Yahoo Autos Mock draft watch: Notable observations from Daniel Jeremiah’s latest projections
One of the most popular and respected NFL draft analysts, NFL.com’s Daniel Jeremiah, has released his latest mock draft projections for 2023.
As with every mock draft, there are some wrinkles in Jeremiah’s latest that raise some eyebrows or break with conventional groupthink. And it starts at the very top.
Bryce Young over C.J. Stroud at No. 1 overall
Most mock drafts have the Carolina Panthers taking Ohio State QB C.J. Stroud with the top pick. He’s the odds-on favorite to be the No. 1 pick and those odd continue to grow in his favor.
Jeremiah opts to project Alabama’s diminutive Young over Stroud. Young is almost universally projected to go No. 2 to the Texans. It’s a defiant switch of expectation here, with Jeremiah noting,
The Panthers will do their homework on this year’s top quarterback prospects over the next month, but I believe Young is the best of the bunch and will emerge as their target.
Jalen Carter to the Seahawks
Carter is perhaps the biggest variable in this entire draft. A viable candidate to be ranked No. 1 overall on big boards, the Georgia DT has had a disastrous pre-draft process.
Here, Carter comes off the board to Seattle at No. 5 overall. He’s the second defensive player off the board, following Alabama’s Will Anderson at No. 3 to Arizona.
