NFL Draft 2017: Best available players after round three

The second day of the 2017 NFL draft is in the books, and 107 players have been picked across three rounds. That means a lot of talent is gone already, but a few quality players should still be available in the fourth round—or at least, that’s what every NFL team hopes right now.

For the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the first three rounds were pretty successful. They got a steal in tight end O.J. Howard in the first round, added a much-needed deep safety in the second round in Justin Evans, and got a nice third receiver in Chris Godwin in the third round. They ended the day on a weird note, trading up to the final pick of the third round to grab a run-stuffing linebacker.

That leaves the Bucs with some needs, though, most notably at running back. They could address that need, but with just a fifth- and a seventh-round pick they don’t have a lot of room to do so. It seems likely the Bucs felt most of the relevant depth in this draft was gone at this point.

We’ll see what happens tomorrow, but here are the best available players for day three.

Best available players for day three

List based on Dan Kadar’s rankings.

Carl Lawson, DE, Auburn

Caleb Brantley, DL, Florida

Desmond King, CB, Iowa

Montravius Adams, DT, Auburn

Chad Hansen, WR, California

Carlos Watkins, DT, Clemson

Dorian Johnson, G, Pittsburgh

Bucky Hodges, TE, Virginia Tech

Samaje Perine, RB, Oklahoma

Roderick Johnson, OT, Florida State

Adam Bisnowaty, OT, Pittsburgh

Rasul Douglas, CB, West Virginia

Ejuan Price, DE, Pittsburgh

Jordan Leggett, TE, Clemson

Corn Elder, CB, Miami

Jaleel Johnson, DT, Iowa

Dede Westbrook, WR, Oklahoma

Buccaneers draft picks

Round 1: pick 19 (19th overall) - TE O.J. Howard, Alabama

Round 2: pick 18 (50th overall) - S Justin Evans, Texas A&M

Round 3: pick 20 (84th overall) - WR Chris Godwin, Penn State

Round 3: pick 43 (107th overall)

Round 4: pick 19 (125th overall) Traded to the Jets

Round 5: pick 18 (162nd overall)

Round 6: pick 20 (204th overall) Traded to the Jets

Round 7: pick 19 (237th overall)

2017 NFL Draft dates and times

Thursday, April 27 – 8:00 p.m. ET (Round 1 – 10 Minutes Per Pick)

Friday, April 28 – 7 p.m. ET (Round 2 – 7 Minutes, Round 3 – 5 Minutes Per Pick)

Saturday, April 29 – noon ET (Rounds 4-6 – 5 Minutes Per Pick, Round 7 - 4 Minutes Per Pick)