The clock is steadily ticking down as the 88th annual edition of the 2023 NFL draft, which kicks off on April 27 and runs until April 29 in Kansas City, Missouri, continues to approach. With the selection order firmly in place, the sports media has been publishing its respective mock drafts including College Sports Wire’s Patrick Conn who released the seventh edition of his CSW mock on Friday.
The first Gator off Conn’s board is quarterback [autotag]Anthony Richardson[/autotag], who is projected to be picked at No. 3 by the Las Vegas Raiders. Here is what Conn had to offer on the über-athletic passer’s draft prospects.
Knowing that the Indianapolis Colts are looking for a quarterback, College Sports Wire is projecting that the Raiders will jump ahead of Indy. This gives them a quarterback to groom for the future now that Derek Carr is in New Orleans.
The second Florida alumnus selected is offensive lineman [autotag]O’Cyrus Torrence[/autotag], who dropped a bit in this update and is projected to be selected at No. 19 by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Here is the lowdown on the former Gators offensive lineman.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers recently traded Shaq Mason to the Houston Texans, and they address the move with a mauler on the inside. Torrence doesn’t have to go far inside the Sunshine State.
The previous UF alumni taken in the first round of the draft are cornerback [autotag]Kaiir Elam[/autotag] (2022, No. 23), tight end [autotag]Kyle Pitts[/autotag] (2021, No. 4), wide receiver [autotag]Kadarius Toney[/autotag] (2021, No. 20) and cornerback [autotag]CJ Henderson[/autotag] (2020, No. 9).
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