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Four-round 2021 NFL mock draft 1.0: Eight WRs selected in Round 4

Deals or no deals? This is the question teams in need of a young quarterback are facing heading into the 2021 NFL Draft.

From 2016 to 2018, eight teams traded up to draft a quarterback in the top 12: Bills (Josh Allen), Jets (Sam Darnold), Rams (Jared Goff), Chiefs (Patrick Mahomes), Cardinals (Josh Rosen), Bears (Mitchell Trubisky), Texans (Deshaun Watson) and Eagles (Carson Wentz).

However, in the past two drafts, there were only two trades of any kind made in the top half of the first round and neither of them were for quarterbacks (LB Devin Bush, Steelers, 10th overall selection in 2019; OT Tristan Wirfs, Buccaneers, 13th overall selection in 2020).

This decline in early deals could be the start of a long-time trend because teams seem reluctant to give up three or four premium picks for a prospect. It's also possible that the non-playoff teams typically interested in moving upward were waiting to see whether their current quarterback would develop -- or maybe they just weren't interested in giving up major draft capital for Justin Herbert, Daniel Jones, and/or Tua Tagovailoa.

Then again, it wouldn't be shocking to see the no-trade trend end this year, as there is a long list of quarterback-needy teams and plenty to like about the available QBs. For this four-round projection, however, I play out the scenario that mirrors the 2019 and 2020 drafts. The Jets, Falcons and Panthers land future signal-callers in the top eight selections while staying put, but there are five trades in this mock, including one for a quarterback in the middle of the first round.

The free-agent compensatory picks listed in this exercise are based on my colleague Lance Zierlein's projections from last April. The official list will be made available by the league in the weeks to come. Four additional picks were added to the end of the third round for franchises losing minority employees to head coach or general manager positions throughout the league.

The Matthew Stafford-Jared Goff trade between the Lions and Rams, which included L.A. sending a 2021 third-round pick to Detroit, is factored into this mock. The deal moving Carson Wentz from Philadelphia to Indianapolis for a 2021 third-round pick and a conditional 2022 selection is also included. The trades won't become official before the start of the new league year (March 17).

Pick
107
Dayo Odeyingbo
Vanderbilt · Edge · Senior


Pick
108
Keith Taylor
Washington · CB · Senior


Pick
109
Paris Ford
Pittsburgh · S · Junior (RS)



Pick
110
Elijah Moore
Mississippi · WR · Junior
Pick
111
Indianapolis Colts
(via Browns)
Rashad Weaver
Pittsburgh · DE · Senior (RS)
Pick
112
Josh Palmer
Tennessee · WR · Senior


Pick
113
Tamorrion Terry
Florida State · WR · Junior (RS)



Pick
114
Rodarius Williams
Oklahoma State · CB · Senior (RS)
Pick
115
Tommy Togiai
Ohio State · DT · Junior


Pick
116
Kary Vincent Jr.
LSU · CB · Senior


Pick
117
Quincy Roche
Miami · Edge · Senior (RS)


Pick
118
Darren Hall
San Diego State · CB · Junior (RS)



Pick
119
Hamilcar Rashed Jr.
Oregon State · Edge · Senior (RS)



Pick
120
Kellen Mond
Texas A&M · QB · Senior
Pick
121
Cade Johnson
South Dakota State · WR · Senior (RS)


Pick
122
Jonathan Adams
Arkansas State · WR · Senior



Pick
123
Chuba Hubbard
Oklahoma State · RB · Junior (RS)
Pick
124
Jay Tufele
USC · DT · Junior (RS)



Pick
125
Rhamondre Stevenson
Oklahoma · RB · Senior
Pick
126
D'Ante Smith
East Carolina · OT · Senior (RS)



Pick
127
Brady Christensen
BYU · OT · Junior (RS)



Pick
128
Andre Cisco
Syracuse · S · Junior


Pick
129
Jermar Jefferson
Oregon State · RB · Junior



Pick
130
Deonte Brown
Alabama · G · Senior (RS)
Pick
131
John Bates
Boise State · TE · Senior (RS)
Pick
132
Trey Hill
Georgia · C · Junior


Pick
133
Tommy Kraemer
Notre Dame · G · Senior (RS)
Pick
134
Adetokunbo Ogundeji
Notre Dame · DE · Senior (RS)


Pick
135
Kylen Granson
SMU · TE · Senior
Pick
136
Tennessee Titans
(via Packers)
Derrick Barnes
Purdue · LB · Senior



Pick
137
Jacksonville Jaguars
(via Chiefs)
Jamien Sherwood
Auburn · S · Junior
Pick
138
Demetric Felton
UCLA · RB · Senior (RS)


Pick
139
Baron Browning
Ohio State · LB · Senior (RS)

PROJECTED COMPENSATORY SELECTION

Pick
140
Chauncey Golston
Iowa · DE · Senior (RS)

PROJECTED COMPENSATORY SELECTION


Pick
141
Christian Uphoff
Illinois State · S · Senior (RS)

PROJECTED COMPENSATORY SELECTION

Pick
142
Jaelon Darden
North Texas · WR · Senior

PROJECTED COMPENSATORY SELECTION

Pick
143
Osa Odighizuwa
UCLA · DT · Senior (RS)

PROJECTED COMPENSATORY SELECTION

Pick
144
K.J. Britt
Auburn · LB · Senior

PROJECTED COMPENSATORY SELECTION

Pick
145
Shemar Jean-Charles
Appalachian State · CB · Senior (RS)

PROJECTED COMPENSATORY SELECTION


Pick
146
Austin Watkins Jr.
UAB · WR · Senior (RS)

PROJECTED COMPENSATORY SELECTION

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