Con la terza giornata si chiude il Draft 2021 della NFL con gli ultimi quattro giri che portano a 259 i giocatori scelti dalle trentadue squadre (riassunto prima giornata – seconda giornata). Cominciamo come sempre con il riassunto delle scelte e qualche foto dei prescelti.
Diverse trade negli ultimi quattro giri, ecco il riassunto.
- I Titans ricevono dai Panthers la #109 (WR D. Fitzpatrick) in cambio della #126 (RB C. Hubbard), #166 (CB K. Taylor) e #232 (DT P. Hoskins)
- I Lions ricevono dai Browns la 113 (LB D. Barnes) e la 257 (RB J. Jefferson) in cambio della #153 (ILB T. Fields II) e di un quarto giro 2022
- I Jaguars ricevono dai Rams la #121 (EDGE J. Smith) e #209 (WR J. Camp) in cambio della #130 (CB R. Rochell), #170 (scambiata con Houston) e la #249 (WR B. Skowronek)
- I Buccaneers ricevono dai Seahawks la #129 (WR J. Darden) in cambio della #137 (CB T. Brown) e #217 (scambiata con Chicago)
- I Raiders ricevono dai Jets la #143 (S T. Gillespie) in cambio della #162 (scambiata con Kansas City) e #200 (CB B. Echols)
- Gli Steelers ricevono dai Dolphins la #156 (DE I. Loudermilk) in cambio di un quarto giro 2022
- I Chiefs ricevono dai Jets la #162 (TE N. Gray) e #226 (G T. Smith) in cambio della #175 (CB J. Pinnock)e #207 (DT J. Marshall)
- I Texans ricevono dai Rams la #170 (LB G. Wallow) in cambio della #174 (DE E. Brown), #233 (RB J. Funk)
- Washington riceve dagli Eagles la #225 (LS C. Cheeseman) e #240 (EDGE W. Bradley-King) in cambio di un quinto giro 2022
- I Saints ricevono dai Colts la #206 (OT L. Young) in cambio della #218 (QB S. Ehlinger)e #229 (WR M. Strachan)
- I Seahawks ricevono dai Bears la #208 (OT S. Forsythe) in cambio della #217 (RB K. Herbert) e #250 (DT K. Tonga)
Nel Draft 2021 sono stati selezionati 259 giocatori, 122 di attacco (62 dalla AFC e 60 dalla NFC), 133 in difesa (65 dalla AFC e 68 dalla NFC) e 4 special teamer (2 per Conference).
I giocatori selezionati divisi per ruolo:
- 55 Defensive back
- 38 Linebacker
- 34 Ricevitori
- 25 Offensive Tackle
- 22 Defensive End
- 19 Runningback
- 18 Defensive Tackle
- 14 Guardia
- 13 Tight End
- 10 Quarterback
- 7 Centro
- 2 Long Snapper
- 1 Kicker
- 1 Punter
I giocatori selezionati per Conference NCAA di provenienza:
- 65 SEC
- 44 BIG10
- 42 ACC
- 28 PAC12
- 22 BIG12
- 19 AAC
- 14 Independent
- 5 MAC
- 4 CUSA
- 4 MVFC
- 3 MWC
- 3 SUN BELT
- 1 SLND
- 1 WIAC
- 1 MAIAA
- 1 BIG SOUTH
- 1 MEC
Tutto il Draft in un video
La reazione di Thomas Fletcher alla telefonata dei Carolina Panthers
https://twitter.com/Panthers/status/1388638236587724807
I figli di Coach Flores annunciano la scelta dei Dolphins
https://twitter.com/MiamiDolphins/status/1388637748261793799
I New York Jets hanno selezionato due Michael Carter!
Mister Irrelevant, ovvero l’ultimo giocatore scelto al draft è Grant Stuard, linebacker da Houston.
L’elenco delle scelte dal 4° al 7° giro
| # | Team | Giocatore | Ruolo | College |
| 106 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Jay Tufele | DT | USC |
| 107 | New York Jets | Michael Carter | RB | North Carolina |
| 108 | Atlanta Falcons | Darren Hall | CB | San Diego State |
| 109 | Tennessee Titans | Dez Fitzpatrick | WR | Louisville |
| 110 | Cleveland Browns | James Hudson | OT | Cincinnati |
| 111 | Cincinnati Bengals | Cameron Sample | DE | Tulane |
| 112 | Detroit Lions | Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR | USC |
| 113 | Detroit Lions | Derrick Barnes | LB | Purdue |
| 114 | Atlanta Falcons | Drew Dalman | C | Stanford |
| 115 | Dallas Cowboys | Jabril Cox | LB | LSU |
| 116 | New York Giants | Elerson Smith | OLB | Northern Iowa |
| 117 | Los Angeles Rams | Bobby Brown III | DT | Texas A&M |
| 118 | Los Angeles Chargers | Chris Rumph II | OLB | Duke |
| 119 | Minnesota Vikings | Kene Nwangwu | RB | Iowa State |
| 120 | New England Patriots | Rhamondre Stevenson | RB | Oklahoma |
| 121 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Jordan Smith | OLB | UAB |
| 122 | Cincinnati Bengals | Tyler Shelvin | DT | LSU |
| 123 | Philadelphia Eagles | Zech McPhearson | CB | Texas Tech |
| 124 | Washington Football Team | John Bates | TE | Boise State |
| 125 | Minnesota Vikings | Camryn Bynum | CB | California |
| 126 | Carolina Panthers | Chuba Hubbard | RB | Oklahoma State |
| 127 | Indianapolis Colts | Kylen Granson | TE | SMU |
| 128 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dan Moore | OT | Texas A&M |
| 129 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Jaelon Darden | WR | North Texas |
| 130 | Los Angeles Rams | Robert Rochell | CB | Central Arkansas |
| 131 | Baltimore Ravens | Tylan Wallace | WR | Oklahoma State |
| 132 | Cleveland Browns | Tommy Togiai | DT | Ohio State |
| 133 | New Orleans Saints | Ian Book | QB | Notre Dame |
| 134 | Minnesota Vikings | Janarius Robinson | DE | Florida State |
| 135 | Tennessee Titans | Rashad Weaver | DE | Pittsburgh |
| 136 | Arizona Cardinals | Marco Wilson | CB | Florida |
| 137 | Seattle Seahawks | Tre Brown | CB | Oklahoma |
| 138 | Dallas Cowboys | Josh Ball | OT | Marshall |
| 139 | Cincinnati Bengals | D’Ante Smith | OT | East Carolina |
| 140 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Buddy Johnson | LB | Texas A&M |
| 141 | Los Angeles Rams | Jacob Harris | WR | UCF |
| 142 | Green Bay Packers | Royce Newman | OG | Ole Miss |
| 143 | Las Vegas Raiders | Tyree Gillespie | S | Missouri |
| 144 | Kansas City Chiefs | Joshua Kaindoh | DE | Florida State |
| 145 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Luke Farrell | TE | Ohio State |
| 146 | New York Jets | Jamien Sherwood | S | Auburn |
| 147 | Houston Texans | Brevin Jordan | TE | Miami (FL) |
| 148 | Atlanta Falcons | Ta’Quon Graham | DE | Texas |
| 149 | Cincinnati Bengals | Evan McPherson | K | Florida |
| 150 | Philadelphia Eagles | Kenneth Gainwell | RB | Memphis |
| 151 | Chicago Bears | Larry Borom | OT | Missouri |
| 152 | Denver Broncos | Caden Sterns | S | Texas |
| 153 | Cleveland Browns | Tony Fields II | LB | West Virginia |
| 154 | New York Jets | Michael Carter II | S | Duke |
| 155 | San Francisco 49ers | Jaylon Moore | OG | Western Michigan |
| 156 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Isaiahh Loudermilk | DT | Wisconsin |
| 157 | Minnesota Vikings | Ihmir Smith-Marsette | WR | Iowa |
| 158 | Carolina Panthers | Daviyon Nixon | DT | Iowa |
| 159 | Los Angeles Chargers | Brenden Jaimes | OT | Nebraska |
| 160 | Baltimore Ravens | Shaun Wade | CB | Ohio State |
| 161 | Buffalo Bills | Tommy Doyle | OT | Miami (OH) |
| 162 | Kansas City Chiefs | Noah Gray | TE | Duke |
| 163 | Washington Football Team | Darrick Forrest | S | Cincinnati |
| 164 | Denver Broncos | Jamar Johnson | S | Indiana |
| 165 | Indianapolis Colts | Shawn Davis | S | Florida |
| 166 | Carolina Panthers | Keith Taylor | CB | Washington |
| 167 | Las Vegas Raiders | Nate Hobbs | CB | Illinois |
| 168 | Minnesota Vikings | Zach Davidson | TE | Central Missouri |
| 169 | Cleveland Browns | Richard LeCounte | S | Georgia |
| 170 | Houston Texans | Garret Wallow | LB | TCU |
| 171 | Baltimore Ravens | Daelin Hayes | DE | Notre Dame |
| 172 | San Francisco 49ers | Deommodore Lenoir | CB | Oregon |
| 173 | Green Bay Packers | Tedarrell Slaton | DT | Florida |
| 174 | Los Angeles Rams | Earnest Brown IV | DE | Northwestern |
| 175 | New York Jets | Jason Pinnock | CB | Pittsburgh |
| 176 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | K. J. Britt | LB | Auburn |
| 177 | New England Patriots | Cameron McGrone | LB | Michigan |
| 178 | Green Bay Packers | Shemar Jean-Charles | CB | Appalachian State |
| 179 | Dallas Cowboys | Simi Fehoko | WR | Stanford |
| 180 | San Francisco 49ers | Talanoa Hufanga | S | USC |
| 181 | Kansas City Chiefs | Cornell Powell | WR | Clemson |
| 182 | Atlanta Falcons | Adetokunbo Ogundeji | DE | Notre Dame |
| 183 | Atlanta Falcons | Avery Williams | CB | Boise State |
| 184 | Baltimore Ravens | Ben Mason | FB | Michigan |
| 185 | Los Angeles Chargers | Nick Niemann | LB | Iowa |
| 186 | New York Jets | Hamsah Nasirildeen | S | Florida State |
| 187 | Atlanta Falcons | Frank Darby | WR | Arizona State |
| 188 | New England Patriots | Joshuah Bledsoe | S | Missouri |
| 189 | Philadelphia Eagles | Marlon Tuipulotu | DT | USC |
| 190 | Cincinnati Bengals | Trey Hill | C | Georgia |
| 191 | Philadelphia Eagles | Tarron Jackson | DE | Coastal Carolina |
| 192 | Dallas Cowboys | Quinton Bohanna | DT | Kentucky |
| 193 | Carolina Panthers | Deonte Brown | OG | Alabama |
| 194 | San Francisco 49ers | Elijah Mitchell | RB | Louisiana |
| 195 | Houston Texans | Roy Lopez | DT | Arizona |
| 196 | New York Giants | Gary Brightwell | RB | Arizona |
| 197 | New England Patriots | William Sherman | OT | Colorado |
| 198 | Los Angeles Chargers | Larry Rountree III | RB | Missouri |
| 199 | Minnesota Vikings | Jaylen Twyman | DT | Pittsburgh |
| 200 | New York Jets | Brandin Echols | CB | Kentucky |
| 201 | New York Giants | Rodarius Williams | CB | Oklahoma State |
| 202 | Cincinnati Bengals | Chris Evans | RB | Michigan |
| 203 | Buffalo Bills | Marquez Stevenson | WR | Houston |
| 204 | Carolina Panthers | Shi Smith | WR | South Carolina |
| 205 | Tennessee Titans | Racey McMath | WR | LSU |
| 206 | New Orleans Saints | Landon Young | OT | Kentucky |
| 207 | New York Jets | Jonathan Marshall | DT | Arkansas |
| 208 | Seattle Seahawks | Stone Forsythe | OT | Florida |
| 209 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Jalen Camp | WR | Georgia Tech |
| 210 | Arizona Cardinals | Victor Dimukeje | DE | Duke |
| 211 | Cleveland Browns | Demetric Felton | WR | UCLA |
| 212 | Buffalo Bills | Damar Hamlin | S | Pittsburgh |
| 213 | Buffalo Bills | Rachad Wildgoose | CB | Wisconsin |
| 214 | Green Bay Packers | Cole Van Lanen | OG | Wisconsin |
| 215 | Tennessee Titans | Brady Breeze | S | Oregon |
| 216 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Quincy Roche | OLB | Miami (FL) |
| 217 | Chicago Bears | Khalil Herbert | RB | Virginia Tech |
| 218 | Indianapolis Colts | Sam Ehlinger | QB | Texas |
| 219 | Denver Broncos | Seth Williams | WR | Auburn |
| 220 | Green Bay Packers | Isaiah McDuffie | LB | Boston College |
| 221 | Chicago Bears | Dazz Newsome | WR | North Carolina |
| 222 | Carolina Panthers | Thomas Fletcher | LS | Alabama |
| 223 | Arizona Cardinals | Tay Gowan | CB | UCF |
| 224 | Philadelphia Eagles | JaCoby Stevens | S | LSU |
| 225 | Washington Football Team | Camaron Cheeseman | LS | Michigan |
| 226 | Kansas City Chiefs | Trey Smith | OG | Tennessee |
| 227 | Dallas Cowboys | Israel Mukuamu | CB | South Carolina |
| 228 | Chicago Bears | Thomas Graham Jr. | CB | Oregon |
| 229 | Indianapolis Colts | Mike Strachan | WR | Charleston (WV) |
| 230 | Las Vegas Raiders | Jimmy Morrissey | C | Pittsburgh |
| 231 | Miami Dolphins | Larnel Coleman | OT | UMass |
| 232 | Carolina Panthers | Phil Hoskins | DT | Kentucky |
| 233 | Los Angeles Rams | Jake Funk | RB | Maryland |
| 234 | Philadelphia Eagles | Patrick Johnson | DE | Tulane |
| 235 | Cincinnati Bengals | Wyatt Hubert | DE | Kansas State |
| 236 | Buffalo Bills | Jack Anderson | OG | Texas Tech |
| 237 | Denver Broncos | Kary Vincent Jr. | CB | LSU |
| 238 | Dallas Cowboys | Matt Farniok | OG | Nebraska |
| 239 | Denver Broncos | Jonathon Cooper | DE | Ohio State |
| 240 | Washington Football Team | William Bradley-King | DE | Baylor |
| 241 | Los Angeles Chargers | Mark Webb | S | Georgia |
| 242 | New England Patriots | Tre Nixon | WR | UCF |
| 243 | Arizona Cardinals | James Wiggins | S | Cincinnati |
| 244 | Miami Dolphins | Gerrid Doaks | RB | Cincinnati |
| 245 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Tre Norwood | CB | Oklahoma |
| 246 | Washington Football Team | Shaka Toney | DE | Penn State |
| 247 | Arizona Cardinals | Michal Menet | C | Penn State |
| 248 | Indianapolis Colts | Will Fries | OG | Penn State |
| 249 | Los Angeles Rams | Ben Skowronek | WR | Notre Dame |
| 250 | Chicago Bears | Khyiris Tonga | DT | BYU |
| 251 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Chris Wilcox | CB | BYU |
| 252 | Los Angeles Rams | Chris Garrett | DL | Concordia–St. Paul |
| 253 | Denver Broncos | Marquiss Spencer | DE | Mississippi State |
| 254 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Pressley Harvin III | P | Georgia Tech |
| 255 | New Orleans Saints | Kawaan Baker | WR | South Alabama |
| 256 | Green Bay Packers | Kylin Hill | RB | Mississippi State |
| 257 | Detroit Lions | Jermar Jefferson | RB | Oregon State |
| 258 | Washington Football Team | Dax Milne | WR | BYU |
| 259 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Grant Stuard | LB | Houston |