2023 NFL Draft: First Round Mock Draft First Look 1-31

2023 NFL Draft: The first 27 picks are set with the last four to be determined after the playoffs are over with three games to go. Here’s our first look mock draft for the entire first round.

2023 NFL Draft: The first 27 picks are set with the last four to be determined after the playoffs are over with three games to go. Here’s our first look mock draft for the entire first round.


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2023 NFL Draft: First Look Mock Draft First Round

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2023 NFL Draft Underclassmen. Early Entrants
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Top 100 2023 NFL Draft Early Entrants
2023 NFL Draft Early Entrants By College

Now that we know what the first 28 picks are in the 2023 NFL Draft – the order of the last four doesn’t matter that much considering the teams involved and their respective needs – here’s our first look what the whole first round might be.

As always, the mock drafts will change many, many times over before this gets going on April 27th. Until it actually happens and Chicago trades away the No. 1 overall pick – if it trades down to a quarterback-starved team – we’re going to play it straight.

The last four – 28 through 31 – are in alphabetical order.

29-31 Cincinnati Bengals

2023 Mock Draft First Call: OT Jaelyn Duncan, Maryland

28-31 Denver Broncos (from San Francisco)

2023 Mock Draft First Call: OT Anton Harrison, Oklahoma

28-31 Kansas City Chiefs

2023 Mock Draft First Call: EDGE Isaiah Foskey, Notre Dame

28-31 Philadelphia Eagles

2023 Mock Draft First Call: EDGE Andre Carter, Army

27 Buffalo Bills

2023 Mock Draft First Call: OG O’Cyrus Torrence, Florida

26 Dallas Cowboys

2023 Mock Draft First Call: WR Kayshon Boutte, LSU

25 New York Giants

2023 Mock Draft First Call: WR Jordan Addison, USC

24 Jacksonville Jaguars

2023 Mock Draft First Call: DE Lukas Van Ness, Iowa

23 Minnesota Vikings

2023 Mock Draft First Call: CB Devon Witherspoon, Illinois

22 Baltimore Ravens

2023 Mock Draft First Call: WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Ohio State

21 Los Angeles Chargers

2023 Mock Draft First Call: OT Broderick Jones, Georgia

Miami forfeited the pick that would’ve been the 21

20 Seattle Seahawks

2023 Mock Draft First Call: DT Siaki Ika, Baylor

19 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

2023 Mock Draft First Call: RB Bijan Robinson, Texas

18 Detroit Lions

2023 Mock Draft First Call: S Brian Branch, Alabama

17 Pittsburgh Steelers

2023 Mock Draft First Call: DT Bryan Bresee, Clemson

16 Washington Commanders

2023 Mock Draft First Call: CB Kelee Ringo, Georgia

15 Green Bay Packers

2023 Mock Draft First Call: TE Michael Mayer, Notre Dame

14 New England Patriots

2023 Mock Draft First Call: CB Cam Smith, South Carolina

13 New York Jets

2023 Mock Draft First Call: OT Paris Johnson, Ohio State

12 Houston Texans (from Cleveland)

2023 Mock Draft First Call: WR Quentin Johnston, TCU

11 Tennessee Titans

2023 Mock Draft First Call: OT Peter Skoronski, Northwestern

10 Philadelphia Eagles (from New Orleans)

2023 Mock Draft First Call: CB Christian Gonzalez, Oregon

9 Carolina Panthers

2023 Mock Draft First Call: QB Anthony Richardson, Florida

8 Atlanta Falcons

2023 Mock Draft First Call: EDGE Tyree Wilson, Texas Tech

7 Las Vegas Raiders

2023 Mock Draft First Call: QB CJ Stroud, Ohio State

6 Detroit Lions (from Los Angeles Rams)

2023 Mock Draft First Call: CB Joey Porter Jr., Penn State

5 Seattle Seahawks (from Denver)

2023 Mock Draft First Call: EDGE Myles Murphy, Clemson

4 Indianapolis Colts

2023 Mock Draft First Call: QB Will Levis, Kentucky

3 Arizona Cardinals

2023 Mock Draft First Call: EDGE Will Anderson, Alabama

2 Houston Texans

2023 Mock Draft First Call: QB Bryce Young, Alabama

1 Chicago Bears

2023 Mock Draft First Call: DT Jalen Carter, Georgia

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2023 NFL Draft Underclassmen. Early Entrants
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Edge | DEs/DTs | LBs | CBs | Safeties
Top 100 2023 NFL Draft Early Entrants
2023 NFL Draft Early Entrants By College

NFL Mock Draft: Top 23 Order and Picks Post 2023 Wild Card

NFL Draft: First look mock draft top 23 picks after the 2023 Wild Card round

NFL Mock Draft: The first 23 picks are set. Here’s the first mock draft guess at what the top picks might be after the 2023 Wild Card round


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NFL Mock Draft: Top 23 Order and Picks Post 2023 Wild Card

Mock drafts are always a work in progress, and this year it’s going to be even more fluid than 2022.

Seriously, who had Travon Walker going No. 1 overall last year at this time?

I did my first published NFL mock draft for the college paper in 1989. Ever since nailing the first two picks – Troy Aikman to Dallas and Tony Mandarich to Green Bay, and totally whiffing everything else – I’ve had one unwavering belief I’ve never strayed from.

Never, ever, ever project a trade, and totally ignore any and every mock draft that does. You can’t make a trade happen, or even accurately project one without totally screwing up the rest of the order.

So why this pretentious ramble before getting to the fun? The Chicago Bears are going to trade the first overall pick.

They have to, and if they don’t it’s all-time draft malpractice with a combination of 1s, 2s, and 4s – along with a delightful array of meats and cheeses – there for the taking from some desperate team that needs one of the amazing quarterback prospects in this draft.

Until the Bears actually make the trade, I’m still playing this straight.

Kentucky QB Will Levis will – probably – be the first overall pick, but no, Chicago isn’t taking a quarterback and it’s not trading away Justin Fields. So for now, here’s the first NFL Mock Draft of the silly season.

The next one will be done after the Divisional Round.

2023 NFL Draft Underclassmen Projections, Position Rankings

23 Minnesota Vikings

2023 Mock Draft First Call: Cam Smith CB South Carolina

22 Baltimore Ravens

2023 Mock Draft First Call: Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR Ohio State

21 Los Angeles Chargers

2023 Mock Draft First Call: Broderick Jones OT Georgia

Miami Dolphins (forfeited pick that would’ve been the 21)

20 Seattle Seahawks

2023 Mock Draft First Call: Brian Branch S Alabama

19 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

2023 Mock Draft First Call: Anthony Richardson QB Florida

18 Detroit Lions

2023 Mock Draft First Call: Kelee Ringo CB Georgia

17 Pittsburgh Steelers

2023 Mock Draft First Call: O’Cyrus Torrence OG Florida

16 Washington Commanders

2023 Mock Draft First Call: Christian Gonzalez CB Oregon

15 Green Bay Packers

2023 Mock Draft First Call: Brian Bresee DT Clemson

14 New England Patriots

2023 Mock Draft First Call: Bijan Robinson RB Texas

13 New York Jets

2023 Mock Draft First Call: Anton Harrison OT Oklahoma

12 Houston Texans (from Cleveland)

2023 Mock Draft First Call: Quentin Johnson WR TCU

11 Tennessee Titans

2023 Mock Draft First Call: Paris Johnson OT Ohio State

10 Philadelphia Eagles (from New Orleans)

2023 Mock Draft First Call: Joey Porter Jr. CB Penn State

9 Carolina Panthers

2023 Mock Draft First Call: Myles Murphy EDGE Clemson

8 Atlanta Falcons

2023 Mock Draft First Call: Tyree Wilson EDGE Texas Tech

7 Las Vegas Raiders

2023 Mock Draft First Call: Peter Skoronski OT Northwestern

6 Detroit Lions (from LA Rams)

2023 Mock Draft First Call: Michael Mayer TE Notre Dame

5 Seattle Seahawks (from Denver)

2023 Mock Draft First Call: CJ Stroud QB Ohio State

4 Indianapolis Colts

2023 Mock Draft First Call: Bryce Young QB Alabama

3 Arizona Cardinals

2023 Mock Draft First Call: Will Anderson EDGE Alabama

2 Houston Texans

2023 Mock Draft First Call: Will Levis QB Kentucky

1 Chicago Bears

2023 Mock Draft First Call: Jalen Carter DT Georgia

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2023 NFL Draft Underclassmen Projections, Position Rankings

2023 NFL Draft Underclassmen Listed By School, Projections

2023 NFL Draft Underclassmen listed by school, along with the early draft projections

What college football underclassmen are leaving early for the 2023 NFL Draft? The due date to declare is January 16th – we’ll have our rankings of all the top underclassmen before then – so before then, here’s the tracker of all players leaving early by school.

We’ll update this on the fly as the prospects make their declarations.

2023 NFL Underclassmen Declaration Deadline: January 16
Draft Date: April 27-April 29
Where: Kansas City, MO

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Latest Big Entry: OT Peter Skoronski, Northwestern

 

Anton Harrison ranked as one of the 10 best offensive tackles by Mel Kiper

Anton Harrison one of Mel Kiper’s Top 10 offensive tackles ahead of the 2023 NFL Draft.

With bowl season and the College Football Playoff, NFL draft prospects still have games to play, but that doesn’t stop draftniks such as Mel Kiper of ESPN from getting started.

Kiper has been at it a long time, evaluating and scouting talent and offering analysis and information about draft prospects. Though we have months to go before the NFL draft, Kiper has already produced a set of prospect rankings for every position (ESPN+).

Only one Oklahoma Sooner found his onto Kiper’s positional top 10: Anton Harrison. Harrison started at left tackle for the Oklahoma Sooners the last two seasons.

Harrison checked in at No. 9 on Kiper’s offensive tackle list. Peter Skoronski of Northwestern and Paris Johnson, Jr. of Ohio State have been the two guys atop this tackle class since before the season started and look to close the season still battling for the top two spots.

With those two projected as top 20 picks, it offers some level of insight as to what round Harrison might land. Assuming three tackles go in the first round and three or four go in the second round, it’s not impossible for Harrison to go in the third round if Kiper’s rankings play out. That feels like his floor. How he interviews, performs at the combine, in individual workouts for teams and at Oklahoma’s pro day will give Harrison ample opportunity to move in those rankings.

Harrison, an All-Big 12 performer, thrived in pass protection, where his excellent movement skills and athleticism shined. Criticism of his play strength was loud this summer. He spent the offseason getting stronger with Jerry Schmidt, which showed in 2022. Harrison’s play was critical in helping Eric Gray produce a career-year on the ground.

There have been mock drafts from The Draft Wire that have Harrison going in the first round. Playing a premium position will help Harrison rise throughout the draft process.

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Kayshon Boutte makes ESPN’s list of prospects to know for the 2023 NFL Draft

Kayshon Boutte is the top prospect to know for the 2023 NFL draft.

Junior wide receiver Kayshon Boutte was listed by ESPN as LSU’s prospect to know for the 2023 NFL Draft.

In six games last season, Boutte reeled in 38 receptions for 509 yards and nine touchdowns with his longest touchdown being a 64-yard reception. His most significant game of the year was in the season opener against UCLA where Boutte had nine receptions for 148 yards and three touchdowns. His season was cut short after suffering an ankle injury against Kentucky.

Boutte is widely regarded as one of the best wideouts in the country when he is healthy, as you will see in the quote from ESPN, and he is one of the most prominent leaders on the Tigers’ football team, which is evident from the fact that he is garnering the famed No. 7 this fall.

Boutte edges out prospects such as defensive ends Ali Gaye and BJ Ojulari, with one area scout telling us Boutte is his WR1 entering the season. With a more pro-style offense under new coach Brian Kelly, Boutte (6-foot, 205 pounds) has the all-around traits to be a first-round pick. – ESPN.com

We are less than a month away from kickoff as LSU will travel to Caesar’s Superdome in New Orleans to take on the Florida State Seminoles in the season opener.

There are a lot of questions surrounding the team this year as it is the first season under new coach Brian Kelly. One thing that isn’t a question is who the No. 1 receiver is.

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2023 NFL Draft: Top 32 Pro Prospects First Look

2023 NFL Draft. The top 32 pro prospects going into the college football season – post-2022 NFL Draft version.

2023 NFL Draft: What returning college players are the best pro prospects going into the 2022 season? 


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2023 NFL Draft Top Pro Prospects: Pre-2022 NFL Draft

The NFL scouting process is always fluid, it’s always inexact, and it’s always going to come down to a big game here, a great performance there, and a big injury that could shake up the entire draft market.

And there’s always someone who comes out of the blue and goes from the “just a guy” category to a top ten overall must-have.

Even though trying to come up with the top 32 pro prospects – representing the potential first round NFL Draft talents – is hit-or-miss, one thing is certain when it comes to the 2023 version …

It’s going to get a LOT more attention than the 2022 draft.

2021 was an explosion of interest with five first round caliber quarterbacks to throw into the league’s star system, and while 2022 is loaded with excellent NFL prospects, it’s a whole different ball game when the skill guys are the stars.

It’s hard to get fired up about 2022 – a very, very good and deep draft – when the best quarterback prospects, the best running backs, the best pass rusher, the best tight end, and the best wide receiver are all eligible in 2023.

So who are those top pro prospects going into the 2022 college football season? The idea here is to create a starting point and a set of expectations, knowing that some of these are dead on, but at least a third of the early calls are WAY off.

And yes, there are at least 32 other prospects who could’ve made this list of the Top 32 Pro Prospects of 2023. We’ll adapt and adjust on the fly during the season.

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