2026 NFL Draft grades for Rounds 2 and 3: Kayden McDonald a steal for Texans

The Athletic has live coverage of the 2026 NFL Draft.Welcome to The Athletic’s pick-by-pick grades for Rounds 2 and 3 of the 2026 NFL Draft. If you missed our reactions to all of Thursday night’s action, you can catch up on our Round 1 grades here.Once again, because it’s impossible to fully judge a prospect before they’ve played an NFL snap, our immediate grades will try to take into account a number of factors: pick value, trade cost, how the draft board looked at the time of the selection and so on.(Editor’s notes: Scott Dochterman provided grades for odd-numbered picks, Nick Baumgardner for even-numbered picks; an asterisk indicates a compensatory draft pick.)Advertisement