If you want a Hall of Fame player on your roster, you can do that in the second and third rounds of the NFL draft. In the Super Bowl era alone, Joe Montana, Dan Fouts, Brett Favre, Mike Singletary, Michael Strahan, Terrell Owens, Ted Hendricks, Jason Taylor, Jack Ham, Jack Lambert, Will Shields, Rickey Jackson, Thurman Thomas, Aeneas Williams, Kevin Mawae, Brian Dawkins, Curtis Martin, Larry Allen, Isaac Bruce, Lem Barney, and Mel Blount, are just some of the second- and third-round picks who wound up in Canton, and deservedly so.
In the modern era, there are future Hall of Famers like Bobby Wagner, Drew Brees, Seve Smith Sr., Andrew Whitworth, Travis Kelce, and Rob Gronkowski who have been taken in the second and third rounds.
Especially in a draft like the 2023 version, where there aren’t a multitude of prospects with obvious first-round grades, but the talent pool is very wide, the opportunities to get future stars in the second day of the draft should be exciting for every NFL executive and coach.
With the first round not decided, here’s my best remaining prospects for the 2023 NFL draft, with full and detailed scouting reports for each player.