Heavy

In a matter of hours, smokescreen season will come to an end, and the 2023 NFL draft — one of the more uncertain and unpredictable drafts in recent memory — will get underway on Thursday, April 27 in Kansas City. Leading up to the draft getting underway, I’ve spent the past several days working the phones with coaches, scouts, executives, and general managers across the NFL, trying to get a feel for how this class is viewed and how the first round will shape up. Unlike in years past, there are few consensus selections, maybe even fewer players ready to step in and make an immediate franchise trajectory-altering impact. Especially at the quarterback position.