2021 NFL Mock Draft: Jets, Jaguars land franchise quarterbacks

2021 NFL Draft

 

Week 8 of the 2020 NFL season is upon us, which means we’re nearly halfway through the regular season and the 2021 NFL draft landscape is slowly but surely beginning to sort itself out.

We know the top of Round 1 will likely feature both teams from New York. Talk about drama. The Jets and Giants have used recent first-round picks on quarterbacks but could be staring at upgrades at the position in the first round. That’ll be fun.

The Jaguars, Falcons, and Vikings are also near the top of the draft order and could use upgrades under center as well.

How will it all shake out? Here’s a new 2021 NFL Mock Draft to get an idea:

1. New York Jets

Trevor Lawrence, QB, Clemson

2. New York Giants

Penei Sewell, OT, Oregon

3. Jacksonville Jaguars

Justin Fields, QB, Ohio State

Spotlight: Fields will be ranked as QB2 in this year’s draft class, but the Jaguars land a QB1 in a ‘normal’ year that doesn’t include a generational talent like Lawrence. This is a home run for a Jaguars franchise that’s shown how desperate they are for a player to rally around with the way the city’s reacted to Minshew Mania.

4. Atlanta Falcons

Gregory Rousseau, Edge, Miami

5. Miami Dolphins (from Houston Texans)

Ja’Marr Chase, WR, LSU

6. Minnesota Vikings

Trey Lance, QB, North Dakota State

7. Cincinnati Bengals

Patrick Surtain Jr., CB, Alabama

8. Dallas Cowboys

Caleb Farley, CB, Virginia Tech

9. Washington Football Team

Rashod Bateman, WR, Minnesota

Spotlight: Bateman has a chance to be the first wide receiver drafted in 2021. He’s a lot like Keenan Allen in how he can do everything well. He’s a masterful route-runner, can win in contested-catch situations and has enough juice to chew up yards after the catch.

10. Los Angeles Chargers

Devonta Smith, WR, Alabama



Bryan Perez

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