ABC13's Game of the Week was a 6A Division II matchup between Jordan (7-4) and Hightower (10-1) that could have easily been a second or third-round game.

Source: https://abc13.com/texas-high-school-football-jordan-vs-hightower-fort-bend-abc13-game-of-the-week/14037593/

After each of Brady’s first two NFL MVP seasons (2007, 2010), they used a third-round pick on a quarterback (Kevin O’Connell, Ryan Mallett).

Source: https://nesn.com/2023/04/how-will-mac-jones-trade-rumors-impact-patriots-draft-strategy/

Alcaraz won three titles on clay this year before his shock third-round exit from the Italian Open, but the Spaniard will be expected to resume normal service in his French Open first-round match against Italian qualifier Flavio Cobolli on Monday.

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/djokovic-begins-french-open-bid-injury-free-and-sights-number-23-3521841?cid=cna_flip_070214

A Panthers third-round pick in 2019, Grier has not appeared in a regular-season game since he was a rookie.

Source: https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/patriots-waive-will-grier

A third-round pick in 2020, Kaiser played as a junior this season at Minnesota-Duluth.

Source: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/sports-news/2023/03/coyotes-beat-blackhawks-4-2-push-points-streak-to-8/

Beathard, a '17 third-round pick of the San Francisco 49ers, has appeared in four games this season, completing 7-of-11 passes for 35 yards with an interception.

Source: https://bc.ctvnews.ca/b-c-quarterback-nathan-rourke-announces-which-nfl-team-he-s-signed-with-1.6231666

Cerundolo, a semifinalist in Miami last year, has faced Auger-Aliassime in third-round matches of every ATP Masters 1000 or Grand Slam event this year—all won by the Canadian.

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/03/28/tsitsipas-wins-in-1st-action-in-miami-open-andreescu-hurt/

Confirmed as postponed due to a frozen pitch is the Northern Premier League West match for 1874 Northwich at Ramsbottom United, as well as the delayed Macron Cup third-round clash between Barnton and Bacup Borough at Townfield.

Source: https://www.northwichguardian.co.uk/vics/news/23267130.fixtures-northern-premier-league-north-west-counties-league/?ref=rss

Edmonds’ father, Ferrell Edmonds, was the Dolphins’ third-round draft pick in 1988 and spent seven years with the Dolphins and Seahawks as a tight end.

Source: https://houstonianonline.com/the-eagles-sign-former-steelers-safety-terrell-edmonds/

First, it shows a priority by Pittsburgh to keep its homegrown talent in-house, not allowing Highsmith, a third-round pick in 2020, to walk after becoming a Pro Bowl-caliber player last season to the tune of 14.5 sacks and five forced fumbles.

Source: https://steelersdepot.com/2023/07/heitritter-steelers-prioritize-keeping-dynamic-duo-together-with-alex-highsmith-extension/

Green Bay (2-5) sent cornerback Rasul Douglas along with a 2024 fifth-round pick to the Buffalo Bills for a third-round pick before Tuesday’s trade deadline.

Source: https://www.mymotherlode.com/sports/nfl-general-news/3258733/rams-qb-matthew-stafford-wont-play-at-green-bay-because-of-thumb-injury.html

He and Julian, 25 — a third-round pick in 2020 — were on the field late in the game with the third-team defense, which is usually not a good sign for veteran players.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/08/13/giants-deonte-banks-on-his-nfl-debut-it-felt-amazing/

He might be one of the best value picks (if available) for the team in the early third-round.

Source: https://www.milehighreport.com/2023/4/27/23698254/2023-nfl-draft-offensive-big-board

Hint: Drafted as a third-round pick, he was eventually traded to the Colts for Phillip Dorsett.

Source: https://www.boston.com/sports/morning-sports-update/2023/12/14/patriots-mock-draft-drake-maye-quarterback/

I’d still give him a 50/50 shot of being on the board for the Broncos in the third-round.

Source: https://www.milehighreport.com/2023/3/7/23628876/2023-nfl-combine-results-running-backs

“I’m going to be 10 times better than I was in college,” said Pickens, the Bears’ third-round draft pick (No. 64) Friday night.

Source: https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2023/4/28/23703531/bears-draft-south-carolina-dt-zacch-pickens-in-third-round

In Manchester, Law unleashed a third-round throw of 57.30m – her best effort of the season – to take a silver medal at Sportcity.

Source: https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/sport/other/5951818/kirsty-law-bouncing-back-tough-period/

In that deal, the Blues received the Leafs’ first and third-round picks in 2023, plus a second in 2024, along with two minor-league forwards.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolschram/2023/02/23/nhl-leading-boston-bruins-trade-for-dmitry-orlov-garnet-hathaway-ahead-of-deadline/

Jahfari Harvey - DL/Edge - Miami - 6'5" & 252lbs with a 4.64 40. Is he Javon Kearse or the Broncos cursed Jarvis Moss, that's the question - he's as high as a third-round grade and low as a UDFA.

Source: https://www.milehighreport.com/2023/12/12/23998134/on-the-edge

Jason Scrivener, the only Australian to make the cut, hit four birdies and a bogey on his way to a third-round seven points, leaving him in an eight-way tie for 25th.

Source: https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/golf/rodgers-overhauls-gerard-to-take-barracuda-champs-lead-c-11360692