2023 Draft Big Boards, Position Rankings & Mocks

[Rev]

Charbonnet is my favorite in the 3rd range, if we're talking day 3 guys my favorites are Kendre Miller, Chris Rodriguez, Kenny McIntosh and Deuce Vaughan.

I wouldn't take a RB before the 3rd unless Robinson is there in the 1st or Gibbs is there in the 2nd.

I really like Vaughan. Probably no chance the Cowboys take him just because of his size.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

Charbonnet is my favorite in the 3rd range, if we're talking day 3 guys my favorites are Kendre Miller, Chris Rodriguez, Kenny McIntosh and Deuce Vaughan.

I wouldn't take a RB before the 3rd unless Robinson is there in the 1st or Gibbs is there in the 2nd.

Guy runs really tough but doesn't look real explosive to me. Reminds me a bit of James Conner in running style. Would compliment Pollard great.

 

[Simpleton]

Wide receiver

PLAYER	SCHOOL	HT, WT
1. Jordan Addison	USC	6-0, 180
2. Quentin Johnston	TCU	6-4, 215
3. Jaxon Smith-Njigba	Ohio State	6-1, 193
4. Josh Downs	North Carolina	5-10, 175
5. Jalin Hyatt	Tennessee	6-0, 185
6. Rashee Rice	SMU	6-1, 203
7. Tyler Scott	Cincinnati	5-11, 185
8. A.T. Perry	Wake Forest	6-4, 203
9. Zay Flowers	Boston College	5-9, 170
10. Cedric Tillman	Tennessee	6-3, 214
11. Kayshon Boutte	LSU	6-0, 205
12. Parker Washington	Penn State	5-10, 210
13. Dontayvion Wicks	Virginia	6-2, 202
14. Marvin Mims	Oklahoma	5-11, 180
15. Jonathan Mingo	Ole Miss	6-2, 220

You're probably not getting an immediate contributor unless you take one in the first 2 rounds, which is why I'd rather see what it'd take in a trade for someone like Cooks rather than feeling like we absolutely have to go WR with one of our first picks.

If we don't add a vet I'd look at a slight move up in the 2nd for Downs or Rice if they get within our range.

 

[Simpleton]

I really like Vaughan. Probably no chance the Cowboys take him just because of his size.

Yea although if we bring Elliott back you never know, maybe they feel more comfortable with another smallish scat back with Elliott around to slam up the middle.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

I really like Vaughan. Probably no chance the Cowboys take him just because of his size.

I don't think he is a guy to complement Pollard with. Just not enough mass to move a pile.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

Yea although if we bring Elliott back you never know, maybe they feel more comfortable with another smallish scat back with Elliott around to slam up the middle.

He is a guy who you take a shot on as your third RB but may be nothing more than a gadget guy. Not sure you can do that even with Zeke on the roster. Just too much temptation to still make Zeke the "workhorse" that he isn't.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

You're probably not getting an immediate contributor unless you take one in the first 2 rounds, which is why I'd rather see what it'd take in a trade for someone like Cooks rather than feeling like we absolutely have to go WR with one of our first picks.

If we don't add a vet I'd look at a slight move up in the 2nd for Downs or Rice if they get within our range.

The Tolbert pick really stings. If he just had shown some promise as a rookie and earned some playing time there would be hope that maybe he is ready to step up. Right now I have no evidence to say he is anything but a bust. Puts us in a tough position of getting an old veteran and hoping or forcing a pick in the first two rounds.

You can't just do the same thing again and assume some middle round WR will be legit.

 

[Rev]

I don't think he is a guy to complement Pollard with. Just not enough mass to move a pile.

He isn't but we may not have Pollard.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

He isn't but we may not have Pollard.

Yeah and while I wouldn't go out in free agency and spend on a RB. I guess hypothetically if we let Zeke and Pollard walk and signed a good free agent bell cow type back that the little guy could make some sense. Nothing against the RB, I think he is a good player but when you're 5'6" 175 pounds you basically start the conversation with gadget player and anything over that is a bonus.

And it's not so much the height, it's the weight. If the guy was 205 pounds or something it would be a different conversation. But everything I have seen about his college playing weight is that it was like 176 pounds. At this point even if he came in at 205 pounds I'd be concerned that he wouldn't be the same explosive dude.

 

[Rev]

Yeah and while I wouldn't go out in free agency and spend on a RB. I guess hypothetically if we let Zeke and Pollard walk and signed a good free agent bell cow type back that the little guy could make some sense. Nothing against the RB, I think he is a good player but when you're 5'6" 175 pounds you basically start the conversation with gadget player and anything over that is a bonus.

And it's not so much the height, it's the weight. If the guy was 205 pounds or something it would be a different conversation. But everything I have seen about his college playing weight is that it was like 176 pounds. At this point even if he came in at 205 pounds I'd be concerned that he wouldn't be the same explosive dude.

Sometimes you have to look past the numbers.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

Sometimes you have to look past the numbers.

Yeah I'll have to watch him. It's just hard when you don't have anyone to compare him too. Sproles is maybe your best comp but he was still at least 190 pounds. And even still then, his best rushing season was what 600 yards? But he was an excellent receiver which is where a guy like this is really going to have to succeed.

 

[Simpleton]

Yeah I'll have to watch him. It's just hard when you don't have anyone to compare him too. Sproles is maybe your best comp but he was still at least 190 pounds. And even still then, his best rushing season was what 600 yards? But he was an excellent receiver which is where a guy like this is really going to have to succeed.

He ran for 1400+ each of the last two seasons while also being an excellent receiver out of the backfield.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

He ran for 1400+ each of the last two seasons while also being an excellent receiver out of the backfield.

The guy has a place in the NFL. Or at least I think so. But I'm just not sure how well he fits us unless it's like a sixth round pick flier type. Which I'm ok with. But we need a different RB as well.

 

[boozeman]

Kiper's first:

1. Chicago Bears - Jalen Carter DT Georgia
2. Houston Texans - C.J. Stroud QB Ohio St.
3. Arizona Cardinals - Will Anderson DE/OLB Alabama
4. Indianapolis Colts - Bryce Young QB Alabama
5. Seattle Seahawks (Denver) - Will Levis QB Kentucky
6. Detroit Lions (L.A. Rams) - Tyree Wilson DE Texas Tech
7. Las Vegas Raiders - Peter Skoronski T Northwestern
8. Atlanta Falcons - Myles Murphy DE Clemson
9. Carolina Panthers - Anthony Richardson QB Florida
10. Philadelphia Eagles (New Orleans) - Calijah Kancey DT Pittsburgh
11. Tennessee Titans - Paris Johnson Jr. T Ohio St.
12. Houston Texans (Cleveland) - Lukas Van Ness DL Iowa
13. New York Jets - Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR Ohio St.
14. New England Patriots - Devon Witherspoon CB Illinois
15. Green Bay Packers - Michael Mayer TE Notre Dame
16. Washington Badwords - Broderick Jones T Georgia
17. Pittsburgh Steelers - Joey Porter Jr. CB Penn St.
18. Detroit Lions - Christian Gonzalez CB Oregon
19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Keion White DL Georgia Tech
20. Seattle Seahawks - Byron Young DE/LB Tennessee
21. Los Angeles Chargers - Tuli Tuipulotu DT USC
22. Baltimore Ravens - Quentin Johnston WR TCU
23. Minnesota Vikings - Emmanuel Forbes CB Mississippi St.
24. Jacksonville Jaguars - Deonte Banks CB Maryland
25. New York Giants - Jordan Addison WR USC

26. Dallas Cowboys - Bijan Robinson RB Texas
This just makes sense, right? Team owner Jerry Jones loves star running backs, going back to his days of drafting Emmitt Smith in Round 1 in 1990, and he repeatedly has said Ezekiel Elliott is the Cowboys' most important player. Well, Elliott could be a salary-cap casualty this offseason, and Tony Pollard -- who made the Pro Bowl this season -- broke his left leg in the divisional round and is a free agent. Could Jones and the Cowboys start over and take Robinson, the best back in this class, here? Robinson also is a great pass-catcher, so he's more than just a between-the-tackles runner. He could also take some of the pressure off quarterback Dak Prescott.

I thought hard about defensive tackle with this pick, with Bryan Bresee (Clemson) and Mazi Smith (Michigan) as two possibilities. Dallas struggled at times stopping the run.

27. Buffalo Bills - Derick Hall DE/OLB Auburn
28. Cincinnati Bengals - Dalton Kincaid TE Utah
29. Denver Broncos (San Francisco thru Mia) - Isaiah Foskey DE/OLB Notre Dame
30. Philadelphia Eagles - Brian Branch S Alabama
31. Kansas City Chiefs - Zay Flowers WR Boston College

 

[boozeman]

Brugler's Top 15 By Position

QB
1. Bryce Young, Alabama
2. C.J. Stroud, Ohio State
3. Will Levis, Kentucky
4. Anthony Richardson, Florida
5. Tanner McKee, Stanford
6. Hendon Hooker, Tennessee
7. Jake Haener, Fresno State
8. Aidan O'Connell, Purdue
9. Clayton Tune, Houston
10. Max Duggan, TCU
11. Stetson Bennett, Georgia
12. Tyson Bagent, Shepherd
13. Jaren Hall, BYU
14. Dorian Thompson-Robinson, UCLA
15. Tim DeMorat, Fordham

RB
1. Bijan Robinson, Texas
2. Jahmyr Gibbs, Alabama
3. Devon Achane, Texas A&M
4. Zach Charbonnet, UCLA
5. Zach Evans, Ole Miss
6. Tank Bigsby, Auburn
7. Roschon Johnson, Texas
8. Kenny McIntosh, Georgia
9. Tyjae Spears, Tulane
10. Israel Abanikanda, Pittsburgh
11. DeWayne McBride, UAB
12. Kendre Miller, TCU
13. Eric Gray, Oklahoma
14. Sean Tucker, Syracuse
15. Chris Rodriguez Jr., Kentucky

WR
1. Jordan Addison, USC
2. Quentin Johnston, TCU
3. Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Ohio State
4. Josh Downs, North Carolina
5. Jalin Hyatt, Tennessee
6. Rashee Rice, SMU
7. Tyler Scott, Cincinnati
8. A.T. Perry, Wake Forest
9. Zay Flowers, Boston College
10. Cedric Tillman, Tennessee
11. Kayshon Boutte, LSU
12. Parker Washington, Penn State
13. Dontayvion Wicks, Virginia
14. Marvin Mims, Oklahoma
15. Jonathan Mingo, Ole Miss

TE
1. Michael Mayer, Notre Dame
2. Luke Musgrave, Oregon State
3. Darnell Washington, Georgia
4. Dalton Kincaid, Utah
5. Tucker Kraft, South Dakota State
6. Sam LaPorta, Iowa
7. Luke Schoonmaker, Michigan
8. Cameron Latu, Alabama
9. Davis Allen, Clemson
10. Josh Whyle, Cincinnati
11. Brenton Strange, Penn State
12. Payne Durham, Purdue
13. Will Mallory, Miami (Fla.)
14. Zack Kuntz, Old Dominion
15. Brayden Willis, Oklahoma

OT
1. Paris Johnson Jr., Ohio State
2. Broderick Jones, Georgia
3. Anton Harrison, Oklahoma
4. Matthew Bergeron, Syracuse
5. Darnell Wright, Tennessee
6. Dawand Jones, Ohio State
7. Wanya Morris, Oklahoma
8. Braeden Daniels, Utah
9. Jaelyn Duncan, Maryland
10. Nick Saldiveri, Old Dominion
11. Carter Warren, Pittsburgh
12. Tyler Steen, Alabama
13. Ryan Hayes, Michigan
14. Blake Freeland, BYU
15. Quinton Barrow, Grand Valley State

IOL
1. Peter Skoronski, Northwestern
2. Cody Mauch, North Dakota State
3. O'Cyrus Torrence, Florida
4. Joe Tippmann, Wisconsin
5. Steve Avila, TCU
6. John Michael Schmitz, Minnesota
7. Jordan McFadden, Clemson
8. Warren McClendon, Georgia
9. Alex Forsyth, Oregon
10. Luke Wypler, Ohio State
11. Jarrett Patterson, Notre Dame
12. Nick Broeker, Ole Miss
13. Mark Evans II, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
14. Anthony Bradford, LSU
15. Olu Oluwatimi, Michigan

EDGE
1. Will Anderson Jr., Alabama
2. Tyree Wilson, Texas Tech
3. Myles Murphy, Clemson
4. Lukas Van Ness, Iowa
5. Nolan Smith, Georgia
6. BJ Ojulari, LSU
7. Isaiah Foskey, Notre Dame
8. Will McDonald IV, Iowa State
9. Zach Harrison, Ohio State
10. Keion White, Georgia Tech
11. Mike Morris, Michigan
12. Felix Anudike-Uzomah, Kansas State
13. Derick Hall, Auburn
14. Tuli Tuipultou, USC
15. Dylan Horton, TCU

DT
1. Jalen Carter, Georgia
2. Bryan Bresee, Clemson
3. Siaki Ika, Baylor
4. Mazi Smith, Michigan
5. Gervon Dexter Sr., Florida
6. Keeanu Benton, Wisconsin
7. Byron Young, Alabama
8. Colby Wooden, Auburn
9. Calijah Kancey, Pittsburgh
10. Zacch Pickens, South Carolina
11. Keondre Coburn, Texas
12. Cameron Young, Mississippi State
13. Karl Brooks, Bowling Green
14. Moro Ojomo, Texas
15. Jaquelin Roy, LSU

LB
1. Drew Sanders, Arkansas
2. Trenton Simpson, Clemson
3. Henry To'oTo'o, Alabama
4. Jack Campbell, Iowa
5. Nick Herbig, Wisconsin
6. DeMarvion Overshown, Texas
7. Noah Sewell, Oregon
8. Dorian Williams, Tulane
9. Owen Pappoe, Auburn
10. Daiyan Henley, Washington State
11. Cam Jones, Indiana
12. SirVocea Dennis, Pittsburgh
13. Dee Winters, TCU
14. Ivan Pace Jr., Cincinnati
15. Anfernee Orji, Vanderbilt

CB
1. Christian Gonzalez, Oregon
2. Joey Porter Jr., Penn State
3. Devon Witherspoon, Illinois
4. Cam Smith, South Carolina
5. Deonte Banks, Maryland
6. Kelee Ringo, Georgia
7. Emmanuel Forbes, Mississippi State
8. Clark Phillips III, Utah
9. Kyu Blu Kelly, Stanford
10. Tyrique Stevenson, Miami (Fla.)
11. DJ Turner, Michigan
12. Eli Ricks, Alabama
13. Cameron Mitchell, Northwestern
14. Carrington Valentine, Kentucky
15. Garrett Williams, Syracuse

S
1. Brian Branch, Alabama
2. Antonio Johnson, Texas A&M
3. Christopher Smith, Georgia
4. Jordan Battle, Alabama
5. Ronnie Hickman, Ohio State
6. JL Skinner, Boise State
7. Jartavius Martin, Illinois
8. Jammie Robinson, Florida State
9. Ji'Ayir Brown, Penn State
10. DeMarcco Hellams, Alabama
11. Kaevon Merriweather, Iowa
12. Jay Ward, LSU
13. Rashad Torrence II, Florida
14. Gervarrius Owens, Houston
15. Sydney Brown, Illinois

 

[boozeman]

Wide receiver

PLAYER	SCHOOL	HT, WT
1. Jordan Addison	USC	6-0, 180
2. Quentin Johnston	TCU	6-4, 215
3. Jaxon Smith-Njigba	Ohio State	6-1, 193
4. Josh Downs	North Carolina	5-10, 175
5. Jalin Hyatt	Tennessee	6-0, 185
6. Rashee Rice	SMU	6-1, 203
7. Tyler Scott	Cincinnati	5-11, 185
8. A.T. Perry	Wake Forest	6-4, 203
9. Zay Flowers	Boston College	5-9, 170
10. Cedric Tillman	Tennessee	6-3, 214
11. Kayshon Boutte	LSU	6-0, 205
12. Parker Washington	Penn State	5-10, 210
13. Dontayvion Wicks	Virginia	6-2, 202
14. Marvin Mims	Oklahoma	5-11, 180
15. Jonathan Mingo	Ole Miss	6-2, 220

This is the wrong year to go and look to drafting pass catchers.

We would be better served to address with a real veteran, not a James Washington-type.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

This is the wrong year to go and look to drafting pass catchers.

We would be better served to address with a real veteran, not a James Washington-type.

I think it depends on what type of pick you're talking about. If I had a top 10 pick I would certainly agree, this is not the year for pass catchers. If Johnston, Addison or Smith-Njigba is there with a late first though, totally worth it. After those three Downs, Hyatt and Rice seem like excellent second round picks but sort of not worth the first. I also like Zay Flowers a bit but again all depends on where in the draft we are talking. I haven't really dug into the rest of these guys beyond that. Still have a long process to go.

 

[Cotton]

 

[Simpleton]

Yep, I'd take Addison or Johnston at 26, no questions asked. Njigba I have to see test well before I felt really comfortable, other than that I'm not going WR in the first unless Downs runs like a 4.32.

Of course this also depends on who else is there, like if Bresee drops he's an auto-pick as long as his medicals are clean.

I'd move up for Downs and maybe Rice in the 2nd.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

Yep, I'd take Addison or Johnston at 26, no questions asked. Njigba I have to see test well before I felt really comfortable, other than that I'm not going WR in the first unless Downs runs like a 4.32.

Of course this also depends on who else is there, like if Bresee drops he's an auto-pick as long as his medicals are clean.

I'd move up for Downs and maybe Rice in the 2nd.

Thoughts on Hyatt? I love how explosive he is.