2023 NFL Mock Draft: Packers land talented tight end, Chiefs get pass-rushing stud to pair with Chris Jones
These two contenders get physical specimens in the first round of this mock draft
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The Packers and Chiefs are led by tremendous quarterbacks in Aaron Rodgers and Patrick Mahomes, yet there's always room to improve the roster. For Green Bay, more pass-catching talent would undoubtedly help the efficiency of the offense, and Kansas City could use another talented inside rusher to keep double teams off Chris Jones.
The draft order below is based upon reverse Super Bowl odds from SportsLine. There's no No. 18 pick in this mock, as the Dolphins forfeited it for integrity of the game violations. Let's get to it.
NFL Mock Draft
Round 1
Round 1 - Pick 1
Back to Stroud landing in Houston. Davis Mills isn't a brutal quarterback. He's just not "it." Stroud very well could be.
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Round 1 - Pick 2
The new Panthers regime has to prioritize quarterback with this selection. Young is small but plays well beyond his years from inside the pocket and is a twitchy athlete.
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Round 1 - Pick 3
While the offense needs a lot, the Bears cannot go wrong with Anderson here.
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Round 1 - Pick 4
Fashanu may stay at Penn State another season, yet he looks like the freakiest specimen at offensive tackle in this class.
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Round 1 - Pick 5
A surprise to many, but if you've followed the Seahawks drafts during the Pete Carroll and John Schneider era, they live to surprise the masses. Wilson is a big, long, athletic, highly productive rusher around the corner.
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Round 1 - Pick 6
Simpson is a long, ultra-athletic linebacker who can be utilized as an outside rusher. The Lions have to add more defensive talent to the roster.
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Round 1 - Pick 7
The Steelers get a premier pass protector for Kenny Pickett.
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Round 1 - Pick 8
The Falcons are not a bad football team. They're not good, either. Respectable. They need more juice in their pass rush, and Murphy would bring that in spades.
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From
Cleveland Browns
Round 1 - Pick 9
Anudike-Uzomah is having another productive season at Kansas State, and the Texans could use more pass-rush help on the outside.
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Round 1 - Pick 10
Witherspoon has looked the part of a first-round pick for a while now, and his dazzling 2022 season gets him inside the top 10 in this mock to a team in dire need of secondary help.
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Round 1 - Pick 11
The Jets continue to beef up the offensive line for Zach Wilson.
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From
New Orleans Saints
Round 1 - Pick 12
Carter's been dinged up for most of the season to date. When healthy, he's a wrecking ball, and the Eagles need more youth up front on defense to pair with Jordan Davis.
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Round 1 - Pick 13
Campbell is a large, athletic, heady linebacker who'd become the quarterback of the back-end of that defense right away.
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Round 1 - Pick 14
Johnston's size, YAC ability and speed make him the first receiver off the board in this mock to a team that could use more receiver talent.
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Round 1 - Pick 15
Tennessee is another club that has to get better in the secondary, and Ringo is a former five-star recruit with serious man-coverage capabilities.
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Round 1 - Pick 16
Richardson would be the perfect type of quarterback to sit for most, if not his entire rookie season before taking the starting gig in 2024. His upside is the moon.
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Round 1 - Pick 17
The Bill Belichick-Nick Saban connection keeps the pipeline intact, as New England gets the best coverage player in Alabama's secondary.
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From
Denver Broncos
Round 1 - Pick 19
Seattle has a long history of drafting legitimately elite athletes, and Bresee is one of those.
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Round 1 - Pick 20
Harrison is a classic Oklahoma blocker with immense strength. The Colts have to get better up front.
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Round 1 - Pick 21
The Bengals are not done building the offensive front to keep Joe Burrow upright more frequently. Jones is a masher in the trenches.
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From
Los Angeles Rams
Round 1 - Pick 22
Levis and the Wildcats have had a rough go of it lately, yet he does appear to have first-round traits. The Lions have to address the quarterback spot in this draft.
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Round 1 - Pick 23
The Cowboys could use a little more juice in the receiver room, although Noah Brown has demonstrated he can play.
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Round 1 - Pick 24
Right now, Dexter feels like the best nose tackle in the class, and the Chargers have to get sturdier on the inside on defense.
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Round 1 - Pick 25
Washington is too talented to be passed on completely in Round 1. Fun new seam-stretching option for Aaron Rodgers.
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From
San Francisco 49ers
Round 1 - Pick 27
Jones is a mountain of a blocker and would give the Dolphins more offensive-line fortification.
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Round 1 - Pick 28
Phillips is the most talented member of the stingy Utah secondary, and the Vikings will want more youth in their secondary to start the 2023 season.
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Round 1 - Pick 29
The Buccaneers get a super-polished tight end in Mayer this late in Round 1. Steal.
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Round 1 - Pick 30
Chris Jones gets a pass-rushing running mate on the interior in Jones.
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Round 1- Pick 31
How about Bijan Robinson to replace Miles Sanders in Philly? Fun, right?
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Round 1 - Pick 32
The Bills address the guard position with the mashing Torrence.
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