Here is my initial 2023 Mock NFL Draft. We’re going two full rounds with this one. You can check out my deep dives on positions below, starting with quarterbacks, running backs, and wide receivers. I’ll continue to provide 2023 NFL Draft coverage, culminating in my top-500 NFL Draft rankings and big board ahead of the first pick being announced later this month.
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2023 Mock NFL Draft
Round 1 Picks, Predictions & Player Comps
| R1 | Team | Player | Position | College | Ht | Wt | RAS | Comp |
| 1 | Carolina | C.J. Stroud | QB | Ohio State | 6030 | 214 | — | Justin Herbert |
| 2 | Houston | Bryce Young | QB | Alabama | 5101 | 204 | — | Russell Wilson |
| 3 | Arizona | Will Anderson Jr. | EDGE | Alabama | 6036 | 253 | — | DeMarcus Ware |
| 4 | Indianapolis | Anthony Richardson | QB | Florida | 6036 | 244 | 10 | Cam Newton |
| 5 | Seattle | Jalen Carter | DL | Georgia | 6031 | 314 | — | Warren Sapp |
| 6 | Detroit | Christian Gonzalez | CB | Oregon | 6013 | 197 | 9.94 | Patrick Surtain II |
| 7 | Las Vegas | Will Levis | QB | Kentucky | 6037 | 229 | — | Jay Cutler |
| 8 | Atlanta | Tyree Wilson | EDGE | Texas Tech | 6061 | 271 | — | Ezekiel Ansah |
| 9 | Chicago | Paris Johnson Jr. | OT | Ohio State | 6063 | 313 | — | Ronnie Stanley |
| 10 | Philadelphia | Lukas Van Ness | EDGE | Iowa | 6046 | 272 | 9.38 | Justin Smith |
| 11 | Tennessee | Broderick Jones | OT | Georgia | 6053 | 311 | 9.56 | Andrew Thomas |
| 12 | Houston | Nolan Smith | EDGE | Georgia | 6021 | 238 | 9.22 | Yannick Ngakoue |
| 13 | NY Jets | Peter Skoronski | OL | Northwestern | 6040 | 313 | 9.28 | Zack Martin |
| 14 | New England | Devon Witherspoon | CB | Illinois | 5114 | 181 | — | Darius Slay |
| 15 | Green Bay | Dalton Kincaid | TE | Utah | 6035 | 246 | — | Zach Ertz |
| 16 | Washington | Joey Porter Jr. | CB | Penn State | 6024 | 193 | 9.7 | A.J. Terrell |
| 17 | Pittsburgh | Deonte Banks | CB | Maryland | 6000 | 197 | 10 | Jamel Dean |
| 18 | Detroit | Bryan Bresee | DL | Clemson | 6055 | 298 | 9.59 | Grover Stewart |
| 19 | Tampa Bay | Darnell Wright | OT | Tennessee | 6051 | 342 | 9.77 | Dion Dawkins |
| 20 | Seattle | Myles Murphy | EDGE | Clemson | 6045 | 268 | — | Jason Pierre-Paul |
| 21 | LA Chargers | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | WR | Ohio State | 6005 | 196 | 9.31 | Jarvis Landry |
| 22 | Baltimore | Bijan Robinson | RB | Texas | 5110 | 215 | 9.83 | Edgerrin James |
| 23 | Minnesota | Quentin Johnston | WR | TCU | 6026 | 208 | — | A.J. Green |
| 24 | Jacksonville | Brian Branch | S | Alabama | 5115 | 190 | 6.06 | Jalen Pitre |
| 25 | NY Giants | Zay Flowers | WR | Boston College | 5092 | 182 | 7.7 | T.Y. Hilton |
| 26 | Dallas | Calijah Kancey | DL | Pittsburgh | 6005 | 281 | — | Ed Oliver |
| 27 | Buffalo | O’Cyrus Torrence | OL | Florida | 6047 | 337 | 6.6 | Larry Warford |
| 28 | Cincinnati | Michael Mayer | TE | Notre Dame | 6044 | 249 | 8.13 | Jason Witten |
| 29 | New Orleans | Mazi Smith | DL | Michigan | 6026 | 323 | — | Dontari Poe |
| 30 | Philadelphia | Cam Smith | CB | South Carolina | 6006 | 180 | 9.7 | Alterraun Verner |
| 31 | Kansas City | Anton Harrison | OT | Oklahoma | 6042 | 315 | 8.57 | Taylor Moton |
Round 2 Picks, Predictions & Player Comps
| R2 | Team | Player | Position | College | Ht | Wt | RAS | Comp |
| 32 | Pittsburgh | John Michael Schmitz | OL | Minnesota | 6033 | 306 | 7.77 | Ben Jones |
| 33 | Houston | Jordan Addison | WR | USC | 5111 | 173 | 5.83 | Tyler Lockett |
| 34 | Arizona | Jahmyr Gibbs | RB | Alabama | 5091 | 199 | 8.04 | Dalvin Cook |
| 35 | Indianapolis | Kelee Ringo | CB | Georgia | 6016 | 207 | 8.19 | Xavier Rhodes |
| 36 | LA Rams | Cody Mauch | OL | North Dakota St. | 6047 | 305 | 9.31 | Cole Strange |
| 37 | Seattle | Josh Downs | WR | North Carolina | 5091 | 171 | 7.71 | Sterling Shepard |
| 38 | Las Vegas | Darnell Washington | TE | Georgia | 6065 | 264 | 9.87 | Martellus Bennett |
| 39 | Carolina | Jalin Hyatt | WR | Tennessee | 6001 | 176 | 9.47 | John Ross |
| 40 | New Orleans | Jack Campbell | LB | Iowa | 6045 | 249 | 9.98 | Leighton Vander Esch |
| 41 | Tennessee | Marvin Mims | WR | Oklahoma | 5112 | 183 | 9.14 | Santonio Holmes |
| 42 | NY Jets | Adetomiwa Adebawore | DL | Northwestern | 6015 | 284 | 9.7 | Milton Williams |
| 43 | NY Jets | Antonio Johnson | S | Texas A&M | 6020 | 198 | 5.26 | Jaquan Brisker |
| 44 | Atlanta | Clark Phillips III | CB | Utah | 5090 | 184 | 5.39 | Trent McDuffie |
| 45 | Green Bay | Keion White | EDGE | Georgia Tech | 6046 | 280 | — | Carlos Bashum |
| 46 | New England | Will McDonald IV | EDGE | Iowa State | 6034 | 241 | — | Drake Jackson |
| 47 | Washington | Luke Musgrave | TE | Oregon State | 6054 | 255 | 9.71 | Cole Kmet |
| 48 | Detroit | Steve Avila | OL | TCU | 6031 | 332 | 8.43 | Will Hernandez |
| 49 | Pittsburgh | Dawand Jones | OT | Ohio State | 6081 | 375 | — | Orlando Brown Jr. |
| 50 | Tampa Bay | Hendon Hooker | QB | Tennessee | 6035 | 208 | — | Desmond Ridder |
| 51 | Miami | Sam LaPorta | TE | Iowa | 6033 | 245 | 9.28 | Owen Daniels |
| 52 | Seattle | Trenton Simpson | LB | Clemson | 6021 | 235 | 9.83 | J. Owusu-Koramoah |
| 53 | Chicago | Zach Charbonnet | RB | UCLA | 6003 | 214 | 8.64 | A.J. Dillon |
| 54 | LA Chargers | Tucker Kraft | TE | South Dakota St. | 6050 | 254 | 9.59 | Hunter Henry |
| 55 | Detroit | Felix Anudike-Uzomah | EDGE | Kansas State | 6031 | 255 | — | Harold Landry |
| 56 | Jacksonville | BJ Ojulari | EDGE | LSU | 6021 | 248 | — | Azeez Ojulari |
| 57 | NY Giants | Julius Brents | CB | Kansas State | 6030 | 202 | 9.99 | Ahkello Witherspoon |
| 58 | Dallas | Devon Achane | RB | Texas A&M | 5086 | 188 | 7 | Jahvid Best |
| 59 | Buffalo | Joe Tippmann | OL | Wisconsin | 6060 | 313 | — | Ethan Pocic |
| 60 | Cincinnati | Emmanuel Forbes | CB | Mississippi St. | 6006 | 166 | 9.25 | Jack Jones |
| 61 | Chicago | Drew Sanders | LB | Arkansas | 6041 | 235 | — | Anthony Barr |
| 62 | Philadelphia | Tyjae Spears | RB | Tulane | 5095 | 204 | 8.76 | Travis Etienne |
| 63 | Kansas City | Cedric Tillman | WR | Tennessee | 6030 | 213 | 9.56 | Michael Pittman Jr. |
More Mock NFL Drafts
- Matthew Freedman’s Mock Drafts (1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0)
- Kent Weyrauch’s Mock Drafts (1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.0)
- Matthew Jones’s Mock Drafts (1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 7.0)
- Andrew Erickson’s Mock Drafts (1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0)
- Mike Fanelli’s Mock Drafts w/ Trades (1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0)
- John Supowitz’s Mock Drafts (1.0 | 2.0)
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