL draft, featuring Round 4-7
Union Station in Kansas City, MO
12 p.m. ET
ESPN, ABC, NFL Network
FuboTV (try it for free)
The Packers have 9 Day 3 picks. Who could Brian Gutekunst target on Saturday? Here’s 50 options.
The Green Bay Packers are going into Day 3 of the 2023 NFL draft with nine picks, including at least two in the final three rounds and four in the seven round. Unless Brian Gutekunst does some moving around the board, a big influx of new players is headed to Green Bay on Saturday.
Who could the Packers target during Rounds 4-7?
Here’s a list, keeping in mind overall athleticism, roster need and pre-draft interest:
DL Adetomiwa Adebawore, Northwestern (elite RAS, top-30 visit)
S Anthony Johnson Jr., Iowa State (need fit)
TE Josh Whyle (RAS, top-30 visit)
RB Roshon Johnson, Texas (need fit)
OT Blake Freeland, BYU (need fit, RAS)
WR Dontayvion Wicks (need fit, RAS, top-30 visit)
S Jammie Robinson, Florida State (need fit, top-30 visit)
RB Izzy Abanikanda, Pitt (RAS, need fit)
DL Moro Ojomo, Texas (RAS, need fit)
OL Braeden Daniels, Utah (RAS, need fit)
OLB Isaiah McGuire, Missouri (RAS)
WR AT Perry, Wake Forest (RAS, need fit)
DL Karl Brooks, Bowling Green (need fit, top-30 visit)
OL Chandler Zavala, NC State (need fit, RAS)
OT Jaelyn Duncan, Maryland (need fit, RAS)
CB Cory Trice, Purdue (RAS)
OL Ryan Hayes, Michigan (need fit, RAS)
WR Grant DuBose, Charlotte (need fit, RAS)
DL Scott Matlock, Boise State (need fit, RAS, top-30 visit)
CB Kyu Blu Kelly, Stanford (RAS)
S Daniel Scott, Cal (need fit, RAS)
S Jason Taylor II, Oklahoma State (need fit, RAS)
C Luke Wypler, Ohio State (need fit, RAS)
OL Sidy Sow, Eastern Michigan (need fit, RAS)
OL Nick Saldiveri, Old Dominion (need fit, RAS)
RB Evan Hull (need fit, RAS, top-30 visit)
DL Jaquelin Roy, LSU (need fit, top-30 visit)
S Christopher Smith, Georgia (need fit)
S JL Skinner, Boise State (need fit)
WR Tyler Scott, Cincinnati (need fit, RAS)
QB Tanner McKee, Stanford (need fit)
S Jordan Howden, Minnesota (need fit, top-30 visit)
S Quindell Johnson, Memphis (need fit, top-30 visit)
WR Andrei Iosivas, Princeton (need fit, RAS),
OL Jon Gaines, UCLA (need fit, RAS)
RB Keaton Mitchell, ECU (need fit, top-30 visit)
CB Jakorian Bennett, Maryland (RAS)
S Chamarri Conner, Virginia Tech (need fit, RAS)
WR Bryce Ford-Wheaton, WVU (need fit, RAS)
S Jay Ward, LSU (need fit, RAS)
LB Mohamoud Diabate, Utah (RAS)
TE Brayden Willis, Oklahoma (need fit)
CB Darrell Luter Jr., South Alabama (RAS)
DL Colby Wooden, Auburn (need fit, RAS)
OL John Ojukwu, Boise State (need fit, RAS)
RB Chase Brown, Illinois (need fit, RAS)
RB Lew Nichols III, Central Michigan (need fit, top-30 visit)
OL Atonio Mafi, UCLA (top-30 visit)
OLB Tyrus Wheat, Miss. State (top-30 visit)
TE Noah Gindorff, NDSU (need fit, RAS)
OT Jake Witt, Northern Michigan (need fit, RAS)
FB Hunter Luepke, NDSU (need fit, RAS)
QB Clayton Tune, Houston (need fit)
DL Dante Stills, WVU (need fit, RAS)
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Only the Jaguars (10) have more Day 3 picks than the Packers (9).
The Green Bay Packers are entering Day 3 of the 2023 NFL draft with nine picks to make.
General manager Brian Gutekunst traded down twice during the second round, adding additional fifth- and sixth-round selections. He also has two extra seventh-round picks via previous trade (Rams for Corey Bojorquez, Jaguars for Cole Van Lanen) and a compensatory seventh-round pick.
“We have a great opportunity on this football team, and I think we’d really like to bring in some competition and see how we can add and move forward,” Gutekunst said.
The Packers have already selected edge rusher Lukas Van Ness, tight end Luke Musgrave, receiver Jayden Reed and tight end Tucker Kraft during the first two days.
The nine Day 3 picks rank as the second-most among all teams. The Jaguars have 10. The Rams and Patriots also have nine.
Although the Packers adhere by a “more picks, the better” philosophy, having nine on Day 3 will provide Gutekunst an opportunity to move around the board and potentially trade up for a player. Last year, the Packers made seven picks on Day 3.
The action begins at 11:00 a.m. CT on Saturday.
Fourth round, 116th overall
Fifth round, 149th overall
Fifth round, 159th overall (from Lions)
Sixth round, 179th overall (from Bucs)
Sixth round, 207th overall (from Jets)
Seventh round, 232nd overall
Seventh round, 235th overall (from Rams)
Seventh round, 242nd overall (from Jaguars)
Seventh round, 256th overall (compensatory)
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A staff at Packers Wire picked Day 3 sleepers for Green Bay to consider in the 2023 NFL draft.
The Green Bay Packers currently have 10 picks in the upcoming 2023 NFL Draft, but seven of those will come on Day 3 when most of the highly coveted prospects are off the board.
However, in his first five drafts as the Packers GM, Brian Gutekunst has had some success in finding quality players on the last day of the draft.
Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Jon Runyan Jr. were good value compared to where they were selected, and just last year, Romeo Doubs, Zach Tom and Kingsley Enagbare showed a lot of potential as rookies despite being taken in the fourth round or later.
So, with the draft less than three weeks away, the staff at Packers Wire identified one player who is being overlooked and should be on Green Bay’s radar for Day 3.
A look at some of the best clips, videos and highlights captured on Day 3 of #Chiefs training camp practice.
The Kansas City Chiefs were back out at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, Missouri for their third full training camp practice of the year on Friday.
The team continues to ramp up their workload and pace as they inch closer toward their first padded training camp practice scheduled for Monday, August 1. The practice install period lasted a little longer as they continue to delve into the playbook on both sides of the ball. There was also a bit more work during 7-on-7 drills and 11-on-11 drills than there was in the previous two days of practice. The second team noticeably had more reps and opportunities to stand out in practice.
Below you’ll find some of the top highlights from practice sourced from various reporters, fans and our friends at KC Sports Network:
The #Chiefs’ final rookie minicamp practice is in the books. Here is what we’re taking away:
The Kansas City Chiefs wrapped their rookie minicamp on Monday. Rookies hit the field for the final time ahead of voluntary OTA workouts, which begin the last week of May.
Following practice, two rookie draft picks and one undrafted free agent — Joshua Williams, Nazeeh Johnson and Mike Rose — spoke to the media. Andy Reid was also made available to the media. The rookies and Coach Reid provided reporters with a recap of the weekend’s minicamp.
Below you’ll find seven takeaways from what they had to say:
Here are the top NFL draft prospects at positions of need for the Saints still available in Day 3, via @RossJacksonNOLA:
Good big boards are usually depleted by the end of Day 2 of the NFL draft, and that goes for Dylan Sanders and his top-100 players as well. However, there are still some surprising prospects available going into the third day of the draft for the New Orleans Saints to potentially take advantage of.
With two selections left, one fifth-rounder (164) and one in the sixth (191), it may be a while until the Saints are on the board. But they could also look to trade up. Here are some of the best prospects still available in what many consider “Special Teams Day.”
The Packers have picked four elite athletes during the first two days of the 2022 draft. Here are 50 elite athletes they could target on Day 3.
The Green Bay Packers selected four elite athletes during the first two days of the 2022 NFL draft. If you consider third-round pick Sean Rhyan to be a guard, then the Packers picked four players in the 93rd percentile or better for relative athleticism at their respective positions.
“Size and speed is important to us,” general manager Brian Gutekunst said Friday night.
The Packers’ work through the first three rounds follows a continuing trend under Gutekunst. The roster-builder of this team wants top athletes.
With Day 3 of the draft approaching and the Packers holding six picks between Rounds 4-7, here are 50 elite athletes (RAS over 9.0) that Gutekunst could target on Saturday:
TE Daniel Bellinger, San Diego State
DL Thomas Booker, Stanford
LB Darrian Beavers, Cincinnati
RB Pierre Strong Jr., South Dakota State
WR Bo Melton, Rutgers
OLB Jeffery Gunter, Coastal Carolina
LB Brandon Smith, Penn State
OT Kellen Diesch, Arizona State
TE Charlie Kolar, Iowa State
WR Kevin Austin Jr., Notre Dame
RB Tyler Goodson, Iowa
DL Eric Johnson, Missouri State
S Markquese Bell, Florida A&M
OLB Amare Barno, Virginia Tech
LB D’Marco Jackson, App. State
CB Zyon McCollum, Sam Houston State
OT Ryan Van Denmark, UConn
DL Matt Henningsen, Wisconsin
OT Matt Waletzko, North Dakota
S Tycen Anderson, Toledo
OL Zach Tom, Wake Forest
LB Jeremiah Moon, Florida
OL Blaise Andries, Minnesota
OLB Isaiah Thomas, Oklahoma
LB Damone Clark, LSU
CB Tariq Woolen, UTSA
S Bubba Bolden, Miami
WR Isaiah Weston, Northern Iowa
LB Micah McFadden, Indiana
TE Lucas Krull, Pittsburgh
OL Dawson Deaton, Texas Tech
CB Joshua Williams, Fayetteville State
OT Nick Zakelj, Fordham
OLB Dominique Robinson, Miami (Ohio)
LB Chance Campbell, Ole Miss
CB Josh Thompson, Texas
CB Tariq Castro-Fields, Penn State
CB Jaylen Watson, Washington State
OL Jason Poe, Mercer
S Dane Belton, Iowa
OT Cordell Volson, North Dakota State
RB Zamir White, Georgia
OL Luke Wattenberg, Washington
CB Jaylyn Armour-Davis, Alabama
LS Billy Taylor, Rutgers
WR Dareke Young, Lenoir-Rhyne
S Isaac Taylor-Stuart, USC
DL Curtis Brooks, Cincinnati
FB John Chenal, Wisconsin
LB Jack Cochrane, South Dakota
LB Baylon Spector, Clemson
CB Chase Lucas, Arizona State
WR Tanner Conner, Idaho State
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The Packers picked Kamal Martin and Jon Runyan Jr. to start Day 3 of the draft.
The Green Bay Packers added developmental options from the Big Ten at need positions with their first two picks on Day 3 of the NFL draft.
Minnesota linebacker Kamal Martin, the pick at No. 175, and Michigan offensive lineman Jon Runyan Jr., the pick at No. 192, should provide help in the middle of the Packers defense and for the depth of the offensive line.
Martin played several different positions for the Golden Gophers but eventually settled in as an off-ball linebacker. He flashed athleticism and some hitting power during a career year in 2019, although missed tackles and a knee injury marred the season. In Green Bay, he’ll join Christian Kirksey, Oren Burks, Ty Summers and Curtis Bolton at linebacker, one of the team’s weakest positions. Opportunities are available after Blake Martinez and B.J. Goodson departed in free agency.
Runyan Jr. looks like another prototypical Packers offensive lineman. He’s athletic, with strong agility numbers, and he played left tackle in college (24 starts the last two years). The Packers may want to move him inside to guard or center while maintaining him as a depth option at offensive tackle, especially after all the quality reps he produced against top Big Ten rushers the last two seasons.
In the past, the franchise has had a lot of success transitioning left tackle inside to guard or center. The Packers need depth along the interior, and Runyan could even provide insurance behind Corey Linsley, who is a free agent after the 2020 season.
The Packers have four more picks on Day 3, including two more in the sixth round. They hold picks at 208, 209, 236 and 242.
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