ESPN releases new mock draft following latest 2023 NFL Draft declarations

ESPN has released an updated 2023 NFL Mock Draft following some recent draft declarations from huge names.

Making the selections is Jordan Reid on ESPN, who clarified how he came to his predictions while prefacing his article.

“There’s a lot left to be determined with the pre-draft process, and there’s still one more college football game to be played: Monday’s CFP national championship between Georgia and TCU. Four prospects playing in that game make the list below. Others will continue to declare for the draft by January 16th and prepare for the East-West Shrine Bowl (Feb. 2) and Reese’s Senior Bowl (Feb. 4). Then, of course, we get the combine workouts at the end of February,” explained Reid. “Things are certainly becoming clearer.

“For the following mock draft of the first round, I used our Football Power Index’s projected draft order though Sunday’s Week 17 games. Remember, there are only 31 picks since the Miami Dolphins were stripped of their selection after tampering violations. Without further ado, here’s my first mock draft of the year, predicting the first round of April’s draft.”

Alas, there’s certainly some fascinating selections mocked by Reid, and you can check them out below.

Latest ESPN 2023 NFL Mock Draft, per Jordan Reid:

1. Houston Texans — Bryce Young, QB, Alabama
2. Chicago Bears — Jalen Carter, DT, Georgia
3. Seattle Seahawks (via Denver Broncos) — Will Anderson Jr., EDGE, Alabama
4. Arizona Cardinals — Tyree Wilson, EDGE, Texas Tech
5. Indianapolis Colts — CJ Stroud, QB, Ohio State
6. Detroit Lions (via Los Angeles Rams) — Bryan Bresee, DL, Clemson
7. Las Vegas Raiders — Will Levis, QB, Kentucky
8. Atlanta Falcons — Myles Murphy, EDGE, Clemson
9. Carolina Panthers — Anthony Richardson, QB, Florida
10. Tennessee Titans — Peter Skoronski, OT, Northwestern
11. Philadelphia Eagles (via New Orleans Saints) — Jared Verse, EDGE, Florida State
12. Houston Texans (via Cleveland Browns) — Quentin Johnston, WR, TCU
13. New York Jets — Paris Johnson, OT, Ohio State
14. Washington Commanders — Joey Porter Jr., CB, Penn State
15. New England Patriots — Broderick Jones, OT, Georgia
16. Seattle Seahawks — Trenton Simpson, LB, Clemson
17. Pittsburgh Steelers — O’Cyrus Torrence, OG, Florida
18. Detroit Lions — Bijan Robinson, RB, Texas
19. Green Bay Packers — Michael Mayer, TE, Notre Dame
20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers — Kelee Ringo, CB, Georgia
21. Jacksonville Jaguars — Christian Gonzalez, CB, Oregon
22. New York Giants — Jordan Addison, WR, USC
23. Baltimore Ravens — Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR, Ohio State
24. Los Angeles Chargers — Jalin Hyatt, WR, Tennessee
25. Minnesota Vikings — Cam Smith, CB, South Carolina
26. Cincinnati Bengals — Lukas Van Ness, DE, Iowa
27. Denver Broncos (via MIA/12-4 SF) — Darnell Wright, OT, Tennessee
28. Dallas Cowboys — Devon Witherspoon, CB, Illinois
29. Buffalo Bills — Brian Branch, S/CB, Alabama
30. Kansas City Chiefs — B.J. Ojulari, EDGE, LSU
31. Philadelphia Eagles — Clark Phillips III, CB, Utah