7 B1G stars land in post-Senior Bowl mock draft from CBS Sports
The process leading up to the 2023 NFL Draft is continuing after the Reese’s Senior Bowl over the weekend.
With the NFL Combine looming down the road, CBS Sports analyst Kyle Stackpole updated his first-round mock draft. Stackpole’s latest mock included a number of trades inside the top 10.
For starters, Stackpole has the Chicago Bears trading back twice out of the No. 1 and No. 2 spots on the draft. At the end of all that, Bryce Young is projected as the No. 1 overall pick to the Houston Texans.
As for the B1G, the Carolina Panthers are projected to trade up to the No. 5 pick to grab Ohio State QB CJ Stroud. Two other B1G stars landed in the top 10.
Here is every B1G player projected as first-round picks:
- No. 5 — CJ Stroud, QB, Ohio State — Carolina Panthers (via trade with Seattle)
- No. 7 — Paris Johnson Jr., OT, Ohio State — Las Vegas Raiders
- No. 10 — Joey Porter Jr., CB, Penn State — Philadelphia Eagles (via trade with New Orleans)
- No. 11 — Peter Skoronski, OT, Northwestern — Tennessee Titans
- No. 14 — Devon Witherspoon, CB, Illinois — New England Patriots
- No. 20 — Lukas Van Ness, Edge, Iowa — Seattle Seahawks
- No. 25 — Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR, Ohio State — New York Giants