By Joseph Person, Dane Brugler as well as Larry HolderThe Athletic has continuous protection of the NFL Draft picks,  grades and trades. Follow our real-time blog,  team-by-team picks/needs,  draft professions as well as best available players.The Panthers chose Alabama quarterback Bryce Young with the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft on Thursday. Below's what you require to know: Youthful is the 2nd quarterback taken by the Panthers with the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft. Cam Newton was taken No. 1 by Carolina in the 2011 draft. The very first Alabama gamer to throw for 3, 000-plus yards in different seasons, he established the single-season college records for passing backyards (4, 872) and touchdowns (47 ), while finishing his job No. 2 in passing backyards (8, 356) and also passing touchdowns (80 ). Carolina got the initial choice in this year's draft after trading with the Bears in March. The Panthers traded broad receiver D.J. Moore, 2023 first- as well as second-round choices (No. 9 as well as 61, specifically), a 2024 first-round choice as well as a 2025 second-round pick to Chicago for the leading pick in this year's draft. The Texans chose Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud with the second pick. Houston after that traded as much as No. 3 with Arizona allowing the Texans to pick Alabama edge rusher Will certainly Anderson. GO DEEPERDane Brugler's final 2023 NFL simulated draft: Bryce Young at 1, after that all wagers are offThe Athletic's instant evaluation: Young thrills PanthersOhio State quarterback C.J. Stroud was at the top of simulated drafts a month back. So what transformed? Well, Young crushed his meetings with the Panthers at his professional day and also his top-30 visit to Carolina, and possibly the media (elevates hand) exaggerated the Frank Reich-loves-big-quarterbacks storyline. Young also scored in the 98th percentile on the S2 Cognition test, which Panthers proprietor David Tepper is claimed to put a lot of confidence in. There will remain to be problems about whether the slightly developed Youthful can withstand the battering of the NFL, yet the Panthers think he's the gamer and also leader to become the next face of the franchise business.-- PersonYoung's 'point player' skillsA two-year starter at Alabama, Youthful thrived in offensive organizer Expense O'Brien's pro-style spread assault, becoming the first quarterback in college background to win the Heisman Trophy. A point player on the football field with his uncommon vision and spatial awareness, Young plays with impressive body rhythm and also regulated necessity with his mind, feet and launch. Although several of his magic acts will be challenging to duplicate in the NFL and also will certainly lead to sturdiness issues, he has a sixth sense for stress and the smart reaction abilities to improvisate, purchase time as well as produce off-script. AdvertisementOverall, Youthful is a dimension outlier (noted at 6-feet, 194 pounds, he will be the tiniest quarterback in the NFL the moment he is prepared) with typical arm power, but he is an all-natural passer with an instinctive feeling for toss place and play expansion. Despite minimal physical traits, he has the high-end intangibles and also skill required to be an effect starter.-- Brugler( Image: Gary Cosby Jr./ U.S.A. Today) Young's dream football potentialSimilarities to Kyler Murray, but don't overrate Young's hurrying with those contrasts. He's got leading five upside many thanks to some included hurrying as well as being a far better all-natural passer than Murray with an edge QB1 flooring.-- Jake CielyPanthers' QB bluesThe Panthers last got steady quarterback play in 2018 during Cam Newton's final complete season as the starter in Carolina. Because 2019, the Panthers have actually been a revolving door at quarterback: Newton (2019, two starts; 2021, five begins) Kyle Allen (2019, 12 begins) Will Grier (2019, two begins) Teddy Bridgewater (2020, 15 beginnings) P.J. Pedestrian (2020, one start; 2021, one beginning; 2022, five beginnings) Sam Darnold (2021, 11 begins; 2022: 2022, 6 begins) Baker Mayfield (2022, six starts) It hasn't worked out for any one of them, for this reason why the Panthers traded approximately No. 1 to take a quarterback. Below's a take a look at the last 5 years of quarterback bet the Panthers using passer rating and also Expected Things Added per dropback, via TruMedia. Organization rankings for each and every classification in each year remain in parenthesis: YearEPA/DBPass rtg2022-0.08 (24 )80.2 (27 )2021-0.16 (31 )68.5 (32 )20200.00 (19 )87.5 (23 )2019-0.08 (28 )74.7 (32 )20180.08 (15 )92.9 (19) How C.J. Stroud fits the Texans After weeks of agonizing over whether to compose a QB, side rusher, or trade down, Houston picks C.J. Stroud-- the very best pocket passer in this class. Stroud's sphere placement and also decision-making are his biggest assets, and in 2022 he ultimately began to flash a few of the movement his doubters have been pleading him to make use of more of. In Houston's violation-- which will be evocative the 49ers-- Stroud will certainly need to establish the timing required to implement at the greatest level, however he's the safest wager in this course to function in the scheme, and also Houston can finally move into the following age of Texans football.-- Diante Lee NFL Draft No. 1 chooses from 1936-2022 YearPlayerteamCollege2022Travon WalkerJacksonville JaguarsGeorgia2021Trevor LawrenceJacksonville JaguarsClemson2020Joe BurrowCincinnati BengalsLSU2019Kyler MurrayArizona CardinalsOklahoma2018Baker MayfieldCleveland BrownsOklahoma2017Myles GarrettCleveland BrownsTexas AM 2016Jared GoffLos Angeles RamsCalifornia2015Jameis WinstonTampa Bay BuccaneersFlorida St. 2014Jadeveon ClowneyHouston TexansSouth Carolina2013Eric FisherKansas City ChiefsCentral Michigan2012Andrew LuckIndianapolis ColtsStanford2011Cam NewtonCarolina PanthersAuburn2010Sam BradfordSt. Louis RamsOklahoma2009Matthew StaffordDetroit LionsGeorgia2008Jake LongMiami DolphinsMichigan2007JaMarcus RussellOakland RaidersLSU2006Mario WilliamsHouston TexansNorth Carolina St. 2005Alex SmithSan Francisco 49ersUtah2004Eli ManningSan Diego ChargersMississippi2003Carson PalmerCincinnati BengalsUSC2002David CarrHouston TexansFresno St. 2001Michael VickAtlanta FalconsVirginia Tech2000Courtney BrownCleveland BrownsPenn St. 1999Tim CouchCleveland BrownsKentucky1998Peyton ManningIndianapolis ColtsTennessee1997Orlando PaceSt. Louis RamsOhio St. 1996Keyshawn JohnsonNew York JetsUSC1995Ki-Jana CarterCincinnati BengalsPenn St. 1994Dan WilkinsonCincinnati BengalsOhio St. 1993Drew BledsoeNew England PatriotsWashington St. 1992Steve EmtmanIndianapolis ColtsWashington1991Russell MarylandDallas CowboysMiami (FL) 1990Jeff GeorgeIndianapolis ColtsIllinois1989Troy AikmanDallas CowboysUCLA1988Aundray BruceAtlanta FalconsAuburn1987Vinny TestaverdeTampa Bay BuccaneersMiami (FL) 1986Bo JacksonTampa Bay BuccaneersAuburn1985Bruce SmithBuffalo BillsVirginia Tech1984Irving FryarNew England PatriotsNebraska1983John ElwayBaltimore ColtsStanford1982Kenneth SimsNew England PatriotsTexas1981George RogersNew Orleans SaintsSouth Carolina1980Billy SimsDetroit LionsOklahoma1979Tom CousineauBuffalo BillsOhio St. 1978Earl CampbellHouston OilersTexas1977Ricky BellTampa Bay BuccaneersUSC1976Lee Roy SelmonTampa Bay BuccaneersOklahoma1975Steve BartkowskiAtlanta FalconsCalifornia1974Too Tall JonesDallas CowboysTennessee St. 1973John MatuszakHouston OilersTampa1972Walt PatulskiBuffalo BillsNotre Dame1971Jim PlunkettNew England PatriotsStanford1970Terry BradshawPittsburgh SteelersLouisiana Tech1969O.J. SimpsonBuffalo BillsUSC1968Ron YaryMinnesota VikingsUSC1967Bubba SmithBaltimore ColtsMichigan St. 1966Tommy NobisAtlanta FalconsTexas1965Tucker FredericksonNew York GiantsAuburn1964Dave ParksSan Francisco 49ersTexas Tech1963Terry BakerLos Angeles RamsOregon St. 1962Ernie DavisWashington RedskinsSyracuse1961Tommy MasonMinnesota VikingsTulane1960Billy CannonLos Angeles RamsLSU1959Randy DuncanGreen Bay PackersIowa1958King HillChicago CardinalsRice1957Paul HornungGreen Bay PackersNotre Dame1956Gary GlickPittsburgh SteelersColorado St. 1955George ShawBaltimore ColtsOregon1954Bobby GarrettCleveland BrownsStanford1953Harry BabcockSan Francisco 49ersGeorgia1952Billy WadeLos Angeles RamsVanderbilt1951Kyle RoteNew York GiantsSMU1950Leon HartDetroit LionsNotre Dame1949Chuck BednarikPhiladelphia EaglesPennsylvania1948Harry GilmerWashington RedskinsAlabama1947Bob FenimoreChicago BearsOklahoma St. 1946Boley DancewiczBoston YanksNotre Dame1945Charley TrippiChicago CardinalsGeorgia1944Angelo BertelliBoston YanksNotre Dame1943Frankie SinkwichDetroit LionsGeorgia1942Bill DudleyPittsburgh SteelersVirginia1941Tom HarmonChicago BearsMichigan1940George CafegoChicago CardinalsTennessee1939Ki AldrichChicago CardinalsTCU1938Corby DavisCleveland RamsIndiana1937Sam FrancisPhiladelphia EaglesNebraska1936Jay BerwangerPhiladelphia EaglesChicago if( [" rgb( 17, 17, 17)", "rgb( 0, 0, 0)", "rgb( 18 Bills Store, 18, 18)", "rgb( 26, 26, 26)"] indexOf( getComputedStyle( document.body). backgroundColor)!= -1) var x = document.querySelectorAll(" #ath _ table_758629. ia-hlt"); for (var i = 0; i x.length; i++) x [i] classList.add(" dark-mode"); var all_table_images = document.querySelectorAll(" #ath _ table_758629 img"); for (var i = 0; i all_table_images. length; i++) all_table_images [i] removeAttribute(" onclick"); var link = document.createElement(" web link"); link.rel="stylesheet"; link.type="text/css"; link.href="https://use.typekit.net/cuz4pky.css"; document.getElementsByTagName(" HEAD") [0] appendChild( web link); var link = document.createElement(" link"); link.rel="stylesheet"; link.type="text/css"; link.href="https://use.typekit.net/dtk6elt.css"; document.getElementsByTagName(" HEAD") [0] appendChild( web link); var link = document.createElement(" link"); link.rel="stylesheet"; link.type =