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Mel Kiper Says He Has One SEC Player As 'Guaranteed' No. 1 Pick Of 2023 Draft

by Larry Leo

December 6, 202139 Comments

Mel Kiper Says He Has One SEC Player As 'Guaranteed' No. 1 Pick Of 2023 Draft

ESPN NFL Draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. might be getting a little ahead of himself. On Sunday he made a big promise, guaranteeing that Alabama QB Bryce Young will be the number one pick of the 2023 NFL Draft...

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Slow down, Mel.

(The Spun)

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LSUTIGER in TEXAS•51 months

I’m old enough to remember this clown writing Jake Locker in stone as the 2011 first overall pick a year before he declared. And Matt Barkley being the top recruit in high school and a lock to go #1 overall 3 years after as soon as he was eligible lol

SeanLSU•51 months

At the time Barkley came out of high school, the belief that he was an easy lock for #1 overall when draft eligible was widely shared.

LSUTIGER in TEXAS•51 months

It was lazy analysis. But they had all just seen Matt Stanford pull it off so they just copy/pasted it. Kiper was dumb then and nothing’s changed

LSUTIGER in TEXAS•51 months

*Stafford

tigerpawl•51 months

Been following him since he was a senior in high school. Come as no surprise.

Hangit•51 months

He could Tua a leg, then watch a 6'5" guy throw for 5,500 yds. This is kind of a dumb thing to guess aboot. Who is #1 in the 2029 draft?

NPComb•51 months

"Who is #1 in the 2029 draft?" Bama long snapper

Hangit•51 months

Does Saban's daughter have your favorite long snapper?

LSUtoBOOT•51 months

Mel Kiper just jinxed this kid.

SeanLSU•51 months

Mel is probably right on this one.

St Jean The Baptiste•51 months

Bryce Young really impressed me against Auburn, taking his team 97 yards in 95 seconds when, prior to that, hadn’t scored a TD the entire game.

lil 7thward•51 months

He's right. Nobody argued when they slotted Trevor Lawrence as the number 1 qb. The Alabama qb is on that level.

Tyga_ty•51 months

That’s that rat poison that nick saban been talking about. Why would you say that smh

Dr RC•51 months

b/c he's an old fart trying to survive in an industry that now only cares about clicks.

PowHound•51 months

Will Anderson with the second pick

Joe Edwards•51 months

Please let the Texans get him and not the Lions.

GoT1de•51 months

But Jacksonville just took a number one qb, why would they take another?

Chalkywhite84•51 months

The lions

SophisticatedRedneck•51 months

Now I know why you get paid the big bucks Mel. What's next, telling me Nick Saban is GOAT, or Tom Brady is the GOAT. You've turned into "Captain Obvious" in CFB. You have about as much insight as the media on what Biden will do next to f up our country. ZERO

mpwilging•51 months

Bama, yes, but #31

Laffy Taffy Tiger•51 months

He's so small needs to thicken up like Russell Wilson

SeanLSU•51 months

Kyler Murray is a good comp, physically.

Robber DeNiro•51 months

Lmaoooooo another Bama bust at QB

FlyinTiger93•51 months

Hard to duplicate good years. I can only see his stock dropping, without having a perfect season. Expectations are going to be through the roof.

Chalkywhite84•51 months

He will be the #1 pick. If he was coming out this year he would probably be the #1 pick.

NOLA Krewe•51 months

They said the same thing about Tua before Burreaux…

BhamDore•51 months

You mean before the hip.

PeleofAnalytics•51 months

Are you saying that people are idiots for thinking Bo Jackson was a sure fire HOFer before his hip? You can't predict freak injuries like that

KCSunshine•51 months

Had Tua or Trevor with it in 2019

PeleofAnalytics•51 months

I have a feeling that if any player being projected to be the #1 pick proceeds to break a bone in their hip, the prognosticators should have a little latitude to change their prediction.

UsingUpAllTheLetters•51 months

Trevor wasn’t draft eligible until last year.

sumtimeitbeslikedat•51 months

Kids gonna get chewed up and spit out in the NFL. Nothing against him, but he ain’t no Tua and look how tough it’s been for him in the league.

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