2023 NFL Mock Draft: Thor Nystrom’s Final Predictions & Player Comps

Here is my final 2023 Mock NFL Draft. Be sure to also check out my deep dives and rankings for each position, along with my Top 500 big board.

2023 Mock NFL Draft


Round 1 Picks, Predictions & Player Comps

R1 Team Player Position College Comp Ht Wt RAS
1 Carolina Bryce Young QB Alabama Russell Wilson 5101 204
2 Houston Will Anderson Jr. EDGE Alabama Von Miller 6036 253
3 Arizona Paris Johnson Jr. OT Ohio State D’Brickashaw Ferguson 6063 313
4 Indianapolis C.J. Stroud QB Ohio State Justin Herbert 6030 214
5 Seattle Jalen Carter DL Georgia Ndamukong Suh 6031 314
6 Detroit Devon Witherspoon CB Illinois Darius Slay 5114 181
7 Las Vegas Anthony Richardson QB Florida Daunte Culpepper 6036 244 10
8 Atlanta Tyree Wilson EDGE Texas Tech Chandler Jones 6061 271
9 Chicago Peter Skoronski OL Northwestern Steve Hutchinson 6040 313 9.28
10 Philadelphia Nolan Smith EDGE Georgia Haason Reddick 6021 238 9.22
11 Tennessee Will Levis QB Kentucky Carson Wentz 6037 229
12 Houston Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR Ohio State Adam Thielen 6005 196 9.31
13 Green Bay Dalton Kincaid TE Utah Todd Heap 6035 246
14 New England Zay Flowers WR Boston College T.Y. Hilton 5092 182 7.7
15 NY Jets Broderick Jones OT Georgia Tyron Smith 6053 311 9.56
16 Washington Christian Gonzalez CB Oregon Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie 6013 197 9.94
17 Pittsburgh Joey Porter Jr. CB Penn State Sauce Gardner 6024 193 9.7
18 Detroit Darnell Wright OT Tennessee Brandon Shell 6051 342 9.77
19 Tampa Bay Bijan Robinson RB Texas Edgerrin James 5110 215 9.83
20 Seattle Lukas Van Ness EDGE Iowa Trey Hendrickson 6046 272 9.38
21 LA Chargers Jordan Addison WR USC Tyler Lockett 5111 173 5.83
22 Baltimore Myles Murphy EDGE Clemson Rashan Gary 6045 268
23 Minnesota Deonte Banks CB Maryland Eli Apple 6000 197 10
24 Jacksonville Brian Branch S Alabama Tyrann Mathieu. 5115 190 6.06
25 NY Giants John Michael Schmitz OL Minnesota Dan Koppen 6033 306 7.77
26 Dallas Michael Mayer TE Notre Dame Jason Witten 6044 249 8.13
27 Buffalo Jack Campbell LB Iowa Leighton Vander Esch 6045 249 9.98
28 Cincinnati Emmanuel Forbes CB Mississippi St. Jack Jones 6006 166 9.25
29 New Orleans Adetomiwa Adebawore DL Northwestern Osa Odighizuwa 6015 284 9.7
30 Philadelphia Calijah Kancey DL Pittsburgh John Randle 6005 281
31 Kansas City Keion White EDGE Georgia Tech Carlos Dunlap 6046 280

 

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