The past few days have been hell for sports fans. The NBA and NHL seasons are suspended, while the start date of the 2020 MLB season has yet to be determined. The NFL is in the offseason, but the league’s free agency has given us much to talk about — finally. And with the 2020 NFL Draft just weeks away, expect discussions, predictions, and debates to ramp up. Read on to see how three publications think the first 10 picks at the 2020 NFL Draft are going to turn out.
Zach Buckley’s predictions for the first 10 picks of the first round are pretty much what you’d expect from most other mock drafts. Joe Burrows going to the Cincinnati Bengals is arguably the most predictable of them Long before the LSU Tigers won the national title in the NCAA, the Burrows and the Bengals were already being linked to each other. The Bengals tanked hard in 2019 to get the No. 1 pick overall at the 2020 NFL Draft, and with Andy Dalton seemingly on his way out of Cincy, the Bengals need a new face under center.
Team to pick
Pick
Cincinnati Bengals
Joe Burrow
Washington Redskins
Chase Young
Detroit Lions
Jeff Okudah
New York Giants
Mekhi Becton
Miami Dolphins
Tua Tagovailoa
Los Angeles Chargers
Justin Herbert
Carolina Panthers
Isaiah Simmons
Arizona Cardinals
Tristan Wirfs
Jacksonville Jaguars
Derrick Brown
Cleveland Browns
Jedrick Wills Jr
Walter Football (.com)
Again, we have a Joe Burrow going to the Bengals prediction over here, with Walter Football saying it’s “fairly obvious” what Cincinnati’s top agenda is in Paradise, Nevada. As for the other quarterbacks, Walter Football thinks that the Detroit Lions will be trading down with the Los Angeles Chargers, thus giving the latter the No. 3 spot in the draft. With the third-pick overall, the Chargers, as projected by Walter Football, will select former Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Tua Tagovailoa. The Chargers just parted ways with long-time QB Philip Rivers, who’s now with the Indianapolis Colts, and while LA still has Tyrod Taylor, it’s unlikely to have much future success with him. Tagovailoa will give the Chargers a beacon of hope at the position.
Team to pick
Pick
Cincinnati Bengals
Joe Burrow
Washington Redskins
Chase Young
Los Angeles Chargers
Tua Tagovailoa
New York Giants
Tristan Wirfs
Miami Dolphins
Justin Herbert
Detroit Lions
Jeff Okudah
Carolina Panthers
Derrick Brown
Arizona Cardinals
Jedrick Wills Jr
Jacksonville Jaguars
Isaiah Simmons
Cleveland Browns
Mekhi Becton
CBS Sports (Chris Trapasso)
For CBS’ Chris Trapasso, Tagovailoa will land with the Dolphins. Which makes sense. The Dolphins need stability under center, as they now only have Ryan Fitzpatrick and Josh Rosen. Fitzpatrick is 37 and is not going to be down in South Beach for the long haul, while Rosen hasn’t panned out (yet?). Another QB going off the board in the first round in Trapasso’s projection is Oregon Ducks program product Justin Herbert, who’ll be groomed by the Chargers as its next franchise signal-caller.
