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The Carolina Panthers made one of the boldest moves of the offseason by acquiring the first pick from the Chicago Bears. Needless to say, the first blockbuster trade has a huge impact on our latest 2023 NFL mock draft. It’s a deal that essentially guarantees quarterbacks will be the first two picks in the 2023 NFL Draft. Once the Panthers and Houston Texans secure their faces of the franchise, everything gets interesting after that with the third overall pick. While we’ll certainly see more trades this offseason and during the 2023 NFL Draft, our focus in this Round 1 projection will be on the first 31 picks using the current draft order. Stay tuned for mocked trades in our updated version on Sunday. Let’s dive into Sportsnaut’s latest 2023 NFL mock draft with the Pro Football Focus simulator, with Matt Johnson covering the first 16 picks and Andrew Buller-Russ on picks 17-31.