Saints Take Quarterback Ian Book

With the 133rd pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Saints have finally addressed their quarterback position, grabbing Notre Dame passer Ian Book. With all-time great quarterback Drew Brees retiring, there are lots of questions about what the post-Brees era looks like. The expectation is Jameis Winston starts in 2021, but there's no guarantee that […]

Broncos Beef Up O-Line With Quinn Meinerz

The Denver Broncos selected Wisconsin-Whitewater offensive lineman Quinn Meinerz with the No. 98 overall pick in the third round of the 2021 NFL draft on Friday. It was against lesser competition, but Meinerz manhandled his opponents in college. He has incredible leverage and burst off the line of scrimmage and can play anywhere on the […]

Buccaneers Bring Robert Hainsey On Board

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected Notre Dame offensive lineman Robert Hainsey with the No. 95 overall pick in the third round of the 2021 NFL draft on Friday night. Hainsey played tackle in college, but he's expected to be moved inside to guard with the Buccaneers. But his versatility won't go unnoticed, and he can […]

Baltimore Selects Ben Cleveland At No. 94 Overall

The Baltimore Ravens selected Georgia offensive lineman Ben Cleveland with the No. 94 overall pick in the third round of the 2021 NFL draft on Friday night. Cleveland is a beast on the football field, and he should help offset the loss of right tackle Orlando Brown Jr., who was traded to the Kansas City […]

Spencer Brown Heading To Buffalo

The Buffalo Bills selected Northern Iowa offensive lineman Spencer Brown with the No. 93 overall pick in the third round of the 2021 NFL draft on Friday night. Despite being a whopping 6-foot-9, 321 pounds, Brown is really athletic as a long-term project at right tackle. He fires off the snap and has good knee […]

Kendrick Green Hears Steelers Call His Name

The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Illinois offensive lineman Kendrick Green with the No. 87 overall pick in the third round of the 2021 NFL draft on Friday night. Green should become the instant starter under center for the Steelers next season, snapping balls for quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. He can also play guard, which gives the Steelers […]

Wyatt Davis Becomes Yet Another Vikings Third-Rounder

The Minnesota Vikings selected Ohio State offensive lineman Wyatt Davis with the No. 86 overall pick in the third round of the 2021 NFL draft on Friday night. Davis is a balanced interior blocker. The 6-foot-4, 315-pounder wasn't as good last year as he was in 2019, but his athleticism should serve him well in […]

Instant Reaction: 2021 NFL Draft Round 1 Winners/Losers

The 2021 NFL Draft started on Thursday night and, just like we all expected for months (years?), Trevor Lawrence was the first overall pick. And after that, the draft didn't really get as wild as many expected it would be, though there were still some surprises. We're through one round of the draft now, which […]

Brady Christensen's Name Called By Carolina

The Carolina Panthers selected BYU offensive lineman Brady Christensen with the No. 70 overall pick in the third round of the 2021 NFL draft on Friday night. It's hard to pick something that Christensen doesn't do well. If there's one thing, it might be pure strength that he needs to work on. The 6-foot-6, 300-pounder […]

Jalen Mayfield Goes To Falcons At 68 Overall

The Atlanta Falcons selected Michigan offensive lineman Jalen Mayfield with the No. 68 overall pick in the third round of the 2021 NFL draft on Friday night. Mayfield has positional flexibility along the offensive line and has a good initial burst. The Falcons are looking to give quarterback Matt Ryan some more protection with the […]

Kellen Mond Lands With Vikings In Third Round

The Minnesota Vikings selected Texas A&M quarterback Kellen Mond with the second pick (66th overall) of the third round of the 2021 NFL draft on Friday night. The Vikings came into this draft looking for some insurance for Kirk Cousins, and Mond was their choice early in the third round. He was once more of […]

Texans Draft Quarterback Davis Mills

The Houston Texans have used the 67th pick in the 2021 NFL Draft on Stanford quarterback Davis Mills. This was Houston's first pick of this year's draft, so it's telling about the future of Deshaun Watson in Houston that the team started out by going QB. Mills didn't start a lot of games in college, […]

Kyle Trask Taken By Tampa Bay To Close Out Round 2

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected Florida quarterback Kyle Trask with the 64th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. With Tom Brady heading toward the age of 44 by the start of training camp, the former Gator will likely have a year or two to learn from arguably the greatest signal-caller of all time. The […]

Chiefs Select Center Creed Humphrey

With the 63rd pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Kansas City Chiefs have selected Oklahoma center Creed Humphrey. Humphrey didn't allow a sack last season and joins a Chiefs team that has spent the entire offseason rebuilding the offensive line in an attempt to protect quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Humphrey is a strong pass blocker […]

Titans Select Tackle Dillon Radunz

With the 53rd pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Tennessee Titans have selected North Dakota State offensive tackle Dillon Radunz. Coming from the FCS level, Radunz will have a lot of work to do to adjust to the size of NFL pass rushers, but he's a tough player who should be able to crack […]

Washington Selects Tackle Sam Cosmi

With the 51st pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Washington Football Team has drafted Texas offensive tackle Sam Cosmi. Washington still hasn't addressed their quarterback position, so for now, it looks like Cosmi will be pass blocking for veteran QB Ryan Fitzpatrick in 2021. Cosmi has all the physical tools needed to be a […]

Jackson Carman Selected By Cincinnati

The Bengals selected Clemson offensive tackle Jackson Carman with the 46th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft on Friday evening. Touted as one of the biggest and most athletic linemen in the draft, the Ohio native should make a difference in improving arguably the worst offensive protection unit in the league. Carman has a […]

Jaguars Draft Tackle Walker Little

With the 45th pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Jacksonville Jaguars have selected Stanford tackle Walker Little. A highly-touted prospect out of high school, injury and opt out have essentially sidelined him for the past two seasons. He'll have to readjust to playing football, but if Little is healthy, he projects to be a […]

Miami Dolphins Draft Liam Eichenberg

With the 42nd pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Miami Dolphins have selected Notre Dame offensive tackle Liam Eichenberg. Tackle is a definite position of need for the Dolphins, who passed on taking one of the elite ones in the first round but who grab a guy who was a solid protector for the […]

Teven Jenkins Heading To The Windy City

The Bears selected Oklahoma State tackle Teven Jenkins with the 39th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. With Chicago having one of the worst lines in the league last season, the team will need all the help it can get to keep opposing defenses from smothering Andy Dalton and David Montgomery. Jenkins can slide […]

Eagles Select Center Landon Dickerson

With the 37th pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Philadelphia Eagles have drafted Alabama center Landon Dickerson. The Eagles had the second-worst adjusted sack rate in the NFL last season, so adding to the line should help keep quarterback Jalen Hurts safe, allowing him to form a connection with first-round wide receiver DeVonta Smith. […]

NFL Mock Draft - 2nd and 3rd Rounds

The first round of the 2021 NFL Draft is in the books, but the second night is just as important.  There is still premium talent available, and expect to see teams moving around the board to get their targets. This year's second day will feature a talented duo of North Carolina backs, a speedy Notre […]

Falcons Agree With A.J. McCarron

The Atlanta Falcons agreed to terms with free-agent quarterback A.J. McCarron on an undisclosed deal on Friday, locking him in as their backup to Matt Ryan after they did not select a signal-caller with the No. 4 overall pick in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft on Thursday night. Atlanta took Florida tight […]

Ravens Pick Up Lamar Jackson's Fifth-Year Option

The Baltimore Ravens officially exercised quarterback Lamar Jackson's fifth-year option for the 2022 season on Friday. The Ravens and the 2019 NFL MVP will now work to reach a long-term contract extension. Jackson will make a fully guaranteed $23.016 million in 2022. This comes as no surprise, as head coach John Harbaugh guaranteed earlier this […]

Aaron Rodgers Considering Retirement?

Until the situation with the Green Bay Packers is repaired to his liking, quarterback Aaron Rodgers is seriously considering retirement, according to sources. If he were to retire, he would have to repay the team $11.5 million this year and $11.5 million if he remains retired next year -- all from his signing bonus. Reports […]

2021 NFL Mock Draft - Day Three (Rounds 4-7)

Below are the results from Days 1 and 2, along with live updates from Day 3 (Rounds 4-7) I have been updating the mock draft very frequently as I have in years past. There are 50-60 factors I look at in determining updates. Everything from free agent signings, team releases, new coaching staffs, player workouts, […]

Cam Newton Still The Patriots Starter

The New England Patriots took Alabama quarterback Mac Jones at No. 15 overall in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft on Thursday night -- the first QB drafted by head coach Bill Belichick in the first round -- but Belichick said that Cam Newton is "our quarterback" and that Jones and Jarrett Stidham […]

Panthers Pick Up Sam Darnold's Fifth-Year Option

The Carolina Panthers picked up quarterback Sam Darnold's fifth-year option for the 2022 season on Friday, as general manager Scott Fitterer said they'd do after trading for Darnold. There were some doubts that the Panthers would actually pick up the 23-year-old's fifth-year option before the draft. They also passed on taking a quarterback with the […]

Mason Rudolph Receives One-Year Extension

The Pittsburgh Steelers are giving quarterback Mason Rudolph a one-year, $5 million contract extension on Friday, according to a source. The deal also includes up to $4 million in incentives based on playing time. Ben Roethlisberger is only under contract through the 2021 season, so it makes Rudolph the only quarterback currently under contract with […]

Les Snead Tests Positive For COVID-19

Los Angeles Rams general manager Les Snead said that he tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday and will now have to isolate for the remainder of the 2021 NFL draft. The Rams didn't have a first-round pick on Thursday night, but Snead will now be forced to conduct the rest of the draft from his […]