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It’s Draft Day!
The 2021 NFL Draft is just a few hours away, and the anticipation for this year’s draft has reached its apex. This year features plenty of potential game-changing prospects — primarily on the offensive side of the ball — and five quarterbacks all but guaranteed to go Round 1.
It’s an especially fun draft for the Bears, who are currently on track to possess a first-round pick for the first time since 2018. Though fans and analysts alike have numerous ideas as to what Chicago will do in Round 1, there are a few positions in particular that stand out as likely needs they’ll target early on.
Whether their pick be a quarterback, an offensive tackle, a cornerback, a wide receiver or any other position, the Bears have the chance to add some young talent to one of the oldest rosters in the NFL.
It’s not just a one-team league, though. We’ve already guessed what the Bears will do in all seven rounds plenty of times, but what about the rest of the NFL?
Let’s take a shot at predicting how the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft will go tonight.
- Jacksonville Jaguars - Trevor Lawrence, QB, Clemson
- New York Jets - Zach Wilson, QB, BYU
- San Francisco 49ers - Trey Lance, QB, North Dakota State
- Atlanta Falcons - Kyle Pitts, TE, Florida
- Cincinnati Bengals - Ja’Marr Chase, WR, LSU
- Miami Dolphins - Jaylen Waddle, WR, Alabama
- Detroit Lions - Penei Sewell, OT, Oregon
- Carolina Panthers - Rashawn Slater, OT, Northwestern
- Denver Broncos - Justin Fields, QB, Ohio State
- Dallas Cowboys - Patrick Surtain II, CB, Alabama
- New York Giants - DeVonta Smith, WR, Alabama
- Philadelphia Eagles - Jaycee Horn, CB, South Carolina
- Los Angeles Chargers - Christian Darrisaw, OT, Virginia Tech
- Minnesota Vikings - Alijah Vera-Tucker, iOL, USC
- New England Patriots - Mac Jones, QB, Alabama
- Arizona Cardinals - Greg Newsome II, CB, Northwestern
- Las Vegas Raiders - Christian Barmore, DL, Alabama
- Miami Dolphins - Micah Parsons, LB, Penn State
- Washington Football Team - Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, LB/S, Notre Dame
- Chicago Bears - Teven Jenkins, OT, Oklahoma State
- Indianapolis Colts - Caleb Farley, CB, Virginia Tech
- Tennessee Titans - Rashod Bateman, WR, Minnesota
- New York Jets - Kwity Paye, EDGE, Michigan
- Pittsburgh Steelers - Najee Harris, RB, Alabama
- Jacksonville Jaguars - Trevon Moehrig, S, TCU
- Cleveland Browns - Zaven Collins, LB, Tulsa
- Baltimore Ravens - Jayson Oweh, EDGE, Penn State
- New Orleans Saints - Terrace Marshall Jr., WR, LSU
- Green Bay Packers - Eric Stokes, CB, Georgia
- Buffalo Bills - Jaelan Phillips, EDGE, Miami (FL)
- Baltimore Ravens - Creed Humphrey, C, Oklahoma
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Gregory Rousseau, EDGE, Miami (FL)
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