2021 NFL draft
| 2021 NFL Draft | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Date(s) | April 29 – May 1, 2021 |
| Time | tbc |
| Location | Cleveland, Ohio |
| Network(s) | ESPN, ESPN2, NFL Network |
| Overview | |
| 256 total selections in 7 rounds | |
| League | NFL |
The 2021 NFL Draft will be the 86th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible players. The draft is expected to be held from April 29 to May 1, based on prior draft dates. It will be held in Cleveland, Ohio.
Host city bid process
The host city for this draft was chosen on May 22, 2019 during the NFL Spring League Meeting.[1] Cleveland and Kansas City were announced as the hosts for 2021, and 2023 respectively from the remaining finalists from the 2019 draft after Paradise, Nevada was chosen to host the 2020 event and Denver withdrew their bid.[2]
Trades
In the explanations below, (PD) indicates trades completed prior to the start of the draft (i.e. Pre-Draft), while (D) denotes trades that took place during the 2021 draft.
Round 1
- Houston → Miami (PD). Houston traded a first- and second-round selection, 2020 first-round selection, as well as offensive tackle Julién Davenport and defensive back Johnson Bademosi to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for wide receiver Kenny Stills, offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil and a fourth and sixth-round selection.[trade 1]
Round 2
- Houston → Miami (PD). See Round 1: Houston → Miami.[trade 1]
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
- Las Vegas → Buffalo (PD). Las Vegas traded a fifth-round selection to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for wide receiver Zay Jones.
Round 6
- Miami → Houston (PD). See Round 1: Houston → Miami.[trade 1]
- Pittsburgh → Miami (PD). Pittsburgh traded their 2020 first and fifth round selections and 2021 sixth round selection to Miami in exchange for safety Minkah Fitzpatrick and a 2020 fourth round selection.[trade 2]
Round 7
- Carolina → Buffalo (PD). Carolina traded a conditional seventh-round selection to Buffalo in exchange for offensive tackle Marshall Newhouse.[trade 3]
- Chicago → Las Vegas (PD). Chicago traded a conditional seventh-round selection to Oakland (to be known as Las Vegas by the draft) in exchange for kicker Eddy Piñeiro.[trade 4]
Unresolved
References
Trade references
- ^ a b c "Texans trade for Dolphins' Laremy Tunsil, Kenny Stills". NFL.com. August 31, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
- ^ Scott, Jelani (September 16, 2019). "Dolphins S Minkah Fitzpatrick traded to Steelers". NFL.com. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
- ^ Strickland, Bryan (September 25, 2018). "Panthers trade for OT Marshall Newhouse". Panthers.com.
- ^ "Sources: Bears trade for Raiders kicker Pineiro". ESPN. May 6, 2019.
General references
- ^ "NFL awards 2021, 2023 drafts to Cleveland, Kansas City". NFL.com. National Football League. May 22, 2019.
- ^ "Finalists to host 2019, 2020 NFL Draft announced". NFL.com. National Football League. February 15, 2018.