Top storylines of NFL Draft's Day 2: Where will WR Denzel Boston land? Can Arkansas QB Taylen Green be surprise project pick?
After the cast of Yahoo Sports’ “Football 301” podcast dissected their favorite picks, surprise selections and head-scratching reaches of the NFL Draft ’s first round, their focus turned to Day 2, where value and intrigue often come alive. Day 2 is a celebration of depth, system fits and looking for gold in the “starter plus” categories: receivers who don’t separate at an elite level but catch everything, nose tackles ready to step in, corners with injury flags but Pro Bowl flashes, and teams resisting the urge to grab a running back before it’s absolutely necessary. Round 1 grades | Best available players for Day 2 | Draft guide If Round 1 was about crossing off team-need checklists, Friday is about creativity, value and the occasional dice roll.
Here are the storylines and players Nate Tice, Matt Harmon, Charles McDonald and Andrew Siciliano are looking at as the draft rolls through Rounds 2 and 3 on Friday night. Oct 4, 2025; College Park, Maryland, USA; Washington Huskies wide receiver Denzel Boston (12) celebrates after the Huskies comeback victory over the Maryland Terrapins at SECU Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jamie Sabau-Imagn Images IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect / REUTERS Receiver run: Who’s left?
What are the best fits? Wide receiver is always a focus, especially for Harmon , and this year’s class did not disappoint in terms of intrigue. Harmon is especially keen on Denzel Boston as the most intriguing player left on the board.
Boston, in Harmon's view, belongs to a group of bigger-bodied outside receivers who may not be universally beloved by draftniks concerned about separation, but who have enough technical savvy and physicality to develop into contributors at the next level. “I would have taken him in the first round. I thought he was a worthy first-round player,” Harmon said, before rattling off comps like Michael Pittman Jr.
, Courtland Sutton and Muhsin Muhammad — other Day 2 picks who became high-end starters. Harmon expects Boston to come off the board quickly Friday, perhaps to teams like San Francisco (the first pick in Round 2) or Buffalo (the third pick in Round 2) who have shifted into prime WR-needy slots at the top of the round. With a run possible on a diverse group of receivers ranging from glue-guy types like Antonio Williams and Germie Bernard to high-upside dice rolls like Chris Brazzell II, every pick could shift not only team needs but fantasy implications as well.