2023 NFL DRAFT TO KICK OFF IN PRIMETIME AT 8:00 PM ET ON THURSDAY, APRIL 27
Seventeen prospects are confirmed to attend the 2023 NFL Draft presented by Bud Light in Kansas City, Missouri, the NFL announced today.
Alabama and Ohio State will each have three players on-site, most among colleges. The Southeastern Conference leads all conferences with six prospects confirmed to attend, followed by the Big Ten (five players), Big 12 (two), Atlantic Coast Conference (two) and Pac-12 (two).
The Draft begins with the first round on Thursday night, April 27, and continues Friday, April 28, with Rounds 2-3. The Draft will conclude on Saturday, April 29, with Rounds 4-7.
The NFL Draft, which was held in Las Vegas last year, will be hosted in the state of Missouri for the first time.
The players confirmed to attend this year’s NFL Draft:
| 1) | Jordan Addison | WR | USC |
| 2) | Will Anderson Jr. | LB | Alabama |
| 3) | Brian Branch | DB | Alabama |
| 4) | Jalen Carter | DL | Georgia |
| 5) | Zay Flowers | WR | Boston College |
| 6) | Christian Gonzalez | CB | Oregon |
| 7) | Paris Johnson Jr. | T | Ohio State |
| 8) | Will Levis | QB | Kentucky |
| 9) | Joey Porter Jr. | CB | Penn State |
| 10) | Anthony Richardson | QB | Florida |
| 11) | Bijan Robinson | RB | Texas |
| 12) | Jaxon Smith-Njigba | WR | Ohio State |
| 13) | C.J. Stroud | QB | Ohio State |
| 14) | Keion White | DE | Georgia Tech |
| 15) | Tyree Wilson | DE | Texas Tech |
| 16) | Devon Witherspoon | CB | Illinois |
| 17) | Bryce Young | QB | Alabama |
2023 NFL DRAFT FACTS & FIGURES
| WHAT: | 88th Annual National Football League Player Selection Meeting. |
| WHERE: | Kansas City, Missouri. |
| WHEN: | 7:00 PM CT / 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, April 27 (Round 1). |
| 6:00 PM CT / 7:00 PM ET, Friday, April 28 (Rounds 2-3). | |
| 11:00 AM CT / 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, April 29 (Rounds 4-7).The first round will conclude on Thursday by approximately 10:30 PM CT (11:30 PM ET). In 2022, the first round consumed three hours and 25 minutes. The second and third rounds will conclude on Friday by approximately 11:00 PM CT (12:00 AM ET). The second and third rounds took a combined four hours and 10 minutes in 2022. The draft will conclude by approximately 6:00 PM CT (7:00 PM ET) on Saturday with the final four rounds. Rounds 4 through 7 took six hours and 54 minutes in 2022. | |
| ROUNDS: | Seven Rounds – Round 1 on Thursday, April 27; Rounds 2 and 3 on Friday, April 28; and Rounds 4 through 7 on Saturday, April 29. There will be 259 selections, including 37 compensatory choices that have been awarded to 16 teams that either experienced a net loss of certain quality unrestricted free agents last year or received special selections under a 2020 amendment to the League’s Collective Bargaining Agreement, which was agreed upon by the NFL and the NFLPA to promote equal employment opportunities and an inclusive workforce within NFL clubs. The following 37 compensatory choices will supplement the 222 regular choices in the seven rounds: Round 3: Arizona, 33; Washington, 34; Cleveland, 35; San Francisco, 36; Kansas City, 37; San Francisco, 38; San Francisco, 39. Round 4: New England, 33. Round 5: Los Angeles Rams, 33; Arizona, 34; Dallas, 35; Green Bay, 36; Los Angeles Rams, 37; New York Giants, 38; San Francisco, 39; Las Vegas, 40; Tampa Bay, 41; Dallas, 42; Los Angeles Rams, 43. Round 6: New England, 33; Minnesota, 34; Dallas, 35; Arizona, 36; Las Vegas, 37; Washington, 38; San Francisco, 39; Kansas City, 40. Round 7: Kansas City, 33; Los Angeles Rams, 34; Tampa Bay, 35; San Francisco, 36; New York Giants, 37; San Francisco, 38; Green Bay, 39; New Orleans, 40; Chicago, 41; Houston, 42. |
| TIME LIMITS: | Round 1: 10 minutes per selection. Round 2: Seven minutes per selection. Rounds 3 through 6, including compensatory picks: Five minutes per selection. Round 7, including compensatory picks: Four minutes per selection. |
| TELEVISION & RADIO: | The 2023 NFL Draft will be televised nationally by NFL Network, ABC, ESPN and ESPN Deportes, and can be heard nationwide on Westwood One Radio, SiriusXM NFL Radio and ESPN Radio. |
| NFL+: | On Thursday, April 27, NFL+ Draft Room provides live coverage of the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft starting at 7:30 PM ET on NFL+. Host Rhett Lewis is joined by analyst Marc Ross and analytics expert Cynthia Frelund, along with NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo and host of Good Morning Football Kyle Brandt, providing in-depth analysis and insight on every pick of the first round. |
| MOBILE: | Live NFL Network coverage of the 2023 NFL Draft is available across devices (smartphone, PC, tablet and connected TVs) through the NFL app or NFL.com/watch for subscribers of participating NFL Network providers and on NFL+. For more information, go to NFL.com/nflnetwork. |
| NFL CHANNEL: | Additional live coverage of the 2023 NFL Draft in Kansas City is available on the NFL Channel, the NFL’s free ad-supported streaming offering, with NFL Draft Center. Host Mike Yam anchors the coverage, joined by analyst Lance Zierlein for all three days of the NFL Draft, as well as analyst Bucky Brooks for the first round and analytics expert Cynthia Frelund for Rounds 2-7. All seven rounds will air on the NFL Channel (NFL App on Mobile and CTV, NFL.com/NFLChannel, PlutoTV, Vizio WatchFree, Tubi, Peacock and LG), with the first round also streaming live on YouTube. |
2023 FIRST ROUND DRAFT ORDER
(as of April 13, 2023)
| Pick | Overall | Team |
| 1. | 1. | Carolina (from Chicago) |
| 2. | 2. | Houston |
| 3. | 3. | Arizona |
| 4. | 4. | Indianapolis |
| 5. | 5. | Seattle (from Denver) |
| 6. | 6. | Detroit (from the Los Angeles Rams) |
| 7. | 7. | Las Vegas |
| 8. | 8. | Atlanta |
| 9. | 9. | Chicago (from Carolina) |
| 10. | 10. | Philadelphia (from New Orleans) |
| 11. | 11. | Tennessee |
| 12. | 12. | Houston (from Cleveland) |
| 13. | 13. | New York Jets |
| 14. | 14. | New England |
| 15. | 15. | Green Bay |
| 16. | 16. | Washington |
| 17. | 17. | Pittsburgh |
| 18. | 18. | Detroit |
| 19. | 19. | Tampa Bay |
| 20. | 20. | Seattle |
| 21. | — | Miami (choice forfeited) |
| 22. | 21. | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 23. | 22. | Baltimore |
| 24. | 23 | Minnesota |
| 25. | 24. | Jacksonville |
| 26. | 25. | New York Giants |
| 27. | 26. | Dallas |
| 28. | 27. | Buffalo |
| 29. | 28. | Cincinnati |
| 30. | 29. | New Orleans (from San Francisco through Miami and Denver) |
| 31. | 30. | Philadelphia |
| 32 | 31. | Kansas City |
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