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  2021 MOCK DRAFT A selection of GM's from across the BFFL universe congregated a few weeks ago and began a 7 round 2021 Mock Draft. In this last post for Day 7 of our Draft Day countdown, we present the first round and the comments made on each pick by those GM's. This draft took place prior to any recent trades. It is fair to say The Commish went completely rogue with his pick. This was a lot of fun. Listed will be: - Pick Number - NFL Team Drafting For - GM Name, BFFL Team and League - Player Selected, Position and College - Reason For Selection Welcome to the 2021 BFFL Mock Draft. The Jacksonville Jaguars are on the clock. PICK #1 - JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS Pat - GM of Stevenage Sabres - BFA South Trevor Lawrence, QB, Clemson "Generational!" PICK #2 - NEW YORK JETS Tom - GM of Causeway Giants - BFA West Zach Wilson, QB, BYU "I have no idea what the Jets will do here. Wilson seems to be the consensus pick. They could trade down and address one of the many other ne...

  Since the very first Super Bowl, there have been players awarded the Super Bowl MVP who were drafted (or not in one case) from the third round and beyond. For Day 6 of our Draft Day countdown we will quickly look at those players who fall into that category. These are "The Late Round MVPs" Bart Starr Super Bowl I and II MVP 1956 NFL Draft - Round 17 - Pick 200 He was a five-time NFL Champion, two-time Super Bowl winner and was selected to the Pro Bowl on four occasions, yet Bart Starr was the 200th pick in the 1956 NFL Draft. Starr went into his sophomore year at Alabama as their quarterback, safety and punter. He was drafted by the Packers in the 1956 draft and offered a contract worth $6,500. He spent his first season as back-up to Tobin Rote, but after Vince Lombardi put him in to replace Lamar McHan in 1959, Starr held the number one spot from that point forward. He went on to coach the Packers and was inducted into the Hall Of Fame in 1977. Roger Staubach Super Bowl VI...

  On our Day 5 Draft Day countdown concentrates on the facts about the first round draft picks for the current NFL teams. ARIZONA CARDINALS The Arizona Cardinals participated in the first ever draft, at that time known as the Chicago Cardinals. They have had four overall number picks from that time: 1939 - Ki Aldrich, C, TCU 1940 - George Cafego, Back, Tennessee 1945 - Charley Trippi, Back , Georgia 2019 - Kyler Murrary, QB, Oklahoma There have been four occasions when Arizona did not have a first round pick, 1950, 1990, 1992 and 1995. Since the draft was reduced to 7 rounds in 1994, the Cardinals have selected players at the following positions: CB - 4 T - 4 WR - 4 DE - 3 DT - 3 LB - 3 QB - 3 RB - 2 G - 1 S - 1 ATLANTA FALCONS The Atlanta Falcons participated in their first ever draft in 1966. They have had four overall number one picks from that time: 1966 - Tommy Nobis, LB, Texas 1975 - Steve Bartkowski, QB, California 1988 - Aundray Bruce, LB, Auburn 2001 - Michael Vick, QB, Vi...