The top of Mel Kiper Jr.'s 2023 NFL draft big board remained the same ahead of Thursday's start to the annual event.
The ESPN draft expert ranked Georgia defensive tackle Jalen Carter as the No. 1 overall player followed by Alabama quarterback Bryce Young. The rest of his top five (Alabama's Will Anderson Jr., Kentucky's Will Levis and Ohio State's C.J. Stroud) was unchanged as well.
There isn't much uncertainty when it comes to where Young will go in the first round. The MMQB's Albert Breer reported Monday the 2021 Heisman Trophy winner looked like the early favorite for the Carolina Panthers after they traded up to the top pick, and he has "never relinquished his lead over the pack.