Skip to main content

Welcome to NFL draft day! Here are 10 twists that could shake up the first round


Mock draft season is finally over and it's almost (at long last) time for NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to officially put the Carolina Panthers on the clock at the 88th NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting in Kansas City.

No matter how many mock drafts and prospect rankings you've digested over the past four-plus months, nobody can possibly predict what will transpire Thursday night at Union Station in the "City of Fountains."

With that in mind, Paste BN Sports' Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz spotlights 10 possible twists that could totally throw the first round out of whack.

More NFL draft coverage:

FINAL mock draft for 2023

Paste BN Sports' Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz presents a final mock draft before the draft kicks off Thursday night in Kansas City. A quarterback is projected at No. 1, but how many other passers will be picked in the first round?

5 players who could slide in (or out of) first round

One team's surprise pick can throw a wrench into the entire first round. That could mean an uncomfortable wait for some previously highly rated players. Paste BN Sports' Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz presents five players who could be in for anything from a slight slide to a full-on tumble out of Day 1.

Join our NFL Facebook group

Talk some football at The Ruling Off the Field 🏈, to engage in friendly debate and conversation with football fans 🏟. 

If you enjoy reading 4th & Monday 📰, encourage your football fan friends to subscribe 📱.