All-time ultimate mock draft, pick No. 23

Every day or so leading up to the NFL Draft on April 26-27, "Greatest Pro Bowls of all time, and other stuff" will go from pick No. 32 to pick No. 1, recalling the greatest players ever selected in those spots.

We're having a good time here, so let's keep the fun rolling ...

Ozzie Newsome, TE, Cleveland Browns (1978, Alabama)


A college and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, Newsome was a seven-time All-Pro selection and was named to the NFL's 1980s all-decade team. Newsome was also the ultimate iron man tight end, playing in 198 consecutive games for the Browns, including a streak of 150 consecutive games with a reception. Newsome's 662 receptions and 7,980 receiving yards are both Browns franchise records.

Let's check out other notable players selected at No. 23 ...

Bruce Armstrong, OT, New England Patriots (1987), who was a six-time Pro Bowl selection during his 14-year career in New England.

Ray Guy, P, Oakland Raiders (1973), who remains the only punter ever selected in the first round of the NFL Draft.

Current NFL players selected at No. 23: Dwayne Bowe, WR, Kansas City Chiefs (2007, Louisiana State); Davin Joseph, G, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2006, Oklahoma); Fabian Washington, CB, Oakland Raiders (2005, Nebraska); Marcus Tubbs, DT, Seattle Seahawks (2004, Texas); Willis McGahee, RB, Buffalo Bills (2003, Miami, Fla.); Napoleon Harris, LB, Oakland Raiders (2002, Northwestern); Deuce McAllister, RB, New Orleans Saints (2001, Mississippi); Antoine Winfield, CB, Buffalo Bills (1999, Ohio State); Ty Law, CB, New England Patriots (1995, Michigan).