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 exactly how many eligible players will go back to school. We do have some players who are transferring or have stated they will return, so they are included, but many still need full evaluations for me. I try to piece together a 2024 mock draft. A few caveats:
- This is ONLY 2nd year players (from the 2021 recruiting class) and players who have publicly stated that will play college football next year
- Mock Draft order is randomized tiers of the current NFL Draft 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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2023 Mock Draft (Rounds 1-3)
Pick Team Player
1
Las Vegas Raiders
Caleb Williams QB/Southern Cal
2
Arizona Cardinals
Joe Alt OT/Notre Dame
3
Chicago Bears
Marvin Harrison Jr. WR/Ohio State
4
Indianapolis Colts
Drake Maye QB/North Carolina
5
Carolina Panthers
Brock Bowers TE/Georgia
6
Los Angeles Rams
Mike Hall DL/Ohio State
7
Denver Broncos
Dallas Turner EDGE/Alabama
8
Houston Texans
Andrew Mukuba S/Clemson
9
New Orleans Saints
Ga'Quincy McKinstry CB/Alabama
10
Atlanta Falcons
Maason Smith DL/LSU
11
New England Patriots
Olumuyiwa Fashanu OT/Penn State
12
Green Bay Packers
Kingsley Suamataia OT/BYU
13
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tyleik Williams DL/Ohio State
14
Pittsburgh Steelers
Jack Sawyer EDGE/Ohio State
15
New York Jets
Calen Bullock S/Southern Cal
16
Houston Texans (f/ CLE)
Xavier Worthy WR/Texas
17
Washington Commanders
Bryce Foster C/Texas A&M
18
Detroit Lions
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. LB/Clemson
19
Jacksonville Jaguars
Denzel Burke CB/Ohio State
20
Seattle Seahawks
Michael Penix Jr. QB/Washington
21
Tennessee Titans
Cole Bishop S/Utah
22
Minnesota Vikings
Raheim Sanders RB/Arkansas
23
New York Giants
Kayshon Boutte WR/LSU
24
Cincinnati Bengals
Ja'Tavion Sanders TE/Texas
25
Dallas Cowboys
JC Latham OT/Alabama
26
Baltimore Ravens
Zion Tupuola-Fetui EDGE/Washington
27
Los Angeles Chargers
Troy Franklin WR/Oregon
28
Buffalo Bills
TreVeyon Henderson RB/Ohio State
29
San Francisco 49ers
Connor Colby G/Iowa
30
Kansas City Chiefs
J.T. Tuimoloau DL/Ohio State
31
Philadelphia Eagles
Blake Fisher OT/Notre Dame
32
Miami Dolphins
Braelon Allen RB/Wisconsin
Pick Team Player
Pick Team Player
33
Las Vegas Raiders
Jake Renfro C/Transfer
34
Arizona Cardinals
Will Shipley RB/Clemson
35
Chicago Bears
Christian Mahogany G/Boston College
36
Indianapolis Colts
James Williams S/Miami (FL)
37
Carolina Panthers
Quinn Ewers QB/Texas
38
Los Angeles Rams
Josaiah Stewart EDGE/Michigan
39
Denver Broncos
Eric Gentry LB/Southern Cal
40
Houston Texans
Jaheim Bell TE/Florida State
41
Philadelphia Eagles (f/ NO)
Leonard Taylor DL/Miami (FL)
42
Atlanta Falcons
Jason Marshall CB/Florida
43
New England Patriots
Emeka Egbuka WR/Ohio State
44
Green Bay Packers
Maurice Smith C/Florida State
45
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Donovan Edwards RB/Michigan
46
Pittsburgh Steelers
Tommy Brockermeyer OT/TCU
47
New York Jets
Reuben Fatheree II OT/Texas A&M
48
Cleveland Browns
Montrell Johnson RB/Florida
49
Washington Commanders
Tyreek Chappell CB/Texas A&M
50
Detroit Lions
Chop Robinson EDGE/Penn State
51
Jacksonville Jaguars
Oronde Gadsden II WR/Syracuse
52
Seattle Seahawks
Joshua Gray G/Oregon State
53
Tennessee Titans
Korey Foreman DL/Southern Cal
54
Minnesota Vikings
Jordan Travis QB/Florida State
55
New York Giants
James Brockermeyer C/Alabama
56
Cincinnati Bengals
Jordan Morgan OT/Arizona
57
Dallas Cowboys
Collin Oliver EDGE/Oklahoma State
58
Baltimore Ravens
Dorian Singer WR/Southern Cal
59
Los Angeles Chargers
Michael Trigg TE/Mississippi
60
Buffalo Bills
Damon Payne DL/Alabama
61
San Francisco 49ers
Amarius Mims OT/Georgia
62
Kansas City Chiefs
Kwame Lassiter CB/Georgia
63
Philadelphia Eagles
Jarquez Hunter RB/Auburn
64
Miami Dolphins
Junior Colson LB/Michigan
Pick Team Player
Pick Team Player
65
Las Vegas Raiders
Re'Mahn Davis RB/Kentucky
66
Arizona Cardinals
Jacob Lacey DL/Oklahoma
67
Chicago Bears
Javion Cohen OT/Miami (FL)
68
Indianapolis Colts
Jacob Cowing WR/Arizona
69
Carolina Panthers
Mario Williams WR/Southern Cal
70
Los Angeles Rams
Bo Nix QB/Oregon
71
Denver Broncos
Malik Nabers WR/LSU
72
Houston Texans
Clayton Smith EDGE/Oklahoma
73
New Orleans Saints
Jason Henderson LB/Old Dominion
74
Atlanta Falcons
Kyle McCord QB/Ohio State
75
New England Patriots
Alton McCaskill RB/Houston
76
Green Bay Packers
McCallan Castles TE/Tennessee
77
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jalen McMillian WR/Washington
78
Pittsburgh Steelers
Donovan Jackson G/Ohio State
79
New York Jets
Tatum Bethune LB/Florida State
80
Cleveland Browns
Patrick Paul OT/Houston
81
Washington Commanders
Jalen Milroe QB/Alabama
82
Detroit Lions
Voi Tunuufi DL/Washington
83
Jacksonville Jaguars
Javon Bullard S/Georgia
84
Seattle Seahawks
Dominic Lovett WR/Georgia
85
Tennessee Titans
Carson Steele RB/Transfer
86
Minnesota Vikings
Garrett Greenfield OT/South Dakota State
87
New York Giants
Rocco Spindler G/Notre Dame
88
Cincinnati Bengals
Jake Heimlicher EDGE/UCLA
89
Dallas Cowboys
Drake Nugent C/Michigan
90
Baltimore Ravens
Duce Chestnut CB/Transfer
91
Los Angeles Chargers
Isaiah Davis RB/South Dakota State
92
Buffalo Bills
Xavian Sorey LB/Georgia
93
San Francisco 49ers
Myles Hinton OT/Michigan
94
Kansas City Chiefs
Bryson Nesbit TE/North Carolina
95
Philadelphia Eagles
Ashton Gillotte EDGE/Louisville
96
Miami Dolphins
Sage Ryan S/LSU
Pick Team Player
See Round 4-7
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