NFL Draft Notebook: 2023 NFL Draft Preseason Big Board
By John Blair
2023 NFL Draft Quarterback Rankings
1. C.J. Stroud, Ohio State (first round)
2. Bryce Young, Alabama (first round)
3. Tyler Van Dyke, Miami (first round)
4. Phil Jurkovec, Boston College (second round)
5. Will Levis, Kentucky (second round)
6. Spencer Rattler, South Carolina (third round)
7. Anthony Richardson, Florida (third round)
8. D.J. Uiagalelei, Clemson (third round)
9. Grayson McCall, Coastal Carolina (third round)
10. Tanner McKee, Stanford (fourth round)
11. Hendon Hooker, Tennessee (fourth round)
12. Devin Leary, North Carolina State (fourth round)
13. Brennan Armstrong, Virginia (fourth round)
14. Bo Nix, Oregon (fifth round)
15. Kedon Slovis, Pittsburgh (fifth round)
16. Jaren Hall, BYU (fifth round)
17. Tyler Shough, Texas Tech (fifth round)
18. Dillon Gabriel, Oklahoma (sixth round)
19. Will Rogers, Mississippi State (sixth round)
20. Chase Brice, Appalachian State (sixth round)
21. Dorian Thompson-Robinson, UCLA (sixth round)
22. Tua Tagovailoa, Maryland (sixth round)
23. J.T. Daniels, West Virginia (seventh round)
24. Sam Hartman, Wake Forest (seventh round)
25. Jayden Daniels, LSU (seventh round)
26. Tanner Mordecai, SMU (seventh round)
27. Clayton Tune, Houston (seventh round)
28. Malik Cunningham, Louisville (seventh round)
29. Jake Haener, Fresno State (free agent)
30. Michael Penix Jr., Washington (free agent)
31. Spencer Sanders, Oklahoma State (free agent)
32. Aidan O’Connell, Purdue (free agent)
33. Adrian Martinez, Kansas State (free agent)
34. Logan Bonner, Utah State (free agent)
35. Trae Self, Stephen F. Austin (free agent)
36. KJ Jefferson, Arkansas (free agent)
37. Tyson Bagent, Shepard (free agent)
38. Emory Jones, Florida (free agent)
39. Jason Shelley, Missouri State (free agent)
2023 NFL Draft Running Back Rankings
1. Bijan Robinson, Texas (first round)
2. Zach Evans, Ole Miss (second round)
3. Zach Charbonnet, UCLA (second round)
4. Jahmyr Gibbs, Alabama (second round)
5. Tank Bigsby, Auburn (third round)
6. Sean Tucker, Syracuse (third round)
7. Mohamed Ibrahim, Minnesota (fourth round)
8. Devon Achane, Texas A&M (fourth round)
9. Trey Sanders, Alabama (fifth round)
10. Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State (fifth round)
11. Eric Gray, Oklahoma (fifth round)
12. Chris Rodriguez, Kentucky (fifth round)
13. Roydell Williams, Alabama (fifth round)
14. Kenny McIntosh, Georgia (sixth round)
15. Travis Dye, USC (sixth round)
16. Isaiah Ifanse, Montana State (seventh round)
17. Blake Corum, Michigan (seventh round)
18. Tavion Thomas, Utah (seventh round)
19. Roschon Johnson, Texas (seventh round)
20. Ailym Ford, Chattanooga (seventh round)
21. Johnny Richardson, UCF (free agent)
22. Brandon Thomas, Memphis (free agent)
23. Chase Brown, Illinois (free agent)
24. Isaiah Ifanse, Montana State (free agent)
25. Xazavian Valladay, Arizona State (free agent)
26. Jabari Small, Tennessee (free agent)
27. Ulonzo Gilliam, UC Davis (free agent)
28. Marquez Cooper, Kent State (free agent)
29. Nate Noel, Appalachian State (free agent)
30. Ellis Merriweather, UMass (free agent)
31. Chris Smith, Louisiana (free agent)
32. Marcus Knight, Montana (free agent)
33. Blake Watson, Old Dominion (free agent)
34. Sean Tyler, Western Michigan (free agent)
35. Otis Weah, North Dakota (free agent)
36. Jordan Mims, Fresno State (free agent)
37. Titus Sween, Wyoming (free agent)
2023 NFL Draft Fullback Rankings
1. Jaheim Bell, South Carolina (free agent)
2. Jared Rus, Iowa State (free agent)
3. Jax Dineen, Kansas State (free agent)
4. Monte Pottebaum, Iowa (free agent)
5. Hunter Luepke, North Dakota State (free agent)
6. Jakobi Buchanan, Army (free agent)
7. Brad Roberts, Air Force (free agent)
8. Ryan Miller, Furman (free agent)
9. Logan Kendall, Utah (free agent)
10. Marshel Martin, Sacramento State (free agent)
11. Hunter Budke, Fort Hays State (free agent)
2023 NFL Draft Wide Receiver Rankings
1. Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Ohio State (first round)
2. Jordan Addison, USC (first round)
3. Kayshon Boutte, LSU (first round)
4. Quentin Johnston, TCU (first round)
5. Zay Flowers, Boston College (second round)
6. Josh Downs, North Carolina (second round)
7. Marvin Mims, Oklahoma (second round)
8. Jermaine Burton, Alabama (third round)
9. Rakim Jarrett, Maryland (third round)
10. Parker Washington, Penn State (fourth round)
11. A.T. Perry, Wake Forest (fourth round)
12. Cedric Tillman, Tennessee (fourth round)
13. Ronnie Bell, Michigan (fifth round)
14. Julian Fleming, Ohio State (fifth round)
15. Ainias Smith, Texas A&M (fifth round)
16. Jadon Haselwood, Arkansas (fifth round)
17. Xavier Hutchinson, Iowa State (fifth round)
18. Jayden Reed, Michigan State (fifth round)
19. Corey Gammage, Marshall (fifth round)
20. Jacob Cowing, Arizona (fifth round)
21. Justin Shorter, Florida (fifth round)
22. Dontay Demus Jr., Maryland (sixth round)
23. Chris Autman-Bell, Minnesota (sixth round)
24. Dontayvion Wicks, Virginia (sixth round)
25. Jadon Haselwood, Arkansas (sixth round)
26. Jalen Cropper, Fresno State (sixth round)
27. Joseph Ngata, Clemson (sixth round)
28. Milton Wright, Purdue (sixth round)
29. Tyler Harrell, Alabama (sixth round)
30. Jonathan Mingo, Ole Miss (sixth round)
31. Zakhari Franklin, UTSA (sixth round)
32. Jacob Copeland, Maryland (seventh round)
33. Nathaniel Dell, Houston (seventh round)
34. Isaiah Neyor, Wyoming (seventh round)
35. Tyrone Scott, Missouri State (seventh round)
36. Nick Mardner, Cincinnati (seventh round)
37. Jaylon Robinson, UCF (free agent)
38. Charles Jones, Iowa (free agent)
39. Tyler Harrell, Louisville (free agent)
40. Tayvion Robinson, Kentucky (free agent)
41. Corey Crooms, Western Michigan (free agent)
42. Xavier Gipson, Stephen F. Austin (free agent)
43. Ali Jennings III, Old Dominion (free agent)
44. Dante Cephas, Kent State (free agent)
45. Ryan O’Keefe, UCF (free agent)
46. Malik Knowles, Kansas State (free agent)
47. Stanley Berryhill, Arizona (free agent)
48. Tauskie Dove, Missouri (free agent)
49. Keylon Stokes, Tulsa (free agent)
50. Puka Nacua, BYU (free agent)
51. Jason Brownlee, Southern Miss (free agent)
52. Elijah Cooks, San Jose State (free agent)
53. Jayshon Jackson, Ball State (free agent)
54. Tyrone Broden, Bowling Green (free agent)
55. Jacari Carter, Merrimack (free agent)
56. Matt Landers, Toledo (free agent)
57. Qadir Ismail, Villanova (free agent)
58. Keytaon Thompson, Virginia (free agent)
59. Avante Cox, Southern Illinois (free agent)
60. Haaziq Daniels, Air Force (free agent)
61. Xavier Gipson, Stephen F. Austin (free agent)
2023 NFL Draft Tight End Rankings
1. Michael Mayer, Notre Dame (first round)
2. Arik Gilbert, Georgia (second round)
3. Josh Whyle, Cincinnati (third round)
4. Dalton Kincaid, Utah (third round)
5. Will Mallory, Miami (third round)
6. Cameron Latu, Alabama (third round)
7. Sam LaPorta, Iowa (fourth round)
8. Jahleel Billingsley, Texas (fifth round)
9. Darnell Washington, Georgia (fourth round)
10. Erik All, Michigan (fifth round)
11. Benjamin Yurosek, Stanford (sixth round)
12. Brant Kuithe, Utah (sixth round)
13. Isaac Rex, BYU (sixth round)
14. Tucker Kraft, South Dakota State (sixth round)
15. Austin Stogner, South Carolina (seventh round)
16. Noah Gindorff, North Dakota State (seventh round)
17. Keaton Upshaw, Kentucky (seventh round)
18. Ben Sims, Baylor (seventh round)
19. Davis Allen, Clemson (free agent)
20. John Samuel Shenker, Auburn (free agent)
21. Leonard Taylor, Cincinnati (free agent)
22. Zack Kuntz, Old Dominion (free agent)
23. Marshon Ford, Louisville (free agent)
24. Christian Sims, Bowling Green (free agent)
2023 NFL Draft Offensive Tackle Rankings
1. Paris Johnson Jr., Ohio State (first round)
2. Zion Nelson, Miami (first round)
3. Peter Skoronski, Northwestern (second round)
4. Dawand Jones, Ohio State (second round)
5. Broderick Jones, Georgia (second round)
6. Anton Harrison, Oklahoma (third round)
7. Cooper Beebe, Kansas State (third round)
8. Anton Harrison, Oklahoma (third round)
9. Connor Galvin, Baylor (third round)
10. Carter Warren, Pittsburg (third round)
11. Robert Scott, Florida State (fourth round)
12. Jaxson Kirkland, Washington (fifth round)
13. Mason Brooks, Ole Miss (fifth round)
14. Blake Freeland, BYU (fifth round)
15. Logan Brown, Wisconsin (fifth round)
16. Darnell Wright, Tennessee (sixth round)
17. Jeremy James, Ole Miss (sixth round)
18. Jordan McFadden, Clemson (sixth round)
19. Mason Brooks, Ole Miss (sixth round)
20. Richard Gouraige, Florida (sixth round)
21. Wanya Morris, Oklahoma (seventh round)
22. Ryan Hayes, Michigan (seventh round)
23. Walker Parks, Clemson (seventh round)
24. Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu, Oregon (seventh round)
25. Dylan O’Quinn, Cincinnati (seventh round)
26. Christian Jones, Texas (free agent)
27. Tre’mond Shorts, LSU (free agent)
28. Dontae Bull, Fresno State (free agent)
29. Steven Jones, Oregon (free agent)
30. Ryan Swoboda, UCF (free agent)
31. Cooper Hodges, Appalachian State (free agent)
2023 NFL Draft Offensive Guard Rankings
1. Nick Broeker, Ole Miss (second round)
2. Christian Mahogany, Boston College (thrid round)
3. Emil Ekiyor Jr., Alabama (third round)
4. Javion Cohen, Alabama (fourth round)
5. Willie Lampkin, Costal Carolina (fourth round)
6. O’Cyrus Torrence, Florida (fifth round)
7. Caleb Chandler, Louisville (fifth round)
8. Andrew Vorhees, USC (fifth round)
9. O’Cyrus Torrence, Florida (sixth round)
10. TJ Bass, Oregon (sixth round)
11. Matthew Jones, Ohio State (sixth round)
12. Aaron Frost, Nevada (sixth round)
13. Victor Curne, Washington (seventh round)
14. Jerome Carvin, Tennessee (seventh round)
15. McClendon Curtis, Chattanooga (seventh round)
16. Lorenz Metz, Cincinnati (free agent)
17. J.D. Duplain, Michigan State (free agent)
18. Sidy Sow, Eastern Michigan (free agent)
19. Noah Atagi, Weber State (free agent)
20. Jake Parks, UC Davis (free agent)
2023 NFL Draft Center Rankings
1. Jarrett Patterson, Notre Dame (second round)
2. Andrew Raym, Oklahoma (third round)
3. Sedrick Van Pran, Georgia (third round)
4. John Michael Schmitz, Minnesota (fourth round)
5. Ricky Stromberg, Arkansas (fourth round)
6. Trevor Downing, Iowa State (fifth round)
7. Alex Forsyth, Oregon (sixth round)
8. Luke Wypler, Ohio State (sixth round)
9. Jacob Gall, Baylor (sixth round)
10. Will Putnam, Clemson (seventh round)
11. Zach Frazier, West Virginia (seventh round)
12. Gerard Wheeler, Tulsa (free agent)
13. Steve Avila, TCU (free agent)