Round 3 is where rosters quietly get built.
No cameras, no prime-time fanfare. Just 36 picks from teams filling holes, finding depth, and occasionally landing the sleeper that defines their offseason.
Here's how it played out.
S³ Quick Read
- Steelers loaded up - QB + CB + OT in three picks
- Dolphins went offense-heavy - WR/TE stack across three selections
- Jaguars attacked the trenches and secondary with purpose
- Bears doubled up at wide receiver
- 49ers added EDGE and RB depth on a short turnaround
The Full Board
65. Arizona Cardinals - Carson Beck, QB, Miami
Beck slid all the way to Round 3 after a mixed college run, but the Cardinals get a developmental arm with legitimate upside. Arizona already has a starter - this is a long-game investment. At pick 65, the value is real.
66. Denver Broncos - Tyler Onyedim, DT, Texas A&M
Denver continues to fortify the defensive interior. Onyedim is a powerful, high-motor run-stopper who can eat blocks and free up linebackers. Exactly what a Broncos team trying to re-establish defensive identity needs.
67. Las Vegas Raiders - Keyron Crawford, EDGE, Auburn
Crawford has bend, speed off the edge, and the kind of first-step quickness that keeps offensive coordinators up at night. The Raiders need pass rush help at every level, and this is a steal at 67.
68. Philadelphia Eagles - Markel Bell, OT, Miami
Philadelphia keeps stacking the offensive line. Bell isn't a projected starter yet, but he's the kind of developmental tackle that turns into a 10-year starter in the right system. The Eagles have the right system.
69. Chicago Bears - Sam Roush, TE, Stanford
Roush is a receiving tight end with the route-running instincts to make an immediate impact in Chicago's passing game. The Bears address a position of need and give their quarterback another weapon in the intermediate game.
70. San Francisco 49ers - Romello Height, EDGE, Texas Tech
The 49ers needed edge depth after a quiet free agency at the position. Height is relentless - a motor that never stops and a frame that projects well at the next level. Good pick for a defense always in transition.
71. Washington Commanders - Antonio Williams, WR, Clemson
Washington adds a vertical threat to complement their existing receiving corps. Williams has the speed to stress defenses deep and the hands to make plays in traffic. A natural fit for what the Commanders want to do offensively.
72. Cincinnati Bengals - Tacario Davis, CB, Washington
Davis was a name people expected to hear earlier. Physicality at the line, ball skills, and the willingness to play press coverage. The Bengals have been rebuilding the secondary for two years and this is another smart piece.
73. New Orleans Saints - Oscar Delp, TE, Georgia
Delp is a classic two-way tight end - can block, can catch, won't hurt you in either phase. New Orleans gets a versatile chess piece who fits the hybrid formations they've leaned on in recent years.
74. New York Giants - Malachi Fields, WR, Notre Dame
The Giants needed receiver depth badly, and Fields brings polish and production from a program that demands it. He won't blow anyone up with athleticism, but he's a reliable, chain-moving presence who can contribute early.
75. Miami Dolphins - Caleb Douglas, WR, Texas Tech
First of three picks for Miami. Douglas is a vertical threat with clean releases and excellent body control. He fills a deep-ball need the Dolphins have been trying to address for a while. Good fit, good value.
76. Pittsburgh Steelers - Drew Allar, QB, Penn State
First of three picks for Pittsburgh. Allar has waited long enough. He's accurate, smart under pressure, and brings a composure that translates at the next level. The Steelers take their swing at the quarterback position - and it makes complete sense.
77. Green Bay Packers - Chris McClellan, DT, Missouri
Green Bay gets a disruptive interior lineman who can penetrate gaps and generate pressure from the inside. McClellan won't be a household name, but he'll be a consistent presence in a defense that already knows how to use that type.
78. Indianapolis Colts - A.J. Haulcy, S, LSU
Haulcy is a rangy safety with ball-hawking instincts and the range to cover ground from the back end. Indianapolis has been searching for a secondary anchor and this is a legitimate investment in that direction.
79. Atlanta Falcons - Zachariah Branch, WR, Georgia
Branch brings speed and yards-after-catch ability that Atlanta desperately needs in the slot. He's the kind of player who makes everyone around him better - defenses have to account for him, and that opens things up everywhere else.
80. Baltimore Ravens - Ja'Kobi Lane, WR, USC
The Ravens have historically underinvested at wide receiver. Lane is quick-twitch, competitive at the catch point, and built for the contested situations Baltimore's offense generates. This is a smart, overdue move.
81. Jacksonville Jaguars - Albert Regis, DT, Texas A&M
First of three picks for Jacksonville. Regis is a thick, powerful defensive tackle who wins with leverage and doesn't take plays off. The Jaguars are building something real up front, and Regis is a cornerstone piece of that.
82. Minnesota Vikings - Domonique Orange, DT, Iowa State
First of three picks for Minnesota. Orange is a penetrating interior lineman who makes life difficult for pulling guards and centers alike. Minnesota has quietly assembled one of the more interesting defensive fronts in the conference.
83. Carolina Panthers - Chris Brazzell II, WR, Tennessee
Brazzell is a long, boundary receiver with the length to win on back-shoulder throws and the athleticism to develop into something more. Carolina is in early-rebuild mode and this is exactly the kind of high-upside, low-risk selection Day 2 is built for.
84. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Ted Hurst, WR, Georgia State
Hurst is an under-the-radar pick that will raise some eyebrows - but Tampa Bay has a track record of finding production at the position outside the first round. Hurst is a slot-heavy receiver who can move the chains.
85. Pittsburgh Steelers - Daylen Everette, CB, Georgia
Second of three picks for Pittsburgh. Everette is physical, competitive, and experienced in a major defensive system. The Steelers now have both sides of the ball addressed in Round 3. This is a team building with intention.
86. Cleveland Browns - Austin Barber, OT, Florida
Barber is a technically sound offensive tackle who wins with footwork and smarts rather than raw power. The Browns address a persistent offensive line need and get a player ready to contribute in a rotational role immediately.
87. Miami Dolphins - Will Kacmarek, TE, Ohio State
Second of three picks for Miami. Kacmarek brings size, blocking ability, and enough receiving upside to keep defenses honest. The Dolphins are building a multi-look offense - this is the perfect complementary piece.
88. Jacksonville Jaguars - Emmanuel Pregnon, OG, Oregon
Second of three picks for Jacksonville. Pregnon is a technically advanced interior lineman who projects as a Day 1 starter at guard. The Jaguars attacked the trenches with back-to-back picks. That's organizational discipline.
89. Chicago Bears - Zavion Thomas, WR, LSU
Second of three picks for Chicago. Thomas is an explosive slot presence with short-area quickness and the ability to create separation at the top of routes. The Bears double up at wide receiver and their quarterback situation just got measurably better.
90. San Francisco 49ers - Kaelon Black, RB, Indiana
Black is a compact, physical runner who also contributes in the passing game out of the backfield. The 49ers add versatile depth at running back - smart use of a late Day 2 pick for a team always searching for offensive flexibility.
91. Las Vegas Raiders - Trey Zuhn III, C, Texas A&M
Zuhn is a powerful, technically sound center who anchors the middle of the offensive line. The Raiders addressed EDGE earlier in the round - now they close the loop by protecting their franchise quarterback investment.
92. Dallas Cowboys - Jaishawn Barham, EDGE, Michigan
Barham is a long, powerful edge rusher who was a disruptive force at Michigan. The Cowboys get a legitimate pass-rush piece at an extremely favorable value. Dallas has needed this for a while. The wait ends here.
93. Los Angeles Rams - Keagen Trost, OT, Missouri
The Rams address offensive line depth with a developmental tackle who has the frame to develop into a long-term starter. Los Angeles is always looking for ways to protect their investment at quarterback. This continues that pattern.
94. Miami Dolphins - Chris Bell, WR, Louisville
Third of three picks for Miami. Three receivers and a tight end in one round. The Dolphins are sending a message: they're committed to fixing the offensive weapons situation. Bell is a physical, competitive player who fits the outside.
95. New England Patriots - Eli Raridon, TE, Notre Dame
Raridon is a receiving-first tight end with the route-running refinement New England tends to develop. Another calculated, process-driven pick from a franchise that prioritizes system fits over highlights.
96. Pittsburgh Steelers - Gennings Dunker, OT, Iowa
Third of three picks for Pittsburgh. Three picks, three positions of need. The Steelers came into Round 3 with a plan and executed it: quarterback, corner, and now offensive tackle. That's the kind of draft room clarity that wins games in November.
97. Minnesota Vikings - Caleb Tiernan, OT, Northwestern
Second of three picks for Minnesota. Tiernan is a polished, technically sound blocker out of a strong program. The Vikings now have legitimate depth across the offensive line - a quiet but significant development.
98. Minnesota Vikings - Jakobe Thomas, S, Miami
Third of three picks for Minnesota. Thomas is a smart, rangy safety who reads the field well and brings value both in coverage and against the run. Minnesota had a masterful Round 3 - three picks, all of them purposeful.
99. Seattle Seahawks - Julian Neal, CB, Arkansas
Neal is a physical press corner with the tools to match up against bigger receivers. The Seahawks have made secondary investment a priority and Neal is another piece in that direction.
100. Jacksonville Jaguars - Jalen Huskey, CB, Maryland
Third of three picks for Jacksonville. The Jaguars close out the first 100 picks with a cornerback who adds secondary depth alongside their earlier Day 2 moves. When a team takes three picks in Round 3 and addresses DT, OG, and CB - that's a full rebuild taking shape.
What It All Means
The teams that entered Round 3 with multiple picks - Pittsburgh, Miami, Minnesota, Jacksonville - all left with real gains. Not future lottery tickets. Actual players at actual positions of need.
The Steelers may have had the best three-pick sequence of the day: a developmental quarterback with legitimate accuracy, a physical corner from a championship program, and an offensive tackle to protect him. That's not draft luck. That's a plan.
Miami went all-in on offense. Three wide receivers and a tight end in a single round is a statement of intent - and the players they got can actually play.
Jacksonville quietly had one of the more disciplined approaches of any team in the draft. Trenches, then secondary. No reaches, no panic picks. Just systematic roster construction.
Round 4 starts tomorrow. The board resets - but the value doesn't stop here.
