2023 NFL Mock Draft Top 20
20 Seattle Seahawks
2023 Mock Draft Latest Call: Anthony Richardson QB Florida
Previous Mock Draft Call: Siaki Ika DT Baylor
Two massive assumptions here. 1) The Seahawks won’t go with a quarterback with the five. 2) They’ll like Geno Smith enough for one more year as they bring along Richardson. Throw in a third assumption – teams LOVE Richardson in the workouts, but he’ll fall just a wee bit just because that’s how the draft will shake out.
19 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2023 Mock Draft Latest Call: Bijan Robinson RB Texas
Previous Mock Draft Call: Bijan Robinson RB Texas
I honestly don’t think Robinson will end up falling this far – don’t be shocked if he becomes a top five overall pick. For now, if he doesn’t become a Philadelphia Eagle, he’ll be a steal here as the Buccaneers go the free agent route for their quarterback.
18 Detroit Lions
2023 Mock Draft Latest Call: Lukas Van Ness DE Iowa
Previous Mock Draft Call: Christian Gonzalez CB Oregon
The versatility of Van Ness makes sense. Wherever he plays, he’ll take the heat off of burgeoning superstar Aidan Hutchinson.
17 Pittsburgh Steelers
2023 Mock Draft Latest Call: Brian Bresee DT Clemson
Previous Mock Draft Call: Devon Witherspoon CB Detroit
Nobody – nobody – gets draft value like the Pittsburgh Steelers. Bresee is a potential franchise-making defensive tackle if he can stay healthy.
16 Washington Commanders
2023 Mock Draft Latest Call: Joey Porter Jr. CB Penn State
Previous Mock Draft Call: Kelee Ringo CB Georgia
Florida QB Anthony Richardson will be right there for the taking, but Sam Howell is going to be good. At least, he’ll be good enough get a long look. There are other needs, but corner appears to be the most glaring.
15 Green Bay Packers
2023 Mock Draft Latest Call: Brian Branch S Alabama
Previous Mock Draft Call: Brian Bresee DT Clemson
This is a bit rich for Branch, and safety will probably be addressed in free agency. If Notre Dame TE Michael Meyer somehow slips to here … done.
14 New England Patriots
2023 Mock Draft Latest Call: O’Cyrus Torrence OG Florida
Previous Mock Draft Call: Lukas Van Ness DE Iowa
The Jets are going to take the best offensive lineman on the board, and the Patriots are going to take the next best offensive lineman on the board. They need a tackle, but they’ll like the idea of a foundation piece like Torrence.
13 New York Jets
2023 Mock Draft Latest Call: Broderick Jones OT Georgia
Previous Mock Draft Call: Broderick Jones OT Georgia
The Jets don’t necessarily need a guard as much as it has to get a better tackle, but Florida’s O’Cyrus Torrence would make a whole lot of sense as a mainstay piece of the overall puzzle. They’ll go with the tackle.
12 Houston Texans (from Cleveland)
2023 Mock Draft Latest Call: Michael Mayer TE Notre Dame
Previous Mock Draft Call: Michael Mayer TE Notre Dame
It’s a ridiculously deep draft at wide receiver. Mayer is a potentially special tight end who’ll be the instant best friend of whatever franchise quarterback goes to the Texans earlier.
11 Tennessee Titans
2023 Mock Draft Latest Call: Peter Skoronski OT Northwestern
Previous Mock Draft Call: Paris Johnson OT Ohio State
The only issue with Skoronski is that some will see him as a possible guard after he gets through all the drills and the offseason process. He’ll be the most polished and ready tackle in the draft, but watch for him to slide a wee bit.