2023 Mock Draft Thread

[electricgold]

• 21.
  
  Bijan Robinson
  RB Texas
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  54.
  
  Darnell Washington
  TE Georgia
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  85.
  
  Bryce Ford-Wheaton
  WR West Virginia
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  125.
  
  Byron Young
  EDGE Tennessee
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  156.
  
  Dorian Williams
  LB Tulane
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  200.
  
  Karl Brooks
  DT Bowling Green
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  239.
  
  Daniel Scott
  S California

[electricgold]

DT Karl Brooks... later round prospect...

[ghost]

I can't see it, not with Everett.

They have bigger needs elsewhere.
Its as simple as that.

Telesco has drafted two tight ends his entire tenure here.

Agreed. The cap numbers on the WR + EDGES in 2024 dictate that WR + EDGE have to be a priority for in the 2023 draft. The pick is either WR or EDGE, IMO.

Second, this note on TEs.

Not a single team should draft a tight end on Day 1

The track record of first-round tight ends is really, really bad. And with the exception of freaks like Kyle Pitts, players at this position just do not produce at a high level on a short enough timeline to justify the first-round investment. You're better off taking shots on Day 2 or Day 3 and developing a tight end on a bit of a longer timeline, since most players at the position don't become high-level producers until they are on their second contract anyway. -- Jared Dubin/CBS Sports

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/u...a-rb-and-more/

[SuperCharged]

Some people would rate TE Kincaid a better receiving option than the small framed WRs rated 1st rounders this year. We probably can get Hyatt or equivalent in round 2.Kincaid, Washington and Mayer will not be available in rnd 2.

We already have quality at TE with Everett. What we need is an upgrade.

I agree however Everett and Parham are not shabby. With such a deep TE class I think we can get a solid TE in the middle rounds. We sorely lack speed at WR. I would take a WR over a TE at this point in time. But that's just me.

[dmac_bolt]

RB1 would command alotta snaps as well, and.... have oft wondered if shouldn't Major Tom have intervened on some of those draft picks from Staley 'n Lynn, and said.... let's wait on that guy another round or two (or three) ?? don't think he uses, or he might not even have, a line item veto when it comes to draft picks ?? (albeit am betting that young John does, for the if and when he might choose ?)

and before we give Tom too much credit, he did pass up on George Pickens for Khalil, who likely plays but one more season for us, and he passed on several good gets for JT Woods, and for which we are in need of a pass catcher this go 'round, which coulda been a receiver and/or TE last go 'round if we had played our cards differently, and....

Mack is not a bust, but not sure he was the best longterm gambit, and Woods may well turn into a good longterm gambit, but he sure left some talent on the board there, 'specially if Spiller doesn't pan out.

It’s clear from all calm analyses here everyone is slowly concluding the one offensive position where a top pick will most dramatically alter/improve the offense is RB1= Bijan. I concur. Kincaid would be a great receiver but we do have a good TE. WR? Is going to share a LOT of balls with Slayer Dub Eke and Everett, etc etc. Only RB1 is the gaping deficiency where an elite player would instantly be #1 starter and prominent part of the offense.

I thought your hindsight slap about Khalil was a bit of misinformation. LAC traded for Khalil more then a month prior to the draft - you make it sound like TT “passed up on George Pickens” when he got Khalil. Or thats how I read it. TT had no idea GP would be on the board at that pick when he made the trade. He, i think fairly, guessed that there wouldn’t be an edge player nearly as good as Khalil when that pick came around and better vs longer was what he wanted. Right or wrong, we will see if Khalil has 2 more years in him, if we get 3 top level years out of him, I’m good with the deal. He wasn’t a long term gambit, thats not the correct question. What is long term in the NFL these days anyway.

Agree on Woods 100%. I’d never heard of him pre-draft, and he was not at all NFL ready and therefore not a good pick. He may NEVER be NFL: ready and will be yet another in the extraordinarily bad record of TT in the 3rd. I don’t konw if all GMs are that bad in Rd3, it sure seems like TT should have at least found a couple worthy players in 10 years. We got, what, Slayer and Palmer? McKitty doesn’t look worth the pick and I can’t bring myself to list all of the worse picks

[SAY OW 55]

Khalijah Kancey Pitt defensive tackle.

comp he looks like Aaron Donald.

that guy is a stud. If you put him next to Joey Bosa and Khalil Mack you change that defense. And I can see the Chargers taking him. I can see the Chargers drafting him.

[blueman]

They couldn't run the football last year and it cost them a playoff game.
Running backs are devalued because they start wearing out by the time of their 2nd contract.

Do you think Telesco and John boy are thinking about 6 years from now?
They need to win now and elite rookie rbs are productive from the get go.

Its Robinson if he's available ..... pretty certain of that.

Totally, totally agree. But Bijan will be long gone, and while I’d be fine with Gibbs at 21 regardless who else is there, I doubt the team goes that way. I’m prepared to be sad.

[Boltgang74]

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[Ghost of Quacksaw]

Bijan, or Beef.

The only DB I'd be excited about at #21 is Joey Porter, Jr.

The only receiver I'd be excited about at #21 is... TE Darnell 'Beef-a-roni' Washington.

If Telesco thinks the best player on the board at #21 is a wideout-- and takes him-- he *HAS TO* be right, and I won't forgive him, if he's not! There are too many other needs the team has that are even MORE glaring than WR. IMO, the Defensive Front Seven is a significantly bigger priority, as is DB for that matter. I'd also rather further solidify the O-line-- protecting Herb and boosting the run game-- than to draft a speedy wideout that Herbert won't have adequate time in the pocket to hit.

[Boltgang74]

Another look at Darnell.Not a 1st rounder

https://youtu.be/x-ocL9u9H74

[DerwinBosa]

Another look at Darnell.Not a 1st rounder

https://youtu.be/x-ocL9u9H74

I agree. After the season I said I would take him in the second or third, and it seemed like most experts thought he was a second-rounder. I don't know what's happened over the last few months that's made him a possibility for our first-round pick, but I will be disappointed if Telesco does that.

Other than Bijan Robinson I don't want an offensive player in the first round. Sure, take a tight end or wide receiver if the player is clearly the best available at that time. I'm just hoping it doesn't play out like that, because I want more depth along the defensive line. If we don't get at least one productive defensive tackle or edge rusher in this draft I think we're going to be dangerously thin on the defensive line by next offseason.

But...Bijan Robinson is just way too good to pass up at #21. If he falls to us you HAVE to take him.

[wu-dai clan]

Quentin Johnston
Keeanu Benton

Byron Young EDGE Tennessee
6'2" 250# 4.4 Forty albeit linear speed.
Compact build suggests durability.
This guy is a unique combination of Pass Rush Specialist and Coverage Linebacker. The speed is clear, as a tool for closing on QBs, backside pursuit, and staying with receivers. We can use NASCAR package and also disguise Young in coverage.

Brenton Strange TE-HB Penn St
This is a perfect fit for our needs. We want to run and get chunk yards on early downs. We want to marry the run and the pass. You've heard all this.
Kellen Moore loves to line up a TE in the backfield. Strange is VERY good at blocking from this formation. He can line up In-Line too and serve as a reliable intermediate range receiver.
Second/Third round talent falls to us due to draft depth and universal desire for TE-WR types.

Demario Douglas
Christian Izien
Jake Andrews