2021 NFL Draft Final Rankings and Big Board

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Written By Jerome Jones
 
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The 2021 NFL Draft is just days away in Cleveland, and the grades and rankings have been finalized. After months of pouring through the film and data, this is what my eyes tell me. This is my final big board and positional rankings for the 2021 NFL Draft.

The Big Board

  1. Trevor Lawrence, QB Clemson (R1)

  2. Justin Fields, QB Ohio State (R1)

  3. Kyle Pitts, TE Florida (R1)

  4. Jaylen Waddle, WR Alabama (R1)

  5. Penei Sewell, OT Oregon (R1)

  6. Rashawn Slater, OT Northwestern (R1)

  7. Zach Wilson, QB BYU (R1)

  8. Devonta Smith, WR Alabama (R1)

  9. Ja’Marr Chase, WR LSU (R1)

  10. Trey Lance, QB North Dakota State (R1)

  11. Jaelan Phillips, EDGE Miami (R1)

  12. Jaycee Horn, CB South Carolina (R1)

  13. Najee Harris, RB Alabama (R1)

  14. Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, LB/S Notre Dame (R1)

  15. Teven Jenkins, OT Oklahoma State (R1)

  16. Patrick Surtain, CB Alabama (R1)

  17. Christian Darrisaw, OT Virginia Tech (R1)

  18. Caleb Farley, CB Virginia Tech (R1)

  19. Micah Parsons, LB Penn State (R1)

  20. Alijah Vera-Tucker, IOL USC (R1)

  21. Greg Newsome, CB Northwestern (R1)

  22. Creed Humphrey, IOL Oklahoma (R1)

  23. Rashod Bateman, WR Minnesota (R1)

  24. Kwity Paye, EDGE Michigan (R1)

  25. Landon Dickerson, IOL Alabama (R1)

  26. Baron Browning, LB Ohio State (R2)

  27. Azeez Ojulari, EDGE Georgia (R2)

  28. Trevon Moehrig, S TCU (R2)

  29. Terrace Marshall Jr, WR LSU (R2)

  30. Christian Barmore, IDL Alabama (R2)

  31. Dillon Radunz, OT North Dakota State (R2)

  32. Josh Myers, IOL Ohio State (R2)

  33. Asante Samuel Jr, CB Florida State (R2)

  34. Sam Cosmi, OT Texas (R2)

  35. Elijah Moore, WR Ole Miss (R2)

  36. Ifeatu Melifonwu, CB Syracuse (R2)

  37. Richie Grant, S UCF (R2)

  38. Rondale Moore, WR Purdue (R2)

  39. Pete Werner, LB Ohio State (R2)

  40. Alex Leatherwood, OT Alabama (R2)

  41. Zaven Collins, LB Tulsa (R2)

  42. Liam Eichenberg, OT Notre Dame (R2)

  43. Jamin Davis, LB Kentucky (R2)

  44. Payton Turner, EDGE Houston (R2)

  45. Ronnie Perkins, EDGE Oklahoma (R2)

  46. Travis Etienne, RB Clemson (R2)

  47. Javonte Williams, RB North Carolina (R2)

  48. Carlos Basham Jr, DL Wake Forest (R2)

  49. Quinn Meinerz, IOL Wisconsin-Whitewater (R2)

  50. Trey Smith, OL Tennessee (R2)

  51. Mac Jones, QB Alabama (R2)

  52. Levi Onwuzrike, IDL Washington (R2)

  53. Kelvin Joseph, CB Kentucky(R2)

  54. Eric Stokes, CB Georgia (R2)

  55. Marvin Wilson, IDL Florida State (R2)

  56. Tylan Wallace, WR Oklahoma State (R2)

  57. Amon-Ra St. Brown, WR USC (R2)

  58. D’Wayne Eskridge, WR Western Michigan (R2)

  59. Kadarius Toney, WR Florida (R2)

  60. Jayson Oweh, EDGE Penn State (R3)

  61. Jalen Mayfield, OT Michigan (R3)

  62. Nico Collins, WR Michigan (R3)

  63. Ar’Darius Washington, S TCU (R3)

  64. Jevon Holland, S Oregon (R3)

  65. Jabril Cox, LB LSU (R3)

  66. Deonte Brown, IOL Alabama (R3)

  67. Wyatt Davis, IOL Ohio State (R3)

  68. Paulson Adebo, CB Stanford (R3)

  69. Joseph Ossai, EDGE Texas (R3)

  70. Quincy Roche, EDGE Miami (R3)

  71. Aaron Robinson, CB UCF (R3)

  72. Elijah Molden, CB Washington (R3)

  73. Shaun Wade, CB Ohio State (R3)

  74. Pat Freiermuth, TE Penn State (R3)

  75. Kenneth Gainwell, RB Memphis (R3)

  76. Aaron Banks, IOL Notre Dame (R3)

  77. Dyami Brown, WR North Carolina (R3)

  78. Gregory Rousseau, EDGE Miami (R3)

  79. Dayo Odeyingbo, EDGE Vanderbilt (R3)

  80. Joe Tryon, EDGE Washington (R3)

  81. Nick Bolton, LB Missouri (R3)

  82. David Moore, IOL Grambling State (R3)

  83. Spencer Brown, OT Northern Iowa (R3)

  84. Tyson Campbell, CB Georgia (R3)

  85. Brady Christensen, OT BYU (R3)

  86. Tommy Togiai, IDL Ohio State (R3)

  87. Alim McNeil, IDL North Carolina State (R3)

  88. Osa Odighizuwa, IDL UCLA (R3)

  89. Josh Palmer, WR Tennessee (R3)

  90. Cornell Powell, WR Clemson (R3)

  91. Kendrick Green, IOL Illinois (R3)

  92. Tyree Gillespie, S Missouri (R3)

  93. Trey Sermon, RB Ohio State (R3)

  94. Brevin Jordan, TE Miami (R4)

  95. James Hudson, OT Cincinnati (R4)

  96. Kellen Mond, QB Texas A&M (R4)

  97. Hamsah Nasirildeen, S Florida State (R4)

  98. Andre Cisco, S Syracuse (R4)

  99. Brendan Jaimes, OT Nebraska (R4)

  100. Daviyon Nixon, IDL Iowa (R4)

Quarterbacks

  1. Trevor Lawrence, Clemson

  2. Justin Fields, Ohio State

  3. Zach Wilson, BYU

  4. Trey Lance, North Dakota State

  5. Mac Jones, Alabama

  6. Kellen Mond, Texas A&M

  7. Davis Mills, Stanford

  8. Jamie Newman, Georgia

  9. Kyle Trask, Florida

  10. Shane Buechele, SMU

Running Backs

  1. Najee Harris, Alabama

  2. Travis Etienne, Clemson

  3. Javonte Williams, North Carolina

  4. Kenneth Gainwell, Memphis

  5. Trey Sermon, Ohio State

  6. Michael Carter, North Carolina

  7. Jaret Patterson, Buffalo

  8. Rhamondre Stevenson, Oklahoma

  9. Chuba Hubbard, Oklahoma State

  10. Demetric Felton, UCLA

Wide Receivers

  1. Jaylen Waddle, Alabama

  2. Devonta Smith, Alabama

  3. Ja’Marr Chase, LSU

  4. Rashod Bateman, Minnesota

  5. Terrace Marshall Jr, LSU

  6. Elijah Moore, Ole Miss

  7. Rondale Moore, Purdue

  8. Tylan Wallace, Oklahoma State

  9. Amon-Ra St. Brown, USC

  10. D’Wayne Eskridge, Western Michigan

Tight Ends

  1. Kyle Pitts, Florida

  2. Pat Freiermuth, Penn State

  3. Brevin Jordan, Miami

  4. Hunter Long, Boston College

  5. Tommy Tremble, Notre Dame

Offensive Tackles

  1. Penei Sewell, Oregon

  2. Rashawn Slater, Northwestern

  3. Teven Jenkins, Oklahoma State

  4. Christian Darrisaw, Virginia Tech

  5. Dillon Radunz, North Dakota State

  6. Sam Cosmi, Texas

  7. Alex Leatherwood, Alabama

  8. Liam Eichenberg, Notre Dame

  9. Jalen Mayfield, Michigan

  10. Spencer Brown, Northern Iowa

Interior Offensive Lineman

  1. Alijah Vera-Tucker, USC

  2. Creed Humphrey, Oklahoma

  3. Landon Dickerson, Alabama

  4. Josh Myers, Ohio State

  5. Quinn Meinerz, Wisconsin-Whitewater

  6. Trey Smith, Tennessee

  7. Deonte Brown, Alabama

  8. Wyatt Davis, Ohio State

  9. Aaron Banks, Notre Dame

  10. David Moore, Grambling State

Interior Defensive Lineman

  1. Christian Barmore, Alabama

  2. Levi Onwuzrike, Washington

  3. Marvin Wilson, Florida State

  4. Tommy Togiai, Ohio State

  5. Alim McNeil, North Carolina State

  6. Osa Odighizuwa, UCLA

  7. Daviyon Nixon, Iowa

  8. Khyiris Tonga, BYU

  9. Milton Williams, Louisiana Tech

  10. Marlon Tiupulotu, USC

Edge Rushers

  1. Jalean Phillips, Miami

  2. Kwity Paye, Michigan

  3. Azeez Ojulari, Georgia

  4. Payton Turner, Houston

  5. Ronnie Perkins, Oklahoma

  6. Carlos Basham Jr, Wake Forest

  7. Jayson Oweh, Penn State

  8. Joseph Ossai, Texas

  9. Quincy Roche, Miami

  10. Gregory Rousseau, Miami

Linebackers

  1. Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, Notre Dame

  2. Micah Parsons, Penn State

  3. Baron Browning, Ohio State

  4. Pete Werner, Ohio State

  5. Zaven Collins, Tulsa

  6. Jamin Davis, Kentucky

  7. Jabril Cox, LSU

  8. Nick Bolton, Missouri

  9. Cameron McGrone, Michigan

  10. Chazz Surratt, North Carolina

Cornerbacks

  1. Jaycee Horn, South Carolina

  2. Patrick Surtain, Alabama

  3. Caleb Farley, Virginia Tech

  4. Greg Newsome, Northwestern

  5. Asante Samuel Jr, Florida State

  6. Ifeatu Melifonwu, Syracuse

  7. Kelvin Joseph, Kentucky

  8. Eric Stokes, Georgia

  9. Paulson Adebo, Stanford

  10. Aaron Robinson, UCF

Safties

  1. Trevon Moehrig, TCU

  2. Richie Grant, UCF

  3. Ar’Darius Washington, TCU

  4. Jevon Holland, Oregon

  5. Tyree Gillespie, Missouri

  6. Hamsah Nasirildeen, Florida State

  7. Andre Cisco, Syracuse

  8. Jamar Johnson, Indiana

  9. Joshua Bledsoe, Missouri

  10. James Wiggins, Cincinnati

Writer

Writer

-By: Jacob Keppen

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