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 href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/draft2023/insider/story/_/id/36187198/three-round-2023-nfl-mock-draft-mel-kiper-todd-mcshay-predict-102-picks-alternating-all-32-teams">a complete three-round mock draft</a>.



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



<a href="https://www.on3.com/news/espn-nfl-mock-draft-2023-massive-changes-top-10-mel-kiper-todd-mcshay/">Much of the top 10 is unchanged</a>, though one quarterback fell out of the early picks this time around, something definitely worth noting. That was <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/kentucky-wildcats/">Kentucky</a>‘s <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/will-levis-120894/">Will Levis</a>, 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 <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/alabama-crimson-tide/">Alabama</a> quarterback <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/bryce-young-15984/">Bryce Young</a> at No. 1 overall. McShay followed with the Houston Texans taking <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/ohio-state-buckeyes/">Ohio State</a>‘s <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/bryce-young-15984/">Bryce Young</a> at No. 2 overall. <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/florida-gators/">Florida</a> quarterback <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/anthony-richardson-6488/">Anthony Richardson</a> 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 <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/will-anderson-120636/">Will Anderson</a> went at No. 3 overall to the Arizona Cardinals, while <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/georgia-bulldogs/">Georgia</a> defensive tackle <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/jalen-carter-54194/">Jalen Carter</a> 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.



<h2 id="h-mel-kiper-todd-mcshay-nfl-mock-draft">Mel Kiper, Todd McShay NFL Mock Draft</h2>



<ol><li>Carolina Panthers (from Chicago) – Bryce Young, QB, Alabama</li><li>Houston Texans – CJ Stroud, QB, Ohio State</li><li>Arizona Cardinals – Will Anderson, DE, Alabama</li><li>Indianapolis Colts – Anthony Richardson, QB, Florida</li><li>Seattle Seahawks (from Denver) – Jalen Carter, DT, Georgia</li><li>Detroit Lions (from LA Rams) – <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/tyree-wilson-118475/">Tyree Wilson</a>, DE, <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/texas-tech-red-raiders/">Texas Tech</a></li><li>Las Vegas Raiders – <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/devon-witherspoon-36495/">Devon Witherspoon</a>, CB, <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/illinois-fighting-illini/">Illinois</a></li><li>Atlanta Falcons – <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/christian-gonzalez-22909/">Christian Gonzalez</a>, CB, <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/oregon-ducks/">Oregon</a></li><li>Chicago Bears (from Carolina) – <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/peter-skoronski-96230/">Peter Skoronski</a>, OT/G, <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/northwestern-wildcats/">Northwestern</a></li><li>Philadelphia Eagles (from New Orleans) – <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/bijan-robinson-10359/">Bijan Robinson</a>, RB, <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/texas-longhorns/">Texas</a></li><li>Tennessee Titans – Will Levis, QB, Kentucky</li><li>Houston Texans (from Cleveland) – <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/jaxon-smith-njigba-58350/">Jaxon Smith-Njigba</a>, WR, Ohio State</li><li>New York Jets – <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/broderick-jones-143739/">Broderick Jones</a>, OT, Georgia</li><li>New England Patriots – <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/paris-johnson-jr-143049/">Paris Johnson Jr.</a>, OT, Ohio State</li><li>Green Bay Packers – <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/dalton-kincaid-157518/">Dalton Kincaid</a>, TE, <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/utah-utes/">Utah</a></li><li>Washington Commanders – <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/darnell-wright-30558/">Darnell Wright</a>, OT, <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/tennessee-volunteers/">Tennessee</a></li><li>Pittsburgh Steelers – <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/zay-flowers-123655/">Zay Flowers</a>, WR, <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/boston-college-eagles/">Boston College</a></li><li>Detroit Lions – <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/calijah-kancey-142838/">Calijah Kancey</a>, DT, <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/pittsburgh-panthers/">Pittsburgh</a></li><li>Tampa Bay Buccaneers – <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/lukas-van-ness-80520/">Lukas Van Ness</a>, DE, <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/iowa-hawkeyes/">Iowa</a></li><li>Seattle Seahawks – <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/nolan-smith-93907/">Nolan Smith</a>, OLB, Georgia</li><li>Los Angeles Chargers – <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/jordan-addison-65127/">Jordan Addison</a>, WR, <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/usc-trojans/">USC</a></li><li>Baltimore Ravens – <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/emmanuel-forbes-41750/">Emmanuel Forbes</a>, CB, <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/mississippi-state-bulldogs/">Mississippi State</a></li><li>Minnesota Vikings – <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/joey-porter-jr-62854/">Joey Porter Jr.</a>, <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-state-nittany-lions/">Penn State</a></li><li>Jacksonville Jaguars – <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/michael-mayer-88006/">Michael Mayer</a>, TE, <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/notre-dame-fighting-irish/">Notre Dame</a></li><li>New York Giants – <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/deonte-banks-34513/">Deonte Banks</a>, CB, <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/maryland-terrapins/">Maryland</a></li><li>Dallas Cowboys – <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/quentin-johnston-144210/">Quentin Johnston</a>, WR, <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/tcu-horned-frogs/">TCU</a></li><li>Buffalo Bills – <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/trenton-simpson-115422/">Trenton Simpson</a>, ILB, <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/clemson-tigers/">Clemson</a></li><li>Cincinnati Bengals – <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/julius-brents-68751/">Julius Brents</a>, CB, <a href="https://www.on3.com/teams/kansas-state-wildcats/">Kansas State</a></li><li>New Orleans Saints (from San Francisco/Miami/Denver) – <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/bryan-bresee-15402/">Bryan Bresee</a>, DT, Clemson</li><li>Philadelphia Eagles – <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/myles-murphy-90733/">Myles Murphy</a>, DE, Clemson</li><li>Kansas City Chiefs – <a href="https://www.on3.com/db/will-mcdonald-120932/">Will McDonald IV</a>, OLB, <a href="https://www.on3.com/college/iowa-state-cyclones/">Iowa State</a></li></ol>

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