NEWSLETTER
The Bleacher Nation NFL 2023 Mock Draft will be a running mock draft that spans between now and round one of the NFL Draft. Each of the 31 picks (Miami forfeited their first-round pick due to tampering) will get a dedicated post. Here’s how it’ll work:
The Eagles are on the clock in the Bleacher Nation NFL Mock Draft …
The Pick Is In
RB Jahmyr Gibbs — Alabama
The Fit
Miles Sanders departed Philadelphia last month during free agency. After giving Jalen Hurts a new contract last week and taking a lineman earlier in this mock draft, the Eagles draft the electric Jahmyr Gibbs to replace Sanders in the backfield.
Scouting Report
Jahmyr Gibbs’ 4.36 40-yard dash second-best among all running backs at the NFL Scouting Combine and top ten overall. He has 99th percentile speed for the running back position. Gibbs ran for 926 yards and seven touchdowns while adding 44 catches for 444 yards and three scores through the air.
From the Ringer’s Danny Kelly: “Gibbs is a bit undersized but makes up for it with good vision and extraordinary juice as a runner. He has great foot quickness and changes direction on a dime, accelerating instantly to shoot through gaps in the line or to beat a pursuit angle.”
From The Athletic’s Dane Brugler: “Quick to press, sort and burst, Gibbs has sudden start/stop footwork to nimbly get in and out of his cuts and destroy pursuit angles with instantaneous acceleration. Not only does he have twitchy athletic gifts, but his understanding of football geometry and feel for blocking designs are very advanced, making him an offensive line’s best friend as a runner.”
Final Thoughts: Gibbs is an electric, big-play running back with elite field-tilting speed and sure hands out of the backfield. He’s a stud, and the Eagles’ offense becomes scarier than last season with this pick late in the first round.
Bleacher Nation’s 2023 NFL Mock Draft
- Carolina Panthers (via CHI) — QB C.J. Stroud, Ohio State
- Houston Texans — QB Bryce Young, Alabama
- Arizona Cardinals — EDGE Will Anderson Jr., Alabama
- Indianapolis Colts — QB Anthony Richardson, Florida
- Seattle Seahawks (via DEN) — DT Jalen Carter, Georgia
- Detroit Lions (via LAR) — EDGE Tyree Wilson, Texas Tech
- Las Vegas Raiders — QB Will Levis, Kentucky
- Atlanta Falcons — EDGE Myles Murphy, Clemson
- Chicago Bears (via CAR) — CB Devon Witherspoon, Illinois
- Philadelphia Eagles (via NO) — DT Calijah Kancey, Pitt
- Tennessee Titans — T Paris Johnson Jr., Ohio State
- Houston Texans (via CLE) — WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Ohio State
- New York Jets — T Broderick Jones, Georgia
- New England Patriots — CB Christian Gonzalez, Oregon
- Green Bay Packers — TE Dalton Kincaid, Utah
- Washington Commanders — CB Deonte Banks, Maryland
- Pittsburgh Steelers — CB Joey Porter Jr., Penn State
- Detroit Lions — CB Kelee Ringo, Georgia
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers — S Brian Branch, Alabama
- Seattle Seahawks — EDGE Lukas Van Ness, Iowa
- Los Angeles Chargers — WR Jordan Addison, USC
- Baltimore Ravens — WR Zay Flowers, Boston College
- Minnesota Vikings — QB Hendon Hooker, Tennessee
- Jacksonville Jaguars — T/G Peter Skoronski, Northwestern
- New York Giants — WR Quentin Johnston, TCU
- Dallas Cowboys — RB Bijan Robinson, Texas
- Buffalo Bills — WR Jalin Hyatt, Tennessee
- Cincinnati Bengals — TE Michael Mayer, Notre Dame
- New Orleans Saints (via SF) — DT Mazi Smith, Michigan
- Philadelphia Eagles — RB Jahmyr Gibbs, Alabama
- Kansas City Chiefs
