Post Senior Bowl entire first round 2020 NFL mock draft
Pick #18 Miami Dolphins: Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Alabama
I promise the draft fell this way by accident. As I stated at the beginning, Tua will most likely not last this long but, assuming he does, the Dolphins can’t pass up on him twice.
Using the 18th pick would make it easier to swallow the medical concerns that come with Tua. If he gets healthy in time for the 2021 season, the Dolphins pulled another “Laremy Tunsil-sized” coup and picked up a quarterback that has off-the-charts accuracy, processing speed and leadership ability.
Pick #19 Las Vegas Raiders: C.J. Henderson, CB, Florida
The cupboard is pretty bare for the Raiders in the secondary. The addition of Henderson would instantly upgrade a defense that finished with 9 interceptions as a team; which ranked them 29th in the NFL last year. While he didn’t log an INT in 2019, he had 6 combined the previous two seasons.
Pick #20 Jacksonville Jaguars: Kenneth Murray, LB, Oklahoma
The Jaguars defense was second to last in yards per attempt (5.1) in 2019. With the selection of Murray, the Jags get a ‘tackling machine’ that can make plays sideline-to-sideline.
Pick #21 Philadelphia Eagles: Xavier McKinney, S, Alabama
McKinney could be this year’s Minkah Fitzpatrick (a playmaker that can line up at multiple positions) and a great pickup for an Eagles team that has little in terms of talent or depth on the team.
Pick #22 Buffalo Bills: Tee Higgins, WR, Clemson
A defensive end like Epenesa will be very tempting here but if the Bills truly want to see what they have in QB Josh Allen they need to get him better pieces. Higgins is a speedster that pairs nicely with current wide-outs John Brown and Cole Beasley. At 6’4″, 215lbs, he provides a big target to a quarterback that sometimes has shaky accuracy.
Pick #23 New England Patriots: Jordan Love, QB, Utah State
Regardless of whether Tom Brady comes back for 2020, the Patriots need to address the quarterback position this year. Although a pass catcher (WR or TE) makes alot of sense, the Pats can’t pass up the fast-rising Love. Belichick prides himself on developing QBs and if he can harness the raw attributes that Love possesses, they might have their QB for the next decade.
Pick #24 New Orleans Saints: A.J. Terrell, CB, Clemson
The Saints offense was pretty unstoppable for the second year in a row, however, the defense often failed to stop the pass. The old axiom “you can’t have enough corners” applies to the Saints as no CB grabbed more than one interception last season.
Pick #25 Minnesota Vikings: Trevon Diggs, CB, Alabama
While the team’s top need is offensive line help, there isn’t really a player left along the line that projects in the first round. With some uncertainty in their secondary, the Vikings may need to replace one or two starers. Diggs is a tall, study corner that could grow into a #1 corner in a 1-2 seasons.