Inside the Pack by James Bazemore ‣ Dynasty Sports
April 24, 2021
The Toronto Huskies selected Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence with the first pick of the 2021 NFL Draft and the first pick in the franchise's history.
Lawrence, at six-foot-five and 220 pounds, Lawrence won two national championships at Clemson and the Heisman Trophy during his junior season. Coming out of high school, Lawrence is regarded as the best quarterback prospect ever by Mike Farrell of Rivals, who said the following: "He’s the most special quarterback prospect I’ve seen in all my years at Rivals. Josh Rosen used to hold that title until Lawrence came along but I’ve never seen someone with his combination of size, arm strength, accuracy, field vision, mobility and all the intangibles needed to be great.
Lawrence drew similar praises from ESPN's Mel Kiper, grading him out as the best quarterback since Andrew Luck.
‣ Huskies pair Lawrence with another pass catcher in Moore
The Toronto Huskies selected Purdue receiver Rondale Moore with the eighteenth pick of the 2021 NFL Draft.
After an electric freshman campaign that was followed up with an injury riddle sophomore year, Moore broke several records during his final year at Purdue. He broke the Big Ten record for most catches in a season with 124 catches for 1,645 yards and fourteen touchdowns.
Despite his five-foot-nine frame, Moore is able to play both on the outside and in the slot and is a likely early contributor on special teams.
Many experts predicted that with Justyn Ross, Trevor Lawrence's teammate at Clemson, available that they would select him.
‣ 2021 NFL Draft First Round Recap
1. TOR ‣ QB Trevor Lawrence, Clemson
2. TB ‣ DE Xavier Thomas, Clemson
3. NO ‣ QB Justin Fields, Ohio State
4. CLE ‣ LB Jacob Phillips, LSU
5. MIN ‣ T Cade Mays, Georgia
6. KC ‣ OLB Jaelan Phillips, Miami
7. NYG ‣ WR Devonta Smith, Alabama
8. SF ‣ S Caden Sterns, Texas
9. LAR ‣ OLB Micah Parsons, Penn State
10. TEN ‣ CB Patrick Surtain II, Alabama
11. PHI ‣ T Austin Jackson, USC
12. DET ‣ S Ifeatu Melifonwo, Syracuse
13. DEN ‣ TE Brevin Jordan, Miami
14. OAK ‣ CB Trey Dean III, Florida
15. NE ‣ T Isaiah Wilson, Georgia
16. SEA ‣ CB Tyreke Johnson, Ohio State
17. TOR ‣ WR Rondale Moore, Purdue
18. IND ‣ DE Mustafa Johnson, Colorado
19. NYJ ‣ C Cesar Ruiz, Michigan
20. MIA ‣ DE Thomas Booker, Stanford
21. LAC ‣ G Calvin Ashley, Auburn
22. ARI ‣ DE Justin Mascoll, Clemson
23. HOU ‣ DT Travis Mathis, ND State
24. GB ‣ DE Greg Rousseau, Miami
25. ATL ‣ S Richard Lecounte, Georgia
26. JAX ‣ WR Justyn Ross, Clemson
27. BUF ‣ T Luke Campbell, Michigan State
28. DAL ‣ T Foster Sarrell, Stanford
29. BAL ‣ LB Daymond Stokes, Montana
30. CAR ‣ WR Jaylen Waddle, Alabama
31. CHI ‣ CB Sanford Samuels III, Florida State
32. CIN ‣ G Jack Anderson, Texas Tech
‣ 2021 NFL Draft Second Round Recap
1. PIT ‣ HB Najee Harris, Alabama
2. TB ‣ HB C.J. Verdell, Oregon
3. NO ‣ TE Bryan George, Boston College
4. CLE ‣ G Brett Heggie, Florida
5. MIN ‣ HB Travis Etienne, Clemson
6. KC ‣ OLB Tracy Sweet, Penn
7. NYG ‣ LB Connor Samuel, Mississippi Valley State
8. SF ‣ HB Jatarvious Whitlow, Auburn
9. LAR ‣ WR Jamarr Chase, LSU
10. TEN ‣ HB Trey Sermon, Oklahoma
11. PHI ‣ WR Chris Olave, Ohio State
12. DET ‣ LB Tuf Borland, Ohio State
13. DEN ‣ G Navaughn Donaldson, Miami
14. OAK ‣ HB Zamir White, Georgia
15. NE ‣ QB J.T. Daniels, USC
16. SEA ‣ DT Daniel Ambrose, ND State
17. PIT ‣ QB D'Eriq King, Miami
18. IND ‣ HB Ty Chandler, Tennessee
19. NYJ ‣ TE Deionte Huntington, UL Monroe
20. MIA ‣ WR T.J. Vasher, Texas Tech
21. LAC ‣ S Deangelo Gibbs, Tennessee
22. ARI ‣ T Tramon McKee, USC
23. HOU ‣ S Richie Grant, UCF
24. GB ‣ DE Terrence Newsome, Temple
25. ATL ‣ G Connor Levy, Temple
26. JAX ‣ C Ben Petrula, Boston College
27. BUF ‣ C Austin Griggs, Purdue
28. DAL ‣ HB Evan Walls, New Mexico State
29. BAL ‣ OLB Malcolm Mueller, Louisville
30. CAR ‣ OLB Tramon Cox, Notre Dame
31. CHI ‣ DT Perry Florence, Georgia
32. CIN ‣ C Robbie Bell, Louisville
