Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields is going to go in the first half of the first round of the 2021 NFL draft. You can almost bank on that. But where exactly he lands is up for debate.
There are experts that have provided their thoughts, but what do the analytics say? We’ve seen plenty of 2021 NFL mock drafts by guys like Todd McShay, Mel Kiper, and Chad Reuter, all based on opinion.
NFL.com’s Cynthia Frelund has taken a different approach, and the results may surprise you. Rather than going by the popular opinion made by many of the narrative-makers, Frelund uses data-driven data to simulate what will happen in the upcoming NFL draft. In case you wonder what goes into all of it, she does explain it, if you are into that sort of thing.
Since you’re here, we’re banking on the fact that you’re wondering where Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields falls in all of this? I mean, it’s a quarterback-driven league now, so he has to be near the top right?
Maybe not. Here’s what Frelund says about the results, and where and who should select the former Heisman finalist based on analytics alone.