2023 NFL Draft - Mock Drafts - 3 Round Mock + Who I'd Pick

Side by side comparison of my mock draft (predictive) and what I’d do. I have two trades in my mock and none in what I’d do this comes down to team needs lining up with my valuation pretty well and scuttle butt/hitting a wall in the predictive mock. I did 3 rounds on the predictive mock just to get every accustomed with more names and because I had the time.

 

Pick	Team	Mock Draft Pick	Team	Who I'd Pick
1	CAR	Bryce Young, QB, Alabama	CAR	Bryce Young, QB, Alabama
2	HOU	Will Anderson Jr, Edge, Alabama	HOU	C.J. Stroud, QB, Ohio State
3	ARI	Tyree Wilson, Edge, Texas Tech	ARI	Christian Gonzalez, CB, Oregon
4	IND	Anthony Richardson, QB, Florida	IND	Devon Witherspoon, CB, Illinois

Mock: These four seem to be the general shape of most mock drafts and Richardson, although a bit of a stretch, I think the upside is incredible and worth it here.

WIP: I think Young and Stroud are both clearly worth the draft capital and think Houston should take the QB they like if they like one. In sticking with my big board and team needs Gonzalez and Witherspoon as the top corners made the grade.

Pick	Team	Mock Draft Pick	Team	Who I'd Pick
Trade: SEA trades 5 to TEN for 11, ’24 1st and 147
5	TEN	C.J. Stroud, QB, Ohio State	SEA	Will Anderson Jr, Edge, Alabama
6	DET	Devon Witherspoon, CB, Illinois	DET	Jalen Carter, INT, Georgia
7	LVR	Paris Johnson Jr, OT, Ohio State	LVR	Paris Johnson Jr, OT, Ohio State
8	ATL	Christian Gonzalez, CB, Oregon	ATL	Tyree Wilson, Edge, Texas Tech
9	CHI	Jalen Carter, INT, Georgia	CHI	Peter Skoronski, IOL, Northwestern
10	PHI	Nolan Smith, Edge, Georgia	PHI	Nolan Smith, Edge, Georgia
11	SEA	Lukas Van Ness, Edge, Iowa	TEN	Anthony Richardson, QB, Florida

Mock: The rumor mill has Tennessee moving up for a QB they really like and here with Seattle seemed the most natural spot in the flow of everything. So, after the Titans move up for Stroud, Withespoon Is near unanimous to the Lions, I went against the grain giving the Falcons Gonzalez (Bijan being a popular pick here), Chicago gets their guy to fall at 9, Philly gets a Reddick-esque edge and Seattle splurges on a physical freak in Van Ness.

WIP: Seattle gets a wonderful player at 5, Detroit gets a interior beast, Atlanta tries to land an edge player finally, Chicago protects Fields, and Tennessee doesn’t need to jump up to get their QB.

 

Pick	Team	Mock Draft Pick	Team	Who I'd Pick
Trade: HOU trades 12 & 104 to TB for 19 and ’24 1st
12	TB	Will Levis, QB, Kentucky	HOU	Jaxson Smith-Njigba, WR, Ohio State
13	GB	Jaxson Smith-Njigba, WR, Ohio State	GB	Quentin Johnson, WR, TCU
14	NE	Deonte Banks, CB, Maryland	NE	Joey Porter Jr, CB, Penn State
15	NYJ	Peter Skoronski, IOL, Northwestern	NYJ	Broderick Jones, OT, Georgia
16	WAS	Broderick Jones, OT, Georgia	WAS	Emmanuel Forbes, CB, Mississippi State

Mock: Where Richardson falls to Tennessee in my what I’d do, Tampa jumps up to get their Brady replace and Mayfield usurper. After Levis Packers fans finally get a first-round receiver, the Pats replenish at corner, the Jets try and help protect Rodgers, and Washington tries to shore up tackle as well.

WIP: Houston snipes the Packers for Smith-Njigba, but the Packers still get a bigger receiver in Johnson, New England gets a different corner but a player Bill can mold, the Jets are still concerned with protecting Rodgers, and Washington adds some desperately needed secondary help.

 

Pick	Team	Mock Draft Pick	Team	Who I'd Pick
17	PIT	Darnell Wright, OT, Tennessee	PIT	Kelee Ringo, CB, Georgia
18	DET	Michael Mayer, TE, Notre Dame	DET	Zach Harrison, Edge, Ohio State
19	HOU	Zay Flowers, WR, Boston College	TB	Deonte Banks, CB, Maryland
20	SEA	Bryan Bresee, INT, Clemson	SEA	Calijah Kancey, INT, Pittsburgh
21	LAC	Bijan Robinson, RB, Texas	LAC	Trenton Simpson, OBLB, Clemson

Mock: Pittsburgh gets a really good RT (wasn’t pretty on the left in 2021), Detroit gets a really good sturdy TE, Houston gets a hard-nosed slot, Seattle swings on a big at times freaky interior lineman, and the Chargers draft their Ekeler replacement.

WIP: Pittsburgh adds a steady, athletic corner, Detroit goes south of the border and adds a fundamentally sound and productive edge, Tampa starts to rebuild a defense that slipped a bit the last couple years, Seattle goes freaky but undersized on the interior, and the Chargers add one more athletic piece to a defense that’s so close to being elite.

 

Pick	Team	Mock Draft Pick	Team	Who I'd Pick
22	BAL	Joey Porter Jr, CB, Penn State	BAL	Zay Flowers, WR, Boston College
23	MIN	Emmanuel Forbes, CB, Mississippi State	MIN	DJ Turner, CB, Michigan
24	JAX	Myles Murphy, Edge, Clemson	JAX	John Michael Schmitz, IOL, Minnesota
25	NYG	Jordan Addison, WR, USC	NYG	Cody Mauch, G, North Dakota State
26	DAL	Calijah Kancey, INT, Pittsburgh	DAL	Joe Tippmann, C, Wisconsin

Mock: Baltimore gets a legend’s son and a big physical corner, Minnesota gets a lanky ball-hawk, Jacksonville gambles on an upside edge, the Giants get Daniel Jones a Biletnikoff winner, and Dallas get a freaky undersized interior player.

WIP: Baltimore adds one more piece for Jackson and a guy that reminds a bit of Steve Smith and his want to fight everyone, Jacksonville protects Lawrence on the interior, with the Giants and Cowboys doing the same for Jones and Dak.

 

Pick	Team	Mock Draft Pick	Team	Who I'd Pick
27	BUF	Jahmyr Gibbs, RB, Alabama	BUF	Keeanu Benton, INT, Wisconsin
28	CIN	Brian Branch, CB, Alabama	CIN	Sam LaPorta, TE, Iowa
29	NO	Will McDonald IV, Edge, Iowa State	NO	Will McDonald IV, Edge, Iowa State
30	PHI	Mazi Smith, INT, Michigan	PHI	Adetomiwa Adebawore, INT, Northwestern
31	KC	Anton Harrison, OT, Oklahoma	KC	Jonathan Mingo, WR, Ole Miss

Mock: Buffalo gives Josh Allen a potential start backfield mate, the Bengals help out a depleted secondary, New Orleans replenish at pass rusher, Philly gets a lineman I’m not as enamored with as some but at worst a good rotation piece, and KC invests in protecting Mahomes.

WIP: To finish out my first round the Bills add some interior pressure, Cincy gives Burrow my top tight end and a 3 down in-line or split out player, New Orleans repeats my interpretation of reality, Philly adds a 280-pound lineman who ran 4.49 (the rich get richer) and KC adds a big speedy receiver in Mingo.

 

Rounds 2 & 3 Mock
Pick	Team	Mock Draft Pick
64	CHI	Tyler Steen, OT, Alabama
65	HOU	Julius Brents, CB, Kansas State
66	ARI	Cameron Mitchell, CB, Northwestern
67	DEN f/IND	Josh Downs, WR, North Carolina
68	DEN	Siaki Ika, INT, Baylor
69	LAR	Tyrique Stevenson, CB, Miami (FL)
70	LVR	Darius Rush, CB, South Carolina
71	NO	Tyler Scott, WR, Cincinnati
72	TEN	Rashee Rice, WR, SMU
73	HOU f/CLE	Keeanu Benton, INT, Wisconsin
74	CLE f/NYJ	Byron Young, Edge, Tennessee
75	ATL	Zach Harrison, Edge, Ohio State
76	NE f/CAR	Gervon Dexter, INT, Florida
77	LAR f/MIA f/NE	Zach Charbonnet, RB, UCLA
78	GB	Emil Ekiyor Jr, G, Alabama
79	IND f/WAS	Clark Phillips III, CB, Utah
80	PIT	Antonio Johnson, S, Texas A&M
81	DET	Gervon Dexter, INT, Florida
82	TB	Henry To'oTo'o, OBLB, Alabama
83	SEA	Sydney Brown, S, Illinois
84	MIA	Henry To'oTo'o, OBLB, Alabama
85	LAC	Tucker Kraft, TE, South Dakota State
86	BAL	Trey Palmer, WR, Nebraska
87	MIN	Anthony Bradford, G, LSU
88	JAX	Darnell Washington, TE, Georgia
89	NYG	Ji'Ayir Brown, S, Penn State
90	DAL	Kendre Miller, RB, TCU
91	BUF	Charlie Jones, WR, Purdue
92	CIN	Luke Schoonmaker, TE, Michigan
93	CAR f/SF	Devon Achane, RB, Texas A&M
94	PHI	Zach Evans, RB, Ole Miss
95	KC	Colby Wooden, INT, Auburn
96	ARI	Jayden Reed, WR, Michigan State
97	WAS	Eli Ricks, CB, Alabama
98	CLE f/NYJ	Zacch Pickens, INT, South Carolina
99	SF	Blake Freeland, OT, BYU
100	LVR f/NYG f/KC	YaYa Diaby, Edge, Louisville
101	SF	Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson, CB, TCU
102	SF	Nick Broeker, G, Ole Miss