The 2022 NFL Draft is just one week in the past, but it’s never too early to look ahead at the group for 2023.

On Thursday, ESPN’s Todd McShay revealed his early look at a 2023 mock draft. (Full mock draft requires ESPN+ subscription.) It included quarterbacks coming off the board with the first two picks in the draft, just one year removed from a single QB getting drafted in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft.

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Tops on McShay’s board for 2023 is Ohio State QB C.J. Stroud. Stroud enters his second season as the starter for the Buckeyes after completing 71.9% of his passes for 4,435 yards and 44 touchdowns during the 2021 season.

Alabama’s Bryce Young was the second player selected on McShay’s draft. Ohio State’s Jaxon Smith-Njigba was also a top-5 pick and the first receiver off the board.

Here is every B1G player in McShay’s early mock draft:

  • No. 1 Houston Texans – C.J. Stroud, QB, Ohio State
  • No. 4 Jacksonville Jaguars – Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR, Ohio State
  • No. 11 Pittsburgh Steelers – Paris Johnson Jr., OT, Ohio State
  • No. 13 Las Vegas Raiders – Peter Skoronski, OT, Northwestern
  • No. 25 Seattle Seahawks – Joey Porter Jr., CB, Penn State