2023 NFL Mock Draft: CBS Sports includes 23 SEC stars in latest 2-round projections
The 2023 NFL Mock Draft season is heating up with the NFL Combine soon to descend on Indianapolis.
As players get ready to try and boost their stock at the combine, CBS Sports analyst Josh Edwards dropped his latest mock draft on Saturday morning. This latest mock draft had the distinction of going through the first two rounds.
Edwards had Bryce Young projected as the top pick in his latest mock draft after the Chicago Bears trade out of the No. 1 spot. Anthony Richardson and Will Levis also landed as projected top-10 picks ahead of the combine.
Here is the full list of all 23 SEC stars projected as a Round 1 or Round 2 pick in Edwards’ mock draft:
Round 1
- No. 1 — Bryce Young, QB, Alabama — Indianapolis Colts
- No. 3 — Will Anderson Jr., Edge, Alabama — Arizona Cardinals
- No. 4 — Jalen Carter, DL, Georgia — Chicago Bears
- No. 5 — Will Levis, QB, Kentucky — Seattle Seahawks
- No. 6 — Anthony Richardson, QB, Florida — Carolina Panthers
- No. 11 — Broderick Jones, OT, Georgia — Tennessee Titans
- No. 16 — Cam Smith, CB, South Carolina — Washington Commanders
- No. 19 — Brian Branch, S, Alabama — Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- No. 25 — Kelee Ringo, CB, Georgia — New York Giants
- No. 26 — Drew Sanders, LB, Arkansas — Dallas Cowboys
- No. 27 — O’Cyrus Torrence, OL, Florida — Buffalo Bills
- No. 30 — Jahmyr Gibbs, RB, Alabama — Philadelphia Eagles
- No. 31 — Nolan Smith, Edge, Georgia — Kansas City Chiefs
Round 2
- No. 32 — Darnell Wright, OT, Tennessee — Pittsburgh Steelers
- No. 34 — Emmanuel Forbes, CB, Mississippi State — Arizona Cardinals
- No. 38 — Hendon Hooker, QB, Tennessee — Las Vegas Raiders
- No. 41 — Jalin Hyatt, WR, Tennessee — Tennessee Titans
- No. 45 — Antonio Johnson, S, Texas A&M — Green Bay Packers
- No. 51 — Darnell Washington, TE, Georgia — Miami Dolphins
- No. 58 — BJ Ojulari, EDGE, LSU — Dallas Cowboys
- No. 59 — Jordan Battle, S, Alabama — Buffalo Bills
- No. 61 — Derick Hall, Edge, Auburn — Carolina Panthers
- No. 63 — Gervon Dexter Sr., DT, Florida — Kansas City Chiefs
Obviously Bryce Young will go very high in the draft. But Richardson in the first round(top 10) ? ? ? And Hooker in the second round ? ? ? If some GM wastes $$$$$ drafting AR15 the GM should have been fired prior to making that decision.
I’m not even gonna touch where they have who, but they have the cowboys drafting an outside linebacker followed by an edge defender. Micah parsons is entering season 3 and Sam Williams is a rookie, they have philly taking a rb in round one, just stupid