With the First Pick NFL mock draft shocker as Texans pass on QB at No. 2 plus Trust the Traits prospects from seestyle's blog

Hello, friends. Welcome to Thursday's edition of the With the First Pick newsletter. I could not resist a Masters-themed lede today that paid homage to Jim Nantz, who shockingly doesn't provide dulcet pick-by-pick narration of the , seemingly the only major sporting event gig he has not held in his legendary career at CBS Sports.As for the newsletter, if you mi sed, we're rebranding the Pick Six newsletter through the end of April and I, CBS Sportsanalyst Chris Trapa so, will be with you every step of the way. This daily newsletter's sole purpose is to track everything transpiring in theand spin it into a draft angle. I'm telling you: this is the place to get the latest on everything draft related.Before I begin, here's your daily reminder Jerome Bettis Jersey to tell all your buddies and that one uncle who's always texting you mock draft links to sign up for the With the First Pick newsletter. Justwith them.Will Brinson's mock draft 2.0 features a fascinating thought Dwayne Haskins Jersey experiment -- what happens if the pa s on a quarterback with the second overall pick? Remember, Peter King did report earlier this week that Houston doing so is not out of the question. Fortunately for Nick Caserio and the Texans organization that desperately needs a jolt of positivity, a top quarterback happens to fall to them at No. 12 overall. Brinson, you sly fox, you. You'll have to to see which pa ser the Texans get.Here are more notable prospect-team pairings in this mock: 1. - Bryce Young, QB, Alabama2. Houston Texans - Will Anderson, EDGE, Alabama4. - Jalen Carter, DT, Georgia14. - Quentin Johnston, WR, TCU24. - Kelee Ringo, CB, Georgia27. - Josh Downs, WR, North Carolina28. - Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR, Ohio StateOn the , Ryan Wilson and Rick Spielman are joined by Pete Prisco and former NFL defensive lineman to provide comprehensive analysis on the loaded tight end cla s and offensive line prospects in the 2023 draft. There's an interesting discu sion with wide-ranging opinions on how high Florida guard O'Cyrus Torrence should go, and the guys Cody White Jersey attempt to pinpoint how and why Iowa tight end Sam LaPorta became a sleeper in this cla s. There are plenty of historical comps -- my favorites! -- in this episode too. It's a great one.Let's keep seven-round mock draft week going, this time highlighting the Green Bay Packers, a club approaching a highly publicized breakup with its quarterback. In what would be the ultimate "K SEE YA" gesture from the Packers, our NFL staffer Garrett Podell has Green Bay , Quentin Johnston from TCU. Frankly it'd be fitting closure for the Packers-Aaron Rodgers saga, wouldn't it? I think so too.Podell has some defensive prospects landing in Titletown after the Johnston selection before circling back to the offensive side of the ball late in the draft Hines Ward Jersey . Remember, the Packers currently own four seventh-round selections. I promise I'm not solely using this newsletter's platform to push my own writing, but after including my on Tuesday, it only made sense to provide the follow-up today, for the 2023 draft cla s. And this collection of prospects is precisely what it seems -- players who either weren't shockingly awesome on film, didn't ama s ridiculous statistics or, in the case of one of the selections, Auburn edge rusher Derick Hall, is strangely not receiving the buzz he deserves. Despite one or all of those things -- I trust these prospects to become quality NFL players because of how darn athletic they are. says he'll retire at end of contract.As a guest on a recent podcast, the superstar wideout made the, saying: "I'm going to finish out this contract with the Dolphins and then I'm going to call it quits." Hill is 29 and has already played seven seasons. Probably doesn't do much to Miami's draft plans though. Right?Jim Irsay wants a QB in the draft. At the owners meetings, the Colts bra s didn't unequivocally rule out a trade for . stating "Irsay Steven Sims Jersey wants to chase the draft-and-develop route, which offers financial flexibility for team-building." Ok then. That settles that. willing to be a backup. Dre sed as dapper as humanly po sible, Newton released a video making it known he'd be content as an NFL backup, then listed the starters he'd like to back up. Which ?