We are just eight days away from Houston stepping up to the podium to kick off the 2023 NFL draft. Houston possesses 12 picks, with five on the first two days of the draft. Those first five picks are the focus of today’s mock draft. In this mock draft, I focus in on college football’s premier conference - the Southeastern Conference. There’s no doubt the 14 teams in the SEC are above and beyond the best conference and produce the most NFL-ready players. Year in and year out, SEC players comprise of a significant portion of the first three rounds. This year will be no different. In Mel and To 32 of the 102 picks hail from the SEC - that goes to show the quality and depth playing in the SEC