2026 NFL Draft Day 2 winners: Browns, Falcons, Steelers and more

A handful of teams found real value in Rounds 2 and 3 of the 2026 NFL Draft, with several top players falling farther than expected.

I've already covered the Day 1 winners, and now it's time to break down which teams won Day 2. Here are my top five.

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Cleveland Browns

Denzel Boston, WR, Pick 39 overall

Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, S, Pick 58 overall

Austin Barber, OT, Pick 86 overall

Boston was my second-ranked player on the board heading into Friday night.

At 6-foot-4 and 212 pounds, he's a big receiver who wins contested balls and dominates in the end zone. In many ways, exactly the opposite profile to their first-rounder, K.C. Concepcion.

McNeil-Warren shouldn't have slid to 58. I, and many others, had him pegged as a first-round talent.

Barber at 86 is the less convincing pick here, but I'll give them a pass as these teams scout players much more extensively than I do, and by moving up to get him, they clearly liked what they saw.

Atlanta Falcons

Avieon Terrell, CB, Pick 48 overall

Zachariah Branch, WR, Pick 79 overall

Atlanta had no first-round pick, but in Terrell, they found a corner who many believed was a first-round talent, and they did so in the middle of the second round. That's a shrewd move.

Avieon now shares a cornerback room with his brother A.J., and the chemistry between the two should help the rookie find his feet early as the team's slot corner.

Quick-footed and technically sound in press and zone, Avieon generated eight forced fumbles and 21 pass breakups in his final two college seasons.

Branch was graded as an early second-round pick by some analysts. Getting him late in Day 2 was a proper steal.

He's a diminutive 5-foot-9 and 177 pounds, but he won state championships in the 100 and 200 metres in high school.

Even if he doesn't contribute right away on offense, I believe he'll be an effective day-one kick returner.

Indianapolis Colts

CJ Allen, LB, Pick 53 overall

A.J. Haulcy, S, Pick 78 overall

The Colts didn't pick until 53 and still landed a First-team All-American and one of the best remaining players on my board heading into Day 2.

Allen is a three-down linebacker who reads and reacts without delay. He has room to develop in pass coverage, but he's a leader, a dominant run-stuffer, and rarely misses tackles.

I went on record downplaying Allen's projected first-round status. At No. 53, I'm much more comfortable with the value.

Haulcy 25 picks later was more of the same. He can fill the vacancy left by Nick Cross and complement Cam Bynum on the back end.

Pittsburgh Steelers

Germie Bernard, WR, Pick 47 overall

Drew Allar, QB, Pick 76 overall

Daylen Everette, CB, Pick 85 overall

Gennings Dunker, OG, Pick 96 overall

Bernard can play pretty much every receiver spot, and he catches absolutely everything. On his 232 targets in college, he dropped only four passes.

With Michael Pittman and D.K. Metcalf in town, he won't be asked to carry the load, but as an underneath receiver for Rodgers - assuming the veteran QB doesn't retire - Bernard can excel.

Allar is the quarterback insurance policy Pittsburgh needed. He's 6-foot-5, has a decent arm, and threw 24 touchdowns in 2024 before injury ended his year.

Everette, at worst, adds secondary depth after 10 pass breakups last season. Dunker should push for a starting guard spot as a rookie on a weak interior OL.

Any suggestion that I gave Pittsburgh a slight bump solely because Dunker has the best haircut in the NFL is completely unfounded. Or is it?

Arizona Cardinals

Chase Bisontis, OG, Pick 34 overall

Carson Beck, QB, Pick 65 overall

Bisontis shores up the interior for Jeremiyah Love alongside free-agent signing Isaac Seumalo.

The rookie was one of the fastest risers on my board in recent months, and I think he has a bright future in the league.

Beck, as with every quarterback, will be hit or miss. But with middling journeymen Jacoby Brissett and Gardner Minshew as his only competition, taking a swing at the position made sense.

He threw 30 touchdowns against 12 interceptions in 2025. His experience and composure give him a real chance to catch on if he gets a chance to play and Arizona remains patient.

I still believe it's more likely that he'll become a career backup, but it's a loosely held opinion, and if he proves me wrong, he'll turn into one of the best picks of the 2026 NFL Draft.