There were plenty of surprises in store as NFL teams kick-started the first night of the 2023 NFL draft on Thursday.
Trades were the theme with teams looking to move up and shake up the board. To no one’s surprise, the Patriots were in the business of trading down from No. 14 overall for picks No. 17 and No. 120 from the Pittsburgh Steelers.
But it was shocking they were able to do so and still get a legitimate top-10 talent in Oregon cornerback Christian Gonzalez. It was an A-plus move by coach Bill Belichick, who managed to come away with an elite talent for the future and an extra fourth-round draft pick in the first round.
However, there were other winners on the night, including the Philadelphia Eagles, Seattle Seahawks and Houston Texans. Here’s how the rest of the draft board on Day 1 panned out:
1
Carolina Panthers (Trade with Chicago Bears): Bryce Young, QB, Alabama
2
Houston Texans: C.J. Stroud, QB, Ohio State
3
Houston Texans (Trade with Arizona Cardinals): Will Anderson, LB, Alabama
4
Indianapolis Colts: Anthony Richardson, QB, Florida
5
Seattle Seahawks (Trade with Denver Broncos): Devon Witherspoon, CB, Illinois
6
Arizona Cardinals (Trade with Detroit Lions): Paris Johnson Jr., OT, Ohio State
7
Las Vegas Raiders: Tyree Wilson, DE, Texas Tech
8
Atlanta Falcons: Bijan Robinson, RB, Texas
9
Philadelphia Eagles (Trade with Chicago Bears): Jalen Carter, DT, Georgia
10
Chicago Bears: Darnell Wright, OT, Tennessee
11
Tennessee Titans: Peter Skoronski, OT, Northwestern
12
Detroit Lions (Trade with Arizona Cardinals): Jahmyr Gibbs, RB, Alabama
13
Green Bay Packers (Trade with New York Jets): Lukas Van Ness, EDGE, Iowa
14
Pittsburgh Steelers (Trade with New England Patriots): Broderick Jones, OT, Georgia
15
New York Jets (Trade with Green Bay Packers): Will McDonald IV, OLB, Iowa State
16
Washington Commanders: Emmanuel Forbes, CB, Mississippi State
17
New England Patriots (Trade with Pittsburgh Steelers): Christian Gonzalez, CB, Oregon
18
Detroit Lions: Jack Campbell, linebacker, Iowa
19
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Calijah Kancey, DT Pittsburgh
20
Seattle Seahawks: Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR, Ohio State
21
Los Angeles Chargers: Quentin Johnston, WR, TCU
22
Baltimore Ravens: Zay Flowers, WR, Boston College
23
Minnesota Vikings: Jordan Addison, WR, USC
24
New York Giants (Trade with Jacksonville Jaguars): Deonte Banks, CB, Maryland
25
Buffalo Bills (Trade with Jacksonville Jaguars): Dalton Kincaid, TE, Utah
26
Dallas Cowboys: Mazi Smith, DT, Michigan
27
Jacksonville Jaguars (Trade with Buffalo Bills): Anton Harrison, OT, Oklahoma
28
Cincinnati Bengals: Myles Murphy, EDGE, Clemson
29
New Orleans Saints (Trade with Denver Broncos): Bryan Bresee, DT, Clemson
30
Philadelphia Eagles: Nolan Smith, EDGE, Georgia
31
Kansas City Chiefs: Felix Anudike-Uzomah, EDGE, Kansas State
