reviewing the 2023 draft

from 2023 NFL redraft: Top QBs swap places as Day 3 steals — plus a UDFA — crash a wildly different Round 1–https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2023-nfl-redraft-panthers-cj-stroud-texans-bryce-young/

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As it happens, CBS Sports’ Pete Prisco just dropped his three-years-later 2023 NFL Draft regrades last week. While Prisco gave the real-life Dallas Cowboys an “F” after first-rounder Mazi Smith didn’t work out, our re-draft aims to fix that, but along the offensive line. And Prisco was right to give an A+ to the Rams and Seahawks for their historic hauls

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3. Houston Texans: Puka Nacua, WR, BYU
Drafted: No. 177 overall by Rams | My final big board: No. 154
Original pick: Will Anderson Jr., EDGE, Alabama

Will Anderson Jr. was such a good pick here, and the cost, it turns out, was not prohibitive either. But rules are rules, so instead, the Texans get Bryce Young a legit weapon in Puka Nacua.

You might argue that the Texans WR room is pretty deep, but we still don’t know when Tank Dell will be 100% — he was also in the 2023 class, so he’s technically a free agent in this exercise … as is sixth-rounder Xavier Hutchinson — and I love the idea of Nacua and Nico Collins on the field together.

18. Detroit Lions: Byron Young, EDGE, Tennessee
Drafted: No. 77 overall by Rams | My final big board: No. 65
Original pick: Jack Campbell, LB, Iowa

Young has 29 sacks in three seasons, including 12 in 2025 — which is tied for second among pass rushers from the 2023 class behind Tuli Tuipulotu. Young is an older player for the 2023 class (he’s 28, while Anderson is just 24), but that’s not necessarily a bad thing; sure, maybe his ceiling is lower — but it was already pretty high when he arrived in the league.

19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Kobie Turner, DL, Wake Forest
Drafted: No. 89 overall by Rams | My final big board: No. 224
Original pick: Calijah Kancey, DL, Pittsburgh

Kobie Turner was a combine snub, again showing that the combine isn’t a prerequisite to not only getting drafted (and Turner was a Day 2 pick) but also being one of the best players in your draft class. Also: this re-draft confirms just how good the Rams’ draft haul was — they have four players going in the first round here, none of whom were actual first-rounders in 2023.

25. Buffalo Bills: Steve Avila, OG, TCU
Drafted: No. 36 overall by Rams | My final big board: No. 60
Original pick: Dalton Kincaid, TE, Utah

O’Cyrus Torrence has been really good for the Bills, but Steve Avila has maybe been a little better in L.A. for the Rams, where he’s played solely at left guard. He’ll have to move to right guard in Buffalo, but I’d expect him to play close to the same level.