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The NFL Draft starts at 5 p.m. PT. airing live in Cleveland, Ohio.
This is your place to discuss the first round and how it affects the Las Vegas Raiders, who have the No. 17 overall pick.
I will be spending time adding to this post when developments, trades and picks happen that will interest this community. And if anything so shocking happens that everyone will be talking about! (FYI, I will have to jump out when the Raiders are on the clock.)
This is going to be fun. See you soon!
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4:55 p.m.: Is Aaron Rodgers close to coming to the AFC West ... but in Denver? If that’s the case, will that prompt the Raiders to draft more defense, or trade up for a quarterback?
Mark Schlereth just reported on @1043TheFan that a deal for the Broncos to land Aaron Rodgers is “as close to a done deal as it can get”
— Zac Stevens (@ZacStevensDNVR) April 29, 2021
The first star on stage in Cleveland is Roger Goodell’s easy chair from his virtual basement broadcast in 2020.
who is brave enough to let one rip in Roger Goodell's NFL Draft chair? pic.twitter.com/obpxgT2D20
— SB Nation (@SBNation) April 30, 2021
5:17 p.m.: Get on with it.
I already miss the virtual #NFLDraft
— Bill Williamson (@BWilliamsonNFL) April 30, 2021
In a move that surprised no one, the Jacksonville Jaguars drafted Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence with the No. 1 pick.
Say hello to the newest #1 overall pick. @Trevorlawrencee
— NFL (@NFL) April 30, 2021
: 2021 #NFLDraft on NFLN/ESPN/ABC pic.twitter.com/k4spzg1zLn
In a similarly expected result, the New York Jets replaced Sam Darnold with BYU quarterback Zach Wilson (who made his walk from the green room to the stage before his name was even read out). Wilson also got the first Goodell hug of the night.
With the No. 2 overall pick in the 2021 @NFLDraft, the @nyjets select QB Zach Wilson.
— NFL (@NFL) April 30, 2021
: 2021 #NFLDraft on NFLN/ESPN/ABC pic.twitter.com/loDBGcYnu4
Now, the intrigue starts with the San Francisco 49ers on the clock at No. 3.
Trey Lance is the guy for the 49ers at No. 3. The Raiders were rumored to like him ... they won’t get him.
I think this means Justin Fields goes higher than expected. Could that kickstart a Denver Broncos’ trade for Rodgers?
Kyle Pitts to the Atlanta Falcons at No. 4. My favorite player in the draft.
PITTS TO ATL!@AtlantaFalcons | @NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/qUllkaaKnw
— NFL (@NFL) April 30, 2021
Ja’Marr Chase and Joe Burrow reunite in Cincy.
With the No. 5 overall pick in the 2021 @NFLDraft, the @Bengals select WR Ja'Marr Chase!
— NFL (@NFL) April 30, 2021
: 2021 #NFLDraft on NFLN/ESPN/ABC pic.twitter.com/JdBsmcSC6o
Jaylen Waddle to the Miami Dolphins at No. 6. Last year, the Raiders took Henry Ruggs at No. 12, making him the first receiver off the board, Now, receivers go at No. 5 and 6.
The first defensive player is off the board. Jaycee Horn to the Carolina Panthers at No. 8. Rashawn Slater falls. At least, the Chargers didn’t get Horn.
With the No. 8 overall pick in the 2021 @NFLDraft, the @Panthers select CB Jaycee Horn!
— NFL (@NFL) April 30, 2021
: 2021 #NFLDraft on NFLN/ESPN/ABC pic.twitter.com/67XLNzFFsB
Is it Fields for Denver? Nope.
Broncos bypass Justin Fields for Patrick Surtain. The AFC West caught a break there. Now that they have picked, does this end Rodgers trade talk?
With the No. 9 overall pick in the 2021 @NFLDraft, the @Broncos select CB Patrick Surtain II!
— NFL (@NFL) April 30, 2021
: 2021 #NFLDraft on NFLN/ESPN/ABC pic.twitter.com/wa7gYzmdZe
The trade market for Fields has to heat up here right?
Dallas Cowboys go for Micah Parsons here?
By the way, all the tackles are on the board. Do Raiders move up?
Philadelphia Eagles move from No. 10 to No. 12 in NFC East trade with Cowboys. DeVonta Smith?
Yep, it’s Smith. Three WRs in top 10. Wow.
With the No. 10 overall pick in the 2021 @NFLDraft, the @Eagles select WR @DeVontaSmith_6!
— NFL (@NFL) April 30, 2021
: 2021 #NFLDraft on NFLN/ESPN/ABC pic.twitter.com/CehXor9Ziz
Parsons? Trade at No. 11 for New York Giants?
Bears trading up for a QB it seems.
Chicago is trading up from No. 20 to the Giants’ turn at No. 11. QB time....
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 30, 2021
This pushes Slater and Parsons closer to the Raiders.
And takes the Bears out of a potential Derek Carr market.
Fields is a Bear.
With the No. 11 overall pick in the 2021 @NFLDraft, the @ChicagoBears select QB Justin Fields!
— NFL (@NFL) April 30, 2021
: 2021 #NFLDraft on NFLN/ESPN/ABC pic.twitter.com/tZAnfjyHTN
Looks like that talk of a QB falling to the Raiders won’t happen. Unless it‘s Mac Jones. I mean ...
The Parsons’ dream for the Raiders is over.
With the No. 12 overall pick in the 2021 @NFLDraft, the @dallascowboys select LB Micah Parsons!
— NFL (@NFL) April 30, 2021
: 2021 #NFLDraft on NFLN/ESPN/ABC pic.twitter.com/JvIc0ACyuS
I can see the Slater dream ended at No. 13 with the Chargers.
Yep, Slater to the Chargers. Great pick. He and Justin Herbert will grow old together. Nobody has really fallen to the Raiders. Maybe Las Vegas should trade down.
With the No. 13 overall pick in the 2021 @NFLDraft, the @Chargers select OL Rashawn Slater!
— NFL (@NFL) April 30, 2021
: 2021 #NFLDraft on NFLN/ESPN/ABC pic.twitter.com/hWGZGZaWbX
Will the Minnesota Vikings take a tackle at No. 14?
It’s Surtain, Slater and Orlando Brown to the AFC West. Impressive.
Jets and Vikings have a trade.
Here comes the O-linemen. Jets take Alijah-Vera Tucker. A guy I liked for the Raiders. Jets agreed with me. It is Teven Jenkins for the Raiders?
With the No. 14 overall pick in the 2021 @NFLDraft, the @nyjets select OL Alijah-Vera Tucker!
— NFL (@NFL) April 30, 2021
: 2021 #NFLDraft on NFLN/ESPN/ABC pic.twitter.com/2ViHzAuwoj
NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport just connected the Raiders to Mac Jones. Wow. Still, think he goes to New England at No. 15.
Don’t worry about Jones. He’s a Patriot. Good pick. First-round QBs are gone.
With the No. 15 overall pick in the 2021 @NFLDraft, the @Patriots select QB Mac Jones!
— NFL (@NFL) April 30, 2021
: 2021 #NFLDraft on NFLN/ESPN/ABC pic.twitter.com/PysOkOWkjP
It looks like Darrisaw or Jenkins for Raiders. Or a trade.
Raiders are on the clock. Have fun. Gotta go.
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