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Predictions?

Just for fun, my first-round mock draft looks like this.  For the record, I am notoriously bad at this. But that is okay. The expectation is that many mock drafts won’t closely resemble how the draft plays out.

The pre-draft mood is as exciting and electrifying as anticipated. This is not just the 2021 NFL Draft, but the one-year anniversary of the live 2020 NFL Draft that-never-was. The fanfare and pageantry never skipped a beat. This is an event that is clearly two years coming. The tone of the evening has been months in the making.

But amidst the drama of the pre-draft, we learned that Aaron Rodgers is completely fed up with the Green Bay Packers, The New England Patriots were rumored to be working with the agent of Jimmy Garoppolo to restructure a deal to fit under their salary cap, but that rumor was denied by multiple reputable sources.  Even as they stand on QB Jimmy Garoppolo, and are rumored to be aiming at a quarterback with the third pick of the 2021 NFL Draft, the San Francisco 49ers are rumored to be monitoring both Deshaun Watson and Aaron Rodgers situations very closely.

Well, that won’t make my first-round mock any prettier or more accurate, but it will mean the others will be less accurate.

1- QB Trevor Lawrence – Jags pick QB Trevor Lawrence!
2- QB Zach Wilson – Jets pick QB Zach Wilson!
3- QB Trey Lance – 49ers pick QB Trey Lance!
4- TE Kyle Pitts – Falcons pick TE Kyle Pitts!
5- OT Penei Sewell  – Bengals pick WR Ja’Marr Chase (boo)

6- WR Jamarr Chase – Dolphins pick WR Jaylen Waddle (boo)
7- CB Patrick Surtain II – Lions pick OT Penei Sewell (boo)
8- OT Rashawn Slater – Panthers pick CB Jaycee Horn (wow, 0-4 in last four?!)
9 – QB Justin Fields – Broncos pick CB Patrick Surtain II (mini-run on CBs now)
10-QB Mac Jones – Eagles pick WR Devonta Smith

11-LB Micah Parsons – Bears pick QB Justin Fields
12-WR Devonte Smith – Cowboys pick LB Micah Parsons
13- OT Christian Darrisaw – Chargers pick OT Rashawn Slater
14- OT Teven Jenkins – Jets pick OG Alijah Vera Tucker
15 -QB Davis Mills – Patriots pick QB Mac Jones

16 – LB J. Owusu-Koramoah – Cardinals pick OLB Zaven Collins
17- DL Christian Barrimore – Raiders pick OT Alex Leatherwood
18 – Edge Jayson Oweh – Dolphins pick DE/Edge Jaelin Phillips
19 – OT Alijah Vera-Tucker – Washington picks LB Jamin Davis
20- WR Jaylen Waddle – Giants pick WR Kadarius Toney

21 – Edge Kwitty Payne – Colts pick Edge Kwitty Payne!
22 – CB Jaycee Horn –  Titans pick CB Caleb Farley
23 – CB Greg Newsome – Vikings pick OT Christian Darrisaw
24 – C Landon Dickerson – Steelers pick RB Najee Harris
25 – OT Alex Leatherwood –Jaguars pick RB Travis Etienne

26- Edge Azeez Ojulari – Browns pick CB Greg Newsome II
27 – WR Terrance Marshall – Ravens pick WR Rashod Bateman
28 – WR Elijah Moore – Saints pick DE/Edge Payton Turner
29 – CB Caleb Farley – Packers pick CB Eric Stokes
30 – Edge Jaelen Phillips – Bills pick DE/Edge Greg Rousseau

31 – LB Zaven Collins – Ravens pick OLB Jayson Oweh
32 – WR Kadarius Toney – Buccaneers pick OLB Joe Tryon

Remember to keep it fun. This is a huge day for 32 young men. And over the next three days, 255 young men and their families begin their journey into the NFL.

Each player deserves to be roundly applauded for making it this far in their careers. Don’t be that person who turns an achievement in their lives into regret on your own. Whoever is chosen, they have earned the right to celebrate with their family and their new teammates. Time will tell the wisdom of the selection. Good luck to all of the NFL rookies today, and to all of the college football hopefuls.

The first round of the draft was less chaotic than expected, Only three trades on the night. The LA Rams stare into the second round with plenty of solid defensive prospects, and no offensive centers off the board yet.

Will the Rams trade up in round two? Or trade back?  Stay tuned…