The first three rounds of the 2025 NFL Draft are officially in the books, and while several fantasy-relevant skill players heard their names called on the first two nights, many dynasty prospects remain on the board heading into Day 3. That’s where value can be found-and where savvy dynasty managers can strike.

Using Derek Brown’s Top 100 Dynasty Rookie Draft Rankings, we’re highlighting the best remaining players at the key fantasy positions (QB, RB, WR, TE) who have yet to be drafted. From names like Shedeur Sanders to potential steals like DJ Giddens, Bhayshul Tuten, and Devin Neal, these are the names to watch on Saturday when the final four rounds are completed.

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NFL Draft Day 3 Best Remaining Prospects

Prior to the 2025 NFL Draft, Derek Brown released his Top 100 Dynasty Rookie Draft Rankings. Now that the first three rounds are in the books, we’re using that DBro 100 to keep an eye on the top remaining skill position prospects who could be relevant in dynasty fantasy football leagues. Here are the players who are still on the board heading into Day 3 of the Draft, including Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders.

Top Remaining Prospects Player Profiles

Shedeur Sanders (QB – Colorado)

Heading into Day 3, Shedeur Sanders still being on the board is the surprise of the draft.

Sanders’ mechanics are so smooth. He arrives in the NFL with solid and efficient footwork, a lightning-fast release, and an easily repeatable throwing motion. Sanders isn’t a hyper-mobile quarterback, but his pocket movement and escapability are impressive. He will slide in the pocket and spin out of incoming rushers, and then he will quickly reset his base with his eyes locked downfield. Sanders will hold the ball at times, and this will be a talking point during the draft cycle, but let’s provide some context regarding this.

Last year, he had the 23rd-highest time to throw among all FBS quarterbacks with at least 150 dropbacks. Does Sanders have moments where he should get rid of the ball quicker/on time? Sure, they are there, but it is not consistent, and it is not a problem. Overall, Sanders does a good job feeling the rush and playing from the pocket on time. The offensive line for Colorado was rough (2024: 51st in pass blocking grade), routinely allowing quick pressure and free rushers in Sanders’ face. Sanders was forced to use his escapability and superb footwork to elude defenders and extend plays far too often. This fact will naturally increase Sanders’ time to throw. The better barometer for his play in this regard is the fact that his pressure-to-sack ratio was 20.2% or lower in three of his four collegiate seasons.

He doesn’t have a cannon for an arm, but Sanders has plenty of arm strength to make every throw an NFL offense will need. His accuracy and ball placement are his superpowers. He layers some very nice throws into the second level and beyond, opting for dialing down the velocity, as he instead prioritizes ball placement. Sanders routinely puts the ball where only his receivers can get it. He routinely throws his receivers open and laces deep passes into tight windows. Sanders has no issues standing tall in the pocket and taking a big hit to deliver an accurate ball to his receiver. Sanders’ high football IQ shows up consistently in the film. He will move up in the pocket and threaten to take off running to freeze linebackers as his wide receivers come open. He is also patient and will wait for his receivers to clear defenders on crossing routes as he waits for a second window to open up.

The Colorado offense was screen-heavy and utilized a lot of quick passing, but this could have easily been a result of the state of their offensive line. Sanders is an intelligent player, and his film is littered with him moving through progressions quickly and moving defenders with his eyes. I don’t have a high level of concern with him going through full-field reads in the NFL. Sanders can scramble when needed, but I don’t consider him to be a rushing threat in the NFL. He will be a pocket passer who can buy time with his legs and pick up the occasional chunk yardage on the ground if the defense falls asleep or a play breaks down.

DJ Giddens (RB – Kansas State)

Giddens is an upright runner with surprisingly nimble feet and underrated contact balance, especially considering his running style. Most upright rushers get cut down easily with low hits and can struggle in short-yardage situations, but not Giddens. Giddens has the leg drive and finishing power to push piles and carry defenders for a few extra yards after first contact. Giddens is a second-level yards-creating artist. He has an explosive jump cut and impressive lateral agility. He has a plethora of runs where he sticks his foot in the turf and teleports laterally, evading defenders in the second level. It’s incredibly fun to watch. He loses little speed in the process and can quickly hit his second gear and leave defenders flailing. Giddens wins with footwork, vision, and explosive lateral agility.

While you don’t see him stiff-arm defenders into the ground much, he does have a wicked spin move that can make the opposition look silly. Giddens has plenty of raw speed to hit homers in the NFL. His sixth-best breakaway rate last year is no fluke. He still needs to grow at the next level in the pass protection department. Giddens will drop his eyes and lunge at incoming defenders. There are plenty of reps where he’ll land his shoulder shot in the mid-section of a rusher, but there are also snaps where he looks like a bull versus a matador. All it will take is for his quarterback to get smushed once when his bull in a china shop routine misses, and he’ll kick work diligently to rid his game of this approach.

Giddens has some untapped potential as a passing game weapon. He lined up in the slot or out wide with 12.4% of his collegiate snaps. Giddens was utilized as a check-down option in the passing game while also excelling with wheel routes, angle routes, and more. His route tree could be expanded in the NFL, but he does have stiff hips at times, but his crisp footwork helps to cover it up. Giddens did pile up five ghastly drops in 2024, but many of these were more of the concentration variety than Giddens having flawed hands.

Bhayshul Tuten (RB – Virginia Tech)

Tuten has solid burst and nice long speed, but Tuten doesn’t consistently win the edge on stretch plays. He’s best suited for a run scheme that will allow him to get north/south with one cut and hit the gas. He has good bend in traffic and can utilize decent footwork to solve problems in space, but you won’t see Tuten with jump cut highlights where a defender is launched into the shadow realm. He loses speed substantially when attempting to string together multiple moves to spring himself. Tuten has a short, squatty build and can run through weak wraps with decent power, but don’t expect him to be a short-yardage back or pile mover in the NFL. He needs momentum built up to access this, with these flashes occurring in the second level of defenses.

Tuten’s ball security issues will be brought up in the beginning of any conversation regarding his game. That’s an unfortunate fact when you have nine fumbles over the last two years. This could be related to small hands, as his faulty hands have also plagued him in the passing game, with nine drops over the last three seasons. He’s a decent check-down option in the passing game, operating with flat routes, leaks out of the backfield, and with swing passes primarily. His short-area lateral agility limitations and questionable hands cap his upside in the passing game.

Devin Neal (RB – Kansas)

Devin “Sweet Feet” Neal is a fun player to watch. He can carve up run defenses with his insanely quick feet. Neal’s stop/start ability is special, with the skill to cut on a dime and change directions effortlessly. Neal can string together multiple moves fluidly without losing a ton of speed. Neal has a great feel for the press and flow of outside zone runs, the short-area agility to excel with duo, and the vision to operate well with inside zone. He’s a nice fit in multiple run schemes, which can add to his appeal to NFL teams. Neal wins with quickness and lateral agility while flashing immediate speed. He gets up to top speed in a hurry. It helps offset the fact that he doesn’t an elite home run gear.

Neal’s tackle-breaking ability isn’t great, though. He goes down easily when wrapped up well or hit low. He needs to continue to add strength to his lower half and improve his leg drive. I can’t wait to see how his game evolves in the NFL, especially after spending some time in an NFL strength and conditioning program. If he can add some more in this realm to his game, his upside is huge. Neal was deployed out of the backfield on check-downs. He displayed a set of soft hands that rarely dropped a ball. I want to see Neal deployed with a creative play-caller in the NFL. He didn’t see more than an 8% slot rate in the 2024 season until his final three games of the season. I want to see what Neal can do from the slot, on wheel routes, and with angle routes.

His short area quickness leads me to believe there’s another evolution of his game as a receiver that could take place in the NFL. Neal made substantial improvements as a pass protector in 2024. He only allowed five pressures all season, and four of them came in one game. Neal had a 76.2 or higher pass pro grade in seven games in 2024. In previous seasons, he had a hard time anchoring and would routinely get blown off his spot and out of his cleats. He has the willingness and tenacity to develop into a trusted pass protector, and his improvements in 2024 suggest he could take that next step in the NFL.

Elic Ayomanor (WR – Stanford)

Ayomanor adds many of the little details to his routes that you look for with strong route runners. He has some variance in his release packages. He has good pacing and bend in his routes against zone coverage. He has a quick first step off the line and at the top of his stem with comebacks and curls. He still has some areas in his route running that he can improve upon with leverage and timing. Ayomanor will telegraph his breaks at the top of his stem at times. He can also create more late separation with corners by selling his vertical push better or utilizing leverage better with in and out-breaking routes.

Overall, he has a solid down-to-down attack plan against secondaries. The little nuances added to his game could help take it to the next level. Ayomanor isn’t a dynamic YAC threat. He can produce some YAC with his physicality and quick feet, but it won’t be a hallmark of his game in the NFL. He has solid hands despite an 8.7% drop rate over the last two seasons. Ayomanor does lose some balls in 50/50 situations or after physical hits from corners. With his play strength flashing in other areas of his game, this is something he can improve upon in the NFL. Ayomanor separates well late against zone coverage overall. He sinks his hips well and gears down quickly for a receiver of his size. Ayomanor also will flash the occasional special play as he adjusts to targets outside of his frame with some one-handed snags or back shoulder grabs.

Elijhah Badger (WR – Arizona State)

Badger is a multifaceted receiver who has played both the field-stretching role (2024) and operated as an underneath option (2021-2023). Florida shoved him into a downfield role last year with quarterbacks on the roster who didn’t excel at chucking the deep ball, which hurt Badger’s 2024 output. In 2021-2023, his aDOT was 7.3-10.2, as he thrived in those final two seasons as an underneath option and tackle-breaking maestro (third and seventh in missed tackles forced). In 2023, he was also 13th in YAC per reception. I imagine any NFL team that will be securing his services in the draft will return him to a RAC-oriented role while also now having proof of concept of him as a deep threat. Badger was a competent deep threat in his final season in college, ranking 29th in receiving grade and 14th in yards per route run.

On film, he has enough raw speed to get downfield, but he lacks an elite home run gear to take a 50-yard completion to the house for 60 or 70 yards. Because his speed is very good but not elite, he struggled to consistently stack corners instead of having them live at the catch point with him. He still won at the catch point and on deep routes with body control, strong ball tracking, and arrogant hands. Badger would also toss in some small route nuance (head fakes) necessary to invite indecision into a corner’s headspace. Badger’s play strength shows up in a variety of areas of his game. He can manufacture missed tackles, deal with physical corners in route and at the top of his stem, win at the catch point, and handle man/press coverage.

Badger looks like a running back after the catch, with flashing physicality and good short-area footwork to weave through traffic in the second level. Badger is a good route runner, but he still needs to add to the release toolbelt and continue to work in more mid-route nuance. You’ll see him sell the vertical element of a route before snapping off a hitch. He’s not the twitchest player, but he can subtly change direction without losing much (if any speed). His reacceleration on double moves isn’t great, so I wouldn’t expect him to be utilized in many of these in the NFL. Badger has strong body control. He can contort in the air with back shoulder catches and receptions near the sideline. His hands are quite good and have improved in each season in college, with his drop rate dropping from 6.7% to zero drops from 2022 to 2024.

Brashard Smith (RB – SMU)

Smith is a converted slot wide receiver who transferred from Miami to SMU and switched to running back. He was also a wide receiver in high school. His feel for the running back position is impressive, considering the short timeframe that he has been a full-time player at the position. Smith is lightning in a travel-sized bottle. He is a quick and decisive runner with silky smooth feet. He runs with conviction but also has the patience to allow his blocks to set up in front of him. He wins with lateral agility, speed, and vision. Smith’s frame and wide receiver background show up in his rushing style.

He isn’t a powerful or physical runner, but he can churn out yards quickly. Smith isn’t a decorated pass protector. He is adept at picking up rushers and understanding his assignment, but he will sometimes drop his head and eyes and lunge at defenders. Smith’s wide receiver background is evident when you watch him run routes. He was deployed from the slot or out wide on 14.7% of his snaps in 2024. He can exploit the soft spots in zone coverage and also has the raw speed (4.39 40 speed) to burn corners with a double move. Smith plucks balls out away from his frame. He could be a nice chess piece for a creative offensive coordinator in the NFL.

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