2020 NFL Draft: Mock Draft

By Kevin Schroeder
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Updated: April 23, 2020

Round One
Pick	Team	Player	Pos.	School	Analysis
1.	Cincinnati	Joe Burrow	QB	LSU	The #1 overall player on my board, Burrow had one of the greatest seasons of any college QB ever. Burrow’s accuracy and decision-making are top notch.
2.	Washington	Chase Young	EDGE	Ohio State	In a lot of other years, Young would be the top player on my board. Ohio State’s seen a few great edge rushers come through in recent years; your author asserts that Young’s the best of the three.
3.	Detroit	Jeffrey Okudah	CB	Ohio State	I didn’t mock trades in here, but if I had, this would have been one of them. If the Lions stay put, they land their replacement for Darius Slay.
4.	N.Y. Giants	Jedrick Wills, Jr.	OT	Alabama	The Giants have a ton of holes, but address the line first and get some protection for Daniel Jones. Wills is the top OT on my board after a very strong season for the Crimson Tide.
5.	Miami	Tua Tagovailoa	QB	Alabama	The Dolphins couldn’t even tank right last season, but even though they didn’t end up with the #1 pick, they still get their QB. Tagovailoa isn’t as strong of a prospect as Burrow is, but he does have a lot of upside. The big question is: can he stay healthy?
6.	L.A. Chargers	Justin Herbert	QB	Oregon	At times, Justin Herbert looked like a future Pro Bowler. At other times, he looked like the only way that title might apply to to him is if he left football and made it onto the PBA Tour. In Chicago, we have a name for this: “Mitchell Trubisky Syndrome.” That this applied to Herbert’s college career is pretty concerning and why I have a 2nd-round grade on him.
7.	Carolina	Derrick Brown	DI	Auburn	The Panthers shore up their run defense by grabbing the top interior defensive lineman on my board.
8.	Arizona	Tristan Wirfs	OT	Iowa	The Cardinals get some protection for Kyler Murray. Wirfs is a better run blocker than pass blocker and fits better at RT.
9.	Jacksonville	Javon Kinlaw	DI	South Carolina	With the first of their two 1st-round picks, the Jaguars address their D-line.
10.	Cleveland	Isaiah Simmons	LB	Clemson	Your author has Simmons among his top 5 prospects. The Browns should feel lucky to land the LB/S hybrid player here at 10.
11.	N.Y. Jets	Mekhi Becton	OT	Louisville	In many other years, Becton would be the top lineman on the board. Becton’s a freakish athlete with a ton of size and strength. Hopefully, for his sake, the positive drug test doesn’t hurt him.
12.	Las Vegas	CeeDee Lamb	WR	Oklahoma	I think the Raiders are going WR here. They’ll have plenty to pick from, but I think they’ll ultimately decide on Lamb.
13.	San Francisco	Jerry Jeudy	WR	Alabama	Jeudy is the top WR on my board and could go as high as #3 to Detroit. San Francisco should consider themselves lucky to land him here at 13.
14.	Tampa Bay	Andrew Thomas	OT	Georgia	Tom Brady was never the most mobile QB in the world and when the 2020 season, he’ll be 43 years old. He needs a clean pocket. Thomas had an impressive season for the Bulldogs and should help keep the GOAT upright.
15.	Denver	Henry Ruggs III	WR	Alabama	Ruggs came up injured at the combine and didn’t really get to showcase his talents. All we saw from him was the 40-yard dash where he ran a 4.28. He might have run even faster than that if he didn’t have to restart his first attempt.
16.	Atlanta	C.J. Henderson	CB	Florida	The Falcons address a need at CB and grab Henderson, who’s a strong #2 prospect in a CB class with a lot of talent at the top.
17.	Dallas	K’Lavon Chaisson	EDGE	LSU	With Robert Quinn now in Chicago, the Cowboys fill his spot with Chaisson. Chaisson brings a ton of explosiveness and even more upside.
18.	Miami	Xavier McKinney	S	Alabama	With their second 1st-round pick, the Dolphins shore up the back end of their defense with the top safety on my board.
19.	Las Vegas	A.J. Terrell	CB	Clemson	Terrell’s a great athlete who could be a true lockdown corner.
20.	Jacksonville	Grant Delpit	S	LSU	Delpit’s a versatile playmaker who should greatly help the Jaguars’ defense.
21.	Philadelphia	Justin Jefferson	WR	LSU	Jefferson was a fantastic weapon for Joe Burrow en route to a National Championship for LSU. Carson Wentz should love this pick.
22.	Minnesota	Brandon Aiyuk	WR	Arizona State	Aiyuk slides into the spot opened up by the Stefon Diggs trade.
23.	New England	Jordan Love	QB	Utah State	Love’s got plenty of physical talent, but his decision making needs work. I’d bet a nickel that the Pats can turn him into a star.
24.	New Orleans	Patrick Queen	LB	LSU	The Saints look just up I-10 for help in the middle of their defense.
25.	Minnesota	Kristian Fulton	CB	LSU	The Vikings just got a receiver, now they get some help on the other side of the ball.
26.	Miami	Josh Jones	OT	Houston	The Dolphins got their QB earlier, now they get him some protection.
27.	Seattle	Josh Uche	EDGE	Michigan	Uche was used mostly as a pass rush specialist at Michigan, but acquitted himself well when asked to drop into coverage. He was one of the standouts at the Senior Bowl.
28.	Baltimore	Kenneth Murray	LB	Oklahoma	The Ravens need a linebacker and land a strong run defender here in Murray.
29.	Tennessee	Austin Jackson	OT	USC	The Titans need to fill the spot vacated by Jack Conklin if they’re going to continue making their living on the ground. Isaiah Wilson out of Georgia makes sense here, too – a strong run blocking RT. This space projects Jackson here, though, as he brings more to the table.
30.	Green Bay	Zack Baun	LB	Wisconsin	A reach in my opinion, as I have a 2nd-3rd round grade on Baun. But Green Bay needs a linebacker badly and the top 3 guys at the position are already off the board. Ideally, they’d trade down a few spots before taking Baun. While they need receiver help, too, they should be fine waiting until #62 to address that position
31.	San Francisco	Trevon Diggs	CB	Alabama	Richard Sherman just turned 32, so the 49ers grab another big CB with strong playmaking abilities but maybe not the most downfield speed.
32.	Kansas City	D’Andre Swift	RB	Georgia	The top RB on my board, Swift would be an asset to any of the 32 teams in the league, but Kansas City could really make great use of his receiving ability.

Round Two
Pick	Team	Player	Pos.	School
33.	Cincinnati	Tee Higgins	WR	Clemson
34.	Indianapolis	Chase Claypool	WR	Notre Dame
35.	Detroit	A.J. Epenesa	EDGE	Iowa
36.	N.Y. Giants	Kyle Dugger	S	Lenoir-Rhyne
37.	L.A. Chargers	Isaiah Wilson	OT	Georgia
38.	Carolina	Logan Wilson	LB	Wyoming
39.	Miami	Jalen Reagor	WR	TCU
40.	Houston	Yetur Gross-Matos	EDGE	Penn State
41.	Cleveland	Ezra Cleveland	OT	Boise State
42.	Jacksonville	Terrell Lewis	EDGE	Alabama
43.	Chicago	Cesar Ruiz	IOL	Michigan
44.	Indianapolis	Jacob Eason	QB	Washington
45.	Tampa Bay	J.K. Dobbins	RB	Ohio State
46.	Denver	Jaylon Johnson	CB	Utah
47.	Atlanta	Neville Gallimore	DI	Oklahoma
48.	N.Y. Jets	Michael Pittman, Jr.	WR	USC
49.	Pittsburgh	Jonathan Taylor	RB	Wisconsin
50.	Chicago	K.J. Hamler	WR	Penn State
51.	Dallas	Lloyd Cushenberry III	IOL	LSU
52.	L.A. Rams	Ross Blalock	DI	TCU
53.	Philadelphia	Jordyn Brooks	LB	Texas Tech
54.	Buffalo	Clyde Edwards-Helaire	RB	LSU
55.	Baltimore	Laviska Shenault	WR	Colorado
56.	Miami	Tyler Biadasz	IOL	Wisconsin
57.	L.A. Rams	Denzel Mims	WR	Baylor
58.	Minnesota	Antoine Winfield, Jr.	S	Minnesota
59.	Seattle	Lucas Niang	OT	TCU
60.	Baltimore	Matt Hennessy	IOL	Temple
61.	Tennessee	Marlon Davidson	DI	Auburn
62.	Green Bay	Tyler Johnson	WR	Minnesota
63.	Kansas City	Netane Muti	IOL	Fresno State
64.	Seattle	Donovan Peoples-Jones	WR	Michigan