The 1st Round of the 2023 NFL Draft is a wrap, and below are my grades for each team’s combined picks in that round (some had more than one 1st round pick, so I graded them as a group).
Embedded in the article is the video of our entire Draft 1 episode — please check it out as I had many co-hosts and guests on, as well as our very own @JarodGray checking in with inside info and timely updates as he’s our T2T/TheCFBNation boots-on-the-ground at the Draft itself in Kansas City:
Carolina Panthers – B (QB Bryce Young at 1)
Houston Texans – A (QB CJ Stroud at 2, EDGE Will Anderson at 3)
Indianapolis Colts – C+ (QB Anthony Richardson at 4)
Seattle Seahawks – A+ (CB Devon Witherspoon at 5, WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba at 20)
Arizona Cardinals – A (Moved back to 12, acquired #33, Drafted OT Paris Johnson Jr.)
Las Vegas Raiders – B- (EDGE Tyree Wilson at 7)
Atlanta Falcons – A (RB Bijan Robison at 8)
Philadelphia Eagles – A+ (DL Jalen Carter at 9, EDGE Nolan Smith at 30)
Chicago Bears – B (OT Darnell Wright at 10)
Tennessee Titans – A- (OL Peter Skoronski at 11)
Detroit Lions – B- (RB Jahmyr Gibbs at 12 & LB Jack Campbell at 18)
Green Bay Packers – C+ (DE Lukas Van Ness at 13)
Pittsburgh Steelers – A (OT Broderick Jones at 14)
New York Jets – B (EDGE Will McDonald at 15)
Washington Commanders – B (CB Emmanuel Forbes at 16)
New England Patriots – A (CB Christian Gonzalez at 17)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers – B+ (DL Calijah Kancey at 19)
Los Angeles Chargers – C+ (WR Quentin Johnston at pick 21)
Baltimore Ravens – B (WR Zay Flowers at 22)
Minnesota Vikings – B (WR Jordan Addison at 23)
New York Giants – A (CB Deonte Banks at 24)
Buffalo Bills – B (TE Dalton Kincaid at 25)
Dallas Cowboys – B- (DT Mazi Smith at 26)
Jacksonville Jaguars – B- (OT Anton Harrison at 27)
Cincinnati Bengals – A- (DE Miles Murphy at 28)
New Orleans Saints – B (DL Bryan Bresee at 29)
Kansas City Chiefs – B (DE Felix Anuidke-Uzomah at 31)
