The host city for this draft was chosen on May 22, 2019 during the NFL Spring League Meeting. Cleveland and Kansas City were announced as the hosts for 2021 and 2023, respectively, from the remaining finalists from the 2019 draft after Las Vegas, Nevada was chosen to host the 2020 event, only to have it be moved to a virtual setting due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Vegas was then awarded the rights to host in 2022. Denver meanwhile withdrew their bid.
Trades
In the explanations below, ' indicates trades completed prior to the start of the draft, while ' denotes trades that took place during the 2021 draft.
L.A. Rams → Jacksonville . The Los Angeles Rams traded their first- and fourth-round selections and a 2020 first-round selection to Jacksonville in exchange for cornerback Jalen Ramsey.
[|Seattle → NY Jets] . Seattle traded safetyBradley McDougald, first- and third-round selections, and a 2022 first-round selection to the NY Jets in exchange for safety Jamal Adams and a 2022 fourth-round selection.
Round 2
Houston → Miami . See Round 1: Houston → Miami.
Round 3
New Orleans → Cleveland . New Orleans traded a third-round and 2020 third-round selections to Cleveland in exchange for Cleveland's 2020 third- and seventh-round selections.
San Francisco → Washington . San Francisco traded a third-round and 2020 fifth-round selections to Washington in exchange for offensive tackle Trent Williams.
Seattle → NY Jets . See Round 1: Seattle → NY Jets.
Round 4
Arizona → Houston . Arizona traded fourth-round and 2020 second-round selections as well as running backDavid Johnson to Houston in exchange for wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins and a 2020 fourth-round selection.
Buffalo → Minnesota . Buffalo traded a fourth-round selection as well as 2020 first, fifth, and sixth-round selections to Minnesota in exchange for wide receiver Stefon Diggs and a 2020 seventh-round selection.
Chicago → Minnesota . Chicago traded a fourth-round selection to Minnesota in exchange for a 2020 fifth-round selection.
L.A. Rams → Jacksonville . See Round 1: L. A. Rams → Jacksonville.
Philadelphia → Cleveland . Philadelphia traded a fourth round selection to Cleveland in exchange for edge Genard Avery.
Round 5
Dallas → Philadelphia . Dallas traded 2020 and 2021 fifth-round selections to Philadelphia in exchange for a 2020 fourth-round selection.
Las Vegas → Buffalo . Las Vegas traded a fifth-round selection to Buffalo in exchange for wide receiver Zay Jones.
Multiple trades:
[|Pittsburgh → Baltimore] . Pittsburgh traded a fifth-round selection to Baltimore in exchange for defensive endChris Wormley and a seventh-round selection. Baltimore → Minnesota . Baltimore traded fifth-round, originally from Pittsburgh, and 2020 seventh-round selections to Minnesota in exchange for 2020 sixth- and seventh-round selections.
Round 6
Kansas City → Tennessee . Kansas City traded a sixth-round selection to Tennessee in exchange for a 2020 seventh-round selection originally acquired from New England via Denver.
Miami → Houston . See Round 1: Houston → Miami.
N.Y. Jets → New England . New York traded a sixth-round selection to New England in exchange for wide receiver Demaryius Thomas.
New England → N.Y. Jets . New England traded a sixth-round selection and two 2020 fourth-round selections to the New York Jets in exchange for a 2020 third-round selection.
[|Pittsburgh → Miami] . Pittsburgh traded a sixth-round selection and 2020 first- and fifth-round selections to Miami in exchange for a seventh-round selection, a 2020 fourth-round selection, and safety Minkah Fitzpatrick.
Seattle → Miami . Seattle traded a sixth-round selection to Miami in exchange for a 2020 seventh-round selection.
Round 7
Atlanta → Miami . Atlanta traded a seventh-round selection to Miami in exchange for defensive end Charles Harris.
Baltimore → Pittsburgh . See Round 5: Pittsburgh → Baltimore.
Buffalo → Cleveland . Buffalo traded a seventh-round selection and guard Wyatt Teller to the Cleveland in exchange for a 2020 fifth- and sixth-round selections.
Chicago → Las Vegas . Chicago traded a conditional seventh-round selection to Las Vegas, based in Oakland at the time of trade, in exchange for kicker Eddy Piñeiro.
Cleveland → Denver . Cleveland traded a seventh-round selection to Denver in exchange for fullback Andy Janovich.
Detroit → Seattle . Detroit traded safety Quandre Diggs and a seventh-round selection to Seattle in exchange for Seattle's 2020 fifth-round selection.
Miami → Pittsburgh . See Round 6: Pittsburgh → Miami.
