Assessing the 2023 NFL Draft's Round 1 Winners, Losers, and Trade Deals.

The first round of the 2023 NFL Draft saw the Carolina Panthers select Alabama quarterback Bryce Young as the No. 1 overall pick, while the Houston Texans filled their need for a franchise quarterback by selecting C.J. Stroud. The Arizona Cardinals traded down to acquire more picks and still managed to get the top offensive lineman in the draft in Paris Johnson Jr. The top wide receivers and tight ends had to wait until later in the round to be selected, while Kentucky quarterback Will Levis was left waiting and remains on the board entering the second and third rounds.