The 2023 NFL Draft is less than a month away! That means it’s time for one of my favorite traditions here at SB Nation: the annual writer’s mock draft. In this exercise, a writer from each one of SBN’s team sites takes control of their team in a full first-round and second-round mock draft. It’s a fun and sometimes wild exploration of what each site and fanbase is hoping for when they’re on the clock, and it often doesn’t line up with the more traditional projections.
That being said, the first seven picks before the Atlanta Falcons were on the clock were.