Debating top need, best value for 31 Round 1 picks

Let’s be clear right off the bat: This isn’t a mock draft. What follows is far from a projection of which top prospects each team will actually take in the first round of the 2023 NFL draft. Instead, it’s a look at who might make sense — and should still be on the board — at each slot based on two very different draft room strategies: picking to fill a huge team need and picking based on “best player available.”

Ideally, NFL teams try to marry the two concepts when making selections in Round 1 — addressing a need…