2021 NFL draft

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Lua error in Module:Infobox at line 235: malformed pattern (missing ']'). The 2021 NFL draft was the 86th National Football League draft, the annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible players for the 2021 NFL season. The draft was held in Cleveland from April 29 to May 1, 2021.[1]

Five quarterbacks were selected in the first round — Trevor Lawrence, Zach Wilson, Trey Lance, Justin Fields, and Mac Jones — the second highest number of first-round quarterback selections (along with the 1999 and 2018 drafts) after the six selected in 1983. The draft also marked the third time the first three picks (Lawrence, Wilson, and Lance) were quarterbacks, following the 1971 and 1999 drafts. A total of eight quarterbacks were selected in the first three rounds, the most in NFL draft history. Conversely, only two quarterbacks were taken in the remaining rounds.

In addition to the high number of quarterbacks, six Alabama players were taken in the first round, which is tied with the six Miami players in 2004 for the most from an individual school. Conversely, no Big 12 Conference players were drafted in the first round for the first time since the conference began play in 1996 and no Michigan State players were selected for the first time since 1941.

Scouts considered the later rounds of the draft lacking desirable prospects due to the COVID-19 pandemic shortening the 2020 college football season. The NCAA granted an extra year of eligibility and an opt-out option for athletes because of the shortened season, resulting in many prospects returning to school instead of declaring for the draft.[2]

Host city bid process

The host city was chosen during the NFL Spring League Meeting on May 22, 2019.[3] Cleveland and Kansas City were announced as the hosts for 2021 and 2023, respectively, from the remaining finalists from the 2019 draft after Las Vegas was chosen to host the 2020 event.[4]

Player selections

The following is the breakdown of the 259 players selected by position:

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* compensatory selection
× 2020 Resolution JC-2A selection
† Pro Bowler[N 1]
Positions key
C Center CB Cornerback DB Defensive back DE Defensive end
DL Defensive lineman DT Defensive tackle FB Fullback FS Free safety
G Guard HB Halfback K Placekicker KR Kick returner
LB Linebacker LS Long snapper OT Offensive tackle OL Offensive lineman
NT Nose tackle P Punter PR Punt returner QB Quarterback
RB Running back S Safety SS Strong safety TB Tailback
TE Tight end WR Wide receiver        
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Quarterback Trevor Lawrence led the Jacksonville Jaguars to their first division title and playoff win in four years
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Kyle Pitts was the NFL's highest drafted tight end at fourth overall
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Wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase set the single-year record for rookie receiving yards and won Offensive Rookie of the Year
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Quarterback Justin Fields holds the NFL record for quarterback rushing yards in a regular season game
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Linebacker Micah Parsons was the first unanimous Defensive Rookie of the Year
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Offensive Tackle Rashawn Slater earned Pro Bowl and All-Pro honors as a rookie
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Quarterback Mac Jones earned Pro Bowl honors as a rookie and was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team


Rnd. Pick # NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
1 1 Jacksonville Jaguars Trevor Lawrence † QB Clemson ACC
1 2 New York Jets Zach Wilson  QB BYU Ind. (FBS)
1 3 San Francisco 49ers Trey Lance  QB North Dakota State MVFC from Houston via Miami[R1 - 1]
1 4 Atlanta Falcons Kyle Pitts † TE Florida SEC 2020 John Mackey Award winner
1 5 Cincinnati Bengals Ja'Marr Chase † WR LSU SEC 2019 Biletnikoff Award winner
1 6 Miami Dolphins Jaylen Waddle  WR Alabama SEC from Philadelphia[R1 - 2]
1 7 Detroit Lions Penei Sewell † OT Oregon Pac-12 2019 Outland Trophy winner
1 8 Carolina Panthers Jaycee Horn  CB South Carolina SEC
1 9 Denver Broncos Patrick Surtain II † CB Alabama SEC
1 10 Philadelphia Eagles DeVonta Smith  WR Alabama SEC from Dallas[R1 - 3]
2020 Heisman Trophy, Maxwell Award and Walter Camp Award winner
1 11 Chicago Bears Justin Fields  QB Ohio State Big Ten from NY Giants[R1 - 4]
1 12 Dallas Cowboys Micah Parsons † LB Penn State Big Ten from San Francisco via Miami and Philadelphia[R1 - 5]
1 13 Los Angeles Chargers Rashawn Slater † OT Northwestern Big Ten
1 14 New York Jets Alijah Vera-Tucker  G USC Pac-12 from Minnesota[R1 - 6]
1 15 New England Patriots Mac Jones † QB Alabama SEC 2020 Davey O'Brien Award winner and Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award winner
1 16 Arizona Cardinals Zaven Collins  LB Tulsa The American 2020 Bronko Nagurski Trophy winner and Chuck Bednarik Award winner
1 17 Las Vegas Raiders Alex Leatherwood  OT Alabama SEC 2020 Outland Trophy winner
1 18 Miami Dolphins Jaelan Phillips  DE Miami (FL) ACC
1 19 Washington Football Team Jamin Davis  LB Kentucky SEC
1 20 New York Giants Kadarius Toney  WR Florida SEC from Chicago[R1 - 7]
1 21 Indianapolis Colts Kwity Paye  DE Michigan Big Ten
1 22 Tennessee Titans Caleb Farley  CB Virginia Tech ACC
1 23 Minnesota Vikings Christian Darrisaw  OT Virginia Tech ACC from Seattle via NY Jets[R1 - 8]
1 24 Pittsburgh Steelers Najee Harris † RB Alabama SEC 2020 Doak Walker Award winner
1 25 Jacksonville Jaguars Travis Etienne  RB Clemson ACC from LA Rams[R1 - 9]
1 26 Cleveland Browns Greg Newsome II  CB Northwestern Big Ten
1 27 Baltimore Ravens Rashod Bateman  WR Minnesota Big Ten
1 28 New Orleans Saints Payton Turner  DE Houston The American
1 29 Green Bay Packers Eric Stokes  CB Georgia SEC
1 30 Buffalo Bills Gregory Rousseau  DE Miami (FL) ACC
1 31 Baltimore Ravens Odafe Oweh  DE Penn State Big Ten from Kansas City[R1 - 10]
1 32 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Joe Tryon-Shoyinka  DE Washington Pac-12
2 33 Jacksonville Jaguars Tyson Campbell  CB Georgia SEC
2 34 New York Jets Elijah Moore  WR Ole Miss SEC
2 35 Denver Broncos Javonte Williams  RB North Carolina ACC from Atlanta[R2 - 1]
2 36 Miami Dolphins Jevon Holland  S Oregon Pac-12 from Houston[R2 - 2]
2 37 Philadelphia Eagles Landon Dickerson † C Alabama SEC 2020 Rimington Trophy winner
2 38 New England Patriots Christian Barmore  DT Alabama SEC from Cincinnati[R2 - 3]
2 39 Chicago Bears Teven Jenkins  OT Oklahoma State Big 12 from Carolina[R2 - 4]
2 40 Atlanta Falcons Richie Grant  S UCF The American from Denver[R2 - 5]
2 41 Detroit Lions Levi Onwuzurike  DT Washington Pac-12
2 42 Miami Dolphins Liam Eichenberg  OT Notre Dame Ind. (FBS) from NY Giants[R2 - 6]
2 43 Las Vegas Raiders Trevon Moehrig  S TCU Big 12 from San Francisco[R2 - 7]
2020 Jim Thorpe Award winner
2 44 Dallas Cowboys Kelvin Joseph  CB Kentucky SEC
2 45 Jacksonville Jaguars Walker Little  OT Stanford Pac-12 from Minnesota[R2 - 8]
2 46 Cincinnati Bengals Jackson Carman  OT Clemson ACC from New England[R2 - 9]
2 47 Los Angeles Chargers Asante Samuel Jr.  CB Florida State ACC
2 48 San Francisco 49ers Aaron Banks  G Notre Dame Ind. (FBS) from Las Vegas[R2 - 10]
2 49 Arizona Cardinals Rondale Moore  WR Purdue Big Ten
2 50 New York Giants Azeez Ojulari  DE Georgia SEC from Miami[R2 - 11]
2 51 Washington Football Team Sam Cosmi  OT Texas Big 12
2 52 Cleveland Browns Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah † LB Notre Dame Ind. (FBS) from Chicago via Carolina[R2 - 12]
2020 Butkus Award winner
2 53 Tennessee Titans Dillon Radunz  OT North Dakota State MVFC
2 54 Indianapolis Colts Dayo Odeyingbo  DE Vanderbilt SEC
2 55 Pittsburgh Steelers Pat Freiermuth  TE Penn State Big Ten
2 56 Seattle Seahawks D'Wayne Eskridge  WR Western Michigan MAC
2 57 Los Angeles Rams Tutu Atwell  WR Louisville ACC
2 58 Kansas City Chiefs Nick Bolton  LB Missouri SEC from Baltimore[R2 - 13]
2 59 Carolina Panthers Terrace Marshall Jr.  WR LSU SEC from Cleveland[R2 - 14]
2 60 New Orleans Saints Pete Werner  LB Ohio State Big Ten
2 61 Buffalo Bills Carlos Basham Jr.  DE Wake Forest ACC
2 62 Green Bay Packers Josh Myers  C Ohio State Big Ten
2 63 Kansas City Chiefs Creed Humphrey † C Oklahoma Big 12
2 64 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Kyle Trask  QB Florida SEC
3 65 Jacksonville Jaguars Andre Cisco  S Syracuse ACC
3 66 Minnesota Vikings Kellen Mond  QB Texas A&M SEC from NY Jets[R3 - 1]
3 67 Houston Texans Davis Mills  QB Stanford Pac-12
3 68 Atlanta Falcons Jalen Mayfield  OT Michigan Big Ten
3 69 Cincinnati Bengals Joseph Ossai  DE Texas Big 12
3 70 Carolina Panthers Brady Christensen  OT BYU Ind. (FBS) from Philadelphia[R3 - 2]
3 71 New York Giants Aaron Robinson  CB UCF The American from Denver[R3 - 3]
3 72 Detroit Lions Alim McNeill  DT NC State ACC
3 73 Philadelphia Eagles Milton Williams  DT Louisiana Tech C-USA from Carolina[R3 - 4]
3 74 Washington Football Team Benjamin St-Juste  CB Minnesota Big Ten from San Francisco[R3 - 5]
3 75 Dallas Cowboys Osa Odighizuwa  DT UCLA Pac-12
3 76 New Orleans Saints Paulson Adebo  CB Stanford Pac-12 from NY Giants via Denver[R3 - 6]
3 76.5– New England Patriots Selection forfeited[Forfeit 1]
3 77 Los Angeles Chargers Josh Palmer  WR Tennessee SEC
3 78 Minnesota Vikings Chazz Surratt  LB North Carolina ACC
3 79 Las Vegas Raiders Malcolm Koonce  DE Buffalo MAC from Arizona[R3 - 7]
3 80 Las Vegas Raiders Divine Deablo  LB Virginia Tech ACC
3 81 Miami Dolphins Hunter Long  TE Boston College ACC
3 82 Washington Football Team Dyami Brown  WR North Carolina ACC
3 83 Carolina Panthers Tommy Tremble  TE Notre Dame Ind. (FBS) from Chicago[R3 - 8]
3 84 Dallas Cowboys Chauncey Golston  DE Iowa Big Ten from Indianapolis via Philadelphia[R3 - 9]
3 85 Green Bay Packers Amari Rodgers  WR Clemson ACC from Tennessee[R3 - 10]
3 86 Minnesota Vikings Wyatt Davis  G Ohio State Big Ten from Seattle via NY Jets[R3 - 11]
3 87 Pittsburgh Steelers Kendrick Green  C Illinois Big Ten
3 88 San Francisco 49ers Trey Sermon  RB Ohio State Big Ten from LA Rams[R3 - 12]
3 89 Houston Texans Nico Collins  WR Michigan Big Ten from Cleveland via Carolina[R3 - 13]
3 90 Minnesota Vikings Patrick Jones II  DE Pittsburgh ACC from Baltimore[R3 - 14]
3 91 Cleveland Browns Anthony Schwartz  WR Auburn SEC from New Orleans[R3 - 15]
3 92 Tennessee Titans Monty Rice  LB Georgia SEC from Green Bay[R3 - 16]
3 93 Buffalo Bills Spencer Brown  OT Northern Iowa MVFC
3 94 Baltimore Ravens Ben Cleveland  G Georgia SEC from Kansas City[R3 - 17]
3 95 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Robert Hainsey  OT Notre Dame Ind. (FBS)
3* 96 New England Patriots Ronnie Perkins  DE Oklahoma Big 12
3* 97 Los Angeles Chargers Tre' McKitty  TE Georgia SEC
3* 98 Denver Broncos Quinn Meinerz  G Wisconsin–Whitewater WIAC from New Orleans[R3 - 18]
3* 99 Dallas Cowboys Nahshon Wright  CB Oregon State Pac-12
3* 100 Tennessee Titans Elijah Molden  CB Washington Pac-12
3* 101 Detroit Lions Ifeatu Melifonwu  CB Syracuse ACC from LA Rams[R3 - 19]
3 102 San Francisco 49ers Ambry Thomas  CB Michigan Big Ten 2020 Resolution JC-2A selection[lower-alpha 1]
3 103 Los Angeles Rams Ernest Jones  LB South Carolina SEC 2020 Resolution JC-2A selection[lower-alpha 2]
3 104 Baltimore Ravens Brandon Stephens  CB SMU The American 2020 Resolution JC-2A selection[lower-alpha 3]
3 105 Denver Broncos Baron Browning  LB Ohio State Big Ten 2020 Resolution JC-2A selection[lower-alpha 4]
from New Orleans[R3 - 20]
4 106 Jacksonville Jaguars Jay Tufele  DT USC Pac-12
4 107 New York Jets Michael Carter  RB North Carolina ACC
4 108 Atlanta Falcons Darren Hall  CB San Diego State MW
4 109 Tennessee Titans Dez Fitzpatrick  WR Louisville ACC from Houston via Carolina[R4 - 1]
4 110 Cleveland Browns James Hudson  OT Cincinnati The American from Philadelphia[R4 - 2]
4 111 Cincinnati Bengals Cameron Sample  DE Tulane The American
4 112 Detroit Lions Amon-Ra St. Brown † WR USC Pac-12
4 113 Detroit Lions Derrick Barnes  LB Purdue Big Ten from Carolina via Cleveland[R4 - 3]
4 114 Atlanta Falcons Drew Dalman  C Stanford Pac-12 from Denver[R4 - 4]
4 115 Dallas Cowboys Jabril Cox  LB LSU SEC
4 116 New York Giants Elerson Smith  DE Northern Iowa MVFC
4 117 Los Angeles Rams Bobby Brown III  DT Texas A&M SEC from San Francisco[R4 - 5]
4 118 Los Angeles Chargers Chris Rumph II  DE Duke ACC
4 119 Minnesota Vikings Kene Nwangwu  RB Iowa State Big 12
4 120 New England Patriots Rhamondre Stevenson  RB Oklahoma Big 12
4 121 Jacksonville Jaguars Jordan Smith  DE UAB C-USA from Las Vegas via Miami, Las Vegas, San Francisco,
and LA Rams[R4 - 6]
4 122 Cincinnati Bengals Tyler Shelvin  DT LSU SEC from Arizona via Houston and New England[R4 - 7]
4 123 Philadelphia Eagles Zech McPhearson  CB Texas Tech Big 12 from Miami[R4 - 8]
4 124 Washington Football Team John Bates  TE Boise State MW
4 125 Minnesota Vikings Camryn Bynum  S California Pac-12 from Chicago[R4 - 9]
4 126 Carolina Panthers Chuba Hubbard  RB Oklahoma State Big 12 from Tennessee[R4 - 10]
4 127 Indianapolis Colts Kylen Granson  TE SMU The American
4 128 Pittsburgh Steelers Dan Moore  OT Texas A&M SEC
4 129 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jaelon Darden  WR North Texas C-USA from Seattle[R4 - 11]
4 130 Los Angeles Rams Robert Rochell  CB Central Arkansas Southland from LA Rams via Jacksonville[R4 - 12]
4 131 Baltimore Ravens Tylan Wallace  WR Oklahoma State Big 12
4 132 Cleveland Browns Tommy Togiai  DT Ohio State Big Ten
4 133 New Orleans Saints Ian Book  QB Notre Dame Ind. (FBS)
4 134 Minnesota Vikings Janarius Robinson  DE Florida State ACC from Buffalo[R4 - 13]
4 135 Tennessee Titans Rashad Weaver  DE Pittsburgh ACC from Green Bay[R4 - 14]
4 136 Arizona Cardinals Marco Wilson  CB Florida SEC from Kansas City via Baltimore[R4 - 15]
4 137 Seattle Seahawks Tre Brown  CB Oklahoma Big 12 from Tampa Bay[R4 - 16]
4* 138 Dallas Cowboys Josh Ball  OT Marshall C-USA
4* 139 Cincinnati Bengals D'Ante Smith  OT East Carolina The American from New England[R4 - 17]
4* 140 Pittsburgh Steelers Buddy Johnson  LB Texas A&M SEC
4* 141 Los Angeles Rams Jacob Harris  WR UCF The American
4* 142 Green Bay Packers Royce Newman  G Ole Miss SEC
4* 143 Las Vegas Raiders Tyree Gillespie  S Missouri SEC from Minnesota via NY Jets[R4 - 18]
4* 144 Kansas City Chiefs Joshua Kaindoh  DE Florida State ACC
5 145 Jacksonville Jaguars Luke Farrell  TE Ohio State Big Ten
5 146 New York Jets Jamien Sherwood  S Auburn SEC
5 147 Houston Texans Brevin Jordan  TE Miami (FL) ACC
5 148 Atlanta Falcons Ta'Quon Graham  DE Texas Big 12
5 149 Cincinnati Bengals Evan McPherson  K Florida SEC
5 150 Philadelphia Eagles Kenneth Gainwell  RB Memphis The American
5 151 Chicago Bears Larry Borom  OT Missouri SEC from Carolina[R5 - 1]
5 152 Denver Broncos Caden Sterns  S Texas Big 12
5 153 Cleveland Browns Tony Fields II  LB West Virginia Big 12 from Detroit[R5 - 2]
5 154 New York Jets Michael Carter II  S Duke ACC from NY Giants[R5 - 3]
5 155 San Francisco 49ers Jaylon Moore  G Western Michigan MAC
5 156 Pittsburgh Steelers Isaiahh Loudermilk  DT Wisconsin Big Ten from Dallas via Philadelphia and Miami[R5 - 4]
5 157 Minnesota Vikings Ihmir Smith-Marsette  WR Iowa Big Ten
5 158 Carolina Panthers Daviyon Nixon  DT Iowa Big Ten from New England via Houston[R5 - 5]
5 159 Los Angeles Chargers Brenden Jaimes  OT Nebraska Big Ten
5 160 Baltimore Ravens Shaun Wade  CB Ohio State Big Ten from Arizona[R5 - 6]
5 161 Buffalo Bills Tommy Doyle  OT Miami (OH) MAC from Las Vegas[R5 - 7]
5 162 Kansas City Chiefs Noah Gray  TE Duke ACC from Miami via Las Vegas and NY Jets[R5 - 8]
5 163 Washington Football Team Darrick Forrest  S Cincinnati The American
5 164 Denver Broncos Jamar Johnson  S Indiana Big Ten from Chicago via NY Giants[R5 - 9]
5 165 Indianapolis Colts Shawn Davis  S Florida SEC
5 166 Carolina Panthers Keith Taylor  CB Washington Pac-12 from Tennessee[R5 - 10]
5 167 Las Vegas Raiders Nate Hobbs  CB Illinois Big Ten from Seattle[R5 - 11]
5 168 Minnesota Vikings Zach Davidson  TE Central Missouri MIAA from Pittsburgh via Baltimore[R5 - 12]
5 169 Cleveland Browns Richard LeCounte  S Georgia SEC from LA Rams[R5 - 13]
5 170 Houston Texans Garret Wallow  LB TCU Big 12 from Cleveland via Jacksonville and LA Rams[R5 - 14]
5 171 Baltimore Ravens Daelin Hayes  DE Notre Dame Ind. (FBS)
5 172 San Francisco 49ers Deommodore Lenoir  CB Oregon Pac-12 from New Orleans[R5 - 15]
5 173 Green Bay Packers Tedarrell Slaton  DT Florida SEC
5 174 Los Angeles Rams Earnest Brown IV  DE Northwestern Big Ten from Buffalo via Houston[R5 - 16]
5 175 New York Jets Jason Pinnock  CB Pittsburgh ACC from Kansas City[R5 - 17]
5 176 Tampa Bay Buccaneers K. J. Britt  LB Auburn SEC
5* 177 New England Patriots Cameron McGrone  LB Michigan Big Ten 33rd compensatory selection[N 2]
5* 178 Green Bay Packers Shemar Jean-Charles  CB Appalachian State Sun Belt
5* 179 Dallas Cowboys Simi Fehoko  WR Stanford Pac-12
5* 180 San Francisco 49ers Talanoa Hufanga † S USC Pac-12
5* 181 Kansas City Chiefs Cornell Powell  WR Clemson ACC
5* 182 Atlanta Falcons Adetokunbo Ogundeji  DE Notre Dame Ind. (FBS)
5* 183 Atlanta Falcons Avery Williams  CB Boise State MW
5* 184 Baltimore Ravens Ben Mason  FB Michigan Big Ten
6 185 Los Angeles Chargers Nick Niemann  LB Iowa Big Ten from Jacksonville via Tennessee[R6 - 1]
6 186 New York Jets Hamsah Nasirildeen  S Florida State ACC from NY Jets via New England[R6 - 2]
6 187 Atlanta Falcons Frank Darby  WR Arizona State Pac-12
6 188 New England Patriots Joshuah Bledsoe  S Missouri SEC from Houston[R6 - 3]
6 189 Philadelphia Eagles Marlon Tuipulotu  DT USC Pac-12
6 190 Cincinnati Bengals Trey Hill  C Georgia SEC
6 191 Philadelphia Eagles Tarron Jackson  DE Coastal Carolina Sun Belt from Denver via Carolina[R6 - 4]
6 192 Dallas Cowboys Quinton Bohanna  DT Kentucky SEC from Detroit[R6 - 5]
6 193 Carolina Panthers Deonte Brown  G Alabama SEC
6 194 San Francisco 49ers Elijah Mitchell  RB Louisiana N/A
6 195 Houston Texans Roy Lopez  DT Arizona Pac-12 from Dallas via New England[R6 - 6]
6 196 New York Giants Gary Brightwell  RB Arizona Pac-12
6 197 New England Patriots William Sherman  OT Colorado Pac-12
6 198 Los Angeles Chargers Larry Rountree III  RB Missouri SEC
6 199 Minnesota Vikings Jaylen Twyman  DT Pittsburgh ACC
6 200 New York Jets Brandin Echols  CB Kentucky SEC Forfeiture of selection announced,
but later rescinded;[N 3] from Las Vegas[R6 - 7]
6 201 New York Giants Rodarius Williams  CB Oklahoma State Big 12 from Arizona[R6 - 8]
6 202 Cincinnati Bengals Chris Evans  RB Michigan Big Ten from Miami via Houston[R6 - 9]
6 203 Buffalo Bills Marquez Stevenson  WR Houston The American from Washington via Las Vegas, Miami, and Houston[R6 - 10]
6 204 Carolina Panthers Shi Smith  WR South Carolina SEC from Chicago[R6 - 11]
6 205 Tennessee Titans Racey McMath  WR LSU SEC
6 206 New Orleans Saints Landon Young  OT Kentucky SEC from Indianapolis[R6 - 12]
6 207 New York Jets Jonathan Marshall  DT Arkansas SEC from Pittsburgh via Miami and Kansas City[R6 - 13]
6 208 Seattle Seahawks Stone Forsythe  OT Florida SEC from Seattle via Miami and Chicago[R6 - 14]
6 209 Jacksonville Jaguars Jalen Camp  WR Georgia Tech ACC from LA Rams[R6 - 15]
6 210 Arizona Cardinals Victor Dimukeje  DE Duke ACC from Baltimore[R6 - 16]
6 211 Cleveland Browns Demetric Felton  RB UCLA Pac-12
6 212 Buffalo Bills Damar Hamlin  S Pittsburgh ACC from New Orleans via Houston[R6 - 17]
6 213 Buffalo Bills Rachad Wildgoose  CB Wisconsin Big Ten
6 214 Green Bay Packers Cole Van Lanen  G Wisconsin Big Ten
6 215 Tennessee Titans Brady Breeze  S Oregon Pac-12 from Kansas City[R6 - 18]
6 216 Pittsburgh Steelers Quincy Roche  DE Miami (FL) ACC from Tampa Bay[R6 - 19]
6* 217 Chicago Bears Khalil Herbert  RB Virginia Tech ACC from Tampa Bay via Seattle[R6 - 20]
6* 218 Indianapolis Colts Sam Ehlinger  QB Texas Big 12 from New Orleans[R6 - 21]
6* 219 Denver Broncos Seth Williams  WR Auburn SEC from Atlanta[R6 - 22]
6* 220 Green Bay Packers Isaiah McDuffie  LB Boston College ACC
6* 221 Chicago Bears Dazz Newsome  WR North Carolina ACC
6* 222 Carolina Panthers Thomas Fletcher  LS Alabama SEC
6* 223 Arizona Cardinals Tay Gowan  CB UCF The American from Minnesota[R6 - 23]
6* 224 Philadelphia Eagles JaCoby Stevens  S LSU SEC
6* 225 Washington Football Team Camaron Cheeseman  LS Michigan Big Ten from Philadelphia[R6 - 24]
6* 226 Kansas City Chiefs Trey Smith  G Tennessee SEC from Carolina via NY Jets[R6 - 25]
6* 227 Dallas Cowboys Israel Mukuamu  CB South Carolina SEC
6* 228 Chicago Bears Thomas Graham Jr.  CB Oregon Pac-12
7 229 Indianapolis Colts Mike Strachan  WR Charleston (WV) N/A from Jacksonville via New Orleans[R7 - 1]
7 230 Las Vegas Raiders Jimmy Morrissey  C Pittsburgh ACC from NY Jets via San Francisco[R7 - 2]
7 231 Miami Dolphins Larnel Coleman  OT UMass MAC from Houston[R7 - 3]
7 232 Carolina Panthers Phil Hoskins  DT Kentucky SEC from Atlanta via Miami and Tennessee[R7 - 4]
7 233 Los Angeles Rams Jake Funk  RB Maryland Big Ten from Cincinnati via Houston[R7 - 5]
7 234 Philadelphia Eagles Patrick Johnson  DE Tulane The American
7 235 Cincinnati Bengals Wyatt Hubert  DE Kansas State Big 12 from Detroit via Seattle[R7 - 6]
7 236 Buffalo Bills Jack Anderson  G Texas Tech Big 12 from Carolina[R7 - 7]
7 237 Denver Broncos Kary Vincent Jr.  CB LSU SEC
7 238 Dallas Cowboys Matt Farniok  G Nebraska Big Ten
7 239 Denver Broncos Jonathon Cooper  DE Ohio State Big Ten from NY Giants[R7 - 8]
7 240 Washington Football Team William Bradley-King  DE Baylor Big 12 from San Francisco via Philadelphia[R7 - 9]
7 241 Los Angeles Chargers Mark Webb  S Georgia SEC
7 241.5– Minnesota Vikings Selection forfeited[Forfeit 2]
7 242 New England Patriots Tre Nixon  WR UCF The American
7 243 Arizona Cardinals James Wiggins  S Cincinnati The American
7 244 Miami Dolphins Gerrid Doaks  RB Cincinnati The American from Las Vegas via Washington[R7 - 10]
7 245 Pittsburgh Steelers Tre Norwood  CB Oklahoma Big 12 from Miami[R7 - 11]
7 246 Washington Football Team Shaka Toney  DE Penn State Big Ten
7 247 Arizona Cardinals Michal Menet  C Penn State Big Ten from Chicago via Las Vegas[R7 - 12]
7 248 Indianapolis Colts Will Fries  G Penn State Big Ten
7 249 Los Angeles Rams Ben Skowronek  WR Notre Dame Ind. (FBS) from Tennessee via Jacksonville[R7 - 13]
7 250 Chicago Bears Khyiris Tonga  DT BYU Ind. (FBS) from Seattle[R7 - 14]
7 251 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Chris Wilcox  CB BYU Ind. (FBS) from Pittsburgh[R7 - 15]
7 252 Los Angeles Rams Chris Garrett  LB Concordia–St. Paul N/A
7 253 Denver Broncos Marquiss Spencer  DE Mississippi State SEC from Cleveland[R7 - 16]
7 254 Pittsburgh Steelers Pressley Harvin III  P Georgia Tech ACC from Baltimore[R7 - 17]
2020 Ray Guy Award winner
7 255 New Orleans Saints Kawaan Baker  WR South Alabama Sun Belt Forfeiture of selection announced,
but later rescinded[N 4]
7 256 Green Bay Packers Kylin Hill  RB Mississippi State SEC
7 257 Detroit Lions Jermar Jefferson  RB Oregon State Pac-12 from Buffalo via Cleveland[R7 - 18]
7 258 Washington Football Team Dax Milne  WR BYU Ind. (FBS) from Kansas City via Miami[R7 - 19]
7 259 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Grant Stuard  LB Houston The American Mr. Irrelevant

Notable undrafted players

Original NFL team Player Pos. College Conf. Notes
Atlanta Falcons Dee Alford  CB Tusculum N/A
Atlanta Falcons Caleb Huntley  RB Ball State MAC
Atlanta Falcons Ryan Neuzil  G Appalachian State Sun Belt
Buffalo Bills Nick McCloud  CB Notre Dame Ind. (FBS)
Chicago Bears Caleb Johnson  LB Houston Baptist Southland
Cincinnati Bengals Drue Chrisman  P Ohio State Big Ten
Denver Broncos Adam Prentice  FB South Carolina SEC
Detroit Lions Tommy Kraemer  G Notre Dame Ind. (FBS)
Detroit Lions Jerry Jacobs  CB Arkansas SEC
Detroit Lions A. J. Parker  CB Kansas State Big 12
Detroit Lions Brock Wright  TE Notre Dame Ind. (FBS)
Indianapolis Colts Deon Jackson  RB Duke ACC
Jacksonville Jaguars Tim Jones  WR Southern Miss C-USA
Kansas City Chiefs Zayne Anderson  FS BYU Ind. (FBS)
Los Angeles Rams Alaric Jackson  OT Iowa Big Ten
Minnesota Vikings Riley Patterson  K Memphis The American
Philadelphia Eagles Jack Stoll  TE Nebraska Big Ten
Seattle Seahawks Jake Curhan  OT California Pac-12
Tennessee Titans Naquan Jones  NT Michigan State Big Ten
Washington Football Team Jaret Patterson  RB Buffalo MAC

Trades

In the explanations below, (PD) indicates trades completed prior to the start of the draft (i.e. Pre-Draft), while (D) denotes trades that took place during the draft.

Round one

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2020 Resolution JC-2A picks

In November 2020 the NFL passed that year's Resolution JC-2A, which rewards teams for developing minority candidates for head coach and/or general manager positions.[17] The resolution rewards teams whose minority candidates are hired away for one of those positions by awarding draft picks. These draft picks are at the end of the third round, after standard compensatory picks; if multiple teams qualify, they are awarded in draft order from the first round. These picks are in addition to, and have no impact on, the standard 32 compensatory picks.[18] Four picks have been awarded for the draft pursuant to the resolution.

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Notes

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Forfeited picks

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Summary

Selections by NCAA conference

Conference Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Total
NCAA Division I FBS football conferences
American 2 1 2 5 2 2 5 19
ACC 6 5 9 6 5 9 2 42
Big 12 0 4 2 6 4 2 4 22
Big Ten 7 4 9 2 11 5 6 44
C-USA 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 4
Ind. (FBS) 1 3 3 1 2 0 5 15
MAC 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 4
MW 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3
Pac-12 3 3 5 4 4 8 1 28
SEC 12 10 7 8 7 16 5 65
Sun Belt 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 4
NCAA Division I FCS football conferences
MVFC 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 4
Southland 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Non-Division I NCAA football conferences
MEC (DII) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
MIAA (DII) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
NSIC (DII) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
WIAC (DIII) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

A new record-high 65 players were drafted from one conference,[19] the most in NFL history, surpassing the previous number of selections, 64, in 2019. Both numbers were set by the Southeastern Conference.

Colleges with multiple draft selections

Selections Colleges
10 Alabama, Ohio State
9 Georgia, Notre Dame
8 Florida, Michigan
7 LSU
6 Kentucky, Penn State, Pittsburgh
5 BYU, Clemson, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Stanford, Texas, UCF, USC
4 Auburn, Cincinnati, Duke, Florida State, Iowa, Miami (FL), Oklahoma State, South Carolina, Texas A&M, Virginia Tech, Washington
3 Houston, Northwestern, Wisconsin
2 Arizona, Boise State, Boston College, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Louisville, Minnesota, Mississippi State, Nebraska, North Dakota State, Northern Iowa, Ole Miss, Oregon State, Purdue, SMU, Syracuse, TCU, Tennessee, Texas Tech, Tulane, UCLA, Western Michigan

Selections by position

Position Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Total
Center 0 3 1 1 0 1 2 8
Cornerback 5 3 8 6 7 6 3 38
Defensive end 6 3 5 7 4 3 6 34
Defensive tackle 0 2 3 4 3 5 2 19
Fullback 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Guard 1 1 3 1 1 3 3 13
Kicker 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Linebacker 3 3 4 3 4 2 2 21
Long snapper 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Offensive tackle 4 6 4 4 3 3 1 25
Punter 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Quarterback 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 10
Running back 2 1 1 4 1 5 4 18
Safety 0 3 2 1 8 5 2 21
Tight end 1 1 3 2 4 0 0 11
Wide receiver 5 5 5 5 3 8 5 36
Position Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Total
Offense 18 18 19 18 13 21 15 122
Defense 14 14 22 21 26 21 15 133
Special teams 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 4

References

Trade references

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General references

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