by There’s a new team on the watch for the 2023 NFL Draft! On Friday night, the Chicago Bears traded the No. 1 pick to the Carolina Panthers for a whopping sum that included this year’s first-round pick (No. 9 overall), a second-round pick (No. 61), a first round pick in 2024, second round pick in 2025 and standout radio DJ Moore, according to CBS Sports NFL Insider Jonathan Jones.
The 2023 draft is scheduled for April 27-29 in Kansas City, Missouri.
Below, CBSSports.com breaks down the position in the draft order, team needs and notable free agents.
(Note: There are only 31 first-round picks since the Miami Dolphins lost their 21st overall pick to the trade.)
The team needs: QB, CB, EDGE, WR, C
Notable free agents: QB Sam Darnold, DL Matthew Ioannidis, C Bradley Bozeman, LB Cory Littleton
The team needs: QB, OG, C, TE, LB, DL, EDGE
Notable free agents: TE OJ Howard, EDGE Obo Okoronkwo, DL Rasheem Green, TE Jordan Akins, S Jonathan Owens
The team needs: OG, C, EDGE, CB, LB, RB, OT
Notable free agents: EDGE JJ Watt, WR AJ Green, OT Kelvin Beachum, CB Byron Murphy, C Rodney Hudson, K Matt Prater
The team needs: QB, OT, CB, WR, EDGE, TE
Notable free agents: EDGE Yannick Ngakoue, WR Parris Campbell, OG Matt Pryor, LB Bobby Okereke, LB EJ Speed
The team needs: C, S, LB, DT, WR, OG
Notable free agents: QB Geno Smith, RB Rashaad Penny, DL Poona Ford, OG Phil Haynes, QB Drew Lock
6. Detroit Lions (via trade with 5-12 Rams)
The team needs: TE, CB, DL, OG, QB
Notable free agents: WR DJ Chark, RB Jamaal Williams, LB Alex Anzalone, OG Evan Brown, CB Mike Hughes
The team needs: OT, OG, C, S, DL, LB
Notable free agents: RB Josh Jacobs, CB Rock Ya-Sin, LB Denzel Perryman, WR Mack Hollins, EDGE Clelin Ferrell
The team needs: QB, CB, LB, S, DT, EDGE
Notable free agents: OT Kaleb McGary, WR Olamide Zaccheaus, EDGE Lorenzo Carter, LB Rashaan Evans
9. Chicago Bears (via trade with 7-10 Panthers)
The team needs: OT, LB, DT, EDGE
Notable free agents: RB David Montgomery, C Sam Mustipher, WR N’Keal Harry, WR Dante Pettis, LB Nicholas Morrow
The team needs: CB, RB, S, LB, WR
Notable free agents: DL Javon Hargrave, CB James Bradberry, RB Miles Sanders, C Jason Kelce, DL Fletcher Cox
The team needs: OT, OG, WR, TE, LB
Notable free agents: TE Austin Hooper, OG Nate Davis, TE Geoff Swaim, LB David Long, DL Teair Tart
12. Houston Texans (via trade with 7-10 Browns)
The team needs: QB, OG, C, TE, LB, DL, EDGE
Notable free agents: TE OJ Howard, EDGE Obo Okoronkwo, DL Rasheem Green, TE Jordan Akins, S Jonathan Owens
The team needs: OG, OT, TE, LB, S
Notable free agents: RB James Robinson, C Connor McGovern, QB Joe Flacco, DL Sheldon Rankins, OT George Fant
The team needs: OT, TE, WR, LB, EDGE
Notable free agents: OT Isaiah Wynn, RB Damien Harris, CB Myles Bryant, CB Jonathan Jones, WR Jakobi Meyers
The team needs: WR, TE, S, DT, EDGE, OG
Notable free agents: WR Allen Lazard, TE Robert Tonyan, S Adrian Amos, DL Dean Lowry
The team needs: QB, C, CB, OG, TE, LB
Notable free agents: DL Daron Payne, QB Taylor Heinicke, OG Wes Schweitzer, LB Cole Holcomb, OG Trai Turner
The team needs: OT, CB, LB, DL, QB
Notable free agents: DL Larry Ogunjobi, LB Devin Bush, DL Chris Wormley, CB Cam Sutton, QB Mason Rudolph
The team needs: TE, CB, DL, OG, QB
Notable free agents: WR DJ Chark, RB Jamaal Williams, LB Alex Anzalone, OG Evan Brown, CB Mike Hughes
The team needs: S, LB, OT, WR, DT
Notable free agents: QB Tom Brady, LB Lavonte David, DL Akiem Hicks, WR Julio Jones, CB Sean Murphy-Bunting, S Mike Edwards
20. Seattle Seahawks (9-8)
The team needs: C, S, LB, DT, WR, OG
Notable free agents: QB Geno Smith, RB Rashaad Penny, DL Poona Ford, OG Phil Haynes, QB Drew Lock
The team needs: OG, OT, DT, TE, EDGE
Notable free agents: S Nasir Adderley, WR Deandre Carter, LB Drue Tranquill, TE Donald Parham Jr., OG Oday Aboushi
The team needs: WR, OG, CB, LB, EDGE
Notable free agents: LB Roquan Smith, CB Marcus Peters, QB Lamar Jackson, OT Ja’Wuan James, CB Kyle Fuller
The team needs: CB, WR, OG, LB, S
Notable free agents: TE Irv Smith Jr., RB Alexander Mattison, CB Patrick Peterson, C Garrett Bradbury, WR Olabisi Johnson
The team needs: TE, OT, CB, S, DT
Notable free agents: TE Evan Engram, OT Jawaan Taylor, EDGE Arden Key, EDGE Dawuane Smoot, CB Tre Herndon
The team needs: CB, WR, C, OG, S, LB, DT
Notable free agents: QB Daniel Jones, RB Saquon Barkley, WR Sterling Shepard, WR Darius Slayton, S Julian Love
The team needs: CB, OG, WR, S, DT, LB, EDGE
Notable free agents: TE Dalton Schultz, RB Tony Pollard, OT Terence Steele, WR Noah Brown, LB Leighton Vander Esch
The team needs: TE, OG, C, DT, S
Notable free agents: S Jordan Poyer, LB Tremaine Edmunds, QB Case Keenum, OG Rodger Saffold
The team needs: OG, OT, CB, TE, DT
Notable free agents: S Jessie Bates III, TE Hayden Hurst, CB Eli Apple, S Vonn Bell, RB Samaje Perine
29. New Orleans Saints (via trade with 5-12 Broncos)
The team needs: QB, OG, WR, RB, S, DT
Notable free agents: DL David Onyemata, EDGE Marcus Davenport, WR Jarvis Landry, RB Mark Ingram, QB Andy Dalton
30. Philadelphia Eagles (14-3)
The team needs: CB, RB, S, LB, WR
Notable free agents: DL Javon Hargrave, CB James Bradberry, RB Miles Sanders, C Jason Kelce, DL Fletcher Cox
The team needs: OT, WR, TE, EDGE, S, DT
Notable free agents: OT Orlando Brown Jr., WR Mecole Hardman, WR Juju Smith-Schuster, S Juan Thornhill
Teams without a first round pick
Cleveland Browns (7-10)
The team needs: DT, LB, WR, EDGE, S
Notable free agents: RB Kareem Hunt, EDGE Jadeveon Clowney, LB Deion Jones, QB Jacoby Brissett
Los Angeles Rams (5-12)
The team needs: OG, TE, EDGE, CB, DT, QB
Notable free agents: QB Baker Mayfield, S Taylor Rapp, DL A’Shawn Robinson, CB Troy Hill, RB Darrell Henderson Jr., DL Greg Gaines
Miami Dolphins (9-8)
The team needs: OT, OG, TE, RB, LB
Notable free agents: TE Mike Gesicki, QB Teddy Bridgewater, RB Raheem Mostert, RB Jeff Wilson, EDGE Trey Flowers
Denver Broncos (via trade with 13-4 49ers)
The team needs: C, OG, OT, CB, LB, QB
Notable free agents: OG Dalton Risner, OT Cameron Fleming, S Kareem Jackson, DL Dre’Mont Jones
San Francisco 49ers (13-4)
The team needs: C, OG, S, DT, WR
Notable free agents: QB Jimmy Garoppolo, OT Mike McGlinchey, CB Emmanuel Moseley, EDGE Charles Omenihu
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