Now, I’m not a draft expert or anything, but I’m back for my second NFL mock draft of this offseason. Now without further adieu here we go.
Number 1, Jacksonville: Trevor Lawerence, QB Clemson
No changes here, Lawrence is and always has been the consistent number 1 pick. He’s going to come into Jacksonville and establish himself as a NFL starting QB, he’s got the skills, looks and desire to win, the total package if you will.
Number 2, New York Jets: Zach Wilson, QB Brigham Young
Now that the Jets have traded Sam Darnold, It’s official that Zach Wilson is the guy in New York. He’s an NFL ready QB whose stock rose greatly during the 2020 CFB season, throwing for an impressive 33TDs and only 3INTs.
Number 3, San Francisco 49ers (From Miami, Via Houston): Mac Jones, QB Alabama
San Francisco has pushed all of their chips to the middle of the table after their trade with Miami. Now I know they could go Fields or Lance, but Mac Jones seems like the prototypical Kyle Shanahan QB, like what Kirk Cousins or Matt Ryan, who Shanahan had success with in both Washington and Atlanta.
Number 4, Atlanta Falcons: Kyle Pitts, TE Florida
With a new coach in Arthur Smith coming to town and a restructured Matt Ryan, this move makes complete sense to me. Atlanta is already loaded with Julio Jones and Calvin Ridley, adding in Kyle Pitts makes this offense better and gives Matt Ryan his best TE since Tony Gonzalez.
Number 5, Cincinnati Bengals: Ja’Marr Chase, WR Louisiana State
I originally had Sewell going to Cincinnati, but after Riley Reiff signed with Cincinnati and Burrow potentially wanting to reunite with his college WR at LSU, this seems like a match made in heaven. Chase is a physical WR who can burn you in an instance and would make for a great addition to the Cincinnati Bengals.
Number 6, Miami Dolphins (Via Philadelphia) : Jaylen Waddle, WR Alabama
Miami were the big winners of both of their trades with San Fran and Philly. They’ll still be able to grab Waddle with the 6th pick, I had them getting Waddle at 3 in my first mock. Waddle is a fast receiver who will help solidify the Miami offence for years to come and add to the likes of Parker and newcomer via free agency Will Fuller.
Number 7, Detroit Lions: Penei Sewell, T Oregon
Since my first mock draft I’ve had Penei fall a little bit, however this is where the falling stops. Detroit is a team who’s never had a solid O Line now Penei helps with that, he’s not going to make Detroit’s O Line top five in the league but he’s physical enough to where Dan Campbell will love him and he’ll help protect Jared Goff in 2021.
Number 8, Carolina Panthers: DeVonta Smith, WR Alabama
After adding Sam Darnold to the QB Room in Carolina, we know the Panthers won’t be drafting a QB. So why not add the latest Heisman Trophy winner DeVonta Smith. He’ll bolster their receiver room. With guys like DJ Moore and Robby Anderson already established speedsters in the NFL, DeVonta will only add speed to an already speedy WR room and help spread out the offence with a returning and healthy Christian McCaffery.
Number 9, Denver Broncos: Trey Lance, QB North Dakota State
As many of you know by now I’m not sold on Drew Lock at QB. Bringing in Trey Lance will do one of two things in my opinion. It can either light a fire under both QB’s in camp to truly find out who will start for Denver come September or Trey Lance outshines Drew Lock who could be dealt before the season starts.
Number 10, New England Patriots (Via Dallas): Justin Fields, QB Ohio State
After the Patriots not only signed Cam Newton to another 1 year deal, they also spent big $$ to potentially get back into the AFC Playoff picture. This is a New ENgland team who wants to finish above .500 ASAP. Justin Fields comes into the mix because this Patriots fan believes that having him sit behind Cam for a year won’t hurt him at all, It’ll help him. Fields is an athletic QB who can fit into the New England offensive scheme perfectly and can eventually take the torch from Cam and be the true successor in the post Tom Brady Era.
Number 11, New York Giants: Rashawn Slater, T Northwestern
The Giants are another team who spent big this offseason to add KEnny Golloday and Addoree Jackson. However they still have an awful bottom five offensive line and without making improvements in the draft, nothing will change for Big Blue. Slater can come in and sure up the Tackle position, and give owner John Mara more confidence in his team and management as he has clearly stated that he wants to win sooner than later.
Number 12, Philadelphia Eagles (Via Miami): Micah Parsons, LB Penn State
My opinion of Micah Parsons hasn’t changed. He’s a freak off of the ball and would help the Eagles defense out who aren’t getting any younger. I know the Eagles need receiving and other offensive help but this is a draft filled with those kinds of players. This mock drafter is saying get the highly touted Linebacker now instead of later.
Number 13, Los Angeles Chargers: Christian Darrisaw, T Virginia Tech
LA has already bolstered their offensive line greatly in free agency by adding COrey Linsley and Matt Feiler, Darrisaw in my opinion will only help solidify this offensive line and help Justin Herbert and co fly offensively. Darrisaw was a good tackle at Virginia Tech, who can move any defender around with ease and precision. He also had the second highest grade for any tackle from a power 5 school as well.
Number 14, Minnesota Vikings: Kwity Paye, DE Michigan
The Vikings defence for a while has always been average, not the best but certainly not the worst defence in the NFL. Kwity can come in and be a force off of the edge for a Vikings defensive who’s looking to bounce back after a sub par 7-9 2020 season. It’s also an odd numbered year so Kwity could probably see the playoffs the way the VIkings like to play.
Number 15, Dallas Cowboys (Via New England): Patrick Surtain II, CB Alabama
The Dallas Cowboys trade back with New England who I think will move up and grab Fields. Now onto Dallas, they get Surtain, a Corner who’s a true ballhawk and comes from the best college program in the country Alabama. He’ll fit into Dallas’s new defensive schemes that I expect Dan Quinn to implement that has already added the likes of Keanu Neal at Safety.
Number 16, Arizona Cardinals: Christian Barmore, DT Alabama
Arizona has already added JJ Watt to their defence this offseason in hopes of making it back to the postseason for the first time since 2015. Now a force of nature like BArmore can come in and add some disruption to the likes of Watt and a returning from injury Chandler Jones. Barmore was a force at Alabama whose skills I think can work well under the kind of defence that Vance Joseph runs in the desert.
Number 17, Las Vegas Raiders: Walker Little, T Stanford
The Raiders have purged most of their offensive line and are in need of some help on the line if they want to potentially make a playoff push and keep Derek Carr on his feet. Walker Little comes in and helps fill in the void at tackle plus between him and Kolten Miller, it can potentially be the start of something big in Las Vegas.
Number 18, Miami Dolphins: Teven Jenkins, T Oklahoma State
Jenkins plays like a full grown man, that’s because he is. Jenkins was great on the Cowboys O line in 2020 only allowing 4 pressures on 211 snaps. This is something Miami would benefit from having as they have a younger developing O line and Jenkins will only help fill in and solidify the tackle position.
Number 19, Washington Football Team: Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, LB Notre Dame
If one thing was clear about the 2020 Washington Football Team, it was they had an unreal defence. Owusu-Koramoah, can help bolster an already stacked Washington defense, coming off a Butkus award winning season in 2020, his weight is his only issue where he weighs in at 215 Lbs. Now that may be shocking to some at first but, Colts LB Darius Leonard plays at the same weight, so we shall wait and see.
Number 20, Chicago Bears: Rashod Bateman, WR Minnesota
Chicago is a team who needs the offensive help at a lot of positions, and with Bateman falling in my latest mock draft, I feel like him to Chicago is a good fit. He’s a route runner and a very skilled wide receiver, which he put on display for three years at the University of Minnesota. He can help bolster the receiver room which already includes Allen Robinson and second year receiver Darnell Mooney.
Number 21, Indianapolis Colts: Greg Newsome II, CB Northwestern
Newsome II had a solid 2020 shortened season for Northwestern in which he accounted for 12 tackles, one interception, team-high 10 pass breakups, which earned him third time All American honours. He’s a slimmer cornerback so he may have to add some muscle but he’s a well-versed in Cover 3, quarters coverage and press man
Number 22, Tennessee Titans: Jaycee Horn, CB South Carolina
Tennessee’s defense last year wasn’t ideal and Jaycee can come in and help the Tennessee secondary along with newcomer Janoris Jenkins. He’s an athletic corner who played with an NFL mindset at South Carolina. He’s not afraid to back down from any challenge. Jaycee also only allowed 116 receiving yards in 2020, which is something NFL teams should take notice of.
Number 23, New York Jets (via Seattle): Jayson Oweh, DE Penn State
The New York Jets defense under new head coach Robert Salah is supposed to be All Gas and No Breaks montra. Oweh will help with that, he can help bolster a defensive line for New York that in recent years hasn’t been anything special. Plus the addition of Carl Lawson, this combo could be quite disruptive for Gang Green.
Number 24, Pittsburgh Steelers: Dillion Radunz, T North Dakota State
The Steelers lost quite a lot of offensive lineman this offseason and Radunz can help fill some voids that have been left by all of the non returning lineman. Randuz has all the positive attributes you want from an NFL tackle, however he needs to become more of a drive blocker if he truly wants to succeed at the NFL level.
Number 25, Jacksonville Jaguars (via LA Rams): Trevon Moehrig, S Texas Christian
Jacksonville probably wants to get their defence back to 2017 form, and a safety like Moehrig can help with that as Jacksonville looks to rebuild their team as a whole. Trevon has the physical tools to be a great safety and he displayed those at TCU, where in each of his last two seasons at TCU he led all college safeties in pass breakups, which is something the Jaguars would be glad to add to their team.
Number 26, Cleveland Browns: Azeez Ojulari, DE Georgia
The Cleveland Browns are a good football team now, however they still need help defensively, adding someone like Azeez can do just that. He has pure speed that can get around the top lineman in the country. He gets brownie points from me as well because coming from the SEC that’s not an easy task. Azeez can also help bolster a Browns defensive line that already includes Myles Garrett.
Number 27, Baltimore Ravens: Elijah Moore, WR Ole Miss
Moore was the main focus of Lane Kiffin’s offense at Ole Miss in 2020, in only 8 games he managed to rack up 1,193 yards. Now Moore is something that the Baltimore Ravens need to add, they’ve struggled with the Wide Receiver position since Lamar Jackson has been the start but with the addition of Sammy Watkins and the hopeful improvement of Hollywood Brown, Moore would only help Baltimore.
Number 28, New Orleans Saints: Caleb Farley, CB Virginia Tech
Farleys stock has dropped for the draft because of a back injury, but I feel like he can be a steal of a pick potentially when it comes to Cornerbacks for the 2021 draft. He also has the size at 6’2 and speed to be a good corner in this league and can help with a New Orleans defense who lost Janoris Jenkins in the backfield after the 2020 season.
Number 29, Green Bay Packers: Terrace Marshall Jr, WR Louisiana State
Terrace Marshall is a receiver with a lot of upside, who was known as “The Other Guy” in the historic 2019 championship LSU Tiger team. Which being the other guy in Green Bay wouldn’t be the worst thing for Marshall under star receiver Devante Adams.
Number 30, Buffalo Bills: Jaelan Phillips, DE Miami
Buffalo is a team who’s as close to a complete team as you can get. However they still need to add to a couple of positions to sure up the team and defensive edge is one of them. Enter Jaelan Phillips, I have them adding Jaelan Phillips, a DE who actually retired from the game in 2018, however since returning from retirement he’s been a good player for Miami and his skill set can transfer to a Bills team itching for a true pass rusher.
Number 31, Kansas City Chiefs: Alijah Vera-Tucker, T Southern California
The Chiefs have already added the likes of Joe Thuney and Kyle Long to the mix, but Vera-Tucker in a depth role and maybe starter role for the Chiefs isn’t a bad idea to me. If the Super Bowl, which its very likely they’ll be back, not having solid O line depth can kill you, so it only makes sense to add Vera-Tucker
Number 32, Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Kellen Mond, QB Texas A&M
Closing out the first round is the champs. I have them adding Texas A&M QB Kellen Mond. Now obviously the Goat isn’t going anywhere, however thinking about the future of the team isn’t a bad move either. Have Mond study for a year or two under Tom Brady then if Tom Brady decides to retire after this year or the 2022 season, the Buccaneers already have their successor in place.
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