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Welcome to our annual NFL Draft Report Card, in which we grade both teams and ourselves on how well they fared in this NFL Draft.

First off, we grade ourselves on how many players were drafted that we had on our NFL Draft  website. After having 69% (174 of 254) of drafted players in the book in 2019, 78% (199 of 255) in 2020, 84% (218 of 259) in 2021, and 86% (226 of 262) in 2022 (Year 1 of the website), we finished the 2023 draft cycle with 92% (238 of 259).

When taking out specialists and fullbacks, which we currently don’t write up, there were only 15 players drafted who weren’t on the site and only 4 of which we didn’t formally watch. That’s over 98% of the NFL Draft covered! Plus, many players we had on the site who didn’t get drafted have already signed free agent deals with teams.

Using our grades, we attempted to rank each team’s draft class. Just like in our article from last season, we assigned all players who were drafted but not on the site a 5.4, which is the equivalent to a training camp body. We took those grades for each player and divided that by the number of selections the team had. 

These rankings do not account for positional value, the value of where players were drafted, or trades teams made; it is literally based on the grades we gave the players who were drafted and how much talent we feel teams got from their selections compared to the number of picks they made.

And with that, the 2023 Best Draft Class, with an average grade of 6.58, goes to the Carolina Panthers. They may have only had five draft picks, but they made the most of them by selecting players who were all featured on the SIS NFL Draft site and graded as role-playing starters or better by our scouts.

The Panthers draft class is in the table below.

Carolina Panthers 2023 Draft Class
Pick	Position	Player	College	Grade
1	QB	Bryce Young	Alabama	6.9
39	WR	Jonathan Mingo	Ole Miss	6.4
80	ED	DJ Johnson	Oregon	6.5
114	OG	Chandler Zavala	NC State	6.4
145	S	Jammie Robinson	Florida State	6.7

After trading up for the No. 1 pick in early March, they took the quarterback many thought they would in Bryce Young from Alabama. Young was our top-ranked QB and our No. 4 player overall. He goes to a perfect situation as the quarterback of the future under new head coach Frank Reich.

In the 2nd round, Carolina stayed in the SEC and took Jonathan Mingo out of Ole MIss (SIS No. 12 WR, No. 99 Overall). Having given up DJ Moore in the deal for No. 1, Carolina needed a young receiver to come in. We feel Mingo has the skill set to be a No. 3 WR by Year 2.

In the middle of Round 3, the Panthers selected Oregon’s DJ Johnson (SIS No. 11 ED, No. 64 Overall). He’s an edge rusher who plays extremely hard and relentlessly on every play. As a player who bounced across both sides of the ball a couple times during his Oregon career, he should be able to ascend and hit a high ceiling with enhanced focus on and coaching at EDGE.

Their final two picks were Chandler Zavala (SIS No. 5 OG) and Jammie Robinson (SIS No. 2 S, No. 26 Overall) in the 4th and 5th rounds, respectively. In all, across their five picks in the first 145, they grabbed four players in the SIS 101 and Zavala who just missed the list.

SIS Top Draft Classes
Year	Team	Previous Season	Following Season	2nd Season
2019	Tennessee Titans	9-7 (No Playoffs)	9-7 (L, AFC Champ)	11-5 (L, Wild Card)
2020	Cleveland Browns	6-10 (No Playoffs)	11-5 (L, Divisional)	8-9
2021	Detroit Lions	5-11 (No Playoffs)	3-13-1	9-8
2022	New York Jets	4-13 (No Playoffs)	7-10	?
2023	Carolina Panthers	7-10 (No Playoffs)	?	?

Since we grade players based on what they will be at the beginning of Year 2, let’s widen the table of our recent Draft Class winners. After winning as top class in 2019, the Titans made consecutive playoff appearances. While the Browns made the playoffs the next year, the turmoil in that locker room in 2021 forced a fall to 8-9. The Lions did take a dip in 2021 in the first year of a new regime, but they took a huge step forward this past season, nearly making the playoffs. As for the Jets, they improved their record in 2022 and had both the Offensive (Garrett Wilson) and Defensive (Sauce Gardner) Rookies of the Year. The future is bright in New York, especially now that they’ve added Aaron Rodgers.

What does that mean for the Panthers? They now have a new head coach and the No. 1 overall pick lining up at quarterback. They added some nice pieces on offense in free agency in guys like RB Miles Sanders, WRs Adam Thielen and DJ Chark, and TE Hayden Hurst on offense. They also added S Vonn Bell and DTs Shy Tuttle and DeShawn Williams on defense. The team likely isn’t in a position to compete for Super Bowls just yet, but in a wide-open NFC South, there’s a chance they could make the playoffs within just a couple years.

Now, let’s check out how the rest of the teams fared in our rankings. Here are the draft classes ranked in order of their grade:

2023 Final Rankings
Rank	Team	# of Picks	Draft Grade
1	Panthers	5	6.58
2	Eagles	7	6.46
3	Texans	9	6.39
4	Steelers	7	6.33
5	Titans	6	6.32
6	Dolphins	4	6.30
7	Seahawks	10	6.29
8	Lions	8	6.29
9	Vikings	6	6.27
10	Buccaneers	8	6.24
11	Colts	12	6.23
12	Commanders	7	6.23
13	Bears	10	6.20
14	Raiders	9	6.20
15	Chargers	7	6.20
16	Falcons	6	6.20
17	Broncos	5	6.20
18	Browns	7	6.17
19	Bills	6	6.17
20	Cowboys	8	6.16
21	Ravens	6	6.15
22	Saints	7	6.14
23	Rams	14	6.11
24	Jets	7	6.10
25	Giants	7	6.10
26	Cardinals	9	6.09
27	Bengals	8	6.09
28	Chiefs	7	6.09
29	Packers	13	6.06
30	Patriots	12	5.98
31	Jaguars	13	5.95
32	49ers	9	5.92

The Eagles take home the No. 2 spot for the second straight season after raking in three more Georgia Bulldogs on the defensive side of the ball. The Seahawks take the No. 7 spot for the second straight season, as well. Meanwhile, the Lions and Texans join those two teams and the Panthers with a Top-10 finish for the second year in a row.

The bottom three teams for 2023, listed 30 to 32, were the Patriots. Jaguars, and 49ers. 

While we are big fans of Christian Gonzalez (SIS No. 2 CB, No. 8 Overall) and Keion White (SIS No. 5 ED, No. 29 Overall), the Patriots only took one more player with a 6.4 grade or higher in their other 10 picks, and that was Kayshon Boutte (SIS No. 9 WR, No. 92 Overall). They beefed up the OL with three interior linemen we think are all versatile backups. They also added four players (two special teams) that weren’t on this year’s site.

Another team with a lot of picks in their year’s draft, the Jaguars rank No. 31 on the list. While we are high on the upside of Anton Harrison (SIS No. 3 OT, No. 36 Overall), we tab him as just a low-end starter by Year 2. Additionally, only two more of their 13 picks we see as starters by Year 2: Tank Bigsby (SIS No. 6 RB, No. 80 Overall) and Antonio Johnson (SIS No. 5 S, No. 31 Overall). We tabbed only one other player as a versatile backup, and saw six as limited backups. They also took three players who didn’t make the site. The Brenton Strange pick was a bit of a reach in our eyes, as they took him late in Round 2, but we see him as a backup H-only tight end.

This year’s worst class goes to the 49ers. It’s nearly become tradition that the teams with our worst draft class grade are teams without first-round picks. That’s the case again this year, as the 49ers didn’t have a pick until No. 87. However, aside from a kicker (Jake Moody) late in Round 3, all of their draft picks were featured on the site. Additionally, with that 87th pick, they got Ji’Ayir Brown, who was rated our 3rd-best safety and No. 27 player on the SIS 101.

The team may have taken home our worst draft class, but they added some solid depth and are still poised to compete in 2023, coming off an NFC Championship Game appearance last season.

Key Facts

* With only 21 players drafted this year who weren’t featured on the site, a whopping 20 teams had entire draft classes that were all featured on the NFL Draft site. Two other teams selected all but one, with the one being a special teams player.

* Only three players from the SIS 101 went undrafted this year. Ivan Pace Jr. (SIS No.1 MLB, No. 51 Overall) and Andre Carter II (SIS No. 14 ED, No. 73 Overall) are both reportedly heading to the Vikings on UDFA deals. Eli Ricks (SIS No. 12 CB, No. 89 Overall) is reportedly singing with the Eagles.

* With their No. 1 draft class ranking this year, the Panthers now have the best average SIS Draft Class rank and grade average based on our player grades over the past five seasons. The Eagles, Lions, Ravens, and Bengals round out the top 5. The Colts stay on the bottom of this list, having drafted the least amount of talent over the past five drafts according to our grades, although they did have our 11th-best class this year.

How the NFL Draft Site Compared to the Draft

Let’s take a look at how the SIS website stacks up to the NFL’s thinking of where players were selected. 

On offense, the first player drafted at QB, RB, and WR was the No. 1 player on our board at the position. While TE and each OL spot differed, the first player drafted at the positions was still in our top 4. 

On defense, the top player at each position matched the first player drafted for all positions except the two LB positions. Our top MLB, Ivan Pace Jr., went undrafted and Jack Campbell was our No. 3 MLB. At WLB, our top player, Trenton Simpson, was the second drafted and Daiyan Henley was our No. 4 WLB.

An interesting side note is that there were only four Mike linebackers drafted this year. While we don’t feature many at the position to begin with, linebacker was definitely a down group this year, and the NFL seemed to agree, only drafting 14 as a whole the entire draft.

The top 5 QBs went off the board exactly how we had them ranked. The top 5 OTs and WLBs were the same group we had, just in different order. Additionally, the first five players off the board at every position were players we had featured on the site.

Overdrafted?

While this was a very deep EDGE class and the first round saw six go off the board, the next two taken early in Round 2 were Derick Hall (SIS No. 21 ED) at No. 37 to the Seahawks and Isaiah Foskey (SIS No. 23 ED) at No. 40 to the Saints. We felt there were 14-15 better options at that point in the draft. Our scouts tabbed both of these players as top backups with 5.9 grades, which is a very worthy player, but they’ll have work to do to live up to their early 2nd-round selection and become starting-level players.

With less top-end talent in this class overall, our scouts graded only 31 players with a 6.7 grade or higher this year and 19 of them went off the board in Round 1. Additionally, only one player graded below a 6.5 (low-end starter) was drafted in the 1st round and that was Mazi Smith (SIS No. 1 NT) by the Cowboys at No. 26. While he had a lower grade, he was still our top-ranked NT. A 6.3 grade is a starting-level grade. However, we felt he’s not yet a three-down starter and will be a better two-down starter and run stopper by Year 2.

Some other players we believe were taken too early for the roles we project them to are Brenton Strange (previously mentioned), Brodric Martin, and Tre Tucker, three players who were Top-100 selections and received grades a notch below a top backup.

The first eligible player (non-specialist or fullback) taken who we did not give a strong enough grade to reach the threshold we set for the website was Packers QB Sean Clifford, taken in the 5th round, 149th overall. Additionally, the first player who went off the board that we didn’t get a formal look or report on was Cowboys CB Eric Scott Jr. in the 6th round, 178th overall.

Underdrafted?

Safeties Jammie Robinson and Antonio Johnson were the only 6.7s not selected in the top 100. With both going in the 5th round, we feel like they have very good chances to outperform their draft positions. We also feel that Dawand Jones (SIS No. 6 OT, No. 42 Overall) was a great pick by the Browns in the 4th round and SirVocea Dennis (SIS No. 2 WLB, No. 52 Overall) was a great pickup in the 5th round by the Buccaneers. Both players received 6.6 grades by our scouts.

There were two players we had 6.5 grades on who slipped to the 6th round or later. Jaelyn Duncan (SIS No. 8 OT, No. 76 Overall) was a great pickup by the Titans in the 6th round and Andrew Vorhees (SIS No. 3 OG, No. 67 Overall) was an even better pickup by the Ravens in the 7th. 

While we assumed Vorhees’ fall due to the devastating ACL injury he suffered at the NFL Combine, we believe him to be at least a low-end starter not long after he gets back to full strength. Baltimore seems to like drafting good players with current injuries and “redshirting” them, as they did the same with David Ojabo last year.

The only two players we graded within the top 5 of their position group who were not drafted were Ivan Pace Jr. and Cam Jones, both Mike linebackers. As previously mentioned, only four MLBs were drafted this year. Additionally, as Pace is reportedly headed to Minnesota on a UDFA deal, Jones has signed with the Chiefs.

SIS Draft Site Report Card

Every year the SIS scouting department looks to make improvements, and this year was no different. With the SIS Football Operation growing the way it is, our time was somewhat limited this year. That’s why we made the decision to only write a Last Word summary for any players who received a grade below 6.0. 

While we’d love to keep pumping out full reports for all the prospects we feature on the site, this is what allowed us to get as many on there as we did. It may be a welcomed change that sticks moving forward and allows us to continue featuring so many players.

While last year was the first year of the website, this year was the first that didn’t include one of our original Handbook members, John Todd. However, a five-man scouting team, consisting of Nathan Cooper, Jordan Edwards, Jeff Dean, Ben Hrkach, and Chad Tedder, put in the hard work to finalize over 650 reports, of which 401 made it onto this year’s SIS NFL Draft site. This is the first time in five years the number of players/reports featured went down from the previous year (410 last year), but only by a few.

The number of drafted non-specialist/fullback players not featured on our site went down significantly this year, as did the number of players drafted on whom we didn’t have eyes on at all (only 4 out of 259!). As we noted, our Top-100 evaluations were a big success with 71 of our top 100 drafted in the first 100 picks and only three of our SIS 101 not selected at all. The first player not featured on the website, outside of the specialists, being drafted in the 5th round and the first we didn’t have eyes on not until the 6th round were huge successes.

We can’t wait to build off the successes of our online platform and continue to streamline the process moving forward. Year 2 of the site and Year 5 of the process was the best yet, but we expect next year to be even better, just as every previous edition before it.

Please continue to check out the SIS NFL Draft website as the offseason continues. If you’d like to be involved in our scouting and charting processes next year, consider applying to our Football Video scout position. We’re taking applications and interviewing for next year’s class now.

Every year since before I can remember, I do my own Mock Draft. I only do one, and it’s done within a day or two prior to the NFL Draft.

This is the toughest first round I’ve had to come up with to date.

What do the Texans do at 2? What teams are taking the top QBs? There’s not as much top-end talent in this draft as in years past. So, who slides into the back-end of the first round that normally wouldn’t have gone that high in other years?

Without projecting trades and, instead, trying to match players to teams, I attempt to answer those questions and more now.

Round 1
Pick	Team	Position	Player	College
1	Panthers	QB	Bryce Young	Alabama
2	Texans	ED	Tyree Wilson	Texas Tech
3	Cardinals	ED	Will Anderson Jr.	Alabama
4	Colts	QB	C.J. Stroud	Ohio State
5	Seahawks	DT	Jalen Carter	Georgia
6	Lions	CB	Devon Witherspoon	Illinois
7	Raiders	CB	Christian Gonzalez	Oregon
8	Falcons	ED	Nolan Smith	Georgia
9	Bears	OT	Paris Johnson Jr.	Ohio State
10	Eagles	DT	Lukas Van Ness	Iowa
11	Titans	OT	Peter Skoronski	Northwestern
12	Texans	QB	Will Levis	Kentucky
13	Packers	WR	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	Ohio State
14	Patriots	OT	Broderick Jones	Georgia
15	Jets	OT	Darnell Wright	Tennessee
16	Commanders	QB	Anthony Richardson	Florida
17	Steelers	CB	Joey Porter Jr.	Penn State
18	Lions	DT	Calijah Kancey	Pittsburgh
19	Buccaneers	CB	Deonte Banks	Maryland
20	Seahawks	TE	Michael Mayer	Notre Dame
21	Chargers	DT	Bryan Bresee	Clemson
22	Ravens	CB	Emmanuel Forbes	Mississippi State
23	Vikings	WR	Jordan Addison	USC
24	Jaguars	S	Brian Branch	Alabama
25	Giants	WR	Zay Flowers	Boston College
26	Cowboys	RB	Bijan Robinson	Texas
27	Bills	ED	Myles Murphy	Clemson
28	Bengals	TE	Dalton Kincaid	Utah
29	Saints	ED	Will McDonald IV	Iowa State
30	Eagles	RB	Jahmyr Gibbs	Alabama
31	Chiefs	OT	Anton Harrison	Oklahoma

Be sure to check out the rest of my Mock Draft, all seven rounds (going up midday on Thursday), on Twitter @ncoopdraft and check out all of our content on this year’s class at the SIS NFL Draft site.

There were thoughts that last year could be one of the more unpredictable NFL Drafts in recent history. However, with even more uncertainty and less top-tier talent, this year tops it.

Where do all the QBs land? When does the first RB come off the board? How many EDGEs and CBs will we see in the first round?

Using traditional scouting and analytics in conjunction with the SIS NFL Draft site, the Sports Info Solutions Operations department tried its hand at attempting to answer all the burning questions and more in a full 7-Round Mock Draft.

Where are your favorite players going to land?

Who is your favorite team going to select?

Those questions and more are about to be answered. Find out now!

Round 1
Pick	Team	Scout	Player	College
1	Panthers	Jordan	QB Bryce Young	Alabama
The Panthers traded up to No. 1 to select their next franchise QB, and while Young has size concerns, he is a natural leader and playmaker at the position.
2	Texans	Chad	QB C.J. Stroud	Ohio State
New HC DeMeco Ryans and the Texans had the entire draft field in front of them and they selected their franchise QB, and though Stroud has to work through some decision making, he has the accuracy and awareness to be a playmaker for them.
3	Cardinals	Ben	EDGE Will Anderson Jr.	Alabama
First time head coach and former defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon puts his stamp on the franchise by selecting a physical force that was one of the most dominant edge rushers in college football history.
4	Colts	Jeremy	QB Anthony Richardson	Florida
The Colts finally get the young QB they have been seeking since Andrew Luck’s retirement, as Richardson is a young prospect with elite athleticism and traits who fits seamlessly into Steichen’s new offense.
5	Seahawks	Jeff	DT Jalen Carter	Georgia
Pete Carroll hasn’t been scared off by off-field issues before, and the Sehawks get a chance to draft an absolute game-wrecker along the defensive line.
6	Lions	Nathan	CB Devon Witherspoon	Illinois
Witherspoon’s physicality in all aspects of the game and dominance as a man corner both fit perfectly into the culture and scheme that Brad Holmes, Dan Campbell, and the Detroit Lions have built over the last two seasons.
7	Raiders	Theo	CB Christian Gonzalez	Oregon
Gonzalez is a very good athlete with the coverage versatility and ball skills to immediately make a big impact on a Raiders defense that struggles to force turnovers or get stops in general.
8	Falcons	Jordan	EDGE Nolan Smith	Georgia
Terry Fontenot and the Falcons value elite athletes in the first round, and there aren’t many more in this class outside of Smith.
9	Bears	Conner	EDGE Tyree Wilson	Texas Tech
For a team in need of a force on the edge, HC Matt Eberflus and the Bears will be happy about having Wilson fall into their laps.
10	Eagles	Ben	WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba	Ohio State
With a new contract for franchise QB Jalen Hurts limiting the Eagles’ salary cap space for the near future, they are in win-now mode and a bona fide third option would make an already great offense nearly unstoppable.
11	Titans	Dan	OT Paris Johnson Jr.	Ohio State
Johnson is an incredible athlete who would give the Titans a true pillar at one of the most important positions in the game.
12	Texans	Chad	EDGE Myles Murphy	Clemson
DeMeco Ryans goes defense with his other first-round pick in Murphy, where his strength and relentlessness will allow him to get after other QBs in the division.
13	Packers	Jeff	TE Michael Mayer	Notre Dame
The Packers grab a reliable safety blanket to give new starter Jordan Love more weapons and ease his way into the spotlight.
14	Patriots	Stephen	OT Peter Skoronski	Northwestern
The addition of Skoronski will add strength and athleticism to what has been a shaky spot on the Patriots roster in previous seasons.
15	Jets	Nathan	OT Broderick Jones	Georgia
The Jets need an upgrade at tackle to protect their newest investment in Aaron Rodgers, and Jones fits the bill as an athletic mover on the blindside.
16	Commanders	Max	QB Will Levis	Kentucky
The Commanders claim they are satisfied with the QB room but can’t pass up the opportunity to take the upside with Levis as he falls down the board.
17	Steelers	Max	CB Joey Porter Jr.	Penn State
The Porter family bloodlines stay in black and gold as the Steelers add a physical corner who fits Mike Tomlin’s defensive style of play.
18	Lions	Nathan	DT Calijah Kancey	Pittsburgh
Detroit needs more quickness and pass rush ability on the interior, and while Kancey is a little undersized, his get-off and ability to win right away will be a perfect fit alongside their powerful run stuffers.
19	Buccaneers	Micklos	OT Darnell Wright	Tennessee
The Bucs have a glaring need at tackle that the Tennessee mauler solves.
20	Seahawks	Jeff	RB Bijan Robinson	Texas
The Seahawks love running backs, and the best player on the board slides into their lap to give their offense a dynamic 1-2 punch in the backfield.
21	Chargers	Theo	WR Quentin Johnston	TCU
The AFC West is an arms race, so the Chargers add another big-body playmaker who will also free up Keenan Allen to play exclusively in the slot in 3-WR sets as he gets toward the back-end of his career.
22	Ravens	Segev	WR Zay Flowers	Boston College
The Ravens continue to add bodies to their WR room by taking one of the best playmakers available.
23	Vikings	Jeff	DT Lukas Van Ness	Iowa
The Vikings need more pass rush from their front line, and Van Ness is a great fit for their defense where he has the time to develop into a three-down playmaker; this could be viewed as a steal in the future.
24	Jaguars	Jeremy	S Brian Branch	Alabama
Branch provides versatility and playmaking ability to the Jaguars defensive backfield and helps poise the young team to make a major ascension.
25	Giants	Ben	OG O’Cyrus Torrence	Florida
The Giants are in a position to go best player available, and Torrence will provide protection at guard for a freshly paid Daniel Jones, as well as open run lanes to maximize the last few years of Saquon Barkley’s prime.
26	Cowboys	Chad	TE Darnell Washington	Georgia
The Cowboys look to fill a hole left in their TE room with Washington, whose big and powerful frame will allow them to build upon their running game and be a mismatch downfield.
27	Bills	Evan	WR Jordan Addison	USC
The Bills can add to Josh Allen’s arsenal either through free agency or here with Addison, who adds another threat to the offense to compete for a Super Bowl.
28	Bengals	Michael	TE Dalton Kincaid	Utah
With Hayden Hurst leaving for Carolina and Irv Smith Jr on a 1-year prove it deal, Kincaid gives Cincy a versatile inside-out receiving threat that has time to develop as a blocker in the physical AFC North.
29	Saints	Conner	NT Mazi Smith	Michigan
Saints have issues up front and Smith will come in day 1 and help alleviate those concerns.
30	Eagles	Ben	EDGE Will McDonald IV	Iowa State
With an offense built to score often and control the ball, the Eagles defense should find itself in a high volume of passing downs, and McDonald IV has the ability to get to the QB from a variety of alignments.
31	Chiefs	Nathan	DT Bryan Bresee	Clemson
With the loss of some key DL, Bresee would come in and pair nicely next to Chris Jones, as he has tons of upside and potential that he wasn’t able to show consistently in college due to injuries and other circumstances.
Round 2
Pick	Team	Scout	Player	College
32	Steelers	Max	OT Anton Harrison	Oklahoma
33	Texans	Chad	WR Josh Downs	North Carolina
34	Cardinals	Ben	CB Emmanuel Forbes	Mississippi State
35	Colts	Jeremy	CB Deonte Banks	Maryland
36	Rams	Justin	EDGE Keion White	Georgia Tech
37	Seahawks	Jeff	OC John Michael Schmitz	Minnesota
38	Raiders	Theo	EDGE Byron Young	Tennessee
39	Panthers	Jordan	EDGE BJ Ojulari	LSU
40	Saints	Conner	EDGE Felix Anudike-Uzomah	Kansas State
41	Titans	Dan	QB Hendon Hooker	Tennessee
42	Packers	Jeff	WR Jalin Hyatt	Tennessee
43	Jets	Nathan	S Ji’Ayir Brown	Penn State
44	Falcons	Jordan	DT Adetomiwa Adebawore	Northwestern
45	Packers	Jeff	S Antonio Johnson	Texas A&M
46	Patriots	Stephen	CB Tyrique Stevenson	Miami
47	Commanders	Max	TE Luke Musgrave	Oregon State
48	Lions	Nathan	RB Jahmyr Gibbs	Alabama
49	Steelers	Max	NT Keeanu Benton	Wisconsin
50	Buccaneers	Micklos	LB SirVocea Dennis	Pittsburgh
51	Dolphins	Micklos	TE Tucker Kraft	South Dakota State
52	Seahawks	Jeff	TE Sam LaPorta	Iowa
53	Bears	Conner	OT Matthew Bergeron	Syracuse
54	Chargers	Theo	S Jammie Robinson	Florida State
55	Lions	Nathan	WR Cedric Tillman	Tennessee
56	Jaguars	Jeremy	OT Dawand Jones	Ohio State
57	Giants	Ben	WR Jonathan Mingo	Ole Miss
58	Cowboys	Chad	OG Cody Mauch	North Dakota State
59	Bills	Evan	LB Trenton Simpson	Clemson
60	Bengals	Michael	S Jordan Battle	Alabama
61	Bears	Conner	CB Julius Brents	Kansas State
62	Eagles	Ben	S Sydney Brown	Illinois
63	Chiefs	Nathan	EDGE Drew Sanders	Arkansas
Round 3
Pick	Team	Scout	Player	College
64	Bears	Conner	DT Gervon Dexter	Florida
65	Texans	Chad	OG Steve Avila	TCU
66	Cardinals	Ben	RB Devon Achane	Texas A&M
67	Broncos	Nathan	OC Joe Tippmann	Wisconsin
68	Broncos	Nathan	CB Cam Smith	South Carolina
69	Rams	Justin	CB DJ Turner	Michigan
70	Raiders	Theo	LB Ivan Pace Jr.	Cincinnati
71	Saints	Conner	WR A.T. Perry	Wake Forest
72	Titans	Dan	WR Xavier Hutchinson	Iowa State
73	Texans	Chad	LB Jack Campbell	Iowa
74	Browns	Michael	LB Noah Sewell	Oregon
75	Falcons	Jordan	WR Jayden Reed	Michigan State
76	Patriots	Stephen	WR Rashee Rice	SMU
77	Rams	Justin	OT Blake Freeland	BYU
78	Packers	Jeff	CB Kelee Ringo	Georgia
79	Colts	Jeremy	WR Tyler Scott	Cincinnati
80	Steelers	Max	EDGE Tuli Tuipulotu	USC
81	Lions	Nathan	LB Daiyan Henley	Washington State
82	Buccaneers	Micklos	CB Jakorian Bennett	Maryland
83	Seahawks	Jeff	OG Andrew Vorhees	USC
84	Dolphins	Micklos	OT Jaelyn Duncan	Maryland
85	Chargers	Theo	CB Tre’Vius Hodges-Tomlinson	TCU
86	Ravens	Segev	CB Cory Trice	Purdue
87	Vikings	Jeff	QB Tanner McKee	Stanford
88	Jaguars	Jeremy	EDGE DJ Johnson	Oregon
89	Giants	Ben	CB Riley Moss	Iowa
90	Cowboys	Chad	RB Zach Charbonnet	UCLA
91	Bills	Evan	OT Tyler Steen	Alabama
92	Bengals	Michael	RB Roschon Johnson	Texas
93	Panthers	Jordan	OG Chandler Zavala	NC State
94	Eagles	Ben	DT Zacch Pickens	South Carolina
95	Chiefs	Nathan	WR Marvin Mims Jr.	Oklahoma
96	Cardinals	Ben	EDGE Andre Carter II	Army
97	Commanders	Max	RB Tyjae Spears	Tulane
98	Browns	Michael	CB Eli Ricks	Alabama
99	49ers	Jordan	OT Braeden Daniels	Utah
100	Raiders	Theo	DT Colby Wooden	Auburn
101	49ers	Jordan	CB Terell Smith	Minnesota
102	49ers	Jordan	DT YaYa Diaby	Louisville
Round 4
Pick	Team	Scout	Player	College
103	Bears	Conner	S JL Skinner	Boise State
104	Texans	Chad	DT Siaki Ika	Baylor
105	Cardinals	Ben	OC Olusegun Oluwatimi	Michigan
106	Colts	Jeremy	OG Anthony Bradford	LSU
107	Patriots	Stephen	TE Luke Schoonmaker	Michigan
108	Broncos	Nathan	S Jartavius Martin	Illinois
109	Raiders	Theo	OG Jordan McFadden	Clemson
110	Falcons	Jordan	CB Garrett Williams	Syracuse
111	Browns	Michael	RB Evan Hull	Northwestern
112	Jets	Nathan	LB Dorian Williams	Tulane
113	Falcons	Jordan	LB DeMarvion Overshown	Texas
114	Panthers	Jordan	WR Charlie Jones	Purdue
115	Saints	Conner	RB Tank Bigsby	Auburn
116	Packers	Jeff	NT Jaquelin Roy	LSU
117	Patriots	Stephen	LB Dee Winters	TCU
118	Commanders	Max	OC Ricky Stromberg	Arkansas
119	Vikings	Jeff	CB Darius Rush	South Carolina
120	Steelers	Max	WR Nathaniel Dell	Houston
121	Jaguars	Jeremy	WR Kayshon Boutte	LSU
122	Chiefs	Nathan	OT Wanya Morris	Oklahoma
123	Seahawks	Jeff	EDGE Mike Morris	Michigan
124	Ravens	Segev	EDGE Viliami Fehoko	San Jose State
125	Chargers	Theo	NT Nesta Jade Silvera	Arizona State
126	Browns	Michael	WR Rakim Jarrett	Maryland
127	Jaguars	Jeremy	TE Davis Allen	Clemson
128	Giants	Ben	S Brandon Joseph	Notre Dame
129	Cowboys	Chad	EDGE Isaiah Foskey	Notre Dame
130	Bills	Evan	DT Kobie Turner	Wake Forest
131	Bengals	Michael	S Jay Ward	LSU
132	Panthers	Jordan	RB Kendre Miller	TCU
133	Bears	Conner	OC Luke Wypler	Ohio State
134	Chiefs	Nathan	S Marte Mapu	Sacramento State
135	Patriots	Stephen	S Josh Hayes	Kansas State
Round 5
Pick	Team	Scout	Player	College
136	Bears	Conner	WR Puka Nacua	BYU
137	Bills	Evan	OG Emil Ekiyor Jr.	Alabama
138	Colts	Jeremy	DT Karl Brooks	Bowling Green
139	Broncos	Nathan	DT Tyler Lacy	Oklahoma State
140	Browns	Michael	OG Joey Fisher	Shepherd
141	Raiders	Theo	S Christopher Smith	Georgia
142	Browns	Michael	LB Henry To’oTo’o	Alabama
143	Jets	Nathan	CB Clark Phillips III	Utah
144	Raiders	Theo	LB Micah Baskerville	LSU
145	Panthers	Jordan	LB Owen Pappoe	Auburn
146	Saints	Conner	DT Cory Durden	NC State
147	Titans	Dan	EDGE Derick Hall	Auburn
148	Bears	Conner	TE Payne Durham	Purdue
149	Packers	Jeff	RB Deuce Vaughn	Kansas State
150	Commanders	Max	LB Cam Jones	Indiana
151	Seahawks	Jeff	QB Jake Haener	Fresno State
152	Lions	Nathan	EDGE Zach Harrison	Ohio State
153	Buccaneers	Micklos	OG Brent Laing	Minnesota-Duluth
154	Seahawks	Jeff	EDGE Lonnie Phelps	Kansas
155	49ers	Jordan	EDGE Tavius Robinson	Ole Miss
156	Chargers	Theo	OC Jake Andrews	Troy
157	Ravens	Segev	OG Sidy Sow	Eastern Michigan
158	Vikings	Jeff	EDGE Nick Hampton	Appalachian State
159	Lions	Nathan	TE Josh Whyle	Cincinnati
160	Giants	Ben	LB Anfernee Orji	Vanderbilt
161	Texans	Chad	OT Nick Saldiveri	Old Dominion
162	Colts	Jeremy	CB Rejzhon Wright	Oregon State
163	Bengals	Michael	LB Mikel Jones	Syracuse
164	49ers	Jordan	OT Ryan Hayes	Michigan
165	Saints	Conner	DT Byron Young	Alabama
166	Chiefs	Nathan	RB Eric Gray	Oklahoma
167	Rams	Justin	QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson	UCLA
168	Cardinals	Ben	WR Dontayvion Wicks	Virginia
169	Cowboys	Chad	DT Moro Ojomo	Texas
170	Jets	Nathan	EDGE Nick Herbig	Wisconsin
171	Rams	Justin	OT Warren McClendon	Georgia
172	Giants	Ben	OC Jarrett Patterson	Notre Dame
173	49ers	Jordan	CB Kei’Trel Clark	Louisville
174	Raiders	Theo	WR Trey Palmer	Nebraska
175	Buccaneers	Micklos	K Jake Moody	Michigan
176	Colts	Jeremy	S Chamarri Conner	Virginia Tech
177	Rams	Justin	S Demarcco Hellams	Alabama
Round 6
Pick	Team	Scout	Player	College
178	Chiefs	Nathan	CB Mekhi Blackmon	USC
179	Buccaneers	Micklos	CB Kyu Blu Kelly	Stanford
180	Cardinals	Ben	S Ronnie Hickman	Ohio State
181	Buccaneers	Micklos	DT Dante Stills	West Virginia
182	Rams	Justin	OC Juice Scruggs	Penn State
183	Lions	Nathan	OG Asim Richards	North Carolina
184	Patriots	Stephen	NT Keondre Coburn	Texas
185	Jaguars	Jeremy	OG Jon Gaines II	UCLA
186	Titans	Dan	CB Jaylon Jones	Texas A&M
187	Patriots	Stephen	EDGE Yasir Abdullah	Louisville
188	Texans	Chad	TE Joel Wilson	Central Michigan
189	Rams	Justin	EDGE Isaiah Land	Florida A&M
190	Browns	Michael	EDGE Ali Gaye	LSU
191	Rams	Justin	WR Andrei Iosivas	Princeton
192	Patriots	Stephen	LB Bumper Pool	Arkansas
193	Commanders	Max	CB Darrell Luter Jr.	South Alabama
194	Lions	Nathan	WR Ronnie Bell	Michigan
195	Broncos	Nathan	OT Carter Warren	Pittsburgh
196	Buccaneers	Micklos	EDGE Dylan Horton	TCU
197	Dolphins	Micklos	NT Robert Cooper	Florida State
198	Seahawks	Jeff	OT Jake Witt	Northern Michigan
199	Ravens	Segev	TE Travis Vokolek	Nebraska
200	Chargers	Theo	EDGE K.J. Henry	Clemson
201	Texans	Chad	RB Zach Evans	Ole Miss
202	Jaguars	Jeremy	DT Jalen Redmond	Oklahoma
203	Texans	Chad	S Anthony Johnson Jr.	Iowa State
204	Raiders	Theo	RB Kenny McIntosh	Georgia
205	Bills	Evan	TE Hunter Luepke	North Dakota State
206	Bengals	Michael	QB Stetson Bennett	Georgia
207	Packers	Jeff	OC Grant Gibson	NC State
208	Jaguars	Jeremy	CB Mekhi Garner	LSU
209	Giants	Ben	WR Michael Wilson	Stanford
210	Patriots	Stephen	P Bryce Baringer	Michigan State
211	Vikings	Jeff	WR Bryce Ford-Wheaton	West Virginia
212	Cowboys	Chad	QB Clayton Tune	Houston
213	Cardinals	Ben	QB Max Duggan	TCU
214	Raiders	Theo	EDGE Jose Ramirez	Eastern Michigan
215	Commanders	Max	OT Connor Galvin	Baylor
216	49ers	Jordan	K Anders Carlson	Auburn
217	Chiefs	Nathan	OT Dalton Wagner	Arkansas
Round 7
Pick	Team	Scout	Player	College
218	Bears	Conner	CB Corey Mayfield Jr.	UTSA
219	Eagles	Ben	TE Will Mallory	Miami
220	Raiders	Theo	QB Jaren Hall	BYU
221	Colts	Jeremy	EDGE Thomas Incoom	Central Michigan
222	49ers	Jordan	S Jordan Howden	Minnesota
223	Rams	Justin	EDGE Isaiah McGuire	Missouri
224	Falcons	Jordan	S Trey Dean III	Florida
225	Falcons	Jordan	OT Trevor Reid	Louisville
226	Jaguars	Jeremy	S Jaiden Woodbey	Boston College
227	Saints	Conner	S Jason Taylor II	Oklahoma State
228	Titans	Dan	K Chad Ryland	Maryland
229	Browns	Michael	OG Jaxson Kirkland	Washington
230	Texans	Chad	CB Cameron Mitchell	Northwestern
231	Raiders	Theo	TE Leonard Taylor	Cincinnati
232	Packers	Jeff	NT Brodric Martin	Western Kentucky
233	Commanders	Max	EDGE Robert Beal Jr.	Georgia
234	Rams	Justin	OG Atonio Mafi	UCLA
235	Packers	Jeff	OG Nick Broeker	Ole Miss
236	Colts	Jeremy	LB Mohamoud Diabate	Utah
237	Seahawks	Jeff	TE Zack Kuntz	Old Dominion
238	Dolphins	Micklos	EDGE Derek Parish	Houston
239	Chargers	Theo	TE Cameron Latu	Alabama
240	Giants	Ben	TE Brenton Strange	Penn State
241	Steelers	Max	QB Aidan O’Connell	Purdue
242	Packers	Jeff	QB Malik Cunningham	Louisville
243	Giants	Ben	NT PJ Mustipher	Penn State
244	Cowboys	Chad	K B.T. Potter	Clemson
245	Patriots	Stephen	CB Christian Braswell	Rutgers
246	Bengals	Michael	WR Antoine Green	North Carolina
247	49ers	Jordan	TE Brayden Willis	Oklahoma
248	Eagles	Ben	OG McClendon Curtis	Chattanooga
249	Chiefs	Nathan	WR Justin Shorter	Florida
250	Chiefs	Nathan	EDGE BJ Thompson	Stephen F. Austin
251	Steelers	Max	S Daniel Scott	California
252	Buccaneers	Micklos	RB Sean Tucker	Syracuse
253	49ers	Jordan	LB Jalen Graham	Purdue
254	Giants	Ben	DT Desjuan Johnson	Toledo
255	49ers	Jordan	RB Israel Abanikanda	Pittsburgh
256	Packers	Jeff	P Adam Korsak	Rutgers
257	Saints	Conner	EDGE Malik Hamm	Lafayette
258	Bears	Conner	OC Alan Ali	TCU
259	Texans	Chad	WR Jalen Moreno-Cropper	Fresno State

The members of the SIS Operations staff who took part in this Mock Draft are: Nathan Cooper, Jordan Edwards, Jeff Dean, Ben Hrkach, Chad Tedder, Theo Fornaciari, Jeremy Percy, Conner Hrabal, Max Nuscher, Michael Morgan, Johnathan Micklos, Stephen Marciello, Justin Stine, Evan Butler, Dan Foehrenbach, and Segev Goldberg.

Cornerbacks, edge rushers, and wide receivers dominate our Top 101 Big Board.

Check out the entire list below and find much more at our NFL Draft website:

2023 SIS 101 – Final Rankings
Rank	Position	Player	School	Grade
1	ED	Will Anderson Jr.	Alabama	7.2
2	DT	Jalen Carter	Georgia	7.0
3	RB	Bijan Robinson	Texas	7.0
4	QB	Bryce Young	Alabama	6.9
5	QB	C.J. Stroud	Ohio State	6.9
6	ED	Nolan Smith	Georgia	6.8
7	CB	Devon Witherspoon	Illinois	6.8
8	CB	Christian Gonzalez	Oregon	6.8
9	WR	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	Ohio State	6.8
10	OT	Peter Skoronski	Northwestern	6.8
11	RB	Jahmyr Gibbs	Alabama	6.8
12	SAF	Brian Branch	Alabama	6.8
13	TE	Michael Mayer	Notre Dame	6.8
14	OC	John Michael Schmitz	Minnesota	6.8
15	OT	Paris Johnson Jr.	Ohio State	6.7
16	WR	Quentin Johnston	TCU	6.7
17	DT	Calijah Kancey	Pittsburgh	6.7
18	ED	Tyree Wilson	Texas Tech	6.7
19	WR	Zay Flowers	Boston College	6.7
20	ED	Myles Murphy	Clemson	6.7
21	TE	Darnell Washington	Georgia	6.7
22	CB	Joey Porter Jr.	Penn State	6.7
23	WR	Josh Downs	North Carolina	6.7
24	WR	Jordan Addison	USC	6.7
25	TE	Tucker Kraft	South Dakota State	6.7
26	SAF	Jammie Robinson	Florida State	6.7
27	SAF	Ji’Ayir Brown	Penn State	6.7
28	CB	Emmanuel Forbes	Mississippi State	6.7
29	ED	Keion White	Georgia Tech	6.7
30	SAF	Jordan Battle	Alabama	6.7
31	SAF	Antonio Johnson	Texas A&M	6.7
32	QB	Anthony Richardson	Florida	6.6
33	QB	Will Levis	Kentucky	6.6
34	OG	O’Cyrus Torrence	Florida	6.6
35	OC	Joe Tippmann	Wisconsin	6.6
36	OT	Anton Harrison	Oklahoma	6.6
37	ED	Will McDonald IV	Iowa State	6.6
38	ED	BJ Ojulari	LSU	6.6
39	WLB	Trenton Simpson	Clemson	6.6
40	OT	Broderick Jones	Georgia	6.6
41	OT	Darnell Wright	Tennessee	6.6
42	OT	Dawand Jones	Ohio State	6.6
43	TE	Dalton Kincaid	Utah	6.6
44	CB	Cam Smith	South Carolina	6.6
45	ED	Byron Young	Tennessee	6.6
46	ED	Drew Sanders	Arkansas	6.6
47	OG	Cody Mauch	North Dakota State	6.6
48	ED	Tuli Tuipulotu	USC	6.6
49	CB	Deonte Banks	Maryland	6.6
50	TE	Sam LaPorta	Iowa	6.6
51	MLB	Ivan Pace Jr.	Cincinnati	6.6
52	WLB	SirVocea Dennis	Pittsburgh	6.6
53	CB	Tyrique Stevenson	Miami	6.6
54	RB	Devon Achane	Texas A&M	6.6
55	WLB	DeMarvion Overshown	Texas	6.6
56	DT	Bryan Bresee	Clemson	6.5
57	DT	Lukas Van Ness	Iowa	6.5
58	QB	Hendon Hooker	Tennessee	6.5
59	TE	Luke Musgrave	Oregon State	6.5
60	RB	Zach Charbonnet	UCLA	6.5
61	CB	Jakorian Bennett	Maryland	6.5
62	CB	DJ Turner	Michigan	6.5
63	TE	Luke Schoonmaker	Michigan	6.5
64	ED	DJ Johnson	Oregon	6.5
65	TE	Davis Allen	Clemson	6.5
66	RB	Roschon Johnson	Texas	6.5
67	OG	Andrew Vorhees	USC	6.5
68	ED	Felix Anudike-Uzomah	Kansas State	6.5
69	OT	Blake Freeland	BYU	6.5
70	ED	Mike Morris	Michigan	6.5
71	MLB	Noah Sewell	Oregon	6.5
72	MLB	Jack Campbell	Iowa	6.5
73	ED	Andre Carter II	Army	6.5
74	WLB	Daiyan Henley	Washington State	6.5
75	OG	Steve Avila	TCU	6.5
76	OT	Jaelyn Duncan	Maryland	6.5
77	DT	Adetomiwa Adebawore	Northwestern	6.5
78	OC	Ricky Stromberg	Arkansas	6.5
79	DT	Gervon Dexter	Florida	6.5
80	RB	Tank Bigsby	Auburn	6.5
81	WLB	Henry To’oTo’o	Alabama	6.5
82	WR	Jalin Hyatt	Tennessee	6.4
83	CB	Kelee Ringo	Georgia	6.4
84	OC	Olusegun Oluwatimi	Michigan	6.4
85	CB	Julius Brents	Kansas State	6.4
86	SAF	Sydney Brown	Illinois	6.4
87	WR	Nathaniel Dell	Houston	6.4
88	QB	Jake Haener	Fresno State	6.4
89	CB	Eli Ricks	Alabama	6.4
90	SAF	JL Skinner	Boise State	6.4
91	WR	Xavier Hutchinson	Iowa State	6.4
92	WR	Kayshon Boutte	LSU	6.4
93	CB	Darius Rush	South Carolina	6.4
94	WR	A.T. Perry	Wake Forest	6.4
95	OC	Luke Wypler	Ohio State	6.4
96	WR	Cedric Tillman	Tennessee	6.4
97	CB	Cory Trice	Purdue	6.4
98	CB	Tre’Vius Hodges-Tomlinson	TCU	6.4
99	WR	Jonathan Mingo	Ole Miss	6.4
100	WR	Tyler Scott	Cincinnati	6.4
101	CB	Riley Moss	Iowa	6.4

There are 16 cornerbacks who appear in our Top 101, led by Devon Witherspoon from Illinois and Christian Gonzalez from Oregon, both of whom are in our Top 8.

Along with CB, this year’s EDGE class is heavy as well. Alabama’s Will Anderson Jr. tops the list of both the EDGE class and our entire rankings. While there is a drop from his 7.2 grade to Georgia’s Nolan Smith at a 6.8, there are still 14 players who make the Top 101 from the position and 10 in the first 48.

This year’s WR class is down compared to recent years, but our Top 101 still sees 13 make the list. Quentin Johnston from TCU leads the way with a 6.8, just ahead of four others who received a 6.7 grade.

For rankings and player profiles on 400+ players, and much more, including our grading scale, leaderboards, and team pages, go check out nfldraft.sportsinfosolutions.com.

We’re going rogue in the SIS Football Research department, and we’re going to do something that our fearless leader Matt Manocherian would almost certainly not approve of: we’re going to analyze the NFL Draft from the perspective of team needs.

While we acknowledge that every team is always an injury away from having a brand new need, there must be some teams for whom need-based drafting would make more sense than others. Here’s our attempt at sorting that out:

Separating “Wants” from “Needs”

To evaluate each team’s roster, we used the Sonar Depth Chart that we publish on the SIS draft site and the 33rd Team site. For this visualization, each starter on the depth chart is evaluated relative to the rest of the league using their Total Points per game in their most recent season’s worth of games.

Using Sonar, we thought of teams as having “wants”—starters that are below the 50th percentile—and “needs”—positions that are below the 25th percentile. We then determined the extent of a team’s wants and needs by how far off each position was from no longer being a want. 

To identify teams with the most specific needs, for each team we compared the total extent of their needs to the total extent of their wants, simply by subtracting them. 

For example, a team that’s middle-of-the-road across the board with the exception of three players who are in the 20th percentile would have the highest possible rating, because all of their sub-par positions are positions of need. A team that’s full of 33rd percentile players would probably be rated as worse overall, but they wouldn’t have any specific needs. 

So, here is every team in the league ordered by this metric, with links to the team pages on the SIS draft site. A handful of teams are spelled out in more detail, but you can evaluate all of the rosters yourself by following each link.

And for reference, here is the color scale used to illustrate the quality of each starter:

1. Eagles

Just look at this depth chart and you know we’ve nailed the goal of identifying teams with specific needs. For a team coming off an excellent season they aren’t as well-positioned to take “luxury picks” as you might think, especially after losing multiple defensive starters to free agency. They have multiple first rounders, so they could have an opportunity to go for both a position of need and a best-player-available selection.

2. Seahawks

3. Chargers

The Chargers might need to look at a cornerback early on after struggling to solidify the opposite side of Asante Samuel Jr. with a struggling and injured J.C. Jackson. Adding a defensive tackle would fill one of their biggest needs too. Filling these major needs can make this one of the most complete rosters in the NFL.

4. Raiders

The Raiders have many more holes than the teams ahead of them on this list, but they are almost all strong needs. Their struggles primarily fall on the defensive side of the ball, with a back seven that Sonar makes look like the cast of the next Avatar movie. They finished the season 2nd to last in Pass Defense Total Points and allowed the highest EPA/play on passes. In addition to the backend, their linebacking corps can use improvement after losing Denzel Perryman to the Texans. Sitting at pick No. 7, they are in a good spot to address one of these defensive holes.

5. Titans

The Titans have major needs on the offensive side of the ball. After presumably losing Taylor Lewan to free agency, the Titans need to address their offensive line that already was in the bottom third in production a season ago in terms of Total Points. On top of that, another receiver would be welcomed after finishing in the bottom tier of Receiving Total Points. If the Titans end up taking a QB in the first round, it might be an unenviable position to be in for the young signal-caller.

6. Bengals

7. Vikings

8. Saints

9. Ravens

10. Jaguars

It might not look it based on the Sonar visual, but the Jaguars actually rated as the team with the smallest total value of their wants. There are opportunities for improvement on the offensive line and in the back seven defensively, but they’ve established solid starters on both sides of the ball. They won’t have as good of an opportunity to improve through the draft as they have in recent seasons because they were actually pretty good in 2022, but that’s a problem they’d accept.

11. Texans

12. Dolphins

13. Cardinals

And here we have the neediest team, but one with enough wants to go with them that they don’t top this list. The Cardinals could use the most help in their front seven after a couple of key departures, and their depth at receiver could look a lot better if Marquise Brown and Rondale Moore take steps forward in 2023 (or a lot worse if DeAndre Hopkins departs). Kyler Murray has his faults, but he’s not going to be replaced with the No. 3 pick in this year’s draft, so they have a great opportunity to start filling in these gaps.

14. Packers

15. 49ers

16. Jets

17. Broncos

18. Browns

19. Chiefs

20. Commanders

21. Bills

The Bills roster is balanced and strong. Wide receiver and linebacker are their biggest needs, but they could also stand to bolster the offensive tackle position as well. Sitting at pick No. 27, they certainly won’t have a first choice of who they want, so it would be wise to take the best player available.

22. Patriots

23. Steelers

24. Lions

25. Giants

26. Buccaneers

27. Colts

28. Falcons

29. Cowboys

30. Bears

31. Rams

How things have changed in the span of two years! The Rams look like a bare cupboard after several post-Super-Bowl departures, and one of the better positions listed on their Sonar is headed up by tight end Tyler Higbee, whose usage and hands performance in 2022 suggest he’ll be more valuable as a blocker than receiver going forward. They have the most wants in the league, but, because there are so many of them, their targets shouldn’t be as defined as the teams above them.

32. Panthers

The Panthers are a great example of what we’re trying to do here. They have zero needs by this measure, but have several wants (primarily on the offensive side of the ball). Establishing a franchise QB with the first pick in the draft will help, but there is definitely some work to be done across the skill positions with DJ Moore out of the picture. The Miles Sanders signing isn’t viewed too positively through the Total Points lens, but there’s no doubt they’re in a better spot at running back than they were without him.