The 2023 NFL draft will take place in Kansas City from April 27-29. The draft will introduce the next crop of professional players to the public. The best players in college football will once again have the opportunity to fulfill a childhood dream.
Now that the Super Bowl is done and dusted off, the sequence for the 2023 NFL Draft has been set. To clinch the final first-round pick, the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Philadelphia Eagles to win Super Bowl 57.
The Chicago Bears now have the first pick, followed by the Houston Texans and the Arizona Cardinals.
The NFL has released a first look at the plans for the 2023 NFL Draft in Kansas City: https://t.co/EBHsJOVROW
There are a total of 31 picks available in the 2023 first round, after the Miami Dolphins lost their pick for rigging Tom Brady and Sean Payton the previous year.
As it stands, this is the order the NFL teams will pick in the first round:
No. 1 Pick – Chicago Bears
No. 2 Pick – Houston Texans
Pick No. 3 – Arizona Cardinals
Pick No. 4 – Indianapolis Colts
Pick No. 5 – Seattle Seahawks
Pick No. 6 – Detroit Lions
Pick No. 7 – Las Vegas Raiders
Pick No. 8 – Atlanta Falcons
Pick No. 9 – Carolina Panthers
Pick No. 10 – Philadelphia Eagles
Pick No. 11 – Tennessee Titans
Pick No. 12 – Houston Texans
Pick No. 13 – New York Jets
Pick No. 14 – New England Patriots
Pick No. 15 – Green Bay Packers
Pick No. 16 – Washington Commanders
Pick No. 17 – Pittsburgh Steelers
Pick No. 18 – Detroit Lions
Pick No. 19 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Pick No. 20 – Seattle Seahawks
Pick No. 21 – Los Angeles Chargers
Pick No. 22 – Baltimore Ravens
Pick No. 23 – Minnesota Vikings
Pick No. 24 – Jacksonville Jaguars
Pick No. 25 – New York Giants
Pick No. 26 – Dallas Cowboys
Pick No. 27 – Buffalo Bills
Pick No. 28 – Cincinnati Bengals
Pick No. 29 – New Orleans Saints
Pick No. 30 – Philadelphia Eagles
Pick No. 31 – Kansas City Chiefs
What determines the NFL draft order?
Selections 1 through 18 are decided based on the previous season’s record, with schedule strength serving as the first tie-breaker. The result of the postseason game determines the order of the playoff teams (19-31).
The Cleveland Browns will not receive any first-round picks as they traded theirs to the Houston Texans for quarterback Deshaun Watson.
FuboTV, NFL Network, ESPN, and ABC are the viewing options available for fans interested in watching the NFL Draft.