DeVonta Smith will be the next Bama receiver drafted in the 1st round of the NFL Draft

#1 QB-Trevor Lawrence CLEMSON

The Jaguars played the whole 2020 season to be in this position to draft Lawrence. He will immediately be the face of the franchise and their starting quarterback for at least 10 years.

#2 WR-DeVonta Smith ALABAMA

In a dream world, reuniting the "2nd & 26" combo from the 2017 CFP National Championship Game would make for a great movie, so we'll keep this wonderful idea going as well.

#3 WR-Jaylen Waddle ALABAMA

Can Bama have the #1 and #2 receivers in the draft again for two straight years? Of course, so we'll keep this going for as long as possible. The Texans can't pass on the hometown kid.

#4 RB-Najee Harris ALABAMA

LeVeon Bell is bust in more ways than one. We say he burns his bridge in New York (he did as predicted) similar to what Antonio Brown did in Oakland and New England. Harris is better anyway.

#5 RB-Travis Etienne CLEMSON

The Chargers are still looking for a replacement for Melvin Gordon and Etienne may be even better than Flash. They should have a high enough pick to snag this dynamo.

#6 TE-Kyle Pitts FLORIDA

Pitts is a match-up nightmare for corners, safeties and linebackers. Pitts will be coveted by the first team in the 2021 NFL Draft who's looking for a starting tight end.

#7 QB-Mac Jones ALABAMA

The Titans are married to Tannehill for the foreseeable future and will need a dependable back-up moving forward. Jones is more talented than most realize, but the cat is out of the bag. 

#8 QB-Kyle Trask FLORIDA

Trask has really improved his draft stock this season andthe 49ers need a franchise quarterback for the future. The 49ers were a quarterback away from a Super Bowl title in 2019.

#9 RB-Chuba Hubbard OKLAHOMA STATE

Hubbard would have been a high draft pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, but chose to come back to Stillwater for his senior season. He's one of the most polished backs in the draft.

#10 QB-Zack Wilson BYU

When you are begging the XFL for quarterbacks, you know you have a problem. Stafford is getting long in the tooth and David Blough isn't the long-term answer in Motor City.

#11 WR-Justyn Ross CLEMSON

Ross slipped out of Alabama partly because of Dabo, but also because of the depth in Tuscaloosa at the receiver position. The Giants need playmakers and Ross fits that bill.

#12 WR-Rondale Moore PURDUE

Moore is lightning in a bottle. We see him are the heir apparent to the role T.Y. Hilton has played in Indianapolis for the last several years. Indiana boy on an Indiana night.

#13 WR-Ja’Marr Chase LSU

Keeping this guy in Louisiana would be another dream come true for the New Orleans Saints. Chase was the Tigers best receiver last season and has all the tools to excel in the NFL.

#14 QB-Justin Fields OHIO STATE

It is time to look past Tom Brady because it could happen on any play these days. Fields is loaded with raw talent and Bruce Arians is the Quarterback Whisperer, this match may work.

#15 RB-Jaret Patterson BUFFALO 

Devante Freeman is gone and the Todd Gurley deal is just for one year, so the Falcons may need a starting running back for the future as they begin their great re-build.

#16 QB-Trey Lance NORTH DAKOTA STATE

Ben can't play for ever and Duck wasn't the long-term answer either, so the Steelers take a flyer on a tough kid from the FCS powerhouse who fits their culture.

#17 PK-Keith Duncan IOWA         

Duncan was the best kicker in the nation last year, but got screwed out of the Groza Award by the media and their darling. We expect him to win the award this season and be drafted.

#18 WR-Chris Olave OHIO STATE

Beckham isn't as advertised and Baker needs more dependable targets on the outside. "Oil of Olave" will be a nice fit for the Browns, which is still the worse organization in pro sports.

#19 WR-Rashod Bateman MINNESOTA

Thielen is #1, Jefferson #2 and Bateman should be a solid #3 in Minnesota as the Vikings take the local boat-rowing Golden Gopher.

#20 TE-Pat Friermuth PENN STATE

Friermuth is the second best tight end on our board and it seems somebody always takes a tight end late in the BDFL Pony Draft. The Bengals still need more firepower.

#21 WR-Seth Williams AUBURN

Another one that got away from his hometown of Tuscaloosa because of Jeudy, Ruggs, Smith and Waddle. Williams has shined on The Plains. The Jaguars could use his big play ability.

#22 RB-Patrick Taylor MEMPHIS

Memphis is pushing out playmakers like a Power 5 school. Taylor is the latest to join former Tigers - Pollard, Miller and Gibson in the NFL. He elected to come back to move up the draft board.

#23 TE-Charlie Kolar IOWA STATE

Name Buffalo's starting tight end. You get the point. As the Bills load up talent on the offensive side to compliment Josh Alllen, expect a quality tight end to be in those long-term plans.

#24 TE-Matt Bushman BYU

Old Man Kelce is just that, old. We predict Bushman plays behind the legend for a couple of years and then he assumes the flex end role in Kansas City once Kelce decides to hang it up.

#25 RB-Kenneth Gainwell MEMPHIS

Another Memphis Tiger to go early this NFL Draft will be Gainwell. Las Vegas needs some depth behind Jacobs and Booker and Gainwell could provide another option for Gruden.  

#26 TE-Brevin Jordan MIAMI

Michael Irvin will be pushing Jerry Jones and the front office on this one and the Cowboys do need more talent at the tight end position. Jordan is no Witten, but then again who is?

#27 WR-Sage Surratt WAKE FOREST

The Ravens will continue to surround Lamar Jackson with high wire talent. Surratt is still under the radar with most scouts, but we see him having a big coming out party this season.

#28 RB-Javonte Williams NORTH CAROLINA

Williams is a sleeper who crept onto the BDFL's Pony Draft Watch List late in the collegiate season. The Broncos need some depth at the position since Gordon and Lindsay stay banged up.

#29 WR-Amon-Ra St. Brown USC 

The Packers take this guy on name alone. After losing Geronimo Allison to the Lions, they need some other wild name to line up with his brother Equanimeous, Lazard, Funchess and Scantling.

#30 QB-Shane Buechele SMU 

We like the bloodlines here. Whether he is an NFL talent is yet to be determined. The last quarterback from the State of Texas who's Dad was a former MLB pitcher is doing pretty good.

#31 WR-Kadarius Toney FLORIDA

The Seahawks need another downfield playmaker to take some coverage off of Lockett and Metcalf. With teams keying up to stop the run game, Terry fits this bill in Seattle.

#32 WR-Tylan Wallace OKLAHOMA STATE

Wallace is getting a ton of pre-season hype based on last year's Big 12 numbers, but my mother-in-law would have good numbers at receiver in that conference and she's 84 years old.

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