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, 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 for 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, welcome to my official 2021 NFL Draft Positional Rankings.

Quarterback

Rank	Name	School
1	Trevor Lawrence	Clemson
2	Justin Fields	Ohio State
3	Zach Wilson	BYU
4	Trey Lance	North Dakota State
5	Mac Jones	Alabama
6	Kellen Mond	Texas A&M
7	Kyle Trask	Florida
8	Davis Mills	Stanford
9	Jamie Newman	Wake Forest
10	Sam Ehlinger	Texas
11	Shane Buechele	SMU
12	Feleipe Franks	Arkansas
13	K.J. Costello	Mississippi State
14	Ian Book	Notre Dame
15	Peyton Ramsey	Northwestern
16	Zach Smith	Tulsa
17	Zac Thomas	Appalachian State
18	Brady Davis	Illinois State
19	Collin Hill	South Carolina
20	Brady White	Memphis
21	Davis Cheek	Elon
22	Chris Ferguson	Liberty
23	Sawyer Smith	Kentucky
24	Armani Rogers	Ohio
25	Kato Nelson	Akron

Running Back

Rank	Name	School
1	Travis Etienne	Clemson
2	Javonte Williams	North Carolina
3	Najee Harris	Alabama
4	Michael Carter	North Carolina
5	Kenneth Gainwell	Memphis
6	Trey Sermon	Ohio State
7	Khalil Herbert	Virginia Tech
8	Jermar Jefferson	Oregon State
9	Kylin Hill	Mississippi State
10	Rhamondre Stevenson	Oklahoma
11	Demetric Felton	UCLA
12	Chubba Hubbard	Oklahoma State
13	Chris Evans	Michigan
14	Javian Hawkins	Louisville
15	Rakeem Boyd	Arkansas
16	Jaret Patterson	Buffalo
17	Elijah Mitchell	Louisiana
18	Larry Rountree III	Missouri
19	Pooka Williams	Kansas
20	Spencer Brown	UAB
21	Greg McCrae	UCF
22	Trey Ragas	Lafayette
23	Otis Anderson	UCF
24	Elijah Collins	Michigan State
25	Gerrid Doaks	Cincinnati
26	C.J. Marable	Coastal Carolina
27	Caleb Huntley	Ball State
28	Garrett Groshek	Wisconsin
29	Deon Jackson	Duke
30	Asim Rose	Kentucky

Wide Receiver

Rank	Name	School
1	Ja’Marr Chase	LSU
2	Jaylen Waddle	Alabama
3	DeVonta Smith	Alabama
4	Rashod Bateman	Minnesota
5	Kadarius Toney	Florida
6	Rondale Moore	Purdue
7	Terrace Marshall Jr.	LSU
8	Elijah Moore	Ole Miss
9	Dyami Brown	North Carolina
10	D’Wayne Eskridge	Western Michigan
11	Amon-Ra St. Brown	USC
12	Nico Collins	Michigan
13	Tylan Wallace	Oklahoma State
14	Amari Rodgers	Clemson
15	Josh Palmer	Tennessee
16	Cade Johnson	South Dakota State
17	Anthony Schwartz	Auburn
18	Chatarius Atwell	Louisville
19	Sage Surratt	Wake Forest
20	Seth Williams	Auburn
21	Marlon Williams	UCF
22	Cornell Powell	Clemson
23	Ihmir Smith-Marsette	Iowa
24	Shi Smith	South Carolina
25	Simi Fehoko	Stanford
26	Jaelon Darden	North Texas
27	Tyler Vaughns	USC
28	Dazz Newsome	North Carolina
29	Marquez Stevenson	Houston
30	Javon McKinley	Notre Dame
31	Tamorrion Terry	Florida State
32	Warren Jackson	Colorado State
33	Josh Imatorbhebhe	Illinois
34	Austin Watkins	UAB
35	Dax Milne	BYU
36	Frank Darby	Arizona State
37	Rico Bussey Jr.	Hawaii
38	Domonte Coxie	Memphis
39	Trevon Grimes	Florida
40	Dez Fitzpatrick	Louisville

Tight End

Rank	Name	School
1	Kyle Pitts	Florida
2	Pat Freiermuth	Penn State
3	Tommy Tremble	Notre Dame
4	Brevin Jordan	Miami
5	Hunter Long	Boston College
6	Kenny Yeboah	Ole Miss
7	Tre’ McKitty	Georgia
8	Noah Gray	Duke
9	Nick Eubanks	Michigan
10	Kylen Granson	SMU
11	Zach Davidson	Central Missouri
12	Tony Poljan	Virginia
13	Quintin Morris	Bowling Green
14	John Bates	Boise State
15	Cary Angeline	NC State
16	Matt Bushman	BYU
17	Pro Wells	TCU
18	Miller Forristall	Alabama
19	Jack Stoll	Nebraska
20	Luke Farrell	Ohio State
21	Dylan Soehner	Iowa State
22	Peyton Hendershot	Indiana
23	Josh Pederson	ULM
24	Shaun Beyer	Iowa
25	Hunter Kampmoyer	Oregon
26	Trae Barry	Jacksonville State
27	Artayvious Lynn	TCU
28	Zac Lefebvre	Buffalo
29	Erik Krommenhoek	USC
30	Andrew Homer	Miami (OH)

Offensive Tackle

Rank	Name	School
1	Penei Sewell	Oregon
2	Rashawn Slater	Northwestern
3	Christian Darrisaw	Virginia Tech
4	Teven Jenkins	Oklahoma State
5	Alex Leatherwood	Alabama
6	Dillon Radunz	North Dakota State
7	Jalen Mayfield	Michigan
8	Liam Eichenberg	Notre Dame
9	Samuel Cosmi	Texas
10	Spencer Brown	Northern Iowa
11	Brady Christensen	BYU
12	Jackson Carman	Clemson
13	Walker Little	Stanford
14	James Hudson	Cincinnati
15	D’Ante Smith	East Carolina
16	Adrian Ealy	Oklahoma
17	Stone Forsythe	Florida
18	Jaylon Moore	Western Michigan
19	Dan Moore Jr.	Texas A&M
20	Alaric Jackson	Iowa
21	Brenden Jaimes	Nebraska
22	Josh Ball	Marshall
23	Tommy Doyle	Miami (OH)
24	Will Sherman	Colorado
25	Foster Sarell	Stanford
26	Cole Van Lanen	Wisconsin
27	Larnel Coleman	Massachusetts
28	Landon Young	Kentucky
29	Drew Himmelman	Illinois State
30	Jake Curhan	California

Interior Offensive Line

Rank	Name	School
1	Alijah Vera-Tucker	USC
2	Creed Humphrey	Oklahoma
3	Wyatt Davis	Ohio State
4	Landon Dickerson	Alabama
5	Quinn Meinerz	UW-Whitewater
6	Trey Smith	Tennessee
7	Josh Myers	Ohio State
8	Aaron Banks	Notre Dame
9	Kendrick Green	Illinois
10	Deonte Brown	Alabama
11	Ben Cleveland	Georgia
12	Michal Menet	Penn State
13	Trey Hill	Georgia
14	Royce Newman	Ole Miss
15	Drew Dalman	Stanford
16	Tommy Kraemer	Notre Dame
17	Jack Anderson	Texas Tech
18	Dave Moore	Grambling State
19	Drake Jackson	Kentucky
20	Sadarius Hutcherson	South Carolina
21	Robert Hainsey	Notre Dame
22	Jimmy Morrissey	Pittsburgh
23	Ryan Mccollum	Texas A&M
24	Larry Borom	Missouri
25	Bryce Hargrove	Pittsburgh
26	Will Fries	Penn State
27	Dareuan Parker	Mississippi State
28	Robert Jones	Middle Tennessee
29	Kevin Jarvis	Michigan State
30	Harry Crider	Indiana

Interior Defensive Line

Rank	Name	School
1	Christian Barmore	Alabama
2	Levi Onwuzurike	Washington
3	Milton Williams	Louisiana Tech
4	Daviyon Nixon	Iowa
5	Tyler Shelvin	LSU
6	Alim McNeill	NC State
7	Tommy Togiai	Ohio State
8	Jay Tufele	USC
9	Jaylen Twyman	Pittsburgh
10	Marvin Wilson	Florida State
11	Bobby Brown III	Texas A&M
12	Marlon Tuipulotu	USC
13	Tedarrell Slaton	Florida
14	Osa Odighizuwa	UCLA
15	Khyiris Tonga	BYU
16	Quinton Bohanna	Kentucky
17	Naquan Jones	Michigan State
18	Jonathan Marshall	Arkansas
19	Darius Stills	West Virginia
20	Ta’Quon Graham	Texas
21	Jordon Scott	Oregon
22	Phil Hoskins	Kentucky
23	Austin Faoliu	Oregon
24	Mustafa Johnson	Colorado
25	Lorenzo Neal Jr.	Purdue
26	Michael Dwumfour	Rutgers
27	Kenny Randall	Charleston (WV)
28	Roy Lopez	Arizona
29	Jack Heflin	Iowa
30	Daniel Archibong	Temple

EDGE

Rank	Name	School
1	Kwity Paye	Michigan
2	Jaelan Phillips	Miami
3	Jayson Oweh	Penn State
4	Azeez Ojulari	Georgia
5	Joe Tryon	Washington
6	Gregory Rousseau	Miami
7	Carlos Basham Jr.	Wake Forest
8	Chris Rumph II	Duke
9	Joseph Ossai	Texas
10	Payton Turner	Houston
11	Dayo Odeyingbo	Vanderbilt
12	Janarius Robinson	Florida State
13	Jordan Smith	UAB
14	Patrick Johnson	Tulane
15	Daelin Hayes	Notre Dame
16	Ronnie Perkins	Oklahoma
17	Quincy Roche	Miami
18	Patrick Jones II	Pittsburgh
19	Hamilcar Rashed Jr.	Oregon State
20	Rashad Weaver	Pittsburgh
21	Wyatt Hubert	Kansas State
22	Cameron Sample	Tulane
23	Victor Dimukeje	Duke
24	Will Bradley-King	Baylor
25	Shaka Toney	Penn State
26	Elerson Smith	Northern Iowa
27	Adetokunbo Ogundeji	Notre Dame
28	Chauncey Golston	Iowa
29	Tarron Jackson	Coastal Carolina
30	Jonathon Cooper	Ohio State

Linebacker

Rank	Name	School
1	Micah Parson	Penn State
2	Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah	Notre Dame
3	Zaven Collins	Tulsa
4	Jamin Davis	Kentucky
5	Nick Bolton	Missouri
6	Jabril Cox	LSU
7	Baron Browning	Ohio State
8	Pete Werner	Ohio State
9	Chazz Surratt	North Carolina
10	Dylan Moses	Alabama
11	Cameron McGrone	Michigan
12	Monty Rice	Georgia
13	Derrick Barnes	Purdue
14	Buddy Johnson	Texas A&M
15	Isaiah McDuffie	Boston College
16	Ernest Jones	South Carolina
17	Tony Fields II	West Virginia
18	K.J. Britt	Auburn
19	Charles Snowden	Virginia
20	Nick Niemann	Iowa
21	Garret Wallow	TCU
22	Paddy Fisher	Northwestern
23	Anthony Hines III	Texas A&M
24	Amen Ogbongbemiga	Oklahoma State
25	Riley Cole	South Alabama
26	Grant Stuard	Houston
27	Erroll Thompson	Mississippi State
28	Blake Gallagher	Northwestern
29	Elijah Sullivan	Kansas State
30	Justin Hilliard	Ohio State

Cornerback

Rank	Name	School
1	Patrick Surtain II	Alabama
2	Jaycee Horn	South Carolina
3	Greg Newsome II	Northwestern
4	Caleb Farley	Virginia Tech
5	Asante Samuel Jr.	Florida State
6	Tyson Campbell	Georgia
7	Eric Stokes	Georgia
8	Kelvin Joseph	Kentucky
9	Ifeatu Melifonwu	Syracuse
10	Aaron Robinson	UCF
11	Elijah Molden	Washington
12	Robert Rochell	Central Arkansas
13	Paulson Adebo	Stanford
14	Ambry Thomas	Michigan
15	Shaun Wade	Ohio State
16	Benjamin St-Juste	Minnesota
17	Kary Vincent Jr.	LSU
18	Camryn Bynum	California
19	Shakur Brown	Michigan State
20	Trill Williams	Syracuse
21	Israel Mukuamu	South Carolina
22	Rodarius Williams	Oklahoma
23	Olaijah Griffin	USC
24	Deommodore Lenoir	Oregon
25	Keith Taylor	Washington
26	Avery Williams	Boise State
27	Jason Pinnock	Pittsburgh
28	D.J. Daniel	Georgia
29	Marco Wilson	Florida
30	Zech McPhearson	Texas Tech

Safety

Rank	Name	School
1	Trevon Moehrig	TCU
2	Jevon Holland	Oregon
3	Richie Grant	UCF
4	Jamar Johnson	Indiana
5	Hamsah Nasirildeen	Florida State
6	Andre Cisco	Syracuse
7	Divine Deablo	Virginia Tech
8	Talanoa Hufanga	USC
9	Tyree Gillespie	Missouri
10	Ar’Darius Washington	TCU
11	Caden Sterns	Texas
12	James Wiggins	Cincinnati
13	Christian Uphoff	Illinois State
14	Paris Ford	Pittsburgh
15	Mark Webb	Georgia
16	Darrick Forrest	Cincinnati
17	Reed Blankenship	Middle Tennessee
18	Joshuah Bledsoe	Missouri
19	Richard LeCounte III	Georgia
20	Damar Hamlin	Pittsburgh
21	Shawn Davis	Florida
22	Jamien Sherwood	Auburn
23	Jacoby Stevens	LSU
24	Donovan Stiner	Florida
25	Brady Breeze	Oregon
26	Tyler Coyle	Purdue
27	Brendon White	Rutgers
28	Tariq Thompson	San Diego State
29	Qwynnterrio Cole	Alcorn State
30	Eric Burrell	Wisconsin