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2021 MWC Draft Predictions.

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The NFL draft begins tonight. The Mountain West some talent coming out of the conference this year, but not as much as previous years. Expect to hear about 5-7 players get their names called in the draft, and quite a few more who could end up as undrafted free agents as well as mini-camp invites. In preparation, our team of writers shared their thoughts as to who will get drafted and when.

The names below were mainly compiled from our All-Star Bowl series in January, with some other names added for good measure. Read below and share your own thoughts in the comments section.

Air Force

OL Parker Ferguson

  • Mike: 6th round
  • The Draft Network: N/A
  • Walter Football: N/A
  • Matt: 6th round
  • NittanyFalcon: UDFA

OL Nolan Laufenberg

  • Mike: 7th round
  • The Draft Network: N/A
  • Walter Football: N/A
  • Matt: 7th round
  • NittanyFalcon: UDFA

QB Donald Hammond

  • NittanyFalcon: The current buzz on Twitter has surprised me, I’ll say UDFA is possible.
  • Mike: Interesting... I’ll say mini-camp invite
  • The Draft Network: N/A
  • Walter Football: N/A

Boise State

TE John Bates

  • Mike: 5th round
  • The Draft Network: 244
  • Walter Football: 7-UDFA
  • Zach: 4th round
  • Matt: 6th round

ATH Avery Williams

  • MIke: 7th round
  • The Draft Network: 163
  • Walter Football: N/A
  • Zach: 7th round
  • Matt: 6th round

Colorado State

WR Warren Jackson

  • Mike: 4th round
  • The Draft Network: 326
  • Walter Football: 6 round- UDFA
  • Lute: 4th round
  • Matt: 3rd round

P Ryan Stonehouse

  • Mike: UDFA
  • The Draft Network: N/A
  • Walter Football: N/A
  • Lute: UDFA
  • Matt: UDFA

Fresno State

OL Syrus Tuitele

  • Mike: UDFA
  • The Draft Network: N/A
  • Walter Football: 6-UDFA

Hawaii

WR Rico Bussey

  • Mike: 6th round
  • Jeremy: UDFA
  • The Draft Network: 200
  • Walter Football: 5-7 round
  • Matt: UDFA

OL Taaga Tuulima

  • Mike: UDFA
  • Jeremy: UDFA
  • The Draft Network: 372
  • Walter Football:
  • Matt: UDFA

San Diego State

DB Darren Hall

  • Mike 7th
  • The Draft Network: 329
  • Walter Football: N/A
  • Matt: 6th round

DB Tariq Thompson

  • Mike: 4th round
  • The Draft Network: 225
  • Walter Football: 4-6 round
  • Matt: 5th round

DB Dwayne Johnson Jr

  • Mike: 6th round
  • The Draft Network: 328
  • Walter Football: 4-6 round
  • Matt: 6th round

P Tanner Kulijian

  • Mike: mini-camp invite
  • The Draft Network: N/A
  • Walter Football: N/A
  • Matt: UDFA

San Jose State

WR Tre Walker

  • Mike: 7th round
  • The Draft Network: 316
  • Walter Football: N/A
  • Matt: 6th round

Post your thoughts in the comments section.