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Four-round 2021 ¹ú²úÍâÁ÷Íømock draft 1.0: Patriots pick QB in Round 3

Deals or no deals? This is the question teams in need of a young quarterback are facing heading into the 2021 ¹ú²úÍâÁ÷ÍøDraft.

From 2016 to 2018, eight teams traded up to draft a quarterback in the top 12: Bills (), Jets (), Rams (), Chiefs (), Cardinals (), Bears (), Texans () and Eagles ().

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 , Steelers, 10th overall selection in 2019; OT , 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
65
Shaun Wade
Ohio State · CB · Junior (RS)
Pick
66
Tylan Wallace
Oklahoma State · WR · Senior


Pick
67
Landon Dickerson
Alabama · C · Senior (RS)
Pick
68
Patrick Jones II
Pittsburgh · Edge · Senior (RS)



Pick
69
Trey Smith
Tennessee · G · Senior


Pick
70
Kyle Trask
Florida · QB · Senior (RS)



Pick
71
Jackson Carman
Clemson · OT · Senior (RS)


Pick
72
Amari Rodgers
Clemson · WR · Senior



Pick
73
Trey Sermon
Ohio State · RB · Senior



Pick
74
Eric Stokes
Georgia · CB · Junior


Pick
75
James Hudson
Cincinnati · OT · Junior (RS)


Pick
76
Michael Carter
North Carolina · RB · Senior


Pick
77
Josh Myers
Ohio State · C · Junior (RS)



Pick
78
Richie Grant
UCF · S · Senior (RS)
Pick
79
Larry Rountree III
Missouri · RB · Senior



Pick
80
Hamsah Nasirildeen
Florida State · S · Senior



Pick
81
Joseph Ossai
Texas · Edge · Junior



Pick
82
Brevin Jordan
Miami · TE · Junior
Pick
83
JaCoby Stevens
LSU · S · Senior
Pick
84
Jordan Smith
UAB · Edge · Junior (RS)


Pick
85
Nico Collins
Michigan · WR · Senior



Pick
86
Aaron Banks
Notre Dame · G · Senior
Pick
87
Drew Dalman
Stanford · C · Junior (RS)



Pick
88
Pete Werner
Ohio State · LB · Senior
Pick
89
D'Wayne Eskridge
Western Michigan · WR · Senior (RS)
Pick
90
Tyler Shelvin
LSU · DT · Junior (RS)
Pick
91
Cameron Sample
Tulane · DT · Senior


Pick
92
Milton Williams
Louisiana Tech · DT · Junior (RS)



Pick
93
Quinn Meinerz
Wisconsin-Whitewater · G · Junior (RS)


Pick
94
Kenneth Gainwell
Memphis · RB · Sophomore (RS)



Pick
95
Daelin Hayes
Notre Dame · Edge · Senior (RS)


Pick
96
Tre' McKitty
Georgia · TE · Senior

PROJECTED COMPENSATORY SELECTION

Pick
97
Rondale Moore
Purdue · WR · Junior

PROJECTED COMPENSATORY SELECTION

Pick
98
Davis Mills
Stanford · QB · Junior (RS)

PROJECTED COMPENSATORY SELECTION

Pick
99
Kelvin Joseph
Kentucky · CB · Sophomore (RS)

PROJECTED COMPENSATORY SELECTION


Pick
100
Bobby Brown III
Texas A&M · DT · Junior

PROJECTED COMPENSATORY SELECTION

Pick
101
Dylan Moses
Alabama · LB · Senior

PROJECTED COMPENSATORY SELECTION

Pick
102
Benjamin St-Juste
Minnesota · CB · Junior (RS)

PROJECTED COMPENSATORY SELECTION

Pick
103
Walker Little
Stanford · OT · Senior

PROJECTED COMPENSATORY SELECTION FOR ROBERT SALEH HIRE

Pick
104
Dan Moore Jr.
Texas A&M · OT · Senior

PROJECTED COMPENSATORY SELECTION FOR BRAD HOLMES HIRE

Pick
105
Elerson Smith
Northern Iowa · Edge · Senior (RS)

PROJECTED COMPENSATORY SELECTION FOR DAVID CULLEY HIRE

Pick
106
New Orleans Saints
2020 · 12-4-0
Tommy Tremble
Notre Dame · TE · Junior

PROJECTED COMPENSATORY SELECTION FOR TERRY FONTENOT HIRE

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