Touchdown Wire

● By Doug Farrar

Accuracy: 1.92%1240th Place
Alabama quarterback Bryce Young’s performance against Kansas State in the Sugar Bowl — he completed 15 of 21 passes for 321 yards, five touchdown passes to five different receivers, and no interceptions — should easily solidify his status as the first player selected in the 2023 draft. While some teams have expressed concern over Young relatively slight frame (6-foot-0, 194 pounds), he possesses enough of the key attributes to easily overcome that potential deficit when you watch the tape. The Houston Texans should just start sewing those Bryce Young jerseys now. Mock drafts have been easy when it comes to the first overall pick. After that is where it has been interesting. Georgia’s Jalen Carter is widely regarded as the best overall prospect in this draft class, and for good reason, and as the Chicago Bears don’t need a quarterback with the second overall pick, they’d do well to add his furious pass rush and dominant skill set to their roster.

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