NFL Draft 2023’s Winners and Losers from first round
The first round of the 2023 NFL Draft had it all. Plenty of picks we did expect, and a couple we definitely did not. Lorenzo Reyes gives his winners and losers.
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The 2023 NFL draft resumes Friday night with the second and third rounds. (It concludes Saturday with the final four rounds.)
Plenty of excitement Thursday from Kansas City, Missouri, with Round 1 providing its fair share of trades and surprises, notably the Houston Texans not only taking Ohio State QB C.J. Stroud with the second overall pick but then vaulting back up to No. 3 for Alabama edge rusher Will Anderson. Expect Houston to continue to be a major player with 10 more overall selections at GM Nick Caserio’s disposal.
USA TODAY Sports will have the latest news, while analyzing each pick as it’s made once the 88th annual “Player Selection Meeting” resumes:
The second round will start at 7 p.m. ET, with the third round to follow. Day 3 of the NFL draft, featuring Rounds 4-7, will begin Saturday at noon ET.
The NFL draft will be broadcast live on ABC, ESPN (then ESPN2 starting at 8 p.m. ET) and NFL Network. A Spanish-language broadcast is available on ESPN Deportes. The draft can be streamed on WatchESPN or on NFL+. Streaming is also available on FuboTV.
Our pick-by-pick analysis of all 31 selections made Thursday night.
The Cleveland Browns (Deshaun Watson trade), Denver Broncos (Russell Wilson trade), Los Angeles Rams (Matthew Stafford trade), Miami Dolphins (forfeiture) and San Francisco 49ers (2021 trade for No. 3 pick used on Trey Lance) did not pick in the first round but are all scheduled to do so Friday.
2023 NFL draft tracker: Second-round picks
32. Pittsburgh Steelers (from Chicago Bears) –
33. Arizona Cardinals (from Houston Texans) –
34. Detroit Lions (from Cardinals) –
35. Indianapolis Colts –
36. Los Angeles Rams –
37. Seattle Seahawks (from Denver Broncos) –
38. Las Vegas Raiders –
39. Carolina Panthers –
40. New Orleans Saints –
41. Tennessee Titans –
42. Green Bay Packers (from Cleveland Browns via New York Jets) –
43. Jets –
44. Atlanta Falcons –
45. Packers –
46. New England Patriots –
47. Washington Commanders –
48. Lions –
49. Steelers –
50. Tampa Bay Buccaneers –
51. Miami Dolphins –
52. Seahawks –
53. Bears (from Baltimore Ravens) –
54. Los Angeles Chargers
55. Lions (from Minnesota Vikings) –
56. Jacksonville Jaguars –
57. New York Giants –
58. Dallas Cowboys –
59. Buffalo Bills –
60. Cincinnati Bengals
61. Bears (from San Francisco 49ers via Panthers) –
62. Philadelphia Eagles –
63. Kansas City Chiefs –
2023 NFL draft tracker: Third-round picks
64. Bears –
65. Texans –
66. Eagles (from Cardinals) –
67. Broncos (from Colts) –
68. Broncos –
69. Rams –
70. Raiders –
71. Saints –
72. Titans –
73. Texans (from Browns) –
74. Browns (from Jets) –
75. Falcons
76. Patriots (from Panthers) –
77. Rams (from Patriots via Dolphins) –
78. Packers –
79. Colts (from Commanders) –
80. Steelers –
81. Cardinals (from Lions) –
82. Buccaneers –
83. Seahawks –
84. Dolphins –
85. Chargers –
86. Ravens –
87. Vikings –
88. Jaguars –
89. Giants –
90. Cowboys –
91. Bills –
92. Bengals –
93. Panthers (from 49ers) –
94. Cardinals (from Eagles) –
95. Chiefs –
x-96. Cardinals –
x-97. Commanders –
x-98. Browns –
x-99. 49ers –
x-100. Raiders (from Chiefs via Giants) –
x-101. 49ers –
x-102. 49ers –
x-compensatory selection
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