Updated 2023 NFL Draft order after Panthers trade up to No. 1 with Bears

The Chicago Bears have traded their No. 1 overall pick to the Carolina Panthers in a gargantuan trade. Here’s what the 2023 NFL Draft order looks like now.

Ever since the regular season ended, the NFL world was watching the Chicago Bears, the holder of the No. 1 overall pick. When looking at their roster, they seemingly have their quarterback for the foreseeable future in Justin Fields. Not just that, but there were a handful of teams selecting in the Top 10 of the 2023 NFL Draft that needed a quarterback. The Bears could get a haul in return for that selection, and they were reportedly open for business.

The Bears found a buyer in the Carolina Panthers.

NFL Network national insider Ian Rapoport broke the news that the Panthers acquired the No. 1 overall pick from the Bears. ESPN senior NFL insider Adam Schefter reported that in exchange for the No. 1 overall selection, the Panthers sent over the No. 9 and 61 picks in the 2023 NFL Draft, a 2024 first-round pick, a 2025 second-round pick, and wide receiver D.J. Moore!

With the NFL Draft order officially shaken up, let’s take a look at how the first- and second-round draft order looks like.

Updated 2023 NFL Draft order after Bears trade No. 1 pick to Panthers

Picks 1-31 are in the first round, while picks 32-63 are in the second round.

1. Carolina Panthers (via Chicago Bears)
2. Houston Texans
3. Arizona Cardinals
4. Indianapolis Colts
5. Seattle Seahawks (via Denver Broncos)
6. Detroit Lions (via Los Angeles Rams)
7. Las Vegas Raiders
8. Atlanta Falcons
9. Chicago Bears (via Carolina Panthers)
10. Philadelphia Eagles (via New Orleans Saints)
11. Tennessee Titans
12. Houston Texans (via Cleveland Browns)
13. New York Jets
14. New England Patriots
15. Green Bay Packers
16. Washington Commanders
17. Pittsburgh Steelers
18. Detroit Lions
19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
20. Seattle Seahawks
21. Los Angeles Chargers
22. Baltimore Ravens
23. Minnesota Vikings
24. Jacksonville Jaguars
25. New York Giants
26. Dallas Cowboys
27. Buffalo Bills
28. Cincinnati Bengals
29. New Orleans Saints (via San Francisco 49ers through Miami Dolphins and Denver Broncos)
30. Philadelphia Eagles
31. Kansas City Chiefs
32. Pittsburgh Steelers (via Chicago Bears)
33. Houston Texans
34. Arizona Cardinals
35. Indianapolis Colts
36. Los Angeles Rams
37. Seattle Seahawks (via Denver Broncos)
38. Las Vegas Raiders
39. Carolina Panthers
40. New Orlean Saints
41. Tennessee Titans
42. Cleveland Browns
43. New York Jets
44. Atlanta Falcons
45. Green Bay Packers
46. New England Patriots
47. Washington Commanders
48. Detroit Lions
49. Pittsburgh Steelers
50. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
51. Miami Dolphins
52. Seattle Seahawks
53. Chicago Bears (via Baltimore Ravens)
54. Los Angeles Chargers
55. Detroit Lions (via Minnesota Vikings)
56. Jacksonville Jaguars
57. New York Giants
58. Dallas Cowboys
59. Buffalo Bills
60. Cincinnati Bengals
61. Chicago Bears (via Carolina Panthers through San Francisco 49ers)
62. Philadelphia Eagles
63. Kansas City Chiefs

The Panthers have their pick of the top four quarterback prospects in Alabama’s Bryce Young, Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud, Kentucky’s Will Levis, and Florida’s Anthony Richardson. Meanwhile, the Bears get much-needed draft capital to continue to build their team into a contender.

With the Texans set to pick second, who will be unlikely to surrender their pick, all eyes will be on the Arizona Cardinals, who don’t have a need at quarterback. Teams like the Indianapolis Colts and Las Vegas Raiders are teams to keep an eye on to eye a move up to ensure they get one of the top prospects.

The 2023 NFL Draft has gotten that much more interesting. Now, we wait until April 27 to see who the Panthers will select to be their quarterback of the future and face of the franchise.