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Mel Kiper Jr. Calls Will Anderson Best Player in 2023 NFL Draft; QBs 'the Storyline'

A year away from the 2023 NFL draft, ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. believes Alabama edge-rusher Will Anderson Jr. is the top player on the board.

"Pass-rusher supreme from Alabama," Kiper said of Anderson on NFL Live. "He's going to be the guy."

Though Anderson might be the best player, the quarterbacks will likely get the most attention over the next 12 months.

"The storyline is going to be quarterbacks," Kiper added, predicting that five or six could be taken in the first round.

C.J. Stroud, Bryce Young, Tyler Van Dyke, Anthony Richardson and Will Levis were listed as quarterbacks who could be drafted early in 2023.