2021 NFL Draft: #23 Alaric Jackson; #88 Tyler Linderbaum; #92 Ihmir Smith-Marsette (Per CBS Sports)

[Franisdaman]

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The Story:

2021 NFL Draft: Trevor Lawrence, Justin Fields atop Preseason Top 100 Big Board; receivers littered throughout
Two prized quarterbacks are at No. 1 and No. 2, then a freak offensive tackle and loads of wide receivers

• by Chris Trapasso
• @ChrisTrapasso
• April 28, 2020

A year out from the 2021 NFL Draft, let's not overthink it.

Trevor Lawrence is the premier prospect entering the 2020 college football season.

Despite somewhat of a "down" season from his phenomenal true freshman season in 2018, the tall, athletic, rocket-armed quarterback completed nearly 66% of his passes and averaged nine yards per attempt with 36 touchdowns, eight interceptions and also ran for 563 yards.

He plays with poise beyond his years, reads coverages well, and doesn't let a rare bad decision faze him. Plus, he's accurate and can rip the football through tight windows at any level of the field.

Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields isn't far behind Lawrence though. Seriously. The other nationally renowned quarterback recruit in the class of 2017 -- both from Georgia -- flourished in his first year with the Buckeyes by averaging a hefty 9.2 yards per attempt with 41 touchdowns and just three interceptions. At around 6-3 and 220 pounds, Fields has NFL size, and like Lawrence, he possesses a high-end arm with precise accuracy.

Beyond those two prospects, there's Penei Sewell from Oregon, a mammoth, supremely athletic left tackle with insane balance in pass protection and dominant run-blocking skills. After that, just as we had in the 2020 draft cycle, a plethora of ultra-talented wide receivers.

Here's an early look at my top 100 players for the 2021 NFL Draft.

1. Trevor Lawrence, QB, Clemson
2. Justin Fields, QB, Ohio State
3. Penei Sewell, OT, Oregon
4. Ja'Marr Chase, WR, LSU
5. Quincy Roche, EDGE, Miami
6. Rashod Bateman, WR, Minnesota
7. Greg Rousseau, EDGE/DL, Miami
8. Jamie Newman, QB, Georgia
9. Patrick Surtain II, CB, Alabama
10. Michah Parsons, LB, Penn State
11. Samuel Cosmi, OT, Texas
12. Jaylen Twyman, DT, Pittsburgh
13. Shaun Wade, DB, Ohio State
14. Pat Freiermuth, TE, Penn State
15. Justyn Ross, WR, Clemson
16. Richard LeCounte, S, Georgia
17. Wyatt Davis, OG, Ohio State
18. Marvin Wilson, DL, Florida State
19. Jevon Holland, DB, Oregon
20. Carlos Basham, EDGE, Wake Forest
21. Walker Little, OT, Stanford
22. Jaylen Waddle, WR, Alabama
23. Alaric Jackson, OT, Iowa
24. Alex Leatherwood, OT, Alabama
25. Devonta Smith, WR, Alabama
26. Trey Smith, OL, Tennessee
27. Travis Etienne, RB, Clemson
28. Dylan Moses, LB, Alabama
29. Rashawn Slater, OT, Northwestern
30. Chuba Hubbard, RB, Oklahoma State
31. Tylan Wallace, WR, Oklahoma State
32. Rondale Moore, WR, Purdue
33. Patrick Jones II, DL/EDGE, Pittsburgh
34. Trey Lance, QB, North Dakota State
35. Hamsah Nasirildeen, LB/S, Florida State
36. Andre Cisco, S, Syracuse
37. Creed Humphrey, C, Oklahoma
38. Liam Eichenberg, OL, Notre Dame
39. Najee Harris, RB, Alabama
40. Jackson Carman, OT, Clemson
41. Kyle Pitts, TE, Florida
42. Jay Tufele, DL, USC
43. Paddy Fisher, LB, Northwestern
44. Amon-Ra St. Brown, WR, USC
45. Cade Mays, OL, Tennessee
46. Brock Purdy, QB, Iowa State
47. Deommodore Lenoir, CB, Oregon
48. Chris Olave, WR, Ohio State
49. Caleb Farley, CB, Virginia Tech
50. Kyle Trask, QB, Florida
51. Jaylen Mayfield, OT, Michigan
52. Brevin Jordan, TE, Miami
53. Trevon Moehrig, S, TCU
54. Levi Onwuzurike, DL, Washington
55. Tommy Kraemer, OL, Notre Dame
56. Nick Bolton, LB, Missouri
57. Sage Surratt, WR, Wake Forest
58. Paulson Adebo, CB, Stanford
59. Tutu Atwell, WR, Louisville
60. Jaret Patterson, RB, Buffalo
61. Elijah Molden, CB, Washington
62. Trey Sermon, RB, Ohio State
63. Sam Ehlinger, QB, Texas
64. Ar'Darius Washington, S, TCU
65. Kylin Hill, RB, Mississippi State
66. Brant Kuithe, TE, Utah
67. Hamilcar Rashed, EDGE, Oregon State
68. Roger McCreary, CB, Auburn
69. Dynami Brown, WR, North Carolina
70. Aashari Crosswell, DB, Arizona State
71. Tamorrion Terry, WR, Florida State
72. Israel Mukuamu, DB, South Carolina
73. Kellen Mond, QB, Texas A&M
74. Charlie Kolar, TE, Iowa State
75. Emeka Emezie, WR, North Carolina State
76. Rakeem Boyd, RB, Akransas
77. DeAngelo Malone, DL, Western Kentucky
78. K.J. Costello, QB, Mississippi State
79. Nico Collins, WR, Michigan
80. Max Borghi, RB, Washington State
81. Divine Deablo, S/LB, Virginia Tech
82. Tyler Shelvin, DL, LSU
83. LaBryan Ray, DL, Alabama
83. Xavier Thomas, EDGE, Clemson
84. Jabril Cox, LB, LSU
85. Malcolm Koonce, EDGE, Buffalo
86. Baron Browning, LB, Ohio State
87. Pooka Williams, RB, Kansas
88. Tyler Linderbaum, OL, Iowa
89. Jacoby Stevens, DB, LSU
90. Charleston Rambo, WR, Oklahoma
91. Eric Stokes, CB, Georgia
92. Ihmir Smith-Marsette, WR, Iowa
93. Jalen Redmond, EDGE, Oklahoma
94. Osa Odighizuwa, DL, UCLA
95. Terrace Marshall, WR, LSU
96. Josh Jobe, CB, Alabama
97. Seth Williams, WR, Auburn
98. Kennedy Brooks, RB, Oklahoma
99. Thayer Munford, OL, Ohio State
100. Dimitri Moore, LB, Vanderbilt

LINK: https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft...-100-big-board-receivers-littered-throughout/

 

[HawkNole09]

First, Is Linderbaum eligible yet?

Second, ISM can be this years K.J. Hamler. I hope they play him out of the slot some to take advantage of mismatches and give us the ability to play ISM and Smith on the same side of the field.

 

[Franisdaman]

First, Is Linderbaum eligible yet?

Second, ISM can be this years K.J. Hamler. I hope they play him out of the slot some to take advantage of mismatches and give us the ability to play ISM and Smith on the same side of the field.

In April, 2021, he turns 21 years old.

Next season is his 3rd year. Time flies.

 

[H4wkfan4life]

Wow that would put ism as the highest drafted wr I can remember seeing play for Iowa!!!

Highest since 88!

 

[Franisdaman]

Wow that would put ism as the highest drafted wr I can remember seeing play for Iowa!!!

Highest since 88!

Lets face it. KF has turned Iowa into a WR factory for the NFL

 

[Slappy Pappy]

I would take first round draft picks in 3 consecutive years. And I bet so would AJ.

 

[HawkNole09]

I would take first round draft picks in 3 consecutive years. And I bet so would AJ.

It’s going to take a great, healthy year out of Alaric, but I think the big fella can do it!

 

[TJFant]

Jackson the 5th OL off the board seems about right. I still think Hankins will go as high as Ojemudia. Sure hope Linderbaum stays for his 4th year.

 

[Hawkfan_08]

NFL can keep their filthy hands off of Linderbaum. We have plans...

 

[Franisdaman]

NFL can keep their filthy hands off of Linderbaum. We have plans...

 

[OutbackBowl2017]

He is going to be a red shirt sophomore this year so let’s enjoy his second season at the center position.

 

[Franisdaman]

He is going to be a red shirt sophomore this year so let’s enjoy his second season at the center position.

Best damn center in the entire United States of America.

 

[Franisdaman]

We have had a pretty good run of first round draft picks the last few years. Who are the likely suspects to keep the streak going next year?

It appears we have just one candidate, Alaric Jackson. But he needs to stays healthy.

 

[BigDelHawk]

Coy Cronk started in 40 games at Indiana. If the Iowa staff works its magic and Doyle takes the baby fat off the guy, he could be a monster. Hopefully we are all pleasantly surprised.

 

[4th & 9 inches]

Little surprised Linderbaum is that high. Good for him.

 

[luvmyhawks]

ISM plays the way he did in the holiday bowl for the entire season, watch out. Here is to hoping.

 

[HumbleP1e]

Wow that would put ism as the highest drafted wr I can remember seeing play for Iowa!!!

Highest since 88!

Stole my thought. Impressive.

 

[Franisdaman]

Pro Football Network has Alaric going in the second round and No. 46 overall to the Buffalo Bills.

Jackson is the lone Hawkeyes listed in Pro Football Network's 1st and 2nd Round Mock drafts.

Overall, these Hawkeyes could hear their names called next year in the NFL Draft:

* OL Jackson
* WR Smith-Marsette
* C Tyler Linberbaum
* WR Brandon Smith
* DE Chauncey Golston
* CB Matt Hankins
* Grad transfer OT Coy Cronk
* Kicker Keith Duncan

 

[Franisdaman]

 

[final_flashx]

Ihmir is the one guy that really intrigues me.... we all know that Linderbaum and Alaric will be highly regarded during the draft process but it'll be interesting to see what the analyst say about Ihmir because his film kind of reminds me of Stefon Diggs when he was at Maryland.... They put Diggs everywhere as a returner and WR, they just gave him the ball and had him run around a lot similar to the way we use Ihmir

 

[ChrisVarick]

ISM plays the way he did in the holiday bowl for the entire season, watch out. Here is to hoping.

Well he would be the Heisman winner if that happened.

 

[Franisdaman]

The Top 100 has some changes.

#72 is Jackson
#73 is Linderbaum
No longer listed is ISM

2021 NFL Draft Big Board: Top 100 players starts with Trevor Lawrence, includes another deep WR class
As always, it's all about the QB, but the top-100 list is full of playmakers who can have an immediate impact
https://www.cbssports.com/writers/ryan-wilson/
By Ryan Wilson, Josh Edwards, Chris Trapasso & R.J. White
Aug 24, 2020

1. Trevor Lawrence, QB, Clemson
2. Penei Sewell, OT, Oregon
3. Micah Parsons, LB, Penn State
4. Ja'Marr Chase, WR, LSU
5. Justin Fields, QB, Ohio State
6. Wyatt Davis, IOL, Ohio State
7. Trey Lance, QB, North Dakota State
8. Rashod Bateman, WR, Minnesota
9. DeVonta Smith, WR, Alabama
10. Gregory Rousseau, EDGE, Miami
11. Caleb Farley, CB, Virginia Tech
12. Rondale Moore, WR, Purdue
13. Patrick Surtain II, CB, Alabama
14. Kyle Pitts, TE, Florida
15. Christian Barmore, IDL, Alabama
16. Trey Smith, IOL, Tennessee
17. Jevon Holland, S, Oregon
18. Pat Freiermuth, TE, Penn State
19. Jaylen Waddle, WR, Alabama
20. Dylan Moses, LB, Alabama
21. Rashawn Slater, OT, Northwestern
22. Travis Etienne, RB, Clemson
23. Shaun Wade, CB, Ohio State
24. Samuel Cosmi, OT, Texas
25. Carlos Basham Jr., EDGE, Wake Forest
26. Thomas Graham Jr., CB, Oregon
27. Creed Humphrey, IOL, Oklahoma
28. Deonte Brown, IOL, Alabama
29. Quincy Roche, EDGE, Miami
30. Eric Stokes, CB, Georgia
31. Justyn Ross, WR, Clemson (*Ross had spinal surgery in June and won't play in 2020)
32. Dillon Radunz, OT, North Dakota State
33. Chris Rumph II, EDGE, Duke
34. Jaycee Horn, CB, South Carolina
35. Hamsah Nasirildeen, S, Florida State
36. Alijah Vera-Tucker, IOL, USC
37. Josh Myers, IOL, Ohio State
38. Kwity Paye, EDGE, Michigan
39. Baron Browning, LB, Ohio State
40. Trevon Moehrig, S, TCU
41. Tamorrion Terry, WR, Florida State
42. Chris Olave, WR, Ohio State
43. Jalen Mayfield, OT, Michigan
44. Richard LeCounte III, S, Georgia
45. Derion Kendrick, CB, Clemson
46. Kyle Trask, QB, Florida
47. Alex Leatherwood, OT, Alabama
48. Marco Wilson, CB, Florida
49. DJ Daniel, CB, Georgia
50. Cameron McGrone, LB, Michigan

 

[Franisdaman]

51. Jay Tufele, IDL, USC
52. Patrick Jones II, EDGE, Pittsburgh
53. Tylan Wallace, WR, Oklahoma State
54. Brevin Jordan, TE, Miami
55. Tyson Campbell, CB, Georgia
56. Jamie Newman, QB, Georgia
57. Elijah Molden, CB, Washington
58. Amon-Ra St. Brown, WR, USC
59. Chuba Hubbard, RB, Oklahoma State
60. Nick Bolton, LB, Missouri
61. Marvin Wilson, IDL, Florida State
62. Hamilcar Rashed Jr., EDGE, Oregon State
63. Israel Mukuamu, CB, South Carolina
64. Paulson Adebo, CB, Stanford
65. Jackson Carman, OT, Clemson
66. Jayson Oweh, EDGE, Penn State
67. Aidan Hutchinson, EDGE, Michigan
68. Nico Collins, WR, Michigan
69. Tyler Shelvin, IDL, LSU
70. Najee Harris, RB, Alabama
71. Asante Samuel Jr., CB, Florida State
72. Alaric Jackson, OT, Iowa
73. Tyler Linderbaum, IOL, Iowa
74. Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, LB, Notre Dame
75. Jordan Davis, IDL, Georgia
76. Brant Kuithe, TE, Utah
77. Levi Onwuzurike, IDL, Washington
78. Osa Odighizuwa, EDGE, UCLA
79. Ambry Thomas, CB, Michigan
80. Sage Surratt, WR, Wake Forest
81. Deommodore Lenoir, CB, Oregon
82. Jabril Cox, LB, LSU
83. Ar'Darius Washington, S, TCU
84. Kary Vincent Jr., CB, LSU
85. Jake Ferguson, TE, Wisconsin
86. Abraham Lucas, OT, Washington State
87. Spencer Brown, OT, Northern Iowa
88. Ed Ingram, IOL, LSU
89. Joshua Kaindoh, EDGE, Florida State
90. Merlin Robertson, LB, Arizona State
91. Terrace Marshall Jr., WR, LSU
92. Brock Purdy, QB, Iowa State
93. Daniel Faalele, OT, Minnesota
94. Walker Little, OT, Stanford
95. Chatarius Atwell, WR, Louisville
96. Andre Cisco, S, Syracuse
97. Joe Tryon, EDGE, Washington
98. Talanoa Hufanga, S, USC
99. Anthony Schwartz, WR, Auburn
100. Kennedy Brooks, RB, Oklahoma

LINK: https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft...evor-lawrence-includes-another-deep-wr-class/

 

[bdg8]

Hey, is Jake Ferguson related to Barry Alvarez?

I am still irritated the announcers pointing that out every five minutes during the game 2 years ago