With the Super Bowl now in the books, the 2023 NFL Draft order is officially set. The Chiefs defeated the Eagles in Super Bowl 57 to clinch the No. 31 pick in the first round.
The Bears did the inevitable and traded away the No. 1 pick to the Panthers for Nos. 9 and 61 this year, a 2024 first, and a 2025 second, along with receiver D.J. Moore. The Panthers will likely be looking to get either Bryce Young or C.J. Stroud at No. 1, while the Bears try to shore up other parts of their team from lower in the draft.
There are only 31 picks in the first round this year with the Dolphins having forfeited their pick because of their illegal contact with Sean Payton and Tom Brady last year, and the Broncos' top five pick was traded to the Seahawks in the Russell Wilson deal.
The Saints got back into the first round when the Broncos traded away another first-rounder to land Payton as their head coach. The Eagles have the 10th pick from the Saints after they traded with them during last year's draft.
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Among teams without a first-round pick, the 49ers will not have a Day 1 pick unless they trade in.
NFL Draft 2023 first round order
| Pick | Team | W-L-T |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carolina Panthers (from CHI) | 7-10 |
| 2 | Houston Texans | 3-13-1 |
| 3 | Arizona Cardinals | 4-13 |
| 4 | Indianapolis Colts | 4-12-1 |
| 5 | Seattle Seahawks (from DEN) | 9-8 |
| 6 | Detroit Lions (from LAR) | 9-8 |
| 7 | Las Vegas Raiders | 6-11 |
| 8 | Atlanta Falcons | 7-10 |
| 9 | Chicago Bears (from CAR) | 3-14 |
| 10 | Philadelphia Eagles (from NO) | 14-3 |
| 11 | Tennessee Titans | 7-10 |
| 12 | Houston Texans (from CLE) | 3-13-1 |
| 13 | New York Jets | 7-10 |
| 14 | New England Patriots | 8-9 |
| 15 | Green Bay Packers | 8-9 |
| 16 | Washington Commanders | 8-8-1 |
| 17 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 9-8 |
| 18 | Detroit Lions | 9-8 |
| 19 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 8-9 |
| 20 | Seattle Seahawks | 9-8 |
| 21 | Los Angeles Chargers | 10-7 |
| 22 | Baltimore Ravens | 10-7 |
| 23 | Minnesota Vikings | 13-4 |
| 24 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 9-8 |
| 25 | New York Giants | 9-7-1 |
| 26 | Dallas Cowboys | 12-5 |
| 27 | Buffalo Bills | 12-4 |
| 28 | Cincinnati Bengals | 12-4 |
| 29 | New Orleans Saints (from SF via MIA, DEN) | 7-10 |
| 30 | Philadelphia Eagles | 14-3 |
| 31 | Kansas City Chiefs | 14-3 |
NFL mock draft 2023
The Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer has a trade-free first round, in which the Bears land a pass rusher while the Texans get quarterback second. The Colts also get a QB while staying in their No. 4 spot.
Here's a look at Iyer's top 10 mock draft.
- Bears -- DE Will Anderson, Alabama
- Texans -- QB Bryce Young, Alabama
- Cardinals -- DT Jalen Carter, Georgia
- Colts -- QB C.J. Stroud, Ohio State
- Seahawks -- EDGE Myles Murphy, Clemson
- Lions -- CB Cam Smith, South Carolina
- Raiders -- CB Kelee Ringo, Georgia
- Falcons -- OT Paris Johnson, Ohio State
- Panthers -- QB Will Levis, Kentucky
- Eagles -- DT Bryan Bresee, Clemson
You can check out the rest of the first-round projections here.