This time one week from now the NFL world will be abuzz with all the teams and their fans analyzing their first-round draft pick(s) and preparing for day two. There have been many, many mock drafts up to this point, but this is my first — and only — round one mock draft for the year.
So, here it is, with nearly a week to second guess every selection I made until it’s confirmed how wrong I really was. Even so, enjoy my first-round mock draft, with a couple of trades in there I could see happening.
| 1 | Jacksonville | Trevor Lawrence, QB, Clemson |
| 2 | NY Jets | Zach Wilson, QB, BYU |
| 3 | San Francisco | Trey Lance, QB, North Dakota State |
| 4 | Atlanta | Kyle Pitts, TE, Florida |
| 5 | Cincinnati | Ja’Marr Chase, WR, LSU |
| 6 | Denver (via MIA) | Justin Fields, QB, Ohio State |
| 7 | Detroit | DeVonta Smith, WR, Alabama |
| 8 | Carolina | Penei Sewell, OT, Oregon |
| 9 | Miami (via DEN) | Jaylen Waddle, WR, Alabama |
| 10 | Dallas | Patrick Surtain II, CB, Alabama |
| 11 | NY Giants | Alijah Vera-Tucker, IOL, USC |
| 12 | Philadelphia | Micah Parsons, LB, Penn State |
| 13 | LA Chargers | Rashawn Slater, OT, Northwestern |
| 14 | Minnesota | Jaelan Phillips, EDGE, Miami |
| 15 | New England | Mac Jones, QB, Alabama |
| 16 | Indianapolis (via ARI) | Christian Darrisaw, OT, Virginia Tech |
| 17 | Las Vegas | Teven Jenkins, OT, Oklahoma State |
| 18 | Miami | Kwity Paye, EDGE, Michigan |
| 19 | Washington | Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, LB, Notre Dame |
| 20 | Chicago | Jaycee Horn, CB, South Carolina |
| 21 | Arizona (via IND) | Najee Harris, RB, Alabama |
| 22 | Tennessee | Kadarius Toney, WR, Florida |
| 23 | NY Jets | Caleb Farley, CB, Virginia Tech |
| 24 | Pittsburgh | Azeez Ojulari, EDGE, Georgia |
| 25 | Jacksonville | Trevon Moehrig, S, TCU |
| 26 | Cleveland | Jayson Oweh, EDGE, Penn State |
| 27 | Baltimore | Rashod Bateman, WR, Minnesota |
| 28 | New Orleans | Christian Barmore, DT, Alabama |
| 29 | Green Bay | Daviyon Nixon, DT, Iowa |
| 30 | Buffalo | Travis Etienne, RB, Clemson |
| 31 | Kansas City | Samuel Cosmi, OT, Texas |
| 32 | Tampa Bay | Levi Onwuzurike, DT, Washington |
