NFL Draft 2023: Updated Selection Order and Top Prospects Post-Super Bowl

What can the NFL draft do for you?

How about deliver a world title?

OK, it's not actually that simple, but just ask the Kansas City Chiefs, crowned Super Bowl champions Sunday night, about the importance of the annual talent grab. Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes was drafted by this franchise. So, too, were Kansas City's leading receiver (Travis Kelce), leading rusher (Isiah Pacheco) and leading tackler (Nick Bolton) in that contest.

It might take more than one terrific draft to put an organization on a championship path, but adding the right batch of players can be a serious step toward turning things around.

With the 2023 draft order now officially set, let's lay out the selection order for the first 31 picks (the Miami Dolphins had to forfeit their first-round pick) and break down two of the top quarterback prospects in this class.

NFL Draft Selection Order

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DETROIT, MICHIGAN - JANUARY 01: Justin Fields #1 of the Chicago Beats looks to throw a pass in the first half of a game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on January 01, 2023 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images)

1. Chicago Bears
2. Houston Texans
3. Arizona Cardinals
4. Indianapolis Colts
5. Seattle Seahawks (from Denver Broncos)
6. Detroit Lions (from Los Angeles Rams)
7. Las Vegas Raiders
8. Atlanta Falcons
9. Carolina Panthers
10. Philadelphia Eagles (from New Orleans Saints)
11. Tennessee Titans
12. Houston Texans (from Cleveland Browns)
13. New York Jets
14. New England Patriots
15. Green Bay Packers
16. Washington Commanders
17. Pittsburgh Steelers
18. Detroit Lions
19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
20. Seattle Seahawks
21. Los Angeles Chargers
22. Baltimore Ravens
23. Minnesota Vikings
24. Jacksonville Jaguars
25. New York Giants
26. Dallas Cowboys
27. Buffalo Bills
28. Cincinnati Bengals 
29. New Orleans Saints (from San Francisco 49ers)
30. Philadelphia Eagles
31. Kansas City Chiefs 

C.J. Stroud, Ohio State

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ATLANTA, GA - DECEMBER 31: Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback C.J. Stroud (7) drops back to pass during the college football playoff semifinal game between the University of Georgia Bulldogs and The Ohio State Buckeyes on December 31, 2022 at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA. (Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

If Stroud isn't the first player taken this April, he won't wait long to hear his name called.

His two seasons as Ohio State's starter yielded stat lines that popped with both electricity and precision. He completed 69.3 percent of his 830 career attempts for 8,123 yards with 85 touchdowns against only 12 interceptions.

He has the courage to take chances and the talent to capitalize on them. He uses his eyes to manipulate defenders and combines the accuracy to throw through tight windows with the strength to rocket passes downfield. He isn't much of a rushing threat, but he is a good athlete who can elude pressure and give his targets time to get open.

If he cleans up his mechanics and leans on that athleticism to improve as a rusher, he offers nothing short of superstar potential.

Bryce Young, Alabama

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NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - DECEMBER 31: Bryce Young #9 of the Alabama Crimson Tide looks to pass during the second quarter of the Allstate Sugar Bowl against the Kansas State Wildcats at Caesars Superdome on December 31, 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

Young was a Heisman Trophy winner in 2021 and finished sixth in the award voting this past season. Good luck finding a better resume among this crop of quarterback prospects.

Between 2021 and 2022, he was 611-of-927 (65.9 percent) for 8,200 yards and 79 touchdowns against 12 interceptions. He added another seven scores on the ground.

His list of strengths is enormous: quick release, accuracy, reading the field, ball placement, decision-making, anticipation, touch, agility, athleticism. His list of weaknesses is some nitpicky gripes (can leave the pocket prematurely and takes a few risks) and a lack of size (6'0", 194 lbs).

Making a long story short, he was a great quarterback in college and has a chance to be the same at the next level.