There’s a new team on the clock for the 2023 NFL Draft! On Friday night, the Chicago Bears traded the No. 1 pick to the Carolina Panthers for a jackpot, which included this year’s first-round pick (No. 9 overall), a second-round pick (No. 61), a 2024 first-round pick, a 2025 second-round pick and standout receiver DJ Moore, according to CBS Sports NFL Insider Jonathan Jones.
The 2023 draft is scheduled to be held April 27-29 in Kansas City, Missouri.
Below, CBSSports.com breaks down the positioning in draft order, team needs and notable free agents.
(Note: There are only 31 first-round picks since the Miami Dolphins lost their 21st overall selection to a tampering violation.)
Team needs: QB, CB, EDGE, WR, C
Notable Free Agents: QB Sam Darnold, DL Matthew Ioannidis, C Bradley Bozeman, LB Cory Littleton
Team needs: QB, OG, C, TE, LB, DL, EDGE
Notable Free Agents: TE OJ Howard, EDGE Obo Okoronkwo, DL Rasheem Green, TE Jordan Akins, S Jonathan Owens
Team needs: OG, C, EDGE, CB, LB, RB, OT
Notable Free Agents: EDGE JJ Watt, WR AJ Green, OT Kelvin Beachum, CB Byron Murphy, C Rodney Hudson, K Matt Prater
Team needs: QB, OT, CB, WR, EDGE, TE
Notable Free Agents: EDGE Yannick Ngakoue, WR Parris Campbell, OG Matt Pryor, LB Bobby Okereke, LB EJ Speed
Team needs: C, S, LB, DT, WR, OG
Notable Free Agents: QB Geno Smith, RB Rashaad Penny, DL Poona Ford, OG Phil Haynes, QB Drew Lock
6. Detroit Lions (by trade with 5-12 Rams)
Team needs: TE, CB, DL, OG, QB
Notable Free Agents: WR DJ Chark, RB Jamaal Williams, LB Alex Anzalone, OG Evan Brown, CB Mike Hughes
Team needs: OT, OG, C, S, DL, LB
Notable Free Agents: RB Josh Jacobs, CB Rock Ya-Sin, LB Denzel Perryman, WR Mack Hollins, EDGE Clelin Ferrell
Team needs: QB, CB, LB, S, DT, EDGE
Notable Free Agents: OT Kaleb McGary, WR Olamide Zaccheaus, EDGE Lorenzo Carter, LB Rashaan Evans
9. Chicago Bears (by trade with 7-10 Panthers)
Team needs: OT, LB, DT, EDGE
Notable Free Agents: RB David Montgomery, C Sam Mustipher, WR N’Keal Harry, WR Dante Pettis, LB Nicholas Morrow
Team needs: CB, RB, S, LB, WR
Notable Free Agents: DL Javon Hargrave, CB James Bradberry, RB Miles Sanders, C Jason Kelce, DL Fletcher Cox
Team needs: OT, OG, WR, TE, LB
Notable Free Agents: TE Austin Hooper, OG Nate Davis, TE Geoff Swaim, LB David Long, DL Teair Tart
12. Houston Texans (via trade with 7-10 Browns)
Team needs: QB, OG, C, TE, LB, DL, EDGE
Notable Free Agents: TE OJ Howard, EDGE Obo Okoronkwo, DL Rasheem Green, TE Jordan Akins, S Jonathan Owens
Team needs: OG, OT, TE, LB, S
Notable Free Agents: RB James Robinson, C Connor McGovern, QB Joe Flacco, DL Sheldon Rankins, OT George Fant
Team needs: OT, TE, WR, LB, EDGE
Notable Free Agents: OT Isaiah Wynn, RB Damien Harris, CB Myles Bryant, CB Jonathan Jones, WR Jakobi Meyers
Team needs: WR, TE, S, DT, EDGE, OG
Notable Free Agents: WR Allen Lazard, TE Robert Tonyan, S Adrian Amos, DL Dean Lowry
Team needs: QB, C, CB, OG, TE, LB
Notable Free Agents: DL Daron Payne, QB Taylor Heinicke, OG Wes Schweitzer, LB Cole Holcomb, OG Trai Turner
Team needs: OT, CB, LB, DL, QB
Notable Free Agents: DL Larry Ogunjobi, LB Devin Bush, DL Chris Wormley, CB Cam Sutton, QB Mason Rudolph
Team needs: TE, CB, DL, OG, QB
Notable Free Agents: WR DJ Chark, RB Jamaal Williams, LB Alex Anzalone, OG Evan Brown, CB Mike Hughes
Team needs: S, LB, OT, WR, DT
Notable Free Agents: QB Tom Brady, LB Lavonte David, DL Akiem Hicks, WR Julio Jones, CB Sean Murphy-Bunting, S Mike Edwards
20. Seattle Seahawks (9-8)
Team needs: C, S, LB, DT, WR, OG
Notable Free Agents: QB Geno Smith, RB Rashaad Penny, DL Poona Ford, OG Phil Haynes, QB Drew Lock
Team needs: OG, OT, DT, TE, EDGE
Notable Free Agents: S Nasir Adderley, WR Deandre Carter, LB Drue Tranquill, TE Donald Parham Jr., OG Oday Aboushi
Team needs: WR, OG, CB, LB, EDGE
Notable Free Agents: LB Roquan Smith, CB Marcus Peters, QB Lamar Jackson, OT Ja’Wuan James, CB Kyle Fuller
Team needs: CB, WR, OG, LB, S
Notable Free Agents: TE Irv Smith Jr., RB Alexander Mattison, CB Patrick Peterson, C Garrett Bradbury, WR Olabisi Johnson
Team needs: TE, OT, CB, S, DT
Notable Free Agents: TE Evan Engram, OT Jawaan Taylor, EDGE Arden Key, EDGE Dawuane Smoot, CB Tre Herndon
Team needs: CB, WR, C, OG, S, LB, DT
Notable Free Agents: QB Daniel Jones, RB Saquon Barkley, WR Sterling Shepard, WR Darius Slayton, S Julian Love
Team needs: CB, OG, WR, S, DT, LB, EDGE
Notable Free Agents: TE Dalton Schultz, RB Tony Pollard, OT Terence Steele, WR Noah Brown, LB Leighton Vander Esch
Team needs: TE, OG, C, DT, S
Notable Free Agents: S Jordan Poyer, LB Tremaine Edmunds, QB Case Keenum, OG Rodger Saffold
Team needs: OG, OT, CB, TE, DT
Notable Free Agents: S Jessie Bates III, TE Hayden Hurst, CB Eli Apple, S Vonn Bell, RB Samaje Perine
29. New Orleans Saints (via trade with 5-12 Broncos)
Team needs: QB, OG, WR, RB, S, DT
Notable Free Agents: DL David Onyemata, EDGE Marcus Davenport, WR Jarvis Landry, RB Mark Ingram, QB Andy Dalton
30. Philadelphia Eagles (14-3)
Team needs: CB, RB, S, LB, WR
Notable Free Agents: DL Javon Hargrave, CB James Bradberry, RB Miles Sanders, C Jason Kelce, DL Fletcher Cox
Team needs: OT, WR, TE, EDGE, S, DT
Notable Free Agents: OT Orlando Brown Jr., WR Mecole Hardman, WR Juju Smith-Schuster, S Juan Thornhill
Teams without first-round picks
Cleveland Browns (7-10)
Team needs: DT, LB, WR, EDGE, S
Notable Free Agents: RB Kareem Hunt, EDGE Jadeveon Clowney, LB Deion Jones, QB Jacoby Brissett
Los Angeles Rams (5-12)
Team needs: OG, TE, EDGE, CB, DT, QB
Notable Free Agents: QB Baker Mayfield, S Taylor Rapp, DL A’Shawn Robinson, CB Troy Hill, RB Darrell Henderson Jr., DL Greg Gaines
Miami Dolphins (9-8)
Team needs: OT, OG, TE, RB, LB
Notable Free Agents: TE Mike Gesicki, QB Teddy Bridgewater, RB Raheem Mostert, RB Jeff Wilson, EDGE Trey Flowers
Denver Broncos (by trade with 13-4 49ers)
Team needs: C, OG, OT, CB, LB, QB
Notable Free Agents: OG Dalton Risner, OT Cameron Fleming, S Kareem Jackson, DL Dre’Mont Jones
San Francisco 49ers (13-4)
Team needs: C, OG, S, DT, WR
Notable Free Agents: QB Jimmy Garoppolo, OT Mike McGlinchey, CB Emmanuel Moseley, EDGE Charles Omenihu
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