2023 NFL Draft Recap: Winners and losers, pick grades and more from the first two days

Houston, TX, USA; From left to right, Houston Texans quarterback CJ Stroud (left), second overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, and Texans linebacker Will Anderson Jr., third overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, pose for a photo at a press conference at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports

A comprehensive roundup of team selections, player grades, winners, losers and much more, this page is the perfect place to get up to speed on everything that went down during the draft's first two days.

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DAY 1

2023 NFL Draft: Grades for all 31 first-round picks

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While the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft was unique in the fact that the first and only quarterback wasn't taken until the 20th overall pick, three quarterbacks heard their names called on the 2023 NFL Draft‘s opening evening — one that was filled with surprises.

Over at PFF's Live Draft Tracker, we analyzed every single pick in real time and gave a grade for each selection. Here is a quick recap of all those instant-reaction thoughts for all 31 first-round picks:

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2023 NFL Draft: Trevor Sikkema's favorite picks from Round 1

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With round one of the 2023 NFL Draft in the books, it’s time for a little instant analysis. There are plenty of teams happy with the short and long-term outlooks of their picks, but even then, there are a few that really stood out to me.

These are my favorite picks – and how they came about – from round one of the 2023 NFL Draft.

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Biggest winners and losers from Day 1 of the 2023 NFL Draft

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Day 1 of the 2023 NFL Draft is in the books, and one of the wildest first rounds in recent memory has resulted in several huge winners. Here are the biggest winners and losers from a crazy Day 1.

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2023 NFL Draft: The four biggest reaches of Round 1, including Jahmyr Gibbs and Jack Campbell to the Detroit Lions

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The first night of the draft has come and gone. Some teams were big winners of Day 1, such as the Seattle Seahawks and Philadelphia Eagles.

Others… not so much. Here were the four biggest reaches from the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft.

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2023 NFL Draft: 6 biggest steals of Round 1

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The first round of the 2023 NFL Draft brought excitement (and some surprises) early with three trades inside the top 10. The true “steals” will come over the next two days, but several teams came out of Thursday night with great value.

Using the PFF big board and expected draft position as a guide, here are some of the better value selections from Round 1.

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2023 NFL Draft: Grading all six Round 1 trades, including the Eagles' move up for Jalen Carter

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The first round of the 2023 NFL Draft was turbulent, to say the least. As always, there were winners and loserssteals and reachesAnd, of course, PFF was there all night to grade all 31 picks

Let's look back at the six first-round trades from last night to see which teams came out on top.

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Fantasy football winners and losers after Round 1 of the 2023 NFL Draft

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With Day 1 of the 2023 NFL Draft in the books, we saw the fantasy football stock of several players improve or decline. Some rookies landed in better spots for production, some veterans face a lot more competition and some others are grateful their team picked a player at a different position.

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DAY 2

2023 NFL Draft: Grades for all Day 2 picks

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Three quarterbacks heard their names called on the 2023 NFL Draft‘s opening evening — one that was filled with surprises. Now we turn to Day 2 — the second and third rounds — of the draft.

Over at PFF's Live Draft Tracker, we analyzed every single pick in real time and gave a grade for each selection. Here is a quick recap of all those instant-reaction thoughts for all Day 2 picks.

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2023 NFL Draft: 5 biggest steals of Day 2

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Day 2 of the 2023 NFL Draft was full of surprises — both good and bad. Nonetheless, we are going to focus on the good by detailing some of the biggest steals from the second and third round of Friday's NFL festivities.

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2023 NFL Draft: 5 biggest reaches of Day 2

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Day 2 of the 2023 NFL Draft was full of surprises — both good and bad. Nonetheless, we are going to focus on the good by detailing some of the biggest steals from the second and third rounds of Friday's NFL festivities.

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Fantasy football winners and losers from Day 2 of the 2023 NFL Draft

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With Day 2 of the 2023 NFL Draft in the books, we saw the fantasy football stock of several players improve or decline. Some rookies landed in better spots for production, some veterans face a lot more competition and some others are grateful their team picked a player at a different position.

Here are the biggest winners and losers based on what happened in the second and third rounds. Check out the winners and losers from Day 1, as well.

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