2023 NFL Mock Draft: Lance Zierlein projects 12 SEC stars to go in Round 1

The 2023 NFL Draft kicks off on Thursday, April 27, in Kansas City. As usual, the SEC figures to dominate the first round of the draft.

On Tuesday, NFL.com analyst Lance Zierlein released his first-round projections, and he included 12 SEC stars in the first 31 picks.

As you can see below, he has the SEC representing the first 3 overall picks, with Georgia and Alabama each producing 3 first-rounders:

• No. 1 — Jalen Carter, DL, Georgia — Chicago Bears
• No. 2 — Bryce Young, QB, Alabama — Houston Texans
• No. 3 — Will Anderson Jr., Edge, Alabama — Arizona Cardinals
• No. 7 — Will Levis, QB, Kentucky — Las Vegas Raiders
• No. 8 — Drew Sanders, Edge, Arkansas — Atlanta Falcons
• No. 12 — Jalin Hyatt, WR, Tennessee — Houston Texans
• No. 13 — Brian Branch, DB, Alabama — New York Jets
• No. 14 — Broderick Jones, OL, Georgia — New England Patriots
• No. 16 — O’Cyrus Torrence, OL, Florida — Washington Commanders
• No. 19 — Anthony Richardson, QB, Florida — Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• No. 23 — Kelee Ringo, CB, Georgia — Minnesota Vikings
• No. 30 — Derick Hall, DL, Auburn — Kansas City Chiefs

Adam Spencer

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