| 2023 NFL draft | |
| Date: | April 27–29, 2023 |
| Location: | Union Station Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Network: | ESPN, ESPN2, ABC, NFL Network, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Radio |
| League: | National Football League |
| Mr Irrelevant: | Desjuan Johnson, DE, Los Angeles Rams |
| First: | Bryce Young, QB, Carolina Panthers |
| Fewnum: | 4 |
| Fewest: | Miami Dolphins |
| Mostnum: | 14 |
| Most: | Los Angeles Rams |
| Overall: | 259 |
| Rounds: | 7 |
| Prev: | 2022 |
| Next: | 2024 |
The 2023 NFL draft was the 88th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible players for the 2023 season. The draft was held outside of Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri, from April 27–29, 2023.
The Chicago Bears originally owned the first pick for the first time since 1947 before trading it to the Carolina Panthers, prior to the draft, for multiple draft picks and wide receiver D. J. Moore. The Panthers selected Alabama quarterback Bryce Young with the first pick and the Los Angeles Rams selected Desjuan Johnson with the final pick. Also, for the second year in a row, the Miami Dolphins held the fewest picks in the draft with four.
Kansas City was chosen as the host city on May 22, 2019.[1] Prior to the start of the draft, the NFL paid tribute to the three victims of the 2022 University of Virginia shooting, who were named honorary draft picks for their favorite teams, the Jacksonville Jaguars, Baltimore Ravens, and Miami Dolphins, respectively.[2] The NFL Draft House Band, Lost Wax Band, was selected to entertain the NFL Draft crowd for all three nights.
The following is the breakdown of the 259 players selected by position:
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In the explanations below, (PD) indicates trades completed prior to the start of the draft (i.e. Pre-Draft), while (D) denotes trades that took place during the 2023 NFL draft.
Round one
Round two
Round three
Round four
Round five
Round six
Round seven
Since 2021, the league under 2020 Resolution JC-2A rewards teams for developing minority candidates for head coach or general manager positions.[3] The resolution rewards teams whose minority candidates are hired away for one of those positions by awarding draft selections, which are at the end of the third round, after standard compensatory selections; if multiple teams qualify, they are awarded by draft order in the first round. These picks are in addition to, and have no impact on, the standard 32 compensatory selections.[4] Five picks were awarded for the 2023 draft pursuant to the resolution.
A supplemental draft was held on July 11, 2023. For each player selected in the supplemental draft, the team forfeits its pick in that round in the draft of the following season. It was the first time the event had taken place since 2019.[5]
Although two players – Milton Wright and Malachi Wideman – were eligible, neither was selected.[6]
Forfeited selections
| Conference | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCAA Division I FBS football conferences | |||||||||
| American | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
| ACC | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 32 | |
| Big 12 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 30 | |
| Big Ten | 9 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 55 | |
| C-USA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| Ind. (FBS) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |
| MAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| MW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| Pac-12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 27 | |
| SEC | 9 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 62 | |
| Sun Belt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| NCAA Division I FCS football conferences | |||||||||
| ASUN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Big Sky | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| CAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ivy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| MVFC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| NEC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| OVC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| SWAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| WAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Non-Division I NCAA football conferences | |||||||||
| GLIAC (DII) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| SAC (DII) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Selections | Colleges | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Alabama, Georgia | |
| 9 | Michigan | |
| 8 | TCU | |
| 6 | Clemson, Florida, LSU, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Pittsburgh | |
| 5 | Auburn, Maryland, Oklahoma, Purdue, South Carolina, Stanford, Tennessee, Texas | |
| 4 | Houston, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas State, North Carolina, Northwestern, Ole Miss, UCLA, USC | |
| 3 | BYU, Cincinnati, Iowa State, Kentucky, Louisville, Miami (FL), Michigan State, Minnesota, Notre Dame, Old Dominion, Texas A&M, Utah, Wisconsin | |
| 2 | Appalachian State, Arkansas, Boise State, Eastern Michigan, Mississippi State, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Oregon State, Syracuse, Tulane, Wake Forest |
| Position | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornerback | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 36 | |
| Wide receiver | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 33 | |
| Linebacker | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 31 | |
| Defensive end | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 21 | |
| Defensive tackle | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 21 | |
| Offensive tackle | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 20 | |
| Safety | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | |
| Running back | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | |
| Tight end | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | |
| Guard | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | |
| Quarterback | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| Center | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
| Kicker | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Punter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Fullback | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Position | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 130 | |
| Defense | 16 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 123 | |
| Special teams | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
Trade references
General references