Mike Renner grades the third round of the 2026 NFL Draft
By Mike Renner Apr 24, 2026 at 8:56 pm ET • 1 min read 
Keytron Jordan, CBS Sports Design The 2026 NFL Draft continues to roll on as we're in the thick of the action on Day 2. Already, we've run through an additional 32 picks in the second round, which carried the momentum of a chaotic opening night on Thursday.
San Francisco kicked the night off by selecting Ole Miss wideout De'Zhaun Stribling at No. 33 overall, while the Houston Texans plucked Kayden McDonald out of the greenroom, making the Ohio State defensive tackle the 36th overall selection. Now, it's time to see what the third round has in store for us.
Unlike the first two rounds, the third round begins factoring in compensatory selections, so we'll begin seeing a more robust collection of picks from here on out. Here, there will be 36 total selections, starting with the Arizona Cardinals at No. 65 overall.
Be sure to refresh this page throughout the weekend to get all the latest grades. If you want to do all that plus track the best available prospects and get access to every pick in the draft on one page, you can in our draft tracker. And follow along with each pick and every trade in our live blog.
This year, my pick-by-pick grades are being used to create real-time team report cards, so keep this page open throughout the weekend.
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