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NFL Draft 2021: 49ers, Dolphins complete blockbuster trade for No. 3 pick | What it means for Jets, Eagles
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By Mike Rosenstein | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
Big changes Friday to the 2021 NFL Draft, thanks to a blockbuster trade between the Miami Dolphins and San Francisco 49ers. Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter:
Filed to ESPN: Dolphins trading No. 3 overall pick to the San Francisco 49ers for the No. 12 pick, a 2021 third-round pick (SF’s comp pick for Robert Saleh hiring) and first-round picks in 2022 and 2023, per sources. The next month of the NFL off-season now has been turned upside down. And the rush for QBs officially is on. And the 49ers did not trade up with one QB in mind. They traded up because they’re good with the options that will be their at No. 3. 49ers now square in the QB mix, but are holding on to Jimmy Garoppolo and have no plans to trade him, per sources.
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So let’s break this down.
What it means for the Jaguars
The trade means nothing to the Jacksonville Jaguars, who own the No. 1 pick overall and are expected to select Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence.
What it means for the Jets
The trade means a few things to the New York Jets at No. 2. If the Jets stay at No. 2 and trade Sam Darnold, it ensures that the 49ers will select whichever QB the Jets don’t pick: either BYU’s Zach Wilson, Ohio State’s Justin Fields or BYU’s Trey Lance.
If the Jets don’t trade Darnold and keep the No. 2 pick to build around him, it means the 49ers will have their choice of Wilson, Fields and Lance.
If the Jets don’t trade Darnold, but want to move down in the draft, they can ransom the No. 2 pick to a QB-hungry team desperate to jump ahead of the 49ers at No. 3. Say, perhaps the Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers or Denver Broncos.
What it means for the Eagles
As for the Philadelphia Eagles, if they stay at No. 6 and want to select a QB, it means their top options may be off the board by the time they’re on the clock. So general manager Howie Roseman will have to decide if he wants to move up, or change direction and pass on drafting a QB.
So many options, and so much time to debate, with the NFL Draft not slated to begin for another five weeks.
