There’s a new team on the clock for the 2023 NFL Draft! The Chicago Bears traded away the No. 1 pick to the Carolina Panthers for a huge haul, which included this year’s first-round pick (No. 9 overall), a second-round pick (No. 61), a first-round pick in 2024, a second-round pick in 2025 and standout wide receiver D.J. Moore.
The 2023 draft is scheduled to be held April 27-29 in Kansas City, Missouri.
Below, CBSSports.com breaks down positioning in the draft order, team needs and notable free agents.
(Note: There are only 31 picks in the first round since the Miami Dolphins forfeited their 21st overall selection due to a tampering violation.)
Team needs: QB, WR, CB, EDGE, TE, OG, DL
Free agents signed: RB Miles Sanders, S Vonn Bell, TE Hayden Hurst, DL Shy Tuttle, QB Andy Dalton
Free agents lost: QB Sam Darnold, QB P.J. Walker
Team needs: QB, EDGE, DL, C, WR, S, LB
Free agents signed: WR Robert Woods, S Jimmie Ward, DL Sheldon Rankins, QB Case Keenum
Free agents lost: EDGE Obo Okoronkwo, CB Tremon Smith, WR Phillip Dorsett, QB Kyle Allen
Team needs: DL, EDGE, RB, TE, OG, C, CB, WR
Free agents signed: EDGE Kyzir White, OG Will Hernandez, OT Kelvin Beachum, K Matt Prater
Free agents lost: EDGE Zach Allen, CB Byron Murphy
Team needs: QB, CB, WR, EDGE, OG, S, LB
Free agents signed: EDGE Samson Ebukam, DL Taven Bryan, LB E.J. Speed, WR Ashton Dulin
Free agents lost: LB Bobby Okereke, CB Brandon Facyson
Team needs: EDGE, S, LB, DL, WR, OG
Free agents signed: DL Dre’Mont Jones, DL Jarran Reed
Free agents lost: RB Travis Homer, RB Rashaad Penny, LB Cody Barton
6. Detroit Lions (via trade with 5-12 Rams)
Team needs: TE, CB, DL, OG, LB, WR, QB
Free agents signed: CB Cam Sutton, RB David Montgomery, CB Emmanuel Moseley, LB Alex Anzalone
Free agents lost: RB Jamaal Williams, S Deshon Elliott
Team needs: OT, OG, C, CB, DL, LB, S
Free agents signed: QB Jimmy Garoppolo, WR Jakobi Meyers, LB Robert Spillane, DL Jerry Tillery
Free agents lost: QB Derek Carr, QB Jarrett Stidham, EDGE Clelin Ferrell
Team needs: QB, EDGE, LB, CB, S, DL, OG
Free agents signed: S Jessie Bates III, OT Kaleb McGary, QB Taylor Heinicke, EDGE Kaden Elliss
Free agents lost: CB Isaiah Oliver
9. Chicago Bears (via trade with 7-10 Panthers)
Team needs: DL, EDGE, OT, C, CB, TE
Free agents signed: LB Tremaine Edmunds, OG Nate Davis, LB T.J. Edwards, EDGE DeMarcus Walker
Free agents lost: RB David Montgomery, OT Riley Reiff
Team needs: S, RB, LB, DT, EDGE, WR, OG
Free agents signed: RB Rashaad Penny, CB James Bradberry, C Jason Kelce, DL Fletcher Cox
Free agents lost: OT Andre Dillard, RB Miles Sanders, DT Javon Hargrave, S Marcus Epps, EDGE Kyzir White
Team needs: OT, OG, WR, RB, LB, C, EDGE
Free agents signed: OT Andre Dillard, EDGE Arden Key, OT Daniel Brunskill, LB Luke Gifford
Free agents lost: OG Nate Davis, EDGE DeMarcus Walker, WR Robert Woods, LB David Long
12. Houston Texans (via trade with 7-10 Browns)
Team needs: QB, EDGE, DL, C, WR, S, LB
Free agents signed: WR Robert Woods, S Jimmie Ward, DL Sheldon Rankins, QB Case Keenum
Free agents lost: EDGE Obo Okoronkwo, CB Tremon Smith, WR Phillip Dorsett, QB Kyle Allen
Team needs: OG, OT, TE, LB, S, C, DL
Free agents signed: WR Allen Lazard, DL Solomon Thomas, K Greg Zuerlein
Free agents lost: DL Nathan Shepherd, DL Sheldon Rankins, RB James Robinson, OG Nate Herbig
Team needs: OT, TE, WR, LB, EDGE, S, DL
Free agents signed: WR Juju Smith-Schuster, S Jabrill Peppers, RB James Robinson, OT Riley Reiff
Free agents lost: WR Jakobi Meyers
Team needs: WR, TE, S, DL, EDGE, OG, LB
Free agents signed: CB Keisean Nixon, LS Matthew Orzech
Free agents lost: WR Allen Lazard, DL Jarran Reed
Team needs: CB, TE, QB, C, OG, LB, S
Free agents signed: OT Andrew Wylie, OG Nick Gates, QB Jacoby Brissett, CB Danny Johnson
Free agents lost: QB Taylor Heinicke, LB Cole Holcomb
Team needs: OT, CB, LB, DL, S, WR, EDGE
Free agents signed: DL Larry Ogunjobi, CB Patrick Peterson, OG Nate Herbig, LB Cole Holcomb
Free agents lost: CB Cam Sutton, LB Robert Spillane
Team needs: TE, CB, DL, OG, LB, WR, QB
Free agents signed: CB Cam Sutton, RB David Montgomery, CB Emmanuel Moseley, LB Alex Anzalone
Free agents lost: RB Jamaal Williams, S Deshon Elliott
Team needs: OT, OG, S, LB, WR, DL, TE
Free agents signed: CB Jamel Dean, EDGE Anthony Nelson, LB Lavonte David, QB Baker Mayfield
Free agents lost: DL Rakeem Nunez-Roches
20. Seattle Seahawks (9-8)
Team needs: TE, CB, DL, OG, LB, WR, QB
Free agents signed: DL Dre’Mont Jones, DL Jarran Reed
Free agents lost: RB Travis Homer, RB Rashaad Penny, LB Cody Barton
Team needs: DL, LB, OT, EDGE, WR, RB, S
Free agents signed: OT Trey Pipkins, LB Eric Kendricks, DL Morgan Fox
Free agents lost: —
Team needs: CB, RB, OG, WR, LB, EDGE, OT
Free agents signed: RB Justice Hill, CB Trayvon Mullen
Free agents lost: OG Ben Powers, TE Josh Oliver
Team needs: CB, WR, OG, LB, S, DL
Free agents signed: TE Josh Oliver, CB Byron Murphy, C Garrett Bradbury, EDGE Marcus Davenport
Free agents lost: DL Dalvin Tomlinson, CB Patrick Peterson, LB Eric Kendricks
Team needs: CB, S, DL, OG, EDGE, TE
Free agents signed: S Andrew Wingard
Free agents lost: OT Jawaan Taylor, EDGE Arden Key, TE Chris Manhertz
Team needs: CB, WR, C, OG, S, LB, EDGE
Free agents signed: LB Bobby Okereke, DL Rakeem Nunez-Roches, RB Matt Breida, WR Jeff Smith
Free agents lost: OG Nick Gates
Team needs: OG, S, DL, LB, RB, C, TE
Free agents signed: S Donovan Wilson, LB Leighton Vander Esch
Free agents lost: C Connor McGovern, LB Luke Gifford, WR Noah Brown
Team needs: OG, C, DL, CB, LB, S, OT
Free agents signed: C Connor McGovern, WR Deonte Harty, QB Kyle Allen, S Jordan Poyer
Free agents lost: LB Tremaine Edmunds, QB Case Keenum
Team needs: OT, OG, DL, CB, TE, S, EDGE
Free agents signed: OT Orlando Brown Jr., LB Germaine Pratt, RB Trayveon Williams
Free agents lost: S Jessie Bates III, S Vonn Bell, TE Hayden Hurst, RB Samaje Perine
29. New Orleans Saints (via trade with 5-12 Broncos)
Team needs: LB, DL, EDGE, CB, LB, OG, WR
Free agents signed: QB Derek Carr, DL Nathan Shepherd, RB Jamaal Williams, DL Khalen Saunders
Free agents lost: EDGE Kaden Elliss, DL Shy Tuttle, EDGE Marcus Davenport, QB Andy Dalton
30. Philadelphia Eagles (14-3)
Team needs: S, RB, LB, DT, EDGE, WR, OG
Free agents signed: RB Rashaad Penny, CB James Bradberry, C Jason Kelce, DL Fletcher Cox
Free agents lost: OT Andre Dillard, RB Miles Sanders, DL Javon Hargrave, S Marcus Epps, EDGE Kyzir White
Team needs: EDGE, DL, OT, RB, WR, TE
Free agents signed: OT Jawaan Taylor, EDGE Charles Omenihu
Free agents lost: OT Orlando Brown Jr., WR Juju Smith-Schuster, OT Andrew Wylie, S Juan Thornhill
Teams without a first-round pick
Cleveland Browns (7-10)
Team needs: DL, LB, EDGE, RB, OT, TE
Free agents signed: EDGE Obo Okoronkwo, DL Dalvin Tomlinson, S Juan Thornhill, LB Sione Takitaki
Free agents lost: QB Jacoby Brissett, OG Hjalte Froholdt, DL Taven Bryan, EDGE Chase Winovich
Los Angeles Rams (5-12)
Team needs: OG, EDGE, CB, DL, TE, QB, OT, S, LB
Free agents signed: —
Free agents lost: K Matt Gay, QB Baker Mayfield, LS Mathew Orzech
Miami Dolphins (9-8)
Team needs: DL, OG, TE, WR, RB, LB
Free agents signed: LB David Long, QB Mike White, RB Jeff Wilson, RB Raheem Mostert, EDGE Duke Riley
Free agents lost: —
Denver Broncos (via trade with 13-4 49ers)
Team needs: C, OG, CB, LB, S, DL
Free agents signed: OT Mike McGlinchey, OG Ben Powers, EDGE Zach Allen, LB Alex Singleton
Free agents lost: DL Dre’Mont Jones, FB Andrew Beck, RB Mike Boone, TE Eric Saubert
San Francisco 49ers (13-4)
Team needs: OT, OG, S, CB, WR, TE
Free agents signed: DL Javon Hargrave, C Jake Brendel, QB Sam Darnold, CB Isaiah Oliver, EDGE Clelin Ferrell
Free agents lost: OT Mike McGlinchey, QB Jimmy Garoppolo, EDGE Samson Ebukam, EDGE Charles Omenihu
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Author: Josh Edwards
April 12, 2023 | 5:15 pm
