NFL mock draft season has come full circle once again, and also time for the one and only mock draft I run all year. Four teams have multiple first-round picks and as many as four quarterbacks could go in the top 10 of the upcoming 2023 NFL Draft, making the annual selection meeting all the more intriguing.
The Detroit Lions and Houston Texans will certainly be two teams to watch in this draft, given Houston has two picks in the top 12 and Detroit has two picks in the top 18. The Philadelphia Eagles — fresh off a Super Bowl appearance — also have a top-10 pick.
Of course, the Carolina Panthers traded up to get the No. 1 pick. Will Carolina select Bryce Young? Does it have another quarterback in mind (C.J. Stroud or Anthony Richardson)?
I’m always curious to see how many of these picks I actually get right (my home run last year was the Saints trading for Chris Olave). In my mock drafts, I don’t do mock trades or anything like that. I just make the selection as the pick is presented at the time of publication (hence why picks can be off and why I won’t bat anywhere close to 1.000).
Like prior mock drafts, I’m not going by positions of need with every first-round selection, but rather selecting the best player available on my board. That’s how these teams are going to draft.
This is the fourth mock draft I’ve done for CBSSports.com (only do one per year), so feel free to rip it to shreds. I’ll be criticizing myself anyway!
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Author: Jeff Kerr
April 16, 2023 | 1:27 pm
