Unanimously, immediately after day two of the 2023 NFL draft , the football world agrees that Philadelphia had already “won the draft”. There was still an entire day of drafting left and Howie Roseman acquired 4 Georgia bulldogs in 48 hours time essentially booking a ticket to the NFC title game at the minimum next season. Besides the growing super villain Eagles, other franchises made out pretty well too!
Depending on what you consider a win for a team may substantiate other opinions, but for the basics, filling team needs with the highest ranking prospects is generally a solid way to consider early draft grades. Starting with the mighty Bills of Buffalo, without a doubt under the radar heading into draft weekend, are shining brighter than shooting stars. Giving Josh Allen the best hands of the entire class in Dalton Kincaid. On day two they went and stole a first round graded interior lineman O’cyrus Torrence from Florida. Two stars added to an endless roster already, plus a solid linebacker to help fill out the depth chart is a win on draft weekend for the Bills.
Another team that impressed in Kansas City would be the Saints, who didn’t pick until 29th due to a trade with, guess who, yeah that’s right, Philadelphia(who eventually landed the top product in the draft with the traded pick). Mindful of the potential missed prospect early on, Dennis Allen and the front office reeled in a nice haul this year. On day one , Clemson defensive tackle Brian Breese, a former potential top five pick struggled with injuries throughout college but when healthy, he’s unstoppable. An athletic edge rusher from the fighting Irish, Isaiah Foskey. After that they swiped Kendre Miller from TCU, who most thought was a top five running back and a big body for moving short distance chains. On day three they really stepped it up more by grabbing Saldiveri and Haener! Top class picks at this point in the draft, Saldiveri is an iron shield of a lineman. Haener might be the most under valued quarterback in the draft, he is deadly accurate and has the poise of QB1.
This years draft produced 41 trades, just to establish the enticement from teams around the league for these young prospects. Hoping the best for each one individually, but selfishly excited to see who sets themselves apart as the top of the class ten or fifteen years from now. In the end that’s when the real winner of each draft class comes to fruition. Good luck to the undrafted free agents waiting for a call as well!
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