2019-'20 CFB SEASON / '20 NFL DRAFT

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WALKER LITTLE
T, STANFORD CARDINAL

In his early 2020 mock draft, Bleacher Report's Matt Miller pegged Stanford junior T Walker Little as the No. 2 overall selection.

Miller refers to the 6-foot-7, 313-pound Little as a "plug-and-play blindside protector." In his early mock, he has the Stanford standout heading to the Jets. While it's more/less impossible to predict the actual team order of the draft with the fall season still months away, Miller believes Little would be a perfect fit for the Jets, who failed to address their offensive line need\s this offseason. Georgia's Andrew Thomas and Tennessee's Trey Smith are two other candidates to land as the first offensive linemen selected next spring.
SOURCE: Bleacher Report

Apr 30, 2019, 11:15 AM ET

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BRYCE HALL
DB, VIRGINIA CAVALIERS

Pro Football Focus' Michael Renner said Virginia senior CB Bryce Hall may have been the first corner drafted if he had declared prior to the 2019 NFL Draft.

Hall (6'1/200) is arguably the favorite to be the first corner off the board in 2020 NFL Draft, and he'll be as close to a shutdown corner as we'll see in college football next year. As a junior in 2018, Hall led college football in forced incompletions (23) and quarterbacks would be wise to completely avoid his side of the ball next year.

Apr 29, 2019, 10:04 PM ET

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CHRISTOPHER HENDERSON
DB, FLORIDA GATORS

Pro Football Focus' Michael Renner believes Florida junior CB CJ Henderson has a "good chance" of being a 2020 1st Round pick.

Renner called Henderson (6'1/179) Florida's most consistent defender in 2018 and his stats back that up. Henderson was only targeted 36 times last year, and he only allowed 18 receptions with zero touchdowns. Henderson will need to gain some weight to check size boxes, but he's heading into 2019 as one of the best corners in college football.
SOURCE: Pro Football Focus

Apr 29, 2019, 9:57 PM ET

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JUSTIN HERBERT
QB, OREGON DUCKS

Oregon senior QB Justin Herbert has 25-to-1 odds to win the 2019 Heisman Trophy.

Clearly talented enough to be named Heisman, Herbert (6'6/233) would be more of a favorite if Oregon had better than 40-to-1 odds to take home the College Football Playoff. As a junior last year, Herbert threw 29 touchdowns with eight interceptions, leading the Ducks to a 9-4 record. If Herbert can add 10 passing touchdowns and if the Ducks can win the Pac-12, he'll be in the mix.
SOURCE: Brett McMurphy on Twitter

Apr 29, 2019, 9:23 PM ET

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ANDREW THOMAS
T, GEORGIA BULLDOGS

Georgia junior LT Andrew Thomas was listed on Pro Football Focus' 2020 NFL Draft prospects.

Thomas (6'5/320) makes the list as a projected underclassman, and it's easy to see why. Thomas has above-average movement skills and offers NFL-caliber size to match. As a true sophomore in 2018, Thomas only allowed 11 quarterback pressures on 314 pass-blocking snaps, so he's on the Day 1 radar.
SOURCE: Pro Football Focus

Apr 29, 2019, 7:24 PM ET

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JALEN REAGOR
WR, TCU HORNED FROGS

Pro Football Focus's Mike Renner lists TCU junior WR Jalen Reagor among the top 2020 NFL Draft prospects to watch.

Reagor was able to make plays in 2018 to the tune of a 72/1,061/9 line, and that's despite the horrific quarterback play of the Horned Frogs. "He combines elite speed (27 catches of 15-plus yards) with elusiveness (11 broken tackles on 71 catches) and physicality at the catch point (15-of-31 on contested catches)," writes Renner. He also notes that last number is even more impressive considering his 5-foot-11 height. He did have surgery this offseason, but assuming he's healthy, this should be among the best wideouts in the 2019 class.
SOURCE: Pro Football Focus

Apr 30, 2019, 9:20 PM ET

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COLBY PARKINSON
TE, STANFORD CARDINAL

Bleacher Report's Matt Miller projects the Dallas Cowboys to select Stanford junior TE Colby Parkinson with the 23rd pick in the 2020 NFL Mock Draft.

We saw two tight ends go in the first round last year in a pretty strong group. Next year's pales in comparison -- on paper, anyway -- but Parkinson (6'7/240) has a chance to be a first-rounder in 2020, should he enter. As Miller puts it: "His size (6'7", 240 lbs) is ideal, and his ability to dominate at the catch point will make him a red-zone favorite." Dallas has Jason Witten back, but we all know that's not a long-term answer. Parkinson could be.
SOURCE: Bleacher Report

Apr 30, 2019, 8:54 PM ET

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HENRY RUGGS
WR, ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE

Alabama junior WR Henry Ruggs barely bested sophomore WR Jaylen Waddle in a 40-yard race on Tuesday.

We don't have times on this fun little race, but Ruggs was clocked at 4.25 seconds in the 40-yard dash at Alabama's junior pro day earlier this spring. Extrapolating out, both wideouts may well have timed under 4.30 seconds (or in that vicinity) on Tuesday. We'll be able to put an exact, official number on Ruggs next combine should he declare for the draft over the winter (Waddle won't be draft-eligible for another two seasons). In his first 2020 mock draft, Bleacher Report's Matt Miller has pegged Ruggs to come off the board at pick No. 18.
SOURCE: Rivals

May 1, 2019, 7:51 PM ET

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TUA TAGOVAILOA
QB, ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE

In his first 2020 draft, ESPN's Todd McShay projected Alabama junior QB Tua Tagovailoa to be the No. 1 pick.

Before diving into his early mock, McShay provides a few interesting notes regarding his early 2019 draft released around this time a year ago. He forwards that in his initial 2019 exercise, 13 of his 32 first-round players ultimately did end up landing in the first round of the draft proper, with three of his projected top-10 selections landing as such in reality last week (for the record, those three were Ed Oliver, Nick Bosa and Clelin Ferrell). As for his pole-position slotting for Tagovailoa, he is in lockstep with The Athletic's Dane Brugler. More conservatively, Bleacher Report's Matt Miller did not have Tua off the board until No. 8 in his own too-early exercise.
SOURCE: ESPN Insider

May 2, 2019, 4:34 PM ET

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COLLIN JOHNSON
WR, TEXAS LONGHORNS

In his first 2020 mock draft, ESPN's Todd McShay projects four receivers to fly off the board in the first 10 picks.

That early run on receivers starts with Alabama's Jerry Jeudy at No. 2, followed by Oklahoma's CeeDee Lamb (No. 7), Colorado's Laviska Shenault (No. 8) and Texas' Collin Johnson (No. 9). But wait, there's more! Further down he has another two wideouts coming off the board in Round 1 in Bama's Henry Ruggs (No. 22) and Clemson's Tee Higgins (No. 27). That's six receivers in McShay's first round. For context, just two receivers were drafted in this past draft's first round. The 2020 class is much, much more loaded at the skill positions than this past one.
SOURCE: ESPN Insider

May 2, 2019, 3:39 PM ET

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JUSTIN HERBERT
QB, OREGON DUCKS

Draft Analyst's Tony Pauline projects Cincinnati to take Oregon senior QB Justin Herbert with the second pick in his 2020 mock draft.

Herbert (6'6/233), who could have been a top-10 pick in this year's draft had he not decided to remain in school, is considered to be a high-level talent in the 2020 class as well. In Pauline's early mock he's projecting that the Bengals will move on from Andy Dalton, which would be an understandable move if Cincinnati were to land the second overall pick next spring. Herbert is coming off of a 2018 season in which he completed 59.4% of his passes, throwing for 3,151 yards, 29 touchdowns and eight interceptions while also rushing for 166 yards and two touchdowns.
SOURCE: Draft Analyst

May 2, 2019, 12:40 PM ET

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CHASE YOUNG
DL, OHIO STATE BUCKEYES

Draft Analyst's Tony Pauline has the Cardinals selecting Ohio State EDGE Chase Young with the first overall pick in his first 2020 mock draft.

This isn't the first mock draft that projects Young (6'5/256) to be taken with the first pick, as Bleacher Report's Matt Miller also thinks that highly of the Ohio State pass rusher. Pauline noted in his brief analysis that picking Young would address the edge rusher need that the Cardinals did not fill in this year's draft. With Nick Bosa and Dre'Mont Jones both in the NFL, Young will lead the way up front for the Buckeyes after racking up 9.5 quarterback sacks in 2018.
SOURCE: Draft Analyst

May 2, 2019, 11:56 AM ET

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JERRY JEUDY
WR, ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE

ESPN's Todd McShay projects Alabama junior WR Jerry Jeudy to be taken second in his first 2020 mock draft.

Alabama players are projected to be the top two picks in McShay's mock, with QB Tua Tagovailoa being the top pick. Jeudy (6'1/192) is coming off of a sophomore season in which he caught 68 passes for 1,315 yards and 14 touchdowns, emerging as Tagovailoa's top deep threat. Arizona is the team projected to select Jeudy in McShay's mock, and that could be a good landing spot for the talented wideout as the Cardinals will need to prepare for the eventual end of the Larry Fitzgerald era.
SOURCE: ESPN.com

May 2, 2019, 11:34 AM ET

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TUA TAGOVAILOA
QB, ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE

Rivals' Mike Farrell said it "isn't a lock" that Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa is the No. 1 quarterback in the potential 2020 draft class.

Farrell believes that "other quarterbacks like Oregon’s Justin Herbert, Georgia’s Jake Fromm, Washington’s Jacob Eason and even Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts" are all "vying for national attention" next season. Respectfully, Jalen Hurts shouldn't even be in the same conversation as Tua especially when projecting passing ability to the NFL. Sportsbooks seem to believe Tua will go No. 1 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft with odds as high as -300 to be the top selection. Fromm and Herbert have a chance to be first-round selections but it's tough to imagine either beating out Tua for the top spot as long as he's healthy.
SOURCE: Rivals

May 4, 2019, 11:54 AM ET

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One of my favorite prospect. He’s projected to go somewhere in day 2 or early day 3:


MARVIN WILSON
DL, FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES

According to Pro Football Focus, Florida State junior DT Marvin Wilson led the ACC in quarterback pressures among interior defenders.

Wilson recorded 34 quarterback pressures last season, beating out Duke's Trevon Mcswain (31), UNC's Jason Strowbridge (22), and NC State's Laraell Murchison (21). Wilson is expected to take another step forward this season as Riva's Mike Farrell forecasting him as one of the top defensive tackles in the country this season. Interior pressure is becoming more and more valued in today's NFL and a strong 2019 season land him on the NFL radar.
SOURCE: Pro Football Focus on Twitter

May 4, 2019, 11:24 AM ET

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Very talented receiver. He and Laviska Shenault both deserves to go in round 1 regardless of how deep the WR class is. Especially Shenault.


TYLAN WALLACE
WR, OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS

Oklahoma State junior WR Tylan Wallace had the most receiving yards in 2018 among returning players.

Wallace (6'0/185) posted a huge 86-1,491-12 receiving line as a sophomore, and he's basically a lock for at least 1,000 yards in 2019 if he stays healthy. Wallace will be competing for a 1st Round pick this year, but he's going up against one of the best receiver groups we've seen in a long while, so he's got his work cut out.
SOURCE: Sports Reference

May 3, 2019, 9:04 PM ET

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JACOB EASON
QB, WASHINGTON HUSKIES

ESPN's Kevin Seifert and Alex Scarborough rank Washington redshirt junior QB Jacob Eason among the quarterbacks to know for the 2020 NFL Draft class.

One thing that could change this: Eason isn't promised the starting job, and is battling Jake Haener for that gig. He should win that job -- or at least he should be considered the overwhelming favorite -- but it's something to keep in mind. That being said, the 6-foot-6, 227-pound signal-caller was the No. 1 quarterback in the 2016 class -- as Scarborough and Seifert note -- and his arm strength competes with anyone. If he plays well for what should be a solid Washington team, he has a chance to be one of the first quarterbacks taken if he gives up his senior year.
SOURCE: ESPN

May 3, 2019, 4:58 PM ET

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CHASE YOUNG
DL, OHIO STATE BUCKEYES

Draft Wire's Luke Easterling ranks Ohio State junior EDGE at the top of his initial Top 50 prospects for the 2020 NFL Draft.

Young gets the top spot ahead of LSU safety Grant Delpit, with Alabama WR Jerry Jeudy, Alabama QB Tua Tagovailoa and Georgia T Andrew Thomas rounding out the top five. Young has been a consistent at the top of mock drafts, and it's no surprise after he picked up 9.5 sacks and looked the part for the Buckeyes in 2019. It wouldn't be a shock -- and shouldn't be -- if he was one of the first players taken in 2020, with a real chance to be that first selection.
SOURCE: Draft Wire

May 6, 2019, 2:52 PM ET

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GRANT DELPIT
DB, LSU TIGERS

In his too-early big board for 2020, Bleacher Report's Matt Miller ranked LSU junior S Grant Delpit as the No. 3 draft-eligible prospect in the class.

Delpit (6'3/203) has already snuck his way into the top-five picks of a few early mocks. He's quick to diagnose and has an almost preternatural ability to adjust to the flow of the play on the fly. Playing as a true sophomore in 2018, Delpit registered 74 tackles (9.5 for loss), five sacks, nine passes defensed and five interceptions in 13 games. Spicy numbers.
SOURCE: Bleacher Report

May 7, 2019, 12:16 PM ET

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J.K. DOBBINS
RB, OHIO STATE BUCKEYES

Bleacher Report's Matt Miller ranks Ohio State junior J.K. Dobbins as his RB4 ahead of the 2020 NFL Draft.

Dobbins (5'10/214) is arguably being a tad overlooked in this stacked 2020 skill position class, but he'll be the focal point of the 2019 Ohio State offense and will likely enter the pre-draft process with a Day 2 grade. As a sophomore with Dwayne Haskins, Dobbins reached 1,053 rushing yards (4.6 YPC) and 10 touchdowns while catching 26 passes for 263 yards.
SOURCE: Bleacher Report

May 10, 2019, 10:22 PM ET