2023 first round NFL mock draft sees a couple of early trades
By Brian Miller
We enter the final picks of this first round NFL Mock Draft and without a Miami Dolphins selection, only 31 picks will be made.
16. . OT. Buffalo Bills. Darnell Wright. 27. player
They could draft a WR but offensive line has to do better at protecting Josh Allen who was shutdown and exposed by the Bengals and even the Dolphins in the playoffs. Wright is a good addition to the Bills line but he will need some work.
56. . TE. Cincinnati Bengals. Michael Mayer. 28. player
The Bengals don’t need much but TE proved to be a problem with consistency. They could go after Mike Gesicki in the off-season but Gesicki doesn’t bring much help in the blocking game and he is going to be expensive. Mayer makes more sense but will have a learning curve.
15. . DE. New Orleans Saints. Keion White. 29. player
Has there been a more traded pick than this one? This pick went to Miami from San Francisco in the trade up for Trae Lance. The Dolphins then traded it to Denver for Bradley Chubb who traded it to the Saints for Sean Payton. Now the Saints get to draft a defensive end which fills a hole on their defense.
54. . CB. Philadelphia Eagles. Max Melton. 31. player
The Eagles are well-rounded but could get a little better in the secondary. If you don’t have many needs, always better to add a corner as they are harder to hit on.
Derrick Hall. 30. player. 124. . DE. Kansas City Chiefs
The Chiefs can go in a lot of different directions here. They could add a WR or Oline help but DE will help immediately and Hall is a late first-round gem that should make an impact in his rookie season.