2023 NFL draft rankings - Mel Kiper's top prospects

Three weeks into the college football season, we've gotten a chance to add three full games of evaluations for the top prospects in the 2023 NFL draft. There have been some great performances, some so-so games and a few clunkers from players who have a chance to go in Round 1 in April.

I did an early Big Board and position-by-position rankings back in May, and I updated my rankings before the season began, alongside fellow analysts Todd McShay, Jordan Reid and Matt Miller. We agree on a bunch of prospects, of course, but that will change as we get closer to the draft; it's still so early in the process.

Let's dig into my list of the top 25 prospects overall for the class of 2023, with the top 10 prospects at every position underneath. There's no change at the top of the Big Board — Alabama edge rusher Will Anderson Jr. has a chance to go wire to wire as the No. 1 prospect — but there is a new No. 2 prospect, along with tweaks at the top of my quarterback rankings. Again, it's early, but there's a legitimate battle for QB1 in this class.

Two notes on these rankings:

There is a lot of projection involved here, particularly for my Big Board. Many of these prospects have started only a handful of games, so I'm not yet writing up detailed scouting reports. I expect many of them to be stronger, faster and better as we get closer to April's draft, so I'll adjust my rankings as the season moves on.

Heights and weights are based on what we have from schools; we don't get official numbers until the 2023 combine in March.

Let's start with Anderson, and I'll tell you what I like about him:

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HT: 6-4| WT: 243 | Class: Junior

Anderson is a dominant edge rusher who might have been the No. 1 overall pick last