The bowl season gives fans and scouts alike a chance to analyze NFL Draft prospects against solid competition. Bowl scheduling allows all eyes to be on each game. Here are the NFL Draft prospects in the 2021 Allstate Sugar Bowl.
Trevor Lawrence, QB
Trevor Lawrence has been a prodigy over the last few years for Clemson. He has 9,698 passing yards, 88 touchdowns and 16 interceptions on 66.5 percent completion. This season, Lawrence has thrown for 2,753 yards, 22 touchdowns and four interceptions on 69.2 percent completion.
He has prototypical NFL size at 6-foot-6 and 220 pounds. Lawrence has a great arm and has shown to understand the game at a high-level. For the 2021 NFL Draft, Lawrence is the projected top pick and a franchise player.
Projected Draft Range: Top 10 pick
Travis Etienne, RB
Travis Etienne (photo via theathletic.com)
Etienne decided to come back to Clemson for a fourth season and had a very great career. He has 4,920 rushing yards and 69 touchdowns in his career. As a pass-catcher, Etienne has 1,091 yards and eight touchdowns in his four seasons. This season, Etienne has 882 rushing yards, 524 receiving yards and 77 touchdowns.
At 5-foot-10 and 210 pounds, Etienne is well-built for an NFL running back. He has shown the ability to run and catch the ball well, making him a versatile back. Etienne is a projected first or second round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.
Projected Draft Range: First Round Pick-Second Round Pick
Other Draft Prospects
*Wide receiver Justyn Ross has missed the season with a neck injury. He was a projected first or second round pick before the injury.
CB Derion Kendrick (2nd-4th), OT Jackson Carmen (2nd-4th), S Nolan Turner (4th-6th), DL Jordan Williams (4th-6th), WR Amari Rodgers (5th-7th), TE Braden Galloway (6th-UFA), DL Nyles Pinckney (6th-UFA), WR Cornell Powell (UFA), Edge Justin Foster (UFA), LB James Skalski (UFA)
Justin Fields, QB
Justin Fields (Photo via fansided.com)
Fields started his career out at Georgia before transferring to Ohio State and playing well. Fields has passed for 5,122 yards, 60 touchdowns and eight interceptions on 68.9 percent completion in his career. This season, Fields has passed for 1,521 yards, 15 touchdowns and five interceptions on 72.6 percent completion. He has added 274 yards and five touchdowns on the ground as well.
He has good size for an NFL quarterback at 6-foot-3 and 228 pounds. His arm talent and athleticism have both been great at the college level and should translate to the next level. Fields is a projected top 10 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.
Projected Draft Range: Top 10 Pick
Wyatt Davis, OG/C
After waiting his turn, Wyatt Davis has turned into a great offensive lineman for Ohio State. For the 2019 season, he blocked well and was named an All-American. He was named a preseason All-American this season and his blocking has helped Ohio State get to the CFP.
He has solid size for an interior lineman at 6-foot-4 and 315 pounds. Davis has been great on the inside for Ohio State and he should be the first interior lineman selected in this draft class. He is a projected first round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.
Projected Draft Range: First Round Pick-Second Round Pick
Other Draft Prospects
WR Chris Olave (1st-2nd), CB Shaun Wade (1st-2nd), OG/C Josh Myers (2nd-3rd), LB Baron Browning (3rd-5th), DL Haskell Garrett (3rd-5th), OT Thayer Munford (3rd-5th), LB Pete Werner (4th-6th), DL Tommy Tagiai (5th-7th), RB Master Teague (6th-UFA), Edge Tyreke Smith (6th-UFA), RB Trey Sermon (6th-UFA)
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