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The landing spots of the top five quarterbacks in this year's NFL Draft may have been a surprise, but as expected, all five were taken early on. There is a noticeable drop-off between Trevor Lawrence and the other prospects. In the same way, there is a gap between Mac Jones who went 15th overall and the next tier of passers.
The order of the top five was quite standardized across various mock drafts, the same could not be said with the others. Below are the three best-remaining signal-callers in the 2021 NFL Draft.
1. Kyle Trask, Florida
Trask has the ideal size to play the position at 6'5, 239 pounds, and has an aggressive playstyle. He may have to work on the latter since he will no longer have Kyle Pitts and Kadarius Toney to throw to. Trask can process coverages pretty well and is fairly accurate. While he had elite weapons, he also played against tough competition in the SEC.
The lack of arm talent compared to the others is a major concern and he will have to go to a team that can scheme around this issue. He is also not a great athlete and will play mainly inside the pocket, although with his frame he can be utilized in designed runs to get short yardage.
2. Kellen Mond, Texas A&M
Mond displays good accuracy and took care of the football in his stay at College Station. He is a dynamic signal-caller and can hurt opposing defenses with his legs. Also, he does a good job of using his athleticism to extend plays, which is becoming more and more common with the increase of mobile quarterbacks in the NFL. These things alone make him worth a pick in the earlier rounds of the NFL Draft.
He had a big improvement in his last season, which put him on the map. Mond has reliable pocket presence and can sense when the pass rush is closing in.
He needs to get more consistent in his play and should learn to throw with anticipation. The latter might be a result of not having elite weapons compared to the level of competition they were facing.
3. Jamie Newman, Wake Forest / Georgia
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A lot of college players were affected by the pandemic, as they opted out of their seasons and understandably so. Perhaps no player's draft trajectory was more altered because of this than Newman.
He was putting up good numbers for Wake Forest, before deciding to transfer to Georgia in 2020 and subsequently opting out. In a span of three college seasons, he played a total of 19 games. Had he been able to play one more season, his NFL Draft stock probably would have risen.
Newman has a quick release and so teams that employ a lot of short and intermediate passes should take a look at him. He is a solid athlete with a strong arm and projects to be a dual-threat quarterback. Newman is a risky, high-upside player, who would probably be taken on the third day. He also has great size at 6'4, 230 pounds.
His mechanics could use some work, especially his footwork and he needs to improve how he goes through his projections.
After the first round of the NFL Draft, these signal-callers should hear their names called pretty quickly.
