The National Football League Draft gets underway tonight, but the buzz around potential quarterback picks has been going since the college football season began in 2020. It also would be only the fourth draft since the start of the common draft era in 1967 that five or more QBs have gone in the first round, joining the 2018, ’99 and 1983 drafts. Jordan Love, Packers. The Sunshine State will open and close the festivities as they are currently structured, with the Jacksonville Jaguars making the first pick and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the final slot in the last round, barring any trades of those slots. Mahomes won Super Bowl LIV with the Chiefs in 2020. Quarterbacks Trevor Lawrence of Clemson and Zac Wilson of BYU were the first two players off the board, as expected, in the NFL Draft. So let’s dive into the 2021 draft odds and betting lines . WINNERS. The first round featured a rowdy and electric crowd of 50,000 vaccinated fans and organization members, making up for the 2020 draft that lacked fans or any in-person interaction. The 2020 NFL Draft is unlike any other — but if you had to compare it to an era, it would be the league’s early days of phoned-in draft picks to closed-off hotel ballrooms.. The first round of the 2021 NFL draft wrapped up Thursday night following the expected run on quarterbacks and a couple of notable trades. Since 2010, Patrick Mahomes is the only quarterback drafted in the first round that has both started and won a Super Bowl. The NFL kicks off its three-day draft extravaganza on April 29 from Cleveland. Quarterbacks: Five went off the board in the first round, one shy of the 1983 draft's record. North Dakota State's Trey Lance went third to San Francisco. 4. The National Football League Draft gets underway tonight, but the buzz around potential quarterback picks has been going since the college football season began in 2020. Pick: First round, No. The NFL's 2020 draft was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced the … 26 overall "This is the absolute finest landing spot for Love," says Trapasso. CLEVELAND, April 30 (UPI) -- The New England Patriots picked quarterback Mac Jones and the Chicago Bears chose quarterback Justin Fields in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft…