NFL teams select 100 players in Rounds 2-3 of 2026 Draft as analysts grade picks

13 articles · Updated · CBS Sports · Apr 25

Rounds 2-3 featured 17 wide receivers and 9 tight ends chosen, tying records for most at these positions since 1967, while only three running backs were selected, matching a historic low.
Analysts highlighted home-run picks like Jake Golday to the Vikings and Emmanuel McNeil-Warren to the Browns, while some selections, such as De'Zhaun Stribling to the 49ers, drew criticism as head-scratchers.
The draft's second day built on earlier rounds, with experts providing instant grades and analysis, and teams seeking value through both steals and surprising reaches across various positions.

Which Day 2 selection will ultimately prove the consensus big boards wrong this season?

Did the third-round slide of quarterbacks Beck and Allar expose a flawed evaluation process?

After waiting 65 picks, did the Broncos make the right choice for their first draft selection?

What inside information drove teams like the Texans to aggressively trade up on Day 2?

Was the 49ers' first pick of Day 2 the biggest reach of the entire draft?

Have the Cardinals finally found their post-Kyler Murray answer at quarterback with Carson Beck?