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2021 NFL Draft: hits and busts

Every first-three-rounds pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, scored against what its slot usually produces at DraftLedger's default 40% bust line. 6 picks were hits and 30 were busts out of 105. Best pick for the slot: Creed Humphrey. Biggest miss: Trey Lance.

Round
Player
Pick
Pos
Value vs slot
Status
Grade
Rd 1
Trevor Lawrence
Jaguars · Clemson
#1
QB
62%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Zach Wilson
Jets · BYU
#2
QB
33%
BUST
D
Rd 1
Trey Lance
49ers · North Dakota St.
#3
QB
3%
BUST
F
Rd 1
Kyle Pitts
Falcons · Florida
#4
TE
67%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Ja'Marr Chase
Bengals · LSU
#5
WR
109%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Jaylen Waddle
Dolphins · Alabama
#6
WR
63%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Penei Sewell
Lions · Oregon
#7
OL
121%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Jaycee Horn
Panthers · South Carolina
#8
DB
52%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Patrick Surtain II
Broncos · Alabama
#9
DB
112%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
DeVonta Smith
Eagles · Alabama
#10
WR
67%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Justin Fields
Bears · Ohio St.
#11
QB
52%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Micah Parsons
Cowboys · Penn St.
#12
LB
119%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Rashawn Slater
Chargers · Northwestern
#13
OL
55%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
#14
OL
33%
BUST
D
Rd 1
Mac Jones
Patriots · Alabama
#15
QB
57%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Zaven Collins
Cardinals · Tulsa
#16
LB
71%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Alex Leatherwood
Raiders · Alabama
#17
OL
17%
BUST
F
Rd 1
Jaelan Phillips
Dolphins · Miami (FL)
#18
DL
42%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Jamin Davis
Commanders · Kentucky
#19
LB
39%
BUST
D
Rd 1
Kadarius Toney
Giants · Florida
#20
WR
10%
BUST
F
Rd 1
Kwity Paye
Colts · Michigan
#21
DL
83%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Caleb Farley
Titans · Virginia Tech
#22
DB
6%
BUST
F
Rd 1
Christian Darrisaw
Vikings · Virginia Tech
#23
OL
71%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Najee Harris
Steelers · Alabama
#24
RB
83%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Travis Etienne
Jaguars · Clemson
#25
RB
73%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Greg Newsome II
Browns · Northwestern
#26
DB
75%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Rashod Bateman
Ravens · Minnesota
#27
WR
61%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Payton Turner
Saints · Houston
#28
DE
10%
BUST
F
Rd 1
Eric Stokes
Packers · Georgia
#29
DB
74%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Gregory Rousseau
Bills · Miami (FL)
#30
DL
92%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Odafe Oweh
Ravens · Penn St.
#31
DE
41%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Joe Tryon-Shoyinka
Buccaneers · Washington
#32
OLB
66%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Tyson Campbell
Jaguars · Georgia
#33
DB
91%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Elijah Moore
Jets · Mississippi
#34
WR
64%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Javonte Williams
Broncos · North Carolina
#35
RB
65%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Jevon Holland
Dolphins · Oregon
#36
S
95%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Landon Dickerson
Eagles · Alabama
#37
OL
123%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Christian Barmore
Patriots · Alabama
#38
DL
41%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Teven Jenkins
Bears · Oklahoma St.
#39
OL
69%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Richie Grant
Falcons · Central Florida
#40
DB
59%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Levi Onwuzurike
Lions · Washington
#41
DL
35%
BUST
D
Rd 2
Liam Eichenberg
Dolphins · Notre Dame
#42
OL
89%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Tre'von Moehrig
Raiders · TCU
#43
S
117%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Kelvin Joseph
Cowboys · Kentucky
#44
DB
13%
BUST
F
Rd 2
Walker Little
Jaguars · Stanford
#45
T
63%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Jackson Carman
Bengals · Clemson
#46
T
12%
BUST
F
Rd 2
Asante Samuel Jr.
Chargers · Florida St.
#47
DB
76%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Aaron Banks
49ers · Notre Dame
#48
OL
96%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Rondale Moore
Cardinals · Purdue
#49
WR
17%
BUST
F
Rd 2
Azeez Ojulari
Giants · Georgia
#50
OLB
39%
BUST
D
Rd 2
Samuel Cosmi
Commanders · Texas
#51
OL
84%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah
Browns · Notre Dame
#52
LB
87%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Dillon Radunz
Titans · North Dakota St.
#53
T
86%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Dayo Odeyingbo
Colts · Vanderbilt
#54
DL
52%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Pat Freiermuth
Steelers · Penn St.
#55
TE
75%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
D'Wayne Eskridge
Seahawks · Western Michigan
#56
WR
20%
BUST
F
Rd 2
Tutu Atwell
Rams · Louisville
#57
WR
49%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Nick Bolton
Chiefs · Missouri
#58
LB
109%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Terrace Marshall Jr.
Panthers · LSU
#59
WR
38%
BUST
D
Rd 2
Pete Werner
Saints · Ohio St.
#60
LB
109%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Boogie Basham
Bills · Wake Forest
#61
DL
20%
BUST
F
Rd 2
Josh Myers
Packers · Ohio St.
#62
C
109%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Creed Humphrey
Chiefs · Oklahoma
#63
OL
220%
HIT
A
Rd 2
Kyle Trask
Buccaneers · Florida
#64
QB
3%
BUST
F
Rd 3
Andre Cisco
Jaguars · Syracuse
#65
DB
92%
FAIR
C
Rd 3
Kellen Mond
Vikings · Texas A&M
#66
QB
0%
BUST
F
Rd 3
Davis Mills
Texans · Stanford
#67
QB
59%
FAIR
C
Rd 3
Jalen Mayfield
Falcons · Michigan
#68
OL
28%
BUST
D
Rd 3
Joseph Ossai
Bengals · Texas
#69
LB
51%
FAIR
C
Rd 3
Brady Christensen
Panthers · BYU
#70
OL
49%
FAIR
C
Rd 3
Aaron Robinson
Giants · Central Florida
#71
DB
6%
BUST
F
Rd 3
Alim McNeill
Lions · North Carolina St.
#72
DT
123%
FAIR
C
Rd 3
Milton Williams
Eagles · Louisiana Tech
#73
DL
88%
FAIR
C
Rd 3
Benjamin St-Juste
Commanders · Minnesota
#74
DB
105%
FAIR
C
Rd 3
Osa Odighizuwa
Cowboys · UCLA
#75
DL
161%
HIT
B
Rd 3
Paulson Adebo
Saints · Stanford
#76
CB
152%
HIT
B
Rd 3
Josh Palmer
Chargers · Tennessee
#77
WR
67%
FAIR
C
Rd 3
Chazz Surratt
Vikings · North Carolina
#78
LB
33%
BUST
D
Rd 3
Malcolm Koonce
Raiders · Buffalo
#79
DE
63%
FAIR
C
Rd 3
Divine Deablo
Raiders · Virginia Tech
#80
DB
118%
FAIR
C
Rd 3
Hunter Long
Dolphins · Boston Col.
#81
TE
31%
BUST
D
Rd 3
Dyami Brown
Commanders · North Carolina
#82
WR
52%
FAIR
C
Rd 3
Tommy Tremble
Panthers · Notre Dame
#83
TE
104%
FAIR
C
Rd 3
Chauncey Golston
Cowboys · Iowa
#84
DL
50%
FAIR
C
Rd 3
Amari Rodgers
Packers · Clemson
#85
WR
23%
BUST
D
Rd 3
Wyatt Davis
Vikings · Ohio St.
#86
OL
6%
BUST
F
Rd 3
Kendrick Green
Steelers · Illinois
#87
OL
49%
FAIR
C
Rd 3
Trey Sermon
49ers · Ohio St.
#88
RB
29%
BUST
D
Rd 3
Nico Collins
Texans · Michigan
#89
WR
128%
FAIR
B
Rd 3
Patrick Jones II
Vikings · Pittsburgh
#90
DL
42%
FAIR
C
Rd 3
Anthony Schwartz
Browns · Auburn
#91
WR
16%
BUST
F
Rd 3
Monty Rice
Titans · Georgia
#92
LB
25%
BUST
D
Rd 3
Spencer Brown
Bills · Northern Iowa
#93
OL
155%
HIT
B
Rd 3
Ben Cleveland
Ravens · Georgia
#94
OL
42%
FAIR
C
Rd 3
Robert Hainsey
Buccaneers · Notre Dame
#95
OL
131%
FAIR
B
Rd 3
Ronnie Perkins
Patriots · Oklahoma
#96
DE
5%
BUST
F
Rd 3
Tre' McKitty
Chargers · Georgia
#97
TE
23%
BUST
D
Rd 3
Quinn Meinerz
Broncos · Wisconsin–Whitewater
#98
C
250%
HIT
A
Rd 3
Nahshon Wright
Cowboys · Oregon St.
#99
DB
81%
FAIR
C
Rd 3
Elijah Molden
Titans · Washington
#100
DB
101%
FAIR
C
Rd 3
Ifeatu Melifonwu
Lions · Syracuse
#101
DB
43%
FAIR
C
Rd 3
Ambry Thomas
49ers · Michigan
#102
DB
30%
BUST
D
Rd 3
Ernest Jones
Rams · South Carolina
#103
LB
150%
FAIR
B
Rd 3
Brandon Stephens
Ravens · SMU
#104
CB
184%
HIT
B
Rd 3
Baron Browning
Broncos · Ohio St.
#105
LB
85%
FAIR
C

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