Ball State Daily News

The NFL Draft is just beyond the horizon and the top college football prospects will see their dreams come true and take center stage in Kansas City, Missouri, for the 2023 NFL Draft. However, this year’s draft adds an exciting twist that could be the secret recipe for what could be one of the craziest NFL Drafts in recent memory. Last year’s NFL Draft featured nine trades and a ton of surprises going on just on day one of the draft weekends. Jacksonville selected Georgia defensive end Travon Walker with the first overall pick instead of Michigan edge rusher Aiden Hutchinson in what was a tight battle for who would be chosen as the first overall pick, Pittsburgh quarterback Kenny Pickett was the first (and only) quarterback taken in the first round Wideouts AJ Brown and Marquise Brown were the headliners of the draft on day one as both superstars were traded (AJ Brown was traded to Philadelphia while Marquise Brown was traded to Arizona), and in a draft that three quarterbacks were supposed to be picked in the first round, only one was picked (Kenny Pickett was picked by the Pittsburgh Steelers at 20th overall).