Here is my seven-round 2021 NFL Mock Draft. Each First Round pick is accompanied by an explanation for each pick. Without further ado, here it is:
Round 1
- Jacksonville Jaguars: Trevor Lawrence, QB Clemson
This pick has been known since Trevor Lawrence won the 2019 CFB National Championship.
- New York Jets: Zach Wilson, QB BYU
Joe Douglas basically admitted this pick in press conferences multiple times.
- San Francisco 49ers: Trey Lance, QB North Dakota State
The consensus says Mac Jones, but I just have a gut-feeling it’s Lance. I’m probably wrong, but oh well.
- Atlanta Falcons: Kyle Pitts, TE Florida
The seemingly league-wide consensus has been Pitts for over a month.
- Cincinnati Bengals: Ja’Marr Chase, WR LSU
I would go Sewell here, but it seems like it will be Chase.
- Miami Dolphins: Jaylen Waddle, WR Alabama
I think the Dolphins will want to trade out of this pick strongly, if both Pitts and Chase are off the board. If they stay, it seems like Waddle will be the pick. Teams have also been rumored to want to trade up for Waddle so, even with a Dolphins trade-down, he may still be the pick.
- Detroit Lions: Penei Sewell, OT Oregon
Sewell is too good of an OT to pass up on. Detroit simply goes BPA (Best Player Available).
- Carolina Panthers: Justin Fields, QB Ohio State
Not sure if the Panthers stay here and pick. They may want to move out and, if they do, I would assume the pick here would be Fields. However, they haven’t picked up Darnold’s 5th year option yet, so I wouldn’t rule them out of picking Fields here either.
- Denver Broncos: Rashawn Slater, OT Northwestern
The Broncos are a mystery. I’ve heard that Slater won’t fall out of the top 10, and the Broncos could improve their Offensive Line, so why not?
- Dallas Cowboys: Patrick Surtain II, CB Alabama
The Cowboys aren’t tempted by an Offensive Lineman and end up picking the #1 CB on their board, which I believe is Surtain II.
- New York Giants: DeVonta Smith, WR Alabama
The Giants can look to fill a lot of different spots here. Peter King reported that Joe Judge loves DeVonta Smith, so I think they listen to their coach. In an important year for Daniel Jones, they give him no excuses.
- Philadelphia Eagles: Jaycee Horn, CB South Carolina
The Eagles could also go a few different ways here. Kwity Paye will probably get some consideration here, but they do need to upgrade their Secondary badly.
- Los Angeles Chargers: Christian Darrisaw, OT Virginia Tech
Protecting their young QB is the only correct option, and the Chargers make the correct decision by taking Darrisaw.
- Minnesota Vikings: Alijah Vera-Tucker, OT USC
The Vikings could easily go with an Edge Rusher here, but I’ve heard a lot connecting them to AVT.
- New England Patriots: Kwity Paye, DE Michigan
Some people have said Paye may end up going in the top 15, and the Patriots end up picking who I think is THE DE to get in this draft.
- Arizona Cardinals: Zaven Collins, LB Tulsa
Collins has been connected here by a lot of people, including Mike Florio, who said that he has been told they will go Collins if Jaylen Waddle, Patrick Surtain II, and Jaycee Horn are gone, “write it down in ink”.
- Las Vegas Raiders: Micah Parsons, LB Penn State
Parsons hasn’t been connected to a ton of teams, but I think he is a player who would cause the Raiders to sprint up their card.
- Miami Dolphins: Jaelan Phillips, DE Miami
Miami will probably end up going EDGE here, and Phillips would be a great fit for their defense.
- Washington Football Team: Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, LB Notre Dame
Ron Rivera will love having JOK to move around in his defense.
- Chicago Bears: Mac Jones, QB Alabama
Andy Dalton is not the long term answer for the Bears, and I don’t think Mac Jones will be either. That being said, I think they will take a chance on Jones here, if he is still available.
- Indianapolis Colts: Azeez Ojulari, DE Georgia
The Colts aren’t afraid of Ojulari’s knees, and they also need to upgrade that pass rush.
- Tennessee Titans: Caleb Farley, CB Virginia Tech
The Titans need an upgrade at CB, and Farley fits the bill. If it wasn’t for his injury, he would have been taken earlier.
- New York Jets: Teven Jenkins, OT Oklahoma State
The Jets get an upgrade on the Offensive Line in Teven Jenkins, who they are rumored to love.
- Pittsburgh Steelers: Najee Harris, RB Alabama
The Steelers badly need to upgrade their Running Back position and they do so by taking the best RB in the draft class in Harris, who they have been connected to throughout the draft process.
- Jacksonville Jaguars: Greg Newsome II, CB Northwestern
Although they just drafted C.J. Henderson last year, CB is still a big need, and Newsome II can fill the role with the second 1st round pick acquired from the Jalen Ramsey trade.
- Cleveland Browns: Jamin Davis, LB Kentucky
The Browns’ biggest position of need is LB, and they fill that with the high-rising LB from Kentucky.
- Baltimore Ravens: Elijah Moore, WR Ole Miss
Baltimore needs to upgrade their WR core. Elijah Moore ends up being the fourth WR selected, and he is rumored to be fourth on many teams’ boards.
- New Orleans Saints: Trevon Moehrig-Woodard, S TCU
Sean Peyton said the Secondary needs to be upgraded, and Moehrig-Woodard does just that.
- Green Bay Packers: Rashod Bateman, WR Minnesota
Aaron Rodgers finally gets his other WR. Enough said.
- Buffalo Bills: Travis Etienne Jr., RB Clemson
Running Back is the biggest position of need, and the Bills fill it with Etienne Jr., who will make that offense even more dangerous.
- Baltimore Ravens: Landon Dickerson, C Alabama
The Ravens seem to be in love with Dickerson, and they don’t have a Round 2 pick to take him with. They could also move back into the early Second Round here.
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Christian Barmore, DT Alabama
Tampa Bay can do whatever they want here, so I have them taking a Defensive Tackle to replace Ndamukong Suh when he retires.
Round 2
- Jacksonville Jaguars: Pat Freiermuth, TE Penn State
- New York Jets: Javonte Williams, RB North Carolina
- Atlanta Falcons: Joe Tryon, DE Washington
- Miami Dolphins: Creed Humphrey, C Oklahoma
- Philadelphia Eagles: Terrace Marshall Jr., WR LSU
- Cincinnati Bengals: Samuel Cosmi, OT Texas
- Carolina Panthers: Gregory Rousseau, DE Miami
- Denver Broncos: Richie Grant, S UCF
- Detroit Lions: Kadarius Toney, WR Florida
- New York Giants: Jayson Oweh, DE Penn State
- San Francisco 49ers: Trey Smith, IOL Tennessee
- Dallas Cowboys: Milton Williams, DT Louisiana Tech
- Jacksonville Jaguars: Josh Myers, C Ohio State
- New England Patriots: Kellen Mond, QB Texas A&M
- Los Angeles Chargers: Rondale Moore, WR Purdue
- Las Vegas Raiders: Kelvin Joseph, CB Kentucky
- Arizona Cardinals: Eric Stokes, CB Georgia
- Miami Dolphins: Nick Bolton, LB, Missouri
- Washington Football Team: Davis Mills, QB Stanford
- Chicago Bears: Spencer Brown, OT Northern Iowa
- Tennessee Titans: Joseph Ossai, DE Texas
- Indianapolis Colts: Carlos Basham Jr., DE Wake Forest
- Pittsburgh Steelers: Liam Eichenburg, OT Notre Dame
- Seattle Seahawks: Tyson Campbell, CB Georgia
- Los Angeles Rams: Quinn Meinerz, IOL Wisconsin Whitewater
- Kansas City Chiefs: Dillan Radunz, OT North Dakota State
- Cleveland Browns: Levi Onwuzurike, DT Washington
- New Orleans Saints: Kyle Trask, QB Florida
- Buffalo Bills: Tylan Wallace, WR Oklahoma State
- Green Bay Packers: D’Wayne Eskridge, WR Western Michigan
- Kansas City Chiefs: Payton Turner, DE Houston
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Jevon Holland, S Oregon
Round 3
- Jacksonville Jaguars: Alim McNeill, DT NC State
- New York Jets: Tommy Tremble, TE Notre Dame
- Houston Texans: Aaron Robinson, CB UCF
- Atlanta Falcons: Michael Carter, RB North Carolina
- Cincinnati Bengals: Ronnie Perkins, DE Oklahoma
- Philadelphia Eagles: James Hudson, OT Cincinnati
- Denver Broncos: Baron Browning, LB Ohio State
- Detroit Lions: Pete Werner, LB Ohio State
- Carolina Panthers: Alex Leatherwood, OT Alabama
- Washington Football Team: Elijah Molden, DB Washington
- Dallas Cowboys: Nahshon Wright, CB Oregon State
- New York Giants: Brady Christensen, OT BYU
- Los Angeles Chargers: Asante Samuel Jr., CB Florida State
- Minnesota Vikings: Josh Ball, OT Marshall
- Las Vegas Raiders: Dylan Moses, LB Alabama
- Las Vegas Raiders: Jackson Carman, OT Clemson
- Miami Dolphins: Daviyon Nixon, DT Iowa
- Washington Football Team: Darius Stills, DT West Virginia
- Chicago Bears: Walker Little, OT Stanford
- Philadelphia Eagles: Jabril Cox, WR LSU
- Tennessee Titans: Jaylen Mayfield, OT Michigan
- New York Jets: Ifeatu Melifonwu, CB Syracuse
- Pittsburgh Steelers: Elerson Smith, DE Northern Iowa
- Los Angeles Rams: Adrian Ealy, OT Oklahoma
- Cleveland Browns: Tutu Atwell, WR Lousiville
- Minnesota Vikings: Derrick Barnes, LB Purdue
- Cleveland Browns: Andre Cisco, S Syracuse
- Green Bay Packers: Brevin Jordan, TE Miami
- Buffalo Bills: Ihmir Smith-Marsette, WR Iowa
- Baltimore Ravens: Dyami Brown, WR North Carolina
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Quincy Roche, DE Miami
- New England Patriots: Amon-Ra St. Brown, WR USC
- Los Angeles Chargers: Trey Sermon, RB Ohio State
- New Orleans Saints: Cameron McGrone, LB Michigan
- Dallas Cowboys: Osa Odighizuwa, DT UCLA
- Tennessee Titans: Austin Watkins Jr., WR UAB
- Detroit Lions: Chazz Surratt, LB North Carolina
- San Francisco 49ers: Drew Dalman, C Stanford
- Los Angeles Rams: Jaelon Dardon, WR North Texas
- Baltimore Ravens: Deonte Brown, IOL Alabama
- New Orleans Saints: Robert Rochell, CB Central Arkansas
Round 4
- Jacksonville Jaguars: Javion Hawkins, RB Louisville
- New York Jets: Khalil Herbert, RB Virginia Tech
- Atlanta Falcons: Kenneth Gainwell, RB Memphis
- Houston Texans: Tommy Togiai, DT Ohio State
- Cleveland Browns: Wyatt Davis, G Ohio State
- Cincinnati Bengals: JaCoby Stevens, S LSU
- Detroit Lions: Josh Palmer, WR Tennessee
- Carolina Panthers: Deommodore Lenior, CB Oregon
- Denver Broncos: Daye Odeyingbo, DE Vanderbilt
- Dallas Cowboys: Hunter Long, TE Boston College
- New York Giants: Chuba Hubbard, RB Oklahoma State
- San Francisco 49ers: Damar Hamlin, S Pittsburgh
- Los Angeles Chargers: Tarron Jackson, DE Coastal Carolina
- Minnesota Vikings: Hamilcar Rashed Jr., DE Oregon State
- New England Patriots: Paulson Adebo, CB Stanford
- Las Vegas Raiders: Alaric Jackson, OT Iowa
- New England Patriots: Benjamin St-Juste, CB Minnesota
- Miami Dolphins: Shakur Brown, CB Michigan State
- Washington Football Team: Trey Hill, C Georgia
- Minnesota Vikings: Adetokunbo Ogundeji, DE Notre Dame
- Tennessee Titans: Rashad Weaver, DE Pittsburgh
- Indianapolis Colts: Amari Rodgers, WR Clemson
- Pittsburgh Steelers: Ben Cleveland, G Georgia
- Seattle Seahawks: Malcolm Koonce, DE Buffalo
- Jacksonville Jaguars: Nico Collins, WR Michigan
- Baltimore Ravens: Kayode Awosika, OL Buffalo
- Cleveland Browns: Trill Williams, S Syracuse
- New Orleans Saints: Charles Snowden, OLB Virginia
- Minnesota Vikings: Cameron Sample, DE Tulane
- Green Bay Packers: Frank Darby, WR Arizona State
- Baltimore Ravens: Jaylon Moore, OT Western Michigan
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers: D’Ante Smith, OT ECU
- Dallas Cowboys: Rhamondre Stevenson, RB Oklahoma
- New England Patriots: Daelin Hayes, DE Notre Dame
- Pittsburgh Steelers: Devine Deablo, S Virginia Tech
- Los Angeles Rams: Marvin Wilson, DT Florida State
- Green Bay Packers: Thomas Graham Jr., CB Oregon
- Minnesota Vikings: Chauncey Golston, DE Iowa
- Kansas City Chiefs: Marlon Tuipulotu, DT USC
Round 5
- Jacksonville Jaguars: Cornell Powell, WR Clemson
- New York Jets: Anthony Schwartz, WR Auburn
- Houston Texans: Kenny Yeboah, TE Ole Miss
- Atlanta Falcons: Dazz Newsome, WR North Carolina
- Cincinnati Bengals: Tre’ McKitty, TE Georgia
- Philadelphia Eagles: Seth Williams, WR Auburn
- Carolina Panthers: Monty Rice, LB Georgia
- Denver Broncos: Patrick Johnson, DE Tulane
- Detroit Lions: Shaun Wade, CB Ohio State
- New York Jets: Jermar Jefferson, RB Oregon State
- San Francisco 49ers: Demetric Felton Jr., RB/WR UCLA
- Philadelphia Eagles: Shi Smith, WR South Carolina
- Minnesota Vikings: Kylin Hill, RB Mississippi State
- Houston Texans: Garret Wallow, LB TCU
- Los Angeles Chargers: Sage Surratt, WR Wake Forest
- Arizona Cardinals: Cade Johnson, WR South Dakota State
- Buffalo Bills: Jack Anderson, G Texas Tech
- Las Vegas Raiders: Talanoa Hufanga, S UCS
- Washington Football Team: Jay Tufele, DT USC
- Chicago Bears: Shane Simpson, RB Virginia
- Indianapolis Colts: Tyler Shelvin, DT LSU
- Tennessee Titans: Patrick Jones II, DE Pittsburgh
- Las Vegas Raiders: Kary Vincent Jr., CB LSU
- Minnesota Vikings: Ian Book, QB Notre Dame
- Cleveland Browns: Hamsah Nasirildeen, S FSU
- Jacksonville Jaguars: Larry Rountree III, RB Missouri
- Baltimore Ravens: Tony Fields II, LB West Virginia
- San Francisco 49ers: Richard LeCounte, S Georgia
- Green Bay Packers: Tedarrell Slaton, DT Florida
- Buffalo Bills: Jaret Patterson, RB Buffalo
- Kansas City Chiefs: Kendrick Green, G Illinois
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Jamar Johnson, S Indiana
- New England Patriots: Dan Moore Jr., OT Texas A&M
- Green Bay Packers: Marquez Stevenson, WR Houston
- Dallas Cowboys: Brenden Jaimes, OT Nebraska
- San Francisco 49ers: Darren Hall, S San Diego State
- Kansas City Chiefs: Pooka Williams Jr., RB Kansas
- Atlanta Falcons: Ar’Darius Washington, S TCU
- Atlanta Falcons: Aaron Banks, G Notre Dame
- Baltimore Ravens: Olaijah Griffin, CB USC
Round 6
- Los Angeles Chargers: Jamie Newman, QB Georgia
- New York Jets: Ben Mason, FB Michigan
- Atlanta Falcons: Simi Fehoko, WR Stanford
- New England Patriots: Jordan Smith, DE UAB
- Philadelphia Eagles: Manny Rugamba, CB Miami (OH)
- Cincinnati Bengals: Jonathon Cooper, DE Ohio State
- Denver Broncos: Darrick Forest, S Cincinnati
- Dallas Cowboys: Quintin Morris, TE Bowling Green
- Carolina Panthers: Jacob Harris, TE UCF
- San Francisco 49ers: Noah Gray, TE Duke
- Houston Texans: Tamorrion Terry, WR FSU
- New York Giants: Damonte Coxie, WR Memphis
- New England Patriots: Victor Dimukeje, DE Duke
- Los Angeles Chargers: Justin Hilliard, LB Ohio State
- Minnesota Vikings: Camryn Bynum, CB California
- Las Vegas Raiders: Stone Forsythe, OT Florida
- New York Giants: Mustafa Johnson, DT Colorado
- Cincinnati Bengals: Paddy Fisher, LB Northwestern
- Houston Texans: Drake Jackson, C Kentucky
- Chicago Bears: Kylen Granson, TE SMU
- Tennessee Titans: Chris Rumph II, DE Duke
- Indianapolis Colts: Carson Green, OT Texas A&M
- Kansas City Chiefs: Tommy Doyle, OT Miami (OH)
- Chicago Bears: Warren Jackson, WR Colorado State
- Los Angeles Rams: Michal Menet, C Penn State
- Baltimore Ravens: David Moore, G Grambling State
- Cleveland Browns: Rodarius Williams, CB Oklahoma State
- Houston Texans: Bobby Brown III, DT Texas A&M
- Buffalo Bills: Isaiah McDuffie, LB Boston College
- Green Bay Packers: Ambry Thomas, CB Michigan
- Tennessee Titans: Elijah Mitchell, RB Louisiana-Lafayette
- Pittsburgh Steelers: John Bates, TE Boise State
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Israel Mukuamu, CB South Carolina
- New Orleans Saints: Joshuah Bledsoe, S Missouri
- Atlanta Falcons: Tre Brown, CB Oklahoma
- Green Bay Packers: James Wiggins, S Cincinnati
- Chicago Bears: Robert Hainsey, G Notre Dame
- Carolina Panthers: William Bradley-King, DE Baylor
- Minnesota Vikings: Chris Evans, RB Michigan
- Philadelphia Eagles: Avery Williams, CB Boise State
- Philadelphia Eagles: Landon Young, OT Kentucky
- New York Jets: Caden Sterns, S Texas
- Dallas Cowboys: Sam Ehlinger, QB Texas
- Chicago Bears: Buddy Johnson, LB Texas A&M
Round 7
- New Orleans Saints: Zach Davidson, TE Central Missouri
- San Francisco 49ers: Felipe Franks, QB Arkansas
- Miami Dolphins: Tay Gowan, CB UCF
- Tennessee Titans: Israel Tucker, RB Louisiana Tech
- Houston Texans: Paris Ford, S Pittsburgh
- Philadelphia Eagles: DJ Daniel, CB Georgia
- Cincinnati Bengals: Peyton Ramsey, QB Northwestern
- Buffalo Bills: Jamien Sherwood, S Auburn
- Denver Broncos: Dax Milne, WR BYU
- Dallas Cowboys: Tyler Vaugns, WR USC
- Denver Broncos: Marco Wilson, CB Florida
- Philadelphia Eagles: Marlon Williams, WR Florida
- Los Angeles Chargers: Larnel Coleman, OT UMass
- New England Patriots: John Rhattigan, LB Army
- Arizona Cardinals: Khyris Tonga, DT BYU
- Washington Football Team: Dez Fitzpatrick, WR Louisville
- Pittsburgh Steelers: Johnathan Adams, WR Arkansas State
- Washington Football Team: Shaka Toney, DE Penn State
- Arizona Cardinals: Grant Stuard, LB Houston
- Indianapolis Colts: Brady White, QB Memphis
- Jacksonville Jaguars: Mike Strachan, WR Charleston
- Seattle Seahawks: Joshua Kaindoh, DE Florida State
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Luke Farrell, TE Ohio State
- Los Angeles Rams: Spencer Brown, RB UAB
- Denver Broncos: Calvin Bundage, OLB Oklahoma State
- Pittsburgh Steelers: Jake Funk, RB Michigan
- New Orleans Saints: Ben Skowronek, WR Notre Dame
- Green Bay Packers: KJ Britt, LB Auburn
- Cleveland Browns: Jack Stoll, TE Nebraska
- Miami Dolphins: Andre Mitze, OLB Vanderbilt
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Tuff Borland, LB Ohio State
