Breaking down the 2020 NFL Draft prospects (Offense skill positions)
My Top 2 players at each position
Joe Burrow LSU: The Heisman trophy winner was downright absurd in 2019-20. He put up numbers in real life that most can’t achieve on Madden. He absolutely easily set the passing touchdowns in a season record that has stood since 2006 tossing SIXTY touchdowns.
“I don’t how many touchdowns i’ve scored..ehhh I think about 60” -Bug Wendall(Gridiron Gang 2006)
We could talk all day about Burrows ridiculous season but how will this translate to the next level? I don’t see the concern some others have addressed with Burrows attitude, he wants to win football games, thats the bottom line. He has the arm talent, athleticism, and work ethic to be a great NFL QB. But what makes him special in my eyes is his ability to improvise when the pocket breaks down, he never panics, hes calm and collected and usually turns nothing into something(a bomb of a touchdown) I don’t see any scenario where he isnt the first overall pick.
Tua is one of the most efficient college QBs ee have ever seen, simply put when he’s on the field he produces at a high level and can make all of the throws you need at the next level. But the key words there were when he’s on the field. We have honestly only seen a small sample size of Tua, as a freshman he won a national title..but, he only played a half of football the entire season, it just happened to be the second half of the national title game vs Georgia. Last season it looked like he would run away with the Heisman until ankle injuries plagued him down the stretch in the SEC championship game specifically. Same story this season as he was having another great year before getting injured, a MUCH more serious injury this time however. He dislocated his hip, and injury we have seen very few football players overcome..most notably Bo Jackson. Bo however needed to get back to being a freak of nature runningback, while Tua is really just a pocket passer. We haven’t seen a quarterback suffer this serious injury before so there isnt much to base it on. If he can fully recover he’ll be a franchise QB, if he can’t. You’re wasting a first round pick. High risk, high reward situation here. I believe Tua will go in the top 10.
Swift can do it all, hes elusive, he runs between the tackles, he has great hands and awareness catching out of the backfield, and he is well versed in the spread running shemes so many NFL coaches are now running(ie: Kyle Shannahan) When you consider the success Georgia runningbacks have had at the next level(Todd Gurley, Sony Michel, and Nick Chubb were all on the same team at one point) I believe Swift is a sure fire pick if you’re in need of a runningback. I believe he’ll be the first RB off the board.
Najee Harris, Alabama- Harris is next up in a line of all world runningbacks from Nick Saban’s Crimson Tide. We have seen Alabama runningbacks plastered all over the NFL for what feels like a decade now. The lowest drafted Bama RB in many years was ...Derrick Henry..enough said. You pass on an Alabama runningback when you’re in need at that position, you’re likley to regret it for years to come. I believe Najee with be an exceptional player at the next level and I see him as a late first rounder.
Jerry Jeudy, Alabama AND CeeDee Lamb, Oklahoma
I decided to group these two together because they are far and away the two best recievers in this draft and in my opinion CAN’T MISS prospects. This is not a weak reciever class like many pegged last years draft class, it is DEEP and loaded with studs yet these 2 have still separated themselves. I’d be shocked if they both don’t go top 10 I just have no idea who I would pick first. We haven’t seen two wideouts this talented in the same draft class since the 2011 draft where AJ Green and Julio Jones went 4th and 6th overall respectively (I’d say that worked out well) If i was forced to choose I would take Jeudy first just because he is just on a different level then everyone else athletically, the speed, the cutting, the stop/start ability, he will be an incredible NFL receiver for years to come.
BONUS: Sleeper WR Antonio Gandy-Golden, Liberty
AGG flat out dominated this season at 6’4” 220 pounds literally nobody in the “big south” conference could cover this guy. The only question is can he do it in the NFL or was he just dominating very weak competition. He has improved stock significantly at the January senior bowl in Mobile Alabama where many NFL scouts were impressed with how he performed all week. I would definitely take a chance on this guy in the bottom half of the draft if I needed a WR.
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