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NFL draft 2023 preview for the college football season: Top prospects, first-round quarterbacks, under-the-radar risers to watch

The 2022 college football season has arrived. And that means we're already starting to think about the 2023 NFL draft. Sure, it's early. We have just under eight months until teams are on the clock, and so much will change between now and then. But with Week 1 on deck for both college football and the NFL, the evaluation process is already underway.

NFL draft analysts Mel Kiper Jr., Todd McShay, Matt Miller and Jordan Reid are here to help introduce you to next year's class, breaking down all the prospects and teams to watch every Saturday this fall. Who are the top prospects? Which quarterbacks could be first-round picks in April? Which players flying under the radar could rise by the end of the season? Who will go No. 1 overall, which positions are the deepest, and what questions still need to be answered? Our experts also pick their favorite prospects and make their preseason College Football Playoff and Heisman Trophy picks. It's all here.

We will keep you up to speed with the latest rankings, mock drafts and other analysis throughout the season and into the run-up to the draft, but let's get things started here with 16 big questions about the 2023 NFL draft class as college football kicks off.

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