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Mel Kiper, Todd McShay release updated first-round NFL mock draft

On3-Social-Profile_GRAYby:On3 Staff Report•04/18/23

The 2023 NFL Draft is creeping ever closer, with the beginning of this year’s action now inside of two weeks away. So the NFL mock drafts are hitting overdrive, and ESPN’s Mel Kiper and Todd McShay combined to release a complete three-round mock draft.

The duo will debut the first round of their NFL mock draft live in a SportsCenter Special on Tuesday evening.

Much of the top 10 is unchanged, though one quarterback fell out of the early picks this time around, something definitely worth noting. That was Kentucky‘s Will Levis, who fell to No. 11 with the Tennessee Titans.

But three quarterbacks were still selected in the top four picks by the ESPN analysts.

The ESPN duo rotated picks throughout the mock draft, with Mel Kiper selecting on the odd-numbered picks and Todd McShay selecting on the even-numbered picks.

So Kiper started things out of the gates by having the Carolina Panthers select Alabama quarterback Bryce Young at No. 1 overall. McShay followed with the Houston Texans taking Ohio State‘s Bryce Young at No. 2 overall. Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson came in at pick No. 4, taken by the Indianapolis Colts.

A pair of SEC defenders rounded out the top five picks.

Alabama defensive end Will Anderson went at No. 3 overall to the Arizona Cardinals, while Georgia defensive tackle Jalen Carter went at No. 5 overall to the Seattle Seahawks.

You can view their complete first-round NFL mock draft as of April 18, 2023, below.

Mel Kiper, Todd McShay NFL Mock Draft

  1. Carolina Panthers (from Chicago) – Bryce Young, QB, Alabama
  2. Houston Texans – CJ Stroud, QB, Ohio State
  3. Arizona Cardinals – Will Anderson, DE, Alabama
  4. Indianapolis Colts – Anthony Richardson, QB, Florida
  5. Seattle Seahawks (from Denver) – Jalen Carter, DT, Georgia
  6. Detroit Lions (from LA Rams) – Tyree Wilson, DE, Texas Tech
  7. Las Vegas Raiders – Devon Witherspoon, CB, Illinois
  8. Atlanta Falcons – Christian Gonzalez, CB, Oregon
  9. Chicago Bears (from Carolina) – Peter Skoronski, OT/G, Northwestern
  10. Philadelphia Eagles (from New Orleans) – Bijan Robinson, RB, Texas
  11. Tennessee Titans – Will Levis, QB, Kentucky
  12. Houston Texans (from Cleveland) – Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR, Ohio State
  13. New York Jets – Broderick Jones, OT, Georgia
  14. New England Patriots – Paris Johnson Jr., OT, Ohio State
  15. Green Bay Packers – Dalton Kincaid, TE, Utah
  16. Washington Commanders – Darnell Wright, OT, Tennessee
  17. Pittsburgh Steelers – Zay Flowers, WR, Boston College
  18. Detroit Lions – Calijah Kancey, DT, Pittsburgh
  19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Lukas Van Ness, DE, Iowa
  20. Seattle Seahawks – Nolan Smith, OLB, Georgia
  21. Los Angeles Chargers – Jordan Addison, WR, USC
  22. Baltimore Ravens – Emmanuel Forbes, CB, Mississippi State
  23. Minnesota Vikings – Joey Porter Jr., Penn State
  24. Jacksonville Jaguars – Michael Mayer, TE, Notre Dame
  25. New York Giants – Deonte Banks, CB, Maryland
  26. Dallas Cowboys – Quentin Johnston, WR, TCU
  27. Buffalo Bills – Trenton Simpson, ILB, Clemson
  28. Cincinnati Bengals – Julius Brents, CB, Kansas State
  29. New Orleans Saints (from San Francisco/Miami/Denver) – Bryan Bresee, DT, Clemson
  30. Philadelphia Eagles – Myles Murphy, DE, Clemson
  31. Kansas City Chiefs – Will McDonald IV, OLB, Iowa State