Takeaways

What a couple of months it has been. Most mock drafts were torn apart once Chicago traded the #1 pick to Carolina, but there’s more to it than that. We all expected the Bears to trade that selection, but we didn’t know yet how teams would fare in free agency. Many needs have been filled with veteran players, and new needs have been created by departures. I’m trying again to project the first round of the draft (still not counting trades), knowing full well that it will all change in a few weeks when I do my final mock. To see what changed, you can find version 1.0 here. On to version 2.0 of my 2023 NFL mock draft!