There are just 40 days to go until the first round of the 2023 NFL draft.
This is our first full 7-round mock draft on Chiefs Wire for 2023, coming just a few days after compensatory picks were assigned and the draft order was solidified. We’ll be sharing different mock drafts with varying themes into late April, but this time around, we’re attacking things after the first wave of free agency.
The Chiefs have retained a few pieces and made four key additions in Jawaan Taylor, Charles Omenihu, Drue Tranquill and Mike Edwards. They still have quite a few vacancies on the 90-man off-season roster and they could use starters at a number of different positions.
In order to gauge player availability for the mock draft, I ran multiple simulations. If players weren’t available with regularity, they were eliminated from contention at a specific pick. Typically, I’d have 8-10 players on my big board to choose from at a given pick.
This time around, we’re making just eight selections after trading up twice during the course of the draft. Keep in mind, that we tried to keep even trade values using the Rich Hill Model.
Without further delay, here’s a look at our mock draft version 1.0: