Ah, yes. The beginning of September, one of my favorite times of the year. Not only does it mean it's the start of another football season, it also means I get to dust off the old crystal ball and see what kind of nonsense it is spewing out in its annual NFL forecast. Well, most of the time it has been nonsense. But just like that blind squirrel, my crystal balls - CB and CB2, for short - actually attain that moment of success every now and then. Not once or twice but three times in the last 15 NFL seasons they actually have correctly picked the winner of the Super Bowl. CB got the Saints right in 2009 and the Ravens in 2012. And after I retired CB at the end of the 2015 season, CB2 has gotten the winner right one time in its 7 forecasts, that being the Chiefs in 2019.
In those 15 forecasts the Ravens and Steelers were picked twice to win it all. 11 other teams once - the Cowboys, Giants, Saints, Seahawks, Cardinals, Jets (yikes!), Bills, Broncos, Jaguars (double yikes!!), Browns (triple yikes!!!), and Chiefs. And in those 15 seasons 12 different teams have won the Super Bowl, with only the Chiefs (two) and Patriots (three) winning more than one. CB2 is hoping that we'll be adding one team to both of those groups of teams at the end of 2023, because it is picking a team that it has never picked before .... and one that hasn't won the Super Bowl in the last 15 years.
Last week the House of Dread observed its 15th anniversary - the first 4 years on the Yardbarker website (back when they allowed anyone to have a personal blog) before moving to Blogger in October 2012. You'll notice that I didn't use the word celebrate. And that's because there's not much to celebrate when it comes to the way I've taken care of the house. Specifically, I hardly post anything anymore. Not that I don't want to. But there just are not enough hours in a day to cover everything I want to. I'm sure you've noticed - and I'm not complaining about it - but dreads have become so popular (and not only in sports) over the last 5 years or so that they now actually have become too popular. There are so many dreads in college sports now that it's pretty much impossible to keep up with everyone. Even covering only the NFL has become so overwhelming that it requires much more time than I am willing and/or able to spend. But even if I can't keep up the house as well as it needs to be, that doesn't mean I don't want to. Even after all these years it's still exciting to see a player with his dreads hanging way outside of his helmet for the first time and finding out all about him. Anyway I going to keep on going, even if what I'm covering is nowhere near adequate enough.
To lead off year 16 of the House of Dread CB2 is picking LB Fred Warner (photo at top of page) and the San Francisco 49ers to have the golden touch in 2023 and win Super Bowl 58, to be played for the first time at the home of the Las Vegas Raiders in Paradise, NV. The 49ers, of course, are no stranger to the Super Bowl, having won it 5 times in the past. But all 5 were in the distant past - between 1981 and 1994 - the first 4 of which with Joe Montana at quarterback. In the 28 seasons since they have made the playoffs 12 times and are 0-2 in the Super Bowl.
After a 5-year span (2014-18) of not having a winning season, the Niners have advanced to the NFL's Final Four 3 times in the last 4 years but have yet to lift the Vince Lombardi Trophy. The 2019 season ended with a bitterly disappointing (for them, not me) loss to the Chiefs in Super Bow 54. And the last two seasons have ended with equally disappointing road defeats in the NFC championship game. In 2021 they failed to hold a 17-7 4th quarter lead against the hated L.A. Rams, losing 20-17. And then came last season .......
It's not often you get better when you are forced to play your 3rd string quarterback. But that's exactly what the 49ers did in 2022. After losing starting QB Trey Lance in Week 2 and then backup (and former starter) Jimmy Garoppolo in Week 13, both due to season-ending injuries, the 49ers had no choice but to turn to unknown rookie Brock Purdy, the very last player picked in the 2022 Draft. And - of course - the 49ers' offense suddenly caught fire. With Purdy throwing at least 2 TD passes in each game, the 49ers averaged 33 points per game during the last 6 games of the regular season and stormed into the playoffs on a 10-game winning streak.
But the damage was already done. With Purdy hardly seeing any action at all, the 49ers started the season 3-4, including road losses to the Bears, Broncos, and Falcons - all of whom ended up in last place in their divisions - in which they scored 34 points combined. So it turned out their 13-4 finishing record was only good for 2nd place in the conference. And in the NFC title game against the #1 seed, the fierce pass rush of the Philadelphia Eagles knocked Purdy out of the game on the 49ers' opening drive of the day. The Eagles went on to roll to a 31-7 victory; but let me ask you a question. Suppose the Niners had won just one of those 3 games against last place teams and had been the top seed and had gotten to play the Eagles at home. Do you think the Eagles' pass rush would have been that good so early in the game on the road? I, for one, doubt it. There's no way Purdy gets injured like that if the game's played at Levi's Stadium.
It is widely believed that the Eagles are still the NFC's best team. And they may prove to be. They're certainly the best on paper. But the 2023 edition of the Eagles begins the season with not one but two giant gorillas on their back that are going to be hard to shake. For one, the Eagles lost the Super Bowl last season; and if you follow the NFL at all you know that Super Bowl losers almost always struggle the following season. Recently: of the last 9 Super Bowl losers, only one has improved their regular season record the next year. That was the Cincinnati Bengals, who went 12-4 last year after going 10-7 in 2021. The other 'problem' for the Eagles is that they finished in 1st place in the NFC East last year. And as any fan of the Eagles, Cowboys, Commanders, and Giants knows well, that means the Eagles won't be division champs again this year. Last season was the 18th in a row that the NFC East did not have a repeat champion. So what looks like an easy path for the Eagles to return to the Super Bowl probably will not be. History always proves to be a formidable opponent. That's probably why CB2 is picking them not only to not win the division, but to miss the playoffs entirely.
Change isn't inevitable in the NFL, it's a given. And CB2 sees plenty of things changing in the NFL in 2023. For instance, CB2 is predicting a whopping 6 new division champs, 3 of whom finished in last place in 2022. 6 of the 8 division champs will be crowned in dramatic fashion in the closing seconds of their games in Week 18. CB2 also sees major change in this season's playoff field, with 8 teams that weren't in the playoffs last season participating this year. Making the playoffs in the AFC is going to be extremely difficult, as not one but two teams are forecast to miss the playoffs despite winning 10 or more games.
At the bottom of the league, the Arizona Cardinals seemingly have gone out of their way to position themselves to lose big in 2023. And accordingly, CB2 has picked them to win exactly one game. They won't have dead last to themselves though. CB2 also - and for the 2nd straight year - is picking the Houston Texans to win only once. No other team is forecast to finish with fewer than 4 wins.
In its 2022 forecast CB2 - in predictions made entirely before the start of the season, went 159-112 during the regular season, a .587 win percentage and almost identical to its 160-112 record from 2021 (remember that there was one less game last year due to that Bills-Bengals cancellation in Week 17). What about 2023. Well, in the two scans below you can see who CB2 is picking to win all 272 games. Then after that, as usual, we'll take a division-by-division look at what all those W's and L's add up to - with CB2's exact words in italics.
AFC EAST
- NYJ 10-7
- BUF 10-7
- MIA 9-8
- NE 5-12
CB2: Bills seem on their way to division-clinching victory at Miami in Week 18 after James Cook's 2nd TD of the day gives them 33-16 lead with 7 minutes to play. But Dolphins pull within 33-28 and then get ball back after recovering onside kick with :37 on clock. 3 plays later Tyreek Hill scores on amazing 33-yard catch and run on screen pass with :10 left to complete comeback and give Dolphins improbable 34-33 victory. Then almost immediately after game ends in Miami, Dalvin Cook scores his 2nd TD in less than a minute at New England on a 16-yard catch and run with 7 seconds to play to give Jets improbable 27-23 victory over Patriots for division crown.
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AFC NORTH
- PIT 13-4
- CLEV 13-4
- CIN 12-5
- BAL 9-8
Mercy. 13 wins for the Browns!?
CB2: The real Deshaun Watson is back, and Myles Garrett and Za'Darius Smith will have a party rushing the QB.
We'll see about that.
CB2: With Browns clinging to 3-point lead in closing seconds in Week 18 thriller at Cincy, Za'Darius Smith hits Joe Burrow as he throws on 4th and goal, causing pass into end zone to veer off target and directly at Martin Emerson. But he muffs the easy INT and deflects ball right into the hands of Tee Higgins for 7-yard TD with 23 seconds to play, giving Bengals 27-24 victory. Moments later in Baltimore, Steelers thwart Ravens' upset bid, as Jadeveon Clowney's sack of Kenny Pickett on 4th and 1 on first possession of overtime is nullified by controversial roughing the passer penalty and on next play Pickett hits Diontae Johnson for 18-yard TD to give Steelers 22-16 win for division crown and #1 seed in AFC.
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AFC SOUTH
- TENN 11-6
- JAC 11-6
- IND 5-12
- HOU 1-16
CB2: In critical struggle to the death on Saturday night at Nashville in Week 18, Titans score 2 TD less than 30 seconds apart to take lead over Jaguars in 4th quarter. Chigoziem Okonkwo scores on 11-yard catch and 3 plays later Denico Autry sacks and strips Trevor Lawrence and Trevis Gipson scoops up ball and scores on 17-yard fumble return to give Titans 21-20 lead. On Jaguars' next possession Calvin Ridley's 37-yard reception to the 15-yard line on 4th and 22 puts Jags in range for game-winning FG. But on final play of game the 33-yard chip shot attempt hits the right upright, giving Titans the win and leaving division title hanging in the balance. Then late afternoon on Sunday win by Bengals over Browns clinches strength of victory tiebreaker in Titans' favor by 1 game, knocking Jaguars out of playoff picture despite 11 wins.
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AFC WEST
- KC 13-4
- LAC 12-5
- DEN 7-10
- LV 7-10
CB2: With division crown at stake at SoFi on Sunday night in Week 18 Chiefs-Chargers game goes into overtime after Quentin Johnston makes catch on jump ball for game-tying 2-point conversion following 17-yard TD catch by Mike Williams with :00 remaining. Asante Samuel Jr. then intercepts Patrick Mahomes on 3rd play of OT and returns it 26 yards to the house for apparent game-winning TD. But replay review shows Samuel stepping out of bounds at the 20-yard line and TD does not count. Chargers attempt FG two plays later but kick is blocked by Derrick Nnadi and scooped up by L'Jarius Sneed and returned 66 yards for TD, giving Chiefs 40-34 victory and division crown for 7th straight season.
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NFC EAST
- DAL 11-6
- PHIL 9-8
- WASH 7-10
- NYG 6-11
CB2: Giants make it 15 straight seasons without back-to-back playoff appearances. Eagles' killer schedule Weeks 11-15 too much to overcome.
Oh.
CB2: Immediately after shocking loss by Seahawks to Cardinals in Week 18 puts Eagles in control of their playoff fate, Eagles fumble game away in closing minutes at MetLife. On 3rd and 5 on first play after 2-minute warning, Jalen Hurts scrambles for apparent game-clinching 1st down on 3rd and 5 but is tackled and stripped of ball by Boogie Basham, and Bobby McCain recovers it and returns it 21 yards to the house to give Giants 17-16 lead. And on ensuing drive, on 29-yard catch and run that would move Eagles into FG range Xavier McKinney strips ball from Quez Watkins and recovers himself at the 15-yard line to clinch improbable victory for Giants that eliminates Eagles from playoff contention.
With the Eagles struggling, CB2 thinks the Cowboys will have the division all to themselves in 2023, aided as usual by huge contributions from CeeDee Lamb (#88) and Trevon Diggs. Last season the Cowboys finished in a 3-way tie for the team with the most interceptions by players with dreads with 7. Well, CB2 thinks that Diggs will have 7 INT by himself this season to tie Asante Samuel Jr. for the most INT by a player with dreads and lead the Cowboys to another team crown, this time with 12 INT by players with dreads. And CB2 is positive that Lamb will hit double figures in TD for the first time, finishing with 12 TD and leading NFC East players with dreads for the 4th year in a row. I'm sorry for the photos with the reduced dreads. I don't freak out because players often keep their dreads reduced during the preseason. But I certainly hope Diggs and Lamb aren't planning on looking like this when the real season begins.
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NFC NORTH
- CHI 10-7
- DET 10-7
- GB 8-9
- MINN 5-12
Oh, come on. The Bears with twice as many wins as the Vikings?
CB2: You really think the Vikings gonna win all those close games again? Not!
I hope you're right.
CB2: Needing to win in Week 18 to wrap-up division title, Bears lay egg at Frigid Lambeau Field, turning ball over 4 times, including 2 fumbles by D'Onta Foreman, in dismal 23-6 loss to Packers. But at Detroit, with Lions leading Vikings 27-13 late and their fans already celebrating, Vikings pull out stunning 28-27 comeback victory on 2 TD catches by K.J. Osborn in last 52 seconds of game, including 17-yarder on final play followed by run by Alexander Mattison for game-winning 2-point conversion, allowing Bears to back in to division crown.
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NFC SOUTH
- ATL 11-6
- NO 10-7
- TB 4-13
- CAR 4-13
CB2: In winner-take-all battle for division crown in Week 18 Falcons edge Saints in frantic finish at the Superdome. After 22-yard TD catch by Rashid Shaheed (plus a 2-point conversion) ties game at 28 with 48 seconds to play, Cordarrelle Patterson puts Falcons back in front with 108-yard kickoff return for TD. But Saints tie game again as Alvin Kamara makes 41-yard catch in end zone on hail Mary play on 4th and 10 with :05 on clock. Falcons win toss and Patterson takes opening kickoff of OT 106 yards to the house for apparent game-winning score. But TD is nullified by holding penalty, and 3 plays later Jaylon Smith sacks Desmond Ridder in end zone for apparent game-ending safety, sending Superdome crowd into a frenzy. But again play is wiped out, by illegal contact penalty on Tyrann Mathieu; and on very next play Bijan Robinson races 90 yards for TD to silence crowd and give Falcons 41-35 win for division crown.
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NFC WEST
- SF 13-4
- SEA 9-8
- LAR 6-11
- ARIZ 1-16
CB2: No Cooper Kupp. Rams are a mess.
CB2: In biggest upset of the season Cardinals topple Seahawks for 1st win of season in Week 18, 27-24, as Marquise Brown beats Riq Woolen for 16-yard TD catch with 2 seconds remaining, apparently knocking Seahawks out of playoff contention. Moments later, however, Eagles stumble against Giants, allowing Seahawks to back in to final NFC playoff spot.
In helping lead the 49ers to the best record in the NFC Fred Warner - according to CB2 - will be named All-Pro at linebacker for the 2nd straight year, and also will score his 2nd career TD. CB2 also has Kenneth Walker, whose dreads are now long enough to be visible (barely) outside of his helmet, repeating as the top-scoring player with dreads in the division, improving from 9 TD last season to 12 TD this season as the Seahawks earn the #7 seed in the conference again. And with the status of Cooper Kupp in question, CB2 predicts Tutu Atwell will break out in 2023, leading the Rams in TD catches with 7.
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AFC
NYJ 10-7 PIT 13-4 TENN 11-6 KC 13-4
BUF 10-7 CLEV 13-4 JACK 11-6 LAC 12-5
MIA 9-8 CIN 12-5 IND 5-12 DEN 7-10
NE 5-12 BAL 9-8 HOU 1-16 LV 7-10
AFC TIEBREAKERS
- Steelers clinch #1 seed due to better record than Chiefs in games vs. conference opponents (PIT 10-2, KC 9-3)
- Chargers clinch #6 seed due to better record than Bengals in games vs. common opponents (LAC 4-2, CIN 3-3)
NFC
DAL 11-6 CHI 10-7 ATL 11-6 SF 13-4
PHIL 9-8 DET 10-7 NO 10-7 SEA 9-8
WASH 7-10 GB 8-9 TB 4-13 LAR 6-11
NYG 6-11 MINN 5-12 CAR 4-13 ARIZ 1-16
NFC TIEBREAKERS
- Falcons clinch #2 seed due to better record than Cowboys in games vs. conference opponents (ATL 9-3, DAL 8-4)
- Saints clinch #5 seed due to head-to-head win over Lions (Week 13)
- Seahawks clinch #7 seed due to head-to-head win over Eagles (Week 15)
PLAYOFFS
ROUND 1
- CIN over KC
- TENN over LAC
- NYJ over CLEV
- ATL over SEA
- DAL over DET
- CHI over NO
- CIN over PIT
- NYJ over TENN
- SF over CHI
- DAL over ATL
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
- NYJ over CIN
- SF over DAL
SUPER BOWL 58
- SF 34 NYJ 24 (MVP: Brandon Aiyuk)
CHANGES FOR 2023
Who's in? Who's out? Who's somewhere else? Glad you asked. Here are all of the changes that I know of that have taken place in the NFL's population of players with dreads ever since my last preview at the start of the 2022 season. The changes listed only mention players who are on active rosters (not practice squads) as of the beginning of this season.
EX-DREAD
These players had dreads at the start of last season but have cut them off and gone back to normal hair.
- Jalyn Armour-Davis (BAL)
- Brian Branch (DET) (rookie)
- Coby Bryant (SEA)
- Jeremy Chinn (CAR) (left photo below)
- Kamren Curl (WASH) (right photo above, interacting with fans at training camp on July 28)
- Cody Ford (CIN) (left photo below)
- C.J. Gardner-Johnson (DET) (on IR list)
- Zonovan Knight (DET)
- Kendall Lamm (MIA) (right photo below)
- Marcus McKethan (NYG)
- Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (CLEV)
- Michael Pierce (BAL)
- Malcolm Roach (NO)
- John Simpson (BAL)
- Ty Chandler (MINN)
- Erik Ezukanma (MIA)
- Rakeem Nunez-Roches (NYG) (left photo below)
- Ihmir Smith-Marsette (CAR)
- Javonte Williams (DEN) (right photo below)
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NEW DREADS
I'm welcoming 32 players to the house who have dreads now after not having them at the start of last season. They fit into three categories.
First we have the players getting their dreads started "from scratch" after starting with normal hair and letting it grow out.
- Anthony Bradford (SEA)
- Devin Bush (SEA)
- Michael Carter (NYJ) (left photo below)
- Jordan Elliott (CLEV)
- Nick Harris (CLEV) (he had new dreads last season but I neglected to put him on the list)
- Eric Johnson (IND)
- Boye Mafe (SEA) (right photo below)
- Jake Martin (IND)
- Keisean Nixon (GB)
- Matt Pryor (SF)
- Prince Tega Wanogho (KC)
- Chandler Wooten (CAR)
Next up are the players with dreads now after having converted their hair from braids last season.
- Eli Apple (MIA)
- Ikem Ekwonu (CAR) (left photo below)
- Gerald Everett (LAC)
- Kristian Fulton (TENN)
- Antonio Hamilton (ARIZ)
- Xavien Howard (MIA) (right photo below)
- Alex Leatherwood (CLEV) (on practice squad)
- P.J. Locke (DEN)
- Joe Mixon (CIN)
- Steven Nelson (HOU) (left photo below)
- Ogbo Okoronkwo (CLEV)
- George Pickens (PIT) (right photo below)
- Nick Scott (CIN)
- Kingsley Jonathan (BUF)
- Sam Williams (DAL)
- Boogie Basham (NYG)
- Mike Boone (HOU) (left photo below)
- A.J. Brown (PHIL)
- Jordan Phillips (BUF)
- Demarcus Robinson (LAR) (right photo below)
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SAME DREADS, NEW THREADS
As usual, the list is long of players with dreads who have changed teams since last season. The first team listed is the team played for last season, followed by this season's team, which is underlined.
- Jordan Akins (HOU, CLEV) (left photo below)
- Teddy Bridgewater (MIA, DET)
- Noah Brown (DAL, HOU) (right photo below)
- Robbie Chosen (the player formerly known as Robbie Anderson) (ARIZ, MIA)
- Jadeveon Clowney (CLEV, BAL) (left photo below)
- Dalvin Cook (MINN, NYJ)
- Dennis Daley (TENN, ARIZ) (right photo below)
- Terrell Edmunds (PIT, PHIL) (left photo below)
- Tremaine Edmunds (BUF, CHI) (right photo below)
- Mario Edwards (TENN, SEA)
- Mike Ford (ATL, CLEV)
- D'Onta Foreman (CAR, CHI) (left photo below)
- Stephon Gilmore (IND, DAL) (right photo below)
- Trevis Gipson (CHI, TENN)
- Markus Golden (ARIZ, PIT)
- Marquise Goodwin (SEA, CLEV)
- Shaquill Griffin (JAC, HOU)
- DeAndre Hopkins (ARIZ, TENN) (left photo below)
- Richie James (NYG, KC) (right photo below)
- John Jenkins (MIA, LV)
- D'Ernest Johnson (CLEV, JAC)
- John Johnson (CLEV, LAR)
- Lonnie Johnson (TENN, NO)
- Kelvin Joseph (DAL, MIA)
- Cory Littleton (CAR, HOU)
- Bobby McCain (WASH, NYG)
- Jakobi Meyers (NE, LV) (left photo below)
- Ryan Neal (SEA, TB) (right photo below)
- Zach Pascal (PHIL, ARIZ) (left photo below)
- Jalen Ramsey (LAR, MIA)
- Tremon Smith (HOU, DEN) (right photo below)
- Za'Darius Smith (MINN, CLEV)
- Cameron Sutton (PIT, DET)
- Billy Turner (DEN, NYJ) (photo below)
- K'Von Wallace (PHIL, ARIZ)
- Carlos Watkins (DAL, ARIZ)
- Armon Watts (CHI, PIT) (photo below)
AND QUARTERBACKS TOO!
Maybe it didn't happen exactly like this, but I suspect that maybe it did. Only Cam Newton knows. Remember back before the start of the 2012 season when Newton, quarterback of the Carolina Panthers, started growing his hair longer. I was kind of excited because I thought for sure we would soon see him with dreads, thus making him the NFL's first quarterback with dreads. But instead, the next thing was that he went back to his former, short, clean-cut look. My guess - and it's a guess made only after seeing, much later, some things that came to light about Jerry Richardson, the owner of the Panthers at that time (and it's only a guess - I could be dead wrong) - is that Newton was intending to get his dread journey underway that season but decided not to in order to appease Richardson, who'd rather not have someone with dreadlocks be the face of his franchise. A few years later though - and immediately upon Richardson's sale of the team - Cam started growing out his hair again and did finally become the league's first QB with dreads in 2019, with those funny-looking freeform dreads.
As far as dreads go, the 2023 Draft was the most prolific one yet, with a new record high 57 players with dreads selected. And the party was at its liveliest on the first night. Stroud and Richardson were the first two of an unprecedented - and unbelievable - 12 players with dreads picked in the 1st round. Now I was too lazy to go back through all of the drafts of previous years, but I'm 100% sure that the 12 are the most ever players with dreads picked in round 1 of any draft; and I'm close to 100% sure they're the most in any round of any draft. Things slowed down a bit the next two days, but there still were at least 5 players with dreads picked in every round, Here is the full list. Players made their teams' opening day rosters unless otherwise indicated. Be advised that all of the photos included are from the offseason or the preseason and that some of the players switched jersey numbers at the start of the regular season.
ROUND 1
4. QB Anthony Richardson (IND)
8. RB Bijan Robinson (ATL)
9. DT Jalen Carter (PHIL) (photo on left above)
12. RB Jahmyr Gibbs (DET)
15. LB Will McDonald (NYJ)
20. WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba (photo on right above)
21. WR Quentin Johnston (LAC)
22. WR Zay Flowers (BAL) (top photo on right)
24. CB Deonte Banks (NYG) (bottom photo on right)
26. DT Mazi Smith (DAL) (photo on left below)
27. OT Anton Harrison (JAC) (photo on right below)
ROUND 2
ROUND 3
32. CB Joey Porter Jr. (PIT)
49. DT Keeanu Benton (PIT) (left photo below)
51. CB Cam Smith (MIA)
53. DT Gervon Dexter (CHI)
55. WR Rashee Rice (KC)
59. G O'Cyrus Torrence (BUF) (right photo below)
59. G O'Cyrus Torrence (BUF) (right photo below)
69. WR Tank Dell (HOU) (photo on right above)
71. RB Kendre Miller (NO) (top photo on right)
75. DE Zach Harrison (ATL)
79. WR Josh Downs (IND)
81. RB Tyjae Spears (TENN) (photo on left below)
87. S Ji'Ayir Brown (SF)
90. LB DeMarvion Overshown (DAL) (on IR list)
90. LB DeMarvion Overshown (DAL) (on IR list)
91. LB Dorian Williams (BUF) (photo on right below)
92. OT Wanya Morris (KC) (bottom photo on right)
96. DT Brodric Martin (DET)
ROUND 4
105. CB Kelee Ringo (PHIL) (left photo below)
118. G Braeden Daniels (WASH) (on IR list)
120. OT Carter Warren (NYJ)
126. DE Isaiah McGuire (CLEV)
130. DE Tyler Lacy (JAC) (right photo below)
134. S Jay Ward (MINN)
ROUND 5
138. CB Darius Rush (IND) (cut at end of preseason then signed by KC)
143. RB Israel Abanikanda (NYJ)
146. S Jordan Howden (NO)
151. DE Mike Morris (SEA)
156. G Jordan McFadden (LAC)
160. S Antonio Johnson (JAC) (left photo below)
165. CB Terell Smith (CHI) (right photo below)
168. LB Owen Pappoe (ARIZ)
170. S Chris Smith (LV)
172. RB Eric Gray (NYG)
180. CB Kei'Trel Clark (ARIZ)
183. S JL Skinner (DEN)
186. OT Jaelyn Duncan (TENN) (left photo below)
213. DT Dante Stills (ARIZ) (right photo below)
215. RB Zach Evans (LAR)
ROUND 7
222. RB DeWayne McBride (MINN) (on practice squad)
232. CB Carrington Valentine (GB) (left photo below)
233. LB Andre Jones (WASH) (right photo below)
235. RB Lew Nichols (GB) (cut at end of preseason)
241. CB Cory Trice (PIT) (on IR list)
248. S Brandon Hill (HOU) (signed to practice squad after being cut then put on pract. squad IR list)
252. CB Alex Austin (BUF) (cut at end of preseason then signed by HOU)
258. CB Kendall Williamson (CHI) (on practice squad)
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The class of 2023 rookies with dreads also includes a whopping 11 undrafted players who made their teams' opening day rosters, one of whom has an older brother who has been a big star in the league and who was once a 1st round draft choice. Congratulations to all of you .....
LB Brenton Cox (GB)
CB Steven Gilmore (DET) (left photo below)
CB Kahlef Hailassie (CLEV)
WR Malik Heath (GB)
S Ronnie Hickman (CLEV) (right photo below)
LB Cam Jones (KC)
DE Isaiah Land (IND)
RB Jaleel McLaughlin (DEN)
S Kaevon Merriweather (TB)
CB Eli Ricks (PHIL)
CB Eli Ricks (PHIL)
CB Starling Thomas (ARIZ)
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