2023 NFL Mock Draft by Xavier Cromartie (FFM) 27 Feb 2023 v2.0
- Chicago Bears: EDGE Will Anderson (Alabama)* Last Mock: 1
Top needs: DE, LB, DT
The pick: Actually, I think Bryce Young will be the first pick to someone other than the Bears.
- Houston Texans: QB Bryce Young (Alabama)* Last Mock: 2
Top needs: QB, WR, DT, S, C
The pick: They need a QB, and they have to be aware of other teams trying to jump ahead.
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- Arizona Cardinals: DT Jalen Carter (Georgia)* Last Mock: 3
Top needs: DE, CB, DT, G
The pick: DTs typically don't go this early, but ARI needs one and Carter has high grades.
- Indianapolis Colts: QB CJ Stroud (Ohio State)* Last Mock: 4
Top needs: QB, CB, WR
The pick: They're going to make sure they get a top QB.
- Seattle Seahawks (via DEN): EDGE Tyree Wilson (Texas Tech) Last Mock: 5
Top needs: DE, CB, LB, DT, C
The pick: Word is already out on this guy. Over-pumped like Travon Walker last year.
- Detroit Lions (via LAR): RB Bijan Robinson (Texas)* Last Mock: 6
Top needs: DE, CB, LB, RB, TE
The pick: They have five top-100 picks. Passing on Bijan would be a shock.
- Las Vegas Raiders: QB Anthony Richardson (Florida)* (+) Last Mock: NR
Top needs: QB, CB, DT
The pick: If you want to gamble, Las Vegas is the place to do it.
- Atlanta Falcons: OT Peter Skoronski (Northwestern)* Last Mock: 8
Top needs: DE, OT, WR
The pick: They rely on their O-line perhaps more than any other team.
- Carolina Panthers: EDGE Myles Murphy (Clemson)* Last Mock: 9
Top needs: QB, DE, RB, TE
The pick: They didn't force a QB with their pick last year. Early picks can't pass on talent for need.
- Philadelphia Eagles (via NO): CB/S Brian Branch (Alabama)* (+) Last Mock: 19
Top needs: CB, S, RB, G
The pick: He's still a bit underrated. He could be the first DB to go.
- Tennessee Titans: OT Broderick Jones (Georgia)* (+) Last Mock: 16
Top needs: OLB, OT, WR
The pick: They rely heavily on their o-line, but it's falling apart.
- Houston Texans (via CLE): DT Calijah Kancey (Pittsburgh)* (-) Last Mock: 7
Top needs: QB, WR, DT, S, C
The pick: This guy had the #1 pass-rush winning % and is really athletic. Aaron Donald.
- New York Jets: OT Paris Johnson (Ohio State)* Last Mock: 13
Top needs: OT, LB, S
The pick: They need to protect whichever veteran QB they sign.
- New England Patriots: WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba (Ohio State)* Last Mock: 14
Top needs: OT, CB, WR
The pick: The Patriots' last 1000-yard receiver was Julian Edelman in 2019.
- Green Bay Packers: EDGE Lukas Van Ness (Iowa)* Last Mock: 15
Top needs: OLB, S, TE
The pick: The hype on this guy seems overdone, but GB likes athletes.
- Washington Commanders: CB Christian Gonzalez (Oregon)* (-) Last Mock: 10
Top needs: OT, CB, TE
The pick: Good fortune for WAS with many CB options to choose from.
- Pittsburgh Steelers: CB Joey Porter Jr. (Penn State)* Last Mock: 17
Top needs: OT, CB, LB, DT
The pick: Guess who else played for PIT.
- Detroit Lions: CB Devon Witherspoon (Illinois) (-) Last Mock: 11
Top needs: DE, CB, LB, RB, TE
The pick: He had a big senior season.
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers: CB/S Antonio Johnson (Texas A&M)* (+) Last Mock: 24
Top needs: OLB, CB, RB
The pick: The CBs keep going fast. (He's a slot CB/S hybrid.)
- Seattle Seahawks: DT Bryan Bresee (Clemson)* (+) Last Mock: 31
Top needs: DE, CB, LB, DT, C
The pick: They continue getting their d-line solved.
- Los Angeles Chargers: WR Jordan Addison (Southern Cal)* Last Mock: 21
Top needs: WR, LB, DT
The pick: If Keenan Allen is gone, they'll need a reliable WR.
- Baltimore Ravens: WR Quentin Johnston (Texas Christian)* (-) Last Mock: 12
Top needs: OLB, WR
The pick: They need any WR with a pulse.
- Minnesota Vikings: CB Emmanuel Forbes (Mississippi St)* (+) Last Mock: 26
Top needs: CB, C
The pick: The CBs keep going fast.
- Jacksonville Jaguars: CB Kelee Ringo (Georgia)* (+) Last Mock: NR
Top needs: CB, WR, S
The pick: CB mania continues.
- New York Giants: WR Jalin Hyatt (Tennessee)* (+) Last Mock: NR
Top needs: WR, LB, S, C
The pick: They're missing a deep-threat WR.
- Dallas Cowboys: LB Trenton Simpson (Clemson)* (-) Last Mock: 20
Top needs: CB, LB, G
The pick: He'll test well, and DAL values those types of LBs.
- Buffalo Bills: G Cody Mauch (North Dakota St) (+) Last Mock: NR
Top needs: S, RB, G
The pick: The Bengals' defense smothered the Bills' offense in the playoffs.
- Cincinnati Bengals: TE Michael Mayer (Notre Dame)* (-) Last Mock: 18
Top needs: OT, S, TE
The pick: If they don't draft an OT, at least he can block.
- New Orleans Saints (via SF/MIA/DEN): QB Will Levis (Kentucky) (+) Last Mock: NR
Top needs: QB, DE, DT
The pick: Maybe they'll take on this project.
- Philadelphia Eagles: RB Jahmyr Gibbs (Alabama)* (+) Last Mock: NR
Top needs: CB, S, RB, G
The pick: He's not far behind Bijan.
- Kansas City Chiefs: OT Dawand Jones (Ohio State) (+) Last Mock: NR
Top needs: DE, OT, WR
The pick: Imagine Orlando Brown and Dawand Jones together.
The Huddle Report’s National Mock Drafter scoring results for Xavier Cromartie/College Football Metrics the past eight years…
Mock draft scoring: 5-YR AVG = 42.6 (9th best in the nation)
2022 = 41
2021 = 52 (3rd place nationally)
2020 = 43
2019 = 37
2018 = 40
2017 = 37
2016 = 37
2015 = 48
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