Dorian Thompson-Robinson, Aidan O'Connell's Top Landing Spots in 2023 NFL Draft

With Kentucky's Will Levis and Tennessee's Hendon Hooker coming off the board on Day 2 of the NFL draft, the top five prospects at the position have all been taken.

But there are still a couple of solid options waiting to get drafted, namely UCLA's Dorian Thompson-Robinson and Purdue's Aidan O'Connell, who have one more day to learn their fate.

While the two signal-callers certainly weren't as hyped up as much as the ones who were taken over the first three rounds, Thompson-Robinson and O'Connell were both uber productive over their collegiate careers and should find a place on an NFL roster.

Thompson-Robinson, 23, spent five seasons with the Bruins and is coming off the best season of his career as he set highs across the board by throwing for 3,169 yards and 27 touchdowns while completing 69.6 percent of his passes.

He was also electric on the ground, rushing for 645 yards and 12 more scores.

Meanwhile, O'Connell helped lead Purdue to one of its most successful periods in recent years as he took the Boilermakers to back-to-back bowl game appearances. In 2021 he threw for a career-high 3,712 yards and 28 touchdowns and completed 71.6 percent of his passes.

There are still several teams that may be looking to bolster their quarterback depth and that would be good landing spots for the two young signal-callers:

Denver Broncos

In the lead-up to the draft it was actually reported that the Broncos may be in the quarterback market and that they were possibly connected to O'Connell with their first pick of the draft in the third round.

They ultimately went in another direction, but the very fact that they were connected to him means it shouldn't be surprising if they do decide to go with a signal-caller to add to the depth behind Russell Wilson.

Denver signed one of the better backups in the league earlier in the offseason in Jarrett Stidham, but new coach Sean Payton may want as many options as possible to kick off his regime at the helm.

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Los Angeles Rams

Matthew Stafford is aging, and the Rams were caught unprepared when the Super Bowl-winning quarterback went out for the season with a spinal injury last year. They had to scramble to sign Baker Mayfield for the last few games.

And yet, general manager Les Snead hasn't added any new talent to the quarterback room in the offseason as Stafford remains the only one on the depth chart as of Friday night, not a great recipe for success.

ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. actually projected Hooker to land with the Rams in his final mock draft. So, it's a clear that quarterback may possibly be in their plans somewhere on Day 3 of the draft.

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers

With the retirement of Tom Brady earlier this offseason, Tampa Bay may want as many options as possible to be the successor of the seven-time Super Bowl champion.

The organization signed Baker Mayfield earlier in the offseason and still have former second-round pick Kyle Trask on the roster. But neither option really inspires that much confidence based on their production thus far.

Adding a third arm into the group could give general manager Jason Licht a better picture of which direction the Buccaneers should go in moving forward.