Zach Metkler’s 2021 NFL Draft Top 300 Big Board
After much anticipation, the 2021 NFL Draft is finally in sight. After months of thorough film study, I have finally put together my final positional rankings and big board.
Before continuing on, I urge you to keep something in mind. These rankings are how I personally view the 2021 NFL Draft class. Each ranking that you will find on the internet is different. Every NFL team’s rankings and big board is different.
There is no perfect science to evaluating prospects. Players will be selected earlier and later than expected, especially with the continuing evolution of the pre-draft process because of the obstacles that teams have had to work through because of COVID-19. That doesn’t make a particular pick or a particular big board right or wrong. Just be patient and see what happens as the summer and season roll along following the draft. It is an exciting time for fans and teams, but more importantly for the players.
Enjoy the process. And remember: it is okay to be different when it comes to draft opinions.
With that all being said, continue on to my official 2021 NFL Draft Top 300 Big Board.
| Rank | Name | Pos | Pos Rank | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trevor Lawrence | QB | 1 | Clemson |
| 2 | Penei Sewell | OT | 1 | Oregon |
| 3 | Kyle Pitts | TE | 1 | Florida |
| 4 | Ja’Marr Chase | WR | 1 | LSU |
| 5 | Justin Fields | QB | 2 | Ohio State |
| 6 | Jaylen Waddle | WR | 2 | Alabama |
| 7 | Patrick Surtain II | CB | 1 | Alabama |
| 8 | Zach Wilson | QB | 3 | BYU |
| 9 | DeVonta Smith | WR | 3 | Alabama |
| 10 | Rashawn Slater | OT | 2 | Northwestern |
| 11 | Kwity Paye | EDGE | 1 | Michigan |
| 12 | Micah Parsons | LB | 1 | Penn State |
| 13 | Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah | LB | 2 | Notre Dame |
| 14 | Christian Darrisaw | OT | 3 | Virginia Tech |
| 15 | Trevon Moehrig | S | 1 | TCU |
| 16 | Alijah Vera-Tucker | IOL | 1 | USC |
| 17 | Jaycee Horn | CB | 2 | South Carolina |
| 18 | Jaelan Phillips | EDGE | 2 | Miami |
| 19 | Greg Newsome II | CB | 3 | Northwestern |
| 20 | Rashod Bateman | WR | 4 | Minnesota |
| 21 | Jayson Oweh | EDGE | 3 | Penn State |
| 22 | Zaven Collins | LB | 3 | Tulsa |
| 23 | Travis Etienne | RB | 1 | Clemson |
| 24 | Javonte Williams | RB | 2 | North Carolina |
| 25 | Trey Lance | QB | 4 | North Dakota State |
| 26 | Najee Harris | RB | 3 | Alabama |
| 27 | Christian Barmore | IDL | 1 | Alabama |
| 28 | Caleb Farley | CB | 4 | Virginia Tech |
| 29 | Kadarius Toney | WR | 5 | Florida |
| 30 | Azeez Ojulari | EDGE | 4 | Georgia |
| 31 | Teven Jenkins | OT | 4 | Oklahoma State |
| 32 | Levi Onwuzurike | IDL | 2 | Washington |
| 33 | Creed Humphrey | IOL | 2 | Oklahoma |
| 34 | Asante Samuel Jr. | CB | 5 | Florida State |
| 35 | Jamin Davis | LB | 4 | Kentucky |
| 36 | Joe Tryon | EDGE | 5 | Washington |
| 37 | Mac Jones | QB | 5 | Alabama |
| 38 | Pat Freiermuth | TE | 2 | Penn State |
| 39 | Rondale Moore | WR | 6 | Purdue |
| 40 | Wyatt Davis | IOL | 3 | Ohio State |
| 41 | Landon Dickerson | IOL | 4 | Alabama |
| 42 | Jevon Holland | S | 2 | Oregon |
| 43 | Gregory Rousseau | EDGE | 6 | Miami |
| 44 | Terrace Marshall Jr. | WR | 7 | LSU |
| 45 | Alex Leatherwood | OT | 5 | Alabama |
| 46 | Nick Bolton | LB | 5 | Missouri |
| 47 | Dillon Radunz | OT | 6 | North Dakota State |
| 48 | Tyson Campbell | CB | 6 | Georgia |
| 49 | Richie Grant | S | 3 | UCF |
| 50 | Elijah Moore | WR | 8 | Ole Miss |
| 51 | Jabril Cox | LB | 6 | LSU |
| 52 | Carlos Basham Jr. | EDGE | 7 | Wake Forest |
| 53 | Eric Stokes | CB | 7 | Georgia |
| 54 | Dyami Brown | WR | 9 | North Carolina |
| 55 | Jalen Mayfield | OT | 7 | Michigan |
| 56 | Liam Eichenberg | OT | 8 | Notre Dame |
| 57 | Milton Williams | IDL | 3 | Louisiana Tech |
| 58 | Kelvin Joseph | CB | 8 | Kentucky |
| 59 | Baron Browning | LB | 7 | Ohio State |
| 60 | Pete Werner | LB | 8 | Ohio State |
| 61 | Michael Carter | RB | 4 | North Carolina |
| 62 | D’Wayne Eskridge | WR | 10 | Western Michigan |
| 63 | Samuel Cosmi | OT | 9 | Texas |
| 64 | Ifeatu Melifonwu | CB | 9 | Syracuse |
| 65 | Spencer Brown | OT | 10 | Northern Iowa |
| 66 | Jamar Johnson | S | 4 | Indiana |
| 67 | Chazz Surratt | LB | 9 | North Carolina |
| 68 | Chris Rumph II | EDGE | 8 | Duke |
| 69 | Quinn Meinerz | IOL | 5 | UW-Whitewater |
| 70 | Tommy Tremble | TE | 3 | Notre Dame |
| 71 | Hamsah Nasirildeen | S | 5 | Florida State |
| 72 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR | 11 | USC |
| 73 | Daviyon Nixon | IDL | 4 | Iowa |
| 74 | Aaron Robinson | CB | 10 | UCF |
| 75 | Kenneth Gainwell | RB | 5 | Memphis |
| 76 | Brady Christensen | OT | 11 | BYU |
| 77 | Andre Cisco | S | 6 | Syracuse |
| 78 | Tyler Shelvin | IDL | 5 | LSU |
| 79 | Alim MnNeill | IDL | 6 | NC State |
| 80 | Nico Collins | WR | 12 | Michigan |
| 81 | Elijah Molden | CB | 11 | Washington |
| 82 | Jackson Carman | OT | 12 | Clemson |
| 83 | Dylan Moses | LB | 10 | Alabama |
| 84 | Joseph Ossai | EDGE | 9 | Texas |
| 85 | Trey Smith | IOL | 6 | Tennessee |
| 86 | Payton Turner | EDGE | 10 | Houston |
| 87 | Brevin Jordan | TE | 4 | Miami |
| 88 | Tommy Togiai | IDL | 7 | Ohio State |
| 89 | Divine Deablo | S | 7 | Virginia Tech |
| 90 | Kellen Mond | QB | 6 | Texas A&M |
| 91 | Cameron McGrone | LB | 11 | Michigan |
| 92 | Dayo Odeyingbo | EDGE | 11 | Vanderbilt |
| 93 | Tommy Togiai | IDL | 7 | Ohio State |
| 94 | Walker Little | OT | 13 | Stanford |
| 95 | Janarius Robinson | EDGE | 12 | Florida State |
| 96 | Tylan Wallace | WR | 13 | Oklahoma State |
| 97 | Robert Rochell | CB | 12 | Central Arkansas |
| 98 | Amari Rodgers | WR | 14 | Clemson |
| 99 | Hunter Long | TE | 5 | Boston College |
| 100 | Jay Tufele | IDL | 8 | USC |
| 101 | Josh Myers | IOL | 7 | Ohio State |
| 102 | Talanoa Hufanga | S | 8 | USC |
| 103 | James Hudson | OT | 14 | Cincinnati |
| 104 | Tyree Gillespie | S | 9 | Missouri |
| 105 | Jordan Smith | EDGE | 13 | UAB |
| 106 | Trey Sermon | RB | 6 | Ohio State |
| 107 | Kyle Trask | QB | 7 | Florida |
| 108 | Jaylen Twyman | IDL | 9 | Pittsburgh |
| 109 | Kenny Yeboah | TE | 6 | Ole Miss |
| 110 | Monty Rice | LB | 12 | Georgia |
| 111 | Josh Palmer | WR | 15 | Tennessee |
| 112 | Cade Johnson | WR | 16 | South Dakota State |
| 113 | D’Ante Smith | OT | 15 | East Carolina |
| 114 | Marvin Wilson | IDL | 10 | Florida State |
| 115 | Ar’Darius Washington | S | 10 | TCU |
| 116 | Aaron Banks | IOL | 8 | Notre Dame |
| 117 | Paulson Adebo | CB | 13 | Stanford |
| 118 | Kendrick Green | IOL | 9 | Illinois |
| 119 | Tre’ McKitty | TE | 7 | Georgia |
| 120 | Bobby Brown III | IDL | 11 | Texas A&M |
| 121 | Caden Sterns | S | 11 | Texas |
| 122 | Derrick Barnes | LB | 13 | Purdue |
| 123 | Davis Mills | QB | 8 | Stanford |
| 124 | Patrick Johnson | EDGE | 14 | Tulane |
| 125 | Khalil Herbert | RB | 7 | Virginia Tech |
| 126 | Deonte Brown | IOL | 10 | Alabama |
| 127 | Ben Cleveland | IOL | 11 | Georgia |
| 128 | Daelin Hayes | EDGE | 15 | Notre Dame |
| 129 | Anthony Schwartz | WR | 17 | Auburn |
| 130 | Adrian Ealy | OT | 16 | Oklahoma |
| 131 | James Wiggins | S | 12 | Cincinnati |
| 132 | Stone Forsythe | OT | 17 | Florida |
| 133 | Ronnie Perkins | EDGE | 16 | Oklahoma |
| 134 | Ambry Thomas | CB | 14 | Michigan |
| 135 | Jermar Jefferson | RB | 8 | Oregon State |
| 136 | Noah Gray | TE | 8 | Duke |
| 137 | Quincy Roche | EDGE | 17 | Miami |
| 138 | Buddy Johnson | LB | 14 | Texas A&M |
| 139 | Michal Menet | IOL | 12 | Penn State |
| 140 | Marlon Tuipulotu | IDL | 12 | USC |
| 141 | Isaiah McDuffie | LB | 15 | Boston College |
| 142 | Kylin Hill | RB | 9 | Mississippi State |
| 143 | Chatarius Atwell | WR | 18 | Louisville |
| 144 | Sage Surratt | WR | 19 | Wake Forest |
| 145 | Shaun Wade | CB | 15 | Ohio State |
| 146 | Trey Hill | IOL | 13 | Georgia |
| 147 | Nick Eubanks | TE | 9 | Michigan |
| 148 | Tedarrell Slaton | IDL | 13 | Florida |
| 149 | Patrick Jones II | EDGE | 18 | Pittsburgh |
| 150 | Jamie Newman | QB | 9 | Wake Forest |
| 151 | Ernest Jones | LB | 16 | South Carolina |
| 152 | Seth Williams | WR | 20 | Auburn |
| 153 | Royce Newman | IOL | 14 | Ole Miss |
| 154 | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB | 10 | Oklahoma |
| 155 | Benjamin St-Juste | CB | 16 | Minnesota |
| 156 | Hamilcar Rashed Jr. | EDGE | 19 | Oregon State |
| 157 | Tony Fields II | LB | 17 | West Virginia |
| 158 | Rashad Weaver | EDGE | 20 | Pittsburgh |
| 159 | Marlon Williams | WR | 21 | UCF |
| 160 | Christian Uphoff | S | 13 | Illinois State |
| 161 | Osa Odighizuwa | IDL | 14 | UCLA |
| 162 | Kylen Granson | TE | 10 | SMU |
| 163 | Demetric Felton | RB | 11 | UCLA |
| 164 | K.J. Britt | LB | 18 | Auburn |
| 165 | Kary Vincent Jr. | CB | 17 | LSU |
| 166 | Jaylon Moore | OT | 18 | Western Michigan |
| 167 | Paris Ford | S | 14 | Pittsburgh |
| 168 | Wyatt Hubert | EDGE | 21 | Kansas State |
| 169 | Khyiris Tonga | IDL | 15 | BYU |
| 170 | Cameron Sample | EDGE | 22 | Tulane |
| 171 | Dan Moore Jr. | OT | 19 | Texas A&M |
| 172 | Mark Webb | S | 15 | Georgia |
| 173 | Cornell Powell | WR | 22 | Clemson |
| 174 | Chubba Hubbard | RB | 12 | Oklahoma State |
| 175 | Darrick Forrest | S | 16 | Cincinnati |
| 176 | Reed Blankenship | S | 17 | Middle Tennessee |
| 177 | Drew Dalman | IOL | 15 | Stanford |
| 178 | Zach Davidson | TE | 11 | Central Missouri |
| 179 | Tommy Kraemer | IOL | 16 | Notre Dame |
| 180 | Charles Snowden | LB | 19 | Virginia |
| 181 | Chris Evans | RB | 13 | Michigan |
| 182 | Ihmir Smith-Marsette | WR | 23 | Iowa |
| 183 | Camryn Bynum | CB | 18 | California |
| 184 | Alaric Jackson | OT | 20 | Iowa |
| 185 | Victor Dimukeje | EDGE | 23 | Duke |
| 186 | Javian Hawkins | RB | 14 | Louisville |
| 187 | Will Bradley-King | EDGE | 24 | Baylor |
| 188 | Tony Poljan | TE | 12 | Virginia |
| 189 | Shakur Brown | CB | 19 | Michigan State |
| 190 | Shi Smith | WR | 24 | South Carolina |
| 191 | Jack Anderson | IOL | 17 | Texas Tech |
| 192 | Rakeem Boyd | RB | 15 | Arkansas |
| 193 | Quinton Bohanna | IDL | 16 | Kentucky |
| 194 | Nick Niemann | LB | 20 | Iowa |
| 195 | Quintin Morris | TE | 13 | Bowling Green |
| 196 | Shaka Toney | EDGE | 25 | Penn State |
| 197 | Jaret Patterson | RB | 16 | Buffalo |
| 198 | Dave Moore | IOL | 18 | Grambling State |
| 199 | Joshuah Bledsoe | S | 18 | Missouri |
| 200 | Trill Williams | CB | 20 | Syracuse |
| 201 | John Bates | TE | 14 | Boise State |
| 202 | Elerson Smith | EDGE | 26 | Northern Iowa |
| 203 | Brenden Jaimes | OT | 21 | Nebraska |
| 204 | Naquan Jones | IDL | 17 | Michigan State |
| 205 | Elijah Mitchell | RB | 17 | Louisiana |
| 206 | Sam Ehlinger | QB | 10 | Texas |
| 207 | Richard LeCounte III | S | 19 | Georgia |
| 208 | Garret Wallow | LB | 21 | TCU |
| 209 | Drake Jackson | IOL | 19 | Kentucky |
| 210 | Larry Rountree III | RB | 18 | Missouri |
| 211 | Israel Mukuamu | CB | 21 | South Carolina |
| 212 | Damar Hamlin | S | 20 | Pittsburgh |
| 213 | Rodarius Williams | CB | 22 | Oklahoma |
| 214 | Josh Ball | OT | 22 | Marshall |
| 215 | Cary Angeline | TE | 15 | NC State |
| 216 | Paddy Fisher | LB | 22 | Northwestern |
| 217 | Simi Fehoko | WR | 25 | Stanford |
| 218 | Pooka Williams | RB | 19 | Kansas |
| 219 | Sadarius Hutcherson | IOL | 20 | South Carolina |
| 220 | Anthony Hines III | LB | 23 | Texas A&M |
| 221 | Jaelon Darden | WR | 26 | North Texas |
| 222 | Adetokunbo Ogundeji | EDGE | 27 | Notre Dame |
| 223 | Robert Hainsey | IOL | 21 | Notre Dame |
| 224 | Matt Bushman | TE | 16 | BYU |
| 225 | Olaijah Griffin | CB | 23 | USC |
| 226 | Shawn Davis | S | 21 | Florida |
| 227 | Jonathan Marshall | IDL | 18 | Arkansas |
| 228 | Spencer Brown | RB | 20 | UAB |
| 229 | Shane Buechele | QB | 11 | SMU |
| 230 | Jimmy Morrissey | IOL | 22 | Pittsburgh |
| 231 | Tyler Vaughns | WR | 27 | USC |
| 232 | Jamien Sherwood | S | 22 | Auburn |
| 233 | Darius Stills | IDL | 19 | West Virginia |
| 234 | Pro Wells | TE | 17 | TCU |
| 235 | Deommodore Lenoir | CB | 24 | Oregon |
| 236 | Ta’Quon Graham | IDL | 20 | Texas |
| 237 | Greg McCrae | RB | 21 | UCF |
| 238 | Feleipe Franks | QB | 12 | Arkansas |
| 239 | Dazz Newsome | WR | 28 | North Carolina |
| 240 | Jacoby Stevens | S | 23 | LSU |
| 241 | Chauncey Golston | EDGE | 28 | Iowa |
| 242 | Donovan Stiner | S | 24 | Florida |
| 243 | Keith Taylor | CB | 25 | Washington |
| 244 | Tommy Doyle | OT | 23 | Miami (OH) |
| 245 | Miller Forristall | TE | 18 | Alabama |
| 246 | Marquez Stevenson | WR | 29 | Houston |
| 247 | Jordan Scott | IDL | 21 | Oregon |
| 248 | Javon McKinley | WR | 30 | Notre Dame |
| 249 | Avery Williams | CB | 26 | Boise State |
| 250 | Amen Ogbongbemiga | LB | 24 | Oklahoma State |
| 251 | Brady Breeze | S | 25 | Oregon |
| 252 | Trey Ragas | RB | 22 | Lafayette |
| 253 | K.J. Costello | QB | 13 | Mississippi State |
| 254 | Jack Stoll | TE | 19 | Nebraska |
| 255 | Jordon Scott | IDL | 21 | Oregon |
| 256 | Luke Farrell | TE | 20 | Ohio State |
| 257 | Jason Pinnock | CB | 27 | Pittsburgh |
| 258 | Phil Hoskins | IDL | 22 | Kentucky |
| 259 | Will Sherman | OT | 24 | Colorado |
| 260 | Ian Book | QB | 14 | Notre Dame |
| 261 | Tamorrion Terry | WR | 31 | Florida State |
| 262 | Ryan McCollum | IOL | 23 | Texas A&M |
| 263 | Austin Faoliu | IDL | 23 | Oregon |
| 264 | Tyler Coyle | S | 26 | Purdue |
| 265 | Dylan Soehner | TE | 21 | Iowa State |
| 266 | Otis Anderson | RB | 23 | UCF |
| 267 | Foster Sarell | OT | 25 | Stanford |
| 268 | Warren Jackson | WR | 32 | Colorado State |
| 269 | Riley Cole | LB | 25 | South Alabama |
| 270 | Elijah Collins | RB | 24 | Michigan State |
| 271 | Peyton Ramsey | QB | 15 | Northwestern |
| 272 | Gerrid Doaks | RB | 25 | Cincinnati |
| 273 | Brendon White | S | 27 | Rutgers |
| 274 | Grant Stuard | LB | 26 | Houston |
| 275 | Josh Imatorbhebhe | WR | 33 | Illinois |
| 276 | Peyton Hendershot | TE | 22 | Indiana |
| 277 | Larry Borom | IOL | 24 | Missouri |
| 278 | Cole Van Lanen | OT | 26 | Wisconsin |
| 279 | Bryce Hargrove | IOL | 25 | Pittsburgh |
| 280 | D.J. Daniel | CB | 28 | Georgia |
| 281 | Erroll Thompson | LB | 27 | Mississippi State |
| 282 | Tariq Thompson | S | 28 | San Diego State |
| 283 | Austin Watkins | WR | 34 | UAB |
| 284 | Mustafa Johnson | IDL | 24 | Colorado |
| 285 | Larnel Coleman | OT | 27 | Massachusetts |
| 286 | Josh Pederson | TE | 23 | ULM |
| 287 | Marco Wilson | CB | 29 | Florida |
| 288 | Tarron Jackson | EDGE | 29 | Coastal Carolina |
| 289 | Lorenzo Neal Jr. | IDL | 25 | Purdue |
| 290 | Zach Smith | QB | 16 | Tulsa |
| 291 | C.J. Marable | RB | 26 | Coastal Carolina |
| 292 | Zac Thomas | QB | 17 | Appalachian State |
| 293 | Michael Dwumfour | IDL | 26 | Rutgers |
| 294 | Will Fries | IOL | 26 | Penn State |
| 295 | Dax Milne | WR | 35 | BYU |
| 296 | Qwynnterrio Cole | S | 29 | Alcorn State |
| 297 | Blake Gallagher | LB | 28 | Northwestern |
| 298 | Landon Young | OT | 28 | Kentucky |
| 299 | Shaun Beyer | TE | 24 | Iowa |
| 300 | Jonathon Cooper | EDGE | 30 | Ohio State |
