Ryan Fowler · Apr 3, 2023
Fowler offers six bold 2023 NFL Draft predictions: a team trades up for Bijan Robinson, Jaxon Smith-Njigba is the lone first-round wide receiver, seven cornerbacks go in Round 1, BJ Ojulari is picked on Night 1, multiple kickers are drafted, and five quarterbacks go in Round 1 with Hendon Hooker joining the top four.
“In a talent pool that touts a ton of WR2s and WR3s, I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s just the former Buckeye who hears his name called on night one before a run on wideouts starts early on day two.”
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- Mock Draft PicksApr 3, 2023
“LSU EDGE BJ Ojulari Goes On Night 1”
Scored 67.71a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2023
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- BJ Ojulari
- season:
- 2023
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 67.71
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 41
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 67.71
- predicted pick:
- Night 1 (first round) (picks 1–32)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Mock Draft PicksApr 3, 2023
“Bryce Young , C.J. Stroud , Anthony Richardson , Will Levis , and… Tennessee’s Hendon Hooker .”
Scored 21.02a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2023
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Hendon Hooker
- season:
- 2023
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 21.02
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 68
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 21.02
- predicted pick:
- First round (picks 1–32)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Mock Draft PicksApr 3, 2023
“Round 1 Will Feature 5 QBs”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Mock Draft PicksApr 3, 2023
“Multiple Kickers Are Drafted ... don’t be shocked if multiple specialists are taken in the 2023 NFL Draft.”
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- Mock Draft PicksApr 3, 2023
“There Will Be 7 First-Round CBs”
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- Mock Draft PicksApr 3, 2023
“A Team Trades UP For Bijan Robinson ... I don’t expect him to wait too long on draft night before a team calls his name—or makes a trade-up if teams get cute.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Mock Draft PicksApr 3, 2023
“Only 1 WR Goes in Round 1 ... I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s just the former Buckeye who hears his name called on night one”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.