ESPN

Over the past several months as the NFL prepares for the 2023 draft, there have been two things evaluators have agreed on the most: (1), The top four quarterbacks in this draft are not the top four players on the board; (2), Despite that, history will be made if those four quarterbacks are selected 1-2-3-4 (perhaps with the help of another blockbuster trade). Such is the power of the position. It will be a drastic departure from the 2022 draft when the first quarterback -- Kenny Pickett -- didn't come off the board until the Pittsburgh Steelers took him at No. 20 and the fourth quarterback -- Matt Corral -- didn't come off the board until the third round with pick No. 94 by the Carolina Panthers. It has also been a long time since the top cornerbacks on the board are physically bigger than the top receivers, with teams sorting through a bevy of 175- to 185-pound wideouts.