TDN100: TDN’s Initial 2023 NFL Draft Rankings

The 2022 NFL Draft cycle was our fourth here at The Draft Network but the first in which we embraced one of our biggest projects to date: the TDN100. Our scouting department begins assessing every draft class early on—we’re doing regional grades in May, assessing players throughout the college season, and then partaking in deep dives and cross-checks throughout the winter and spring. TDN100 is our way of keeping all of you in the loop throughout the year.

With the TDN100, our scouting staff shares their consensus top-100 prospects eligible for the NFL draft each month. The goal is to keep you all up to speed with our assessments as we gain more information while also showcasing just how fluid this process is and how quickly players can claim top prospect status along the way. Whether you’re a prospect like Aidan Hutchinson, who went wire-to-wire as a TDN100 player last year, or Jameson Williams, who wasn’t ranked in our first release of TDN100 last August, everything from here is open season. Consider this a starting point.

We’re ready to debut our first set of TDN100 rankings for the 2023 NFL Draft. Here are the averaged rankings of The Draft Network’s five-person scouting team, including rankings from Keith Sanchez, Damian Parson, Brentley Weissman, Kyle Crabbs, and Joe Marino.

TDN100

2023 NFL Draft Rankings

 

1. Will Anderson Jr.

EDGE, Alabama | Junior

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2. Jalen Carter

IDL, Georgia | Junior

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3.  Myles Murphy

EDGE, Clemson | Junior

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4. Bijan Robinson

RB, Texas | Junior

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5. CJ Stroud

QB, Ohio State | RS Sophomore

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6. Michael Mayer

TE, Notre Dame | Junior

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7. Cam Smith

CB, South Carolina | RS Junior

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8. Kayshon Boutte

WR, LSU | Junior

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9. Jaxon Smith-Njigba

WR, Ohio State | Junior

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10. Eli Ricks

CB, Alabama | Junior

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11. Bryan Bresee

IDL, Clemson | RS Sophomore

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12. Jordan Addison

WR, USC | Junior

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13. Bryce Young

QB, Alabama | Junior

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14. Kelee Ringo

CB, Georgia | RS Sophomore

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15. Will Levis

QB, Kentucky | Senior

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16. Jaelyn Duncan

OT, Maryland | Senior

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17. Noah Sewell

LB, Oregon | Junior

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18. Isaiah Foskey

EDGE, Notre Dame | Senior

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19. Peter Skoronski

OT, Northwestern | Junior

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20. Trenton Simpson

LB, Clemson | Junior

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21. Quentin Johnston

WR, TCU | Junior

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22. Henry To’o To’o

LB, Alabama | Senior

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23. Jahmyr Gibbs

RB, Alabama | Junior

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24. Jordan Battle

SAF, Alabama | Senior

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25. Kyu Blu Kelly

CB, Stanford | Senior

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26. Antonio Johnson

SAF, Texas A&M | Junior

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27. Andrew Vorhees

IOL, USC | RS Senior

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28. Paris Johnson Jr.

OT, Ohio State | Junior

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29. Tyler Harrell

WR, Alabama | RS Junior

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30. Tyree Wilson

EDGE, Texas Tech | Senior

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31. Parker Washington

WR, Penn State | Junior

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32. Brian Branch

SAF, Alabama | Junior

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33. Gervon Dexter

IDL, Florida | Junior

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34. Christian Gonzalez

CB, Oregon | RS Sophomore

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35. Garrett Williams

CB, Syracuse | RS Sophomore

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36. Cornelius Johnson

WR, Michigan | Senior

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37. Anthony Richardson

QB, Florida | RS Sophomore

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38. Jermaine Burton

WR, Alabama | Junior

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39. Sean Tucker

RB, Syracuse | RS Sophomore

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40. Dontayvion Wicks

WR, Virginia | Junior

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41. Tucker Kraft

TE, South Dakota State | Junior

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42. Josh Downs

WR, North Carolina | Junior

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43. Derick Hall

EDGE, Auburn | Senior

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44. Nolan Smith

EDGE, Georgia | Senior

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45. Tanner McKee

QB, Stanford | Junior

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46. Jalen Catalon

SAF, Arkansas | RS Junior

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47. Tyler Van Dyke

QB, Miami | RS Sophomore

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48. Broderick Jones

OT, Georgia | RS Sophomore

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49. Felix Anudike-Uzomah

EDGE, Kansas State | Junior

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50. BJ Ojulari

EDGE, LSU | Junior

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51. Marvin Mims

WR, Oklahoma | Junior

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52. Rakim Jarrett

WR, Maryland | Junior

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53. Zach Evans

RB, Ole Miss | Junior

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54. Darnell Wright

OT, Tennessee | Senior

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55. Tre’Vius Hodges-Tomlinson

CB, TCU | Senior

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56. Colby Wooden

EDGE, Auburn | Junior

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57. Jaheim Bell

TE, South Carolina | Junior

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58. Zach Harrison

EDGE, Ohio State | Senior

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59. Carter Warren

OT, Pitt | Senior

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60. Arik Gilbert

TE, Georgia | RS Sophomore

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61. Joey Porter Jr.

CB, Penn State | RS Junior

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62. Dawand Jones

OT, Ohio State | Senior

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63. JL Skinner

SAF, Boise State | Senior

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64. Tank Bigsby

RB, Auburn | Junior

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65. Emil Ekiyor

IOL, Alabama | Senior

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66. John Michael Schmitz

OC, Minnesota | Senior

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67. Erick All

TE, Michigan | Senior

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68. Mohamoud Diabate

LB, Utah | Senior

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69. Tyler Davis

IDL, Clemson | Senior

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70. Anton Harrison

OT, Oklahoma | RS Sophomore

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71. Xavier Hutchinson

WR, Iowa State | Senior

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72. Dontay Demus Jr.

WR, Maryland | Senior

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73. Cedric Tillman

WR, Tennessee | Senior

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74. Javion Cohen

IOL, Alabama | Junior

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75. Brandon Joseph

SAF, Notre Dame | Senior

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76. Andrew Raym

OC, Oklahoma | Junior

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77. Christopher Smith

SAF, Georgia | Senior

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78. Zach Charbonnet

RB, UCLA | Senior

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79. Robert Beal Jr.

EDGE, Georgia | Senior

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80. Darnell Washington

TE, Georgia | Junior

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81. Sedrick Van Pran

OC, Georgia | RS Sophomore

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82. Phil Jurkovec

QB, Boston College | Senior

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83. Sam LaPorta

TE, Iowa | Senior

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84. Siaki Ika

IDL, Baylor | Junior

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85. Mazi Smith

IDL, Michigan | Senior

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86. K.J. Henry

EDGE, Clemson | Senior

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87. Tyrique Stevenson

CB, Miami | Junior

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88. Zacch Pickens

IDL, South Carolina | Senior

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89. Tykee Smith

SAF, Georgia | Junior

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90. Trey Dean III

SAF, Florida | Senior

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91. Will McDonald IV

EDGE, Iowa State | Senior

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92. Jayden Reed

WR, Michigan State | RS Senior

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93. Clark Phillips III

CB, Utah | Junior

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94. Zion Tupuola-Fetui

EDGE, Washington | Junior

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95. Zion Nelson

OT, Miami | Junior

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96. Emmanuel Forbes

CB, Mississippi State | Junior

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97. Devon Achane

RB, Texas A&M | Junior

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98. Xavier Thomas

EDGE, Clemson | Graduate

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99. Ainias Smith

WR, Texas A&M | Senior

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100. Ochaun Mathis

EDGE, Nebraska | Senior

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What did you think of the first version of the August edition of TDN’s top-100 NFL draft rankings? Let us know what you think on Twitter and Instagram. and stay tuned next month for the next edition of the TDN100.