2026 NFL Draft: Best players available for Saints in Rounds 2 and 3

Day 1 of the 2026 NFL Draft is in the books, and the New Orleans Saints are set up well to keep getting better on Day 2. They drafted former Arizona State wide receiver Jordyn Tyson with the eighth overall pick on Thursday night -- now, on Friday, New Orleans is scheduled to go back on the clock twice in the next two rounds. The Saints own the tenth pick in Round 2, which falls at No. 42 overall, as well as the ninth pick in Round 3 at 73rd overall. Here are the best remaining prospects according to Arif Hasan's consensus big board:

Overall rankPlayerSchoolPositionPosition rank15Jermod McCoyTennesseeCB220Avieon TerrellClemsonCB324Denzel BostonWashingtonWR426Emmanuel McNeil-WarrenToledoS329Kayden McDonaldOhio StateDL1T130T.J. ParkerClemsonEDGE531Colton HoodTennesseeCB433CJ AllenGeorgiaLB335Cashius HowellTexas A&MEDGE639D'Angelo PondsIndianaCB640Zion YoungMissouriEDGE741Emmanuel PregnonOregonOG242Brandon CisseSouth CarolinaCB743Lee HunterTexas TechDL1T344Christen MillerGeorgiaDL1T445R Mason ThomasOklahomaEDGE846Jacob RodriguezTexas TechLB447Chase BisontisTexas A&MOG348Anthony Hill Jr.TexasLB550Gabe JacasIllinoisEDGE1051Chris BellLouisvilleWR752Jake GoldayCincinnatiLB653Germie BernardAlabamaWR855Chris Brazzell IITennesseeWR956A.J. HaulcyLSUS457Keionte ScottMiami (FL)CB858Keith Abney IIArizona StateCB959Eli StowersVanderbiltTE260Derrick MooreMichiganEDGE1161Josiah TrotterMissouriLB762Treydan StukesArizonaCB1063Zachariah BranchGeorgiaWR1064Gennings DunkerIowaOG466Antonio WilliamsClemsonWR1167Caleb TiernanNorthwesternOT868Max KlareOhio StateTE369Elijah SarrattIndianaWR1270Dani Dennis-SuttonPenn StateEDGE1271Domonique OrangeIowa StateDL1T572Kyle LouisPittLB873Malachi FieldsNotre DameWR1374Connor LewAuburnOC175Joshua JosephsTennesseeEDGE1376Mike Washington Jr.ArkansasRB377Ted HurstGeorgia StateWR1478Romello HeightTexas TechEDGE1479Davison IgbinosunOhio StateCB1180Garrett NussmeierLSUQB381Zakee WheatleyPenn StateS582Sam HechtKansas StateOC283Bud ClarkTCUS684Malik MuhammadTexasCB1285Gracen HaltonOklahomaDL3T286Kamari RamseyUSCS787Skyler BellUConnWR1588Chandler RiversDukeCB1389Genesis SmithArizonaS890Darrell Jackson Jr.Florida StateDL3T391Jonah ColemanWashingtonRB492Jaishawn BarhamMichiganEDGE1593Bryce LanceNDSUWR1694Jake SlaughterFloridaOC395Deion BurksOklahomaWR1796Keyron CrawfordAuburnEDGE1697Logan JonesIowaOC498Emmett JohnsonNebraskaRB599Jalon KilgoreSouth CarolinaS9100Julian NealArkansasCB14This article originally appeared on Saints Wire: 2026 NFL Draft: Best players available for Saints in Rounds 2 and 3