2021 Mock Draft

Here we go with my 2021 NFL Mock Draft......

Round 1

1) Jacksonville Jaguars select Trevor Lawrence, QB, Clemson: The best QB prospect since Andrew Luck goes to one of the worst teams in the NFL over the last 10 years. Could be a franchise-defining moment in Jacksonville.

2) New York Jets select Zach Wilson, QB, BYU: The Jets already dealt Sam Darnold to the Panthers in early April and paved the way to start fresh with a new franchise QB.

3) San Francisco 49ers select Trey Lance, QB, Ohio State: A lot of talk and speculation had the 49ers going with either Jones or Trey Lance. Kyle Shanahan goes with Lance, who he will develop for a year.

4) Atlanta Falcons select Kyle Pitts, TE, Florida: The Falcons flirt with taking a QB, but go with a generational talent at TE.

5) Cincinnati Bengals select Ja'Marr Chase, WR, LSU: The Bengals give Joe Burrow some weapons but adding the best WR in the draft.

6) Miami Dolphins select Jaylen Waddle, WR, Alabama: The Dolphins need weapons on offense and they add Waddle to the mix to help Tua grow.

7) *TRADE* Detroit Lions trade with the Los Angeles Chargers . The Lions receive this year's 1st round selection (#13 overall), a 2nd round selection (#47 overall), and 2022 1st round selection. 

Los Angeles Chargers selects Penei Sewell, OT, Oregon: The Chargers need help on the offensive line to protect Justin Herbert and they trade up to do it.

8) *TRADE Carolina Panthers trade with the Chicago Bears. The Panthers receiver this year's 1st round selection (#20 overall), a 3rd round selection (#83 overall), and a 2022 1st round selection. 

Chicago Bears select Justin Fields, QB, North Dakota State: The Bears moved on from Mitch Trubisky and now look to find that long-term answer at QB in Fields.

9) *TRADE*Denver Broncos trade with the Arizona Cardinals. The Broncos receive this year's 1st round selection (#16 overall),  and a 2nd round selection (#49 overall), and a 2022 2nd round selection.

Arizona Cardinals select Devonta Smith, WR, Alabama: The Cardinals are looking for explosiveness in their receiving corps and they trade up to get the Heisman winner.

10) Dallas Cowboys select Patrick Surtain II, CB, Alabama: Dallas needs immediate help on defense and Surtain can help achieve that

11) New York Giants select Rashawn Slater, OT, Northwestern: The Giants need to add to their offensive line to protect Daniel Jones.

12) Philadelphia Eagles select Jaycee Horn, CB, South Carolina: The Eagles flirt with the idea of QB here, but decide to go with Horn to bolster the secondary.

13) Detroit Lions select Micah Parsons, LB, Penn State: The Lions look to continue to build toughness and add Parsons to their defense.

14) Minnesota Vikings select Kwity Paye Edge, Michigan: The Vikings need help on defense and go with a pass rusher in Paye.

15) New England Patriots select Mac Jones, QB, Alabama: The Patriots have Jones fall in their lap at #15 and have their potential QB of the future.

16) Denver Broncos select Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, LB, Notre Dame: Denver trades back and continues to add defensive playmakers with the versatile Owusu-Koromoah.

17) Las Vegas Raiders select Caleb Farley, CB, Virginia Tech: The Raiders need help on defense and they go with one of the top CBs in the draft in Farley.

18) *TRADE* Miami Dolphins trade with Cleveland Browns. Miami receives this year's 1st round selection (#26 overall),  and a 4th round pick (#110 overall), and a 2022 2nd round selection.

Cleveland Browns select Christian Barmore, DT, Alabama: The Browns feel like they are contenders and they trade up in the draft to get this year's best defensive tackle prospect. 

19) Detroit Lions select Craig Newsome, CB, Northwestern: Lions go defense with both 1st round selections. 

20) Carolina Panthers select Alijah Vera-Tucker, OL, USC: The Panthers trade back and get an offensive lineman to protect newly acquired Sam Darnold.

21) *TRADE* Indianapolis Colts trade with the Baltimore Ravens. The Colts receive the Ravens two 1st round selections (#27 overall and #31 overall), and a 2022 2nd round selection.

Baltimore Ravens select select  Rashod Bateman, WR, Minnesota: The Ravens need outside playmakers for Lamar Jackson, and they trade up to get one in Bateman.

22) Tennessee Titans select Jaelan Phillips, Edge, Miami: The Titans need a lot of help on defense and get a premier pass rusher in the process. 

23) *TRADE*  New York Jets trade with the Green Bay Packers. The Jets receive the Packers 1st round selection (#29 overall), a 4th round selection (#142) and a 5th round selection (#173 overall)

Green Bay Packers select Elijah Moore, WR, Mississippi: This time the Packers give Aaron Rodgers some more weapons at WR and trade up to get Moore.

24) Pittsburgh Steelers select Azeez Ojulari, Edge, Georgia: The Steelers need to replenish their pass rush, and they get an edge rusher in the latter part of Round 1. 

25) Jacksonville Jaguars select Trevon Moehrig, Safety, TCU: The Jags add to their secondary and safety spot. 

26) Miami Dolphins select Greg Rousseau, Edge, Miami: The Dolphins go with a pass rusher after adding a wideout with their first pick.

27) Indianapolis Colts select Christian Darrisaw, OT, Virginia Tech: The Colts trade back and still get the OT they covet in Darrisaw.

28) New Orleans Saints select Asante Samuel Jr., CB, Florida State: The Saints will address the WR spot in later rounds, so they grab a top CB in Samuel here.

29) New York Jets select Jamin Davis, LB, Kentucky: The Jets traded back and accumulated more picks for the later rounds, so they add a LB here with their second draft pick in the Round 1.

30) Buffalo Bills select Najee Harris, RB, Alabama: The Bills don't have a lot of holes, so they add a RB here at the backend of Round 1 to take the pressure off of Josh Allen

31) Indianapolis Colts select Joe Tryon, Edge, Washington: By trading back the Ravens, the Colts pick up the Ravens second 1st rounder, and they use that to nab a pass rusher. 

32) Tampa Bay Buccaneers select Landon Dickerson, C, Alabama: All 22 starters are returning for the Super Bowl Champions, so they take Dickerson, the best interior offensive lineman in the draft.