NFL Mock Draft: What the first-round looks like if 49ers pass on Mac Jones
By Brad Weiss
The 2021 NFL Draft is less than two weeks away, and in our latest full first-round mock, we have the Denver Broncos replacing Drew Lock with Mac Jones.
With less than two weeks before the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft kicks off, teams are starting to finalize their draft boards, and the buzz is getting louder. We know who the first overall pick will be, and possibly the second, but as we inch closer to April 29, it is still anybody’s guess as to what the first round will look like.
With that said, here is our latest 2021 NFL Mock Draft.
. QB. Jacksonville Jaguars. Trevor Lawrence. 1. player. 52
With the first pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Jacksonville Jaguars are going to undoubtedly pick Clemson star, Trevor Lawrence. The consensus top player in this draft class, teams have been waiting to get Lawrence since his freshman year with the Tigers, and it looks like Urban Meyer and company are the lucky winners.
In Lawrence, the Jaguars are getting the franchise quarterback that they have been looking for since Mark Brunell, and the hope is that he can live up to the hype. The word is that he already has the Jaguars playbook, so him going first overall seems like a foregone conclusion at this point.
player. 30. . QB. New York Jets. Zach Wilson. 2
Another pick that seems like a foregone conclusion at this point is Zach Wilson going to the New York Jets at No. 2 overall. Wilson had some questions to be answered this offseason, but after his display in his Pro Day, the Jets were quick to trade away former No. 3 overall pick Sam Darnold.
It remains to be seen what Wilson can do in New York, but the hope is that the franchise can do a better job building around him than they did with Darnold. He has all the arm talent and athleticism you need for a legitimate NFL quarterback, but he played against sub-par competition at BYU.
42. . QB. San Francisco 49ers. Justin Fields. 3. player
The San Francisco 49ers are rumored to be going after Mac Jones with the No. 3 overall pick, but based on tape, I actually like Justin Fields to be the third quarterback off the board. What is there to not like about Fields? He can run, throw, is a team leader, and played at one of the elite schools in college football.
Also, he played hurt, dominated at Ohio State, and was one of the best quarterbacks in the country in terms of following his progressions. San Francisco is a playoff-ready team, and in Fields, they would be getting a player who is ready to come in and compete for a starting job right away.