The 2021 NFL Draft is in the books -- but teams aren't done building their rosters quite yet. Below is my position-by-position ranking of the top undrafted players in line to land spots as rookie free agents.
Quarterbacks
- Jamie Newman, Georgia/Wake Forest (UPDATE: Signing with the Eagles, per Tom Pelissero.)
- Shane Buechele, SMU (UPDATE: Signing with the Chiefs, per Tom Pelissero.)
- K.J. Costello, Mississippi State
- Feleipe Franks, Arkansas (UPDATE: Signing with the Falcons, per the team.)
- Zac Thomas, Appalachian State
- Zach Smith, Tulsa
- Peyton Ramsey, Northwestern
- Kevin Thomson, Washington
- Zerrick Cooper, Jacksonville State
- Ageel Glass, Alabama A&M
- David Moore, Central Michigan
- Brady Davis, Illinois State
Running backs
- Javian Hawkins, Louisville (UPDATE: Signing with the Falcons, per the team.)
- Rakeem Boyd, Arkansas (UPDATE: Signing with the Lions, per the team.)
- Jaret Patterson, Buffalo (UPDATE: Signing with Washington, per Tom Pelissero.)
- CJ Marable, Coastal Carolina
- Mekhi Sargent, Iowa
- Spencer Brown, Alabama-Birmingham
- Trey Ragas, Louisiana-Lafayette (UPDATE: Signing with the Raiders, per the team.)
- Nate McCrary, Saginaw Valley State (UPDATE: Signing with the Ravens, per the team.)
- Deon Jackson, Duke (UPDATE: Signing with the Colts, per the team.)
- Shakif Seymour, Toledo
- Dedrick Mills, Nebraska (UPDATE: Signing with the Lions, per the team.)
- A.J. Rose, Kentucky (UPDATE: Signing with the Vikings, per the team.)
- Billy McCrary, Abilene Christian
- Josh Johnson, Louisiana-Monroe (UPDATE: Signing with the Seahawks, per the team.)
- Shane Simpson, Virginia
- JaQuan Hardy, Tiffin (UPDATE: Signing with the Cowboys, per the team.)
- Stevie Scott III, Indiana (UPDATE: Signing with the Saints, per the team.)
- Brenden Knox, Marshall (UPDATE: Signing with the Cowboys, per the team.)
- Garrett Groshek, Wisconsin (UPDATE: Signing with the Raiders, per the team.)
- Pooka Williams Jr., Kansas (UPDATE: Signing with the Bengals, per the team.)
- Caleb Huntley, Ball State (UPDATE: Signing with the Falcons, per the team.)
Wide receivers
- Marlon Williams, UCF
- Austin Watkins Jr., Alabama-Birmingham (UPDATE: Signing with the 49ers, per the team.)
- Cade Johnson, South Dakota State (UPDATE: Signing with the Seahawks, per Tom Pelissero.)
- Jonathan Adams, Arkansas State (UPDATE: Signing with the Lions, per the team.)
- Damon Hazelton, Missouri (UPDATE: Signing with the Texans, per the team.)
- Whop Philyor, Indiana (UPDATE: Signing with the Vikings, per the team.)
- Damonte Coxie, Memphis
- Josh Imatorbhebhe, Illinois (UPDATE: Signing with the Jaguars, per Tom Pelissero.)
- Warren Jackson, Colorado State (UPDATE: Signing with the Broncos, per the team.)
- Tamorrion Terry, Florida State (UPDATE: Signing with the Seahawks, per the team.)
- Trevon Grimes, Florida UPDATE: Signing with the Eagles, per the team.)
- Sage Surratt, Wake Forest (UPDATE: Signing with the Lions, per the team.)
- Dai'Jean Dixon, Nicholls State
- Tyler Vaughns, USC (UPDATE: Signing with the Colts, per the team.)
- Tim Jones, Southern Mississippi (UPDATE: Signing with the Jaguars, per the team.)
- Isaiah McKoy, Kent State (UPDATE: Signing with the Steelers, per Tom Pelissero.)
- Rico Bussey, Hawaii (UPDATE: Signing with the Steelers, per Tom Pelissero.)
- Connor Wedington, Stanford (UPDATE: Signing with the Seahawks, per the team.)
- Javon McKinley, Notre Dame (UPDATE: Signing with the Lions, per the team.)
Tight ends
- Kenny Yeboah, Mississippi (UPDATE: Signing with the Jets, per Tom Pelissero.)
- Nick Eubanks, Michigan (UPDATE: Signing with the Cowboys, per the team.)
- Cary Angeline, North Carolina State (UPDATE: Signing with the Cardinals, per his agent.)
- Tony Poljan, Virginia (UPDATE: Signing with the Ravens, per the team.)
- Miller Forristall, Alabama (UPDATE: Signing with the Titans, per Tom Pelissero.)
- Matt Bushman, Brigham Young (UPDATE: Signing with the Raiders, per the team.)
- Shaun Beyer, Iowa (UPDATE: Signing with Broncos, per the team.)
- Jack Stoll, Nebraska UPDATE: Signing with the Eagles, per the team.)
- Pro Wells, TCU (UPDATE: Signing with the Bengals, per the team.)
- Carl Tucker, Alabama (UPDATE: Signing with the Dolphins, per the team.)
- Quintin Morris, Bowling Green State (UPDATE: Signing with the Bills, per the team.)
- Artayvious Lynn, TCU (UPDATE: Signing with the Cowboys, per the team.)
- Tory Carter, LSU (UPDATE: Signing with the Titans, per Tom Pelissero.)
- Briley Moore-McKinney, Kansas State
- Dylan Soehner, Iowa State (UPDATE: Signing with the Saints, per the team.)
- Jake Hausmann, Ohio State (UPDATE: Signing with the Lions, per the team.)
- Brock Wright, Notre Dame (UPDATE: Signing with the Lions, per the team.)
Offensive tackles
- Jake Curhan, California (UPDATE: Signing with the Seahawks, per the team.)
- Adrian Ealy, Oklahoma (UPDATE: Signing with the Ravens, per the team.)
- Syrus Tuitele, Fresno State (UPDATE: Signing with the Bills, per the team.)
- Drew Himmelman, Illinois State (UPDATE: Signing with the Broncos, per the team.)
- Greg Eiland, Mississippi State (UPDATE: Signing with the Seahawks, per the team.)
- Grant Hermanns, Purdue (UPDATE: Signing with the Jets, per the team.)
Interior offensive linemen
- Drake Jackson, Kentucky (UPDATE: Signing with the Lions, per the team.)
- David Moore, Grambling State (UPDATE: Signing with the Panthers, per Tom Pelissero.)
- Sadarius Hutcherson, South Carolina
- Tommy Kraemer, Notre Dame (UPDATE: Signing with the Lions, per the team.)
- Tristen Hoge, Brigham Young (UPDATE: Signing with the Jets, per the team.)
- Robert Jones, Middle Tennessee State (UPDATE: Signing with the Dolphins, per the team.)
- Ryan McCollum, Texas A&M (UPDATE: Signing with the Texans, per Tom Pelissero.)
- Brett Heggie, Florida
- Bryce Hargrove, Pittsburgh (UPDATE: Signing with the Falcons, per the team.)
- Kayode Awosika, Buffalo UPDATE: Signing with the Eagles, per the team.)
- Danny Godlevske, Miami (Ohio)
- Carson Green, Texas A&M (UPDATE: Signing with the Texans, per Tom Pelissero.)
- Jared Hocker, Texas A&M (UPDATE: Signing with the Seahawks, per the team.)
- Chandon Herring, Brigham Young
- Sam Cooper, Merrimack (UPDATE: Signing with the Ravens, per the team.)
- Cole Banwart, Iowa
- Ryan Neuzil, Appalachian State (UPDATE: Signing with the Falcons, per the team.)
- Joe Sculthorpe, North Carolina State (UPDATE: Signing with the Falcons, per the team.)
Edge rushers/defensive ends
- Hamilcar Rashed Jr., Oregon State (UPDATE: Signing with the Jets, per the team.)
- Charles Snowden, Virginia (UPDATE: Signing with the Bears, per Tom Pelissero.)
- Jamar Watson, Kentucky (UPDATE: Signing with the Steelers, per Tom Pelissero.)
- JaQuan Bailey, Iowa State UPDATE: Signing with the Eagles, per the team.)
- Kobe Jones, Mississippi State (UPDATE: Signing with the Falcons, per the team.)
- Eli Howard, Texas Tech (UPDATE: Signing with the Falcons, per the team.)
- Romeo McKnight, Charlotte (UPDATE: Signing with the Browns, per the team.)
- Justus Reed, Virginia Tech
Interior defensive linemen
- Marvin Wilson, Florida State (**UPDATE:** Signing with the Browns, per the team.)
- Darius Stills, West Virginia (UPDATE:Signing with the Raiders, per the team.)
- Carlo Kemp, Michigan (UPDATE:Signing with the Packers, per the team.)
- Mustafa Johnson, Colorado
- Naquan Jones, Michigan State (UPDATE:Signing with the Titans, per Tom Pelissero.)
- Forrest Merrill, Arkansas State (UPDATE:Signing with the Chargers, per the team.)
- Malik Herring, Georgia
- Xavier Kelly, Arkansas (UPDATE:Signing with the Ravens, per the team.)
- Jordon Scott, Oregon (UPDATE:Signing with the Vikings, per the team.)
- Kyree Campbell, Florida
- Jack Heflin, Iowa (UPDATE:Signing with the Packers, per Tom Pelissero.)
- Zeandae Johnson, California (UPDATE:Signing with the Vikings, per the team.)
- Elijah Ponder, Cincinnati
- Jerome Johnson, Indiana (UPDATE:Signing with the Dolphins, per the team.)
- Lorenzo Neal, Purdue (UPDATE: Signing with the Saints, per the team.)
- Daniel Archibong, Temple
- Drew Wiley, Kansas State
Linebackers
- Dylan Moses, Alabama (UPDATE: Signing with the Jaguars, per Tom Pelissero.)
- Anthony Hines III, Texas A&M (UPDATE: Signing with the Cowboys, per the team.)
- Justin Hilliard, Ohio State (UPDATE: Signing with the 49ers, per Tom Pelissero.)
- Paddy Fisher, Northwestern (UPDATE: Signing with the Panthers, per Tom Pelissero.)
- Riley Cole, South Alabama
- Tuf Borland, Ohio State (UPDATE: Signing with the Vikings, per the team.)
- Erroll Thompson, Mississippi State (UPDATE: Signing with the Falcons, per the team.)
- Dorian Etheridge, Louisville (UPDATE: Signing with the Falcons, per the team.)
- Tavante Beckett, Marshall (UPDATE: Signing with the Lions, per the team.)
- Zane Zandier, Virginia
- Max Richardson, Boston College (UPDATE: Signing with the Raiders, per the team.)
- David Curry, Georgia Tech (UPDATE: Signing with the Broncos, per the team.)
- Antjuan Simmons, Michigan State
- Amen Ogbongbemiga, Oklahoma State (UPDATE: Signing with the Chargers, per Tom Pelissero.)
- Milo Eifler, Illinois (UPDATE: Signing with the Jets, per the team.)
- Curtis Robinson, Stanford (UPDATE: Signing with the Broncos, per the team.)
- Elijah Sullivan, Kansas State (UPDATE: Signing with the 49ers, per the team.)
- Shaq Smith, Maryland (UPDATE: Signing with the Saints, per the team.)
- Ethan Tucky, Cincinnati
Safeties
- Trill Williams, Syracuse (UPDATE: Waived by the Saints, per the team.)
- Ar'Darius Washington, TCU (UPDATE: Signing with the Ravens, per the team.)
- Paris Ford, Pittsburgh
- Tariq Thompson, San Diego State (UPDATE: Signing with the Bills, per the team.)
- Christian Uphoff, Illinois State (UPDATE: Signing with the Packers, per Tom Pelissero.)
- Eric Burrell, Wisconsin (UPDATE: Waived by the Saints, per the team.)
- Lamont Wade, Penn State (UPDATE: Signing with the Steelers, per Tom Pelissero.)
- Aashari Crosswell, Arizona State (UPDATE: Signing with the Seahawks, per the team.)
- Brad Stewart Jr., Florida
- Dwayne Johnson Jr., San Diego State (UPDATE: Signing with the Falcons, per the team.)
- Nick Pickett, Oregon
- Zayne Anderson, Brigham Young
- Tyler Coyle, Purdue (UPDATE: Signing with the Cowboys, per the team.)
- Donovan Stiner, Florida (UPDATE: Signing with the Steelers, per Tom Pelissero.)
- Marcus Murphy, Mississippi State (UPDATE: Signing with the Falcons, per Tom Pelissero.)
- Brendon White, Rutgers (UPDATE: Signing with the Jets, per the team.)
- D'Angelo Amos, Virginia (**UPDATE:** Signing with the Lions, per the team.)
Cornerbacks
- Bryan Mills, North Carolina Central (UPDATE: Signing with the Seahawks, per the team.)
- Bryce Thompson, Tennessee (UPDATE: Signing with the Saints, per the team.)
- Shakur Brown, Michigan State (UPDATE: Signing with the Steelers, per Tom Pelissero.)
- Olaijah Griffin, USC (UPDATE: Signing with the Bills, per the team.)
- Emmanuel Rugamba, Miami (Ohio) (UPDATE: Signing with the Browns, per the team.)
- Mike Hampton, South Florida
- DJ Daniel, Georgia (UPDATE: Signing with the Jaguars, per the team.)
- Mark Gilbert, Duke (UPDATE: Signing with the Steelers, per Tom Pelissero.)
- Jerry Jacobs, Arkansas (UPDATE: Signing with the Lions, per the team.)
- Lorenzo Burns, Arizona
- Mac McCain III, North Carolina A&T (UPDATE: Signing with the Broncos, per the team.)
- Antonio Phillips, Ball State (UPDATE: Signing with the Bengals, per the team.)
- KJ Sails, South Florida
- Nick McCloud, Notre Dame (UPDATE: Signing with the Bills, per the team.)
- A.J. Parker, Kansas State (UPDATE: Signing with the Lions, per the team.)
Specialists
- Max Duffy, punter, Kentucky
- James Smith, punter, Cincinnati
- Jose Borregales, kicker, Miami
- Riley Patterson, kicker, Memphis (UPDATE: Signing with the Vikings, per the team.)
- Drue Chrisman, punter, Ohio State (UPDATE: Signing with the Bengals, per the team.)
- Oscar Bradburn, punter, Virginia Tech
- Turner Bernard, long snapper, San Diego State (UPDATE: Signing with the Vikings, per the team.)
