2021 rookie draft
8 rounds, 96 picks, August 30, 2021 on Sleeper. Kris opened with Najee Harris, RB. 10 picks were made by someone other than the slot's owner.
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Draft day
Date
Aug 30
2021
Clock
2 min
per pick · 40 minutes start to finish
Rounds
8
96 picks · 16 re-draft rounds not counted
Traded slots
10
4 in round 1
Order from
2020
2020 standings
- First twelve picks
- RB, TE, WR, QB, RB, WR, WR, QB, WR, RB, RB, WR
- Rounds 1–2 by position
- 4 QB, 9 RB, 7 WR, 2 TE, 2 IDP
Draft order
The 2021 order differs from the literal rule: slot 1 went to Kris, the rule says Kent; slot 2 went to Kent, the rule says Kris; slot 3 went to Noah, the rule says Bo; slot 4 went to Bo, the rule says Noah.
| Slot | Holder | 2020 team | 2020 W–L | PF | Finish | Basis | Rule says |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.01 | Kris | — | 3–10 | 1,324.00 | 11th | non-playoff, by PF | KNT |
| 1.02 | Kent | — | 5–8 | 1,323.20 | 12th | non-playoff, by PF | KRS |
| 1.03 | Noah | Bugada Bugada Bugada | 5–8 | 1,408.60 | 9th | non-playoff, by PF | BO |
| 1.04 | Bo | Bo-Bob | 3–10 | 1,391.00 | 10th | non-playoff, by PF | NOA |
| 1.05 | Ryan | Straight Ca$h Homie | 5–8 | 1,464.20 | 8th | non-playoff, by PF | same |
| 1.06 | Dylan | — | 5–8 | 1,579.60 | 7th | playoffs, reverse finish | same |
| 1.07 | Nolan | — | 7–6 | 1,409.30 | 6th | playoffs, reverse finish | same |
| 1.08 | Kyle | Steiners Stallions | 10–3 | 1,684.70 | 5th | playoffs, reverse finish | same |
| 1.09 | Jake | I'm Sorry Mr. Jackson | 11–2 | 1,520.50 | 4th | playoffs, reverse finish | same |
| 1.10 | Ben | The Replacements | 5–8 | 1,523.20 | 3rd | playoffs, reverse finish | same |
| 1.11 | Evan | — | 9–4 | 1,645.40 | 2nd | runner-up | same |
| 1.12 | Alex | Schamzy | 10–3 | 1,601.50 | 1st | champion | same |
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“Rule says” is the holder the literal rule assigns.
The 1.01 race, week by week
Kent was on the clock for 1.01 after week 13.
| Owner | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Slot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Kris | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Bo | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Noah | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Ryan | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Ben | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| Dylan | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Nolan | 6 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Evan | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
| Alex | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
| Kyle | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
| Jake | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
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Projected slot after each week; 1 is on the clock for 1.01. Placement games can move slots 7–12 after the last projection.
Board
“Via” lists every holder before the drafter.
Round 1
- 1.01RBKRSNajee Harris403.00 pts · hit
- 1.02TEALXKyle Pittsvia KNT126.00 pts · hit
- 1.03WRKYLJa'Marr Chasevia NOA1,192.99 pts · hit
- 1.04QBBOTrevor Lawrence209.12 pts · hit
- 1.05RBRYNJavonte Williams502.31 pts · hit
- 1.06WRDYLJaylen Waddle555.56 pts · hit
- 1.07WRNLNElijah Moore29.42 pts
- 1.08QBKNTJustin Fieldsvia KYL173.74 pts · hit
- 1.09WRJAKDeVonta Smith650.07 pts · hit
- 1.10RBBENTrey Sermon11.22 pts
- 1.11RBEVNTy'Son Williams2.17 pts
- 1.12WRDYLRashod Batemanvia ALX17.56 pts
Round 2
- 2.01QBBENTrey Lancevia KRS0.00 pts
- 2.02WRKNTRondale Moore49.92 pts
- 2.03QBKRSZach Wilsonvia NOA17.04 pts
- 2.04RBBOKenneth Gainwell3.74 pts
- 2.05WRRYNTerrace Marshall1.18 pts
- 2.06TEDYLPat Freiermuth56.63 pts
- 2.07RBNLNChuba Hubbard54.72 pts
- 2.08LBKYLFred Warner241.85 pts · hit
- 2.09LBJAKMicah Parsons9.59 pts
- 2.10RBBENRhamondre Stevenson479.40 pts · hit
- 2.11RBBENTravis Etiennevia EVN572.55 pts · hit
- 2.12RBALXMichael Carter19.50 pts
Round 3
- 3.01WRKRSDarnell Mooney71.45 pts
- 3.02LBKNTBlake Martinez29.77 pts
- 3.03TENOARob Gronkowski97.92 pts
- 3.04DBBOIsaiah Simmons156.99 pts · hit
- 3.05LBALXJoe Schobertvia RYN6.40 pts
- 3.06DEKNTNick Bosavia DYL0.00 pts
- 3.07DBNLNDerwin James811.06 pts · hit
- 3.08TEKYLBrevin Jordan0.00 pts
- 3.09TEJAKJesper Horsted0.00 pts
- 3.10LBBENCole Holcomb293.99 pts · hit
- 3.11RBEVNJamaal Williams7.87 pts
- 3.12QBALXMac Jones0.00 pts
Round 4
- 4.01LBKRSJaylon Smith4.92 pts
- 4.02QBKNTMatthew Stafford0.00 pts
- 4.03WRNOAAmon-Ra St. Brown917.33 pts · hit
- 4.04WRBOMecole Hardman0.00 pts
- 4.05LBRYNShaquil Barrett151.42 pts · hit
- 4.06RBDYLChris Evans0.00 pts
- 4.07TENLNEvan Engram2.07 pts
- 4.08RBKYLSony Michel0.00 pts
- 4.09RBJAKTony Pollard49.70 pts
- 4.10TEBENAustin Hooper0.00 pts
- 4.11WREVNAmari Rodgers0.00 pts
- 4.12WRRYNKadarius Toneyvia ALX3.99 pts
Round 5
- 5.01DBKRSMinkah Fitzpatrick13.29 pts
- 5.02LBKNTKhalil Mack0.00 pts
- 5.03QBNOATom Brady126.87 pts · hit
- 5.04WRBOMarquez Callaway0.00 pts
- 5.05TERYNGerald Everett0.00 pts
- 5.06QBDYLKirk Cousins63.68 pts
- 5.07QBNLNJordan Love0.00 pts
- 5.08QBKYLJameis Winston0.00 pts
- 5.09WRJAKJoshua Palmer99.07 pts
- 5.10LBBENC.J. Mosley0.00 pts
- 5.11WREVNRandall Cobb0.00 pts
- 5.12LBALXZaven Collins0.00 pts
Round 6
- 6.01WRKRSNico Collins0.00 pts
- 6.02DEKNTBrian Burns0.00 pts
- 6.03WRNOADee Eskridge0.00 pts
- 6.04TEBONick Guggemos0.00 pts
- 6.05QBRYNRyan Fitzpatrick0.00 pts
- 6.06WRDYLBryan Edwards0.00 pts
- 6.07QBNLNMatt Ryan0.00 pts
- 6.08LBKYLDevin Bush0.00 pts
- 6.09RBJAKCaleb Huntley0.00 pts
- 6.10RBBENJermar Jefferson0.00 pts
- 6.11RBEVNJaret Patterson0.00 pts
- 6.12RBALXTevin Coleman0.00 pts
Round 7
- 7.01TEKRSBlake Jarwin0.00 pts
- 7.02DTKNTDeForest Buckner0.00 pts
- 7.03LBNOAFoyesade Oluokun1,003.18 pts · hit
- 7.04WRBOTutu Atwell0.00 pts
- 7.05RBRYNJames White0.59 pts
- 7.06WRDYLT.Y. Hilton0.00 pts
- 7.07CBNLNMarlon Humphrey0.00 pts
- 7.08DBKYLJessie Bates30.75 pts
- 7.09RBJAKJustin Jackson0.00 pts
- 7.10LBBENHamsah Nasirildeen0.00 pts
- 7.11LBEVNTremaine Edmunds24.36 pts
- 7.12LBALXZa'Darius Smith10.81 pts
Round 8
- 8.01WRKRSDyami Brown0.00 pts
- 8.02DBKNTTyrann Mathieu0.00 pts
- 8.03WRNOAIhmir Smith-Marsette0.00 pts
- 8.04CBBOJalen Ramsey0.00 pts
- 8.05DERYNKwity Paye0.00 pts
- 8.06LBDYLMyles Jack47.97 pts
- 8.07QBNLNMitch Leidner0.00 pts
- 8.08LBKYLKenneth Murray0.00 pts
- 8.09WRJAKVan Jefferson0.00 pts
- 8.10CBBENGreg Newsome0.00 pts
- 8.11QBEVNCarson Wentz0.00 pts
- 8.12LBALXJamin Davis16.42 pts
Steal and bust
Steal
Foyesade Oluokun
7.03, Noah · 1,003.18 pts, +798.58 over the 7.03 mean
Bust
Ty'Son Williams
1.11, Evan · 2.17 pts for the drafter
Hits
18
of 96 picks started 100+ pts
Class total
9,421.15
started pts through 2025
Steal: the pick after 1.12 with the most started points above the mean for its slot. Bust: the first-round pick with the fewest for its drafter. Value seasons: 2021–2025.
Traded picks
| Pick | Player | Original owner | Drafted by | Path | Trades |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.02 | Kyle Pitts | Kent | Alex | KNT → ALX (Aug 30, 2020) | 1 |
| 1.03 | Ja'Marr Chase | Noah | Kyle | NOA → KYL (Feb 18, 2021) | 1 |
| 1.08 | Justin Fields | Kyle | Kent | KYL → KNT (Nov 25, 2020) | 1 |
| 1.12 | Rashod Bateman | Alex | Dylan | ALX → KRS (Oct 22, 2020) → KNT (Nov 11, 2020) → DYL (Nov 19, 2020) | 3 |
| 2.01 | Trey Lance | Kris | Ben | KRS → ALX (Oct 22, 2020) → BEN (Oct 22, 2020) | 2 |
| 2.03 | Zach Wilson | Noah | Kris | NOA → KRS (Sep 23, 2020) | 1 |
| 2.11 | Travis Etienne | Evan | Ben | EVN → BEN (Oct 18, 2020) | 1 |
| 3.05 | Joe Schobert | Ryan | Alex | RYN → ALX (Nov 4, 2020) | 1 |
| 3.06 | Nick Bosa | Dylan | Kent | DYL → KNT (Nov 19, 2020) | 1 |
| 4.12 | Kadarius Toney | Alex | Ryan | ALX → RYN (Nov 4, 2020) | 1 |
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Seat handoffs aren't trades. Dates are when the trade processed.
Notes
- The 2021 Sleeper draft ran 24 rounds. Rounds 1–16 re-drafted the MFL rosters and are not counted; the rookie draft was rounds 17–24, shown here as 1–8.
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