Bill Belichick wasted little time conspiring against Aaron Rodgers.

After last year’s draft, In Joe Douglas You Trust, but you could understand if there were groans in the Jets’ war room when the last elite offensive tackle went off the board right in front of them.

And you could understand if Rodgers himself might have let out a small groan wherever he was when the Jets used the 15th pick on pass rusher Will McDonald IV instead of a new toy such as Jaxon Smith-Njigba.

It was the swap of picks in the Rodgers trade — No. 13 to the Packers, No. 15 to the Jets — that cost Douglas the chance to buy insurance for offensive tackle Mekhi Becton with Georgia’s Broderick Jones.

Because that swap of picks enabled Belichick, scheduled to pick 14th overall, to allow the Steelers to leapfrog the Jets so Jones can be a bodyguard for Kenny Pickett.

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Will Levis is going to need an extra scoop of mayonnaise in his Friday morning coffee.

The eccentric quarterback became one of the biggest stories of the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft by surprisingly going unselected.

He was frequently paired with the Colts at No. 4 in mock drafts, but Indianapolis pivoted to Anthony Richardson as the third quarterback off the board.

And then Levis settled into the green room Thursday night for a tortured wait as 27 teams passed, including five with whom he visited at their headquarters.

Here are The Post’s 10 best players heading into Day 2 of the draft, including scouting reports and their original rank from our Top 100 Big Board in parentheses:

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Skip Bayless really wanted the Cowboys to select Utah tight end Dalton Kincaid, to the point where seven of Bayless’ tweets Thursday revolved around the hope of Kincaid falling to Dallas at No. 26.

Then, the Bills traded up two spots, passed the Cowboys and snagged Kincaid at No. 25 — while making sure to send a strategic tweet toward Bayless, a co-host of FS1’s “Undisputed” with Shannon Sharpe.

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The Packers certainly had their eyes on Lukas Van Ness Thursday night, but social media was captivated by the former Iowa defensive end’s inner circle.

As Van Ness was selected 13th overall by Green Bay, cameras captured the exciting scene at his home, where his loved ones — including family members and girlfriend Frankie Kmet — got the celebrations rolling.

Twitter, however, expressed confusion over the ladies in Van Ness’ life.

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Misery loves company. Will Levis had some.

The quarterback wasn't the only player in attendance to go undrafted in the first round.

Penn State cornerback Joey Porter Jr., Alabama safety Brian Branch and Georgia Tech edge rusher Keion White were in the green room and remain on the board entering Day 2 of the 2023 NFL Draft.

Porter Jr., Branch and White were ranked No. 16, No. 26 and No. 36, respectively, on The Post's Ryan Dunleavy's list of the top 100 players in the draft.

Will Levis' surprising 2023 NFL Draft slide lasted the entire first round.

Thirty-one selections were made on Thursday night — the Dolphins lost their pick over their Tom Brady tampering infraction — and a number of quarterback-needy teams passed on Levis.

The prevailing questions now are when will the slide end and who will pick the quarterback out of Kentucky?

The following teams make some sense for Levis, accompanied with their next draft picks unless they trade up.

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Good things come to those who wait — but Will Levis probably didn’t imagine it would be this long Thursday.

The former Kentucky quarterback slid all the way through the opening round of the 2023 NFL Draft and remains on the board entering Friday's second round.

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That'll do it for the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft. Only 31 picks instead of 32 because the Dolphins were docked a pick for tampering with Tom Brady and Sean Payton.

He hunts the football, forcing eight fumbles, some of which came of 20.5 career sacks. Anudike-Uzomah developed over time as his body filled out and really took off last season — never losing his blue-collar mentality when all the pieces finally clicked. 

Call them the Philadelphia Bulldogs, after taking two Georgia defensive stars for the second straight draft. Smith’s tumble was surprising even though he is undersized. He is a dynamic first-step, twitchy pass-rusher whose speed is hard to combat.

A long injury history is a concern, but he has the versatility to play anywhere on the defensive line and log high snap counts. He is more of a flash player than a consistent performer. 

A max-effort bull-rusher who can be a stand-up rusher or put his hand in the dirt. He had 18.5 sacks and 36 tackles for loss but it felt like he was just scratching the surface, so this is a high-upside pick.