Ladies and gentlemen, it’s finally NFL draft week.
After spending the last four months debating and studying the class with excruciating detail, it is finally set to unfold. No more bad comps or getting frustrated with mock drafts.
My final big board is going to be a tad different than most big boards. I will only be including players that I watched in full. That includes:
- 67 players
- Focused on positions the Vikings need. There are a lot of WR and CB, but no offensive lineman
- My overall film grade won’t always equate to where I would want the Vikings to take that player
Without further ado, here is my final big board for the 2023 NFL draft class.
Position group rankings
1. Georgia DT Jalen Carter
2. Ohio State QB C.J. Stroud
3. TCU WR Quentin Johnston
4. Texas RB Bijan Robinson
5. USC WR Jordan Addison
6. Florida QB Anthony Richardson
7. Texas Tech EDGE Tyree Wilson
8. Alabama EDGE Will Anderson
9. Alabama QB Bryce Young
10. Oregon CB Christian Gonzalez
11. Penn State CB Joey Porter Jr.
12. Alabama CB/S Brian Branch
13. Illinois CB Devon Witherspoon
14. North Carolina WR Josh Downs
15. Boston College WR Zay Flowers
16. South Carolina CB Cam Smith
17. Clemson EDGE Myles Murphy
18. Maryland CB Deonte Banks
19. Georgia EDGE Nolan Smith
20. Clemson DT Bryan Bresee
21. Kansas State CB Julius Brents
22. Ohio State WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba
23. Utah CB Clark Phillips III
24. Notre Dame TE Michael Mayer
25. SMU WR Rashee Rice
26. LSU EDGE B.J. Ojulari
27. Alabama RB Jahmyr Gibbs
28. Mississippi State CB Emmanuel Forbes
29. Notre Dame EDGE Isaiah Foskey
30. UCLA RB Zach Charbonnet
31. Tennessee WR Cedric Tillman
32. Michigan CB D.J. Turner
33. Tulane RB Tyjae Spears
34. Houston WR Nathaniel Dell
35. Georgia CB Kelee Ringo
36. Oklahoma WR Marvin Mims
37. Stanford CB Kyu Blu Kelly
38. Iowa EDGE Lukas Van Ness
39. Texas LB DeMarvion Overshown
40. Kentucky QB Will Levis
41. Tennessee WR Jalin Hyatt
42. LSU WR Kayshon Boutte
43. Kansas State RB Deuce Vaughn
44. Iowa State WR Xavier Hutchinson
45. Pitt DT Calijah Kancey
46. Utah TE Dalton Kincaid
47. South Carolina CB Darius Rush
48. West Virginia WR Bryce Ford-Wheaton
49. Florida State CB Jammie Robinson
50. Ole Miss WR Jonathan Mingo
51. Auburn RB Tank Bigsby
52. Tennessee QB Hendon Hooker
53. Oklahoma RB Eric Gray
54. TCU CB Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson
55. Fresno State QB Jake Haener
56. BYU QB Jaren Hall
57. UCLA QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson
58. Houston QB Clayton Tune
59. Wake Forest WR A.T. Perry
60. Virginia WR Dontayvion Wicks
61. Fresno State WR Jalen Moreno-Cropper
62. Michigan State WR Jayden Reed
63. Cincinnati LB Ivan Pace Jr.
64. Stanford QB Tanner McKee
65. Ole Miss RB Zach Evans
66. Maryland WR Rakim Jarrett
67. Florida WR Justin Shorter
