{"id":46041,"date":"2023-04-27T09:43:59","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T13:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=46041"},"modified":"2023-04-27T09:43:59","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T13:43:59","slug":"morse-2023-1st-round-nfl-draft-projection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2023\/04\/27\/morse-2023-1st-round-nfl-draft-projection\/","title":{"rendered":"MORSE: 2023 1st Round NFL Draft Projection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2023 NFL Draft, it&#8217;s a crapshoot and a guess.\u00a0 If I get 7 correct it&#8217;s considered a win.<\/p>\n<p>The draft starts tonight at 8:00 and is broadcast live on ESPN and the NFL Network.\u00a0 Locally NBC Sports Boston will break in around 9:00 as it is getting close to the Patriots&#8217; 14<sup>th<\/sup> selection at around 9:45.\u00a0 WEEI and Sports Hub 98.5 will be broadcasting draft coverage all night.<\/p>\n<p>The 2023 Draft is being held in downtown Kansas City. The draft starts April 27 with Round 1, continues that Friday with Rounds 2 and 3 and finishes the following day with Rounds 4-7. Here are the times and where to watch:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-style: inherit;font-weight: inherit\"><strong>Round 1<\/strong>: Thursday, April 27, at 8 p.m. ET (ESPN, ABC, ESPN App, ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes, NFL Network)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-style: inherit;font-weight: inherit\"><strong>Rounds 2-3<\/strong>: Friday, April 28, at 7 p.m. ET (ESPN, ABC, ESPN App, ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes, NFL Network)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-style: inherit;font-weight: inherit\"><strong>Rounds 4-7<\/strong>: Saturday, April 29, at noon ET (ESPN with ABC simulcast, ESPN App, ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes, NFL Network)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>CJ Stroud Horrible Test Score<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It came out this week that Ohio St QB CJ Stroud scored 18 of 99 in the S2 Cognitive Test.\u00a0 This test metric is highly used across the league as a measurement of how the QB processes info.\u00a0 Alabama QB Bryce Young scored 98 out of 99 and Kentucky QB Will Levis scored 93 of 99.\u00a0 \u00a0Stroud is rumored to be dropping on draft boards across the league.\u00a0 That is one of the reasons I have HOU taking Will Anderson with the second pick and HOU waiting to take a QB at pick #12.<\/p>\n<p>Bijan Robinson RB Texas, could go anywhere from pick #8 ATL to late in Round 1.\u00a0 I saw a Mock Draft today that had Jahmyr Gibbs RB Alabama, going in the 1<sup>st<\/sup> round ahead of Bijan Robinson, who doesn\u2019t get taken until the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> round.<\/p>\n<p>Here is my stab at the first round:<\/p>\n<table width=\"514\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"29\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1<\/td>\n<td width=\"43\">CAR<\/td>\n<td width=\"174\">Bryce Young<\/td>\n<td width=\"54\">QB<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">Alabama<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"29\">2<\/td>\n<td>HOU<\/td>\n<td width=\"174\">Wil Anderson<\/td>\n<td width=\"54\">EDGE<\/td>\n<td width=\"213\">Alabama<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"29\">3<\/td>\n<td>ARI<\/td>\n<td width=\"174\">\u00a0Tyree Wilson<\/td>\n<td 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