The 2021 NFL Draft is fast approaching, with teams hoping to grab their next star player in the first round. While the Jacksonville Jaguars won't officially be on the clock until April 29, experts from across the NFL world are already busy predicting how the first round will play out.
We analyzed the mock drafts of 12 experts - Mel Kiper Jr. and Todd McShay at ESPN, Michael Renner at Pro Football Focus, Chad Reuter, Maurice Jones-Drew, and Lance Zierlein at NFL.com, Danny Kelly at The Ringer, Ryan Wilson, Chris Trapasso, and Josh Edwards at CBS Sports, Walter Football, and The Athletic - to see if we could find any consensus on how the first round is expected to shake out.
While all 12 experts agree that the Jaguars will be taking Trevor Lawrence as the first overall pick to be their new franchise quarterback, after that, ideas on what teams will do begin to differ. A lot has changed since our first consensus mock draft of the season, but by taking a wide view, we can paint a picture of how the first 32 picks of this year's draft might play out.