Perhaps nobody has thrown out NFL mock drafts longer and with more fanfare than ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. There are so many mock drafts these days, and so many different versions, it can be a little dizzying and confusing to follow them all.
Kiper continues to use his knowledge and connections to do the best he can to figure out all the shenanigans of the NFL draft, and he just dropped his most recent one (subscription required).
Three Ohio State players have continually been placed in the first round by most NFL draft experts, and Kiper falls right in line. He names three in the first round, but with different options and landing spots than in previous mocks. Here is where Kiper thinks C.J. Stroud and two other Buckeyes will be selected in the 2023 NFL draft in April.