Sporting News

The 2023 NFL Draft is almost, finally, decidedly here and as the time counts down to Thursday night in Kansas City, there is no shortage of mystery regarding almost every team ahead of the first round. The Panthers already made their big move up to No. 1 and have locked into the best overall quarterback prospect on the board. Starting with No. 2 and the Texans, however, the major unpredictability begins, with key trades set to shake things up even further. Our final Sporting News mock draft for this class considers that it's been hard to separate the quarterbacks and also decipher which team likes whom most from one of the many deep, talented positions. Reacting to the newest rumors and trying to cut through the latest smokescreens, here's how SN projects Rounds 1-3 (picks No. 1 through No. 102 overall) to go down on April 27 and 28: