2023 NFL Mock Draft: PFF releases analytically-driven Round 1 projection
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The 2023 NFL Draft is shaping up to be a big one for the SEC, as several former conference standouts take their talents to the next level. According to PFF, 3 SEC QBs will be first off the board as the Draft kicks off on April 27.
On Saturday, PFF released a mock Draft projection. PFF determined the player’s position in the draft “by factoring in a player’s statistics and grading from college, along with the value of the player’s natural position.”
If these mock projections hold true, Alabama’s Bryce Young will be headed to the Carolina Panthers as the No. 1 QB, and No. 1 player overall. The Las Vegas Raiders will be be gaining Florida’s Anthony Richardson with the No. 3 pick, while Kentucky’s Will Levis will be on the way to Indiana with the No. 4 pick if the numbers hold.
3. LV: Anthony Richardson
13. NYJ: Broderick Jones
31. KC: Felix Anudike-Uzomah@PFF_Brad & @arjunmenon100 with their latest first round mock draft⬇️https://t.co/1ZDr70zQXW
— PFF College (@PFF_College) April 22, 2023
Besides the top-heavy list of QBs in the opening positions of the draft, the predictions also feature a number of other SEC players. Here are some other SEC standouts that are predicted to be drafted in the first round.
- 5. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS: EDGE WILL ANDERSON JR., ALABAMA
- 6. DETROIT LIONS: DL JALEN CARTER, GEORGIA
- 13. NEW YORK JETS: OT BRODERICK JONES, GEORGIA
- 15. GREEN BAY PACKERS: EDGE NOLAN SMITH, GEORGIA
- 17. PITTSBURGH STEELERS: OT DARNELL WRIGHT, TENNESSEE
- 22. BALTIMORE RAVENS: CB EMMANUEL FORBES, MISSISSIPPI STATE
- 24. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS: S BRIAN BRANCH, ALABAMA
