NFL Mock Draft 2023: Major trade shakes up top of CBS Sports’ latest Round 1 projections

Apr 25, 2019; Nashville, TN, USA; NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announces a pick during the 2019 NFL Draft in Downtown Nashville. Mandatory Credit: Douglas DeFelice-USA TODAY Sports

The 2023 NFL Mock Draft will take place in Kansas City in late April, and several SEC stars should hear their names called in Round 1.

Recently, CBS Sports expert Josh Edwards updated his first-round mock draft, and he had 13 SEC standouts going in the first 32 picks.

As you can see below, he projects the Carolina Panthers to trade up with the Chicago Bears in order to land Alabama QB Bryce Young with the first pick:

  • No. 1 — Bryce Young, QB, Alabama — Carolina Panthers
  • No. 3 — Will Anderson Jr., Edge, Alabama — Chicago Bears
  • No. 4 — Will Levis, QB, Kentucky — Indianapolis Colts
  • No. 5 — Jalen Carter, DL, Georgia — Seattle Seahawks
  • No. 10 — Cam Smith, DB, South Carolina — Philadelphia Eagles
  • No. 13 — Brian Branch, DB, Alabama — New York Jets
  • No. 14 — Drew Sanders, Edge, Arkansas — New England Patriots
  • No. 15 — Anthony Richardson, QB, Florida — Seattle Seahawks
  • No. 18 — Kelee Ringo, DB, Georgia — Detroit Lions
  • No. 22 — Broderick Jones, OL, Georgia — Los Angeles Chargers
  • No. 25 — Darnell Washington, TE, Georgia — Jacksonville Jaguars
  • No. 27 — Nolan Smith, Edge, Georgia — Dallas Cowboys
  • No. 28 — O’Cyrus Torrence, OL, Florida — Buffalo Bills
  • No. 32 — Antonio Johnson, DB, Texas A&M — Philadelphia Eagles

The No. 32 pick is technically a second-round pick, as the Miami Dolphins had to forfeit their first-round selection this year.

We’ll see if any other SEC standouts can work their way into the Round 1 discussion in the coming weeks.

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  • “The 2023 NFL Mock Draft will take place in Kansas City in late April . . .”

    Jeez, Louise. Editing is dead.

    • This is SDS. They can't write on a 5th grade level if it is something they didn't heist from another source.

  • The #1 pick has no meaning other than it gives simple minded sportswriters something to write about because they can think of nothing else. It is picked based on need, not because they are necessarily better than 2-5. If you have the #1 pick and need a QB you are not going to choose an edge rusher, just as if you have a QB but need a defensive tackle/Offensive tackle you are not going to choose a QB. No matter how good they are.

  • I still can't believe Levis and Richardson are projected to go first round. Somebody is going to get fired this year. Normally in the NFL if you draft a QB in round 1 then they are starting that rookie year. Nobody will convince me those 2 QBs are NFL ready. Levis would be a good 3rd-4th round get and Richardson maybe 5th or 6th

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