Cole’s Corner: 2023 Five Round NFL Mock Draft 2.0

Round 3

64. Chicago Bears – Adetomiwa Adebawore, Edge, Northwestern
65. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (mock trade with the Houston Texans) – Zach Evans, RB, Ole Miss
66. Arizona Cardinals – Kyu Blu Kelly, CB, Stanford
67. Denver Broncos – Joe Tippman, C, Wisconsin
68. Denver Broncos – Clark Phillips III, CB, Utah
69. Los Angeles Rams – Isaiah Foskey, Edge, Notre Dame
70. Seattle Seahawks (mock trade with the Las Vegas Raiders) – Devon Achane, RB, Texas A&M
71. New Orleans Saints – Luke Musgrave, TE, Oregon State
72. Tennessee Titans – Tuli Tuipulotu, Edge, USC
73. Houston Texans – Kayshon Boutte, WR, LSU
74. Cleveland Browns – Keeanu Benton, DT, Wisconsin                                                                                                   

After the first round, the defensive tackles have been slow to come off the board. This works in the favor of the Cleveland Browns. Cleveland needs to stop the run and Benton is nearly a perfect fit. He is a very strong interior defensive lineman with more athleticism than most. He will greatly improve the run defense and also keep Cleveland’s linebackers clean on blitzes. Benton and Tomlinson will pair quite well together.

75. Atlanta Falcons – Tre’Vius Hodges-Tomlinson, CB, TCU

76. New England Patriots – Cedric Tillman, WR, Tennessee

77. Los Angeles Rams – Calijah Kancey, DT, Pittsburgh
78. Green Bay Packers – Brandon Joseph, SAF, Notre Dame
79. Indianapolis Colts – Tyler Scott, WR, Cincinnati
80. Pittsburgh Steelers – Carter Warren, OT, Pittsburgh
81. Detroit Lions – Garrett Williams, CB, Syracuse
82. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Xavier Hutchinson, WR, Iowa State
83. Seattle Seahawks – Daiyan Henley, LB, Washington State
84. Miami Dolphins – Gervon Dexter Sr., DT, Florida
85. Los Angeles Chargers – Tyjae Spears, RB, Tulane
86. Baltimore Ravens – Israel Abanikanda, RB, Pittsburgh
87. Minnesota Vikings – Mazi Smith, DT, Michigan
88. Jacksonville Jaguars – Derick Hall, Edge, Auburn
89. New York Giants – Ivan Pace Jr., LB, Cincinnati
90. Dallas Cowboys – Kendre Miller, RB, TCU
91. Buffalo Bills – Roschon Johnson, RB, Texas
92. Cincinnati Bengals – Jaelyn Duncan, OT, Maryland
93. Carolina Panthers – Tyrique Stevenson, CB, Miami FL
94. Philadelphia Eagles – Chase Brown, RB, Illinois
95. Kansas City Chiefs – Marvin Mims Jr., WR, Oklahoma
96. Arizona Cardinals – Emil Ekiyor Jr., OG, Alabama
97. Washington Commanders – Steve Avila, OG/C, TCU
98. Cleveland Browns – Zach Harrison, Edge, Ohio State                                                                                                 

The Browns keep the Ohio native in the state and add him to their defensive line rotation. Harrison is a freak athlete but needs to find some consistency in order to make a big impact in the NFL. If he does, he could be the next great pass rusher for Cleveland.

100. San Francisco 49ers – JL Skinner, SAF, Boise State
101. Las Vegas Raiders – Jordan Battle, SAF, Alabama
102. San Francisco 49ers – Jayden Reed, WR, Michigan State
103. San Francisco 49ers – Blake Freeland, OT, BYU

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