Whew. Quite the journey this year. Always a fun time trying to make sense of picks 1-32 not to mention the Washington Football Team's scenarios, but this was a particularly chaotic ride for all the obvious reasons (pandemic, no Combine, etc). For me and the mock draft, it ends here. Pencils down, fingers crossed.
For the purposes of The Huddle Report's national contest, points are awarded for players selected in the first round (1) and correctly paired with a team (2) regardless of where in the 1-32 range. I considered trades, especially the Patriots and Broncos moving up for quarterbacks (or the Chargers/Giants for Penei Sewell), but ultimately skipped them. It's hard enough to project players in some order without guessing the trades.
(For those wondering what's with the site, I'll eventually get around to populating this with some of my older work. Since I'm not tasked with writing The Athletic's definitive final mock, mine lives here.)
1 Jaguars - Trevor Lawrence, QB, Clemson
2 Jets - Zach Wilson, QB, BYU
3 49ers - Mac Jones, QB, Alabama
4 Falcons - Kyle Pitts, TE, Florida
5 Bengals - Ja'Marr Chase, WR, LSU
6 Dolphins - Jaylen Waddle, WR, Alabama
7 Lions - Penei Sewell, OT, Oregon
8 Panthers - Justin Fields, QB, Ohio State
9 Broncos - Trey Lance, QB, North Dakota State
10 Cowboys - Patrick Surtain, CB, Alabama
11 Giants - Kwity Paye, DE, Michigan
12 Eagles - Jaycee Horn, CB, South Carolina
13 Chargers - Rashawn Slater, OL, Northwestern
14 Vikings - Alijah Vera-Tucker, G, USC
15 Patriots - Micah Parsons, LB, Penn State
16 Cardinals - DeVonta Smith, WR, Alabama
17 Raiders - Jamin Davis, ILB, Kentucky
18 Dolphins - Najee Harris, RB, Alabama
19 Washington FT - Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, LB, Notre Dame
20 Bears - Elijah Moore, WR, Mississippi
21 Colts - Christian Darrisaw, OT, Virginia Tech
22 Titans - Zaven Collins, LB, Tulsa
23 Jets - Jaelan Phillips, DE, Miami
24 Steelers - Teven Jenkins, OT, Oklahoma State
25 Jaguars - Jayson Oweh, DE, Penn State
26 Browns - Rashod Bateman, WR, Minnesota
27 Ravens - Christian Barmore, DT, Alabama
28 Saints - Tyson Campbell, CB, Georgia
29 Packers - Greg Newsome II, CB, Northwestern
30 Bills - Travis Etienne, RB, Clemson
31 Ravens - Azeez Ojulari, OLB, Georgia
32 Buccaneers - Joe Tryon, DE, Washington
Just missed: Trevon Moehrig, Asante Samuel Jr., Caleb Farley, Kadarius Toney, Liam Eichenberg, Sam Cosmi, Alex Leatherwood, Gregory Rousseau, Levi Onwuzurike