Logan Bowles/2021 Logan Bowles Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence is selected to the Jacksonville Jaguars during the 2021 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 29, 2021 in Seneca, South Carolina. (Logan Bowles/NFL)
JACKSONVILLE – Senior writer John Oehser and Jaguars Media/NFL Media analyst Bucky Brooks review Day 1 of the 2021 NFL Draft, on which the Jaguars selected quarterback Trevor Lawrence No. 1 overall and running back Travis Etienne No. 25 overall.
Brooks …
1.Winners win. If you are surprised by the selections of Trevor Lawrence and Travis Etienne, you probably haven t been around the college game enough to understand how big-time coaches quickly turn around programs. Elite program-builders believe in acquiring players, particularly team captains, from championship programs to establish a culture that prioritizes winning as a top priority. In short, coaches believe winners find ways to win at every level because they understand the sacrifices and c
Mel Kiper, Jr., had Darrisaw as the third-rated tackle in the draft, as did analytics website
Daniel Jeremiah ranked Darrisaw fifth at that position.
The selection of Darrisaw continues the recent investment of high picks toward the Vikings offensive line that includes tackle Brian O Neill (2018 second round), center Garrett Bradbury (2019 first round) and Ezra Cleveland (2020 second round). Minnesota s left tackle spot opened after four-year starter Riley Reiff departed during free agency.
Darrisaw, a junior who is listed at 6-foot-5 and 322 pounds on
his NFL.com bio page, played in 10 games during the 2020 season. He started all of them at left tackle; earning Second-Team All-American honors from
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This year s Draft Show was unlike any other. Not only did it start before the end of the 2020 regular season, but consisted of seven different personalities, rotating each week to offer a wide range of opinions.
But as we get to the NFL Draft here on Thursday, it s time to reveal the Top 50 players.
The Draft Show Top 50 is a consensus of the co-hosts that did a Big Board, including Kyle Youmans, Bryan Broaddus, Dane Brugler, Jeff Cavanaugh and Kevin KT Turner. The list also has added input from the other co-hosts Bucky Brooks and David Helman.
While they don t always agree in their assessments, we compiled their individual lists to create a Top 50 ranking. The Cowboys currently hold the No. 10 and No. 44 overall picks, which should seemingly get them two of these players.
By Wil Leitner
Apr 29, 2021
Bucky Brooks: “When the Ravens started Lamar Jackson at quarterback, John Harbaugh actually set the table for this. He said we are the ‘army’ of the National Football League, meaning we run the football, we play option football, and this is something that is ‘systematic’, which gives us the advantage over other NFL opponents. If they’re talking about being the ‘army’ of the National Football League, that means that he [Harbaugh] is taking a collegiate approach to how they do it. It is factual that when you have a quarterback on a rookie deal you have a better chance to build a Super Bowl champion. Lamar Jackson is about to have his fifth-year option picked up, and about to be a quarterback who might command $40 million. It is really hard to build a team with a quarterback who commands so much money, so why not this year – they traded Orlando Brown to get two first-round picks – if Justin Fields happens to slide they can be in range t