Kiper's Day 2 Boom: 2026 NFL Draft Winners in Rounds 2–3
Mel Kiper highlighted Day 2 and 3 winners in the 2026 NFL Draft, praising teams that used multiple picks to bolster depth and future potential, including Cleveland’s Denzel Boston, Emmanuel McNeil-Warren and Austin Barber; Baltimore’s Zion Young and Ja’Kobi Lane; Atlanta’s Avieon Terrell and Zachariah Branch; Indianapolis’s CJ Allen and A.J. Haulcy; the Chargers’ Jake Slaughter; Arizona’s Chase Bisontis and Carson Beck; and Pittsburgh’s Germie Bernard, Drew Allar, Daylen Everette and Gennings Dunker, calling many selections valuable boosts at key positions like LB, CB, QB, WR, and OL.