3-round 2023 mock draft with big trades and compensatory picks ahead of free agency

Our first 3-round 2023 mock draft features big trades for stars like Aaron Rodgers, Jalen Ramsey, and DeAndre Hopkins ahead of free agency:

Everyone has a mock draft these days, so here’s ours. It’s our first three-round projection of the 2023 NFL draft, and it includes all the bells and whistles: compensatory draft picks, trades for picks and star players like Aaron Rodgers, Jalen Ramsey, and DeAndre Hopkins. The New Orleans Saints are in the mix too, but we’re taking a broader view of all 32 teams.

But we’re going with an unconventional structure — instead of running through picks from Nos. 1 to 103, we’re breaking it down with what each team came away with in this scenario. Here’s a look at the team-by-team results of what every franchise gained after three rounds of wheeling and dealing:

New 3-round mock draft reloads Saints’ trenches, brings QB Hendon Hooker

A new 3-round mock draft with trades and comp picks has the Saints reloading in the trenches and landing Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker:

It’s another week in the New Orleans Saints offseason, and we’ve got another mock draft. The latest projection comes from Luke Easterling over at Draft Wire, who assembled a three-round look at the 2023 NFL draft complete with trades and compensatory picks.

And he has the Saints reloading their depth in the trenches along both the offensive and defensive lines, while also investing in a quarterback with sky-high potential. New Orleans would need a busy free agency period to pair with this haul to really excite the fanbase, but all of these moves line up with what we’ve seen from the team before. Let’s break down each pick: