The first round of the 2023 NFL draft kicked off Thursday night with Alabama quarterback Bryce Young going first overall to the Carolina Panthers.
Who were the 31 picks made Thursday night? They are below.
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1. Carolina Panthers: Alabama QB Bryce Young
2. Houston Texans: Ohio State QB C.J. Stroud
3. Houston Texans: Alabama EDGE Will Anderson
The Texans traded up from the 12th pick to select Anderson.
4. Indianapolis Colts: Florida QB Anthony Richardson
5. Seattle Seahawks: Illinois CB Devon Witherspoon
6. Arizona Cardinals: Ohio State OL Paris Johnson Jr.
After the Cardinals moved back from No. 3 overall to No. 12 overall, they trade up to No. 6 overall.
7. Las Vegas Raiders: Texas Tech EDGE Tyree Wilson
8. Atlanta Falcons: Texas RB Bijan Robinson
9. Philadelphia Eagles: Georgia DL Jalen Carter
The Eagles traded up from pick No. 10 to get Carter, swapping with the Bears.
10: Chicago Bears: Tennessee OL Darnell Wright
The Bears moved back one spot in a trade with the Eagles.
11. Tennessee Titans: Northwestern OL Peter Skoronski
12. Detroit Lions: Alabama RB Jahmyr Gibbs
The Lions traded down from the 6th overall pick, making a deal with the Cardinals, who had the 12th pick after trading down from No. 3 overall.
13: Green Bay Packers: Iowa EDGE Lukas Van Ness
14. Pittsburgh Steelers: Georgia OL Broderick Jones
The Steelers were 17th overall but traded spots with the Patriots.
15. New York Jets: Iowa State EDGE Will McDonald
16. Washington Commanders: Mississippi State CB Emmanuel Forbes
17. New England Patriots: Oregon CB Christian Gonzalez
The Patriots were 14th and swapped with the Steelers.
18: Detroit Lions: Iowa LB Jack Campbell
19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Pitt DL Calijah Kancey
20. Seattle Seahawks: Ohio State WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba
21. Los Angeles Chargers: TCU WR Quentin Johnson
22. Baltimore Ravens: Boston College WR Zay Flowers
23. Minnesota Vikings: USC WR Jordan Addison
24. New York Giants: Maryland CB Deonte Banks
The Giants had the 25th. This was the Jaguars’ pick. The Giants traded up one spot to get Banks.
25. Buffalo Bills: Utah TE Dalton Kincaid
The Jags, who moved down from the 24th pick, also traded back to No. 27, allowing the Bills to come up and get Kincaid.
26. Dallas Cowboys: Michigan DL Mazi Smith
27. Jacksonville Jaguars: Oklahoma OL Anton Harrison
The Jaguars traded down twice to get to No. 27. They went from 24 to 25 and then to 27.
28. Cincinnati Bengals: Clemson EDGE Myles Murphy
29. New Orleans Saints: Clemson DL Bryan Bresee
30. Philadelphia Eagles: Georgia EDGE Nolan Smith
31. Kansas City Chiefs: Kansas State EDGE Felix Anudike-Uzomah
