The Best Remaining Prospects after Round One of the NFL Draft

The First Round of the NFL Draft is in the books! Things started off with a bang with an early unexpected trade seeing the Jaguars move up to No. 2 Overall and sending the Browns a 2026 1st Round pick and more to move up from No. 5 Overall. The QB drama was the talk of the night, with only one passer (Cam Ward, 1st Overall) coming off the board inside the Top 24 picks before the Giants traded back into the 1st Round to take, not Shedeur Sanders, but Jaxson Dart at Pick 25.

Outside of those few moves and several players surprisingly still being available at picks throughout the 1st Round, such as TE Tyler Warren lasting to the Colts at 14 or the Chiefs trading back 1 spot to Pick 32 and still landing their preferred OT prospect in OSU’s Josh Simmons, Day 1 of the Draft was about as “Chalk” as it gets.

There are still a lot of exceptional prospects still available ahead of Rounds 2 & 3, and I expect teams to be very active in jockeying for position for their favorite remaining players. With all that in mind, here are the Top 25 “Best of the Rest” prospects still on the board for selection on Day 2.

1. CB Will Johnson, Michigan

2. SS Nick Emmanwori, South Carolina

3. ED Mike Green, Marshall

4. QB Shedeur Sanders, Colorado

5. ED Donovan Ezeiruaku, Boston College

Starting with the best player left on the board, Will Johnson fell due to concerns about his injury history and underwhelming athletic testing. Emmanwori’s fall had more to do with the position he plays than anything else, while Green and Sanders are still available probably due to off-field concerns. Ezeiruaku will be a Day 2 steal with his pass rush repertoire, but his smaller size may have scared teams away from making him a Rd. 1 selection.

6. WR Jaylin Noel, Iowa St.

7. WR Luther Burden III, Missouri

8. RB Kaleb Johnson, Iowa

9. QB Jalen Milroe, Alabama

10. TE Mason Taylor, LSU

Noel and Burden are my top 2 WRs left on the board, and I really believe they’ll go early on Day 2. Kaleb Johnson is my RB3 in this class, but he is more scheme dependent than some of the other backs in the class. How can you not love the upside for Milroe and Taylor, who both have a chance to be one of the more dynamic playmakers at their relative positions in this class.

11. DT Darius Alexander, Toledo

12. ED Nick Scourton, Texas A&M

13. RB TreyVeon Henderson, OSU

14. LB Carson Schwesinger, UCLA

15. OT Aireontae Ersery, Minnesota

Alexander is extremely long and explosive. He’ll be an early Day 2 target with his traits. Scourton is a high-floor, low-ceiling prospect, and that projile may have affected his stock so far in this Draft. Henderson and Schwesinger are elite athletes at their positions and will be coveted in the 2nd Rd. Ersery was a little too inexperienced to end up going in Rd. 1, but his traits will make him a high Day 2 selection

16. CB Trey Amos, Ole Miss

17. QB Tyler Shough, Louisville

18. ED JT Tuimoloau, OSU

19. TE Elijah Arroyo, Miami

20. OL Jonah Savaiinaea, Arizona

Trey Amos has been underrated this Draft process. I thought he could have gone Rd. 1, but someone will get a very solid starting CB if they select him in Rd. 2. Tyler Shough’s age and sometimes head-scratching decision-making kept him from going in Rd. 1, but he is an ideal target for a QB-needy team at this point. My OSU boy Tuimoloau has intriguing tools but never fully put it all together in college. Arroyo has an extremely intriguing physical profile, but his inconsistent production limited his Draft ceiling, and Savaiinaea probably landing as an interior-only OL prospect probably took him out of Rd. 1 range as well.

21. SAF Xavier Watts, Notre Dame

22. RB Quinshon Judkins, OSU

23. SAF Kevin Winston Jr., Penn St.

24. WR Jayden Higgins, Iowa St.

25. OG Tate Ratledge, UGA

The ball-hawking Watts and the hard-hitting Winston, profile as very different players stylistically, but teams looking for an elite trait at SAF could look their way. Quinshon Judkins will be very attractive as a do-it-all back on Day 2. Higgins’ size and speed should get him early looks from WR-needy squads in Rd. 2, and Ratledge’s tenacity and attitude up front as a blocker will intrigue teams looking for a plug-and-play starter along the IOL.

For more prospect information, including full Scouting Reports, for each of these players and more, please click HERE to view Andrew Wilbar’s Big Board.

Note: The Rankings in this article are my own

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