2023 NFL mock draft: Only Day 3 of the last decade
We’re back with another edition of NFL mock draft: Mocking the mocks. This time, what if only players selected in Day 3 since 2010 were available?
1
Tyreek Hill
WR West Alabama
![Chicago Bears](https://weirdreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/https://cdn.fansided.com/logos/nfl/bears.png)
With the Bears already having Justin Fields, they give him an elite weapon. Nobody has been more dynamic than Hill since entering the league in 2016.
2
![Houston Texans](https://weirdreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/https://cdn.fansided.com/logos/nfl/texans.png)
Prescott would be a perfect fit in Houston, which desperately needs a quarterback who can helm this floundering franchise.
3
Richard Sherman
CB Stanford
![Arizona Cardinals](https://weirdreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/https://cdn.fansided.com/logos/nfl/cardinals.png)
The Cardinals are in need of a complete rebuild defensively. Sherman would be a cornerstone in the secondary.
4
Antonio Brown
WR Western Michigan
![Indianapolis Colts](https://weirdreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/https://cdn.fansided.com/logos/nfl/colts.png)
The nonsense with Brown is a problem, but this is fantasyland, where that’s not a concern. Brown’s talent warrants this high of a selection.
5
Maxx Crosby
EDGE Eastern Michigan
![Denver Broncos](https://weirdreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/https://cdn.fansided.com/logos/nfl/broncos.png)
Crosby on the Broncos? Raiders fans won’t like it, but he’s a great replacement — and an upgrade — after trading Bradley Chubb.
6
David Bakhtiari
OT Colorado
![Los Angeles Rams](https://weirdreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/https://cdn.fansided.com/logos/nfl/larams.png)
If the Rams want Matthew Stafford to play a few more quality years, they must protect him. Bakhtiari is an ideal left tackle.
7
Kirk Cousins
QB Michigan State
![Las Vegas Raiders](https://weirdreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/https://cdn.fansided.com/logos/nfl/raiders.png)
The Raiders need a quarterback after moving on from Derek Carr, and while Cousins has the same ceiling, he would be coming in on a rookie deal.
8
![Atlanta Falcons](https://weirdreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/https://cdn.fansided.com/logos/nfl/falcons.png)
One year after taking Drake London in the first round, the Falcons continue building their arsenal with Diggs. Add in Kyle Pitts, and that’s a lethal trio.
9
Kam Chancellor
S Virginia Tech
![Carolina Panthers](https://weirdreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/https://cdn.fansided.com/logos/nfl/panthers.png)
Putting Chancellor in a secondary with Jaycee Horn? Sign me up. Carolina would be building a nice core on the defensive side.
10
![New Orleans Saints](https://weirdreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/https://cdn.fansided.com/logos/nfl/saints.png)
Kittle gives the Saints something at tight end they haven’t had since Jimmy Graham: a play-making tight end.
11
![Tennessee Titans](https://weirdreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/https://cdn.fansided.com/logos/nfl/titans.png)
Tennessee loves to win in the trenches under head coach Mike Vrabel, and in his prime, Atkins was an All-Pro defensive tackle.
12
![Cleveland Browns](https://weirdreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/https://cdn.fansided.com/logos/nfl/browns.png)
The Browns need someone far better than Jadeveon Clowney playing opposite of Myles Garrett. This fixes that problem.
13
![New York Jets](https://weirdreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/https://cdn.fansided.com/logos/nfl/jets.png)
New York is trying to build up its offense, and having a future Hall of Fame center in the pivot would be ideal for whoever starts at quarterback in 2023.
14
Matt Judon
EDGE Grand Valley State
![New England Patriots](https://weirdreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/https://cdn.fansided.com/logos/nfl/patriots.png)
Judon to the Patriots? Novel concept. The Patriots love their edge rushers, and Judon is one of then best going.
15
![Green Bay Packers](https://weirdreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/https://cdn.fansided.com/logos/nfl/packers.png)
Can you imagine Jarrett next to Kenny Clark on the Packers’ interior? Filthy. He’d give Green Bay the ability to collapse any pocket.
16
Darren Waller
TE Georgia Tech
![Washington Commanders](https://weirdreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/https://cdn.fansided.com/logos/nfl/commanders.png)
Waller has proven one of the most athletic tight ends in the game, and paired with Logan Thomas, would give Washington a couple of great red zone targets.
17
Josh Norman
CB Coastal Carolina
![Pittsburgh Steelers](https://weirdreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/https://cdn.fansided.com/logos/nfl/steelers.png)
The Steelers need to find a corner, and at his peak, Norman commanded a $75 million deal. He was one of the best for a period.
18
Za’Darius Smith
EDGE Kentucky
![Detroit Lions](https://weirdreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/https://cdn.fansided.com/logos/nfl/lions.png)
The Lions are in need of continued improvement on the defensive side. Aidan Hutchinson is developing into a star, but adding Smith on the other edge would be a steal at No. 18.
19
![Tampa Bay Buccaneers](https://weirdreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/https://cdn.fansided.com/logos/nfl/buccaneers.png)
Hufunga is only this low because he’s two years into his career and we don’t know the arc yet, but he has a chance to make a litany of Pro Bowls.
20
![Seattle Seahawks](https://weirdreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/https://cdn.fansided.com/logos/nfl/seahawks.png)
Woolen to the Seahawks? That worked out nicely. And like Hufanga, the ceiling is phenomenal.
21
Corey Linsley
C Ohio State
![Miami Dolphins](https://weirdreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/https://cdn.fansided.com/logos/nfl/dolphins.png)
Miami needs to continue improving up front, and Linsley is an All-Pro center who can anchor the line.
22
![Los Angeles Chargers](https://weirdreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/https://cdn.fansided.com/logos/nfl/chargers.png)
The Chargers need to get tougher at defensive tackle, and Daniels provides some beef next to Sebastian Joseph-Day.
23
Wyatt Teller
G Virginia Tech
![Baltimore Ravens](https://weirdreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/https://cdn.fansided.com/logos/nfl/ravens.png)
Teller gives the Ravens something they always covet; size and toughness. He’d be a mauler in Baltimore’s scheme.
24
![Minnesota Vikings](https://weirdreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/https://cdn.fansided.com/logos/nfl/vikings.png)
Anybody with talent and who plays defense is a fit in Minnesota. Hyde is an All-Pro level safety with versatility.
25
Josh Sweat
EDGE Florida State
![Jacksonville Jaguars](https://weirdreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/https://cdn.fansided.com/logos/nfl/jaguars.png)
The Jaguars’ leading sack artist this year? Josh Allen with six. Sweat would be a nice upgrade on the edge opposite Allen.
26
![New York Giants](https://weirdreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/https://cdn.fansided.com/logos/nfl/giants.png)
The Giants have their tackles moving forward, but can improve inside. Jensen is an All-Pro with an edge.
27
Jordan Poyer
S Oregon State
![Dallas Cowboys](https://weirdreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/https://cdn.fansided.com/logos/nfl/cowboys.png)
The Cowboys are likely going to lose talent this offseason from their secondary. Adding Poyer would be enormous for that room.
28
![Cincinnati Bengals](https://weirdreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/https://cdn.fansided.com/logos/nfl/bengals.png)
Jones is the safety the Bengals need to replace Jessie Bates, while Dax Hill continues getting time to develop.
29
![San Francisco 49ers](https://weirdreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/https://cdn.fansided.com/logos/nfl/49ers.png)
Again, we’re in fantasyland. Just looking at football. Hardy was a tremendous pass rusher in his prime and would give San Francisco another problem for teams to deal with.
30
K.J. Wright
LB Mississippi State
![Buffalo Bills](https://weirdreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/https://cdn.fansided.com/logos/nfl/bills.png)
If the Bills lose Tremaine Edmunds this offseason, Wright would be a nice replacement. He was a stalwart for years with the Seahawks.
31
![Kansas City Chiefs](https://weirdreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/https://cdn.fansided.com/logos/nfl/chiefs.png)
Jackson has been uneven at times through his career, but pairing him with Justin Reid would be sublime. He’d slide in for Juan Thornhill, who is hitting free agency.
32
![Philadelphia Eagles](https://weirdreads.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/https://cdn.fansided.com/logos/nfl/eagles.png)
A first-round fullback? Damn straight. Juszczyk is a valuable chess piece who would give the Eagles a ton of options.