Ray Sherrod from Sports Talk 101 releases his first version of the 2023 NFL Mock Draft. Ray has two quarterbacks going in the first two picks: CJ Stroud going first to the Carolina Panthers, and Bryce Young to the Houston Texans. Here’s the rest of the mock:
1) Carolina Panthers (from Chicago): QB C.J.Stroud, Ohio State
2) Houston Texans: Bryce Young, QB, Alabama
3) Arizona Cardinals: Will Anderson Jr., Edge, Alabama
4) Indianapolis Colts: Anthony Richardson, QB, Florida
5) Seattle Seahawks (from Denver): Lukas Van Ness, DE, Iowa
6) Detroit Lions (from L.A. Rams): Jalen Carter, DT, Georgia
7) Las Vegas Raiders: Tyree Wilson, Edge, Texas Tech
8) Atlanta Falcons: Myles Murphy, Edge, Clemson
9) Chicago Bears (from Carolina): Devon Witherspoon, CB, Illinois
10) Philadelphia Eagles (from New Orleans): Peter Skoronski, OL, Northwestern
11) Tennessee Titans: Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR, Ohio State
12) Houston Texans (from Cleveland): Zay Flowers, WR, Boston College
13) New York Jets: Paris Johnson, OT, Ohio State
14) New England Patriots: Christian Gonzalez, CB, Oregon
15) Green Bay Packers: Calijah Kancey, DL, Pitt
16) Washington Commanders: Penn State CB Joey Porter Jr.
17) Pittsburgh Steelers: Jack Campbell, ILB, Iowa
18) Detroit Lions: Brian Branch, DB, Alabama
19) Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Broderick Jones, OT, Georgia
20) Seattle Seahawks: Quentin Johnston, WR, TCU
21) Los Angeles Chargers: Dalton Kincaid, TE, Utah
22) Baltimore Ravens: Jordan Addison WR, USC
23) Minnesota Vikings: Keion White, Edge, Georgia Tech
24) Jacksonville Jaguars: Darnell Wright, OT, Tennessee
25) New York Giants: Emmanuel Forbes, CB, Mississippi State
26) Dallas Cowboys: Nolan Smith, Edge, Georgia
27) Buffalo Bills: Bijan Robinson, RB, Texas
28) Cincinnati Bengals: Michael Mayer, TE, Notre Dame
29) New Orleans Saints (from San Francisco through Miami and Denver): Mazi Smith, DT, Michigan
30) Philadelphia Eagles: DT Bryan Bresee, Clemson
31) Kansas City Chiefs: Will McDonald, Edge, Iowa State
