2021 NFL Mock Draft: Trevor Lawrence goes to Jacksonville
Alabama. player. LB. Dylan Moses. 21. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. 47
Dont’a Hightower will be a 31-year-old free agent next offseason. The odds of Bill Belichick signing him to a new contract appear slim, particularly with a talent like Moses available in this class.
Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. TE. Florida. Kyle Pitts. player. 22. 36
The Seahawks have suffered at the hands of a game-changing tight end in George Kittle, drafting one of their own to pair with Will Dissly would be a huge help to Russell Wilson.
player. Jaylen Twelman. IDL. Pittsburgh. 23. 54. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis
Philadelphia is not short on holes, but that should not stop the Eagles from building on a strength with a defensive lineman who has drawn comparisons to Aaron Donald.
Pick Analysis. WR. Minnesota. Scouting Report. Rashod Bateman. 24. player. 49
Green Bay cannot ignore the wide receiver position forever, Bateman and Davante Adams would be an imposing duo for Aaron Rodgers – or Jordan Love – to throw to.
Pat Freiermuth. 16. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. TE. Penn State. 25. player
Even more help for Josh Allen, with Freiermuth’s arrival giving the Bills the flexibility to run effective two tight end sets with him and Dawson Knox.
Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Miami. 48. EDGE. Quincy Roche. 26. player
Jason Pierre-Paul will be a free agent in 2022 and Roche can be his eventual explosive replacement. The Bucs would be set up for the long term with Roche and Shaquil Barrett, if they can sign the latter to a contract.
Jamie Newman. 55. Pick Analysis. QB. Georgia. 27. player. Scouting Report
The Big Ben era is nearing its end in Pittsburgh and Mason Rudolph and Devlin Hodges are not prospective successors. Newman will hope to prove himself as a first-round talent in the SEC after transferring from Wake Forest.
S. Oregon. Jevon Holland. 123. Pick Analysis. 28. player. Scouting Report
Holland would fill the versatility void in the Cowboys secondary left by Byron Jones’ departure. In a talented safety class, the Cowboys have little need to re-sign HaHa Clinton-Dix next offseason.
Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Missouri. 29. 15. LB. Nick Bolton. player
Kiko Alonso is unlikely to be a long-term solution at middle linebacker for the Saints. Bolton is an undersized but athletically gifted prospect who should quickly rise up draft boards.
Aidan Hutchinson. player. 26. Pick Analysis. Michigan. 30. Scouting Report. EDGE
The Ravens seem like an ideal destination for a versatile defensive lineman whose production is yet to match his promise.
player. Israel Mukuamu. CB. South Carolina. 31. 42. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis
With Richard Sherman a free agent next offseason, it would take something special from Emmanuel Moseley or Ahkello Witherspoon to stop the 49ers looking at corner in 2021. Mukuamu is an excellent fit for the Niners’ Cover 3 scheme.
Tennessee. player. Scouting Report. IOL. Trey Smith. 32. 124. Pick Analysis
Getting more protection for Patrick Mahomes, particularly on the interior where the Chiefs are not especially strong, would be an astute move by Kansas City.
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Smith has been dominant in the SEC and that should help teams overlook medical concerns.