2021 NFL mock draft: Two rounds [The San Diego Union-Tribune :: BC-FBN-MOCKDRAFT:SD]
College football finished its season and crowned a champion. The NFL remains on schedule to do the same. However, it will continue to be business unusual with the pandemic continuing to rage out of control for the foreseeable future.
A memo informed all 32 pro teams this week the Combine “will be conducted in a different format.” In actuality, the Combine in Indianapolis has been canceled with all workouts taking place during individual pro days on college campuses.
The league will work with schools to encourage consistency “in testing and drills across pro days and ensure that all clubs have access to video from those workouts, irrespective of whether the club is represented at a particular workout.”
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2021 two-round NFL mock draft [The San Diego Union-Tribune :: BC-FBN-MOCKDRAFT:SD]
The first two selections in the 2021 NFL draft are officially locked in.
The Jacksonville Jaguars will pick first and also likely Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence assuming he forgoes his senior season while the New York Jets earned the second overall pick. There is no consensus choice after Lawrence.
The Jaguars can thank the ol’ strength of schedule tiebreaker for their good fortune.
The next 16 spots will be decided after Sunday. Picks 19-through-32 will be determined by the playoffs.
The 10-5 Miami Dolphins currently hold the No. 3 overall pick thanks to the Laremy Tunsil deal with the Houston Texans in 2019.
2021 NFL mock draft: Jaguars land Lawrence [The San Diego Union-Tribune :: BC-FBN-MOCKDRAFT:SD]
Everyone who saw the 17-point underdogs inexplicably beat the Rams in Los Angeles on Sunday had the same thought immediately after the game.
“Man, even when the Jets win, they lose.”
That’s because the Jaguars now have a 71 percent chance of landing the No. 1 pick, according to ESPN’s FPI.
This changes things.
Mostly because Justin Fields’ recent struggles against Northwestern and Indiana killed the momentum he had earlier in the season, leaving Trevor Lawrence on the mountain top all alone.
Fields falls back into a group with Zach Wilson, Trey Lance, Mac Jones and Kyle Trask. All potential first rounders, but none in the same league as Lawrence as a pro prospect.