*****2023 NFL DRAFT THREAD - NO SPOILERS*****

[Dante84]

Version 2023 - PATRICK MAHOMES & THE HUNT FOR THE MIDDLE FINGER RING

Let's ****ing do this.

Rules for once the draft begins:

1. No spoiled picks in this thread, all weekend. This means that as tweets are leaking picks a few minutes before the selection is announced live, you don't post it in this thread (ex: embedded tweets), reference it in this thread (ex: Joe Slapdick says it's So and So to Green Bay) or hint at it (ex: "it's a RB!").
   
2. Don't be a dick.

Otherwise, have fun, talk shit, freak out and lose your goddamned minds. It's Draft Weekend. The hot takes in these threads are so funny. I'll also be starting player threads for each of our picks as they are made, with videos and notable stats/takes in the OP. These separate threads will be made as soon as the news breaks, outside of this thread. I will link the threads below. Pure knee-jerk gold to reference in the future.

Here are our picks:

Round 1, #31: Felix Anudike-Uzomah
Round 2, #55: Rashee Rice
Round 3, #92: Wanya Morris
Round 4, #119: Chamarri Conner
Round 5, #166: BJ Thompson
Round 6, #194: Keondre Coburn
Round 7, #250: Nic Jones

Here is a list of the prospects the Chiefs have shown interest in this year.

View the 2022 Draft thread here
View the 2021 Draft thread here
View the 2020 Draft thread here
View the 2019 Draft thread here
View the 2018 Draft thread here
View the 2017 Draft thread here

[saphojunkie]

Originally Posted by wazu

Don't agree with this decision. The embarrassing Day 1 snub has already happened and it's not going to un-happen by leaving. The silver lining of a situation like this is it gives an opportunity to show what you're made of character-wise.

Yeah. And he is.

[Mecca]

Here is some draft news.

Sources with NFL teams were not surprised that Alabama running back Jahmyr Gibbs went as a top-20 pick, because they viewed Gibbs as one of the few players with an elite grade in the 2023 NFL Draft. Interestingly, sources with the Jets say their team was planning on taking Gibbs with the 15th pick. They felt he was too much of a playmaker to pass on, and he would have been a tremendous receiving back for Aaron Rodgers to work with. Gibbs also is a very good pass blocker who could have helped the aging quarterback. The Jets took Breece Hall in the second round last year, but Hall is coming off a serious injury, and having a potent rushing attack with a two-headed monster would obviously have helped the Jets set up good down-and-distance situations for Rodgers. After the Lions took Gibbs with the 12th pick and the offensive linemen went off the board, the Jets felt that Will McDonald was the best value available and could help them field a dangerous edge rush group.

Another player that the Falcons loved was Iowa linebacker Jack Campbell. Sources said that Atlanta was interested in trading up from its second-round pick to get Campbell. Additionally, sources with the New York Giants said Campbell was in the running for their first-round pick. If he fell to late in the first round, they were planning on seeing what it would take to move up for Campbell. Multiple team evaluators have said Campbell is similar to former Carolina Panthers All-Pro linebacker Luke Kuechly. Detroit snatched up Campbell at No. 18, breaking the hearts of some of the staff with the Falcons and Giants.


Two defensive tackles who had a late rise in the pre-draft meetings were Florida's Gervon Dexter and Wisconsin's Keeanu Benton. Coaches from around the NFL liked the fits that they presented for schemes, with Dexter being a run stuffer possessing athletic upside and Benton having some interior pass-rush potential. The 2023 NFL Draft is not strong at the defensive tackle position, but there are a number of teams that need interior defensive line help. It sounds like both Dexter and Benton could go in the second round tonight.


On Monday, we discussed how some teams had medically flunked Georgia tight end Darnell Washington, and he was not alone, as other significant players received medical red flags. Among them is Baylor defensive tackle Siaki Ika. Ika had a shot at being a second-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, but he could slide to the mid-rounds after being flunked medically by some teams. Some franchises have some character concerns with Ika as well. While Ika is a beast against the run, he is viewed as a player who lacks a role in the sub package, so that limits his playing time significantly. Going in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft is probably the best case scenario right now for Ika.

[ToxSocks]

Im just so, so glad Gibbs didnt fall to the Bengals or Bills. I have no problem where Gibbs was taken. I do think he's a special talent who'll be making big plays in the NFL.

[RunKC]

Picking Felix was a wise choice bc we didn’t reach. He wasn’t some raw talent who was a project. And I think the depth of this DE class made it an easy choice.

Tackle fizzled out, WR fizzled out. Felix or one of the corners was the best available and I think they made the right choice. This is about where he should have gone.

And yea this DE class is deep but I don’t think you’re gonna find many options to start and play well early at 63. I think you’re gonna see another run on the DL again. All the mocks I see have quite a few more going.

Feels like Brett saw the strength and wanted to pick the best on his board from the deepest position instead of potentially settling

[SAGA45]

Originally Posted by smithandrew051

So far, most of the grades say the Lions did the worst by reaching the most at positions that aren’t super valuable.

Originally Posted by kevrunner

With Jerick McKinnon overcoming his injury issues, Swift surely could also, probably only costs a 5th round pick. Might be worth looking into if the Chiefs don’t grab a RB in the draft. The Bengals are said to have interests, as well as a few other teams.

Sources: The #Lions are receiving trade calls on running back D’Andre Swift, whose representatives have been in contact with the team about potentially moving to a new team. With Detroit drafting Jahmyr Gibbs, the talented Swift appears poised to leave Detroit. pic.twitter.com/Rkf16dylaL

— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) April 28, 2023

Thus the Gibbs selection. Makes perfect sense. Even explains Bijan to the Falcons a bit more.

[staylor26]

I'd take Ika in the 3rd if we're comfortable with the medicals.

[tredadda]

Originally Posted by RunKC

Picking Felix was a wise choice bc we didn’t reach. He wasn’t some raw talent who was a project. And I think the depth of this DE class made it an easy choice.

Tackle fizzled out, WR fizzled out. Felix or one of the corners was the best available and I think they made the right choice. This is about where he should have gone.

And yea this DE class is deep but I don’t think you’re gonna find many options to start and play well early at 63. I think you’re gonna see another run on the DL again. All the mocks I see have quite a few more going.

Feels like Brett saw the strength and wanted to pick the best on his board from the deepest position instead of potentially settling

This is what good teams do. I know BPA can't be used in every scenario, but you can never go wrong with having extra pass rushers. Still plenty of talent on the board. Remember KC has gotten 2 starting CBs in the 4th, one in the 7th, and elite G in the 6th, two outstanding LBs in the 2nd and a starting RB in the 7th. Zero reason to reach for talent when comparable talent should be there when they pick again.

[Mecca]

I wonder if Josh Kaindoh is crying in the corner.

[TLO]

Originally Posted by wazu

Don't agree with this decision. The embarrassing Day 1 snub has already happened and it's not going to un-happen by leaving. The silver lining of a situation like this is it gives an opportunity to show what you're made of character-wise.

He's taking his hoes and going home.

[Iconic]

Will Levis waiting on that call ��#NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/gAq2ktBK4h

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) April 28, 2023

If Levis can snag that there's a chance for all of us.

[Nightfyre]

Originally Posted by Mecca

I wonder if Josh Kaindoh is crying in the corner.

Hopefully, he wipes away those tears and starts figuring out how he is going to carve out a role for himself on this team.

[Mecca]

Originally Posted by Nightfyre

Hopefully, he wipes away those tears and starts figuring out how he is going to carve out a role for himself on this team.

As of today he's probably not making the team.

[Nightfyre]

Originally Posted by Mecca

As of today he's probably not making the team.

He's not making the team with that attitude for sure

[crispystl]

Originally Posted by Detoxing

Im just so, so glad Gibbs didnt fall to the Bengals or Bills. I have no problem where Gibbs was taken. I do think he's a special talent who'll be making big plays in the NFL.

Exactly. I was so happy to see him picked just to get him off the damn board before the Gals picked. They're handful even without someone like him.

[JPH83]

If Ika is available mid rounds there's our NT. He does look like he needs to lose some weight but if the issue is a lack of discipline and a love of cake, I can kind of live with that with the guy who just needs to tick the "immovable object" box. He doesn't need to be Vea.