The Carolina Panthers set and tied franchise records in the 2021 NFL Draft. The Panthers set the franchise record with five trades during the draft and tied the franchise record with 11 drafted players.
The Las Vegas Raiders had a very Raiders Esque draft. Mike Mayock and Jon Gruden made questionable decisions all over the place that had the fans going crazy. Many said this selection was a reach and that they could’ve gotten Alex Leatherwood in the second round if they traded back. This is simply not true, however.
The Seattle Seahawks had very few selections to fill several key positions of need. Let’s find out how the highlights and lowlights of the draft panned out in one of the most crucial drafts in recent memory.
Heading into the 2021 NFL Draft, the Kansas City Chiefs only had a few spots to fill after bolstering their offensive line through free agency and trades.
The Houston Texans didn’t enter this draft with a lot of assets, as the team looks to recover from former head coach Bill O’Brien’s last two years. The Texans weren’t going to flip their fortunes overnight in the 2021 NFL Draft, but they had a rough first go of it, right from their first pick.
The Rams are all in. Sending starting quarterback Jared Goff along with two first-round picks for Matthew Stafford makes that quite clear. Did the Rams repair their roster to go all the way? Let’s find out.
Bears General Manager, Ryan Pace, was all about making moves in the 2021 draft. In fact, outside of the compensatory picks, the Bears did not draft from their original draft position in any of the seven rounds of the draft. They were all acquired during trades. The Bears had seven total picks after trading up twice in the first two rounds and trading back in round six. In moving up, they lost their first and fourth-round pick in 2022. Pace definitely made a splash in this year’s draft.
The 2021 NFL Draft was a weird one for the Cleveland Browns and their fan base, and that’s not a bad thing. In total, Cleveland made eight selections and two trades across the three days of the draft.
The Jacksonville Jaguars got the best player in the draft in Trevor Lawrence, thus the analysis on him is short and sweet: he is very good. The full draft class analysis and grade is based on the objectives, and not just the selection of Lawrence.
The Miami Dolphins had a lot of draft capital to work with for the 2021 NFL Draft. The most significant needs for this team were to give Tua Tagovailoa more weapons, bolster their pass-rushing abilities, and continue to build their offensive line.
In recognition of their quarterback’s waning time, Pittsburgh went all-in on offense in the first four rounds of the 2021 NFL Draft. With two playmakers and two linemen, the Steelers filled their offensive holes and used the back half of the draft to acquire defensive depth.
Los Angeles Chargers general manager Tom Telesco rolled the dice on a few projects in the early rounds of the 2021 NFL draft. Fortunately, Telesco also came away with some bargains during the middle rounds and onwards. Specifically, the Chargers found a replacement for Hunter Henry in Round three and even added a potential starter at inside linebacker in the sixth.
The Carolina Panthers set and tied franchise records in the 2021 NFL Draft. The Panthers set the franchise record with five trades during the draft and tied the franchise record with 11 drafted players.
The Las Vegas Raiders had a very Raiders Esque draft. Mike Mayock and Jon Gruden made questionable decisions all over the place that had the fans going crazy. Many said this selection was a reach and that they could’ve gotten Alex Leatherwood in the second round if they traded back. This is simply not true, however.
The Seattle Seahawks had very few selections to fill several key positions of need. Let’s find out how the highlights and lowlights of the draft panned out in one of the most crucial drafts in recent memory.
Heading into the 2021 NFL Draft, the Kansas City Chiefs only had a few spots to fill after bolstering their offensive line through free agency and trades.
The Houston Texans didn’t enter this draft with a lot of assets, as the team looks to recover from former head coach Bill O’Brien’s last two years. The Texans weren’t going to flip their fortunes overnight in the 2021 NFL Draft, but they had a rough first go of it, right from their first pick.
The Rams are all in. Sending starting quarterback Jared Goff along with two first-round picks for Matthew Stafford makes that quite clear. Did the Rams repair their roster to go all the way? Let’s find out.
Bears General Manager, Ryan Pace, was all about making moves in the 2021 draft. In fact, outside of the compensatory picks, the Bears did not draft from their original draft position in any of the seven rounds of the draft. They were all acquired during trades. The Bears had seven total picks after trading up twice in the first two rounds and trading back in round six. In moving up, they lost their first and fourth-round pick in 2022. Pace definitely made a splash in this year’s draft.
The 2021 NFL Draft was a weird one for the Cleveland Browns and their fan base, and that’s not a bad thing. In total, Cleveland made eight selections and two trades across the three days of the draft.
The Jacksonville Jaguars got the best player in the draft in Trevor Lawrence, thus the analysis on him is short and sweet: he is very good. The full draft class analysis and grade is based on the objectives, and not just the selection of Lawrence.
The Miami Dolphins had a lot of draft capital to work with for the 2021 NFL Draft. The most significant needs for this team were to give Tua Tagovailoa more weapons, bolster their pass-rushing abilities, and continue to build their offensive line.
In recognition of their quarterback’s waning time, Pittsburgh went all-in on offense in the first four rounds of the 2021 NFL Draft. With two playmakers and two linemen, the Steelers filled their offensive holes and used the back half of the draft to acquire defensive depth.
Los Angeles Chargers general manager Tom Telesco rolled the dice on a few projects in the early rounds of the 2021 NFL draft. Fortunately, Telesco also came away with some bargains during the middle rounds and onwards. Specifically, the Chargers found a replacement for Hunter Henry in Round three and even added a potential starter at inside linebacker in the sixth.
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