The 2023 draft is about 11 months away , but I have been watching tape again for 2 and a half weeks now, and searching for names to add to my watchlist. I'm sure many of you, especially the ones who didn't like their teams draft this year, or who think that their team is likely to be picking high in 2022 are curious about next year. I still haven't done much work on these guys, except for the few players who I jumped the gun on because I expected them to enter the 2022 draft. Instead those guys opted to stay in school. While I have watched most of these players actually play many times , that is not the same as breaking down the film on them, and I have only currently broken down the film on one game for 88 of the138 players on my watchlist. There are also 4 more players that went back to school I have done 3 games or more games on , and now 2 new ones I have reached the 3 game threshold on. Throw in the guys who are draft eligible sophomores that I don't expect to even contemplate going Pro so early, or that haven't played much yet and aren't on my radar right now, and you get the picture. Then chime in with the fact we have little idea what teams will need at that time because of injuries, free agency, the cap, and who knows what else could happen ? Plus the transfer portal has drastically changed the face of college football , and I have never had more than 14 QB'S on my watchlist this early , but I have 19 right now. So the potential QB class looks drastically better , and it is helped not only by the transfer portal, but surprisingly Covid as well. Too often these days QB's are rushing into the league with only a year or 2 of starting experience, but because of the extra year of eligibility granted due to Covid a lot of guys are staying and getting a chance to polish & develop. Kenny Pickett wouldn't have been a 1rst rounder without that extra year. At the very least it will help us to sort through their potential, and make the guys who end up making it in the NFL as backups more polished. Don't lose your minds if your team is picking high. I could be wrong, but this is my opinion about where the teams are at this moment. The second wave of free agency that takes place after the draft, and without compensatory pick compensation isn't over yet. Plus, sadly major injuries happen every year , even in the off season , and those injuries will cause many moves before the season ever starts. Also, Lamar Jackson & Kyler Murray could be trade candidates if they can't workout contracts with their teams, but I don't include trades in my mocks until draft season. The picks are all mine, but I have done really limited tape study on most of them. They are mostly players I couldn't help noticing while watching last years tape, or guys I expected to enter last years draft that stayed in school. So a lot of trades will probably happen, but IAGAIN I DON'T put trades in mocks until it's draft season again. Without further ado here it is. Agreeing or disagreeing is welcome, but please do it intelligently & respectfully or I just won't post it. so here it is. Enjoy.
1.BEARS - WILL ANDERSON - OLB/DE - ALABAMA
2.ATLANTA - BRYCE YOUNG - QB - ALABAMA
3.NY GIANTS - CJ STROUD - QB- OHIO ST.
4.JAGUARS - PETE SKORONSKI - OT - NORTHWESTERN
5.TEXANS - JALEN CARTER - DT - GEORGIA
6.SEATTLE - WILL LEVIS - QB - KENTUCKY
7.CAROLINA - JAXON SMITH-NJIGBA - WR - OHIO ST.
8.STEELERS - BRODERICK JONES - OT - GEORGIA
9.JETS - PARIS JOHNSON - T/G - OHIO ST.
10.TEXANS- (clev) -MYLES MURPHY - DE/DT - CLEMSON
11.LIONS -TYLER VAN DYKE - QB - MIAMI
12.PATRIOTS - CAM SMITH - CB - S. CAROLINA
13.WASHINGTON - TRENTON SIMPSON - LB - CLEMSON
14.ARIZONA - BRYAN BRESEE - DT - CLEMSON
15.TITANS - ANTON HARRISON - OT - OKLAHOMA
16.VIKINGS - KAYSHON BOUTTE - WR - LSU
17.RAIDERS - NOAH SEWELL - LB - OREGON
18.MIAMI - TANNER MCKEE - QB - STANFORD
19.EAGLES- (NO) - ELI RICKS - CB - ALABAMA
20.COLTS - ZION NELSON - OT - MIAMI
21.DALLAS - MICHAEL MAYER - TE - N. DAME
22.CHIEFS - ANDRE CARTER - OLB/DE - ARMY
23.PACKERS - QUENTIN JOHNSTON - WR - TCU
24.RAVENS - SPENCER RATTLER - QB - S. CAROLINA
25.MIAMI- (49ers) - NOLAN SMITH - OLB/DE - GEORGIA
26.SEATTLE- (denv) - ANTONIO JOHNSON - CB/S - TEXAS A&M
27.EAGLES - BIJAN ROBINSON - RB - TEXAS
28.BILLS - O'CYRUS TORRANCE - G - FLORIDA
29.LIONS- (rams) - KELEE RINGO - CB - GEORGIA
30.CHARGERS - JORDAN ADDISON - WR - USC
31.TAMPA BAY - JORDAN BATTLE - S - ALABAMA
32.BENGALS - GERVON DEXTER - DT - FLORIDA
OTHERS ON MY WATCH LIST
ROBERT SCOTT - OT - FLORIDA ST.
AKEEM DENT - CB/S - FLORDA ST.
JAMMIE ROBINSON - S- FLORIDA ST.
MOHAMOUD DIABATE - LB - FLORIDA
RASHAD TORRENCE - S - FLORIDA
WALKER PARKS - OT - CLEMSON
JORDAN MCFADDEN - OT - CLEMSON
DJ UIAGALELEI - QB - CLEMSON
NICK ANDERSEN - S - WAKE FOREST
KRIS ABRAMS-DRAINE - CB- MISSOURI
ZACH CHARBONNET - RB - UCLA
DEVON ACHAME - RB - TEXAS A&M
AUSTIN KEYS - LB - OLE MISS
ZACH EVANS - RB - OLE MISS
MICHAEL TRIGG - TE - OLE MISS
JONATHAN MINGO - WR - OLE MISS
KHARI COLEMAN- DE - OLE MISS
CAMERON BROWN - CB - OHIO ST.
DEUCE VAUGHN - RB - KANSAS ST.
BJ OJULARI - OLB/DE - LSU
SEDRICK VAN PRAN - C - GEORGIA
ARIK GILBERT - TE - GEORGIA
BLAKE FREELAND - OT - BYU
CONNOR GALVIN - OT - BAYLOR
JAXSON KIRKLAND - T/G - WASHINGTON
ZION TUPUOLA-FETUI - OLB/DE - WASHINGTON
CAMERON WARD - QB - WASHINGTON ST.
COOPER BEEBE - G - KANSAS ST.
RONNIE BELL - WR - MICHIGAN
CORNELIUS JOHNSON - WR - MICHIGAN
OLUSEGUN OLUWATIMI - C - MICHIGAN
BLAKE CORRUM - RB - MICHIGAN
RYAN HAYES - OT - MICHIGAN
CONNOR GALVIN - OT - BAYLOR
SIAKI IKA - DT - BAYLOR
ISAIAH FOSKEY - DE - N. DAME
JUSTIN FLOWE - LB - OREGON
KEDON SLOVIS - QB - PITTSBURGH
CALIJAY KANCE - DT - PITTSBURGH
HABAKKUK BALDANADO - DE - PITTSBURGH
DONTAY DEMUS - WR - MARYLAND
RAKIM JARRETT - WR - MARYLAND
JAELYN DUNCAN - OT - MARLAND
XAVIER HUTCHINSON - WR - IOWA ST.
JOEY PORTER JR. - CB - PENN ST.
JAYLON JONES - CB - TEXAS A&M
LAYDEN ROBINSON - G - TEXAS A&M
MARVIN MIMS - WR - OKLAHOMA
JARRETT PATTERSON - C/G - N. DAME
CLARK PHILLIPS - CB - UTAH
BYRON YOUNG - DT - ALABAMA
MALACHI MOORE - S/CB - ALABAMA
CAMERON LATU - TE - ALABAMA
JERMAINE BURTON - WR- ALABAMA
JAVION COHEN - G - ALABAMA
EMIL EKIYOR - G - ALABAMA
JAHMYR GIBBS - RB - ALABAMA
HENRY TO'O TO'O - LB - ALABAMA
BRANDON JOSEPH - S - N. DAME
HENDON HOOKER - QB - TENNESEE
LATHAN RANSOM - S- OHIO ST.
DAWAND JONES - OT- OHIO ST.
MATTHEW JONES - G - OHIO ST.
ZACH HARRISON - DE OHIO ST.
JAQUELIN ROY - DT - LSU
JAHLEEL BILLINGSLEY - TE - TEXAS
DEMARVION OVERSHOWN - LB - TEXAS
JAHEIM BELL - TE - S. CAROLINA
DERICK HALL - DE - AUBURN
AVERY YOUNG - OT - AUBURN
TANK BIGSBY - RB -AUBURN
COLBY WOODEN - DE - AUBURN
OWEN PAPPOE - LB - AUBURN
ZION NELSON - OT - MIAMI
BRENNAN ARMSTRONG - QB - VIRGINIA
ANTHONY RICHARDSON - QB - FLORIDA
JAKE HAENER - QB - FRESNO ST.
DEVIN LEARY - QB - KANSAS ST.
SPENCER RATTLER - QB - S. CAROLINA
DILLON GABRIEL - QB - OKLAHOMA
SAM HARTMAN - QB - WAKE FOREST
CLAYTON TUNE - QB - HOUSTON
JAREN HALL - QB - BYU
PHIL JURKOVEC - QB - BOSTON COLLEGE
KEENAN PILI - LB - BYU
DALLIN HOLKER - TE - BYU
JOHN MICHAEL SCHMITZ - C - MINNESOTA
TYLER DAVIS - DT - CLEMSON
ZACCH PICKENS - DT - S. CAROLINA
SAM SMITH - CB - S. CAROLINA
JOSH DOWNS - WR - N. CAROLINA
PARKER WASHINGTON - WR - PENN ST.
TONY GRIMES - CB - UNC
KEYTAON THOMPSON - WR - VIRGINIA
GARRETT WILLIAMS - CB - SYRACUSE
SEAN TUCKER - RB - SYRACUSE
BRENTON COX JR. - DE/OLB - FLORIDA
RICKY STROMBERG - C - ARKANSAS
JALEN CATALON - S - ARKANSAS
ANAIS SMITH - WR - TEXAS A&M
ZAY FLOWERS - WR - BOSTON COLLEGE
KEEANU BENTON - DT - WISCONSIN
WILL MCDONALD - DE - IOWA ST.
XAVIER HUTCHINSON - WR - IOWA ST.
NOAH DANIELS - CB - TCU
ZION TUPUOLA-FETUI - ** - OLB/DE - WASHINGTON
