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2021 NFL Mock Draft: Early 1st-Round Predictions for Next Year's Top Prospects

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With the first-ever fully virtual NFL Draft in the books, the attention now turns to 2021 for draft gurus like Mel Kiper Jr., Daniel Jeremiah and Bleacher Report’s own Matt Miller. But for the NFL scouting departments that spent thousands upon thousands of hours on this year’s class, it’s also time to turn the page.

Draft boards will begin being made in earnest, with all eyes toward Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence, thought by many to be the best quarterback prospect since Andrew Luck. For others who have already filled their quarterback needs, it will be more of a waiting game.