Football Guys

● By Jeff Bell

Accuracy: 12.74%982nd Place
And now for something different. In the avalanche of mock drafts leading up to the actual draft, consensus starts to harden, and many look similar. A quick look at the gambling markets leading up to the 2023 draft shows consensus usually has some ground to make up. Will Levis, C.J. Stroud, Tyree Wilson, Christian Gonzalez, and Will Anderson saw dramatically different final placements than the markets suggested. Trades are a key component to shaking up the expected snow globe, and experts believe we can see multiple deals go down. DraftKings has the line set at over / under 6.5 first-round deals, with over the favorite. So, what teams could move out of the top ten? And who could be coming up? It's time to explore some possibilities. This draft runs four rounds. Four is largely a random number, but it does get us past 48 “fantasy” rookies selected. At the close of the mock, a brief list of those players broken out by round tiers is provided. Enough to give good depth for early rookie dynasty drafts.

Top Players Not Included

These players appear in the top 32 of our

Consensus Big Board

, but do not show up in this mock.