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2023 NFL mock draft: C.J. Stroud falls, trades galore in new 4-round projections

The 2023 NFL draft kicks off tomorrow, where teams are preparing to welcome a new crop of rookies to the roster.

There are plenty of storylines to monitor leading up to the draft, including how the top 10 will shake out. With the belief that there could be a later run on quarterbacks, we could see teams outside the top 10 looking to move up to land one of the top options. With C.J. Stroud’s stock falling, could he be on the board?

Here’s my final four-round mock draft. What potential stars will go where? Which proven stars will get moved during the draft? All of those questions get answered below. Read ‘em and weep.

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Carolina Panthers (from CHI): QB Bryce Young, Alabama

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Houston Texans: EDGE Will Anderson Jr., Alabama

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Arizona Cardinals: EDGE Tyree Wilson, Texas Tech

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Indianapolis Colts: QB Will Levis, Kentucky

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Seattle Seahawks (from DEN): DT Jalen Carter, Georgia

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Detroit Lions (from LAR): CB Christian Gonzalez, Oregon

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Las Vegas Raiders: OT Paris Johnson Jr., Ohio State

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Atlanta Falcons: QB C.J. Stroud, Ohio State

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Chicago Bears (from CAR): WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Ohio State

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Philadelphia Eagles (from NO): RB Bijan Robinson, Texas

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Minnesota Vikings (projected trade with Titans): QB Anthony Richardson, Florida

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Houston Texans (from CLE): WR Zay Flowers, Boston College

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Green Bay Packers (from NYJ): TE Michael Mayer, Notre Dame

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New England Patriots: EDGE Lukas Van Ness, Iowa

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New York Jets (from GB): OT Broderick Jones, Georgia

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Washington Commanders: IOL O’Cyrus Torrence, Florida

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Pittsburgh Steelers: CB Devon Witherspoon, Illinois

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Detroit Lions: TE Dalton Kincaid, Utah

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers: OT Darnell Wright, Tennessee

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Seattle Seahawks: IOL John Michael Schmitz, Minnesota

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Los Angeles Chargers: WR Jordan Addison, USC

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Baltimore Ravens: CB Joey Porter Jr., Penn State

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Tennessee Titans (projected trade with Vikings): OT Peter Skoronski, Northwestern

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Jacksonville Jaguars: S Brian Branch, Alabama

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New York Giants: CB Emmanuel Forbes, Mississippi State

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Dallas Cowboys: DT Bryan Bresee, Clemson

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Houston Texans (projected trade with Bills): QB Hendon Hooker, Tennessee

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Cincinnati Bengals: OT Dawand Jones, Ohio State

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New Orleans Saints (from SF via MIA, DEN): DT Calijah Kancey, Pittsburgh

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Philadelphia Eagles: DT Mazi Smith, Michigan

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Kansas City Chiefs: TE Darnell Washington

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Pittsburgh Steelers (from CHI): OT Anton Harrison, Oklahoma

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Arizona Cardinals (projected trade with Bills)*: EDGE Nolan Smith

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*Bills acquire WR DeAndre Hopkins

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Arizona Cardinals: WR Quentin Johnston, TCU

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Indianapolis Colts: EDGE Myles Murphy, Clemson

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Los Angeles Rams: CB Deonte Banks, Maryland

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Seattle Seahawks (from DEN): LB Jack Campbell, Iowa

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Las Vegas Raiders: CB Cam Smith, South Carolina

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Carolina Panthers: EDGE Will McDonald IV, Iowa State

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New Orleans Saints: EDGE B.J. Ojulari, LSU

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Tennessee Titans: RB Jahmyr Gibbs, Alabama

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Green Bay Packers (from CLE via NYJ): WR Josh Downs, North Carolina

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New York Jets: EDGE Keion White, Georgia Tech

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Atlanta Falcons: IOL Steve Avila, TCU

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Green Bay Packers: OT/IOL Cody Mauch, North Dakota State

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New England Patriots: CB Kelee Ringo, Georgia

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Washington Commanders: CB Julius Brents, Kansas State

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Detroit Lions: LB Trenton Simpson, Clemson

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Pittsburgh Steelers: LB Drew Sanders, Arkansas

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers: EDGE Isaiah Foskey, Notre Dame

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Tennessee Titans (projected trade with Dolphins)*: WR Jalin Hyatt, Tennessee

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*Dolphins acquire Derrick Henry

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Seattle Seahawks: WR Cedric Tillman, Tennessee

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Chicago Bears (from BAL): EDGE Adetomiwa Adebawore, Northwestern

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Los Angeles Chargers: RB Tyjae Spears, Tulane

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Detroit Lions (from MIN): WR Rashee Rice, SMU

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Jacksonville Jaguars: CB Darius Rush, South Carolina

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New York Giants: LB Daiyan Henley, Washington State

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Dallas Cowboys: IOL Joe Tippmann, Wisconsin

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Cincinnati Bengals: CB D.J. Turner, Michigan

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Chicago Bears (from SF via CAR): DT Keeanu Benton, Wisconsin

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Philadelphia Eagles: EDGE Felix Anudike-Uzomah, Kansas State

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Kansas City Chiefs: EDGE Tuli Tuipulotu, USC

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Chicago Bears: OT Warren McClendon, Georgia

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Buffalo Bills: OT Blake Freeland, BYU

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Arizona Cardinals: RB Zach Charbonnet, USC

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Denver Broncos (from IND): DT Siaki Ika, Baylor

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Denver Broncos: CB Clark Phillips III, Utah

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Los Angeles Rams: WR A.T. Perry, Wake Forest

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Las Vegas Raiders: TE Sam LaPorta, Iowa

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New Orleans Saints: TE Luke Musgrave, Oregon State

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Tennessee Titans: IOL Luke Wypler, Ohio State

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Houston Texans (from CLE): WR Marvin Mims, Oklahoma

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Cleveland Browns (from NYJ): EDGE Derick Hall, Auburn

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Atlanta Falcons: DT Gervon Dexter, Florida

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New England Patriots (from CAR): LB Noah Sewell, Oregon

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Los Angeles Rams (from NE via MIA): S Sydney Brown, Illinois

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Green Bay Packers: S Antonio Johnson, Texas A&M

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Indianapolis Colts (from WAS): OT Matthew Bergeron, Syracuse

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Pittsburgh Steelers: WR Parker Washington, Penn State

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Detroit Lions: DT Zacch Pickens, South Carolina

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers: RB Tank Bigsby, Auburn

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Seattle Seahawks: TE Tucker Kraft, South Dakota State

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Miami Dolphins: OT Jaelyn Duncan, Maryland

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Los Angeles Chargers: CB Jaylon Jones, Texas A&M

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Baltimore Ravens: WR Tank Dell, Houston

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Minnesota Vikings: WR Trey Palmer, Nebraska

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Jacksonville Jaguars: IOL Emil Ekiyor Jr, Alabama

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New York Giants: S Jordan Battle, Alabama

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Dallas Cowboys: WR Tyler Scott, Cincinnati

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Buffalo Bills: LB Ivan Pace Jr., Cincinnati

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Arizona Cardinals (projected trade with Cincinnati Bengals)*: TE Zack Kuntz, Old Dominion

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Carolina Panthers (from SF): WR Jayden Reed, Michigan State

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Philadelphia Eagles: WR Bryce Ford-Wheaton, West Virginia

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Kansas City Chiefs: OT Carter Warren, Pittsburgh

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Arizona Cardinals (comp pick): S Brandon Joseph, Notre Dame

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Washington Commanders (comp pick): LB Henry To’o To’o, Alabama

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Cleveland Browns (comp pick): S JL Skinner, Boise State

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San Francisco 49ers (comp pick): OT Tyler Steen, Alabama

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Las Vegas Raiders (comp pick): WR Xavier Hutchinson, Iowa State

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San Francisco 49ers (comp pick): CB Eli Ricks, Alabama

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San Francisco 49ers (comp pick): Ji'ayir Brown, Penn State

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Chicago Bears: RB Eric Gray, Oklahoma

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Houston Texans: IOL Ricky Stromberg, Arkansas

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Arizona Cardinals: EDGE Andre Carter II, Army

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Indianapolis Colts: WR Kayshon Boutte, LSU

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New England Patriots (from LAR): S Jammie Robinson, Florida State

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Denver Broncos: RB Devon Achane, Texas A&M

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Las Vegas Raiders: RB Israel Abanikanda, Pittsburgh

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Atlanta Falcons (from TEN): EDGE Zach Harrison, Ohio State

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Cleveland Browns: DT Byron Young, Alabama

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New York Jets: IOL McClendon Curtis, Chattanooga

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Atlanta Falcons: RB Zach Evans, Ole Miss

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Carolina Panthers: RB Chase Brown, Illinois

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New Orleans Saints: QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson, UCLA

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Green Bay Packers: CB Jartavius Martin, Illinois

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New England Patriots: WR Jonathan Mingo, Ole Miss

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Washington Commanders: TE Payne Durham, Purdue

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Tennessee Titans (from DET): Kyu Blu Kelly, Stanford

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Pittsburgh Steelers: IOL Olusegun Oluwatimi, Michigan

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Jacksonville Jaguars (from TB): RB Roschon Johnson, Texas

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Kansas City Chiefs (from MIA): WR Dontayvion Wicks, Virginia

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Seattle Seahawks: EDGE DJ Johnson, Oregon

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Baltimore Ravens: IOL Jon Gaines II, UCLA

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Los Angeles Chargers: OT Wanya Morris, Oklahoma

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Cleveland Browns (from MIN): RB Kendre Miller, TCU

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Jacksonville Jaguars: TE Cameron Latu, Alabama

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New York Giants: RB Kenny McIntosh, Georgia

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Dallas Cowboys: S Christopher Smith II, Georgia

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Buffalo Bills: S Ronnie Hickman, Ohio State

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Cincinnati Bengals: RB Sean Tucker, Syracuse

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Carolina Panthers (from SF): DT Jaquelin Roy, LSU

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Chicago Bears (from PHI): CB Tre’Vius Hodges-Tomlinson, TCU

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Kansas City Chiefs: LB Owen Pappoe, Auburn

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