2021 NFL mock draft: Jacksonville Jaguars land Trevor Lawrence

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FAYETTEVILLE, AR – NOVEMBER 9: Jaylen Waddle #17 of the Alabama Crimson Tide catches a pass for a touchdown during a game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Davis Wade Stadium on November 16, 2019 in Starkville, Mississippi. The Crimson Tide defeated the Bulldogs 38-7. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /

Wide Receiver. Jacksonville Jaguars. Jaylen Waddle. 15. player. 52.

The Jacksonville Jaguars had themselves an extremely solid 2020 NFL Draft, adding two dominant defensive players in the first round in cornerback C.J. Henderson, and edge rusher K’Lavon Chaisson. In the second round, the team brought in an explosive wideout in Laviska Shenault Jr., who will dominate on offense, and in the return game if healthy next season.

With their second of two first round picks in 2021, the Jags add another wide receiver weapon for quarterback Trevor Lawrence, drafting Jaylen Waddle from Alabama. Waddle will likely be the top dog at Alabama with both Henry Ruggs III and Jerry Jeudy gone, and with the Jaguars, he would join a suddenly explosive offense with Shenault and Lawrence.

44. . Edge. Atlanta Falcons. Quincy Roche. 16. player

The Atlanta Falcons went to work building up their defense early in the 2020 NFL Draft, bringing in Clemson cornerback A.J. Terrell in the first round, and then Auburn edge rusher Marlon Davidson in round two. Even with the addition of Davidson, the Falcons have needs coming off the edge, and Quincy Roche from Miami (FL) should join his teammate, Rousseau in the first round.

Dan Quinn has the talent on offense to make another run, but it has been the defense that has been holding him back. They have made wholesale changes in terms of their veterans on that side of the ball, and in Roche and Davidson, they get bookends on the defensive line for years to come.

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