The Athletic

From Bryce Young to Gervarrius Owens, and each of the 257 picks in between — a mock draft with all seven rounds. Once I finished “The Beast”, I started working on this monster project. Though it’s extremely time-intensive, this exercise is an essential step in my process. It allows me to really focus on each team’s needs, franchise trends and prospect-team pairings that make sense based on “30” visits, league buzz and overall interest. Complete team-by-team results can be found at the bottom of the post, after all of the picks are in. I didn’t include any trades in this mock (mapping out all 259 picks is challenging enough!), but I did my best to color within the lines of what could happen during the 2023 NFL Draft. Some fan bases will love their haul; others will be disappointed. But that’s just how the NFL Draft works, and realism was the goal with this exercise.