Mac Jones goes in top 5, 13 SEC stars included in Round 1 of CBS Sports’ latest 2021 NFL Mock Draft
By Adam Spencer
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The 2021 NFL Draft is coming up in a couple of months, and there will once again be several SEC players in contention for Round 1 consideration.
Alabama has a number of picks Round 1 picks, but other schools also have elite draft prospects.
On Tuesday, CBS Sports analyst Ryan Wilson updated his first-round mock draft, and as you can see below, Alabama QB Mac Jones is projected to go No. 4 overall. Here’s where the 13 SEC stars are projected to go:
- No. 4 — Mac Jones, QB, Alabama — Atlanta Falcons
- No. 6 — DeVonta Smith, WR, Alabama — Philadelphia Eagles
- No. 7 — Ja’Marr Chase, WR, LSU — Detroit Lions
- No. 8 — Jaylen Waddle, WR, Alabama — Miami Dolphins
- No. 12 — Patrick Surtain II, CB, Alabama — San Francisco 49ers
- No. 13 — Kyle Pitts, TE, Florida — Los Angeles Chargers
- No. 20 — Kadarius Toney, WR, Florida — Chicago Bears
- No. 23 — Najee Harris, RB, Alabama — New York Jets
- No. 24 — Jaycee Horn, CB, South Carolina — Dallas Cowboys
- No. 25 — Christian Barmore, DL, Alabama — Jacksonville Jaguars
- No. 26 — Azeez Ojulari, LB, Georgia — Cleveland Browns
- No. 28 — Tyson Campbell, CB, Georgia — New Orleans Saints
- No. 31 — Nick Bolton, LB, Mizzou — Green Bay Packers
With no NFL Combine this year, we’ll see which players remain in the first round picture and which new names become contenders for those spots.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
