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2023 NFL Three-Round Mock Draft: NFC East loads up on defense, Bucs take Tom Brady heir in Round 2

We’re through the college all-star games and the NFL combine, and former Vikings general manager Rick Spielman and I were on the road last week to watch three of the top four quarterbacks throw at their pro days.

We recapped C.J. Stroud’s strong performance on the With the First Pick podcast, and you can check that episode out here:

And a day after watching Stroud in Columbus, Ohio, we made our way to Tuscaloosa, Alabama to get a glimpse of Bryce Young and you can see our recap of his pro day here:

So it should be no surprise that I had those two QBs going No. 1 and No. 2 in this mock draft, my first three-rounder of 2023. Perhaps more noteworthy, however, is that Will Levis, for the first time in a long time, falls outside the top 10. And while he had a solid pro day (Rick and I will be talking about that on Monday’s podcast), it wasn’t enough to catapult him into the same conversation as Stroud and Young. In fact, the Raiders and Titans passed on him in this mock and the “F Dem Picks” Rams traded up to pick No. 18 get him, just ahead of the Buccaneers.

In related news, five quarterbacks were drafted among the first 102 selections, along with 13 pass rushers, 16 cornerbacks and 18 offensive linemen.

And remember: check out the aforementioned With the First Pick, our NFL Draft podcast, because we’re live THREE times a week: every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday at 2pm ET.Β  You can watch us live on theΒ NFL on CBS YouTube channel. And you can subscribe on iTunes, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Finally: there are only 31 picks in the first round of this mock draft because the Dolphins were stripped of their first-round pick due to tampering.

For more draft content, check out our latestΒ prospect rankingsΒ andΒ mock drafts,Β as well as our new weekly podcast,Β “With the First Pick,”Β featuring formerΒ VikingsΒ general manager Rick Spielman. (Check out the latest episode below.)

NFL Mock Draft

Round 2

32Steelers (via CHI)Kelee RingoCBGeorgia
33TexansJoe TippmanCWisconsin
34CardinalsJahmyr GibbsRBAlabama
35ColtsCam SmithCBSouth Carolina
36Lions (mock trade via LAR)Darnell WashingtonTEGeorgia
37Seahawks (via DEN)Luke WyplerCOhio State
38RaidersDalton KincaidTEUtah
39PanthersBJ OjulariEDGELSU
40SaintsZay FlowersWRBoston College
41TitansJosh DownsWRUNC
42Jets (via CLE)Sam LaPortaTEIowa
43JetsJohn Michael SchmitzOCMinnesota
44FalconsEmmanuel ForbesCBMississippi State
45PackersAntonio JohnsonSTexas A&M
46PatriotsMatthew BergeronOTSyracuse
47CommandesNick HerbigLBWisconsin
48LionsJulius BrentsCBKansas St.
49SteelersTuli TuipulotuDLUSC
50BuccaneersHendon HookerQBTennessee
51DolphinsCody MauchOGNorth Dakota State
52SeahawksDaiyan HenleyLBWashington State
53Bears (via BAL)Siaki IkaDLBaylor
54ChargersJartavius MartinCBIllinois
55Lions (via MIN)Trenton SimpsonLBClemson
56JaguarsGarrett WilliamsCBSyracuse
57GiantsSteve AvilaOCTCU
58CowboysMazi SmithDLMichigan
59BillsRoschon JohnsonRBTexas
60BengalsDevon AchaneRBTexas A&M
61Bears (via 49ers)Felix Anudike-UzomahEDGEKansas St.
62EaglesJL SkinnerSBoise State
63ChiefsWill McDonald IVEDGEIowa State

Round 3

64BearsDarius RushCBSouth Carolina
65TexansByron YoungDLAlabama
66CardinalsTyler SteenOTAlabama
67Broncos (via IND)Gervon DexterDLFlorida
68BroncosTyrique StevensonCBMiami
69RamsCalijah KanceyDLPittsburgh
70RaidersNick SaldiveriOGOld Dominion
71SaintsZacch PickensDLSouth Carolina
72TitansAdetomiwa AdebaworeEDGENorthwestern
73Texans (via CLE)Daniel ScottSCalifornia
74Browns (via NYJ)Tyjae SpearsRBTulane
75FalconsTyler ScottWRCincinnati
76Patriots (via CAR)Marvin MimsWROklahoma
77Lions (mock trade via LAR)Jaquelin RoyDLLSU
78PackersIsaiah FoskeyEDGENotre Dame
79Colts (via WAS)Henry To’oTo’oLBAlabama
80SteelersMarte MapuSSacramento State
81LionsAndrew VorheesOGUSC
82BuccaneersJaylon JonesCBTexas A&M
83SeahawksJayden ReedWRMichigan State
84DolphinsTucker KraftTESouth Dakota State
85ChargersDerick HallEDGEAuburn
86RavensMyles BrooksCBLouisiana Tech
87VikingsJalin HyattWRTennessee
88JaguarsLuke SchoonmakerTEMichigan
89GiantsKeaton MitchellRBEast Carolina
90CowboysJalen RedmondDLOklahoma
91BillsEmil EkiyorOGAlabama
92BengalsSydney BrownSIllinois
93Panthers (via SF)Byron Young (UT)EDGETennessee
94EaglesTank BigsbyRBAuburn
95ChiefsParker WashingtonWRPenn State
96CardinalsEli RicksCBAlabama
97CommandersJaelyn DuncanOTMaryland
98BrownsYaYa DiabyDLLouisville
9949ersDalton WagnerOTArkansas
100Raiders (via KC)Karl BrooksDLBowling Green
10149ersKyu Blu KellyCBStanford
10249ersNick BroekerOGOle Miss

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Author: Ryan Wilson
March 30, 2023 | 11:45 am

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