NFL Mock Draft Tracker Week 1: CB Jaycee Horn linked to Cardinals

We didn’t think it would already be Mock Draft season in Arizona during the second weekend of January, but the Cardinals’ less-than-inspirational close to the 2020 season has brought us here.

This year on ArizonaSports.com, we’ll be providing a weekly snapshot of the trends in all the latest mock drafts from around the country and what that could mean for the Cardinals. Typically, the updated piece will be published on Friday afternoons.

Since the draft order was set following the conclusion of the campaign (and we now know the Cardinals will select 16th), we’ve added 16 mocks to the running total that will also be updated between now and April 29.

In our first group of mocks, South Carolina defensive back Jaycee Horn is the player most linked to Arizona. Horn shows up in four projections.

Horn, who is the son of former NFL receiver Joe Horn (remember the cell phone hidden in the goalpost padding?), just finished up his redshirt junior season at South Carolina. He saw action in seven games, registering 16 total tackles along with two interceptions and a team-leading six pass breakups for a Gamecocks team that finished 2-8. Horn opted out of the remainder of the season to focus on draft prep after South Carolina fired head coach Will Muschamp in November.

The 21-year-old stands 6-foot-1 and weighs 200 pounds. He enjoyed his best game of 2020 in a 30-22 win over Auburn in October when he picked off two passes and had four pass breakups.

Horn was also a third-team PFF All-SEC selection following the 2020 season.

Also showing up linked to the Cardinals in more than one mock this week were Alabama wide receiver Jaylen Waddle, Florida tight end Kyle Pitts and USC guard Alijah Vera-Tucker.

Also of note, ESPN’s Todd McShay released his first mock of the season during the week, and had Arizona selecting uber-productive Clemson running back Travis Etienne at number-16.

Arizona Sports 2021 NFL Mock Draft Tracker

Date	Outlet	Author	Mock Draft	Cardinals pick at #16
Jan 8	Pro Football Network	Jarrett Bailey	Bailey’s First-Round 2021 NFL Mock Draft	Kwity Payne, Edge, Michigan
Jan 8	The Spun	Dan Lyons	2021 NFL Mock Draft 2.0: Who Will The Jaguars, Jets, Dolphins, Etc. Take?	Jaycee Horn, CB, South Carolina
Jan 8	Drafttek	Staff	2021 NFL Mock Draft Revision #12-B	Jaycee Horn, CB, South Carolina
Jan 7	The Draft Network	Joe Marino	Marino’s 2021 NFL Mock Draft 4.2	Jaycee Horn, CB, South Carolina
Jan 7	ESPN	Todd McShay	NFL mock draft 2021: Todd McShay’s predictions for all 32 first-round picks following the regular season	Travis Etienne, RB, Clemson
Jan 7	Fox Sports	Jason McIntyre	NFL Mock Draft 5.0	Jaylen Waddle, WR, Alabama
Jan 7	NBC Sports Chicago	Glynn Morgan	2021 NFL Mock Draft 17.0: Justin Fields falls, Bears don’t pick QB	Christian Barmore, DT, Alabama
Jan 7	CBS Sports	Josh Edwards	2021 NFL Mock Draft: Quarterbacks taken with first four picks after two teams trade up	Jaycee Horn, CB, South Carolina
Jan 7	San Diego Union-Tribune	Eddie Brown	2021 NFL Mock Draft: Two-round projections	Kyle Pitts, TE, Florida
Jan 6	CBS Sports	Chris Trapasso	2021 NFL Mock Draft: Broncos pick Kwity Paye to replace Von Miller, seven receivers go in Round 1	Alijah Vera-Tucker, OG, USC
Jan 5	CBS Sports	Ryan Wilson	2021 NFL Mock Draft: Dolphins take QB after Tua continues to struggle, Eagles use No. 6 pick on receiver	Jayson Oweh, Edge, Penn State
Jan 5	Athlon Sports	Bryan Fischer	2021 NFL Mock Draft: First-Round Predictions	Kyle Pitts, TE, Florida
Jan 5	USA Today	Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz	NFL mock draft 2021: Justin Fields, Zach Wilson among five QBs in first-round projection	Jaylen Waddle, WR, Alabama
Jan 4	Newsday	Nick Klopsis	2021 NFL mock draft 1.0: The first 18 picks	Eric Stokes, CB, Georgia
Jan 4	SB Nation	James Dator	2021 NFL Mock Draft: Complete first round	Alijah Vera-Tucker, OG, USC
Jan 4	Pro Football Focus	Michael Renner	2021 NFL Mock Draft: Jets settle on Zach Wilson, 49ers move up for Justin Fields	Jaylen Waddle, WR, Alabama

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