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Mock Draft Roundup 2.0 For Former Desert Hills High Standout Penei Sewell
Apr 15, 2021, 12:21 PM

Penei Sewell #58 and Justin Herbert #10 of the Oregon Ducks celebrate after defeating the Wisconsin Badgers in the Rose Bowl game presented by Northwestern Mutual at Rose Bowl on January 01, 2020 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
(Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The 2021 NFL Draft begins in two weeks and former Desert Hills Thunder star Penei Sewell is projected as a first round pick.
This year’s draft will take place in Cleveland, Ohio from April 29-May 1.
After playing his high school career in St. George, Sewell was a standout college football player for the Oregon Ducks.
These are the picks and teams that Sewell is predicted to land with in the latest national mock drafts:
OL Penei Sewell#GoDucks x Pro Day pic.twitter.com/ngVts9H6U5
— Oregon Football (@oregonfootball) April 3, 2021
Penei Sewell in NFL Mock Drafts
ESPN (Mel Kiper Jr.)
No. 5 overall – Cincinnati Bengals
ESPN (Todd McShay)
No. 13 overall – Los Angeles Chargers
Oregon LT Penei Sewell talks about what it would mean for him to block for #Chargers QB Justin Herbert again. Calls it “a dream come true.” pic.twitter.com/cPE2Ca63yJ
— Fernando Ramirez (@RealFRamirez) April 5, 2021
NFL.com (Charley Casserly)
No. 5 overall – Cincinnati Bengals
CBS Sports (Josh Edwards)
No. 8 overall – Carolina Panthers
CBS Sports (Chris Trapasso)
No. 8 overall – Carolina Panthers
CBS Sports (Ryan Wilson)
No. 5 overall – Cincinnati Bengals
The Athletic (Dane Brugler)
No. 7 overall – Detroit Lions
All 7 rounds. All 259 picks.
I really enjoyed this exercise. A lot of interesting draft hauls for several teams.
7-round mock draft: https://t.co/p7ri66d0FY
— Dane Brugler (@dpbrugler) April 14, 2021
Sports Illustrated (Conor Orr)
No. 5 overall – Cincinnati Bengals
Sports Illustrated (Alec Pulido)
No. 5 overall – Cincinnati Bengals
Yahoo! Sports (John Daigle)
No. 7 overall – Detroit Lions
USA Today (Luke Easterling)
No. 7 overall – Detroit Lions
The Washington Post (John Clayton)
No. 4 overall – Atlanta Falcons
Pro Football Focus (Sam Monson)
No. 7 overall – Detroit Lions
Top-10 Mock Draft, per @PFF_Sam
Thoughts?🤔 pic.twitter.com/P65UmX4wz9
— PFF (@PFF) April 13, 2021
Pro Football Network (Matt Williamson)
No. 8 overall – Carolina Panthers
Sporting News (Vinnie Iyer)
No. 5 overall – Cincinnati Bengals
2021 NFL Draft
Sewell will find out which team he’ll play for during the 2021 NFL Draft in April.
The draft is scheduled to be held in Cleveland, Ohio from April 29-May 1. It will broadcast on ESPN and NFL Network.
Kyle Ireland is a Locals in the NFL Insider for KSLSports.com and host of the Yards After College Podcast. Follow him on Twitter (@kyleireland) and Instagram (@kyleirelandksl).