Who should trade up in the NFL 2021 Draft

The NFL draft is only a few weeks away as April 29th through May 1st we will see teams’ and prospect’s futures changed. There are five highly talented quarterbacks coming in from college who have made a significant amount of noise to where they are labeled the top quarterback prospect in this draft. The quarterbacks that I am talking about are Trevor Lawrence, Justin Fields, Zach Wilson, Trey Lance, and Mac Jones. Thanks to the media, we already know for the most part who will be the top three quarterbacks off the board. This most likely will be Trevor Lawrence, Zach Wilson, and Mac Jones.

But, what about Trey Lance and Justin Fields.

The fourth pick in the draft belongs to the Atlanta Falcons who have told teams they are willing to trade their pick. This would be a smart move by the falcons for three reasons.

One, they do not need a quarterback, so a team that needs one could swap picks with Atlanta and also could give them more picks of course in this year or next year’s draft, or even a player of interest.

Two, they could trade back knowing that the top defenders in the draft will most likely not be selected within the top 10 picks in the draft. So they can still get their guy by just moving back a bit.

Three, this would help the Falcons rebuild faster by gaining more picks or players.

The Carolina Panthers have the 8th overall pick in the draft, and could pick the last considered top-five draft prospect at quarterback. But, they do not need to. This past week the Panthers traded for Sam Darnold who they think would thrive in their system. They also gave up draft picks to get him so it makes sense that they would be open to trade offers for their draft pick as they are looking to add to their defense for next year.

I think the teams that should be looking to trade up to get one of these spots would be the New England Patriots, Washington Football Team, Chicago Bears, and Denver Broncos.

New England still has Cam Newton yes, but I do not think Cam is the direction New England is looking for. That is unless Cam has a monster season, but everyone is pretty sure they will be looking more towards the future.

Washington Football Team signed Ryan Fitzpatrick but there’s no way that Fitzpatrick will be the answer long-term for them.

Chicago Bears coach and general manager will be looking for new jobs next season if they cannot get things together in Chi-town.
So, what would be a better bargaining chip than to bring in a top quarterback prospect? After whiffing on Mitchell Trubisky, and passing on Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson, the Bears need a culture change on the offensive side of the football.

Lastly, Denver Broncos need to put pressure on Drew Lock. He has been given plenty of weapons to produce on offense, yet has shown little to no promise. The Broncos need that position answered if they want to get to the Super bowl.