Football is almost here! It’s just a matter of time before the season begins. The first step was Free Agency, and now the Draft! Today, Thursday @ 8:00 pm, the 1st Round of the Draft will be on in prime time and I’ll be glued to the television. This is a very interesting draft class and it’s hard to predict who each team will pick, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have fun trying. So, based on the opinions of experts and my own uneducated musings here it is, Olie’s 2023 Mock Draft:
1. Carolina Panthers – QB Bryce Young, Alabama
2. Houston Texans – QB CJ Stroud, OSU
3. Arizona Cardinals – EDGE Will Anderson, Alabama
4. Indianapolis Colts – QB Will Levis, Kentucky
5. Seattle Seahawks – QB Anthony Richardson, Florida
6. Detroit Lions – DL Jalen Carter, Georgia
7. Las Vegas Raiders – EDGE Tyree Williams, Texas Tech
8. Atlanta Falcons – CB Christian Gonzalez, Oregon
9. Chicago Bears – OT Paris Johnson, OSU
10. Philadelphia Eagles – EDGE Lukas Van Ness, Iowa
11. Tennessee Titans – OT Darnell Wright, Tennessee
12. Houston Texans – WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba, OSU
13. New York Jets – OT Peter Skoronski, Northwestern
14. New England Patriots – OT Broderick Jones, Georgia
15. Green Bay Packers – CB Devon Witherspoon, Illinois
16. Washington Commanders – CB Deonte Banks, Maryland
17. Pittsburgh Steelers – CB Joey Porter Jr, PSU
18. Detroit Lions – S Brian Branch, Alabama
19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – QB Hendon Hooker, Tennessee
20. Seattle Seahawks – EDGE Nolan Smith, Georgia
21. Los Angeles Chargers – RB Bijan Robinson, Texas
22. Baltimore Ravens – WR Quentin Johnson, TCU
23. Minnesota Vikings – WR Jordan Addison, USC
24. Jacksonville Jaguars – DL Bryan Bresee, Clemson
25. New York Giants – OL O’Cyrus Torrence, Florida
26. Dallas Cowboys – TE Sam LaPorta, Iowa
27. Buffalo Bills – LB Drew Sanders, Arkansas
28. Cincinnati Bengals – TE Michael Mayer, Notre Dame
29. New Orleans Saints – EDGE Keion White, GT
30. Philadelphia Eagles – DL Myles Murphy, Clemson
31. Kansas City Chiefs – WR Zay Flowers, BC
