2023 NFL Mock Draft: NFL.com guru Chad Reuter has 10 SEC stars going in Round 1

The 2023 NFL Draft projections are heating up around the country ahead of the NFL Combine starting in Indianapolis later this month.

On Monday, NFL.com’s Chad Reuter released his 3-round mock draft, and his Round 1 projections featured 10 SEC stars.

He had the Houston Texans trading up with the Chicago Bears to draft Alabama QB Bryce Young. Here are the rest of his SEC-related Round 1 projections:

• No. 1 — Bryce Young, QB, Alabama — Houston Texans
• No. 3 — Jalen Carter, DL, Georgia — Arizona Cardinals
• No. 4 — Will Anderson Jr., Edge, Alabama — Chicago Bears
• No. 5 — Will Levis, QB, Kentucky — Carolina Panthers
• No. 13 — Anthony Richardson, QB, Florida — New York Jets
• No. 14 — Broderick Jones, OL, Georgia — New England Patriots
• No. 19 — Brian Branch, DB, Alabama — Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• No. 24 — Cam Smith, CB, South Carolina — Jacksonville Jaguars
• No. 25 — Jalin Hyatt, WR, Tennessee — Baltimore Ravens
• No. 27 — O’Cyrus Torrence, OL, Florida — Seattle Seahawks

Reuter projects 11 SEC standouts to go in Round 2. See those picks here.

He has 10 SEC players going in Round 3, as well. Check out those projections here.

Adam Spencer

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