2021 NFL Mock Draft: Raiders, Lions snag elite receivers pushed down due to rising quarterbacks



 The path to the draft is a long one that began last May following the 2020 NFL Draft and continued in earnest in September. With just under two weeks left until NFL commissioner Roger Goodell takes to the podium in Cleveland, the process is winding down and there are just three more mock drafts until all of the speculation comes to an end and preparation on the 2022 NFL Draft begins. 

One of the most exciting events in the calendar year arrives shortly and will be gone in a flash. In today's exercise we explore the quarterback scenarios atop the draft and how they could impact other

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