Projected top-15 picks C.J. Stroud, Paris Johnson Jr. and Jaxon Smith-Njigba headline a draft full of intrigue for Ohio State, which begins tonight at 8 p.m. in Kansas City.
C.J. Stroud, Paris Johnson Jr. and Jaxon Smith-Njigba don’t know what teams will select them in Thursday night’s first round of the 2023 NFL draft.
Where Stroud will end up isn’t just the biggest storyline for Ohio State’s draft class entering Thursday night, but the biggest storyline of the entire draft. While Stroud was once viewed as a favorite to be the No. 1 overall pick and a lock to be a top-two pick, he’s now considered unlikely to be either and could potentially face a longer wait to hear his name called than anyone would have expected just a few weeks ago.
Yet it’s possible the Cardinals could stay put – or trade the pick to a team that wants someone other than Stroud – and that the Colts could prefer Kentucky quarterback Will Levis or Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson over Stroud.
“I know every team I've talked to, I'll be excited to go to any one of them teams. I don't know what's gonna happen, we'll see. I know a lot of noise has been happening. But for me, I can only just be myself and control what I can control.”C.J. Stroud Focusing on What He Can Control, Not Worried About S2 Cognition Test Score: “You Can’t Play at Ohio State and Not Be Smart”
Johnson said he isn’t paying much attention to where mock drafts have him going, but like Stroud, he feels blessed to be in the position he’s in.. “A lot of mock drafts don't really know what the GMs are thinking. I saw the Draft Day movie the other day, so I realized, you never really know till that day.”
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