NFL Draft Diamonds Very Early 2023 Mock Draft 1.0
The NFL Draft is right around the corner, and we at NFL Draft Diamonds wanted to share a Mock Draft and have some fun. We would love to see who you think will go where! Let us know what you think of our draft and please let us know on Twitter @DraftDiamonds.
- Houston Texans – CJ Stroud, QB, Ohio State – The Texans need a quarterback and they pass on Bryce Young to get the taller Stroud who can do it all. The Texans get their man and the top pick.
- Chicago Bears – Will Anderson Jr., EDGE, Alabama – The Alabama is an elite pass rusher and the Bears have a huge need at getting after the quarterback. This will help
- Seattle Seahawks – Jalen Carter, DL, Georgia – The Seahawks have a quarterback now in Geno and they can improve their trenches, that is how you win in the NFL. They get a stud!
- Arizona Cardinals – Jared Verse, EDGE, Florida State – The FSU pass rusher is one of the best in the NFL and the Cardinals will be losing JJ Watt to retirement. Verse can be a top pass rusher.
- Indianapolis Colts – Bryce Young, QB, Alabama – The Colts need a spark and they go with the quarterback with great accuracy and huge arm.
- Atlanta Falcons – Myles Murphy, DL, Clemson – The Falcons cannot get after the quarterback either, and Myles Murphy is sitting there for them to grab. Too easy of a decision.
- Detroit Lions – Quentin Johnson, WR, TCU – The big and physically gifted wide out is just sitting there for the Lions. Another Megatron?
- Carolina Panthers – Anthony Richardson, QB, Florida – The Carolina Panthers have a new Sheriff in town, and the Panthers shock the draft when they go with AR15 over Levis who continues to fall!
- Las Vegas Raiders – Will Levis, QB, Kentucky – The Raiders are done with Derek Carr and Will Levis is just sitting there for them. They take the big and physical quarterback but can he help the Raiders?
- Philadelphia Eagles – Michael Mayer, TE, Notre Dame – The Eagles offense is already nasty, might as well add a little more nasty. Mayer and Goedert immediately help Jalen Hurts’ checkdown game.
- Houston Texans – Jalin Hyatt, WR, Tennessee – Give CJ Stroud a deep threat. The Texans add a player who can spread the field and take the top off from day one.
- Seattle Seahawks – Bryan Bresee, DL, Clemson – The Seahawks continue to stack their defensive front. Which is a huge need for them.
- Tennessee Titans – O’Cyrus Torrence, OT, Florida – The Titans get a massive man that can come in day one and improve their offensive line.
- New England Patriots – Kelee Ringo, CB, Georgia – The Patriots get a young cornerback that could be one of the best in the entire draft. He should have been a top 10 pick.
- New York Jets – Peter Skoronski, OT, Northwestern – There is no quarterback worthy of the pick here so the Jets land a player to protect Mike White their future.
- Pittsburgh Steelers – Paris Johnson Jr., OT, Ohio State – The Steelers land Kenny Pickett’s blindside. Johnson Jr. is a big boy who can help keep Pickett standing up.
- Green Bay Packers – Jordan Addison, WR, USC – The Packers find a player that can catch. Aaron Rodgers may not be part of the team anymore but Jordan Love finally has a number 1 wide out
- Detroit Lions – Nolan Smith, EDGE, Georgia – I am not sure how he fell to 18, but the 6’3 pass rusher opposite of Aidan Hutchinson is going to be problems for teams in the future.
- Jacksonville Jaguars – Broderick Jones, OT, Georgia – The Jaguars need to find a replacement for Cam Robinson and they do in a the massive man who allowed no sacks all year.
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Bijan Robinson, RB, Texas – The Buccaneers get the top running back in the draft. With Brady’s age getting up there, they need to establish a running game.
- Washington Commanders – Tanner McKee, QB, Stanford – The Commanders take the smart and tall quarterback who decided to leave school early.
- Miami Dolphins – Forfeited
- New York Giants – Cam Smith, CB, South Carolina – Teams avoid Smith in the Gamecocks secondary, the quarterbacks that tried him did not fair well. He is a lock down corner.
- Los Angeles Chargers – Trenton Simpson, LB, Clemson – Chargers land a versatile linebacker prospect that will excel in the Chargers defense.
- Baltimore Ravens – Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR, Ohio State – The super reliable wide out can come in day one and become a star receiver for the Ravens, giving Lamar some weapons.
- Denver Broncos – Tyree Wilson, EDGE, Texas Tech – Broncos go best player available, there is no way Tyree is supposed to fall this far. The Broncos land a top 15 prospect.
- Dallas Cowboys – Andre Carter II, EDGE, Army – Could you imagine Micah Parsons and Andre Carter II on the same team? OH MY, watch out quarterbacks…… America’s Team land America’s Hero!
- Cincinnati Bengals – Devon Witherspoon, CB, Illinois – A man-to-man corner who can sit on an island and take away a teams top player. He is super feisty too.
- Kansas City Chiefs – Rashee Rice, WR, SMU – One of the most productive wide outs in the NCAA fall to the Chiefs and the Chiefs run to the podium to make the selection.
- Minnesota Vikings – Brian Branch, S, Alabama – One of the best football players with a nose for the ball. The hard hitting and playmaking safety lands on the Vikings.
- Philadelphia Eagles – Cody Mauch, OT, North Dakota State – The Eagles take a veteran offensive lineman from the NDSU Bison that is a road grader.
- Buffalo Bills – Luke Wypler, C, Ohio State – The Buffalo Bills take the best center in the draft to replace Mitch Morse in the future. Wypler is a future star.
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