Sporting News

● By Vinnie Iyer

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With five weeks of the 2022 NFL season in books, some teams already should be setting their sights on the 2023 NFL Draft with their playoff hopes fading fast before the second half. That makes it a good time to check in with the third edition of Sporting News' first-round mock. It's also a big weekend in college football for massive matchups, including Alabama vs. Tennessee in the SEC and Penn State vs. Michigan in the Big Ten. That should put many of the top pro prospects on full display at midseason. Combining the updated order for picks No. 1 through No. 18 according to Tankathon, plus the current NFC and AFC playoff seeding, here are Sporting News' updated projections for the top 31 picks in the 2023 NFL Draft (with the Dolphins forfeiting their original selection):

Top Players Not Included

These players appear in the top 31 of our

Consensus Big Board

, but do not show up in this mock.