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NFL draft 2023 takeaways: A run on QBs and the rebuilt AFC South

Two things were certain heading into the 2023 NFL Draft: Bryce Young would be drafted No. 1 by the Carolina Panthers and everything else would be chaos.

Check and check.

The other thing that's certain now that the draft is over: the AFC South is at the dawn of a new era.

The Jacksonville Jaguars won the division in 2022 after back-to-back No. 1 picks in 2021 and 2022, but the other three teams made significant moves throughout the 2023 draft to close the gap.

The Texans traded with the Arizona Cardinals to make back-to-back picks at No.