NFL Draft 2019: Top 25 prospects available on Day 3

Mediocre performances at the combine and his pro day only reinforced the concerns scouts saw on tape for Mack Wilson during his junior season at Alabama. He missed a lot of tackles, blew assignments, and loafed to the football all season long. The combine was supposed to be his saving grace. He was long considered an exceptional athlete, but he tested out average in Indianapolis.

Wilson was hampered by a foot injury during workouts, but the concerns were big enough that he fell from what looked like a solid day two selection down into the fourth round or later. Nick Saban pleaded with Wilson to return to Alabama for his senior year, and while it’s tough to fault a kid for wanting to get paid, you have to wonder how much money he may ultimately cost himself by not listening to that advice.

Auburn’s Dontavius Russell isn’t a flashy player, but he offers value as a run-stopper who should immediately provide a boost to an NFL team in that department right away. He isn’t much of an upside player, and he’s likely always going to be stuck as a two-down specialist, but there’s plenty of value in a player like that during the third day of the draft.

Russell can eat up a lot of space and occupy double teams that allow his fellow defensive players to break through and make plays in the backfield.

No, not his airness, but Ohio State’s Michael Jordan is a quality player in his own right. Like his basketball counterpart, he has excellent size at 6-foot-6 and 312 pounds. His athletic ability is also really good to be that big, and he can get in and out of his breaks quickly to move up to the second level and make blocks on linebackers.

Jordan has a modest ceiling, but he should be able to carve out a role as a quality backup lineman in the NFL, with the potential to start down the road.

Ohio State’s Kendall Sheffield suffered an injury during the pre-draft process that limited his ability to work out and show teams what he could do. Sheffield doesn’t have the best ball skills and might be better suited for more of a zone-based scheme, but the potential is there for him to develop into a serviceable pro.

Look for Sheffield to carve out an early role on special teams as a young player in the league, and ultimately work his way up into the cornerback rotation.

Anthony Nelson is an intriguing player who offers tremendous value on the third day of the draft. The Iowa product is limited athletically, but his impressive size is sure to get someone to bite on taking him on Saturday. He measured in at 6-foot-7 and 271 pounds at the combine.

Nelson has some solid pass rushing moves, and he can set an effective edge with his long reach keeping linemen at bay. He could be a bit of an awkward schematic fit in some places, but there will be numerous teams willing to roll the dice on Saturday.