With the 2021 NFL Draft nearly here, Pro Football Network’s NFL Insider Benjamin Allbright shines some light on how he sees the first round playing out in this 1-Round 2021 NFL Mock Draft. With so many questions and intrigue surrounding this year’s event, how does he see the first round coming together? Will any teams make organization-altering trades? Will the lack of an NFL Combine impact the draft stock of some prospects?
Please note that comments on these picks have been omitted from the article. Ben provided commentary for all of these picks on his show this afternoon on KOA Colorado. The audio breakdown is available at the bottom of the article.
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2021 First Round NFL Mock Draft | Picks 1-16
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1. Jacksonville Jaguars
Trevor Lawrence, QB, Clemson
2. New York Jets
Zach Wilson, QB, BYU
3. San Francisco 49ers (from Houston via Miami)
Trey Lance, QB, North Dakota State
4. Atlanta Falcons
Kyle Pitts, TE, Florida
5. Cincinnati Bengals
Ja’Marr Chase, WR, LSU
6. Miami Dolphins (via Philadelphia)
Jaylen Waddle, WR, Alabama
7. Los Angeles Chargers (projected trade with Detroit)
Penei Sewell, OT, Oregon
8. New England Patriots (projected trade with Carolina)
Justin Fields, QB, Ohio State
9. Denver Broncos
Rashawn Slater, OT, Northwestern
10. Dallas Cowboys
Patrick Surtain II, CB, Alabama
11. New York Giants
Kwity Paye, EDGE, Michigan
12. Philadelphia Eagles
Jaycee Horn, CB, South Carolina
13. Detroit Lions (projected trade with Los Angeles)
Micah Parsons, LB, Penn State
14. Minnesota Vikings
Alijah Vera-Tucker, OG, USC
15. Carolina Panthers (projected trade with New England)
Christian Darrisaw, OT, Virginia Tech
16. Arizona Cardinals
DeVonta Smith, WR, Alabama
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2021 First Round NFL Mock Draft | Picks 17-32
The top half of Benjamin Allbright’s latest 2021 NFL Mock Draft has been completed. Will we see more trades coming in the bottom half of Round 1?
17. Las Vegas Raiders
Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, LB, Notre Dame
18. Miami Dolphins
Zaven Collins, LB, Tulsa
19. Washington Football Team
Jamin Davis, LB, Kentucky
20. Chicago Bears
Mac Jones, QB, Alabama
21. Indianapolis Colts
Azeez Ojulari, EDGE, Georgia
22. Tennessee Titans
Jaelan Phillips, EDGE, Miami
23. New York Jets (via Seattle)
Teven Jenkins, OT, Oklahoma State
24. Pittsburgh Steelers
Najee Harris, RB, Alabama
25. Jacksonville Jaguars
Jayson Oweh, EDGE, Penn State
26. Cleveland Browns
Joe Tryon, EDGE, Washington
27. Baltimore Ravens
Gregory Rousseau, EDGE, Miami
28. New Orleans Saints
Elijah Moore, WR, Mississippi
29. Green Bay Packers
Rashod Bateman, WR, Minnesota
30. Buffalo Bills
Travis Etienne, RB, Clemson
31. Baltimore Ravens
Christian Barmore, DT, Alabama
32. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Greg Newsome, CB, Northwestern
Listen to Benjamin Allbright break down his mock below!
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