By: All of Us
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orts fans, and welcome back to the IE Sports Radio Blog. The 2023 NFL Draft is minutes away. Months of scouting, research, and debate is about the culminate itself in the three day, seven round event. As has been the case for years, the Draft will begin with the first round on Thursday night. This is followed by rounds 2 and 3 on Friday Night, and rounds 4-7 on Saturday. Mock drafts have been running rampant since the Super Bowl, so now is the time for our network to put one out there. Here is the third annual IESR Group Mock Draft (one round, no trades).
Carolina Panthers (from Chicago) – QB Bryce Young, Alabama
2. Houston Texans – QB CJ Stroud, Ohio State
3. Arizona Cardinals – Edge Will Anderson Jr., Alabama
4. Indianapolis Colts – QB Anthony Richardson, Florida
5. Seattle Seahawks (from Denver) – DT Jalen Carter, Georgia
6. Detroit Lions (from LA Rams) – CB Devon Witherspoon, Illinois
7. Las Vegas Raiders – QB Will Levis, Kentucky
8. Atlanta Falcons – DE Tyree Wilson, Texas A&M
9. Chicago Bears (from Carolina) – OT Peter Skoronski, Northwestern
10. Philadelphia Eagles (from New Orleans) – CB Christian Gonzalez, Oregon
11. Tennessee Titans – WR Jaxon Smith Njigba, Ohio State
12. Houston Texans (from Cleveland) – DT Calijah Kancey, Pittsburgh
13. Green Bay Packers (from NY Jets) – TE Dalton Kincaid, Utah
14. New England Patriots – OT Broderick Jones, Georgia
15. New York Jets (from Green Bay) – OT Paris Johnson Jr., Ohio State
16. Washington Commanders – CB Joey Porter, Penn State
17. Pittsburgh Steelers – OT Darnell Wright, Tennessee
18. Detroit Lions – Edge Nolan Smith, Georgia
19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – DE Luke Van Ness, Iowa
20. Seattle Seahawks – RB Bijan Robinson, Texas
21. Los Angeles Chargers – WR Jordan Addison, USC
22. Baltimore Ravens – CB Deonte Banks, Maryland
23. Minnesota Vikings – QB Hendon Hooker, Tennessee
24. Jacksonville Jaguars – DE Myles Murphy, Clemson
25. New York Giants – WR Quintin Johnson, TCU
26. Dallas Cowboys – TE Michael Mayer, Notre Dame
27. Buffalo Bills – WR Zay Flowers, Boston College
28. Cincinnati Bengals – CB Emmanuel Forbes, Mississippi State
29. New Orleans Saints (via several teams) – DT Mazi Smith, Michigan
30. Philadelphia Eagles – S Brian Branch, Alabama
31. Kansas City Chiefs – Edge Will McDonald IV, Iowa State
And there you have it folks! The picks were determined by several team members submitting their mocks for our third annual challenge, and selecting the player who is the most popular pick. There were a variety of tiebreakers used during the process, including some instances of flipping a coin. No matter how good or bad this mock ends up being, 31 young men will have their lives changed forever later tonight. Congratulations to all of them, the remaining players who will get taken throughout the weekend, and all who get the chance to compete in one of the greatest sports leagues in the world. Be sure to check out all of our awesome shows throughout the week on the network, as well as the calls on our partner station USRN. Shout out to our patreon supporters an all you loyal listeners that continue to help IESR grow. Thank you all for reading, and we will see you next time on IE Sports Radio; your direct feed for ALL that is sports.
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