6 Miami Dolphins: Jaylen Waddle, WR, Alabama Make your franchise quarterback happy while making your team better. The only other pick here would have been an offensive lineman, which would have gotten an A grade as well, but Chase is the guy if youвЂ™re looking for offensive upside and you know Joe Burrow loves him. 5 Cincinnati Bengals: JaвЂ™Marr Chase, WR, LSU He is a player that would have been hard to pass on and Falcons fans must be elated the heвЂ™ll be with them for years to come. The Falcons will wait to rebuild with a new quarterback, as Kyle Pitts is instant offense for Matt Ryan and crew. 4: Atlanta Falcons: Kyle Pitts, TE, Florida Shanahan is the perfect coach to get him through the transition. Trey Lance is green, but thereвЂ™s no doubt he is talented. The 49ers paid a fortune to move up to No. 3: San Francisco 49ers: Trey Lance, QB, North Dakota State Winning two of their last three games in 2020 pushed them out of contention for Trevor Lawrence and at this point, Wilson just isnвЂ™t Lawrence. Wilson has all the attributes you need to win at the next level, but it is hard to not think of what could have been for the Jets. 2: New York Jets: Zach Wilson, QB, Brigham Young With the most draft capital this year by far, theyвЂ™ll now bring in more foundational pieces to help Lawrence get his career off to a fast start. HeвЂ™s big, heвЂ™s strong, heвЂ™s accurate, heвЂ™s mobile and heвЂ™s now the center of JacksonvilleвЂ™s rebuild.

Unless youвЂ™re Phil SimmsвЂ™ son, you likely agree that Trevor Lawrence was the no-brainer pick and for good reason. 1 Jacksonville Jaguars: Trevor Lawrence, QB, Clemson Rapid reaction pick grades for Round 1 No. So strap yourself in and letвЂ™s grade some picks!Д®ditorвЂ™s note: We published this before the draft started and weвЂ™re comfortable calling the Jags now. Groupthink might not be as prevalent as it has been in years past, and that could lead to some picks youвЂ™d never imagine. The pandemic has translated into another year without a combine and restricted scouting. This draft season hasnвЂ™t been as perilous as last year, as we were in the thick of a pandemic, but COVID-19 is still with us. Welcome to the 2021 NFL Draft! The buildup has us all on the edge of our seats and no matter what happens, there will be plenty of surprises. Saints trade up to No.UPDATE: Follow along HERE for day 2 draft grades. Only trades that occur during the three-day window will be listed, no pre-draft trades will appear here. Be sure to check back all weekend for the latest trade details and grades. Note: All NFL Draft trades will be listed below after they have been announced and made official. NFL Draft Trades tracker: Grading every deal made this weekend With that in mind, we will be tracking and grading all of the NFL Draft trades that happen, as we tuck in our bib and prepare for some chaos. Simply put, the movement this offseason has been monumental and it seemingly serves as merely an appetizer to a feast of trades that will happen over the course of the DraftвЂ™s three days this weekend. Metcalf have been consistently linked to trade rumors sending them anywhere from Green Bay to Kansas City. So far this offseason superstar players like Davante Adams, Russell Wilson, Deshaun Watson, and Tyreek Hill have traded places with the fates of Baker Mayfield, Deebo Samuel, and Jimmy Garoppolo still hanging in the balance. One doesnвЂ™t have to look hard to read the tea leaves that NFL insiders are glancing at to predict the wildness of this yearвЂ™s NFL Draft trade frenzy. Football, by nature, is an exciting sport and nothing is more instantly gratifying and thrilling than a trade. Trades are the lifeblood of the draft, not because they make or break a war room but because fans love a trade as much as they love a cold beer on a Sunday in fall. But all indications seem to point toward this being one of the wildest Drafts weвЂ™ve seen in a while, which means we might be in for more than just names sliding around draft boards. Typically the NFL DraftВ is pretty much set in the hours leading up to the actual reading of the names at the podium. ItвЂ™s shaping up to be a wild weekend of NFL Draft trades, and weвЂ™re tracking each and every deal that gets made.

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