A beginner’s guide to NFL Draft 2023: No. 1 pick, draft order, questions and sleepers
The Athletic has around-the-clock coverage of the NFL Draft. Before the 2023 draft gets rolling in Kansas City — the NFL moves the event to a different city every year now — here’s what you need to know. GO DEEPER Dane Brugler's 7-round 2023 NFL Mock Draft: Predicting all 259 picks At the NFL owners’ meetings last month, Fitterer said he wouldn’t even ask Carolina coach Frank Reich for his thoughts on the quarterback prospects until a week or two before the draft, per The Athletic’s Joseph Person. GO DEEPER Full 2023 NFL Draft order: All 7 rounds and 259 picks The Raiders, meanwhile, have a top-10 selection of their own, but they’re really in line to make noise in the middle rounds. More reading to get you ready • “The Beast” NFL Draft Guide • Top 300 player rankings • Interactive top 100 draft board • Full, seven-round mock draft • NFL Draft Consensus Big Board 6.0 • What to like about the draft’s top QBs • 3-Star U: Which schools are best at developing NFL Draft talent?






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