The 2021 NFL mock drafts continue to roll in despite the fact that the 2020 college football season may not happen. Several major conferences have already canceled play this fall including the the Big Ten and Pac-12.
The NFL season is sure to have its issues as well. They have chosen not to play in ‘bubbles,’ which thus far has been successful for the NBA and NHL. Major League Baseball is soldiering on but only after several teams had to suspend blocks of games due to virus outbreaks.
That aside, NFL pundits are acting under the assumption that the league will complete their season. Michael Renner of Pro Football Focus, in his latest mock draft, takes into account the college conferences that will not play who are still scheduled to play games.
Renner has the New York Giants selecting seventh, meaning they will win approximately six games this season, and choosing a pass rusher with that pick.
7. NEW YORK GIANTS — EDGE GREGORY ROUSSEAU, MIAMI (FL)
Rousseau is still more projection than performance after earning an 80.7 pass-rushing grade last season, but boy is his high-end special. At 6-foot-6, 265 pounds, Rousseau has the frame and athleticism to play any position from standup outside linebacker to 3-technique. Actually, his best reps came on the interior, where he earned an 88.3 pass-rushing grade on 79 such snaps.
Rousseau is a highly regarded prospect who has Michael Strahan-like dimensions — length with power and speed — and is versatile enough to play multiple positions. But he is a young man who scouts see as needing a 2020 season where he continues to grow as a player.
Rousseau may not have enough games this year for scouts to make that determination.
