Just over a day remains as the hours tick down ahead of the 88th annual edition of the 2023 NFL draft starting on Thursday, April 27, and running until Saturday, April 29, in Kansas City, Missouri. With the big day nearly nigh, sportswriters have been busy submitting their final mock drafts ahead of the 8 p.m. EDT hour.
Among the top prospects in this year’s spring spectacle is former Florida Gators quarterback Anthony Richardson, a hometown native who played for the Eastside Rams in high school. The über-athletic play-caller is one of the most coveted players in the draft with many projecting him to be selected in the top 10 — if not higher.
Take a look below at an aggregation of 10 different mock drafts from around the sports publishing world, which includes the pick number, the NFL franchise and the author’s blurb on the pick.
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PICK: No. 4
TEAM: Indianapolis Colts
Talk about odd pairings. Richardson, a 6-4, 244-pound passer with 4.43-second speed in the 40-yard dash and a spotty college resume, hardly seems like the kind of quarterback that Chris Ballard would want to stake his career on after the Colts GM was unmoved by so many other young passers in recent years. At this point, though, Ballard needs to make a big swing, and his options at No. 4 might be somewhat limited. Regardless, the Colts should take comfort in knowing that new coach Shane Steichen looks like a strong candidate to accelerate Richardson’s development given his work tapping into Jalen Hurts’ rushing ability while fine-tuning the quarterback’s play as a pocket passer.
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PICK: No. 19
TEAM: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
I didn’t want to give them a quarterback, because I do think the Bucs are excited to see what they have in Baker Mayfield and Kyle Trask. And if it were Levis sitting there for Tampa, I might go with, say, Oklahoma OT Anton Harrison. But the value of Richardson…
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