Things tens to change for NFL teams when the third day of the draft gets underway. Now, it’s generally less about filling the positions of need with impact players, and more about a round-robin of talent, where you’re trying to get the best players available, and you can deal with the fit after the fact. That’s not to say that fit isn’t a factor, but now, it’s about who can do what in general from an athletic and football standpoint.
The third day of the draft starts with the fourth round, of course, and in the fourth rounds of recent drafts, teams have come away with more than enough estimable talent for teams to know that it’s best to keep one’s eye on the ball.
Kirk Cousins, Geno Atkins, David Bakhtiari, Dak Prescott, K.J. Wright, De’Vondre Campbell, and Za’Darius Smith are among those players who could attest to that.
The 2023 draft in particular presents a group of third-day talent with second- and third-round grades, which makes it quite exciting. In this fourth-round mock draft, you will find players much better than that fixed designation — it’s just where they happened to fall in their draft class.
103. Chicago Bears: Luke Wypler, C, Ohio State
104. Houston Texans: Adetomiwa Adebawore, DL, Northwestern
105. Houston Texans (from Arizona Cardinals): Chandler Zavala, OG, North Carolina State
106. Indianapolis Colts: Kelee Ringo, CB, Georgia
107. New England Patriots (from Los Angeles Rams): Karl Brooks, EDGE, Bowling Green
108. Seattle Seahawks (from Denver Broncos): Jaquelin Roy, DI, LSU
109. Las Vegas Raiders: Clark Phillips III, CB, Utah
110. Indianapolis Colts (from Tennessee Titans): Dawand Jones, OT, Ohio State
111. Cleveland Browns: Antonio Johnson, S, Texas A&M
112. New York Jets: Nick Herbig, EDGE, Wisconsin
113. Atlanta Falcons: Tyler Scott, WR, Cincinnati
114. Carolina Panthers: Roschon Johnson, RB, Texas
115. New Orleans Saints: Darius Rush, CB, South Carolina
116. Green Bay Packers: Keondre Coburn, DI, Texas
117. New England Patriots: Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson, CB, TCU
118. Washington Commanders: Jaylon Jones, CB, Texas A&M
119. Minnesota Vikings (from Detroit Lions: Moro Ojomo, DI, Texas
120. New England Patriots (from Pittsburgh Steelers): Xavier Hutchinson, WR, Iowa State
121. Jacksonville Jaguars (from Tampa Bay Buccaneers): Jammie Robinson, S, Florida State
122. Arizona Cardinals (from Miami Dolphins): Yasir Abdullah, EDGE, Louisville
123. Seattle Seahawks: Olusegun Oluwatimi, C, Michigan
124. Baltimore Ravens: Davis Allen, TE, Clemson
125. Los Angeles Chargers: DeWayne McBride, RB, UAB
126. Cleveland Browns (from Minnesota Vikings): Anthony Johnson Jr., S, Iowa State
127. Jacksonville Jaguars: Atonio Mafi, OG, UCLA
128. Los Angeles Rams (from New York Giants): Eric Gray, RB, Oklahoma
129. Dallas Cowboys: Israel Abanikanda, RB, Pitt
130. Jacksonville Jaguars (from Buffalo Bills): Cory Trice, CB, Purdue
131. Cincinnati Bengals: Zack Kuntz, TE, Old Dominion
132. Pittsburgh Steelers (from San Francisco 49ers): Ivan Pace Jr., LB, Cincinnati
133. Chicago Bears (from Pittsburgh Steelers): JL Skinner, S, Boise State
134. Kansas City Chiefs: Keaton Mitchell, RB, East Carolina
135. New England Patriots: Jonah Tavai, DI, San Diego State
