Offensive linemen Atonio Mafi (l) and Jon Gaines (r) are the Bruins most likely to be selected next as the 2023 NFL Draft concludes today. (Photo Credit: Don Liebig/uclabruins.com)
Welcome to our 2023 NFL Draft Day 3 Open Thread. The 2023 NFL Draft kicked off Thursday night and Rounds 2 & 3 were last night. The draft concludes today with Rounds 4 through 7.
In case you missed it, the only Bruin drafted so far is Zach Charbonnet who was selected by the Seattle Seahawks with the 52nd overall pick last night during the second round. That leaves 14 Bruins still on the board for a team to pick today.
The Bruins most likely to picked next are offensive linemen Atonio Mafi and Jon Gaines along with receiver Kazmeier Allen.
This year’s draft is being held in downtown Kansas City.
As usual, ESPN and NFL Network will be combining forces to finish covering the event today. ABC will again offer an over-the-air broadcast with a feed that’s different from ESPN’s coverage.
And, again, you can actually listen to draft coverage on satellite radio.
How to Watch, Listen and Stream Day Three of the 2023 NFL Draft
Location: Downtown Kansas City, MO, surrounding Union Station Kansas City and the National WWI Museum and Memorial.
Stream: YouTube TV, Hulu+ Live TV, Fubo TV and Sling TV
Satellite Radio: SiriusXM NFL Radio Ch. 88 & ESPN Radio Ch. 80
Terrestrial Radio: Westwood One and ESPN Radio
Of course, this is the best place to keep tabs on what’s going on with the Draft today.
So, contribute your thoughts belownd join your fellow UCLA fans as we wait to see which Bruins will move on to the next level.
When will Mafi drafted? What round he be picked? Will DTR be selected at all? What are your thoughts on the state of UCLA Football? Add them all in the comments below.
After all, this is your 2023 NFL Draft Day Three Open Thread.
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Jon Gaines to Arizona with the 20th pick of the 4th round (122 overall) and three more QBs off the board in the later 4th - Jake Haener (Saints) and Stetson Bennett (Rams) back-to-back at 127-128 & Aidan O'Connell to Vegas to end the round... hoping for a good landing spot for DTR
DTR to Cleveland with the 140th overall pick - 6th pick of the 5th round... not the best landing spot given Cleveland's commitment to Watson but gives him time to continue to develop...
Not sure where would be a good landing spot by your standard. Nobody was going to draft him looking at him as their QB of the future. He needs 2-3 years to get better. If he gets a shot it’s probably not with Cleveland barring multiple injuries.
Well, somewhere that didn't resign the primary backup (Dobbs) and already has a developmental guy (Mond) would be better, no? Older starter/placeholder with shorter term contract describes a fair number of situations (Rams, Minnesota, Seattle, Washington...) - Haener, Bennett, Hall all were picked into better situations for examples
But he was never going to be the primary backup no matter who drafted him. He and any QB drafted 5th round is going to be third stringer. Stetson Bennett is not going to be the #2 either.
Well, he's literally one of 2 QBs on their roster as of today... which would be a better "landing spot" than being one of 4 on the roster, right?
Of course, they'll likely bring in some disposable veteran rando/duct-tape to be the actual backup by the time the season starts - but even that is really different than the situation DTR was drafted into, no?
FWIW on the "state of the program" - or at least the fan base - only 16 total posts (this would be the 17th) - 5 of which were simply "he got drafted" info posts by only 6 different individuals, one of whom is Joe, across 3 threads...
Jon Gaines to Arizona with the 20th pick of the 4th round (122 overall) and three more QBs off the board in the later 4th - Jake Haener (Saints) and Stetson Bennett (Rams) back-to-back at 127-128 & Aidan O'Connell to Vegas to end the round... hoping for a good landing spot for DTR
DTR to Cleveland with the 140th overall pick - 6th pick of the 5th round... not the best landing spot given Cleveland's commitment to Watson but gives him time to continue to develop...
Might be a great landing spot if deshaun decides he needs anymore “massages” :)
Ha!
Not sure where would be a good landing spot by your standard. Nobody was going to draft him looking at him as their QB of the future. He needs 2-3 years to get better. If he gets a shot it’s probably not with Cleveland barring multiple injuries.
Well, somewhere that didn't resign the primary backup (Dobbs) and already has a developmental guy (Mond) would be better, no? Older starter/placeholder with shorter term contract describes a fair number of situations (Rams, Minnesota, Seattle, Washington...) - Haener, Bennett, Hall all were picked into better situations for examples
But he was never going to be the primary backup no matter who drafted him. He and any QB drafted 5th round is going to be third stringer. Stetson Bennett is not going to be the #2 either.
Well, he's literally one of 2 QBs on their roster as of today... which would be a better "landing spot" than being one of 4 on the roster, right?
Of course, they'll likely bring in some disposable veteran rando/duct-tape to be the actual backup by the time the season starts - but even that is really different than the situation DTR was drafted into, no?
I'm reviewing early draft grades and they all are so far high grades (mostly As) for this pick fwiw
Antonio Mafi goes 4 picks after DTR to the Pats with the 144th overall pick...
I don't know how to interpret the Pats picking a kicker before Mafi at 112....
Easy. They think that they, like SF, just solidified a pretty important position for the next 5 years vs just a depth piece.
FWIW on the "state of the program" - or at least the fan base - only 16 total posts (this would be the 17th) - 5 of which were simply "he got drafted" info posts by only 6 different individuals, one of whom is Joe, across 3 threads...
It is NBA playoff season for me. I am not focused on the draft, especially since I want to give ESPN or the SEC as little airtime in my home as I can.