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1/26/21
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These Underclassmen Will Be 2021 First-Round NFL Draft Picks
The NFL last week announced the 98 college underclassmen that were granted special eligibility to enter the 2021 draft.
Some, like BYU quarterback Zach Wilson or Oregon tackle Penei Sewell, are already expected to be taken early in the draft. But only a fraction of the 98 underclassmen will hear their names called in the first round.
Of the 98 players granted draft eligibility, here are the 14 underclassmen that the 33rd Team currently projects to be first-round draft picks, along with 5 more that stand a good chance of getting there and 13 more who have the potential to raise their stock.
Guaranteed:
Ja’Marr Chase, WR, LSU
Caleb Farley, DB, Virginia Tech
Justin Fields, QB, Ohio State
Trey Lance, QB, North Dakota st.
Trevor Lawrence, QB, Clemson
Joseph Ossai, Edge, Texas
Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, LB, Notre Dame
Micah Parsons, LB, Penn State
Kyle Pitts, TE, Florida
Gregory Rousseau, Edge, Miami
Penei Sewell, T, Oregon
Patrick Surtain, CB, Alabama
Jaylen Waddle, WR, Alabama
Zach Wilson, QB, BYU
Expected:
Christian Barmore, DT, Alabama
Rashod Bateman, WR, Minnesota
Samuel Cosmi, T, Texas
Christian Darrisaw, T, Virginia Tech
Jaylen Twyman, DT, Pittsburgh
Potential:
Nick Bolton, LB, Missouri
Tyson Campbell, DB, Georgia
Zaven Collins, LB, Tulsa
Wyatt Davis, G, Ohio State
Pat Freiermuth, TE, Penn State
Jaycee Horn, DB, South Carolina
Creed Humphrey, C, Oklahoma
Mac Jones, QB, Alabama
Terrace Marshall, WR, LSU
Jaylen Mayfield, T, Michigan
Rondale Moore, WR, Purdue
Azeez Ojulari, Edge, Georgia
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