Updated 2023 NFL Draft order after Panthers trade up to No. 1 with Bears
The Chicago Bears have traded their No. 1 overall pick to the Carolina Panthers in a gargantuan trade. Here’s what the 2023 NFL Draft order looks like now.
Ever since the regular season ended, the NFL world was watching the Chicago Bears, the holder of the No. 1 overall pick. When looking at their roster, they seemingly have their quarterback for the foreseeable future in Justin Fields. Not just that, but there were a handful of teams selecting in the Top 10 of the 2023 NFL Draft that needed a quarterback. The Bears could get a haul in return for that selection, and they were reportedly open for business.
The Bears found a buyer in the Carolina Panthers.
NFL Network national insider Ian Rapoport broke the news that the Panthers acquired the No. 1 overall pick from the Bears. ESPN senior NFL insider Adam Schefter reported that in exchange for the No. 1 overall selection, the Panthers sent over the No. 9 and 61 picks in the 2023 NFL Draft, a 2024 first-round pick, a 2025 second-round pick, and wide receiver D.J. Moore!
With the NFL Draft order officially shaken up, let’s take a look at how the first- and second-round draft order looks like.
Updated 2023 NFL Draft order after Bears trade No. 1 pick to Panthers
Picks 1-31 are in the first round, while picks 32-63 are in the second round.
- Carolina Panthers (via Chicago Bears)
- Houston Texans
- Arizona Cardinals
- Indianapolis Colts
- Seattle Seahawks (via Denver Broncos)
- Detroit Lions (via Los Angeles Rams)
- Las Vegas Raiders
- Atlanta Falcons
- Chicago Bears (via Carolina Panthers)
- Philadelphia Eagles (via New Orleans Saints)
- Tennessee Titans
- Houston Texans (via Cleveland Browns)
- New York Jets
- New England Patriots
- Green Bay Packers
- Washington Commanders
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Detroit Lions
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Seattle Seahawks
- Los Angeles Chargers
- Baltimore Ravens
- Minnesota Vikings
- Jacksonville Jaguars
- New York Giants
- Dallas Cowboys
- Buffalo Bills
- Cincinnati Bengals
- New Orleans Saints (via San Francisco 49ers through Miami Dolphins and Denver Broncos)
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Kansas City Chiefs
- Pittsburgh Steelers (via Chicago Bears)
- Houston Texans
- Arizona Cardinals
- Indianapolis Colts
- Los Angeles Rams
- Seattle Seahawks (via Denver Broncos)
- Las Vegas Raiders
- Carolina Panthers
- New Orlean Saints
- Tennessee Titans
- Cleveland Browns
- New York Jets
- Atlanta Falcons
- Green Bay Packers
- New England Patriots
- Washington Commanders
- Detroit Lions
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Miami Dolphins
- Seattle Seahawks
- Chicago Bears (via Baltimore Ravens)
- Los Angeles Chargers
- Detroit Lions (via Minnesota Vikings)
- Jacksonville Jaguars
- New York Giants
- Dallas Cowboys
- Buffalo Bills
- Cincinnati Bengals
- Chicago Bears (via Carolina Panthers through San Francisco 49ers)
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Kansas City Chiefs
The Panthers have their pick of the top four quarterback prospects in Alabama’s Bryce Young, Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud, Kentucky’s Will Levis, and Florida’s Anthony Richardson. Meanwhile, the Bears get much-needed draft capital to continue to build their team into a contender.
With the Texans set to pick second, who will be unlikely to surrender their pick, all eyes will be on the Arizona Cardinals, who don’t have a need at quarterback. Teams like the Indianapolis Colts and Las Vegas Raiders are teams to keep an eye on to eye a move up to ensure they get one of the top prospects.
The 2023 NFL Draft has gotten that much more interesting. Now, we wait until April 27 to see who the Panthers will select to be their quarterback of the future and face of the franchise.
