Quite a bit of thought went into this and I'll probably get some flack for the trades I made (including trading out of the 1st round altogether), but I think this sets us up nicely for this next year as well as giving us quite a bit of ammo to trade up next year if Pete and John love a QB. I absolutely think they fill a lot of holes with this draft, as well as out-bid pretty much anyone to trade up next year for their QBotF.
My final mock draft for the 2023 NFL Draft...
Some key notes...
-For all the "SALARY CAP" screamers: the 37th, 38th, 41st, 52nd, 54th, and 65th picks would be only ~1 million more in cap space over the next 4 rookie years as the 5th and 20th overall pick combined (See #1 in sources)
-Smith, Sanders, Downs, and Avila were chosen as potential starters, at least by mid-season or later. Avila was drafted as a center in mind instead of Guard (he has experience playing both Center and LG, but I feel like he'd be better as a Center and also provides depth behind Lewis)
-A. Johnson and Smith would be quality depth and a safety net (no pun intended) behind Adams and Diggs respectively
-Charbonnet would be the bellcow RB we've been missing and R. Johnson would be quality depth since our RB's have a hard time staying healthy lately.
-Kraft was BPA when I selected him. Since this is N. Fant's last year, I feel like he'd be a suitable replacement
-I feel like Patterson would be good with some practice under his belt, and I expect him to be better than Joey Hunt as a backup Center.
-Wooden would probably be practice squad material, but an Area Scout from an AFC team says "He’s a coach’s dream. Nobody is going to outwork him and football means a lot to him." (See #2 in sources)
-With a total of FIVE 2nd round picks, THREE 3rd round picks, and THREE 4th round picks as well as our 1st rounder next year, absolutely no one would be able to outbid the Hawks to move up to the #1 overall draft pick next year if Pete and John decides to go that route.
Sources:
1)
https://www.hogshaven.com/2023/2/26/23587642/whats-the-cash-value-of-an-nfl-draft-pick
2)
https://www.nfl.com/prospects/colby-wooden/3200574f-4f26-8652-9840-d4ab2bec1889
(Edit: added an additional note)