Here are the best available players on Day 3 of NFL draft originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
Stefon Diggs. Jason Kelce. George Kittle.
Those are just a few active players who went from late-round draft selection to NFL star. Diggs and Kittle didn't get picked until the fifth round, while Kelce lasted all the way until Round 6.
All 32 teams will be hoping to strike the same kind of gold when the 2023 NFL Draft concludes with Rounds 4-7 on Saturday. A total of 157 picks will be made over the final four rounds.
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So who will be this year's late-round steals? Here's a position-by-position breakdown of some of the best players still on the board entering the fourth round, according to ESPN and NFL.com:
Quarterback
- Stetson Bennett, Georgia
- Max Duggan, TCU
- Jake Haener, Fresno State
- Jaren Hall, BYU
- Tanner McKee, Stanford
- Aidan O'Connell, Purdue
- Dorian Thompson-Robinson, UCLA
- Clayton Tune, Houston
Running back
- Israel Abanikanda, Pitt
- Chase Brown, Illinois
- Zach Evans, Mississippi
- Eric Gray, Oklahoma
- Mohamed Ibrahim, Minnesota
- Roschon Johnson, Texas
- DeWayne McBride, UAB
- Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State
Wide receiver
- Elijah Higgins, Stanford
- Antoine Green, UNC
- Xavier Hutchinson, Iowa State
- Parker Washington, Penn State
- Charlie Jones, Purdue
- Trey Palmer, Nebraska
- A.T. Perry, Wake Forest
- Tyler Scott, Cincinnati
Tight end
- Davis Allen, Clemson
- Payne Durham, Purdue
- Noah Gindorff, North Dakota State
- Zack Kuntz, Old Dominion
- Will Mallory, Miami
- Blake Whiteheart, Wake Forest
- Josh Whyle, Cincinnati
Offensive tackle
- Jaelyn Duncan, Maryland
- Joey Fisher, Shepherd
- Blake Freeland, BYU
- Ryan Hayes, Michigan
- Dawand Jones, Ohio State
- Warren McClendon, Georgia
- Carter Warren, Pitt
Offensive guard
- Anthony Bradford, LSU
- Nick Broeker, Mississippi
- McClendon Curtis, Chattanooga
- Braeden Daniels, Utah
- Emil Ekiyor Jr., Alabama
- Andrew Vorhees, USC
- Chandler Zavala, NC State
Center
- Alan Ali, TCU
- Jake Andrews, Troy
- Alex Forsyth, Oregon
- Corey Luciano, Washington
- Olusegun Oluwatimi, Michigan
- Jarrett Patterson, Notre Dame
- Luke Wypler, Ohio State
Defensive tackle
- Karl Brooks, Bowling Green
- Keondre Coburn, Texas
- DJ Dale, Alabama
- Scott Matlock, Boise State
- Jalen Redmond, Oklahoma
- Jaquelin Roy, LSU
- Cameron Young, Mississippi State
Defensive end
- Adetomiwa Adebawore, Northwestern
- K.J. Henry, Clemson
- Dylan Horton, TCU
- Tyler Lacy, Oklahoma State
- Isaiah McGuire, Missouri
- Mike Morris, Michigan
- Moro Ojomo, Texas
EDGE
- Yasir Abdullah, Louisville
- Andre Carter II, Army
- Nick Hampton, App State
- Nick Herbig, Wisconsin
- Lonnie Phelps, Kansas
- Jose Ramirez, Eastern Michigan
- Tavius Robinson, Mississippi
Linebacker
- SirVocea Dennis, Pitt
- Ventrell Miller, Florida
- Ivan Pace Jr., Cincinnati
- Owen Pappoe, Auburn
- Noah Sewell, Oregon
- Henry To'oTo'o, Alabama
- Dee Winters, TCU
Cornerback
- Jakorian Bennett, Maryland
- Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson, TCU
- Clark Phillips III, Utah
- Kelee Ringo, Georgia
- Darius Rush, South Carolina
- Terell Smith, Minnesota
- Cory Trice, Purdue
Safety
- Antonio Johnson, Texas A&M
- Anthony Johnson Jr., Iowa State
- Jammie Robinson, Florida State
- Daniel Scott, Cal
- JL Skinner, Boise State
- Christopher Smith, Georgia
- Jay Ward, LSU
Kicker
- Anders Carlson, Auburn
- Christopher Dunn, NC State
- Jack Podlesny, Georgia
- B.T. Potter, Clemson
- Chad Ryland, Maryland
Punter
- Bryce Baringer, Michigan State
- Paxton Brooks, Tennessee
- Adam Korsak, Rutgers
- Brad Robbins, Michigan
- Michael Turk, Oklahoma
