Here is my updated 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, wide receivers, and tight ends. 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.
- Thor Nystrom’s 2023 NFL Draft Primer: Quarterbacks | Running Backs | Wide Receivers | Tight Ends
- NFL Draft Needs for Every Team
- NFL Draft Prop Bet Cards: Freedman | Weyrauch | Erickson
- 2023 NFL Draft Scouting Reports & Prospect Profiles
2023 Mock NFL Draft
Round 1 Picks, Predictions & Player Comps
| R1 | Team | Player | Position | College | Ht | Wt | RAS | Comp |
| 1 | Carolina | Bryce Young | QB | Alabama | 5101 | 204 | — | Russell Wilson |
| 2 | Houston | Will Levis | QB | Kentucky | 6037 | 229 | — | Ryan Tannehill |
| 3 | Arizona | Will Anderson Jr. | EDGE | Alabama | 6036 | 253 | — |
Kayvon Thibodeaux
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| 4 | Indianapolis | C.J. Stroud | QB | Ohio State | 6030 | 214 | — | Justin Herbert |
| 5 | Seattle | Tyree Wilson | EDGE | Texas Tech | 6061 | 271 | — | Ezekiel Ansah |
| 6 | Detroit | Devon Witherspoon | CB | Illinois | 5114 | 181 | — | Darius Slay |
| 7 | Las Vegas | Anthony Richardson | QB | Florida | 6036 | 244 | 10 | Cam Newton |
| 8 | Atlanta | Jalen Carter | DL | Georgia | 6031 | 314 | — | Warren Sapp |
| 9 | Chicago | Broderick Jones | OT | Georgia | 6053 | 311 | 9.56 | Andrew Thomas |
| 10 | Philadelphia | Christian Gonzalez | CB | Oregon | 6013 | 197 | 9.94 |
Marlon Humphrey
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| 11 | Tennessee | Paris Johnson Jr. | OT | Ohio State | 6063 | 313 | — | Ronnie Stanley |
| 12 | Houston | Lukas Van Ness | EDGE | Iowa | 6046 | 272 | 9.38 | Justin Smith |
| 13 | NY Jets | Peter Skoronski | OL | Northwestern | 6040 | 313 | 9.28 | Zack Martin |
| 14 | New England | Zay Flowers | WR | Boston College | 5092 | 182 | 7.7 | T.Y. Hilton |
| 15 | Green Bay | Nolan Smith | EDGE | Georgia | 6021 | 238 | 9.22 | Haason Reddick |
| 16 | Washington | Dalton Kincaid | TE | Utah | 6035 | 246 | — | Todd Heap |
| 17 | Pittsburgh | Joey Porter Jr. | CB | Penn State | 6024 | 193 | 9.7 | Jaycee Horn |
| 18 | Detroit | Bryan Bresee | DL | Clemson | 6055 | 298 | 9.59 | Grover Stewart |
| 19 | Tampa Bay | Bijan Robinson | RB | Texas | 5110 | 215 | 9.83 | Edgerrin James |
| 20 | Seattle | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | WR | Ohio State | 6005 | 196 | 9.31 | Jarvis Landry |
| 21 | LA Chargers | Michael Mayer | TE | Notre Dame | 6044 | 249 | 8.13 | Jason Witten |
| 22 | Baltimore | Quentin Johnston | WR | TCU | 6026 | 208 | — | Tee Higgins |
| 23 | Minnesota | Jordan Addison | WR | USC | 5111 | 173 | 5.83 | Isaac Bruce |
| 24 | Jacksonville | Myles Murphy | EDGE | Clemson | 6045 | 268 | — | Shaq Lawson |
| 25 | NY Giants | Deonte Banks | CB | Maryland | 6000 | 197 | 10 | Jamel Dean |
| 26 | Dallas | O’Cyrus Torrence | OL | Florida | 6047 | 337 | 6.6 | Larry Warford |
| 27 | Buffalo | Jack Campbell | LB | Iowa | 6045 | 249 | 9.98 |
Leighton Vander Esch
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| 28 | Cincinnati | Brian Branch | S | Alabama | 5115 | 190 | 6.06 | Jalen Pitre |
| 29 | New Orleans | Calijah Kancey | DL | Pittsburgh | 6005 | 281 | — | Ed Oliver |
| 30 | Philadelphia | Darnell Wright | OT | Tennessee | 6051 | 342 | 9.77 | Dion Dawkins |
| 31 | Kansas City | Will McDonald IV | EDGE | Iowa State | 6034 | 241 | — | Julian Peterson |
Round 2 Picks, Predictions & Player Comps
| R2 | Team | Player | Position | College | Ht | Wt | RAS | Comp |
| 32 | Pittsburgh | Anton Harrison | OT | Oklahoma | 6042 | 315 | 8.57 | Taylor Moton |
| 33 | Houston | Dawand Jones | OT | Ohio State | 6081 | 375 | — |
Orlando Brown Jr.
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| 34 | Arizona | Jahmyr Gibbs | RB | Alabama | 5091 | 199 | 8.04 | Dalvin Cook |
| 35 | Indianapolis | Cam Smith | CB | South Carolina | 6006 | 180 | 9.7 | Alterraun Verner |
| 36 | LA Rams | Cody Mauch | OL | North Dakota St. | 6047 | 305 | 9.31 | Cole Strange |
| 37 | Seattle | Hendon Hooker | QB | Tennessee | 6035 | 208 | — |
Desmond Ridder
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| 38 | Las Vegas | Darnell Washington | TE | Georgia | 6065 | 264 | 9.87 |
Martellus Bennett
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| 39 | Carolina | Keion White | EDGE | Georgia Tech | 6046 | 280 | — | Carlos Bashum |
| 40 | New Orleans | Drew Sanders | LB | Arkansas | 6041 | 235 | — | Anthony Barr |
| 41 | Tennessee | Cedric Tillman | WR | Tennessee | 6030 | 213 | 9.56 |
Michael Pittman Jr.
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| 42 | NY Jets | Mazi Smith | DL | Michigan | 6026 | 323 | — | Dontari Poe |
| 43 | NY Jets | Antonio Johnson | S | Texas A&M | 6020 | 198 | 5.26 | Jaquan Brisker |
| 44 | Atlanta | Kelee Ringo | CB | Georgia | 6016 | 207 | 8.19 | Trayvon Mullen |
| 45 | Green Bay | Luke Musgrave | TE | Oregon State | 6054 | 255 | 9.71 | Cole Kmet |
| 46 | New England | Felix Anudike-Uzomah | EDGE | Kansas State | 6031 | 255 | — | Harold Landry |
| 47 | Washington | Emmanuel Forbes | CB | Mississippi St. | 6006 | 166 | 9.25 | Jack Jones |
| 48 | Detroit | Steve Avila | OL | TCU | 6031 | 332 | 8.43 | Chris Kemoeatu |
| 49 | Pittsburgh | Trenton Simpson | LB | Clemson | 6021 | 235 | 9.83 |
J. Owusu-Koramoah
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| 50 | Tampa Bay | Adetomiwa Adebawore | DL | Northwestern | 6015 | 284 | 9.7 | Milton Williams |
| 51 | Miami | Sam LaPorta | TE | Iowa | 6033 | 245 | 9.28 | Owen Daniels |
| 52 | Seattle | John Michael Schmitz | OL | Minnesota | 6033 | 306 | 7.77 | Ben Jones |
| 53 | Chicago | Zach Charbonnet | RB | UCLA | 6003 | 214 | 8.64 | Todd Gurley |
| 54 | LA Chargers | Keeanu Benton | DL | Wisconsin | 6034 | 312 | 8.85 | Ryan Sims |
| 55 | Detroit | Isaiah Foskey | EDGE | Notre Dame | 6047 | 262 | 9.58 |
Marcus Davenport
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| 56 | Jacksonville | Matthew Bergeron | OT | Syracuse | 6047 | 323 | — | Morgan Moses |
| 57 | NY Giants | Jalin Hyatt | WR | Tennessee | 6001 | 176 | 9.47 | John Ross |
| 58 | Dallas | Tyjae Spears | RB | Tulane | 5095 | 204 | 8.76 | Travis Etienne |
| 59 | Buffalo | Joe Tippmann | OL | Wisconsin | 6060 | 313 | — | Josh Myers |
| 60 | Cincinnati | Tucker Kraft | TE | South Dakota St. | 6050 | 254 | 9.59 | Dawson Knox |
| 61 | Chicago | Julius Brents | CB | Kansas State | 6030 | 202 | 9.99 |
Ahkello Witherspoon
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| 62 | Philadelphia | BJ Ojulari | EDGE | LSU | 6021 | 248 | — | Azeez Ojulari |
| 63 | Kansas City | Marvin Mims | WR | Oklahoma | 5112 | 183 | 9.14 |
Santonio Holmes
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More Mock NFL Drafts
- Thor Nystrom’s Mock Drafts (1.0)
- 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 | 4.0)
- Mike Fanelli’s Mock Drafts w/ Trades (1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0)
- John Supowitz’s Mock Drafts (1.0 | 2.0)
- Russell Brown (1.0)
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