Day 2 NFL Mock Draft From Ryan McCrystal: Spencer Rattler, Adonai Mitchell & More

The first round of the 2024 NFL Draft is in the books, so let’s turn our attention to Day 2.

Here’s a look at how Rounds 2 and 3 could potentially play out with a few notes on what to expect.

Round 2 Mock Draft

PICKTEAMPLAYERPOSSCHOOL
33BillsAdonai MItchellWRTexas
34PatriotsKingsley SuamataiaOTBYU
35CardinalsJer'Zhan NewtonDLIllinois
36CommandersMarshawn KneelandEDGEWMU
37ChargersMike SainristilCBMichigan
38TitansKool-Aid McKinstryCBAlabama
39PanthersJonathon BrooksRBTexas
40CommandersRoger RosengartenOTWashington
41PackersCooper DeJeanCBIowa
42TexansEdgerrin CooperLBTexas A&M
43FalconsEnnis Rakestraw Jr.CBMissouri
44RaidersBraden FiskeDLFSU
45SaintsMalachi CorleyWRWKU
46ColtsLadd McConkeyWRGeorgia
47GiantsAdisa IsaacEDGEPenn State
48JaguarsT.J. TampaCBIowa State
49BengalsBen SinnottTEKansas State
50EaglesJackson Powers-JohnsonIOLOregon
51SteelersMaason SmithDLLSU
52RamsCalen BullockSUSC
53EaglesTheo JohnsonTEPenn State
54BrownsMichael Hall Jr.DLOhio State
55DolphinsMax MeltonCBRutgers
56CowboysZach FrazierIOLWest Virginia
57BucsKeon ColemanWRFlorida State
58PackersJunior ColsonLBMichigan
59TexansAndru PhillipsCBKentucky
60BillsAustin BookerEDGEKansas
61LionsKris JenkinsDLMichigan
62RavensChris BraswellEDGEAlabama
6349ersKamari LassiterCBGeorgia
64ChiefsPatrick PaulOTHouston
  • We’ll probably see a group of wide receivers come off the board in the second round. Although there are a lot of options, there’s a range of skill sets so teams will want to grab their specific target early today.
  • Kool Aid-McKinstry and Jer’Zhan Newton both fell because of injuries. I don’t think they fall much today, however, because the talent gap between them and other Day 2 prospects makes it work the risk. Ennis Rakestraw Jr. is another with injury questions – if he slides down the board today, that is why.
  • Cooper DeJean fell out of the first because not everyone sees him as corner, and there’s less value if he’s a safety. But he should be off the board early in Round 2.
  • Expect offensive tackles to come off the board in Round 2, possibly leaving no one at the position in the third round. Kingsley Suamataia and Roger Rosengarten are likely the most covered players remaining at the position.

Round 3 Mock Draft

PICKTEAMPLAYERPOSSCHOOL
65PanthersChristian HaynesIOLUConn
66CardinalsBlake FisherOTNotre Dame
67CommandersJared WileyTETCU
68PatriotsDevontez WalkerWRNorth Carolina
69ChargersRoman WilsonWRMichigan
70GiantsCooper BeebeIOLKansas State
71CardinalsTrevin WallaceLBKentucky
72JetsJa'Lynn PolkWRWashington
73CowboysTrey BensonRBFSU
74FalconsJonah EllissEDGEUtah
75BearsBrandon ColemanOTTCU
76BroncosDJ JamesCBAuburn
77RaidersJaden HicksSWashington State
78CommandersKris Abrams-DraineCBMissouri
79FalconsTroy FranklinWROregon
80BengalsRuke OrhorhoroDLClemson
81SeahawksSpencer RattlerQBSouth Carolina
82ColtsJa'Tavion SandersTETexas
83RamsCaelen CarsonCBWake Forest
84SteelersCam HartCBNotre Dame
85BrownsMarShawn LloydRBUSC
86TexansJavon BullardSGeorgia
87CowboysDominick PuniIOLKansas
88PackersTyler NubinSMinnesota
89BucsBralen TriceEDGEWashington
90CardinalsJaylen WrightRBTennessee
91PackersKamren KinchensSMiami FL
92BucsIsaiah AdamsIOLIllinois
93RavensBlake CorumRBMichigan
9449ersCedric GrayLBUNC
95BillsKiran AmegadjieIOLYale
96JaguarsBrandon DorlusDLOregon
97BengalsCole BishopSUtah
98SteelersT'Vondre SweatDLTexas
99RamsJalyx HuntEDGEHouston Christian
100CommandersPayton WilsonLBNC State
  • Expect to see more running backs start coming off the board in the third round. USC’s MarShawn Lloyd and Florida State’s Trey Benson have the tools to start immediately if they land in the right situation.
  • Will the Raiders panic and draft Spencer Rattler? I don’t think so. There’s a huge gap between him and the quarterbacks who went in Round 1. In fact, I had a higher grade on Aidan O’Connell last year than Rattler this year. Someone without a developmental quarterback on the roster is more likely to take Rattler.
  • Tulane’s Michael Pratt is the other quarterback who might go today. I don’t have him in this mock draft, but it’s possible he sneaks in.
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