2021 NFL draft | |
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General information | |
Date(s) | April 29 – May 1, 2021 |
Location | FirstEnergy Stadium Cleveland,Ohio |
Network(s) | ESPN,ABC,NFL Network,ESPN Deportes,ESPN Radio |
Overview | |
259 total selections in7 rounds | |
League | National Football League |
First selection | Trevor Lawrence, QB,Jacksonville Jaguars |
Mr. Irrelevant | Grant Stuard, LB,Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Most selections(11) | Carolina Panthers Dallas Cowboys Minnesota Vikings |
Fewest selections(3) | Seattle Seahawks |
The2021 NFL draft was the 86thNational Football League draft, the annual meeting ofNational Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible players for the2021 NFL season. The draft was held inCleveland, Ohio from April 29 to May 1, 2021.[1]
Five quarterbacks were selected in the first round —Trevor Lawrence,Zach Wilson,Trey Lance,Justin Fields, andMac Jones — the second highest amount (along with the1999 and2018 drafts) after the six selected in1983 and2024. The draft also marked the third time the first three picks were quarterbacks, following the1971 and 1999 drafts. A total of eight quarterbacks were selected in the first three rounds, the most in NFL draft history, although only two quarterbacks were taken in the remaining rounds. By 2024, Lawrence was the only first-round quarterback to remain with his original team.
In addition to the high number of quarterbacks, sixAlabama players were taken in the first round, which is tied with the sixMiami players picked in2004 for the most from an individual school. Conversely, noBig 12 Conference players were drafted in the first round for the first time since the conference began play in 1996 and noMichigan State players were selected for the first time since 1941.
Scouts considered the later rounds of the draft to lack desirable prospects due to theCOVID-19 pandemic shortening the 2020 college football season. TheNCAA granted an extra year of eligibility and an opt-out option for athletes because of the shortened season, resulting in many prospects returning to school instead of declaring for the draft.[2]
The host city was chosen during the NFL Spring League Meeting on May 22, 2019.[3] Cleveland andKansas City were announced as the hosts for 2021 and2023, respectively, from the remaining finalists from the 2019 draft afterLas Vegas was chosen to host the 2022 event.[4]
The following is the breakdown of the 259 players selected byposition:
Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes | |
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1 | 1 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Trevor Lawrence † | QB | Clemson | ACC | ||
1 | 2 | New York Jets | Zach Wilson | QB | BYU | Ind. (FBS) | ||
1 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers | Trey Lance | QB | North Dakota State | MVFC | ||
1 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons | Kyle Pitts † | TE | Florida | SEC | 2020John Mackey Award winner | |
1 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals | Ja'Marr Chase † | WR | LSU | SEC | 2019Biletnikoff Award winner | |
1 | 6 | Miami Dolphins | Jaylen Waddle | WR | Alabama | SEC | ||
1 | 7 | Detroit Lions | Penei Sewell † | OT | Oregon | Pac-12 | 2019Outland Trophy winner | |
1 | 8 | Carolina Panthers | Jaycee Horn † | CB | South Carolina | SEC | ||
1 | 9 | Denver Broncos | Patrick Surtain II † | CB | Alabama | SEC | ||
1 | 10 | Philadelphia Eagles | DeVonta Smith | WR | Alabama | SEC | ||
1 | 11 | Chicago Bears | Justin Fields | QB | Ohio State | Big Ten | ||
1 | 12 | Dallas Cowboys | Micah Parsons † | LB | Penn State | Big Ten | ||
1 | 13 | Los Angeles Chargers | Rashawn Slater † | OT | Northwestern | Big Ten | ||
1 | 14 | New York Jets | Alijah Vera-Tucker | OG | USC | Pac-12 | ||
1 | 15 | New England Patriots | Mac Jones † | QB | Alabama | SEC | 2020Davey O'Brien Award winner andJohnny Unitas Golden Arm Award winner | |
1 | 16 | Arizona Cardinals | Zaven Collins | LB | Tulsa | The American | 2020Bronko Nagurski Trophy winner andChuck Bednarik Award winner | |
1 | 17 | Las Vegas Raiders | Alex Leatherwood | OT | Alabama | SEC | 2020Outland Trophy winner | |
1 | 18 | Miami Dolphins | Jaelan Phillips | DE | Miami (FL) | ACC | ||
1 | 19 | Washington Football Team | Jamin Davis | LB | Kentucky | SEC | ||
1 | 20 | New York Giants | Kadarius Toney | WR | Florida | SEC | ||
1 | 21 | Indianapolis Colts | Kwity Paye | DE | Michigan | Big Ten | ||
1 | 22 | Tennessee Titans | Caleb Farley | CB | Virginia Tech | ACC | ||
1 | 23 | Minnesota Vikings | Christian Darrisaw | OT | Virginia Tech | ACC | ||
1 | 24 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Najee Harris † | RB | Alabama | SEC | 2020Doak Walker Award winner | |
1 | 25 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Travis Etienne | RB | Clemson | ACC | ||
1 | 26 | Cleveland Browns | Greg Newsome II | CB | Northwestern | Big Ten | ||
1 | 27 | Baltimore Ravens | Rashod Bateman | WR | Minnesota | Big Ten | ||
1 | 28 | New Orleans Saints | Payton Turner | DE | Houston | The American | ||
1 | 29 | Green Bay Packers | Eric Stokes | CB | Georgia | SEC | ||
1 | 30 | Buffalo Bills | Gregory Rousseau | DE | Miami (FL) | ACC | ||
1 | 31 | Baltimore Ravens | Odafe Oweh | DE | Penn State | Big Ten | ||
1 | 32 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Joe Tryon-Shoyinka | DE | Washington | Pac-12 | ||
2 | 33 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Tyson Campbell | CB | Georgia | SEC | ||
2 | 34 | New York Jets | Elijah Moore | WR | Ole Miss | SEC | ||
2 | 35 | Denver Broncos | Javonte Williams | RB | North Carolina | ACC | ||
2 | 36 | Miami Dolphins | Jevon Holland | S | Oregon | Pac-12 | ||
2 | 37 | Philadelphia Eagles | Landon Dickerson † | C | Alabama | SEC | 2020Rimington Trophy winner | |
2 | 38 | New England Patriots | Christian Barmore | DT | Alabama | SEC | ||
2 | 39 | Chicago Bears | Teven Jenkins | OT | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | ||
2 | 40 | Atlanta Falcons | Richie Grant | S | UCF | The American | ||
2 | 41 | Detroit Lions | Levi Onwuzurike | DT | Washington | Pac-12 | ||
2 | 42 | Miami Dolphins | Liam Eichenberg | OT | Notre Dame | Ind. (FBS) | ||
2 | 43 | Las Vegas Raiders | Trevon Moehrig | S | TCU | Big 12 | ||
2 | 44 | Dallas Cowboys | Kelvin Joseph | CB | Kentucky | SEC | ||
2 | 45 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Walker Little | OT | Stanford | Pac-12 | ||
2 | 46 | Cincinnati Bengals | Jackson Carman | OT | Clemson | ACC | ||
2 | 47 | Los Angeles Chargers | Asante Samuel Jr. | CB | Florida State | ACC | ||
2 | 48 | San Francisco 49ers | Aaron Banks | OG | Notre Dame | Ind. (FBS) | ||
2 | 49 | Arizona Cardinals | Rondale Moore | WR | Purdue | Big Ten | ||
2 | 50 | New York Giants | Azeez Ojulari | DE | Georgia | SEC | ||
2 | 51 | Washington Football Team | Sam Cosmi | OT | Texas | Big 12 | ||
2 | 52 | Cleveland Browns | Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah † | LB | Notre Dame | Ind. (FBS) | ||
2 | 53 | Tennessee Titans | Dillon Radunz | OT | North Dakota State | MVFC | ||
2 | 54 | Indianapolis Colts | Dayo Odeyingbo | DE | Vanderbilt | SEC | ||
2 | 55 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Pat Freiermuth | TE | Penn State | Big Ten | ||
2 | 56 | Seattle Seahawks | D'Wayne Eskridge | WR | Western Michigan | MAC | ||
2 | 57 | Los Angeles Rams | Tutu Atwell | WR | Louisville | ACC | ||
2 | 58 | Kansas City Chiefs | Nick Bolton | LB | Missouri | SEC | ||
2 | 59 | Carolina Panthers | Terrace Marshall Jr. | WR | LSU | SEC | ||
2 | 60 | New Orleans Saints | Pete Werner | LB | Ohio State | Big Ten | ||
2 | 61 | Buffalo Bills | Boogie Basham | DE | Wake Forest | ACC | ||
2 | 62 | Green Bay Packers | Josh Myers | C | Ohio State | Big Ten | ||
2 | 63 | Kansas City Chiefs | Creed Humphrey † | C | Oklahoma | Big 12 | ||
2 | 64 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Kyle Trask | QB | Florida | SEC | ||
3 | 65 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Andre Cisco | S | Syracuse | ACC | ||
3 | 66 | Minnesota Vikings | Kellen Mond | QB | Texas A&M | SEC | ||
3 | 67 | Houston Texans | Davis Mills | QB | Stanford | Pac-12 | ||
3 | 68 | Atlanta Falcons | Jalen Mayfield | OT | Michigan | Big Ten | ||
3 | 69 | Cincinnati Bengals | Joseph Ossai | DE | Texas | Big 12 | ||
3 | 70 | Carolina Panthers | Brady Christensen | OT | BYU | Ind. (FBS) | ||
3 | 71 | New York Giants | Aaron Robinson | CB | UCF | The American | ||
3 | 72 | Detroit Lions | Alim McNeill | DT | NC State | ACC | ||
3 | 73 | Philadelphia Eagles | Milton Williams | DT | Louisiana Tech | C-USA | ||
3 | 74 | Washington Football Team | Benjamin St-Juste | CB | Minnesota | Big Ten | from San Francisco[R3 - 5] | |
3 | 75 | Dallas Cowboys | Osa Odighizuwa | DT | UCLA | Pac-12 | ||
3 | 76 | New Orleans Saints | Paulson Adebo | CB | Stanford | Pac-12 | ||
3 | 76.5– | New England Patriots | Selection forfeited[Forfeit 1] | |||||
3 | 77 | Los Angeles Chargers | Josh Palmer | WR | Tennessee | SEC | ||
3 | 78 | Minnesota Vikings | Chazz Surratt | LB | North Carolina | ACC | ||
3 | 79 | Las Vegas Raiders | Malcolm Koonce | DE | Buffalo | MAC | from Arizona[R3 - 7] | |
3 | 80 | Las Vegas Raiders | Divine Deablo | LB | Virginia Tech | ACC | ||
3 | 81 | Miami Dolphins | Hunter Long | TE | Boston College | ACC | ||
3 | 82 | Washington Football Team | Dyami Brown | WR | North Carolina | ACC | ||
3 | 83 | Carolina Panthers | Tommy Tremble | TE | Notre Dame | Ind. (FBS) | ||
3 | 84 | Dallas Cowboys | Chauncey Golston | DE | Iowa | Big Ten | from Indianapolis via Philadelphia[R3 - 9] | |
3 | 85 | Green Bay Packers | Amari Rodgers | WR | Clemson | ACC | ||
3 | 86 | Minnesota Vikings | Wyatt Davis | OG | Ohio State | Big Ten | from Seattle via NY Jets[R3 - 11] | |
3 | 87 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Kendrick Green | C | Illinois | Big Ten | ||
3 | 88 | San Francisco 49ers | Trey Sermon | RB | Ohio State | Big Ten | ||
3 | 89 | Houston Texans | Nico Collins † | WR | Michigan | Big Ten | ||
3 | 90 | Minnesota Vikings | Patrick Jones II | DE | Pittsburgh | ACC | from Baltimore[R3 - 14] | |
3 | 91 | Cleveland Browns | Anthony Schwartz | WR | Auburn | SEC | from New Orleans[R3 - 15] | |
3 | 92 | Tennessee Titans | Monty Rice | LB | Georgia | SEC | ||
3 | 93 | Buffalo Bills | Spencer Brown | OT | Northern Iowa | MVFC | ||
3 | 94 | Baltimore Ravens | Ben Cleveland | OG | Georgia | SEC | from Kansas City[R3 - 17] | |
3 | 95 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Robert Hainsey | OT | Notre Dame | Ind. (FBS) | ||
3* | 96 | New England Patriots | Ronnie Perkins | DE | Oklahoma | Big 12 | ||
3* | 97 | Los Angeles Chargers | Tre' McKitty | TE | Georgia | SEC | ||
3* | 98 | Denver Broncos | Quinn Meinerz † | OG | Wisconsin–Whitewater | WIAC | ||
3* | 99 | Dallas Cowboys | Nahshon Wright | CB | Oregon State | Pac-12 | ||
3* | 100 | Tennessee Titans | Elijah Molden | CB | Washington | Pac-12 | ||
3* | 101 | Detroit Lions | Ifeatu Melifonwu | CB | Syracuse | ACC | from LA Rams[R3 - 19] | |
3× | 102 | San Francisco 49ers | Ambry Thomas | CB | Michigan | Big Ten | 2020 Resolution JC-2A selection[a] | |
3× | 103 | Los Angeles Rams | Ernest Jones | LB | South Carolina | SEC | 2020 Resolution JC-2A selection[b] | |
3× | 104 | Baltimore Ravens | Brandon Stephens | CB | SMU | The American | 2020 Resolution JC-2A selection[c] | |
3× | 105 | Denver Broncos | Baron Browning | LB | Ohio State | Big Ten | ||
4 | 106 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Jay Tufele | DT | USC | Pac-12 | ||
4 | 107 | New York Jets | Michael Carter | RB | North Carolina | ACC | ||
4 | 108 | Atlanta Falcons | Darren Hall | CB | San Diego State | MW | ||
4 | 109 | Tennessee Titans | Dez Fitzpatrick | WR | Louisville | ACC | ||
4 | 110 | Cleveland Browns | James Hudson | OT | Cincinnati | The American | from Philadelphia[R4 - 2] | |
4 | 111 | Cincinnati Bengals | Cameron Sample | DE | Tulane | The American | ||
4 | 112 | Detroit Lions | Amon-Ra St. Brown † | WR | USC | Pac-12 | ||
4 | 113 | Detroit Lions | Derrick Barnes | LB | Purdue | Big Ten | ||
4 | 114 | Atlanta Falcons | Drew Dalman | C | Stanford | Pac-12 | ||
4 | 115 | Dallas Cowboys | Jabril Cox | LB | LSU | SEC | ||
4 | 116 | New York Giants | Elerson Smith | DE | Northern Iowa | MVFC | ||
4 | 117 | Los Angeles Rams | Bobby Brown III | DT | Texas A&M | SEC | ||
4 | 118 | Los Angeles Chargers | Chris Rumph II | DE | Duke | ACC | ||
4 | 119 | Minnesota Vikings | Kene Nwangwu | RB | Iowa State | Big 12 | ||
4 | 120 | New England Patriots | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB | Oklahoma | Big 12 | ||
4 | 121 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Jordan Smith | DE | UAB | C-USA | ||
4 | 122 | Cincinnati Bengals | Tyler Shelvin | DT | LSU | SEC | ||
4 | 123 | Philadelphia Eagles | Zech McPhearson | CB | Texas Tech | Big 12 | from Miami[R4 - 8] | |
4 | 124 | Washington Football Team | John Bates | TE | Boise State | MW | ||
4 | 125 | Minnesota Vikings | Camryn Bynum | S | California | Pac-12 | from Chicago[R4 - 9] | |
4 | 126 | Carolina Panthers | Chuba Hubbard | RB | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | ||
4 | 127 | Indianapolis Colts | Kylen Granson | TE | SMU | The American | ||
4 | 128 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dan Moore | OT | Texas A&M | SEC | ||
4 | 129 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Jaelon Darden | WR | North Texas | C-USA | from Seattle[R4 - 11] | |
4 | 130 | Los Angeles Rams | Robert Rochell | CB | Central Arkansas | Southland | from LA Rams via Jacksonville[R4 - 12] | |
4 | 131 | Baltimore Ravens | Tylan Wallace | WR | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | ||
4 | 132 | Cleveland Browns | Tommy Togiai | DT | Ohio State | Big Ten | ||
4 | 133 | New Orleans Saints | Ian Book | QB | Notre Dame | Ind. (FBS) | ||
4 | 134 | Minnesota Vikings | Janarius Robinson | DE | Florida State | ACC | from Buffalo[R4 - 13] | |
4 | 135 | Tennessee Titans | Rashad Weaver | DE | Pittsburgh | ACC | ||
4 | 136 | Arizona Cardinals | Marco Wilson | CB | Florida | SEC | from Kansas City via Baltimore[R4 - 15] | |
4 | 137 | Seattle Seahawks | Tre Brown | CB | Oklahoma | Big 12 | from Tampa Bay[R4 - 16] | |
4* | 138 | Dallas Cowboys | Josh Ball | OT | Marshall | C-USA | ||
4* | 139 | Cincinnati Bengals | D'Ante Smith | OT | East Carolina | The American | ||
4* | 140 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Buddy Johnson | LB | Texas A&M | SEC | ||
4* | 141 | Los Angeles Rams | Jacob Harris | WR | UCF | The American | ||
4* | 142 | Green Bay Packers | Royce Newman | OG | Ole Miss | SEC | ||
4* | 143 | Las Vegas Raiders | Tyree Gillespie | S | Missouri | SEC | from Minnesota via NY Jets[R4 - 18] | |
4* | 144 | Kansas City Chiefs | Joshua Kaindoh | DE | Florida State | ACC | ||
5 | 145 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Luke Farrell | TE | Ohio State | Big Ten | ||
5 | 146 | New York Jets | Jamien Sherwood | S | Auburn | SEC | ||
5 | 147 | Houston Texans | Brevin Jordan | TE | Miami (FL) | ACC | ||
5 | 148 | Atlanta Falcons | Ta'Quon Graham | DE | Texas | Big 12 | ||
5 | 149 | Cincinnati Bengals | Evan McPherson | K | Florida | SEC | ||
5 | 150 | Philadelphia Eagles | Kenneth Gainwell | RB | Memphis | The American | ||
5 | 151 | Chicago Bears | Larry Borom | OT | Missouri | SEC | ||
5 | 152 | Denver Broncos | Caden Sterns | S | Texas | Big 12 | ||
5 | 153 | Cleveland Browns | Tony Fields II | LB | West Virginia | Big 12 | ||
5 | 154 | New York Jets | Michael Carter II | S | Duke | ACC | from NY Giants[R5 - 3] | |
5 | 155 | San Francisco 49ers | Jaylon Moore | OG | Western Michigan | MAC | ||
5 | 156 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Isaiahh Loudermilk | DT | Wisconsin | Big Ten | from Dallas via Philadelphia and Miami[R5 - 4] | |
5 | 157 | Minnesota Vikings | Ihmir Smith-Marsette | WR | Iowa | Big Ten | ||
5 | 158 | Carolina Panthers | Daviyon Nixon | DT | Iowa | Big Ten | ||
5 | 159 | Los Angeles Chargers | Brenden Jaimes | OT | Nebraska | Big Ten | ||
5 | 160 | Baltimore Ravens | Shaun Wade | CB | Ohio State | Big Ten | from Arizona[R5 - 6] | |
5 | 161 | Buffalo Bills | Tommy Doyle | OT | Miami (OH) | MAC | from Las Vegas[R5 - 7] | |
5 | 162 | Kansas City Chiefs | Noah Gray | TE | Duke | ACC | from Miami via Las Vegas and NY Jets[R5 - 8] | |
5 | 163 | Washington Football Team | Darrick Forrest | S | Cincinnati | The American | ||
5 | 164 | Denver Broncos | Jamar Johnson | S | Indiana | Big Ten | ||
5 | 165 | Indianapolis Colts | Shawn Davis | S | Florida | SEC | ||
5 | 166 | Carolina Panthers | Keith Taylor | CB | Washington | Pac-12 | ||
5 | 167 | Las Vegas Raiders | Nate Hobbs | CB | Illinois | Big Ten | from Seattle[R5 - 11] | |
5 | 168 | Minnesota Vikings | Zach Davidson | TE | Central Missouri | MIAA | from Pittsburgh via Baltimore[R5 - 12] | |
5 | 169 | Cleveland Browns | Richard LeCounte | S | Georgia | SEC | from LA Rams[R5 - 13] | |
5 | 170 | Houston Texans | Garret Wallow | LB | TCU | Big 12 | from Cleveland via Jacksonville and LA Rams[R5 - 14] | |
5 | 171 | Baltimore Ravens | Daelin Hayes | DE | Notre Dame | Ind. (FBS) | ||
5 | 172 | San Francisco 49ers | Deommodore Lenoir | CB | Oregon | Pac-12 | from New Orleans[R5 - 15] | |
5 | 173 | Green Bay Packers | Tedarrell Slaton | DT | Florida | SEC | ||
5 | 174 | Los Angeles Rams | Earnest Brown IV | DE | Northwestern | Big Ten | from Buffalo via Houston[R5 - 16] | |
5 | 175 | New York Jets | Jason Pinnock | CB | Pittsburgh | ACC | from Kansas City[R5 - 17] | |
5 | 176 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | K. J. Britt | LB | Auburn | SEC | ||
5* | 177 | New England Patriots | Cameron McGrone | LB | Michigan | Big Ten | 33rd compensatory selection[N 2] | |
5* | 178 | Green Bay Packers | Shemar Jean-Charles | CB | Appalachian State | Sun Belt | ||
5* | 179 | Dallas Cowboys | Simi Fehoko | WR | Stanford | Pac-12 | ||
5* | 180 | San Francisco 49ers | Talanoa Hufanga † | S | USC | Pac-12 | ||
5* | 181 | Kansas City Chiefs | Cornell Powell | WR | Clemson | ACC | ||
5* | 182 | Atlanta Falcons | Adetokunbo Ogundeji | DE | Notre Dame | Ind. (FBS) | ||
5* | 183 | Atlanta Falcons | Avery Williams | CB | Boise State | MW | ||
5* | 184 | Baltimore Ravens | Ben Mason | FB | Michigan | Big Ten | ||
6 | 185 | Los Angeles Chargers | Nick Niemann | LB | Iowa | Big Ten | from Jacksonville via Tennessee[R6 - 1] | |
6 | 186 | New York Jets | Hamsah Nasirildeen | S | Florida State | ACC | from NY Jets via New England[R6 - 2] | |
6 | 187 | Atlanta Falcons | Frank Darby | WR | Arizona State | Pac-12 | ||
6 | 188 | New England Patriots | Joshuah Bledsoe | S | Missouri | SEC | from Houston[R6 - 3] | |
6 | 189 | Philadelphia Eagles | Marlon Tuipulotu | DT | USC | Pac-12 | ||
6 | 190 | Cincinnati Bengals | Trey Hill | C | Georgia | SEC | ||
6 | 191 | Philadelphia Eagles | Tarron Jackson | DE | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | ||
6 | 192 | Dallas Cowboys | Quinton Bohanna | DT | Kentucky | SEC | from Detroit[R6 - 5] | |
6 | 193 | Carolina Panthers | Deonte Brown | OG | Alabama | SEC | ||
6 | 194 | San Francisco 49ers | Elijah Mitchell | RB | Louisiana | Sun Belt | ||
6 | 195 | Houston Texans | Roy Lopez | DT | Arizona | Pac-12 | from Dallas via New England[R6 - 6] | |
6 | 196 | New York Giants | Gary Brightwell | RB | Arizona | Pac-12 | ||
6 | 197 | New England Patriots | Will Sherman | OT | Colorado | Pac-12 | ||
6 | 198 | Los Angeles Chargers | Larry Rountree III | RB | Missouri | SEC | ||
6 | 199 | Minnesota Vikings | Jaylen Twyman | DT | Pittsburgh | ACC | ||
6 | 200 | New York Jets | Brandin Echols | CB | Kentucky | SEC | ||
6 | 201 | New York Giants | Rodarius Williams | CB | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | from Arizona[R6 - 8] | |
6 | 202 | Cincinnati Bengals | Chris Evans | RB | Michigan | Big Ten | from Miami via Houston[R6 - 9] | |
6 | 203 | Buffalo Bills | Marquez Stevenson | WR | Houston | The American | from Washington via Las Vegas, Miami, and Houston[R6 - 10] | |
6 | 204 | Carolina Panthers | Shi Smith | WR | South Carolina | SEC | ||
6 | 205 | Tennessee Titans | Racey McMath | WR | LSU | SEC | ||
6 | 206 | New Orleans Saints | Landon Young | OT | Kentucky | SEC | from Indianapolis[R6 - 12] | |
6 | 207 | New York Jets | Jonathan Marshall | DT | Arkansas | SEC | from Pittsburgh via Miami and Kansas City[R6 - 13] | |
6 | 208 | Seattle Seahawks | Stone Forsythe | OT | Florida | SEC | from Seattle via Miami and Chicago[R6 - 14] | |
6 | 209 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Jalen Camp | WR | Georgia Tech | ACC | from LA Rams[R6 - 15] | |
6 | 210 | Arizona Cardinals | Victor Dimukeje | DE | Duke | ACC | from Baltimore[R6 - 16] | |
6 | 211 | Cleveland Browns | Demetric Felton | RB | UCLA | Pac-12 | ||
6 | 212 | Buffalo Bills | Damar Hamlin | S | Pittsburgh | ACC | from New Orleans via Houston[R6 - 17] | |
6 | 213 | Buffalo Bills | Rachad Wildgoose | CB | Wisconsin | Big Ten | ||
6 | 214 | Green Bay Packers | Cole Van Lanen | OG | Wisconsin | Big Ten | ||
6 | 215 | Tennessee Titans | Brady Breeze | S | Oregon | Pac-12 | from Kansas City[R6 - 18] | |
6 | 216 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Quincy Roche | DE | Miami (FL) | ACC | from Tampa Bay[R6 - 19] | |
6* | 217 | Chicago Bears | Khalil Herbert | RB | Virginia Tech | ACC | from Tampa Bay via Seattle[R6 - 20] | |
6* | 218 | Indianapolis Colts | Sam Ehlinger | QB | Texas | Big 12 | from New Orleans[R6 - 21] | |
6* | 219 | Denver Broncos | Seth Williams | WR | Auburn | SEC | ||
6* | 220 | Green Bay Packers | Isaiah McDuffie | LB | Boston College | ACC | ||
6* | 221 | Chicago Bears | Dazz Newsome | WR | North Carolina | ACC | ||
6* | 222 | Carolina Panthers | Thomas Fletcher | LS | Alabama | SEC | ||
6* | 223 | Arizona Cardinals | Tay Gowan | CB | UCF | The American | from Minnesota[R6 - 23] | |
6* | 224 | Philadelphia Eagles | JaCoby Stevens | S | LSU | SEC | ||
6* | 225 | Washington Football Team | Camaron Cheeseman | LS | Michigan | Big Ten | from Philadelphia[R6 - 24] | |
6* | 226 | Kansas City Chiefs | Trey Smith † | OG | Tennessee | SEC | from Carolina via NY Jets[R6 - 25] | |
6* | 227 | Dallas Cowboys | Israel Mukuamu | CB | South Carolina | SEC | ||
6* | 228 | Chicago Bears | Thomas Graham Jr. | CB | Oregon | Pac-12 | ||
7 | 229 | Indianapolis Colts | Mike Strachan | WR | Charleston (WV) | MEC | from Jacksonville via New Orleans[R7 - 1] | |
7 | 230 | Las Vegas Raiders | Jimmy Morrissey | C | Pittsburgh | ACC | ||
7 | 231 | Miami Dolphins | Larnel Coleman | OT | UMass | Ind. (FBS) | from Houston[R7 - 3] | |
7 | 232 | Carolina Panthers | Phil Hoskins | DT | Kentucky | SEC | ||
7 | 233 | Los Angeles Rams | Jake Funk | RB | Maryland | Big Ten | from Cincinnati via Houston[R7 - 5] | |
7 | 234 | Philadelphia Eagles | Patrick Johnson | DE | Tulane | The American | ||
7 | 235 | Cincinnati Bengals | Wyatt Hubert | DE | Kansas State | Big 12 | from Detroit via Seattle[R7 - 6] | |
7 | 236 | Buffalo Bills | Jack Anderson | OG | Texas Tech | Big 12 | from Carolina[R7 - 7] | |
7 | 237 | Denver Broncos | Kary Vincent Jr. | CB | LSU | SEC | ||
7 | 238 | Dallas Cowboys | Matt Farniok | OG | Nebraska | Big Ten | ||
7 | 239 | Denver Broncos | Jonathon Cooper | DE | Ohio State | Big Ten | from NY Giants[R7 - 8] | |
7 | 240 | Washington Football Team | William Bradley-King | DE | Baylor | Big 12 | from San Francisco via Philadelphia[R7 - 9] | |
7 | 241 | Los Angeles Chargers | Mark Webb | S | Georgia | SEC | ||
7 | 241.5– | Minnesota Vikings | Selection forfeited[Forfeit 2] | |||||
7 | 242 | New England Patriots | Tre Nixon | WR | UCF | The American | ||
7 | 243 | Arizona Cardinals | James Wiggins | S | Cincinnati | The American | ||
7 | 244 | Miami Dolphins | Gerrid Doaks | RB | Cincinnati | The American | from Las Vegas via Washington[R7 - 10] | |
7 | 245 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Tre Norwood | CB | Oklahoma | Big 12 | from Miami[R7 - 11] | |
7 | 246 | Washington Football Team | Shaka Toney | DE | Penn State | Big Ten | ||
7 | 247 | Arizona Cardinals | Michal Menet | C | Penn State | Big Ten | from Chicago via Las Vegas[R7 - 12] | |
7 | 248 | Indianapolis Colts | Will Fries | OG | Penn State | Big Ten | ||
7 | 249 | Los Angeles Rams | Ben Skowronek | WR | Notre Dame | Ind. (FBS) | from Tennessee via Jacksonville[R7 - 13] | |
7 | 250 | Chicago Bears | Khyiris Tonga | DT | BYU | Ind. (FBS) | from Seattle[R7 - 14] | |
7 | 251 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Chris Wilcox | CB | BYU | Ind. (FBS) | from Pittsburgh[R7 - 15] | |
7 | 252 | Los Angeles Rams | Chris Garrett | LB | Concordia–St. Paul | NSIC | ||
7 | 253 | Denver Broncos | Marquiss Spencer | DE | Mississippi State | SEC | from Cleveland[R7 - 16] | |
7 | 254 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Pressley Harvin III | P | Georgia Tech | ACC | ||
7 | 255 | New Orleans Saints | Kawaan Baker | WR | South Alabama | Sun Belt | Forfeiture of selection announced, but later rescinded[N 4] | |
7 | 256 | Green Bay Packers | Kylin Hill | RB | Mississippi State | SEC | ||
7 | 257 | Detroit Lions | Jermar Jefferson | RB | Oregon State | Pac-12 | ||
7 | 258 | Washington Football Team | Dax Milne | WR | BYU | Ind. (FBS) | from Kansas City via Miami[R7 - 19] | |
7 | 259 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Grant Stuard | LB | Houston | The American |
Original NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
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Atlanta Falcons | Caleb Huntley | RB | Ball State | MAC | |
Atlanta Falcons | Ryan Neuzil | OG | Appalachian State | Sun Belt | |
Baltimore Ravens | Ar'Darius Washington | S | TCU | Big 12 | |
Buffalo Bills | Nick McCloud | CB | Notre Dame | Ind. (FBS) | |
Buffalo Bills | Quintin Morris | TE | Bowling Green | MAC | |
Chicago Bears | Caleb Johnson | LB | Houston Baptist | Southland | |
Cincinnati Bengals | Drue Chrisman | P | Ohio State | Big Ten | |
Denver Broncos | Adam Prentice | FB | South Carolina | SEC | |
Detroit Lions | Jerry Jacobs | CB | Arkansas | SEC | |
Detroit Lions | Tommy Kraemer | OG | Notre Dame | Ind. (FBS) | |
Detroit Lions | A. J. Parker | CB | Kansas State | Big 12 | |
Detroit Lions | Brock Wright | TE | Notre Dame | Ind. (FBS) | |
Indianapolis Colts | Deon Jackson | RB | Duke | ACC | |
Jacksonville Jaguars | Tim Jones | WR | Southern Miss | C-USA | |
Kansas City Chiefs | Zayne Anderson | FS | BYU | Ind. (FBS) | |
Kansas City Chiefs | Malik Herring | DE | Georgia | SEC | |
Los Angeles Rams | Alaric Jackson | OT | Iowa | Big Ten | |
Miami Dolphins | Robert Jones | OG | Middle Tennessee | C-USA | |
Minnesota Vikings | Riley Patterson | K | Memphis | The American | |
Philadelphia Eagles | Kayode Awosika | OT | Buffalo | MAC | |
Philadelphia Eagles | Jack Stoll | TE | Nebraska | Big Ten | |
Seattle Seahawks | Jake Curhan | OT | California | Pac-12 | |
Tennessee Titans | Naquan Jones | NT | Michigan State | Big Ten | |
Washington Football Team | Jaret Patterson | RB | Buffalo | MAC |
(PD) indicates trades completed prior to the start of the draft (i.e.Pre-Draft), while(D) denotes trades which took place during the draft.
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Round six
Round seven
In November 2020 the NFL passed that year's Resolution JC-2A, which rewards teams for developing minority candidates for head coach and/or general manager positions.[17] The resolution rewards teams whose minority candidates are hired away for one of those positions by awarding draft picks. These draft picks are at the end of the third round, after standard compensatory picks; if multiple teams qualify, they are awarded in draft order from the first round. These picks are in addition to, and have no impact on, the standard 32 compensatory picks.[18] Four picks have been awarded for the draftpursuant to the resolution.
Forfeited picks
Conference | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Total |
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NCAA Division I FBS football conferences | ||||||||
American | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 19 |
ACC | 6 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 42 |
Big 12 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 22 |
Big Ten | 7 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 44 |
C-USA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Ind. (FBS) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 15 |
MAC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
MW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Pac-12 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 28 |
SEC | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 65 |
Sun Belt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
NCAA Division I FCS football conferences | ||||||||
MVFC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Southland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Non-Division I NCAA football conferences | ||||||||
MEC (DII) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
MIAA (DII) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
NSIC (DII) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
WIAC (DIII) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
A new record-high 65 players were drafted from one conference,[19] the most in NFL history, surpassing the previous number of selections, 64, in2019. Both numbers were set by the Southeastern Conference.
Selections | Colleges |
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10 | Alabama,Ohio State |
9 | Georgia,Notre Dame |
8 | Florida,Michigan |
7 | LSU |
6 | Kentucky,Penn State,Pittsburgh |
5 | BYU,Clemson,Missouri,North Carolina,Oklahoma,Oregon,Stanford,Texas,UCF,USC |
4 | Auburn,Cincinnati,Duke,Florida State,Iowa,Miami (FL),Oklahoma State,South Carolina,Texas A&M,Virginia Tech,Washington |
3 | Houston,Northwestern,Wisconsin |
2 | Arizona,Boise State,Boston College,Georgia Tech,Illinois,Louisville,Minnesota,Mississippi State,Nebraska,North Dakota State,Northern Iowa,Ole Miss,Oregon State,Purdue,SMU,Syracuse,TCU,Tennessee,Texas Tech,Tulane,UCLA,Western Michigan |
Position | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Center | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
Cornerback | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 38 |
Defensive end | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 34 |
Defensive tackle | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 19 |
Fullback | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Guard | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
Kicker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Linebacker | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
Long snapper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Offensive tackle | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 25 |
Punter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Quarterback | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
Running back | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 18 |
Safety | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 21 |
Tight end | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
Wide receiver | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 36 |
Position | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 6 | Round 7 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Offense | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 21 | 15 | 122 |
Defense | 14 | 14 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 133 |
Special teams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Trade references
Williams will now become a member of the San Francisco 49ers; while in return the Redskins received a fifth round choice in this year's draft (156th overall) and also a third round choice in the 2021 draft.
General references