Apparently, Jesse Williams hasn't passed the eye test. (Getty Images)The legendary basketball coach John Wooden liked to say that "Success is never final, and failure is never fatal." Those players left on the board for Day 3 of the NFL draft would do well to remember that. Just because your journey to the NFL takes you through the later rounds doesn't mean that you can't be a special player in the pros -- and if you are, chances are pretty good that you'll beat out someone who was selected with a higher pick than you were in the grand scheme of things. Draft boards move in strange ways.

Of last year's All-Pro players in skill positions (non-special teamers), nine were either selected in the fourth round of their drafts or lower, or were undrafted entirely. So, you kids out there wondering what's happening to your lives, go ask Alfred Morris, Vonta Leach, Jerome Felton, Jahri Evans, Cameron Wake, Geno Atkins, London Fletcher, Richard Sherman, and Dashon Goldson how it can be done even if the NFL seems to have overlooked you.

Based on our evaluations of their college careers, here's our list of the best players still available for Day 3 of the NFL draft.

Jesse Williams, DT, Alabama: Former rugby and basketball player from Australia who's still developing as a football player, but brings incredible strength and leverage, and a dynamite playing personality, to the field. Workout warrior with evolving potential. Can play nose tackle straight over center or shaded to the side, but is quick enough to move around gaps. Could possibly make a Haloti Ngata-type impact in the right system.

Ryan Nassib just got a cold dose of reality. (Getty Images)Ryan Nassib, QB, Syracuse: As with all the quarterbacks left on the board, Nassib is a limited-ceiling player with some intriguing attributes. Effectively mobile, smart, tough player who can run an offense at the NFL level, but tends to play over his head at times. Inconsistent deep-ball thrower, but could develop into a spot starter in the NFL over time. He's a bit like Mark Sanchez before the Jets ruined him.

Alex Okafor, DE, Texas: Kind of a John Abraham-type pass-rusher; may have dropped because he's kind of a tweener. Underrated burst off the edge and can move inside to tackle on passing downs. Doesn't have a bull-rush of note, and he may not be laterally agile enough to move outside as a 3-4 endbacker, but teams playing four-man fronts could do a lot worse. Frankly, I'm surprised to see Damontre Moore go ahead of Okafor.

Jonathan Franklin, RB, UCLA: The best remaining running back, and potentially a lot more productive than a few of the five guys selected in Day 2. A fast player with outstanding escapability in tight spaces and some breakaway speed. At 5-foot-10 and 205 pounds, he's more of a situational guy than an every-down player, but the NFL tends to see most backs that way at this point.

Matt Barkley, QB, USC:

On Thursday, quarterback Geno Smith left Radio City Music Hall without being drafted in the first round, and that was one of the biggest stories of the day.

On Friday, it was quarterback Matt Barkley's turn. His free fall was the biggest curiosity as the second day of the draft wrapped up.

Barkley, at one point, was projected to go early in the first round of a loaded 2012 NFL draft, maybe in the top 10. He decided to come back to USC for his senior year. Now, three rounds have been completed in a quarterback-weak 2013 NFL draft, and Barkley is still on the board.

[Related: Is Matt Barkley a cautionary tale for Johnny Manziel?]

Barkley's draft stock dropped after a disappointing senior season, which ended with a shoulder injury, but it's shocking that he will have to wait for the third day of the draft to hear his name called.

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Maybe the Jacksonville Jaguars have a fantastic long-term plan at quarterback. But this is the franchise that drafted a punter last year when Russell Wilson was available. That's one of the most indefensible picks in many years considering Blaine Gabbert has made it clear he's not a good NFL quarterback. So maybe there is no plan.

Perhaps the Jaguars see something in Gabbert that he hasn't shown over his first two seasons. Maybe when they were passing on quarterbacks, they were confident a quarterback they really like would be available when they kick off the fourth round.

Something has to be up, because the Jaguars didn't consider their quarterback situation bad enough to take USC's Matt Barkley, or Arkansas' Tyler Wilson, or Syracuse's Ryan Nassib, or any of the other interesting options on the board during the second and third round. They took two defensive backs on Friday. Hey, at least it's better than a punter.

[Related: Jets to consider releasing Mark Sanchez]

If the Jaguars of all teams refuse to draft a quarterback in this draft, it's safe to wonder if this quarterback class really is as bad as people said it was.

During the second and third rounds of the NFL draft, the league invited retired players to announce their former team's picks. This produced fun moments, like Jonathan Ogden dwarfing Roger Goodell as he announced the Baltimore Ravens' picks, and Tony Casillas antagonizing the New York crowd as he announced the Dallas Cowboys pick. The most meaningful moment came when New Orleans Saints' alum Steve Gleason took the stage and announced New Orleans' pick.

Gleason played for the Saints for six season and now suffers from ALS. He can't walk or talk, and his wheelchair is fit with a special mechanism that allows a computerized voice to speak for him. Welcomed by a loud round of applause from the crowd at Radio City Music Hall, Gleason announced the Saints were taking Terron Armstead.

During his six seasons with the Saints, Gleason was a beast on special teams. He announced his ALS diagnosis in 2011, and has been campaigning for a cure since then. It's been a busy April for him. Last weekend, he was atop Machu Picchu with former teammate Scott Fujita as he signed his retirement papers.

Mark Sanchez could be released this offseason (USA Today Sports Images)

Now that the New York Jets have selected West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith in the second-round of the 2013 NFL draft, the team will consider releasing incumbent starter Mark Sanchez, ESPN's Adam Schefter reports.

Former Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum moved up to the No. 5 pick of the 2009 NFL draft to select Sanchez, who was the quarterback of teams that advanced to the AFC championship game in each of his first two seasons in the NFL. However, despite that team success, Sanchez's completion percentage was mired in the low fifties and he tossed more interceptions (33) than touchdown passes (29). Sanchez's numbers improved slightly in 2011, but he took a step backwards in 2012 when he was confronted with competition from Tim Tebow and was ultimately benched in favor of 2011 seventh-round pick Greg McElroy.

[Also: Geno Smith faces rough road in New York]

Releasing Sanchez would have significant ramifications on the Jets' cash budget and salary cap.

The Arizona Cardinals selected Mathieu, whose troubles at LSU were well documented, in the third round, with the 69th overall pick.

He can start over now. He was kicked off of LSU's team for failing multiple drug tests. There was a report that he told NFL teams he failed at least 10 drug tests at the school. He was arrested last October for marijuana possession. All of that can be in his past, if he stays out of trouble with the Cardinals.

[Related: NFL draft first-round winners and losers]

ESPN was in Mathieu's living room on Friday. When he was picked by Arizona, he put his head in his hands as the people around him celebrated. When he took away his hands, the tears coming out of his eyes were easy to see. Mathieu has dealt with a lot of adversity over the last year, but he still landed on his feet.

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Alabama running back Eddie Lacy, projected by many to go in the first round after dominating the BCS Championship Game in January, almost fell out of the second round. The Green Bay Packers saved him from that embarrassment.

Lacy wasn't the first running back selected, as expected. Or even the second or third back. But when the Packers took him with the 61st overall pick, he landed in an interesting situation on an offense that is very good but hasn't had a decent option at running back in years.

Margus Hunt. (Getty Images)

53. Cincinnati Bengals: Margus Hunt, DE, SMU -- Reminds me of current Bengals DE Michael Johnson. While I stop short of saying that Margus Hunt is a Mike Mamula-style workout wonder who doesn't have what it takes to succeed in the NFL, there's a lot of work to be done here. As athletic as he is, and as much as that athleticism shows up on tape in fits and starts, there are far too many plays in which Hunt is a non-factor when he shouldn't be. I like to say that dominant players get selected in the first round, while "interesting" players get taken in the second, and to me, Hunt is an "interesting" player. He has tons of pure physical upside, but he'll need expert and patient coaching in order to be an NFL difference-maker.

54. Miami Dolphins: Jamar Taylor, CB, Boise State -- Aggressive, rangy cornerback who showed up nicely at the Senior Bowl. Tends to get lost in space at times, but has the nebulous skill set to he a legitimate starting pass defender for a number of years.

55. San Francisco 49ers: Vance McDonald, TE, Rice -- Former basketball player who brings a nice athletic palette to the field. Could be a great replacement for Delanie Walker.

56. Baltimore Ravens: Arthur Brown, LB, Kansas State -- In the NFL, we've seen a definite move to linebackers who are more "right/left" than "inside/outside" -- those players with the skill sets to become half-field defenders in nickel and dime packages as those schemes become far more prevalent at the professional level. Brown has all the abilities to take advantage of this new NFL trend. At 6-foot-0 and 241 pounds, and generally timing out in the 4.6 speed range, Brown tore it up in two seasons for the Wildcats after sitting out the 2010 season following his transfer from Miami. The 2012 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year put up 65 solo tackles last season, improving his total of 57 in 2011. Even more impressive for a player of his size is Brown's total of 17.5 tackles for loss in those two seasons. His range paid off with three total interceptions (one for a touchdown in 2012), nine passes defensed, and 3.0 sacks.

57. Houston Texans: D.J. Swearinger, S, South Carolina -- 5-foot-11. 208-pound safety who plays bigger than he is. Can cover well from intermediate to deeper spots, but really excels at moving up to linebacker depth and to the line to drop the hammer.