JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA – JANUARY 11: Trevor Lawrence #16 of the Jacksonville Jaguars runs out prior to the AFC Wild Card Playoff game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Buffalo Bills at EverBank Stadium on January 11, 2026 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Five years is plenty of time to evaluate a draft class, and hoo boy is there a lot of room to correct what happened in 2021. It was a year of desperate quarterback reaches, mammoth busts at a variety of positions, and a plethora of teams that simply screwed up the process — but also gave us some of the best talent in all of the NFL.
Now’s our chance to right the wrongs of the past and re-draft the first round from 2021.
Pick
Team
Original Pick
Position
New Pick
Position
1
Jacksonville Jaguars
Trevor Lawrence
QB
Trevor Lawrence
QB
2
New York Jets
Zach Wilson
QB
Micah Parsons
EDGE
3
San Francisco 49ers
Trey Lance
QB
Patrick Surtain II
CB
4
Atlanta Falcons
Kyle Pitts
TE
Ja’Marr Chase
WR
5
Cincinnati Bengals
Ja’Marr Chase
WR
Penei Sewell
OT
6
Miami Dolphins
Jaylen Waddle
WR
Amon-Ra St. Brown
WR
7
Detroit Lions
Penei Sewell
OT
Jaylen Waddle
WR
8
Carolina Panthers
Jaycee Horn
CB
Landon Dickerson
OT
9
Denver Broncos
Patrick Surtain II
CB
Jaelan Phillips
EDGE
10
Philadelphia Eagles
DeVonta Smith
WR
Trey Smith
OL
11
Chicago Bears
Justin Fields
QB
Rashawn Slater
OT
12
Dallas Cowboys
Micah Parsons
EDGE
Travis Etienne
RB
13
Los Angeles Chargers
Rashawn Slater
OT
Creed Humphrey
OL
14
New York Jets
Alijah Vera-Tucker
OL
Spencer Brown
OL
15
New England Patriots
Mac Jones
QB
Gregory Rousseau
EDGE
16
Arizona Cardinals
Zaven Collins
LB
Kwity Paye
EDGE
17
Las Vegas Raiders
Alex Leatherwood
OT
Nico Collins
WR
18
Miami Dolphins
Jaelan Phillips
EDGE
Jonathon Cooper
EDGE
19
Washington Commanders
Jamin Davis
LB
Nick Bolton
LB
20
New York Giants
Kadarius Toney
WR
Kyle Pitts
TE
21
Indianapolis Colts
Kwity Paye
EDGE
Azeez Ojulari
LB
22
Tennessee Titans
Caleb Farley
CB
Jaycee Horn
CB
23
Minnesota Vikings
Christian Darrisaw
OT
Christian Darrisaw
OT
24
Pittsburgh Steelers
Najee Harris
RB
Najee Harris
RB
25
Jacksonville Jaguars
Trevor Etienne
RB
Chuba Hubbard
RB
26
Cleveland Browns
Greg Newsome II
CB
Pete Werner
LB
27
Baltimore Ravens
Rashod Bateman
WR
Quinn Meinerz
CB
28
New Orleans Saints
Payton Turner
EDGE
Dan Moore
OL
29
Green Bay Packers
Eric Stokes
CB
Rhamondre Stevenson
RB
30
Buffalo Bills
Gregory Rousseau
EDGE
Talanoa Hufanga
S
31
Balitmore Ravens
Odafe Oweh
EDGE
Christian Barmore
DT
32
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Joe Tryon-Shoyinka
LB
Odafe Oweh
EDGE
We went from four first round quarterbacks to one. Regardless of how great the other players in this class were, I still think the Jaguars go with Lawrence here to find their franchise QB.
In total we had 15 players fall out of the first round who were originally first round picks.
The biggest riser in the 2021 class was OL Trey Smith, who moves from pick No. 226 to No. 10.
The biggest conceivable fall in the redraft would be OL Alex Leatherwood, who was the No. 17 pick, but out of the NFL in two years. He would fall to UDFA.
