This type of mock draft is really more of an exercise than an actual prediction. Before the 2023 declaration deadline, it is near impossible to know how many eligible players will go back to school. So, to focus my evaluations of true 2nd year college players, I try to piece together a 2024 mock draft. A few caveats:
- This is ONLY 2nd year players (from the 2021 recruiting class)
- Mock Draft order is approx. the current NFL order
- What teams may do in 2023 is basically ignored (in terms of needs, FA, draft, etc)
- Many of these players have barely (or not even) played. I utilize this mock draft to see when positions fall off when effective players to ineffective players to players who haven’t played (but were top high school recruits)
I’ll be tweeting about my mock draft, fantasy football, and the NFL Draft for the totality of the football year @ShanePHallam as well as @Draftcountdown.Â
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See Round 4-7
2023 Mock Draft (Rounds 1-3)
Pick Team Player
1
Detroit Lions
Caleb Williams QB/Southern Cal
2
Houston Texans
Dallas Turner EDGE/Alabama
3
Carolina Panthers
Drake Maye QB/North Carolina
4
New Orleans Saints
Marvin Harrison Jr. WR/Ohio State
5
Houston Texans (f/ CLE)
Quinn Ewers QB/Texas
6
Denver Broncos
Mike Hall DL/Ohio State
7
Pittsburgh Steelers
Joe Alt OT/Notre Dame
8
Jacksonville Jaguars
Brock Bowers TE/Georgia
9
Las Vegas Raiders
Andrew Mukuba S/Clemson
10
Atlanta Falcons
Maason Smith DL/LSU
11
San Francisco 49ers
Denzel Burke CB/Ohio State
12
Arizona Cardinals
TreVeyon Henderson RB/Ohio State
13
New England Patriots
Ga'Quincy McKinstry CB/Alabama
14
Chicago Bears
Xavier Worthy WR/Texas
15
Washington Commanders
J.T. Tuimoloau DL/Ohio State
16
Green Bay Packers
Emeka Egbuka WR/Ohio State
17
Indianapolis Colts
JC Latham OT/Alabama
18
Cincinnati Bengals
Blake Fisher OT/Notre Dame
19
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Calen Bullock S/Southern Cal
20
Los Angeles Rams
Tyleik Williams DL/Ohio State
21
Los Angeles Chargers
Jack Sawyer EDGE/Ohio State
22
Baltimore Ravens
Jason Marshall CB/Florida
23
Seattle Seahawks
Collin Oliver EDGE/Oklahoma State
24
Miami Dolphins
Eric Gentry LB/Southern Cal
25
Tennessee Titans
Jacorey Brooks WR/Alabama
26
New York Jets
Cole Bishop S/Utah
27
Dallas Cowboys
Korey Foreman DL/Southern Cal
28
Minnesota Vikings
Clayton Smith EDGE/Oklahoma
29
Kansas City Chiefs
Ja'Tavion Sanders TE/Texas
30
New York Giants
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. LB/Clemson
31
Buffalo Bills
Raheim Sanders RB/Arkansas
32
Philadelphia Eagles
Reuben Fatheree II OT/Texas A&M
Pick Team Player
Pick Team Player
33
Detroit Lions
Leonard Taylor DL/Miami (FL)
34
Houston Texans
Mario Williams WR/Southern Cal
35
Carolina Panthers
Braelon Allen RB/Wisconsin
36
Philadelphia Eagles (f/ NO)
Ashton Gillotte EDGE/Louisvilla
37
Cleveland Browns
Bryce Foster C/Texas A&M
38
Denver Broncos
Josiah Steward EDGE/Coastal Carolina
39
Pittsburgh Steelers
Xavian Sorey LB/Georgia
40
Jacksonville Jaguars
James Williams S/Miami (FL)
41
Las Vegas Raiders
Will Shipley RB/Clemson
42
Atlanta Falcons
Keanu Koht EDGE/Alabama
43
San Francisco 49ers
Junior Colson LB/Michigan
44
Arizona Cardinals
Tommy Brockermeyer OT/Alabama
45
New England Patriots
Oronde Gadsden II WR/Syracuse
46
Chicago Bears
Connor Colby G/Iowa
47
Washington Commanders
JJ McCarthy QB/Michigan
48
Green Bay Packers
Michael Trigg TE/Mississippi
49
Indianapolis Colts
Tyreek Chappel CB/Texas A&M
50
Cincinnati Bengals
Chop Robinson EDGE/Penn State
51
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Donovan Jackson G/Ohio State
52
Los Angeles Rams
Jeremiah Williams EDGE/Florida
53
Los Angeles Chargers
Sage Ryan S/LSU
54
Baltimore Ravens
Troy Franklin WR/Oregon
55
Seattle Seahawks
Jason Henderson LB/Old Dominion
56
Miami Dolphins
Donovan Edwards RB/Michigan
57
Tennessee Titans
Bryson Nesbit TE/North Carolina
58
New York Jets
Amarius Mims OT/Georgia
59
Dallas Cowboys
Jojo Earle WR/Alabama
60
Minnesota Vikings
Kamari Lassiter CB/Georgia
61
Kansas City Chiefs
Jarquez Hunter RB/Auburn
62
New York Giants
Behren Morton QB/Texas Tech
63
Buffalo Bills
Damon Payne DL/Alabama
64
Philadelphia Eagles
Javon Bullard S/Georgia
Pick Team Player
Pick Team Player
65
Detroit Lions
Smael Mondon LB/Georgia
66
Houston Texans
Shemar Turner DL/Texas A&M
67
Carolina Panthers
Kaden Prather WR/West Virginia
68
New Orleans Saints
Riley Leonard QB/Duke
69
Cleveland Browns
Nolan Rucci OT/Wisconsin
70
Denver Broncos
Montrell Johnson RB/Florida
71
Pittsburgh Steelers
Dylan Brooks EDGE/Auburn
72
Jacksonville Jaguars
Rocco Spindler G/Notre Dame
73
Las Vegas Raiders
Beaux Collins WR/Clemson
74
Atlanta Falcons
Duce Chestnut CB/Syracuse
75
San Francisco 49ers
Wyatt Milum OT/West Virginia
76
Arizona Cardinals
Roderick Brown DL/North Texas
77
New England Patriots
Kingsley Suamataia OT/BYU
78
Chicago Bears
Jaden Bray WR/Oklahoma State
79
Washington Commanders
Jake Briningstool TE/Clemson
80
Green Bay Packers
Billy Bowman S/Oklahoma
81
Indianapolis Colts
Jalen Milroe QB/Alabama
82
Cincinnati Bengals
Alton McCaskill RB/Houston
83
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jabari Ishmael EDGE/Miami (FL)
84
Los Angeles Rams
James Brockermeyer C/Alabama
85
Los Angeles Chargers
Gavin Bartholomew TE/Pittsburgh
86
Baltimore Ravens
Roman Hemby RB/Maryland
87
Seattle Seahawks
Jakalin Johnson CB/Ohio State
88
Miami Dolphins
FORFEIT
89
Tennessee Titans
Drew Kendall G/Boston College
90
New York Jets
Josh Simmons G/San Diego State
91
Dallas Cowboys
Cade Zimmerly G/Bowling Green
92
Minnesota Vikings
Barrett Carter LB/Clemson
93
Kansas City Chiefs
Kamren Kinchens S/Miami (FL)
94
New York Giants
Devin Neal RB/Kansas
95
Buffalo Bills
Justin Walley CB/Minnesota
96
Philadelphia Eagles
Elliot Donald DL/Pittsburgh
Pick Team Player
See Round 4-7
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