So they swung a deal with Jacksonville to move up one spot. The Giants believed Kansas City and at least one other team was looking to move up. They eyed Maryland's Deonte Banks but had to be strategic - three corners had gone off the board by the 17th pick, and New York forecasted that, even with a four-man receiver run to come, Banks very well could be gone if they sat tight at No. The Giants leaned on their own analysis of how the draft would play out to locate cornerback help late in the first round. He's a well-known hitter, but Dallas thinks he can develop into an all-down linebacker because of his speed. And don't sleep on Overshown's ability to play early. It opted for defense, believing an interior run defender with the ability to push the pocket could be a missing piece. At 26, with tight end Dalton Kincaid off the board, Dallas was deciding between Smith and Syracuse offensive tackle Matt Bergeron. The Cowboys were closely watching Mississippi State corner Emmanuel Forbes, who went No. That was the case with Michigan defensive tackle Mazi Smith and Texas linebacker DeMarvion Overshown. When their defensive coordinator has a vision for a player, the Cowboys typically see that through by selecting him if available. The Cowboys have one of the NFL's deepest defenses yet still spent their first- and third-round picks on defensive help. The Dan Quinn effect is a real thing in Dallas. Then we made calls to bring you post-draft nuggets on all 32 teams, including intel from on-the-clock decisions, background on key picks, Day 1 strategy, stats and trends, sleepers and pick reactions from league execs and scouts. Instead of reacting to the week's results on short notice, we let the draft breathe. What was predictable: Nothing reveals a team's big-picture plans quite like the draft, and this year was no different. The only thing missing on Day 1 was a blockbuster deal involving a veteran player, though the Eagles tried to satisfy that need two days later by acquiring running back D'Andre Swift from the Lions. The draft featured three on-the-clock trades in the top 10 and three more later in Round 1 (not counting the deals that were worked out before the draft). Stroud with the second pick, only to move up nine spots to get pass-rusher Will Anderson Jr., the player many thought was atop his board, at No. Instead, GM Nick Caserio called an end-around - selecting quarterback C.J. For example, several league execs were predicting Houston would take a defensive player at No. Subterfuge is part of the drafting game, as much as selections and hugs from NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, but this year seemed to elevate the shock value. Many teams had 14 or 15 players graded as first-rounders, leaving a wide variance as to how each stacked the latter half of the first round. General managers were calling to move up or (mostly) down with little hint as to why. 1 overall to Carolina felt like the only certainty. Just hours before the draft, quarterback Bryce Young at No. the 2023 NFL draft seemed impossible to predict. The well-worn lines surface every April: What an unpredictable draft! There's no consensus! Good luck with those mocks set in sand! But really. NFL Draft, NFL, Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs, Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Chargers, Los Angeles Rams, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, Washington Commanders Key intel on all 32 teams after the 2023 NFL draft: Buzz, fits, needs You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
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