It's nearly time for the NFL Draft with anticipation for the big night in Kansas City growing.
The 2023 NFL Draft will see top college prospects heading into the professional game with the Carolina Panthers the first team on the clock after trading for the number one pick with the Chicago Bears. The Draft kicks off on Thursday, April 27 2023 and will wrap up two days later and is being held at a plaza outside Kansas City's historic Union Station.
With the annual Scouting Combine in Indianapolis having been and gone, teams will now have an idea as to who they want to use their valuable draft capital on. When players are drafted, they are presented with their team's jersey and a draft hat.
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Each season, the NFL's merchandise partner produces a new edition of the hat with fans keen to get their hands on one every year. The 2023 NFL Draft hats for each team have just been released with a traditional cap style, snapback and fitted hat available, both in grey with some in a team's primary colour.
New Era have enlarged each team's wordmark and filled in the writing with its primary colour blended in with the logo. The hats are available on the NFL shop for $45.99 for the fitted hat version, $38.99 for snapback and one dollar cheaper for the cap.
It is expected that Will Anderson Jr will be the first pick of the Draft with the Alabama Crimson Tide lineman one of the top rated players in his position among his college peers. Meanwhile, quarterbacks Bryce Young and C.J Stroud are predicted to be taken inside the first five picks of the opening round.
Georgia defensive tackle Jalen Carter and Oregon cornerback are also hot prospects to look out for with the pair expected to be taken early on, too.
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