2023 Rookie Class

Rankings are taken from Mock Draft Database for now. My personal rankings can be found here.

Average # of QBs, RBs, WRs, TEs drafted per Year:

20222021202020192018201720167yr AVG
QBs910131113101511.57
RBs2218192520262021.43
WRs2836342833323332.00
TEs181112161414913.43

Based on the 7yr Avg. numbers, it’s safe to project that 12 QBs, 22 RBs, 32 WRs & 14 TEs will be drafted in 2023. I don’t think you need to know every single prospect, most of them won’t matter, but I think it’s a good idea to get familiar with the top half of these numbers for your fantasy drafts, so roughly 6 QBs, 11 RBs, 16 WRs & 7 TEs.


We can boil it down even further by looking at the average number of positions drafted by round:

RD. 1RD. 2RD. 3RD. 4RD. 5RD. 6RD. 7Total
QB3.430.831.571.571.001.831.7111.95
RB1.672.433.004.573.003.293.7121.67
WR4.005.433.864.434.295.434.5732.00
TE1.171.432.713.002.141.711.4313.60

There are roughly 32 prospects drafted in the first three rounds of the NFL Draft and 45 prospects in the top four rounds. This reflects the drop-off in the mid 3rd round of your 12 team rookie drafts. We can find gems in the 4th round and beyond every now and then, but we love drafting players drafted in the Top 100 picks, and this year there are roughly 30 players in the Top 100!.


The Top 48: (4/22/23 shows projected draft spot)

Pos.PlayerSchool4/12/234/22/23Change
1QB1Bryce YoungAlabama110
2QB2CJ StroudOhio State220
3QB3Anthony RichardsonFlorida45-1
4RB1Bijan RobinsonTexas1293
5WR1Jaxon Smith-NjigbaOhio State1112-1
6QB4Will LevisKentucky913-4
7WR2Quentin JohnstonTCU1719-2
8WR3Jordan AddisonUSC2023-3
9TE1Michael MayerNotre Dame2224-2
10WR4Zay FlowersBoston College26260
11TE2Dalton KincaidUtah27270
12RB2Jahmyr GibbsAlabama35305
13TE3Darnell WashingtonGeorgia3032-2
14QB5Hendon HookerTennessee41374
15WR5Jalin HyattTennessee3439-5
16WR6Josh DownsUNC51492
17TE4Luke MusgraveOregon State4750-3
18RB3Zach CharbonnetUCLA55523
19TE5Sam LaPortaIowa5262-10
20WR7Cedric TillmanTennessee68653
21RB4Devon AchaneTexas A&M6467-3
22TE6Tucker KraftSouth Dakota State70682
23WR8Marvin MimsOklahoma73730
24WR9Rashee RiceSMU80755
25WR10Nathaniel DellHouston79763
26WR11Tyler ScottCincinnati7477-3
27RB5Tyjae SpearsTulane7680-4
28WR12Jonathan MingoMississippi1008416
29WR13AT PerryWake Forest91883
30RB6Tank BigsbyAuburn1079710
31RB7Roschon JohnsonTexas1089810
32WR14Jayden ReedMSU12110021
33RB8Zach EvansMississippi1121039
34WR15Kayshon BoutteLSU93104-11
35RB9Israel AbanikandaPittsburgh15110843
36WR16Michael WilsonStanford98110-12
37WR17Xavier HutchinsonIowa State12811513
38TE7Luke SchoonmakerMichigan1171161
39RB10Kendre MillerTCU116117-1
40RB11Chase BrownIllinois1291209
41TE8Zack KuntzOld Dominion113121-8
42RB12Sean TuckerSyracuse14312320
43QB6Tanner McKeeStanford103124-21
44WR18Trey PalmerNebraska125127-2
45RB13DeWayne McBrideUAB109128-19
46RB14Kenny McIntoshGeorgia14012911
47RB15Eric GrayOklahoma14813612
48WR19Parker WashingtonPenn State135140-5

Quarterback: (4/22/23 shows projected draft spot)

Pos.PlayerSchool4/12/234/22/23Change
QB1Bryce YoungAlabama110
QB2CJ StroudOhio State220
QB3Anthony RichardsonFlorida45-1
QB4Will LevisKentucky913-4
QB5Hendon HookerTennessee41374
QB6Tanner McKeeStanford103124-21
QB7Dorian Thompson-RobinsonUCLA18815236
QB8Jaren HallBYU18916425
QB9Aidan O’ConnellPurdue1781744
QB10Jake HaenerFresno State19217517
QB11Clayton TuneHouston19317617
QB12Stetson Bennett IVGeorgia2162151
QB13Malik CunninghamLouisville169231-62
QB14Max DugganTCU215244-29
QB15Tyson BagentShepherd231300-69

Running Back: (4/22/23shows projected draft spot)

Pos.PlayerSchool4/12/234/22/23Change
RB1Bijan RobinsonTexas1293
RB2Jahmyr GibbsAlabama35305
RB3Zach CharbonnetUCLA55523
RB4Devon AchaneTexas A&M6467-3
RB5Tyjae SpearsTulane7680-4
RB6Tank BigsbyAuburn1079710
RB7Roschon JohnsonTexas1089810
RB8Zach EvansMississippi1121039
RB9Israel AbanikandaPittsburgh15110843
RB10Kendre MillerTCU116117-1
RB11Chase BrownIllinois1291209
RB12Sean TuckerSyracuse14312320
RB13DeWayne McBrideUAB109128-19
RB14Kenny McIntoshGeorgia14012911
RB15Eric GrayOklahoma14813612
RB16Deuce VaughnKansas State142143-1
RB17Keaton MitchellEastern Carolina144162-18
RB18Mohamed IbrahimMinnesota19718215
RB19Chris Rodriguez Jr.Kentucky20618422
RB20Evan HullNorthwestern22219923
RB21Deneric PrinceTulsa26921950
RB22Hunter LuepkeNorth Dakota State25722928
RB23Tavion ThomasUtah194233-39
RB24Camerun PeoplesAppalachian State29527322
RB25Tiyon EvansLouisville287288-1
RB26Travis DyeUSC2882880
RB27SaRodorick ThompsonTexas Tech344381-37
RB28Lew Nichols IIICentral Michigan3843840
RB29Xazavian ValladayArizona State351386-35
RB30Jordan MimsFresno State392418-26

Wide Receiver: (4/22/23 shows projected draft spot)

Pos.PlayerSchool4/12/234/22/23Change
WR1Jaxon Smith-NjigbaOhio State1112-1
WR2Quentin JohnstonTCU1719-2
WR3Jordan AddisonUSC2023-3
WR4Zay FlowersBoston College26260
WR5Jalin HyattTennessee3439-5
WR6Josh DownsUNC51492
WR7Cedric TillmanTennessee68653
WR8Marvin MimsOklahoma73730
WR9Rashee RiceSMU80755
WR10Nathaniel DellHouston79763
WR11Tyler ScottCincinnati7477-3
WR12Jonathan MingoMississippi1008416
WR13AT PerryWake Forest91883
WR14Jayden ReedMSU12110021
WR15Kayshon BoutteLSU93104-11
WR16Michael WilsonStanford98110-12
WR17Xavier HutchinsonIowa State12811513
WR18Trey PalmerNebraska125127-2
WR19Parker WashingtonPenn State135140-5
WR20Charlie JonesPurdue15714710
WR21Andrei IosivasPrinceton20715354
WR22Dontayvion WicksVirginia139157-18
WR23Puka NacuaBYU22717255
WR24Rakim JarrettMaryland170185-15
WR25Bryce Ford-WheatonWest Virginia20819414
WR26Grant DuBoseCharlotte336196140
WR27Tre TuckerCincinnati163201-38
WR28Ronnie BellMichigan2122039
WR29Jalen CropperFresno State23020525
WR30Dontay Demus Jr.Maryland183213-30
WR31Elijah HigginsStanford2392390
WR32Jadon HaselwoodArkansas229241-12
WR33Demario DouglasLiberty27324528
WR34Matt LandersArkansas30925356
WR35Derius DavisTCU253255-2
WR36Jake BoboUCLA233262-29
WR37Jacob CopelandMaryland28426321
WR38Justin ShorterFlorida236266-30
WR39Mitchell TinsleyPenn State28927217
WR40Michael JeffersonLouisiana-Lafayette256283-27
WR41CJ JohnsonEast Carolina36131150
WR42Jason BrownleeSouthern Miss33431519
WR43Jalen WayneSouth Alabama35631838
WR44Antoine GreenNorth Carolina308323-15
WR45Malik KnowlesKansas State270324-54
WR46Keytaon ThompsonVirginia36835018
WR47Sam JamesWest Virginia363398-35

Tight End: (4/22/23shows projected draft spot)

Pos.PlayerSchool4/12/234/22/23Change
TE1Michael MayerNotre Dame2224-2
TE2Dalton KincaidUtah27270
TE3Darnell WashingtonGeorgia3032-2
TE4Luke MusgraveOregon State4750-3
TE5Sam LaPortaIowa5262-10
TE6Tucker KraftSouth Dakota State70682
TE7Luke SchoonmakerMichigan1171161
TE8Zack KuntzOld Dominion113121-8
TE9Brenton StrangePenn State18514639
TE10Josh WhyleCincinnati150155-5
TE11Davis AllenClemson20916049
TE12Cameron LatuAlabama1771698
TE13Will MalloryMiami164189-25
TE14Payne DurhamPurdue2001919
TE15Brayden WillisOklahoma236243-7