Overview
- Day 3 is underway Saturday with 157 players still on the board, and outlets are running live pick trackers and grades for Rounds 4–7.
- The Big Ten produced 10 first‑round picks to end the SEC’s 19‑year lead, a shift powered by programs like Ohio State, Indiana and Oregon.
- Las Vegas selected Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza No. 1 overall, matching widespread projections that framed the top of the draft.
- Value plays defined Day 2 as Houston took Ohio State DT Kayden McDonald at No. 36 and Cleveland landed Washington WR Denzel Boston at No. 39, drawing praise as first‑round talents acquired in Round 2.
- Medical and evaluative questions drove major slides, with Tennessee CB Jermod McCoy still available entering Day 3 due to knee concerns, while QBs Carson Beck went to Arizona at No. 65 and Drew Allar went to Pittsburgh at No. 76.