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Every week brings a new mock draft, which means each mock draft brings us one week closer to the 2021 NFL Draft. The upcoming week brings the first shake up since the regular season ended in January. Free agency opens next week and teams will set out to fill needs in free agency rather than through the draft. For example, if the Eagles sign Kenny Golladay next week, most analysts will back off of projecting a wide receiver to the City of Brotherly Love in the first round. In today's thought exercise, we discuss potential paths for teams to take in free agency and how that could impact draft decisions.