12:07 AM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — The Arizona Cardinals made three trades Thursday night, two of which reshaped the top of the NFL draft, but none of them involved moving star receiver DeAndre Hopkins. It’s likely Hopkins won’t be going anywhere, actually. Cardinals general manager Monti Ossenfort said after the Cardinals were done with their
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12:58 AM ET The Dallas Cowboys did something in the NFL draft’s first round Thursday they have not done since early in Jerry Jones’ tenure as owner and general manager — select a defensive tackle. With the 26th overall pick, the Cowboys selected Michigan run stopper Mazi Smith, the first defensive tackle Dallas has taken
12:08 AM ET Kentucky quarterback Will Levis, widely expected to be a first-round pick in the 2023 NFL draft, was not picked among the 31 selections made on Thursday night. ESPN draft analysts Mel Kiper Jr. and Todd McShay both had Levis being selected by the Indianapolis Colts in their final mock drafts. The Colts,
11:44 PM ET NFL NationESPN The 2023 NFL draft began Thursday, with the Carolina Panthers selecting Alabama quarterback Bryce Young with the No. 1 overall pick. We will be tracking all 259 picks for Rounds 1-7, and you also can check out all the best available draft prospects. The draft continues with Rounds 2-3 on
9:20 PM ET The Philadelphia Eagles traded up with the Chicago Bears for the ninth overall pick and selected Georgia defensive tackle Jalen Carter on Thursday. The Eagles sent the 10th overall pick and a 2024 fourth-round pick to the Bears for the No. 9 pick. The Bears then selected Tennessee offensive tackle Darnell Wright
11:27 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Jahmyr Gibbs was chatting with friends Thursday night during the NFL draft when his phone rang unexpectedly. Feeling like many Detroit Lions fans, Gibbs admitted to being “shocked” when he received the call that he was being selected 12th overall by Detroit as the second running back taken in the
9:20 PM ET The Atlanta Falcons bolstered one of the best ground attacks in the NFL, taking Texas running back Bijan Robinson with the eighth overall pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night. Robinson, 21, is the first running back to be taken in the top 10 since the New York Giants‘ Saquon Barkley,
10:38 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball LOS ANGELES — Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert saw the reported numbers on Lamar Jackson‘s five-year, $260 million deal with the Ravens that includes $185 million guaranteed. But
10:09 PM ET ESPN staff We tracked every first-round trade involving the 2023 NFL draft, which has seen eight of the first 15 picks change hands — including the No. 1 pick, which the Chicago Bears dealt to the Carolina Panthers. These trades date back more than two years, when the Los Angeles Rams sent
8:25 PM ET DJ Bien-AimeESPN After getting their franchise quarterback in C.J. Stroud, the Houston Texans sent shock waves through the NFL draft on Thursday night, trading up nine spots to select Alabama pass-rusher Will Anderson Jr. with the No. 3 overall pick. The Arizona Cardinals, who originally owned the third pick, will receive the