Micah Parsons #11 of the Penn State Nittany Lions (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
Penn State Football All-American linebacker Micah Parsons might be the most gifted defensive prospect in the upcoming NFL Draft, but that doesn’t guarantee that he’ll be a top-10 selection.
The combination of possibly four quarterbacks being chosen in the top-five picks and perhaps as many as five in the top-10, could push some of the class’s premier offensive talents — and defensive playmakers like Parsons down the board.
That’s exactly what happens in NFL Network analyst Peter Schrager’s latest NFL Mock Draft 2021 projection, as Parsons slips out of the top-15, landing with the Las Vegas Raiders with the No.