{"id":103190,"date":"2021-02-17T16:41:53","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T21:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=103190"},"modified":"2021-05-30T18:57:50","modified_gmt":"2021-05-30T22:57:50","slug":"potts-2021-nfl-mock-draft-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021\/02\/17\/potts-2021-nfl-mock-draft-part-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Potts&#8217; 2021 NFL Mock Draft (2.0): Part II"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the second of several mock drafts. This 2021 NFL mock draft will include trades. Stay tuned for more mock drafts as prospects rise and fall.<\/p>\n<h2>2021 NFL Mock Draft 2.0, Including Trades: Part II<\/h2>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021\/01\/30\/potts-2021-nfl-mock-draft-part-i\/\" target=\"_self\">Check out picks No. 1-16 of the mock draft here.<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No. 17: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/raiders\/\" target=\"_self\">Las Vegas Raiders<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/joseph-ossai-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joseph Ossai<\/a>, EDGE, Texas<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>2019 draft picks Clelin Ferrell and Maxx Crosby have struggled to produce consistent pressure. Ossai can help right out of the gate. Ossai could be a Defensive Rookie of the Year candidate.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No. 18: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/dolphins\/\" target=\"_self\">Miami Dolphins<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/jaylen-waddle-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jaylen Waddle<\/a>, Wide Receiver, Alabama<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>As the saying goes, &#8220;if it ain&#8217;t broke, don&#8217;t fix it.&#8221; Waddle and Tua Tagovailoa worked in college, and they should work in the NFL. Drafting both DeVonta Smith and Waddle could be overkill. However, Miami has both the draft capital and the quarterback to make it work.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No. 19: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/washington-football-team\/\" target=\"_self\">Washington Football Team<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/samuel-cosmi-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Samuel Cosmi<\/a>, Offensive Tackle, Texas<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If Washington re-signs Brandon Scherff and drafts Cosmi, they will be a quarterback away from serious playoff contention in the NFC.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No. 20: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/bears\/\" target=\"_self\">Chicago Bears<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/kadarius-toney-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kadarius Toney<\/a>, Wide Receiver, Florida<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If Allen Robinson leaves, all is not lost for the Bears. They have talented pass-catchers like Cole Kmet and Darnell Mooney. Toney would add to this group. Toney is a Senior Bowl standout, and he has been flying up draft boards.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No. 21: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/colts\/\" target=\"_self\">Indianapolis Colts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/terrace-marshall-jr-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Terrace Marshall<\/a>, Wide Receiver, LSU<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This selection assumes that Indianapolis address their quarterback need in free agency. Marshall would be a luxury pick as the Colts aim to win Super Bowl LVI.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No. 22: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/steelers\/\" target=\"_self\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/najee-harris-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Najee Harris<\/a>, Running Back, Alabama<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Pittsburgh trades pick No. 24 (and other draft capital) to Tennessee for the No. 22 pick.<\/p>\n<p>In this scenario, Ben Roethlisberger comes back for one final season. Kevin Colbert and the Steelers go all-in on winning a ring, and Harris could be a superstar. The likes of James Conner and Benny Snell are not star-caliber players. Harris should be.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No. 23: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/jets\/\" target=\"_self\">New York Jets<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/asante-samuel-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Asante Samuel<\/a>, Cornerback, Florida State<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The Jets have needed a star corner since the days of Darrelle Revis. Samuel offers that upside.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No. 24: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/titans\/\" target=\"_self\">Tennessee Titans<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/jeremiah-owusu-koramoah-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah<\/a>, Linebacker, Notre Dame<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Owusu-Koramoah would be an upgrade in the Tennessee front seven as he offers coverage ability and pass-rushing ability. Tennessee also picks up a later-round pick with their trade with the Steelers.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No. 25: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/jaguars\/\" target=\"_self\">Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a>, Pat Freiermuth, Tight End, Penn State<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Jacksonville has many solid pass-catchers already, but Freiermuth could be a difference-maker as a mismatch weapon. He is not quite as good as Kyle Pitts, but he would be the best tight end in most draft classes.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No. 26: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/browns\/\" target=\"_self\">Cleveland Browns<\/a>, Zaven Collins, Linebacker, Tulsa<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The Browns desperately need defensive help. Outside of Myles Garrett and Denzel Ward, the Browns have few bright spots. Collins would be a bright spot as soon as he steps on the field.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No. 27: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/dolphins\/\" target=\"_self\">Miami Dolphins<\/a>, Azeez Ojulari, EDGE, Georgia<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Miami trades later draft capital to Baltimore, moving up to the No. 27 pick.<\/p>\n<p>Ojulari gives Brian Flores another versatile edge-rusher player to wreck offenses. Miami is one of the deepest teams in terms of draft capital, and the Ravens are often eager to move down on the draft board.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No. 28: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/saints\/\" target=\"_self\">New Orleans Saints,<\/a> Nick Bolton, Linebacker, Missouri<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The Saints could trade down and pick up extra draft capital, but they stand pat at No. 28. Bolton joins 2020 pick Zack Baun in the Saints future linebacker corps.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No. 29: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/packers\/\" target=\"_self\">Green Bay Packers<\/a>, Rondale Moore, Wide Receiver, Purdue<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The Packers finally draft a weapon for Aaron Rodgers, dropping the well-rounded star wide receiver alongside Davante Adams.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No. 30: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/bills\/\" target=\"_self\">Buffalo Bills<\/a>, Dillon Radunz, Offensive Tackle, North Dakota State<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Buffalo needs offensive line help, and the Senior Bowl standout would be a great pickup.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No. 31: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/buccaneers\/\" target=\"_self\">Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a>, Gregory Rousseau, EDGE, Miami<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Assuming Shaquil Barrett leaves in free agency, Tampa Bay replaces him with the upside edge-rusher from in-state.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No. 32: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/chiefs\/\" target=\"_self\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a>, Alijah Vera-Tucker, Interior Offensive Line, USC<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The soon-to-be Super Bowl champions spend their first-rounder on improving the offensive line. With Eric Fisher and Mitchell Schwartz returning in 2021, the Chiefs could build an elite offensive line.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2021\/02\/02\/nfl-mock-draft-1-0\/\" target=\"_self\">Check out a version of this mock draft without trades here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[pickup_prop id=&#8221;452&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"JVGD8zwnQOJCszCtEHecHg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1295899300\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'JVGD8zwnQOJCszCtEHecHg',sig:'JV_dqhfVEkD4YEEtPkoJKW6AynuRYuDSlIxJ8ZCHszM=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1295899300',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the second of several mock drafts. This 2021 NFL mock draft will include trades. Stay tuned for more mock drafts as prospects rise and fall. 2021 NFL Mock Draft 2.0, Including Trades: Part II Check out picks No. 1-16 of the mock draft here. No. 17: Las Vegas Raiders, Joseph Ossai, EDGE, Texas [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3502,"featured_media":104456,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1647],"tags":[6669,6557,7508,7426,7507],"class_list":["post-103190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-draft","tag-2021-nfl-draft","tag-asante-samuel","tag-dillon-radunz","tag-najee-harris","tag-pat-freiermuth"],"modified_by":"David Latham, Managing Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3502"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103190"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103190\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/104456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}