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Justin Carter is PhD candidate in creative writing at the University of North Texas. He writes about the NFL, NBA, and the WNBA here on RotoBaller. If he's not watching those things, he's either teaching college English or watching NASCAR.
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Vikings Take Receiver Ihmir Smith-Marsette
With the 157th pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Minnesota Vikings have drafted Iowa wide receiver Ihmir Smith-Marsette. Smith-Marsette caught 25 passes for 345 yards last season. His best college season was in 2019, when he caught 44 passes for 722 yards and five touchdowns. Iowa isn't a program known for producing wide receivers,... Read More
Eagles Draft Kenneth Gainwell
With the 150th pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Philadelphia Eagles have selected Memphis running back Kenneth Gainwell. Gainwell joins a backfield that's headed by Miles Sanders but that has room for someone else to get some additional looks as Sanders' primary backup. Gainwell is one of the most interesting prospects in this class... Read More
Bengals Take Kicker Evan McPherson
With the 149th pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Cincinnati Bengals have selected Florida kicker Evan McPherson. The top kicker in this class, McPherson converted 85 percent of his field goals and 99.3 percent of his extra points over his three years in Gainesville. Considering Bengals kicker Randy Bullock had his second-worst season in... Read More
Texans Draft Brevin Jordan
With the 147th pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Houston Texans have selected Miami tight end Brevin Jordan. Arguably one of the three best tight end prospects in this draft class, the Texans got a potential steal here in the fifth round. Jordan had 38 catches for 576 yards and seven touchdowns last season,... Read More
Jaguars Select Luke Farrell
With the 145th pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Jacksonville Jaguars have selected Ohio State tight end Luke Farrell. Farrell wasn't among the top tight end prospects in this draft class, making the selection a little puzzling. He had just five catches this past season for the Buckeyes and four touchdowns over his four... Read More
Rams Draft Jacob Harris
With the 141st pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Los Angeles Rams have drafted UCF wide receiver/tight end Jacob Harris. Regardless of what position Harris sticks at in the NFL, the Rams are a tough spot for him to find minutes, as they already took Louisville receiver Tutu Atwell in the second, plus have... Read More
Saints Take Quarterback Ian Book
With the 133rd pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Saints have finally addressed their quarterback position, grabbing Notre Dame passer Ian Book. With all-time great quarterback Drew Brees retiring, there are lots of questions about what the post-Brees era looks like. The expectation is Jameis Winston starts in 2021, but there's no guarantee that... Read More
Ravens Draft Tylan Wallace
With the 131st pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Baltimore Ravens have selected Oklahoma State wide receiver Tylan Wallace. Wallace is the second receiver the team has taken in this year's draft after they grabbed Rashod Bateman in the first. With Marquise Brown also on the roster and this team focusing a lot on... Read More
Buccaneers Grab Jaelon Darden At 129
With the 129th pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have selected North Texas wide receiver Jaelon Darden. One of the most intriguing players in this draft, Darden was a monster for the Mean Green, catching 74 passes last year for 1,190 yards and 19 touchdowns, setting a school record for receiving... Read More
Colts Select Tight End Kylen Granson
With the 127th pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Indianapolis Colts have selected SMU tight end Kylen Granson. A surprising pick this early, Granson led SMU in receiving touchdowns last season and was a productive receiver in college, though he played at the Group of Five level. He's a little undersized for an NFL... Read More
Panthers Draft Chuba Hubbard
With the 126th pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Carolina Panthers have selected Oklahoma State running back Chuba Hubbard. Considered a top running back prospect at one point, Hubbard saw a huge drop in yards per carry last year from 6.4 down to 4.7. That hurt his draft stock, and he fell to the... Read More
Washington Takes Tight End John Bates
With the 124th pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Washington Football Team has drafted Boise State tight end John Bates. Bates had 12 catches for 117 yards in five games last season. He was a strong blocker for Boise State but never showed much consistency as a pass-catcher, never catching more than 22 passes... Read More
Patriots Draft Running Back Rhamondre Stevenson
With the 120th pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the New England Patriots have selected Oklahoma running back Rhamondre Stevenson. Stevenson had 665 rushing yards last year but missed the first five games of the season due to suspension. He's agile despite being a bigger back and has some appeal as a pass-catching back as... Read More
Vikings Grab Running Back Kene Nwangwu
With the 119th pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Minnesota Vikings have selected Iowa State running back Kene Nwangwu. In four years in Ames, Nwangwu totaled 744 rushing yards and four touchdowns with just seven receptions. It's a bit of a puzzling pick for the Vikings, who have a solid running back room already... Read More
Lions Draft Amon-Ra St. Brown
With the 112th pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Detroit Lions have selected USC wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown. Detroit's receiving unit will look a lot different in 2021 with the departure of Kenny Golladay and Marvin Jones Jr., so there's definitely room for St. Brown to get some snaps behind Breshad Perriman and... Read More
Titans Draft Dez Fitzpatrick
With the 109th pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Tennessee Titans have selected Louisville wide receiver Dez Fitzpatrick. At this point in the draft, players aren't usually expected to step in and play immediately, but that could change in Tennessee. Right now, the top receivers beyond A.J. Brown are Josh Reynolds and Nick Westbrook-Ikhine,... Read More
Jets Select Michael Carter
With the 107th pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the New York Jets have addressed their running back need by taking North Carolina's Michael Carter. Heading into the draft, the Jets running back room consisted of Lamical Perine, Ty Johnson, Tevin Coleman, and Josh Adams, so there's some clear space for Carter to get onto... Read More
NASCAR Truck Series: DraftKings DFS Lineup Picks for Kansas Wise Power 200 (5/1/21)
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is back in action on Saturday as we head to Kansas for the Wise Power 200. Will this be another showdown of teammates John Hunter Nemechek and Kyle Busch? Can a Ford or Chevy breakthrough after Toyotas have won the first six races of the season? Can the Cup... Read More
Instant Reaction: 2021 NFL Draft Round 1 Winners/Losers
The 2021 NFL Draft started on Thursday night and, just like we all expected for months (years?), Trevor Lawrence was the first overall pick. And after that, the draft didn't really get as wild as many expected it would be, though there were still some surprises. We're through one round of the draft now, which... Read More
49ers Draft Trey Sermon
The San Francisco 49ers have used the No. 89 pick in the 2021 NFL Draft on Ohio State running back Trey Sermon. This is a nice landing spot for Sermon, as head coach Kyle Shanahan has shown he wants to run the ball in San Fran, and the addition of quarterback Trey Lance should help... Read More
Dolphins Draft Hunter Long
With the 81st pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Miami Dolphins have selected Boston College tight end Hunter Long. Long had 57 catches for 685 yards and five touchdowns last season and was one of the top receiving tight ends in college football. But the Dolphins already have Mike Gesicki at tight end, making... Read More
Chargers Draft Josh Palmer
With the 77th pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Los Angeles Chargers have drafted Tennessee wide receiver Josh Palmer. Palmer never had a huge season for the Volunteers, topping out at 484 yards in 2018 and four touchdowns last season, but he showed promise as a deep threat in Knoxville. He's shown some improvement... Read More
Texans Draft Quarterback Davis Mills
The Houston Texans have used the 67th pick in the 2021 NFL Draft on Stanford quarterback Davis Mills. This was Houston's first pick of this year's draft, so it's telling about the future of Deshaun Watson in Houston that the team started out by going QB. Mills didn't start a lot of games in college,... Read More
Chiefs Select Center Creed Humphrey
With the 63rd pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Kansas City Chiefs have selected Oklahoma center Creed Humphrey. Humphrey didn't allow a sack last season and joins a Chiefs team that has spent the entire offseason rebuilding the offensive line in an attempt to protect quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Humphrey is a strong pass blocker... Read More
Panthers Take Terrace Marshall Jr.
With the 59th pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Carolina Panthers have selected LSU wide receiver Terrace Marshall Jr. A big outside receiver who had 48 catches for 731 yards last year and who has 23 touchdown receptions over the past two seasons, Marshall offers the Panthers a nice complement to D.J. Moore and... Read More
Tutu Atwell Drafted By Rams
With the 57th pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Los Angeles Rams have drafted Louisville wide receiver Tutu Atwell. As a junior, Atwell had 69 catches for 1,272 yards and 11 touchdowns. The biggest knock against Atwell is his size, as he's just over 150 pounds. But he's an incredibly fast receiver who can... Read More
D’Wayne Eskridge Taken 56th By Seattle
The Seattle Seahawks have drafted Western Michigan wide receiver D'Wayne Eskridge with the 56th pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. Eskridge played five years at WMU, with his best season coming as a senior. In just six games, Eskridge had 33 catches for 768 yards and eight touchdowns. An explosive athlete, Eskridge could add a... Read More
Steelers Draft Pat Freiermuth
With the 55th pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers have selected Penn State tight end Pat Freiermuth. Pittsburgh entered this draft with some big offensive line needs, but went skill position with their first two picks. Freiermuth is the second tight end selected after Kyle Pitts, but the Penn State product just... Read More
Titans Select Tackle Dillon Radunz
With the 53rd pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Tennessee Titans have selected North Dakota State offensive tackle Dillon Radunz. Coming from the FCS level, Radunz will have a lot of work to do to adjust to the size of NFL pass rushers, but he's a tough player who should be able to crack... Read More
Washington Selects Tackle Sam Cosmi
With the 51st pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, the Washington Football Team has drafted Texas offensive tackle Sam Cosmi. Washington still hasn't addressed their quarterback position, so for now, it looks like Cosmi will be pass blocking for veteran QB Ryan Fitzpatrick in 2021. Cosmi has all the physical tools needed to be a... Read More
